He watched as the customer slowly disappeared into the thick fog with a flashlight.
Ling Ping'an sighed softly, "I hope that this customer can buy a few more books the next time he comes..."
Ling Ping'an held the jelly-like spice ball in his hand and gently tossed it. Then, he placed it in front of his nose and sniffed it.
This thing was really fragrant!
"By the way..." Ling Ping'an suddenly remembered something, "I forgot to ask that customer how to use this thing..."
However, it didn't matter.
As for spices, they were only used for soaking, adding when steaming, and frying.
Holding this thing, Ling Ping'an pulled down the shutter door.
When he turned around, the kitten, Bastet, was already waiting for him in front of his trousers.
"Little darling..." Ling Ping'an smiled and patted its head, "You must be sleepy too..."
Meow!
Ling Ping'an smiled and took out the towel that it used to sleep with from the cupboard. Then, he took down the plate that it used to eat.
He poured some cat food into the cat plate.
Then, the kitten obediently climbed onto the towel and slowly ate its cat food.
The little thing was very easy to raise. It only needed to eat a plate of cat food every day.
However, it didn't grow much. After a month, it was still the same size.
Could it be because of the breed?
Ling Ping'an didn't quite understand this.
Until now, he still hadn't figured out what breed this kitten was!
However, it didn't matter.
Ling Ping'an looked at the little guy who was eating cat food. He reached out and turned off the light.
"Good night!" Ling Ping'an said to his pet.
Then, he took his phone and walked to the stairs. Under the illumination of the phone, he walked up.
Creak, creak...
The stairs swayed and creaked with a frightening noise.
The kitten sleeping on the towel gently and slowly ate cat food.
The amber cat's eyes reflected the bookstore.
The kitten could feel...
Tonight, the bookstore had something different from the past.
If one observed carefully, the kitten could feel that time and space were being distorted.
And this was the world created by the nameless fog and the silver key.
It could distort this place.
Other than its master, it was almost impossible for there to be a second person.
So...
The kitten gently lay down. It understood.
Its master's awakening rate was a little higher.
Perhaps, after a while, one of his incarnations might awaken.
Thinking of this, Kitten immediately closed her eyes, not daring to think any further.
Because, at this moment, one of his master's incarnations might be staring at him.
As a god, Bastet knew very well what an incarnation was.
… …
He held the strange iron artifact in his hand.
Xiao Man slowly walked through the fog.
The light hit the dense fog.
The fog became thinner, and the road ahead could be seen clearly.
This was a path that Xiao Man could not understand.
Was the road made of some kind of divine power?
With the light emitted by the magic tool in her hand, Xiao Man could even see stone poles that looked like road signs standing on both sides of the road in the fog in the distance.
They can give off some faint light.
Xiao Man looked at those creations and took a deep breath.
She understood that the mysterious man in the fog wasn't the only one living in this world of fog.
Perhaps there were other guests as well.
However, what was the relationship between these people and that strange person?
Ruler and subject?
Friends?
Xiao Man thought.
She looked at the iron magic tool in her hand again.
This was a wonderful thing. With a gentle press of a button, it could activate the light source, illuminate this dangerous fog, and guide her home.
Not only that!
Xiao Man held the magic tool in her hand and shone it in all directions.
She saw whirlpool-like things spinning in the distance in the fog.
Those vortexes …
Xiao Man took a deep breath. She roughly knew that each of those vortexes probably led to an unknown world.
Perhaps some even led to the lair of the Sky Demons, the void.
So …
"That strange person can use this fog to connect with all the worlds in the world?" Xiao Man thought, and her heart was inexplicably shocked.
She looked at the vortexes.
Then, she lowered her head.
The calamity of the fall of the sky caused the Sky Demons to surge into the world, and the world to fall into a catastrophe!
How could she dare to spy on other worlds?
What if she provoked another calamity of the Sky Demons?
She could only hold the magic tool in her hand and walk back the way she came.
Along the way, Xiao Man didn't dare to look around anymore.
Finally, she walked out of the fog.
The sunlight shone down from the sky, dazzling people's eyes.
