ups and downs
Seeing this, Shen Ling said, "Then I'll go out and wait outside."
Chu Qing nodded in agreement.
Mo Zuili gave Qi Shuyan a look, and Qi Shuyan immediately understood and followed Shen Ling out, closing the door behind her.
Only the two of them remained in the room. Mo Zuili's gaze fell on a bamboo scroll spread out in front of Chu Qing, which was covered with dense writing, as if he was sorting out something.
"How are you feeling? Is there anything else that's bothering you?" Chu Qing spoke first, her tone filled with concern.
Mo Zuili smiled and said, "Thanks to Master, I'm much better now. Your medicine is truly miraculous. After a few days of rest after waking up, I'm almost completely recovered."
Chu Qing was still a little worried and gestured, "Give me your hand, let me take another look."
Mo Zuili handed over her wrist as instructed. Chu Qing placed his fingertips on her pulse point, concentrated for a moment, and confirmed that her spiritual energy was stable and her blood and qi were flowing smoothly before nodding with relief and withdrawing his hand, saying, "That's good."
Mo Zuili withdrew her hand and asked casually, "Master, how should we resolve the current situation in the Demon Realm? And what are your plans after it's resolved?"
Chu Qing frowned, tapping her fingertips lightly on the table, and sighed softly, "I haven't come up with a very good solution yet..."
After a pause, Chu Qing looked up at Mo Zuili, a hint of helplessness in her smile: "But you, when did you go to the Dragon Clan to join in the fun again?"
Mo Zuili smiled somewhat awkwardly.
This is a long story, so I won't go into details.
Chu Qing did not delve into the details, but only inquired about Qing Shan Yue's condition and carefully confirmed the situation in the Dragon Domain.
After confirming, Chu Qing's brows furrowed even more tightly.
How did things go wrong with the dragon clan's succession and the current new emperor?
Chu Qing sighed helplessly, tapping her fingertips lightly on the table, and said, "I'll draft a prescription for you tonight, let her try it and see if it can suppress it. These matters in the Demon Realm are not over yet, I cannot go there right now..."
Mo Zuili nodded; the Demon Realm was indeed more turbulent at the moment.
After finishing discussing the Dragon Clan, Mo Zuili changed the subject, bringing up all the questions that had been weighing on her mind since her journey to the Demon Realm: "Master, what are Senior Brother's plans now? Does he intend to ascend to the throne? And Shen Qingxing, what exactly is her relationship with Shen Zhi? If she ascends to the throne, will it cause new turmoil...?"
A barrage of questions came at Chu Qing, who chuckled and rubbed her temples.
"I've spoken with Shen Ling three times already. Right now, he's only focused on suppressing his bloodline and has absolutely no interest in the Demon Lord's position. However, his bloodline is already set, and I don't have any way to reverse it for the time being, unless another ancient ruin opens up, in which case we might find a glimmer of hope, but that chance is far too slim..."
After Chu Qing finished speaking, she paused, thinking of another possibility she had discovered while helping Shen Ling with her treatment these past few days.
The demonic bloodline within Shen Ling may not have awakened out of thin air. Perhaps the Shen family, going back several generations, already possessed demonic blood.
Either an ancestor was in love with a demon, or someone used evil magic to forcibly transform into a half-demon, leaving behind a hidden danger in the bloodline.
Thinking of the relationship between Shen Qingxing and Shen Zhi, Chu Qing sighed again. He felt that the possibility of the Shen family ancestor falling in love with a demon was even higher than that of the Shen family's evil cultivator ancestor becoming a half-demon.
Mo Zuili listened and nodded while sipping her tea. Chu Qing spoke tactfully, saying that Shen Qingxing had a calm and unassuming nature, and no one could guess what he was really thinking.
On the contrary, Chen Zhi was extremely anxious.
Mo Zuili immediately pictured Shen Zhi sitting in a wheelchair, pounding his chest and waving his arms, wishing Shen Qingxing would immediately take the throne, command the Demon Realm, and unify the Three Realms. She couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.
Mo Zui Liyuan always believed that Shen Ling would eventually take the throne.
After all, he is the male lead of the original novel. Mo Zuili has been following him for many years and understands him even better than Shen Ling himself in some aspects. With him in power, Mo Zuili always feels that it is easier to control the situation.
But the plot has long since deviated. Shen Ling is determined to live in seclusion, while Shen Qingxing is being helped by Shen Zhi, who is now fighting and grabbing for her...
The trials of the Demon Realm are far more brutal than those of the Demon Race; originally, only one person could survive the Demon Race's trials.
As a result of greed, the demon and monster races are now in chaos, and the demon race's inherited energy has been divided into four.
Mo Zuili tapped the table unconsciously with her fingertips. Following Chu Qing's words, she suddenly thought of the Demon Clan's inheritance and the Demon Clan's trials, which had something in common.
After absorbing the energy, there is a ceremony similar to the dragon clan's succession ritual.
The "sacrifice" of the demon race is presided over by the consciousness of the small world. In the novel, when Shen Ling ascended to the position of Demon Lord, there was also a corresponding ritual.
The ritual was used to solidify the new master's bloodline and suppress any dissent.
But this time, due to the demons' conspiracy, not only was the energy split into several parts, but even the most crucial ritual was lost.
Without a ritual, even if someone gathers all the energy to ascend to the top, their bloodline suppression over their own kind will be greatly reduced.
The Demon King exerts a strong suppression on demons with high cultivation levels, while the opposite is true for demons; the higher the cultivation level of a demon, the weaker the bloodline suppression they experience.
