The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

At that time, Ye Nanhe was still young, just over five years old. His tiny body was injured by the fangs of the monster. In desperation, Zuoya could only take the person with him to take care of him. Behind him followed six or seven carrot heads of similar size, each of whom was an innocent child rescued from the monster's mouth.

At that time, Zuoya was still very old, and he just wanted to have some fun when traveling in the Eastern Region. He never thought of taking care of a group of kids. So, every time Zuoya passed by a sect, he would ask the head of the sect whether he could take in these children.

As a result, six or seven of them were taken in by the sects they passed by, leaving only Ye Nanhe.

At that time, Ye Nanhe was the most seriously injured, and Zuoya spent the most time and effort on her, taking care of her and watching over her every day. Little Ye Nanhe was also reluctant to leave Zuoya. Every day when she woke up, she would cling to Zuoya's chest with her little head buried in it, and would ignore her no matter how she was called.

It was also because of this that Zuo Ya visited all the immortal gates, but none of them would let her out. As a result, the hundreds of immortal gates learned that the demon clan had such a kind young master, and their impression of Zuo Ya changed.

At that time, Zuo Ya took Ye Nanhe with him to travel the world, waiting for Ye Nanhe to gradually smile and no longer be afraid. Then it was time for Zuo Ya to return.

That day, Zuoya put Xiaonanhe down and asked her, "Brother is going home, but my family is in a bad place, so I can't take you back with me. I'll send you to learn some skills, okay? When you learn, you can protect me, okay?"

At that time, Xiao Nanhe was very fragile because she had been bitten by a monster. She looked at Zuoya with a dull face, unwilling to let him go. While struggling, Xiao Nanhe tore open Zuoya's clothes and saw a ball of flowing fire pattern. She was young at that time and her memory was incomplete, but she only remembered the ball of flowing fire pattern.

Perhaps Zuoya knew that he could not let Xiaonanhe go, so he had to let her go. One day when he passed by Yujian Sect, he met Bai Chengyan, who told him that he hoped to keep Xiaonanhe. However, Zuoya was concerned about Xiaonanhe's reaction at that time and did not agree on the spot. Instead, he left Xiaonanhe outside the gate of Yujian Sect when she fell asleep that night and left alone.

Zuo Ya listened to the story Ye Nanhe told Hu Xingtong, feeling extremely guilty, but still wanted to make an excuse: "At that time, your sister Ye just didn't want to leave me. What could I do? I'm a demon, and the relationship between the immortals and demons was still tense at that time. I had it easy here at the Immortal Sect. If I went back to the demon clan, it wouldn't work. I hadn't established myself at that time, let alone take her back."

"So you left me at the mountain gate in the middle of the night. What if a wolf cub bites me?" Ye Nanhe kicked Bei Yin dissatisfiedly. In Hu Xingtong's eyes, Ye Nanhe seemed to be glowing and a little more lively.

"No, I talked to your master during the day and asked him to pick you up in the evening. They didn't have any children at that time, and you could be taken care of better if you went. Look, they are all powerful sword practitioners now, how great!" Zuo Ya stood up and touched Ye Nanhe's head lovingly. He looked like a brother who loved his sister.

"It's over. These two don't make a good match. I can't support them." Hu Xingtong looked at Bei Yin's strange face and complained to the system.

[Wait, once you reach the heart of the demon clan and meet Zuoya himself, you'll understand how compatible they are. A pure, powerful pair.]

"Okay, I believe you. If you can't see that they are both strong, I will cut off your food rations for a month."

[What does this have to do with me? I have reason to suspect you are protecting your food! ]

The land of the demon clan is crowded with people and eyes, so Bei Yin did not bring the two of them directly into the demon clan's city. Instead, he found a place for them to live near the Phantom Sea.

"You guys stay here first. The Phantom Sea will appear in about seven days. I will show up in person then. You guys have to be careful these few days." After arranging all the food and expenses, Zuo Ya took Bei Yin away from the villa.

Hu Xingtong was not afraid of the unfamiliar place. Instead, he excitedly turned on his scanning eye and looked for something.

"Xiao Xingtong, what are you looking for?" Ye Nanhe asked curiously as he looked around at Hu Xingtong.

Hu Xingtong didn't look back. He answered while searching: "Looking for spiritual treasure."

"Here is one..." As he spoke, Hu Xingtong picked up an inconspicuous piece of iron and looked at it carefully.

"Xiao Xingtong, put it down!" Seeing clearly what Hu Xingtong was holding, Ye Nanhe took two quick steps and knocked the thing down, warning: "This thing in your hand has nothing but a little demonic energy. Be careful. Too much demonic energy will affect your Dao heart."

"No, Sister Ye, I just want to study some materials in the heart of the demon clan to see if I can refine some magic weapons." Hu Xingtong waved his hand, pretended to be relaxed, picked up the iron piece on the ground, put it away and put it into the storage bag.

At this time, Ye Nanhe looked at Hu Xingtong as if to see a monster, and asked doubtfully: "Xingtong, don't you know that a Taoist cultivator without demonic energy cannot refine demonic energy? Spiritual energy will only reduce the cultivation of demonic cultivators, and demonic energy will not only affect the Taoist heart but also cause chaos in the cultivation of Taoist cultivators, making it impossible to refine magic weapons."

Uh... Hu Xingtong didn't know what to say. She couldn't tell Ye Nanhe that she could absorb the demonic energy for her own use.

"Xiao Wuzi, is it really okay for me to use the demonic energy?" After listening to what Ye Nanhe said, Hu Xingtong also felt uneasy and planned to confirm with the system.

"It'll be fine. You still don't understand. Didn't Mu Yingsheng explain it to you before? Initially, magic cultivation was just an optional skill. Magical energy and spiritual energy are both forms of energy in the world. For cultivators who cultivate purely spiritual energy, magic energy is not as easy to absorb as spiritual energy. Taoist cultivators need to purify the essence of heaven and earth contained in magic energy before they can practice, which is relatively troublesome."

[The reason why demonic cultivators cannot absorb spiritual energy is because their bodies have been corroded by demonic energy for years, and they have developed antibodies to spiritual energy. Therefore, when they absorb spiritual energy, the demonic energy in their bodies will resist the spiritual energy, causing it to be weakened.]

However, the game's creators designed this world so that cultivators can choose to cultivate either magic or immortality. While cultivating immortality, cultivators can also practice magic. However, absorbing both spiritual energy and demonic energy simultaneously places a heavy burden on the body, requiring a strong physique. Therefore, these cultivators must cultivate all three: immortality, magic, and martial arts. Like weapon refiners, this is extremely challenging, and many believe that the two cannot coexist.

"So that's how it is. If you hadn't explained, I would have always thought that the two were different races. I really didn't know that they could practice together." Hu Xingtong showed a look of sudden enlightenment, but he didn't stop packing up his hands.

[Of course, both demonic energy and spiritual energy are the essence of heaven and earth, but demonic energy is impure and contains too much filth, which can easily affect people's minds. However, demonic energy is more harmful than spiritual energy and is more irritating to the human body. Therefore, most cultivators who enter the Tao absorb more mild spiritual energy.]