She turned around and saw that the fog behind her was rapidly shrinking. In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared.
Xiao Man held the magic tool in her hand. She remembered the movements of the mysterious bookstore weirdo when he opened it.
She gently tried to push a button.
The magic tool was turned off.
She put away the magic tool.
Then, he looked at the dusty book in his hand.
Under the sunlight, the words on the cover danced in front of her eyes one by one.
They turned into small sharp swords.
One by one, they drilled into her body.
In the blink of an eye, the book in her hand had disappeared.
And a strange whisper came into her ears, "Those who look up to the Dao are like those who are immersed in the Dao. The things that everyone knows, the Dao that they do not know..."
This voice was like a Daoist chanting sutras in a Daoist temple.
It was also like the sound of the wooden fish in front of the Buddha.
In this whisper, Xiao Man saw that figure again.
The figure of the mighty figure called Lord Xuan was reflected in her pupils.
A Daoist technique appeared in Xiao Man\'s soul.
This was a Daoist technique created by Lord Xuan before he cultivated the way of the sword.
A swordsman had nothing else but the sword.
Lord Xuan practiced the sword and forged himself into a sword.
His body, hair, skin, flesh, tendons, bones, joy, anger, sorrow, joy, the seven emotions and six desires were all swords.
Not only did he kill his enemies, but he also subdued his own demons and suppressed his own evil.
If he wanted to do so, he needed a soul that was unimaginably powerful!
Only in this way could he suppress himself and forge his own body into a sword.
Thus, heaven and earth were heartless and treated all living things as dogs!
And Lord Xuan was heartless and sacrificed all living things!
Thus, he created this entry-level Daoist technique.
Soul devouring!
It was said: A burning fire can burn all living things. If everything dies, where does the fire exist? The Dao of a single breath could subdue all things. Where would the Dao be when all things perish?
Therefore, I will use my fire to devour your soul!
Xiao Man slowly raised the sword in her hand.
Under the sunlight, the three feet of ordinary iron slowly reflected rays of sword light.
Suddenly, a shallow flame appeared on the blade of the sword.
That was her soul fire!
It was also her soul devouring!
"What the gods move is not called the will of the gods!" Xiao Man looked at the faint soul fire and said softly, "The will is not the will, but the soul!"
"Therefore, all living things use their souls to control their souls..."
"However, there is more gold than wood!"
"Frighten the enemy's soul to make up for my shortcomings!"
"This is the Dao of the Heavens!"
The Dao of the Heavens was to take the excess and make up for the deficiency!
It was just so!
Xiao Man gently shook the blade and the soul fire bloomed.
With her as the dot, all the flowers, plants, and trees within a radius of three steps withered.
This was soul devouring!
A secret technique that specialized in devouring souls!
Even the souls of flowers, plants, and trees could be seized!
So...
Xiao Man knew that she could also devour the souls of the Sky Demons!
However, the Sky Demons were not flowers, plants, and trees. They would not sit still and wait to be killed.
She needed to kill!
Kill a Sky Demon and use its soul as nourishment!
Kill them one by one, and one day, this soul devouring would definitely be completed!
And she would also form her core because of this!
When the soul devouring was completed, the sword core would be formed.
The core was a killing core. The quality of the golden core was related to the number and quality of the enemies killed and devoured!
Holding the sword, Xiao Man took a deep breath.
She knew that she should go there to cultivate.
Ever since the fall of the sky, the Sky Demons swarmed into the world.
Following the invasion of the Heavenly Demons, there were also Void Creatures called Shura.
They were like the Sky Demons, invisible and shapeless, crazy and twisted.
However, they were not as powerful as the Sky Demons and could not steal the bodies of powerful cultivators. Therefore, they could only change their targets to weak mortals.
Although they were not as powerful as the Sky Demons, they were even more twisted.
Countless prosperous cities had been turned into demon dens by these monsters.
So...
Xiao Man understood that she should go there.
Go to those former cities and find those Asuras to sacrifice to the sword!
In the past, even if she had the ability to kill an Asura, she did not dare to kill it.
