Chapter 45: Change your face
The inner demon, like a bereaved family, wore a bitter expression as it slowly spoke, "The Lord Monitor has been gone for thousands of years. I don't know where you heard this name. This isn't information accessible to you humans."
As it spoke, it seemed to have thought of something amusing. It raised its face, resembling Jian Shiyuan's, and, with its hands propped up on the ground, threatened with a hint of malice, "Any human who knew this name is dead."
Jian Shiyuan's long hair drooped slightly, her eyes half closed, but the smile on her lips remained unchanged. "Who are they?"
Seeing that he couldn't be frightened, the inner demon pursed his lips and said, "It's just the Crazy Emperor, Madam Fen, and the others. There are only a few people in the human race and the world of immortal cultivation who can access such secrets."
It continued, "I don't know much about the Monitor. I was still a child when he disappeared, and my memory only contains fragments of his story."
"Don't you humans have a ballad?"
"A golden lantern hangs in the sky, the eye of heaven, illuminating disobedient children. Sleep at night and day, be careful not to be seen by it. Listen carefully, it's the moon crying out, searching, searching! Swallow, eat! Even if the moon is eaten, the child will still sleep well."
The inner demon sang beautifully, then stopped singing and smiled strangely at Jian Shiyuan.
Jian Shiyuan thought for a moment and asked, "Is it eating the moon to coax the child to sleep?"
"Eating the Moon" is a bedtime nursery rhyme widely circulated in the world of immortal cultivation and is known to every household.
The inner demon scoffed, "This describes the scene where the monitor exterminated the Asura clan under the full moon. The monitor rode the moon and, in a few breaths, slaughtered the entire Asura clan, severing the head of the Asura King with a single blow. At that time, the Asura King was as powerful as the Mad Emperor, but he couldn't withstand a single blow from the monitor. In the end, the monitor devoured everything present, including the moon. Originally, there were three moons in this world."
There are only two moons in the world of immortal cultivation now.
After saying that, the inner demon asked Jian Shiyuan, "Now, do you understand why I want to self-destruct? That master is not only powerful, but also very tyrannical. He hates people talking about him behind his back the most. If he finds out, the Asura clan will be doomed and he will directly exterminate the clan. So, even if he disappears for a thousand years, we dare not say anything."
Jian Shiyuan raised an eyebrow, "If we discuss it quietly, will he know about it?"
The inner demon grinned in mockery, "He knows everything."
"They are the watchdogs of order and chaos, eradicating all filth and rebellion. They walk the world, eradicating alternative voices, and they only carry out the orders of the Supreme Being."
The inner demon paused, then spoke slowly in a tone of reverence, pain, and joy: "He is the first person under greatness."
"The elders feared that we might accidentally offend that lord and bring about the annihilation of our clan. They placed a curse on our inherited memories. Any contact with that lord will force us to self-destruct. Of course, the more powerful the inner demon, the greater its ability to resist the forbidden spell. A member of the inner demon royal family like me can still share his story."
Jian Shiyuan knocked on the armrest and suddenly laughed, "Are all your inner demons so stupid? How could they possibly know everything? And even cast a forbidden spell?"
Hearing this, the inner demon exploded, and said angrily: "You have no idea how terrifying that adult is!"
Jian Shiyuan pressed his index finger to his lips and hushed, "You also said that the monitor is the first person under the greatness. What does that mean? He has a master. What master would give a slave such great authority? Omniscient? Do you know what that means?"
The inner demon didn’t understand. It stared blankly at Jian Shiyuan with its eyes wide open, without blinking.
"This means that they possess the power to overthrow any enemy. Any, including the Supreme Being."
"Who would want to be someone else's dog when they can be a human being?"
The inner demon felt a chill down his spine as he stared blankly at Jian Shiyuan.
The person in front of him had long hair like ink, moist red lips, and a half-smile. His appearance was first-class, but the inner demon felt a chill in his heart when he saw him.
He was too perceptive, too clever. When had the human race produced such a monster? He could easily spot flaws in language and use logic to convince others, even convincing their inner demons.
Jian Shiyuan looked at it with a smile, "Can you tell me all the information about the monitor now without any worries?"
The inner demon also imitated him and curled his lips. "The stories about him in the inherited memories are too confusing, and some stories are even contradictory. For example, his gender. Some say he is male, while others say he is female. No one can be sure of his gender. The tributes offered to him by the demon kings are also different. Some give him jewelry that women like, while others give him weapons and magic that men like. He accepts them all."
"He even accepted all the male and female favorites that the demon kings presented to him as gifts."
Jian Shiyuan wasn't interested in whether he was a man or a woman. He just asked, "Oh, where did he put the tributes?"
The inner demon exploded, "What do you want to do?! You want to steal——"
Jian Shiyuan interrupted it, "Your words are so harsh. What do you mean by stealing? I'm just curious."
"Stop dreaming! The Overseer's treasure vault was built by the Secret Demon. It's riddled with obstacles, and only he can open it! You, a human, think you can sneak into the demonic tide and then into the Overseer's treasure vault? You're dreaming! If it were really that easy, the demon kings would have emptied the vault long ago. Do you know what's inside?"
The Heart Demon's voice suddenly became shrill. "After the Asuras were annihilated, the demon kings presented all their hidden treasures to you, my Lord. We, the Heart Demons, also presented our greatest treasures! The entire treasure house contains the most precious treasures in the world! If we could open it, would you still want to?"
After roaring, the inner demon snorted heavily.
