Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

"what?"

Jing Shu couldn't help but laugh. "You mean, you want to eat my soul?"

Before the Soul-Devouring Beast could react, it was pulled away by an irresistible force.

When it opened its eyes again, it found itself no longer inside Jing Shu's body. The spiritual energy here was abundant, and it was definitely not outside.

The Soul-Devouring Beast cautiously looked around. Suddenly, two figures appeared in front of it.

There were two identical Jing Shu, dressed in the same clothes and with the same faces. The two Jing Shu laughed at the same time.

"Tell me, which one of me do you want to eat?"

The Soul-Devouring Beast's eyes widened. How could there be two Jing Shu?!

When it fought Jing Shu, it clearly saw that his consciousness was intact! Now it seems that his soul was split within his body!

The nascent soul continued, "Tell me quickly, will you eat him or me?"

Why not just die peacefully? Why did you have to come in, even trying to devour his soul? Did you think you had just used up all your spiritual power and were now powerless to resist?

Thinking of this, the Nascent Soul's smile grew even colder.

The Soul-Devouring Beast knew its plan had backfired and dared not utter a word. But no matter what it said, it couldn't escape the word "death"!

"What are you doing?"

A questioning voice came from behind the Soul-Devouring Beast, the same voice as the two people in front of it, which made the Soul-Devouring Beast freeze.

besides? ? ?

"Oh, you've woken up just in time," the Nascent Soul cultivator joked.

The one who raised the question was Xiao Jingshu, who had just been released from seclusion.

Xiao Jingshu stretched, his fox tail swaying gently. He was quite satisfied with the fact that he no longer needed to look up at the two of them.

Now they are the same height!

"Who is that?"

Xiao Jingshu looked at the unusually ugly four-legged beast in front of him and asked curiously.

Jing Shu didn't explain, but directly shared all their memories after they came out of the Secret Realm with Little Jing Shu.

Xiao Jingshu closed his eyes to accept it, and when he opened them again, his gaze toward the Soul-Devouring Beast gradually turned cold. Apart from its fox ears and eight tails, it was no different from Jingshu and the Nascent Soul.

"You think you can eat my soul? Hmm?" Xiao Jingshu asked in a very oppressive tone.

Upon hearing this, the Soul-Devouring Beast trembled uncontrollably, something it had never done even in front of Jing Shu and the Nascent Soul cultivator.

This is bloodline suppression!

The Soul-Devouring Beast is both a demon and a beast. Any beast, however powerful, will be suppressed before the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. Even though Xiao Jingshu's bloodline still contains a trace of impurity.

Jing Shu and Yuan Ying naturally knew the reason as well.

"If you had woken up a little earlier, we wouldn't have needed the two of us to deal with this Soul-Devouring Beast," the Nascent Soul cultivator said with a shrug and a sigh of relief.

Xiao Jingshu didn't continue what the Nascent Soul was saying, but simply raised his hand and placed it on the Soul-Devouring Beast's head, "It's a pity that you can't eat us, you'll be eaten by me instead."

After saying that, Xiao Jingshu transformed the terrified Soul-Devouring Beast back into demonic energy and absorbed it into his body, not giving it even a chance to say a last word.

"You can still eat it?" Jing Shu asked in surprise.

“Hmm.” Xiao Jingshu nodded. “It’s like a big fish eating a small fish. My bloodline is stronger than itss, so I can eat it.”

This is common knowledge inherent in the ancient bloodline, so Xiao Jingshu followed the guidance of the bloodline and chose to eat the Soul-Devouring Beast.

After saying that, Xiao Jingshu frowned, "However, it doesn't taste good, it smells bad."

"Hahahaha, it would be strange if it tasted good; it hasn't had a bath in hundreds of years." The Nascent Soul laughed loudly, deliberately disgusting Xiao Jingshu.

Xiao Jingshu's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, but he still did not expel the demonic energy.

By eating this, he can temporarily possess its abilities—a natural skill of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. And the Soul-Devouring Beast's abilities aren't exactly useless either...

Seeing that there was no more trouble, Jing Shu planned to leave and find his master. But at this moment, little Jing Shu suddenly began to protest.

"You all got to spend time with Master, but I didn't! That's not fair! I want to too! I want to spend a whole day with Master!"

"Who told you to go into seclusion?" the Nascent Soul cultivator retorted.

What a joke! He only went out once, and that was to do errands for Jing Shu. Not only that, but he was also tricked by Jing Shu! He spent the whole day at the private school with his master and did absolutely nothing! He was busy taking care of those little brats!

Xiao Jingshu did nothing but think about going out and spending the whole day with his master. He was the first to disagree!

"I don't care! I want to see Master too!" Xiao Jingshu shouted, looking at Jingshu with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Jing Shu, I want to go out."

The Nascent Soul cultivator panicked. "Hey! You cry when I tell you not to go out? How old are you? Still crying?! And you're still using the same face!"

Just as Yuan Ying was about to teach Jing Shu a lesson and make him hold back his tears, he heard Jing Shu speak.

"No."

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul cultivator raised the corners of his mouth. "See? He won't let you leave so easily!"

Then, Jing Shu continued, "Would you like to come out after everything is completely over and all the follow-up work is done?"

Nascent Soul: "???"

Excuse me! Doesn't he need to help with chores?! Is the discrimination so blatant?! Just because he cries?!

"Okay." Having achieved her goal, Xiao Jingshu instantly stopped crying.

Nascent Soul: "??!"

Fake?! Tears, something you can just say and then take back so easily?!

"I want to go out too!" the Nascent Soul cultivator protested.

"You?" Jing Shu looked at the Nascent Soul, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Let's see."

"Hey! No, is this preferential treatment?" The Nascent Soul cultivator crossed his arms and laughed in exasperation.

"Yes." Jing Shu made no attempt to hide it, "I'm afraid you'll go out and cause trouble."

After saying that, Jing Shu left. If he hadn't left, the Nascent Soul cultivator probably would have argued with him until dawn.

Xiao Jingshu stepped forward and patted Yuan Ying on the shoulder, saying comfortingly, "Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease."

Xiao Jingshu is now the same height as a Nascent Soul cultivator, and with his cultivation level also improving significantly, he is no longer as afraid of Nascent Soul cultivators as before.

Moreover, after spending so much time together, he could tell that although Yuan Ying looked fierce and had a sharp tongue, Yuan Ying still acknowledged his existence.

The nascent soul lowered its head in thought. What it said seemed to make sense. Basically, whenever Jing Shu cried, his master and Jing Shu would indulge him excessively. But, crying? How exactly did he cry again?

Wait a minute! The nascent soul suddenly awoke with a start. Why was he imitating crying?!

The nascent soul looked up at Xiao Jingshu, "What terrible idea? You want to see me cry? Xiao Jingshu, you've gotten quite bold, haven't you?"

Xiao Jingshu was speechless. He was serious! But the Nascent Soul cultivator didn't believe him!

Upon emerging, Jing Shu ignored the two inside the ancient jade and saw that Xue Niang and Lin Yurou had dealt with all the evil cultivators, and the reinforcements from the Lingxi Sect had finally arrived.

Jing Shu watched as everyone greeted the two with great concern, then silently withdrew his gaze.

Now, he can finally go to see his master.