Because, Asuras were like Sky Demons, immortal and indestructible.
If she killed it, it would only be expelled back to the void.
Then, it would make a comeback and steal a mortal's body again.
Therefore, she could only imprison or seal these monsters.
So...
Xiao Man put away the sword.
She strode forward.
She walked towards the village.
… …
Ling Ping'an walked to the kitchen and turned on the light.
He took out a bowl from the disinfection cabinet.
He threw the spices in his hand into the bowl.
"I'll try it first..." he thought, so he took the bowl and put a bowl of water under the faucet.
Then, he placed the bowl next to the gas stove, took a dish, and covered the bowl.
"I'll come back tomorrow morning to take a look..." he said.
If everything was normal, he should be able to get a bowl of spiced water tomorrow.
Maybe he could use it to roast meat or something.
After doing this, he turned off the kitchen light.
Then, he walked to the living room, opened the refrigerator door, and took out a bottle of Kvass. He opened it and gulped down a big mouthful.
Needless to say, this kind of Lossia drink was really delicious.
Ling Ping'an took it and sat on the sofa.
As he drank, he swiped open his phone.
There were two unread text messages in his hand. Ling Ping'an swiped open them and saw that they were from his aunt.
It was still the sun, the beach, and the sea.
Along with the picture, there was also a message that was very ostentatious: Little Ping'an, look, where do I live?
Ling Ping'an looked at the location she sent.
Federal Empire, Fragrant Hill Autonomous State, Fragrant Hill Hotel.
He swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but say, "This Institute of Ancient Culture actually has such good benefits?"
"I'm out on vacation, and I'm actually staying at Fragrant Hill Hotel!"
This was a little extravagant!
Fragrant Hill Hotel was a famous hotel even in the mainland!
It was said that the host and guests were either rich or noble!
But...
Ling Ping'an shrugged his shoulders. It wasn't like he had never stayed in such a hotel before.
The fellowship party he had attended in the Guangnan Governor District was at a famous five-star hotel in Yaodu.
In the end, other than the bigger house, more advanced facilities, and better service, it was no different from other hotels.
Besides...
To Ling Ping'an, it was all about sleeping.
There was almost no difference where he stayed.
In fact, he felt that the bed at home was more comfortable than the bed in those so-called big hotels.
Thus, he replied, "Aunty, have fun!"
Just as he put down his phone, the other party's reply came.
"Little Ping'an!"
Ling Ping'an looked at the reply that appeared on the screen. He shook his head and ignored it.
That aunt of his!
Although she was older than him, in fact... in terms of maturity and conduct, she was far inferior to him.
Sometimes, Ling Ping'an even felt that he was the elder.
And his aunt was a child who hadn't grown up.
Just like now...
"Being impulsive isn't something an adult would do..." he pursed his lips and smiled.
In any case, that aunt was far away in the Pacific Ocean.
It wasn't like she would fly back and slash him.
Therefore, Ling Ping'an picked up his phone with a clear conscience and walked back to his bedroom.
It was time to sleep.
… …
Xiao Man finally returned to the familiar village.
This was a village that looked abandoned from the outside.
The houses were already covered in cobwebs.
Many courtyard walls had already collapsed.
Xiao Man walked to a dry well in the middle of the village.
Then, she gently knocked on the cover of the dry well with her sword.
He was slowly tapping at a predetermined frequency.
Dong dong dong...
Soon, someone heard the commotion and poked his head out from the ground beside an abandoned courtyard not far from the dry well.
This person was pleasantly surprised when he saw Xiao Man. "Xiao Man! Are you okay? "
Xiao Man nodded. "I'm fine!"
She asked, "How's the village?"
That person said, "Thank you for sending the message in time. We passed through the secret passage in time and hid underground on the second floor..."
Xiao Man listened and a gratified smile appeared on her face.
After the fall of the heavens, the human race lived extremely hard.
Heavenly Demons and Asuras were monsters that loved flesh and souls.
They hunted down living beings including the human race everywhere.
The weakness of the human race was completely exposed in this calamity.