Mo Zuili frowned, then suddenly hissed, looking up at Chu Qing and saying, "Master, when the demon race encounters this situation, there are other gentle methods for taking power. But for the demon race, if Shen Qingxing wants to take power, it would be best if he could reclaim the power in the Demon Ancestor's inheritance that has been absorbed and transformed by others..."
Mo Zuili paused for a moment, then continued, "To reclaim the energy that has already been absorbed, we must kill the other three, right?"
Chu Qing smiled and nodded.
Mo Zuili's eyes widened.
How did the male protagonist, who was originally a dark protagonist, end up choosing to die?
Seeing Mo Zuili's exaggerated expression, Chu Qing couldn't help but laugh. She reached out and picked up the bamboo scroll on the table, gently tapped Mo Zuili's forehead, and said, "What are you thinking about?"
Mo Zuili was startled by the knock and looked up to meet Chu Qing's smiling eyes.
Chu Qing smiled and shook his head, spreading the bamboo scroll out on the table and pointing his fingertip at the runes on the scroll: "I have found a way to extract the energy from A Ling's body."
Chu Qing paused, then added with a hint of regret, "But in this way, his cultivation will drop significantly, and he may have to retreat from the peak of the Golden Core stage back to the Foundation Establishment stage."
After saying that, Chu Qing sighed softly: "The trouble now is with the Xie siblings and Kun Yue. I've been in the Demon Realm for so long, but I haven't been able to find any trace of the Xie siblings. Kun Yue is now determined to kill all the demons..."
The three clans check and balance each other, even if all four of them are killed by Jiang Kunyue this time.
At most, within ten years, an even stronger demon lord will be born.
Compared to Jiang Kunyue's idea, Chu Qing, after spending time with Shen Qingxing, set restrictions on Shen Qingxing, allowing her to rise in status.
At least this way it's still under control.
As their conversation drew to a close, Mo Zuili felt it was getting late and decided to get up to say goodbye and rest.
After hesitating for a while, Chu Qing suddenly said, "Xiao Li, I've found the method to consolidate your foundation that you asked A Ling to find."
Mo Zuili's eyes lit up, but she immediately sensed something was wrong.
It's good that we found it, so why didn't Chu Qing say anything earlier?
Mo Zuili hesitated and tentatively asked, "Master, isn't the method too dangerous?"
Chu Qing shook her head, looked at Mo Zuili's expression, and sighed heavily: "It's not too dangerous, it's just that you can't use it."
Mo Zuili frowned instantly. Before she could ask any further questions, Chu Qing continued, "I found both methods near the Soul-Severing Tower in the western part of the Demon Realm, the place you mentioned in the note you gave to A Ling. These two methods are different in terms of danger, but the only certainty is that only cultivators with five spiritual roots can use them; cultivators with only one spiritual root cannot use them."
Mo Zuili admitted that her mind went blank for a moment after hearing these words.
This was even worse than hearing the news that Huang Tianyao had stirred up trouble in the Phoenix Clan, overthrown Zhu Hehong, and taken the throne directly.
"Only those with five spiritual roots can use it?" Mo Zuili repeated, her tone filled with disbelief.
"It can only be used by those with five spiritual roots."
Chu Qing sighed, stood up, and pressed Mo Zuili down to sit again. Her tone was gentle: "One method is the pill method, and the other is the formation method. The formation method involves first extracting all cultivation power, and then using the formation to gradually reinfuse the cultivation power into the body. The formation method is extremely dangerous, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. The pill method is gentler."
As he spoke, Chu Qing took out a yellowed ancient book and a scroll from his Sumeru Ring, placed them on the table, and pushed them in front of Mo Zuili: "You can take a look for yourself. The core of both methods requires cultivators with five spiritual roots to draw upon the power of the five elements and unify it into chaotic energy."
This chaotic energy is ethereal and intangible, yet it can gradually repair the foundation. Chaotic energy can 'compact' the floating spiritual power; only after it's 'compacted' can it truly become stable.
Mo Zuili stared at the ancient books and scrolls in front of her for a long time. Suddenly, she understood something, chuckled softly, and felt a deep sense of helplessness in her laughter.
Mo Zuili reached out to support her head, feeling that she really had no other options.
No wonder the demon realm has these methods...
The male protagonist, Shen Ling, possesses five spiritual roots, and these heaven-defying methods for repairing one's foundation were tailor-made for him.
In wish-fulfillment novels, powerful cheat codes only serve the protagonist.
To outsiders, my single spiritual root is an extraordinary talent, but in the face of the "rules" set up in these novels, it is nothing more than a comparison to wish-fulfillment stories.
Chu Qing, fearing that Mo Zuili would be discouraged and give up, hesitated for a long time before saying, "The Golden Core proves the Five Elements, and the Nascent Soul comprehends Yin and Yang. Whether it is a five-elemental root or a single-elemental root, in the end, it all leads to the One Great Dao. When I went to the Soul-Severing Tower, I heard about a kind of 'fake cultivation' method."
"You're currently at the peak of the Golden Core stage. You could look for a way to raise your cultivation to the 'Pseudo-Nascent Soul' stage, at which point you'll be able to sense the mysteries of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. I'll see if I can try to introduce the power of the Five Elements into your body when you comprehend the Dao and sense its power, achieving the effect of having five spiritual roots."
After listening, Mo Zuili pondered for a long time and realized that Chu Qing's method would be difficult to implement.
This is even more difficult than for me, a member of the demon race, to ascend to the position of Demon Lord.
But now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to give it a try.
After thanking Chu Qing, Mo Zuili carefully put away the scroll and ancient book, then turned and left.
After coming out, Mo Zuili was preoccupied, but her thoughts became clearer.
I need to take advantage of these few days, before the Demon Realm falls into complete chaos, to personally visit the Tower of Severed Souls.
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