Leveling an Alt

Bai Ningjie was also completely bewildered.

She is currently hiding in a secluded spot in the Thunder Commandery Domain, casting a spell to "unseal" the Jade Lock.

Only halfway through the unsealing process, a strange consciousness inexplicably intruded into the self-aware world evolved from the Primordial Spirit.

At first, I thought it was some ignorant demon invading, but it quickly manifested pure Buddhist light.

This level of pure Buddha-light should be something that "external demons" could not possibly evolve.

So while she used Secret Method to communicate with her senior brother, she decided to keep him calm for the time being.

Or was this actually arranged by the senior apprentice?

Hu Mang looked at the other party with some confusion. He cultivated Devil Cultivation Method, so how did he end up here all of a sudden?

Does this beautiful woman also practice Devil Cultivation Method?

It doesn't look like it. Don't all the demonic cultivators in TV dramas dress like they're from the non-mainstream?

However, don't judge a book by its cover!

When the opponent displayed an extremely terrifying sword intent, Hu Mang had a flash of inspiration.

"You are a disciple of the High Heaven Sword School!"

Bai Ningjie was taken aback. They recognized the High Heaven Sword School, but not him?

"Who is this Buddhist friend?"

"My Hu Mang, and my physical body is currently in the Demon-Subduing City."

The Hu Mang wasn't sure how long this strange state could last, so it simply got straight to the point.

"So, that Chan School Great Hand Seal performed earlier was your doing?"

A flash of light appeared beside Bai Ningjie, and a young Daoist appeared; it was none other than Daoist Yun Shuo, who had been notified.

Both being "travelers" of consciousness, Hu Mang couldn't even maintain a form, but these two were indistinguishable from living people, with clear features, visible pores, and their clothes fluttering slightly in the wind. Even their Qi and Blood made Hu Mang feel that they were not much different from that Lightning Puppet.

Are they two more Yang Spirit?

"I typed it."

Bai Ningjie and Yun Shuo exchanged a glance, a hint of doubt flashing across their expressions. Could the opponent's Conscious Spirit strength really allow him to unleash Great Mudra of that level?

Putting everything else aside, with the Three Flowers and Five Qi yet to be formed, where does the means to evolve the secrets of heaven come from?

But what's the point of telling such an obvious lie?

"Since you come from Demon-Subduing City, why don't you tell us about the situation inside the city? After you've finished, I'll tell you about the situation outside the city."

"That works too."

Hu Mang then recounted the series of events: Zhen Zhen'ezi specializing in Ghost Immortal, the successive emergence of five thunder gods, Zhen'ezi's intervention, the rescue of the disciples of the Heavenly Edict Manor, and the commencement of the Judgment of Righteousness and Devilry.

Of these, Bai Ningjie and Yun Shuo knew a great deal, while others were not even aware of them.

For example, Zhen'ezi saved Zhang Zhixian.

Moreover, the other party didn't seem to be lying, because not many people could possibly know that Zhen'ezi was hiding in the fourth level of the Demon-Subduing Prison.

Since the other party has seen Zhen'ezi, then when Zhen'ezi uses the method of sending messages in Ghost God next time, he can find out the truth with a simple question.

Master Yun Shuo's expression softened, and Bai Ningjie couldn't help but speak up.

"Senior brother, now that we've rescued that idiot Zhang Zhixian, shouldn't we make our move?"

"No rush. According to the plan, we must wait for Brother Zhen'ezi to inform us before we can take action."

"Zhen'ezi might not have time to inform you. I sensed several clashes of Primordial Spirit level beings within the city. It's highly likely that Thunder God discovered Zhen'ezi's hiding place."

Hu Mang "speaks the truth" and is known for his love of watching the drama unfold.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ningjie immediately became anxious.

As soon as she stirred her emotions, the surrounding scenery changed drastically—the once beautiful and serene mountain peak, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, instantly transformed into a desolate place with bleak autumn winds and falling leaves; the sky was filled with killing intent, as if every cloud, every mountain, and every stone here had transformed into the sharpest sword intent in that instant, formless and intangible, yet omnipresent, cutting the entire space into pieces.

Hu Mang's consciousness was suddenly blurred by the sudden surge of sword intent, swaying violently like a candle in the wind, almost being forcibly squeezed out of his consciousness by the extremely sharp and oppressive feeling: like a small boat tossed about in a storm, which might be swallowed up by the giant waves at any moment.

Fortunately, Master Yun Shuo knew his junior sister's character. With a sweep of his whisk, Dao Yang entered the Hu Mang's Conscious Spirit. The warm feeling nourished its entire body, and its consciousness immediately became clear again.

Hu Mang gasped.

This woman's sword... it gives me a sense of déjà vu compared to Boss Gu.

Back when I faced Gu Yunshu wielding "Listening to the Tide," his Sword Realm, where everything in heaven and earth could be a sword, was remarkably similar to the situation before me.

But what Hu Mang saw was a real sword, not just a change of thought from the other party.

Master Yun Shuo first reassured his junior sister to calm down, then turned to Hu Mang and said, "My junior sister is impatient, please don't take offense. Since you are able to travel with your Conscious Spirit at such a level of cultivation, your physical body must be undergoing a deep evolution. There's no rush to leave. I just asked you many questions. What questions do you have for me?"

The people from the High Heaven Sword Sect weren't as arrogant as I'd imagined.

Of course, high-ranking leaders are usually quite kind and approachable when they meet with lower-level employees.

