Chapter 1383 - 1382: Demon Seed

Chapter 1383: Chapter 1382: Demon Seed

The moon reached its zenith, and the autumn breeze blew gently.

The entire Pingtan County fell into darkness, with only the brothels on Fragrant Street and the casinos in the deep alleys lighting their oil lamps and lanterns, staying awake throughout the night.

Only the sound of howling wind, the chirping of insects, and the cries of eagles, the howls of monkeys, the wails of wolves, and the roars of tigers were left in the entire world...

In Jiming Temple, inside the host’s meditation room.

An oil lamp illuminated the meditation room, but it was dim. Without the lingering sandalwood incense of the temple, the dim light and flickering shadows could easily make it seem like a haunted house.

"Brother Daoist, is there anything unusual about Zeng Changlong?" Guangyue asked.

Lu Zheng did not hide anything from him, "He should be connected to a Fallen Celestial Demon."

Guangyue: ⚆_⚆?

Guangyue trusted Lu Zheng’s judgment and suspected something was wrong with Zeng Changlong, but he never expected the problem to be so serious!

Connected to a Fallen Celestial Demon?

Is this something a small disciple of Rizhao Temple, or a host of a temple in the county, can get involved in?

"Aren’t you going to White Cloud Mountain to report this, just waiting here alone?" Guangyue couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s not like the Primordial Fang Dog Demon Venerable is present, at most, it’s a small demon, what’s there to be afraid of?" Lu Zheng rolled his eyes, "Guangyue, why have you become more timid? Back then, the three of us stormed into the Demon Cave, and you led the charge."

Yuan Jing nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, exactly."

Guangyue also rolled his eyes, "Ordinary demons are ordinary demons, Fallen Celestial Demons are Fallen Celestial Demons, they are different things, don’t think monks don’t understand anything."

Lu Zheng laughed heartily.

Compared to Guangyue, Yuan Jing knew a bit more, and knew that the number of Fallen Celestial Demons who perished at Lu Zheng’s hands was more than just one or two.

Even if another one appeared, it wouldn’t be able to cause any waves in the hands of Si Lingxi and Dongyangzi.

Yuan Jing then asked, "Is it that subordinate demon of the Primordial what Demon Venerable?"

Lu Zheng nodded, then shook his head, "The problem is, I couldn’t see anything, but I feel that since I sensed him, theoretically, he should have some awareness, but during the whole day, he showed no abnormalities.

So I stayed here to wait and see if he reacts, and if not, I’ll go find him before sunrise to investigate."

Upon hearing this, Guangyue and Yuan Jing started rolling up their sleeves and rubbing their wrists.

Lu Zheng was speechless, "I’m just going to investigate, not to fight, you don’t need to come."

While talking with Guangyue and Yuan Jing, Lu Zheng extended his Divine Thought for dozens of miles deep into the Primordial Saint Sect where Zeng Changlong was located.

The Central Plains Sub-Branch of the Primordial Saint Sect had no experts. With Lu Zheng’s Spiritual Cultivation, it was like a realm with no one in sight, easily observing Zeng Changlong. He saw that he had already taken off his coat, wearing only his inner garments, sitting cross-legged on the bed in the side room, eyes closed, cultivating.

Strands of True Qi, carrying the essence of water, surged and circulated within his body, with sublime nuances lingering around him.

Under the "watchful eye" of Lu Zheng’s Divine Thought, this Zeng Changlong looked every bit like a normal cultivating Abnormal Person, with no trace of Demonic Qi revealed.

As time passed, Zeng Changlong’s cultivation also hit its stride; his True Qi grew stronger, reaching its peak, then his aura gradually receded until all the Qi converged into his body, hidden from sight.

"Phew—" ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Zeng Changlong let out a breath, and a stream of Spiritual Qi turned into a white dragon, agilely circling the room three times before disintegrating with a burst, white mist filling the space.

Zeng Changlong nodded, pulled over a quilt, and lay down to sleep.

Lu Zheng: ???

What? He went to sleep?

Could it be that he really didn’t notice me? Is there no Demon Blood in him?

Battlefield one-way transparency?

Lu Zheng blinked, pondering deeply... It seems that the demon who could chase Yue Yifeng back then was very formidable, so it was rewarded a drop of Demon Blood by the Primordial Fang Dog Demon Venerable, but this Zeng Changlong hasn’t earned such a qualification?

If that’s the case, that’s great; perhaps all I need to do is...

Just as Lu Zheng thought of this, he saw Zeng Changlong, who was in a deep slumber, suddenly twist his face.

His body trembled, eyelids fluttered, cheeks twitched, baring his teeth as if bearing pain.

However, he showed no signs of waking up, still deeply asleep. Only the Spiritual Qi within him started circulating automatically in his body and then...

Half of it disappeared without a trace.

And after this half of the Spiritual Qi vanished, Zeng Changlong’s Spiritual Qi gradually calmed, and his complexion slowly returned to peace.

A moment later, he returned to the state he was in when he first fell asleep, as if nothing had happened in the time of one stick of incense burning.

Yet Lu Zheng, who was still at Jiming Temple, couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

"Demon Seed!"

Hearing Lu Zheng suddenly speak, Guangyue and Yuan Jing were taken aback, then asked in unison, "Demon Seed?"

Lu Zheng was no longer a cultivation novice, particularly since he had looked up the records of past Demon Tribulations at White Cloud Temple, and knew a few routine tricks of Upper Realm Celestial Demons.

Apart from transforming ordinary humans and demons into demons, luring people into becoming Fallen with Demonic Skills and Demon Thoughts, or possessing humans with demons, planting Demon Seeds to absorb people’s Spiritual Qi was one of them.

However, although planting Demon Seeds was more concealed, the time to become a demon was the longest.

So the Great Black Heaven Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor, Dark Sun Crossing Void True Emperor Demon Venerable, Fiery Heaven-Destroying Demon Dragon King all used the first three methods.

Lu Zheng nodded, "Indeed, Demon Seed, this is more insidious than transformation into a demon or luring someone into becoming a Fallen, because it doesn’t require you to have weaknesses or suitability for cultivating Demonic Skill. As long as a Demon Seed is planted on you and your cultivation is insufficient, you won’t notice, you’ll just be drained of Spiritual Qi day by day."

"Once the Demon Seed matures and surpasses you, it will drain all your Spiritual Qi at once and then burst out of your body," Lu Zheng explained.

Yuan Jing couldn’t help but ask, "If I’m being drained of Spiritual Qi day by day, how would I not notice?"

Guangyue, on the other hand, reacted quicker, "If you were a hundred years old, and your cultivation ceased to advance and instead declined daily, wouldn’t you think it’s because you’re getting old and your peak has passed?"

Yuan Jing’s eyes flashed, "For example, Zeng Changlong?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "For example, Zeng Changlong."

Guangyue and Yuan Jing both looked at Lu Zheng, "What should we do?"

"Nothing." Lu Zheng shook his head, "Since it’s a Demon Seed, at this time it should not yet have self-awareness. Even if demon blood is discovered, it won’t raise alarm, so I won’t move against him."

Yuan Jing promptly said, "You want to follow this trail to find that Primordial what Demon Venerable?"

"It’s the Primordial Fang Dog Demon Venerable," Lu Zheng corrected.

"So, could the Primordial Fang Dog Demon Venerable be in the Southern Border?" Guangyue asked.

Lu Zheng nodded, "No matter where he is, he is doomed."