Jian Shiyuan's smile deepened. "Oh, so you haven't opened it yet?"
Inner Demon: "How do I open it? The first gate is to verify the identity of the visitor. Even the most skilled shapeshifter cannot pass through."
Jian Shiyuan said calmly, "Is it so difficult?"
The inner demon was furious. "Identity verification doesn't just look at your appearance. Take you humans for example. Besides looks, we also look at your spirit and soul. Only when your body and soul are united can you pass the test. The secret demons are best at illusion trials. You must truly regard yourself as the monitor to pass the trial."
It seemed to be thinking of something, "Once upon a time, a demon king raised a child who looked exactly like the Lord Monitor. Under its guidance, the child also truly believed that he was the Lord Monitor. However, when he entered the treasure house, he was immediately wiped out."
The inner demon mocked, "That guy is also stupid. How can a fish eye turn into a pearl? Only adults can open the treasure house."
Jian Shiyuan thought for a few seconds, pursed his lips, and said with a slight smile: "Can you transform into the appearance of a monitor? I'm quite curious about his appearance."
The inner demon raised his head, "How difficult is this?"
As it spoke, its body began to twist and its clothing changed.
Jian Shiyuan watched silently.
This notorious monitor does not look scary at all; on the contrary, he is stunning.
She has an extremely gorgeous face, with long black hair reaching her ankles and a purple earring on her earlobe. The most dazzling thing about her is her pair of golden eyes. With just one glance, you can tell her character - arrogant, conceited, and cold-blooded.
He was wearing a black robe with silver embossing. It was of ordinary style but with exquisite embroidery. Large frost flowers bloomed at the bottom of his robe.
She is so beautiful that it is hard to tell whether she is a man or a woman.
Jian Shiyuan said, "Frost Flower? What's its relationship with the dragon clan?"
The Inner Demon, facing the monitor's face, was a little bolder than before and dared to tease, "This sir was born not long before our Inner Demon. Rumor has it that he was raised by Long Shuang, the dragon priest, and has a close relationship with the dragon clan."
"The evil dragon betrayed that being, who, in a rage, exterminated the entire dragon clan, including the dragon clan's priest Long Shuang. Not long after, the monitor also disappeared."
Jian Shiyuan raised his eyes to look at the inner demon, "So this is how the dragon race became extinct."
There are many different opinions in the world of immortal cultivation about the extinction of the dragon race. Some people speculated that they were wiped out by a powerful force, but this speculation was soon overturned. The cultivators could not believe that there was a powerful force in this world that could wipe out the entire dragon race. In addition, Longzhou was covered with wind and snow overnight, which was obviously the power of nature. Even if the cultivators had extremely high cultivation levels, they could not control such a blizzard and change the climate of an entire state overnight.
What is more widely accepted is that the dragon clan played with fire and burned themselves, casting some powerful forbidden spell and killing themselves.
Jian Shiyuan sighed inwardly.
Is it a fairy?
He thought of something and found it ridiculous again.
"Who did the evil dragon betray?"
The inner demon said bluntly, "The evil dragon's name is Long Yuan. I don't know anything else about him. Although we inner demons can spy on all directions, we are not qualified to understand secrets of this level."
It was a little puzzled. "The above information is all passed down from our memories. Back then, millions of monsters were ordered to search for Longyuan, and it caused a huge uproar. Didn't you humans notice anything? Do I need to tell you all this?"
Jian Shiyuan lowered his eyelids, and the smile on his lips deepened. "Perhaps someone in our human race is deliberately destroying the information about that existence."
How could it be possible that no one investigated the reason for the complete annihilation of the dragon race? Those powerful cultivators were each more fearful of death than the other. Aren't they afraid that one day they, too, would be silently wiped out?
Someone must be deliberately covering up this news.
"You said the Monitor is the first person under the Great One? Then he must be loyal and devoted to that being?"
The inner demon glanced at him, a little impatient, "Isn't this nonsense?"
Jian Shiyuan asked again: "What if he also betrayed that existence?"
The inner demon rejected it outright, "How is that possible? That being hates betrayers the most! Didn't you witness the hunt for Long Yuan? How could the monitor have the guts to betray that being?"
Jian Shiyuan shook his head. "There is no such thing as eternal loyalty."
The monitor must have betrayed [Xian].
After Long Shuang fell, he disappeared. Jian Shiyuan could not think of any reason other than death.
If the relationship was not good, he would not use the frost flower decoration. It was because the relationship was good that he could not tolerate the death of Long Shuang. According to the inner demon's narration, Long Shuang did nothing wrong. It was that existence who took his anger out on the dragon clan and wiped him out.
Jian Shiyuan could imagine his feelings. If Long Shuang had done something wrong, he might still be wavering between friendship and loyalty, but Long Shuang was completely innocent. Jian Shiyuan felt suffocated when he put himself in his shoes.
The monitor must have gone crazy with pain as his good friend was ruthlessly pinched away like a bug.
However, this has nothing to do with him, Jian Shiyuan.
He just wanted to—
Suddenly, the inner demon's expression frowned, and it raised its finger in disbelief, tremblingly pointing at the human in front of it.
Long black hair, golden eyes, and a gorgeous face.
He looks just like a monitor!
"What on earth do you want to do?!"
The inner demon was almost frightened to death. This human had molded his soul into the appearance of the monitor!
Jian Shiyuan chuckled, "I'm just curious and want to try out a new face. What's the big deal? Haven't you used my face before?"
The monitor is dead, so he should be the one to inherit the estate. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste?
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