The inner demon's whispers rang in his ears again, with a vicious and mischievous smile.
"Look, they don't care about you at all. You are nothing to them. Only strength can make you rise from the bottom and allow you to regain control of your own destiny!
Cultivate magic, embrace the darkness, and you will be reborn!"
Xuan Ji was silent.
The inner demon's words were like a drumstick, causing a shock in his heart.
He wavered, almost giving in.
But Xuan Ji still gritted his teeth and painfully rejected his inner demon, "No! Stop talking, I don't practice magic!"
"Well, I hope you won't regret your decision today."
Three months later, several ferocious monsters suddenly appeared in the mortal world. Relying on their powerful strength, they wreaked havoc and ate anyone they saw. The whole city was in panic.
After hearing the news, Xuan Ji was extremely anxious and wanted to protect these innocent people.
But his cultivation was too low, not enough to fill the teeth of the monster.
He could only watch the monsters run rampant and listen to the cries of the people, his heart filled with powerlessness and despair.
The threat of monsters is becoming increasingly serious and has also affected the family business.
The family decided to abandon the city and evacuate all personnel.
After learning the news, Xuan Ji immediately found the shopkeeper and asked him to report to the family and invite the masters of the clan to come and kill the monster.
However, the shopkeeper refused indifferently.
"The tribesmen are all busy with other important matters, and it will take several months for them to be free."
Xuan Ji was furious. "The entire city is about to be devoured by monsters, and they're doing nothing. What will they do in a few months when everyone is dead?"
The shopkeeper glanced at him sideways, his tone full of disdain.
"If you don't like it, just go and kill it yourself. What's the point of complaining here? If it weren't for your sister, I wouldn't even bother to notify you and would just let you die in the monster's mouth!"
Xuan Ji walked to the street in despair. In the past few days, the monsters have become more rampant. There are ruins everywhere and people are suffering.
The inner demon's voice sounded again, "See? This is the result of your persistence! If you had enough power, you could have stopped all this from happening."
While Xuan Ji was silent, a ferocious monster appeared again.
It is huge, with a ferocious face, claws like hooks, and fangs like swords.
The monster roared and rushed into the crowd, killing indiscriminately. Dozens of people died in an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams shook the sky.
More people were fleeing and crying, but they struggled and died in the mouths of monsters.
Xuan Ji witnessed all this, feeling painful and powerless.
The inner demon sneered, "If you had cultivated magic earlier, they wouldn't have to die. It's a pity that now you can't do anything except watch these people die."
Xuan Ji's eyes were filled with pain and struggle. He clenched his fists, his nails digging deeply into his palms, and blood flowed through his fingers and dripped onto the ground.
Those innocent people are still crying, struggling and feeling fear.
Xuan Ji's heart trembled, and he finally compromised, "I, I am willing..."
The inner demon smiled softly, "Very good, do as I say..."
Xuan Ji knelt on the ground, tears mixed with blood flowing all over his face.
He reached out his trembling hand and stroked the mutilated body of a child, whose face was still frozen with an expression of fear.
The voice of the inner demon whispered in his ear, its tone bewitching, like the tongue of a poisonous snake.
"Flesh, blood, and residual souls can all become the source of your strength. Devour them, and you will gain supreme power to protect everything you wish to protect!"
Xuan Ji finally made up his mind and started practicing the skills taught to him by the Heart Demon.
As the technique was put into practice, an unfamiliar and powerful force instantly surged into his body, and Xuan Ji's cultivation level instantly broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining!
The inner demon's whisper turned into a wild laugh: "That's right! Power is your only salvation!"
Xuan Ji's eyes gradually turned scarlet. He greedily absorbed the power from the corpse, and his cultivation level increased rapidly.
After the fourth level of Qi Refining comes the fifth level of Qi Refining!
The growth of his power excited him, but also frightened him.
He seemed to see a road covered with blood and killing, and he had already embarked on this road of no return.
"The fifth level of Qi Refining is still too weak. The spirituality and power contained in the corpse are still too little. You can go find some mortals..."
“That’s enough…”
A trace of struggle flashed in Xuan Ji's scarlet eyes, and he suddenly interrupted the bewitching voice.
"Shut up! I would never kill innocent people!"
The inner demon's wild laughter was extremely piercing. "How naive! What do you think you can do with your little bit of Taoism now? Those monsters can crush you to death with just one finger!
Only by constantly devouring and growing stronger can you survive and defend this city!"
Xuan Ji clenched his teeth and his fists creaked.
He looked around and saw corpses everywhere, blood flowing like a river, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood.
In the distance, the huge monster was still wreaking havoc, and every roar was accompanied by the disappearance of life.
"Is there really no other way?"
Xuan Ji muttered to himself, his eyes filled with confusion and pain.
He longed for power and wanted to protect the city, but he was unwilling to become a demon cultivator who lost his humanity.
The inner demon's voice sounded again, like a devil's whisper: "Don't hesitate any longer! The power is right in front of you! As long as you are willing, you can have the power to control everything!"
Xuan Ji took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He staggered to his feet and tried to search for the remains of the body.
“There are too few bodies.”
The inner demon complained dissatisfiedly, "At this rate, it will take forever to improve your cultivation! Wouldn't it be faster to just capture a living person and refine them?"
Xuan Ji shuddered, a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
"Shut up! I would never do such a heartless thing!"
But when Xuan Ji was looking for the corpse, several huge monsters rushed into the city.
Their scarlet eyes swept across the terrified crowd, and they let out excited roars, beginning a carnival feast.
Sharp claws tear flesh, sharp fangs gnaw bones,
Screams and wails rose and fell, interweaving into a tragic song of despair.
Xuan Ji was shocked and angry. He wanted to stop this inhumane massacre and roared at his inner demon.
"Quick! Think of a way! I want to stop them!"
But the inner demon was strangely silent, as if it had disappeared. No matter how Xuan Ji called out, there was no response.
Xuan Ji watched helplessly as countless mortals were torn to pieces and devoured by monsters in front of him.
The streets were stained red with blood, and broken limbs and body parts were scattered all over the ground, like hell on earth.
Despair and anger burned in his soul like a raging fire.
He could no longer bear it and rushed towards the group of rampaging monsters, waving his fists and using all his strength to try to stop them.
However, in front of the powerful monster, Xuan Ji, who was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, was as small as an ant.
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