Book 2 Chapter 10 (Part 1) Good cultivation, rising every day

  "The Five Senses Demon Scripture", a demonic art that cultivates the senses of hearing, smell, taste, sight and touch, not only makes the eyes, ears, nose and other senses sensitive, but also allows these five senses to connect with each other, replacing one another.

  When I was practicing, I had to cover my eyes and use my nose and mouth to see things. Or cover my ears and use my eyes to hear sounds. This secret book, of course, I didn't practice it to perfection, just roughly learned it. Nevertheless, as soon as I finished practicing the secret book, I entered the primary evolution state of a monster - Body State.

  My skin inexplicably emitted thin, bright red threads that tightly wrapped around my entire body. I was like a cocoon, unable to move. The old woman saw me in this state and exclaimed in surprise: "What's going on?"

  I let out a wry smile: "After mastering the Five Elemental Demon Arts, I suddenly turned into this."

  The old woman observed for half a day and said: "It seems to have entered the evolution state of a monster. Strange, you're a monster? How did I not notice?"

  "I explained: 'I am half human and half demon.'"

  The old woman's face showed a look of surprise, but she didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she said: "It's possible that your demonic powers are too weak, so I couldn't sense your demonic aura. You probably just entered the state, right?"

  I nodded slightly with embarrassment, and the old woman said: "The evolution of the body generally takes half a day. After completion, it will immediately ascend to the colored sky."

  I was overjoyed: "Grandma, is there a lot of good stuff in the Colorful Sky?"

  "Uh-huh, there are quite a few rare treasures, divine grasses and strange weapons. There are also many spiritual beasts, whose internal elixirs are all great tonics."

  "That's great! Now I can make a big haul."

  The old woman sneered, "I'm afraid you won't have the chance to get it. The demon is in the midst of evolution, and its body is at the lowest level, so it can only stay in the Realm of Desire for a short time, roughly the span of a snap of the fingers, before being sent out of the Realm of Desire."

  "I was stunned: 'One snap of the fingers, how long is it?'"

  The old lady snapped her thumb and middle finger together: "What do you say?"

  I was immediately discouraged: "In such a short time, it's hard to even get a glimpse of the treasure, let alone find the treasure."

  The old woman said: "So when you ascend to heaven, don't look at anything else, use the fastest speed to grab a handful of things there, whatever you grab is what you get, because you don't have any extra time to linger. Maybe you'll grab something good, maybe you can only touch a lump of monster shit, it depends on your luck."

  I was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Well, I won't expect to pick up any treasure then."

  "You're quite capable of picking it up and putting it down." She said with praise, taking out a copy of "Dragon Tiger Secret Path Technique", spreading it open and placing it on the ground: "For the rest of the day, don't idle around, memorize this secret manual for me."

  I'm in trouble, it seems I won't be able to slack off after all. After reading the secret book for a while, the red threads covering my body grew thicker and thicker, wrapping me in three layers inside and out. Gradually, my five senses were sealed off, I couldn't see or hear anything, nor could I speak. My whole person was drowsy and on the verge of falling asleep. A thought stirred in my heart, it seems that the time for ascension is almost here.

  With a loud bang, as if the soul had escaped, I suddenly crossed over three mountains and five peaks, and found myself in an unfamiliar world. My senses recovered in an instant.

  I have been promoted!

  All around, radiant light flashed, I didn't have time to look closely, with the fastest speed, I reached out and grabbed forward, pinching a small, slippery thing. Almost at the same time, my whole body shook, as if falling from the high sky into the abyss, my soul returned, and I was back in my cocoon again.

  "Pop pop pop", the cocoon automatically shattered into pieces, and the dense red threads broke one after another.

  I've emerged from my cocoon! My whole body feels refreshed and rejuvenated, as if I've been reborn. At this moment, a strange itch suddenly appears under my ribs, and the inner elixir in my brow jumps about restlessly. My heart stirs, and I urge on the inner elixir, "Whoosh", two dragon butterfly claws flash out like lightning.

  After entering the body, I unexpectedly grew an extra dragon butterfly claw! This claw was blue in color, covered with semi-transparent scales, like floating ice on the surface of the sea, shimmering with a cold and stern light.

  The red claw can spit fire, and the blue claw can also spray out what? I'm curious to try it out. The claw tip emits a cold mist, freezing the "Dragon Tiger Secret Path" on the ground into a block of ice.

  "Who knew Blue Claw had the power to freeze! I'm so excited, I'm itching to try it out on Water Six tomorrow. I'll strip him bare and turn him into an ice block, then parade him around for all to see! With my Dragon Butterfly Claws at the ready, I feel invigorated, but also a bit puzzled. Pei Danmei said that as long as you enter the right state of mind, you can transform into a demon or human at will, but I'm still in human form. Could it be because I'm a half-demon that I can't fully transform into a monster? I'll have to ask Pei Danmei about it tomorrow."

