Wanbaoge is resisting the pressure from powerful families.

Other plans are proceeding quietly.

The person behind the scenes is currently busy with cultivation.

The cultivation effect of the spirit stone coffin is too good.

In just two months, Shang Yanting's cultivation level had risen from the mid-stage of the Martial Realm to the late-stage of the Martial Realm, and he was preparing to go into seclusion to break through to the Martial Master level.

He's almost reached a height that others take years to achieve, in just six months.

However, the martial artist is in extreme danger during the attack.

The slightest carelessness could create hidden dangers for future cultivation, or even lead to qi deviation and the complete loss of one's cultivation.

If fifty out of a hundred people can reach the Martial Realm, then among those fifty Martial Realm people, fewer than ten can break through to the Martial Master level.

Even though he had experience with it before, Shang Yanting still attached great importance to it and set aside time specifically for this breakthrough.

Jia Xitong had already reached the peak of the Talisman Apprentice level, and she planned to take advantage of Shang Yanting's attempt to break through to the Martial Master level.

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Although it's called seclusion, martial arts masters and martial artists still need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves.

The hardworking raccoon not only had to prepare food for the cows and horses outside, but also for Shang Yanting.

The spirit stone coffin also needs to be taken out, wiped clean, and prepared for use. At this time, these spirit stones cannot be used directly; the only way is to absorb their energy by relying on the flow of water.

Shang Yanting poured buckets of warm water into the coffin.

Jia Xitong dug a pit under the spirit stone coffin.

By the time Shang Yanting filled the bathtub with water, Jia Xitong's fire pit was almost ready.

As soon as Shang Yanting was immersed in the water, she lit the fire below.

Three large wooden poles were used to prop up the flames and ensure the water wouldn't cool down over time. It looked a bit like cooking at Shang Yanting's place, which was rather strange.

Shang Yanting didn't speak, but his expression was one of disdain.

"It's a bit strange, but it works well."

Jia Xitong was particularly good at comforting people, and then, standing on the edge of the coffin, he plunged headfirst into the water like a diving team member.

The water splashed so hard that it covered the person opposite them in the face.

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Cultivation is about circulating internal energy or spiritual energy through countless cycles within the body.

A small circulation is when internal energy or spiritual energy circulates through the Ren and Du meridians once.

A complete cycle is when internal energy or spiritual energy circulates through all the meridians of the body.

Every time spiritual energy circulates for 10 small cycles, it can circulate for 1 large cycle, and one's strength will increase by one point.

An ordinary Martial Realm cultivator is already quite impressive if he can complete two small cycles of cultivation in a whole day. Shang Yanting is twice as fast as others, and with the help of high-grade spirit stones, he can complete five small cycles a day!

Although Jia Xitong's cultivation relies on lying down, she still works very hard when it's time to put in the effort.

Occasionally, I'd dawdle a little, just to add a few pieces of firewood to the spirit stone bathtub.

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Shang Yanting gradually entered a meditative state during his cultivation.

With a slight shift in his cultivation at the Martial Realm stage, his spiritual energy was approaching the critical point of becoming a Martial Master.

At this crucial moment, he suddenly heard a jumble of noises.

"So what if I did it? Yan Ting's cultivation is completely ruined now, he has no value for cultivation anymore. Father, you should take a look at Jiu Ming, he is also a hardworking and diligent child!"

The scene of Shangmou Mansion appeared before my eyes.

His maternal uncle stood in his grandfather's study, admitting his actions without any remorse.

The grandfather, who had been furious, calmed down when he heard that the boy was not worth nurturing. He sat back down and asked Shang Mingyi to bring Shang Jiuming over.

The scene changes

In the residence of the young master of Shangmou.

They took away the weapons he had used since childhood, took everything he owned, and drove him to a secluded courtyard.

Those who used to treat him with utmost respect now reveal their disgusting true colors.

Then the assassination began.

When he had nowhere to hide, he went to the head of the Shang family.

He pleaded for help at the door, but the house was brightly lit inside and no one answered.

Shang Mingyi destroyed his hands and feet, eliminated all his loyal followers, and drove him to the edge of a cliff.

"Your parents were killed by me in the same way."

"Your grandfather, just as he acquiesced to my decision to cripple you that day, forgave me..."

As related images kept flashing through his mind, Shang Yanting's breathing became rapid.

The flow of qi and blood began to reverse, and spiritual energy began to become chaotic.

Shang Yanting's consciousness was in a daze at this moment. The Shang family mansion, the head of the Shang family, Shang Mingyi, Shang Jiuming, his parents...

Various people appeared in his mind; anger, hatred, extremism, bloodlust—all sorts of emotions surged forth, and he felt like he was about to explode.

Upon returning to her sea of ​​consciousness, Jia Xitong "saw" the originally pure white spiritual energy turning red.

Wow, the spiritual power even changes color when you upgrade to Martial Master!

It wasn't mentioned in the original work.

【Hello, mission taker. Your current mission is: Protect the male protagonist and prevent him from becoming possessed by demons.】

Mission success indicator: Spiritual energy returns to normal pure white.

Task Reward: 1 bottle of Chishui

"Oh, you should have said so earlier!"

She went out and added fuel to the fire, how did things escalate to the point of demonic possession?

Her spirit returned to the raccoon's body, and she reached out to pat Shang Yanting's face, trying to wake him up. His face turned red from the pats, but it was no use.

[The opponent's soul has been possessed by a demon; it is recommended that the quest take action by searching their sea of ​​consciousness for a solution.]

The sea of ​​knowledge.

Jia Xitong's soul moved at will, and she returned instantly.

The area was now dominated by blood-red spiritual energy, violent and ferocious, attacking his consciousness and body. Whenever he approached Jia Xitong, this spiritual energy would surge towards her.

At such times, she would use her spiritual power to crush it apart.

Although her cultivation level is still very low, she can still bully lone spiritual beings without any problem.

She crushed each one she encountered, but the surrounding crimson spiritual energy was even more abundant. In the very center of her sea of ​​consciousness, a thick cocoon of crimson spiritual energy formed. She reached out, and the spiritual energy on it sizzled as it corroded her soul.

For some inexplicable reason, she felt that Shang Yanting was inside.

This spiritual energy was sticky and thick.

It looks like dark, fresh blood, and you can almost smell its stench when you touch it.

"My dear host!"

Jia Xitong shouted inside and tried to squeeze her body in.

Dark and cold.

"You're a piece of trash."

"What's the use of doing so much for the Shang family? They're just like a dead dog being abandoned."

"I killed your parents too. Only my child can be the successor to the business."

Countless cacophony filled his mind, and faintly, a tiny voice whispered, "My dear host!"

Shang Yanting suddenly opened his eyes, which were now bloodshot.

"Host, dear!"

"Dear host, where are you?"

The sound appeared more and more frequently, and became increasingly obvious.

He tried to stand up to find it, but suddenly realized that he had fallen into a deep abyss as thick as a sea of ​​blood.

Can it find itself?

Will it save itself?

Will it give up on itself?

It probably won't abandon him, right?

It will abandon him...

No one is trustworthy; self-interest will destroy everything.

No one really cares about him!

All emotions in this world are false!

Shang Yanting's heart was screaming wildly at this moment.

He hoped that the voice would find him and save him, yet he also hoped that the voice would not find him and would abandon him.

He's going crazy!