The human race was not like the demons. When necessary, they could transform into their original form and hide in the deep mountains, forests, underground, or even in the depths of pools.
The human race could only dig underground and rely on layers of warnings to avoid foreign enemies.
But...
Whether it was cultivators or mortals, it was impossible for the human race to hide underground for a long time.
The human race needed food, space to move, medicine and all kinds of cultivation materials.
Therefore, they had no choice but to come out and move.
Once they were discovered, they could only give up their existing strongholds and escape to another backup refuge.
Fortunately, the demons would sometimes help and even take in human refugees.
That was why the human race was still not extinct after the fall of the heavens.
Even the size of the population was faintly recovering!
That person looked at Xiao Man and suddenly said, "Xiao Man..."
"You know the rules, right?"
Xiao Man nodded. Of course, she knew the rules.
"I came back to take a look. I'm relieved that everyone is fine!" She revealed a bright smile.
It seemed to be comforting the other party and herself.
It was also to prevent the Sky Demon from sneaking into the crowd and causing the destruction of the entire village.
The human race had already formulated a set of rules.
One of them was that people who had come into contact with the Sky Demon could not return to the village.
He had to go into self-exile.
And the people in the village would also move later.
Because the Sky Demon was very cunning and strange.
There was once a refuge with a population of 100,000. It was because a Sky Demon had infiltrated it that the entire city was slaughtered by the Sky Demon overnight!
Many examples also proved that many people whose bodies were stolen by the Sky Demon actually did not know that they had been stolen by the Sky Demon, and their souls had also been devoured by the Sky Demon.
He still thought that he was a human.
He was even willing to go through fire and water for the human race.
Until the Sky Demon suddenly acted up and directly appeared.
This was the sorrow of this world.
In order to survive and continue, countless people gave up everything.
They even chose to go into self-exile.
Not only the human race, but also the demon race!
Xiao Man really wanted to tell the other party that not only was she fine, but that Core Formation stage Sky Demon had also been completely destroyed.
But she knew that the other party would not believe her.
To be able to come out and see her was already the greatest trust that everyone in the village had in her!
Because, under normal circumstances, they would not even have met.
Xiao Man took a deep breath and said to the other party, "Uncle, please take care of my master and senior sister!"
"When the Extraterrestrial Demons and the Asuras are all destroyed, maybe we can meet again!"
The person listened and smiled bitterly, but did not answer.
The Sky Demon and Asura were destroyed?
If it was at the beginning of the fall of the sky, perhaps some people would believe it.
Because at that time, there was still considerable strength in the world, and there was even the help of the surviving immortals and gods.
But now...
There were not even many nascent soul realm cultivators!
Whether it was the human race or the demon race, they could only drag out an ignoble existence.
And this result was actually deliberately done by the Asura and the Sky Demon.
They were raising the living beings of the world like livestock.
Xiao Man was full of confidence.
She held the sword in her hand, turned around, and said, "Uncle, please believe me!"
"One day, the world will be safe again!"
For this, Xiao Man knew what kind of price she had to pay.
In her soul, the shadow of Xuan Jun was still slowly chanting in a low voice.
"Those who look up to the Dao are strong, and those who look up to the Dao are immersed..."
Every word was tugged at the heartstrings.
Xiao Man understood that she had already stepped onto a path of no return.
Either she died on this path.
Or she became a monster on this path!
Soul devouring!
The world was heartless and treated all living beings as dogs!
Xuan Jun was heartless and sacrificed all living beings!
Just this sentence from Enlightened Zongyi had already exposed what kind of person Xuan Jun was!
He was a monster that was even more twisted than the Sky Demon.
On the day she achieved Dao, she might replace the Sky Demon and become the greatest danger and the most terrifying thing in the world.
However...
Xiao Man had no choice.
If she wanted to destroy a monster, she could only become a monster!
Future matters could only be discussed in the future.
Now...
The most important thing was to survive.
She had to use all means to beg!
As for the Sky Demon and Asura, they were unwilling to reason or give her a way out.
So...
She could only become a monster and kill them all first!
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