  After a moment, I put away the dragonfly's claw and suddenly remembered the thing I brought back from the Colorful Sky. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a yellow bean, round and shiny, completely unremarkable, probably really was some monster's crap. Alas, my first ascension to immortality not only didn't get me any treasure, but I also didn't even get a clear look at what the Colorful Sky actually looks like, all I remember is that it smelled amazing and was filled with dazzling colors.

  After a while, the old woman came, and I showed her this soybean. She pondered for half a day, but still didn't know what it was. I said confidently, "Don't worry, after practicing a few more books of demonic arts, I'll be able to evolve again. Next time, I'll go to the Desire Heaven once more."

  The old woman rolled her eyes at me: "Is it that easy? Only when the demon power is greatly enhanced can we enter the next evolution. It's easiest for monsters to enter the body, and then it will be a hundred times more difficult. Even if you practice the secret book of magic again and again, if you can't reach the peak, the progress of your magic power will be limited. Like you, every time you learn a new secret book, you stop practicing, and the next evolution will have to wait at least a few years."

  I panicked: "No way? I've practiced the secret book so much and I'm still a low-level little demon? Still being bullied by others?"

  The old woman shook her head: "That won't happen. Although the demon's power is weak, when fighting with humans, the complexity of the demon's magic can make up for it. When you've practiced all the secret books and mastered the Secret Path Technique, Armor Technique, and Demon Technique, even if you encounter a demon that has entered a state of transformation, you'll still have a chance to win."

  I immediately burst into bloom: "Great, isn't Sanzaburou just a transformation? At that time, I'll be able to collect him properly."

  "Bang!", the old lady slapped me: "You're a good-for-nothing kid, learning the secret book isn't about being brave and fierce! You don't have any great ambitions. Breaking through the predetermined fate of birth, growth, decay, and emptiness is what you should be striving for!"

  "My goodness, mother-in-law, you think too highly of me. I learned the secret book just for fighting, otherwise what's the use of learning it? While I was thinking wildly, Moon Soul appeared like a ghost, although I've mastered the five-recognitions magic, my eyesight has improved a lot, but I still can't see Moon Soul's appearance clearly. After a while, it ran to the old lady's side, don't know what they were talking about, the latter flashed a hint of surprise in her eyes, and said to me: 'Moon Soul says, it wants you to bring back that thing from Color Desire Heaven. It also says, this thing is useless to you.'"

  I readily agreed and threw the soybean to Yuè Hún, who seemed delighted and jumped around in excitement. I took the opportunity to say: "Yuè Hún, you've taken my things, so don't play tricks on me again from now on."

  The old lady grasped my ear with one hand: "No nonsense, hurry up and cultivate the Dragon Tiger Secret Path!"

  Like this, in the exhausting life of a cow and horse, I practiced the secret books one after another. My hair grew long, my beard grew long, and I was dirty all over. Now if I go out, three beauties will definitely not recognize me.

  That day, after finishing "Chaos Jiaoyu Shu", the old woman suddenly grabbed me and rose into the air, flashing through the Blood Swirl like lightning.

  "I asked Grandma in confusion: 'Grandma, where are we going?'"

  "Change a place to cultivate." The old woman said, and Yuè Hún also followed up to watch the excitement.

  In front of a transparent tube like a spider web, the old woman put me down and asked: "Have you memorized 'Chaos Jia Yu Shu'?"

  "I'm dizzy: 'Mother-in-law, are you taking me for a god? You can recite it just by reading it once?'"

  The old woman said impatiently, "The principle of Chaos Armor Technique is simple. All things in the world have their own rules of operation and growth, which are called physics. The opponent's attack also has its own internal rules. Destroying physics and restoring chaos is the essence of Chaos Armor Technique."

  I nodded and said, "I understand this. For example, if the opponent uses Xuanji Secret Path Technique, then I need to disrupt his Qi Circle operation, so he can't draw a circle."

  The old woman hummed: "You're just a mouth that can talk." Pointing to the fish swimming in the transparent tube, she said: "Now you catch one for me, but don't break the dragon's intestines."

  "These pipes were originally the intestines of a whale?" I exclaimed, and then said: "Without breaking the intestines, how can you put your hands in to catch fish? Are you fooling me, grandma?"

  Without waiting for the old woman to respond, a white light flashed and Moon Soul suddenly darted into the transparent tube, jumping lively on the tail of a fish.

  "What the heck! This guy is obviously showing off to me! The old lady chuckled: "As long as I use the Chaos Armor Technique, in the blink of an eye, breaking through the physical constraints, I can catch the fish."