Hu Mang thought for a moment, then suddenly asked a question that surprised Daoist Yun Shuo.

"How old are you?"

Master Yun Shuo blinked. "I am thirty-three years old this year."

"How many?!"

Spirit Transformation at level thirty-three?! Are you kidding me, buddy?!

If you were to cultivate for hundreds or thousands of years, given the abundance of Spiritual Qi in this world, I wouldn't be surprised if you Spirit Transformation stage, let alone the Void Refinement.

But Thirty-Three, you also time-traveled?

"I was born in the year of Jiaxu, the year of the Demon Subduer. As soon as I was born, my master took me up the mountain. I would not make a mistake, but my master certainly would not," Yun Shuo said with a smile.

"Moreover, once the Primordial Spirit is realized and the secrets of the womb are revealed, one will be even less likely to forget them."

Okay, you're awesome.

Hu Mang turned to look at Bai Ningjie and asked, "How old are you?"

Bai Ningjie, "Twenty-four."

This is even more outrageous.

Hu Mang felt his self-esteem had been severely damaged; this older woman, or rather, this young woman, was actually younger than him!

Spirit Transformation at the age of twenty-four? Even if you put that in the Heavenly Gate, nobody would believe it.

Before obtaining the fragment, Hu Mang felt that if he could break through to the Golden Core before the age of 40, he would have already fulfilled his mother's long-cherished wish and achieved a leap in social class.

Indeed, all roads lead to immortality, but are some people born in the Immortal Realm?

Master Yun Shuo and Bai Ningjie exchanged another glance; this man's behavior was truly peculiar.

They had seen many Rogue Cultivators, and these Rogue Cultivator's attitudes toward them, the disciples of major sects, were either respectful and worshipful, fearful and inferior, or outwardly dismissive but actually masking their inferiority with arrogance, and some even harbored subtle hostility.

But the one in front of us, well, he's a bit special.

Wait a minute! Hu Mang quickly realized a bug.

"You were taken away by your master the moment you were born. Why did your master take you away? Were there any unusual celestial phenomena at your birth?"

"This involves sect secrets, so it's not convenient for me to tell you, my friend," Master Yun Shuo said with a smile.

Oh~

Hu Mang suddenly realized that the old man was practicing his alternate version of the cult of reincarnation in this world!

Although there was no evidence, Hu Mang firmly believed in this claim due to his jealousy.

Otherwise, his values would collapse.

Since this was an old man practicing his alt, Hu Mang turned to look at the female swordswoman beside him, whose face was as white as jade and whose skin was as white as ice and snow.

That must be an old lady practicing on a secondary account.

For some reason, Bai Ningjie suddenly felt inexplicably angry.

"Alright, I'm fine now," Hu Mang said weakly. "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now. You guys get back to your work."

Upon hearing this, even Yun Shuo couldn't hold back his composure.

"Fellow Daoist, wait! Wait!" Daoist Yun Shuo quickly stopped the other party to prevent him from immediately returning to his Conscious Spirit.

What is your opinion on the current situation?

Hu Mang laughed, "What do you think? The latest opinion is that this pseudo-god Thunder God probably wants to escape. After all, rather than being trapped in the city and killed by you disciples from major sects like monsters, he might as well take a gamble and turn his flying sword into a flying shuttle."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ningjie became anxious again, but Yun Shuo remained calm.

"That is indeed possible. What are your thoughts on this, fellow Daoist?"

"I don't have any particular plans. If this Thunder God wants to fight, I'll fight him and see who lives and dies. But if he wants to run, then I have no chance of catching him."

"So, rather than asking what I want, it's more about whether that female Thunder God truly intends to kill me at all costs."

"However, on the other hand, aside from the divine authority I hold, I don't really have any major grudges against her. Is that female Thunder God staring at me so intently just because of the Devil-Subduing Heavenly Soldier I possess? She doesn't seem to be paying that much attention to Zhou Yu either."

The Hu Mang muttered to itself.

From this perspective, isn't Gong Lei paying too much attention to herself?

He tried to kill himself three times in a row.

"Are you capable of killing this false god?" Bai Ningjie finally couldn't help but ask.

The tone wasn't one of questioning, but rather one of utter incomprehension that defied all conventional wisdom.

"Hmm, about 40% chance. What, you think I can't do it?" Hu Mang grinned, showing off his white teeth.

Of course, in the "Conscious Spirit" state, the opponent will most likely not be able to see White Teeth.

"It's not that I doubt you, fellow Daoist, but wouldn't our chances of suppressing the false god be much greater if we joined forces? Once this matter is settled, we can return to our mountain gate, and all the resources in this Demon-Subduing City will be at your disposal."

Very good, very good at making grand promises.

Hu Mang thought the other party was going to give a long lecture on righteous principles and morality.

It wasn't that he had any objection to righteousness or morality, but as a half-demon, he felt that being able to read and write and to uphold basic human ethics was already quite sufficient. He didn't understand or want to understand anything more profound.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, you jest. What your righteous path can't handle, I probably can't handle either. And what your righteous path can handle on its own, having me on the side would just be a waste of a spot."

"Moreover," Hu Mang paused, then chuckled, "recruiting people isn't something that doesn't happen to others besides your righteous sects—"

The information revealed by Hu Mang caused the two men's expressions to change.

"Does that fellow Daoist believe in the righteous path or the demonic path?" Daoist Yun Shuo pondered for a moment before finally asking.

I believe in science.