"Isn't that what everyone in the cultivation world says?" Qin An looked at Shu Lan's gloomy face, his voice growing softer and softer.

Shu Lan closed her eyes to calm her burning anger.

He opened his eyes, looked directly into Qin An's eyes, and said with a very serious expression: "Xiao An, remember this! You cannot choose your birth, but you can choose the path you will take in the future. Whether you are righteous or evil is entirely up to you. Don't care about other people's opinions, you just need to be yourself."

"But aren't all demons bad people?" Qin An murmured softly.

“Who says there are no good people among the demon race? Some people are demons, yet they are wholeheartedly good and have never done anything immoral, and they have successfully transcended tribulation and ascended to immortality.” Shu Lan rubbed Qin An’s head. “You see, the Heavenly Dao is fair. It can distinguish right from wrong and good from evil. It does not judge people based on their birth, but on their actions.”

"So, Xiao An, do you understand?"

Qin An nodded vigorously.

"So, Xiao An, what's your choice?"

"My choice is to become a cultivator with a righteous heart!" Qin An looked into Shu Lan's gentle eyes, his own eyes filled with determination.

"Yes, I knew my little An was the best!" Shu Lan hugged Qin An and pinched his little cheek.

"So, Master, are you not going to send me away?" Qin An blinked.

Looking at Qin An's cautious and coquettish demeanor, Shu Lan knew that he lacked a sense of security, so she decided to give him a promise.

"Xiao An, remember this: as long as you don't do anything immoral, no matter what happens or who you are, I will always stand firmly behind you, supporting and encouraging you." Shu Lan held Xiao An's head, looked into his eyes, and said each word firmly and resolutely.

"Master Brother!" Qin An was deeply moved. He threw himself into Shu Lan's arms, buried his head in Shu Lan's neck, and spoke with deep affection.

His heart felt warm, as if a warm current was about to overflow. In a corner of his heart, something unknown stirred even more intensely, and a strange feeling surged within him.

"Will Master Brother always stay with Xiao An?" Qin An rubbed his face against Shu Lan's neck, filled with anticipation.

"Of course, I will always stay with Xiao An. Unless Xiao An no longer needs me one day, I will leave on my own." Shu Lan smiled and patted Qin An on the back.

"No way!" I won't let my master brother leave. Qin An suddenly lifted his head from Shu Lan's shoulder, staring into Shu Lan's eyes with unwavering determination.

"Alright, alright, I understand." Shu Lan patted Qin An's head gently with a smile.

"Master, where is this?" After Qin An calmed himself down, he realized that he was in a beautiful but unfamiliar place.

"This is my space between my eyebrows, it's my secret, Xiao An, you have to keep it a secret for me!" Shu Lan pressed a finger to her lips, making a gesture of secrecy.

Upon hearing that his master had confided such an important secret to him, Qin An felt a surge of warmth in his heart once more. How much his master trusted him! He couldn't betray that trust! His expression immediately turned serious, and he said firmly, word by word, "I will! I will definitely keep it a secret for my master!"

"Pfft!" Shu Lan couldn't help but laugh when she saw Qin An's serious, adult-like expression. "You know it, don't be so serious."

"By the way, Xiao An, would you like to see what you look like now?" Shu Lan suddenly made a suggestion.

"What do I look like now?" Qin An was a little confused.

But then Shu Lan made a hand seal and summoned a water mirror.

Shu Lan displayed the water mirror in front of Qin An, and only then did Qin An see his reflection in the mirror.

He saw a purplish-black mark between his eyebrows in the mirror. The mark resembled an eye and several runes he couldn't understand. Combined with his already developing phoenix eyes, it gave him a sharp and solemn appearance.

"Look how handsome my Xiao An is now!" Shu Lan praised as Qin An stared blankly at himself in the mirror.

"Master brother," Qin An covered the mark between his eyebrows with his hand, "how can I remove this mark?"

"What? Doesn't Xiao An like it?" Shu Lan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"If I go out with this mark, everyone will know that I have demon blood." Qin An was a little anxious. Although his master brother had accepted the fact that he had demon blood, people in the cultivation world might not be able to accept it.

"That's right, it was my oversight." Shu Lan reflected on herself and said to Qin An with some apology. "Xiao An still needs to cultivate the Dao, right? Even if Xiao An wanted to cultivate the demonic path, there are no suitable demonic cultivation techniques available right now."

"I won't cultivate demonic arts." Qin An looked stubbornly at Shu Lan. "Brother Shizun, I want to cultivate the Dao!"

"Alright, alright, Xiao An wants to cultivate the Dao." Shu Lan didn't actually have much prejudice against cultivating the Dao or the demonic. In his eyes, Daoist cultivators and demonic cultivators were all human, just with different cultivation methods. The Ancestral Spirit Scripture he cultivated could even freely transform the Primordial Ancestral Spiritual Energy into Spiritual Energy and Demonic Energy, so he had even less objection to it.

However, seeing how stubborn Qin An was, Shu Lan knew that Qin An was worried that cultivating demonic arts would make him an evil person, so he was determined to cultivate the Dao.

Whether Qin An wants to cultivate Taoism or demonic cultivation, Shu Lan will support him.

However, the villainous Demon Lord Qin Mozhi in the original story seems to also possess a high-level demonic bloodline, allowing him to rapidly master any demonic cultivation technique. He eventually becomes the ruler of the demon race, irreconcilably opposed to the protagonist. His demonic bloodline seems to be…

"Master Brother?" Qin An's sudden voice interrupted Shu Lan's thoughts. Shu Lan chuckled and shook her head. Why think about such irrelevant things now? Taking good care of Xiao An was the most important thing.

Qin An noticed that Shu Lan was lost in thought, so he called out to her. Only when he saw Shu Lan's gaze return to him did the strange feeling in his heart disappear.

"Xiao An, since you wish to cultivate the Dao, then I must now seal your demonic bloodline. What do you think?" Shu Lan suddenly saw a sealing spell recorded in the Ancestral Spirit Scripture, which seemed appropriate for this situation.

"I'm willing, Master Brother, let's begin." Qin An was overjoyed at the prospect of sealing his demonic bloodline. He still didn't quite like his demonic bloodline and wanted to return to his former self.

"Alright, then I'll begin now." As soon as Shu Lan finished speaking, her hands began to form intricate hand seals. As the last seal was completed, Shu Lan suddenly thrust a finger into her own heart.