  I pondered for a moment, then carefully read through the key to the Chaotic Heavenly Emperor's technique several times. I took a deep breath and flashed out my hand, grabbing towards the transparent tube. "Plop", the intestine was torn apart by me, and its contents sprayed out, emitting a foul odor that splattered all over my head and face. Meanwhile, the torn opening of the intestine quickly fused back together, becoming intact once again.

  The old woman said, "Dragon whales are a kind of mysterious sea beast. If their internal organs are damaged, they can automatically heal themselves. So even if it's a top-notch master, don't think you can hurt them. I'll go first, you practice here yourself, and I'll come back to see you in a few days. Hehe, if you still can't do it by then,"

  "Go ahead and scold me then." I interrupted her: "Nothing new."

  A fierce gust of wind struck my face. I let out a strange cry, and with a wave of my palms, the Xuanji Secret Technique naturally unfolded, bursting forth with circles of air that dispersed the gust. Following the old woman's fist energy, I slowly turned around, dodging to one side. At the same time, the air circles swept out in a circular motion, reversing defense for offense, wrapping around the old woman.

  "It's barely passable." The old lady easily broke free from the air circle, dropped me and walked away. I heard that masters often show people their back, which is indeed true. My gaze refocused on the transparent tube.

  The intestines of the dragon whale, at least I have caught them thousands of times. Fortunately, they can heal automatically, otherwise the intestines here would probably be torn apart by me.

  It's miserable, I'm even more miserable. Not only are my arms sore and can't be lifted, but I was also slapped by the old lady until my nose is blue and face is swollen. Yuè Hún (Moon Soul) is jumping around on the side, obviously taking pleasure in my misfortune. During this time, I took some spare time to cultivate the Mirror Pupil Secret Technique, and have made some small progress, now I can see clearly what Moon Soul looks like.

  It was only the size of a fingernail, shaped like a curved crescent moon. On the tip of the crescent moon, two grain-sized eyes were embedded, and the mouth was small like an ant's. The Moon Soul had no hands or feet, its entire body emitting a faint, pure glow, like clear moonlight, very beautiful.

  "Yuehun, how come I've never seen you eat anything? You don't eat or drink or poop or pee, no wonder your development is poor." I teased with a smile.

  Yuè Hún flipped her small eyes, with a look of disdain. "Damn it," I said, "this guy is short, but he's very proud." I asked again: "Yuè Hún, are you really a ghost or not?"

  A flash of white light, and Moon Soul darted over at an astonishing speed, brushing past my scalp with a refreshing cool breeze. A few strands of red hair fell from my head as if cut by the sharp edge of a sword. Damn it, I've been fixed again! Moon Soul winked at me with a triumphant expression. I grumbled, "You little rabbit, you took away the treasure I got from Demon Slashing Heaven last time, and now you're being rude to me!"

  A loud slap landed on my head, and my ears were filled with the old lady's roar: "You lazy rabbit, still have time to idle! Hurry up and cultivate!"

  I covered my head: "Grandma, I've practiced enough."

  The old lady looked sulky: "Every time I come to you, you always say that. Can't you think of something new for once?"

  I made a ghostly face and swaggered to the transparent tube, taking a deep breath. The secrets of the Chaotic Aorta Technique flowed clearly in my mind like a mountain stream.

  "In the beginning of heaven and earth, it was called Hundun. Later, yin and yang were separated, and all things began to have order. Returning to simplicity and reverting to truth, returning to the disorderly heaven and earth is called Hundun Jiaoyu Shu."

  Hold out your hand.

  The scenery around me disappeared in an instant, and I seemed to be standing at the core of heaven and earth, the starting point of life!

  Hold out your hand.

  Everything returns to its origin! My heart is as clear as a mirror. All things were originally in chaos and disorder, the Chaos Jiaoyu technique is not destructive, but rather restores things to their original appearance.

  Hold out your hand.

  Water splashes, a fish jumps in my palm, "plop", the fish dissolves into transparent ** flowing out from between my fingers.

  "You're finally not stupid enough to stay at home." The old lady let out a sigh of relief, and tossed me a new secret manual: "Next is the Purple Mansion Secret Path Technique."

  "I exclaimed in surprise: 'Grandma, how did this fish melt?'"

  "How did you know it was a fish? What is seen in the eyes may not be true. For example, the moon soul, it looks like a crescent moon, does that mean it's really a crescent moon?"

  "This is also true. Just like Mitsurou's face changes all the time, I don't even know what he really looks like."

  The old woman sighed: "The hardest to see through is still the human heart." She walked away without looking back. For a long time, the old woman was very silent, I think it's probably because I inadvertently evoked her painful past. In fact, the old woman was really good, but as a woman, she was too careless and had a quick temper, men wouldn't like that.