The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

"You come every night?"

Miaolian bent down and glanced at the demon on the ground.

"That's not the case. I only come to check on him every few days. The rest of the time I'm recovering from my injuries and investigating who harmed my benefactor."

Bai Yao answered obediently.

"So what did you find out?"

"That cat demon is the goddaughter of the Lady of the Ancient Kiln in Lingshipi. She is ordered by the Lady of the Ancient Kiln to regularly search for the essence of men in the human world for her cultivation."

"The Lady of the Ancient Kiln?"

Miaolian uttered these names in a puzzled tone.

Bai Yao explained very perceptively.

"Lady Guyao was a powerful demon who died with immense resentment. After death, she entered the ghost realm and unintentionally practiced evil ways. In less than a thousand years, she became a powerful demon. After that, she took in many beautiful little demons and controlled them to collect male essences for her cultivation."

Miao Lian knew that there was no spiritual energy in this mortal world, unlike the cultivation world where there were different levels of cultivation. As for why the spirits here could cultivate, he had also wondered about that.

It wasn't until later, when his fellow disciples told him, that he realized that while spiritual energy was necessary for cultivating immortality, there were other paths that did not require it.

Heaven cherishes life. In many deep mountains and dense forests, some animals have gained sentience and cultivate themselves in the mountains. Their cultivation involves absorbing the energy of heaven and earth and using that vigorous life force to temper their physical bodies. The spells and attacks they use are formed from magical power, not spiritual power.

As for those animals that have gained sentience, some are due to their powerful bloodlines, their ancestors being the spirit pets of certain immortal lords, or powerful demons who, after cultivating into human form in the immortal world, unintentionally fell into the human world and lingered there.

Another type is when they are destined to meet certain practitioners who come to resolve karmic debts, guide them to awaken their spiritual wisdom, and help them cultivate in the human realm.

These animals can also become immortals, but their path to immortality is far more difficult than that of those who cultivate using spiritual energy. However, once they achieve immortality, they can crush spiritual energy cultivators of the same level.

These animals face two major tribulations on their path of cultivation. The first is transformation into human form. Humans are the most intelligent of all beings, and demons who cultivate in the human realm must transform into human form.

Those who can transform into human form are usually great demons who have cultivated for thousands of years. They need to undergo their first tribulation of lightning. If they can survive this tribulation, they can transform into human form.

The second is becoming an immortal. Becoming an immortal requires undergoing a stronger and more frequent tribulation than the first one, which requires accumulating merit.

Therefore, many demons, after transforming into human form, need to accumulate good deeds and virtues to build up merit. When enough merit is accumulated, they can transcend tribulations and become immortals when the time is right.

Of course, this path is extremely difficult, and some who are unwilling to do so resort to evil arts to forcibly improve their cultivation.

However, practitioners of evil arts practiced excessively cruel methods, which violated the righteous path, so demon-subduing arts also appeared in the human world.

Those who possess the art of subduing demons include not only the demon-subduing bureaus directly under each country, but also Taoist priests and monks from the common people, as well as demon-subduing masters who do not wish to be affiliated with any country, in order to maintain order in the human world.

Therefore, due to human prejudice, although it cannot be generalized, all demons who do not cultivate in the deep mountains but mingle among humans are generally subject to execution, regardless of whether they are good or evil.

However, not all demons need to be exterminated. Some demons can cooperate with demon hunters to capture demons that harm the human world. The demon hunters will act as guarantors and obtain a certificate from the national demon hunting agency, which is specially set up for demons. This certificate allows them to walk in the human world, and demon hunters cannot arrest them arbitrarily.

To put it simply, it's like giving the demon race a time-limited household registration certificate. With this, it's a win-win situation for both sides.

Demon hunters can keep the demons they cooperate with under their noses to prevent them from falling into evil ways, and at the same time, they can increase their own power.

The demons who cooperate with them can obtain identification credentials, avoid being killed by other demon hunters, and have their lives guaranteed. At the same time, they can accumulate good deeds and merits.

Of course, some unscrupulous individuals will take advantage of this loophole and use demons to achieve their own goals. Therefore, the main reason for the establishment of the Demon Subduing Bureau is to find out these people, resolve these issues, and maintain the rule of the country.

Clearly, Bai Yao is a demon without a demon slayer to protect her, which is why she was so terrified when she saw him.

Miao Lian originally did not intend to get involved in this matter, but due to the cycle of cause and effect, it was destined that he could not sit idly by once he stepped into the Fang residence.

Miaolian was also filled with worry. Not long ago, her master sent a message asking her to search for the Jade Marrow Pearl in the mortal world with her senior brother from the Dao Sect. Now, there was no news of the Jade Marrow Pearl at all, and she was also deeply caught in the cycle of cause and effect.

Miaolian let out a long sigh and said, "So be it, it's all fate."

Bai Yao listened to the incoherent words, and although she was curious, she was very smart and knew that "curiosity killed the cat." She dared not ask any questions that she shouldn't ask, so she chose to lower her head and not say a word.

Miaolian loosened the restraints on her body.

He spoke again, asking, "When will that cat demon return to report?"

"The fifteenth of every month."

Bai Yao, now freed from her restraints, obediently stood beside him and answered.

Miaolian was not surprised by this answer.

The fifteenth of each month is when the demonic power in the human world is at its strongest, and cultivating with human essence on the fifteenth is most effective.

Currently, there are still three days until the fifteenth, which is why Miaolian is not in a hurry. On the fifteenth, the cat demon will definitely come to report to Fang Wuyou's spirit. He only needs to catch the turtle in the middle.

He then looked at the fox beside him, his expression somewhat complicated.

He then said, “Since you have been enlightened by the immortal master, it is enough to prove that you have a good character and are destined to be with us. You have the ability to become an immortal, and you can also keep your ambition in mind. You are worthy of this immeasurable merit.”

Upon hearing the other party's words, Bai Yao's face immediately lit up with joy. She understood that the monk wanted to work with her to resolve the matter of Madam Guyao.

If she could also participate in this and successfully resolve the matter, she would be one step closer to becoming an immortal.

She immediately replied gratefully, "Thank you, Master, for giving Bai Yao this opportunity. Bai Yao will always remember this kindness and hopes to repay you in the future."

"There's no need to mention repaying the debt. I only hope that you will remember your original intention, bring blessings to all living beings, and successfully transcend tribulations to become an immortal."

"Yes, Bai Yao will remember the Master's teachings!"

Miao Lian nodded and said, "Let's go. I'll go to the Demon Subduing Division tomorrow to vouch for you."

Express your gratitude by saying, "Thank you, Master!"

Then he asked, "Oh! I still don't know the monk's name."

"The Realm of the Azure Sky, the Buddhist Gate, the Wondrous Lotus."

Only a low, echoing sound remained in the air; the human and the demon had vanished from their spot.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Yao returned to the Fang residence with the monk in front of her, to the room where Fang Wuyou was.

Bai Yao was still in a daze, not yet recovered from Miao Lian's reply.

"The Realm of the Azure Sky, it's the Realm of the Azure Sky, it's actually the Realm of the Azure Sky."

She thought excitedly to herself.

"The immortal master who guided me also came from there, and this mage is also from there. What virtue or ability do I, Bai Yao, have to encounter two powerful figures from the Azure Sky Realm in my lifetime?"

Bai Yao's heart was now in turmoil.

Some demons you might never encounter even once in your entire life, but she encountered them twice. Once they enlightened her and awakened her spiritual intelligence, and once they helped her accumulate merit. She was incredibly excited, beyond words.