"No one can rival it anymore, and its methods are unpredictable. It can continuously split into many clones, making it impossible to kill them all and impossible to defend against."
"After the demons came to this world, they not only slaughtered ordinary people at will, but also used the cultivators here as nourishment, hunting and consuming them, which led to a sharp decline in the number of cultivators."
"The cultivators of that time joined forces and studied for a long time before they finally developed the Nine Dragons Demon-Sealing Array. They used the nine great spiritual veins that were unique in the world to form an array plate, with the Snowy Immortal Mountain as the array eye, driving the main soul of the evil spirit to the Snowy Immortal Mountain for sealing." Leng Muya's tone was tinged with regret.
"The main soul? So the Nine Dragons Demon Sealing Formation only sealed the main soul, while countless branch souls remain outside?" Qing Xuanzi caught the word "main soul" and pressed for an answer.
Leng Muya nodded and said, "Yes, before that demon was sealed, it left behind countless fragments of its soul, which are what the Xuanmen call demonic spirits."
“These demonic spirits awaken every so often, hunting down civilians and cultivators, bringing disaster to our world.”
"They can possess some creatures or objects, drain their life force, and even control their consciousness."
"I see." Qing Xuanzi nodded, now understanding even more why demonic spirits were found in people or mountain demons.
He continued, "Is the spiritual energy in our world becoming increasingly thin because of the Nine Dragons Sealing Demon Formation?"
Leng Muya nodded: "The Demon Sealing Array is not just a simple way to seal it, but also an array that gradually erodes its main soul over the years."
"In order to maintain the operation of this formation, it will continuously absorb the spiritual energy of this world and transform it into the power to obliterate the main soul."
"This is one of the reasons why the spiritual energy in our world is becoming increasingly scarce."
“Although the main soul of the demon is getting weaker and weaker, the energy of the spiritual vein is also decreasing. If we don’t find a solution soon, the spiritual vein will eventually dry up, and the entire demon-sealing array may collapse. At that time, the main soul of the demon will come out again…” Leng Muya’s words were full of worry.
Qing Xuanzi naturally knew what she was worried about. If the demon spirits were to return to the human world, it would surely be a time of great suffering for all living beings.
In addition, with the spiritual energy depleted, although the Xuanmen sect now has five realms, everyone understands that its strength is far inferior to the highest realm of cultivators in this world during the era of cultivation.
Although the demon spirit is weakened, it can still split into countless clones. No one knows whether all the righteous forces in the world can completely destroy it.
Qing Xuanzi frowned: "If only we could find a solution to prevent the demon's main soul from awakening again."
Leng Muya nodded: "Yes, over the years, our predecessors have been researching and hoping to find a way to maintain the operation of the Demon Sealing Array without excessively consuming spiritual energy. However, they have not yet found a way."
After a moment of contemplation, Qing Xuanzi said, "Senior Sister, I think we might be able to approach this from other angles. For example, we could look for new spiritual veins, or other resources that can replace the energy of spiritual veins."
Leng Muya rolled her eyes at him: "How could our predecessors not have thought of this? Not only have all nine main spiritual veins belonging to our China been used up, but the other minor spiritual veins will also be slowly consumed as the main spiritual veins are depleted. Where are we going to find them?"
Qing Xuanzi: "What about overseas?"
Leng Muya shook her head and said, "Besides our Dragon Kingdom, which has nine major spiritual veins, only the underwater demon race has one, the tropical rainforest has one, the snow kingdom has one, and the rest are medium-sized or small spiritual veins."
"Not to mention that no one can connect these spiritual veins to the formation, even if they could, no one would dare to do so, otherwise it would be touching the very foundation of this world."
“Once the very foundation of the world is shaken, evil and heresy will run rampant, the world will descend into chaos, and all living beings will suffer.”
Qing Xuanzi nodded, realizing that his idea was futile, and fell silent.
After a while, she suddenly said, "Senior sister, since we can't start with the spiritual veins, can we start with the main soul of the demon itself?"
Leng Muya was slightly taken aback: "You mean..."
Qing Xuanzi continued, "We can try to find a way to directly weaken the power of the demon's main soul, instead of just relying on the obliteration of the demon-sealing array."
"In this way, even if the energy of the spiritual vein gradually decreases, the main soul of the demon will be unable to awaken due to the weakening of its own power, and it may be destroyed one day."
Leng Muya sighed: "These seniors naturally thought of that too. Otherwise, what do you think those seniors from various sects who take turns guarding the forbidden area are doing?"
Well, all he could think of were things his seniors had already thought of, and he understood that those seniors had only thought of more than he had…
Both of them were in a heavy mood and didn't speak for a while. The atmosphere was a bit cold, which made Rong Jiaojiao afraid to move around in Leng Muya's arms.
After a while, Rong Jiaojiao couldn't help but wiggle her little bottom and let out a small fart, which brought the two people who were immersed in their own thoughts back to their senses.
Qing Xuanzi looked at his disciple speechlessly, while Leng Muya couldn't help but laugh out loud, breaking the silence.
She gently patted Rong Jiaojiao's back and teased, "Oh dear, are you reminding us not to be too serious?"
Rong Jiaojiao blushed deeply and quickly covered her face, whispering, "Uncle-Master, I didn't mean to..."
Qing Xuanzi couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed.
Qing Xuanzi rubbed Rong Jiaojiao's head and said, "Alright, Jiaobao, don't be afraid, your master won't blame you."
With the atmosphere easing, Leng Muya asked Qing Xuanzi, "Besides finding a magic weapon for your little disciple, is there anything else you came here for?"
Qing Xuanzi then recounted his encounters with demonic spirits several times, and said, "I didn't know you knew more than I did, so I came to inform the sect to warn other disciples to be careful when traveling outside."
Leng Muya patted his shoulder: "That's thoughtful of you. But why don't you take Jiaobao to the Immortal Mountain to cultivate? After all, the spiritual energy there is abundant and would be beneficial to her cultivation."
Qing Xuanzi said, "The child's parents couldn't bear to part with her. They initially planned to take her back to the Immortal Mountain when she turned three, and then send her back to study when she turned six. However, this child is somewhat special, so it has been delayed until now."
As for what constitutes this special method, Qing Xuanzi didn't say, and Leng Muya didn't ask about Rong Jiaojiao's special circumstances either; everyone tacitly understood each other.
Instead, he asked Qing Xuanzi, "So what are your plans next?"
If Qing Xuanzi hadn't heard about the demons, he would have continued to let Rong Jiaojiao cultivate and grow step by step. But now, he had to consider taking Rong Jiaojiao back to the Immortal Mountain as soon as possible.
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