When Li Mu and Li Qing walked out of the torture chamber, Han Zhe was chasing one of his subordinates.
Li Mu was not in the mood to pay attention to Han Zhe. After Ren Yuan's cultivation was crippled by Su He, he was no different from an ordinary person. And ordinary people had no secrets under the special interrogation of the county yamen.
The reason for Ren Yuan's cultivation was no different from what Shopkeeper Ren had said.
Two months ago, when he went out to play, he met a Taoist priest. The Taoist priest felt his bone structure and asked about his birth characters. Seeing that Ren Yuan had a rare Wood Elemental Body, he had the idea of taking him in as a disciple.
Ren Yuan did not believe it at first, but after the Taoist priest showed him some magical Taoist techniques, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to take him in as a disciple.
The Taoist priest was very attentive to Ren Yuan's cultivation. He often brought Ren Yuan deep into the mountains to kill some Wisdom Opening Realm or Embryonic Transformation Realm demons to extract their souls. As a result, Ren Yuan condensed seven souls in half a month.
Li Mu's cultivation speed was not slow, but after two months, he had only condensed three souls. He was far from Ren Yuan's level.
After condensing the souls, the Taoist priest disappeared for a period of time.
During this period, Ren Yuan used the magic weapon given to him by the Taoist priest, as well as the evil techniques that the priest had taught him, to kill many demons and extract their souls for cultivation. In just a month, he had already refined two of the three souls.
This reminded Li Mu of the Yellow Rat couple. Judging from the time of Ren Yuan's crimes, the injury of the Yellow Rat's wife was most likely caused by Ren Yuan.
After refining two souls, the nearby demons were either killed by him or fled far away. Ren Yuan did not have a new source of souls to replenish. Finally, he changed his target from demons to humans.
At first, his targets were only passersby in Yangqiu County. After killing them and extracting their souls, he threw them deep into the mountains and valleys. Where there were no traces of humans, wild beasts would eat the corpses.
As his cultivation increased, he became bolder and bolder. In the end, he reached out to the people nearby.
In order not to arouse the suspicion of the government, he first took the souls of the hunter father and son, and then ordered the demon cat raised by the family to suck their essence and blood, creating the illusion that the demon was harming people. If it weren't for the Heaven's Eye that could see through people's seven spirits, and if Old Wang didn't happen to know that there was such a kind of Fu-lu, the county government probably wouldn't have suspected him.
Ren Yuan had cultivated to such a level in such a short period of time, yet more than ten innocent people had died in his hands.
This made Li Mu sigh in his heart. It was not that there were no shortcuts to cultivation. Although the shortcuts were fast, it was easy to lose one's humanity if one kept thinking about shortcuts.
The case had been closed. Old Wang was sorting out the case files related to the case in the guard room. When the Zhang County Magistrates came back, they would submit the files to the county town. After the County Magistrates approved, Ren Yuan would definitely end up like Zhao Yong, dead in body and soul.
Thinking about how Zhao Yong was chosen by the County Magistrates because of the so-called Fire Elemental Body, he finally did such an outrageous thing. If it weren't for the Wood Elemental Body, Ren Yuan would never have come into contact with cultivation and would not have ended up like this in the end.
Li Mu even thought of himself. However, he was different from Zhao Yong and Ren Yuan. Although he had a Pure Yang Body, he did not do anything to harm people. However, he still suffered an unexpected disaster …
He began to understand what Liu Hanyan meant when she said that he was a jinx.
This kind of special body bestowed by the heavens was both a blessing and a curse for them. It was the same for the people around them.
Old Wang shook his head and said, "Things in the world have always been like this. Blessings and misfortunes, misfortunes and blessings. Who can say for sure?"
Li Mu sighed and slowly walked out of Old Wang's guard room.
When he walked into the courtyard, he suddenly remembered something.
If those people were all killed by Ren Yuan, then the black-robed man, who was Ren Yuan's master, was also guilty in the entire matter, but his crime did not warrant death.
After he initiated Ren Yuan's cultivation, he never appeared again.
The black-robed man only killed a few demons. Even if those demons did not commit any crimes or harm people's lives, the laws of the Great Zhou protected the people of the Great Zhou. They would never destroy someone's body and soul just because they killed a few more demons.
Even if he had already stepped onto the path of cultivation and became an "immortal master" in the eyes of ordinary people, Li Mu had never felt that he was high above and could casually take the lives of others.
What if the black-robed man did not harm anyone?
Thinking of this, Li Mu's heart suddenly throbbed inexplicably. This was a throbbing that he did not feel when he killed the dwarf and the lizard spirit.
Following the throbbing of his heart, the mana in his body also became chaotic.
Feeling the abnormal mana ripples in the courtyard, Han Zhe poked his head out of the guard room. Li Qing quickly walked out of the room. When she discovered the source of the mana ripples, her figure instantly appeared beside Li Mu. She asked worriedly: "What's wrong?"
Li Mu shook his head. The throbbing in his heart became even more intense and the mana ripples in his body became even more intense.
Han Zhe ran over and his expression changed. He said: "An inner demon!"
Li Qing's expression was extremely serious. She looked seriously at Li Mu and asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Li Mu silently chanted the Heart Cleansing Mantra and the throbbing in his heart lessened greatly. He said in a low voice: "That black-robed man, Ren Yuan's master, he did not kill anyone …"
"That's it?"
Han Zhe looked at him in surprise and said: "You wouldn't have developed an inner demon because of this, would you?"
Li Mu: "If he did not harm anyone, then I … that senior killed someone who should not have been killed. Just look at the matter of Ren Yuan. Although he was at fault, he did not deserve to die."
Han Zhe looked at him with a strange gaze and said: "Kid, you are still too young. Do you know why the orthodox disciples of the six sects are not allowed to kill demons and extract their souls without permission?"
"Why?"
"Desire."
Han Zhe looked at him and said: "If one's desire is moved, there is only the difference between zero and countless times. What are those demons that have taken human form? For Ren Yuan's cultivation, the black-robed man could kill them without the slightest scruple. Do you think that after cultivating to the Transcendent realm, he has not killed anyone himself? If he did not have the heart to harm others, why would he protect him and why would he chase after us?"
Li Mu's heart palpitations slowly calmed down and his mana also calmed down.
Han Zhe continued, "There is no end to desire. Cultivators who kill demons to extract their souls and refine their souls will eventually walk on two paths. The first is to exterminate demons and devils. They will search for demons that have done all kinds of evil and bring harm to the human world, kill them, and extract their souls. The second is to be like Ren Yuan, who has taken a wrong path and completely fallen into the evil path. He will become an evil cultivator and harm the human world …"
Han Zhe patted Li Mu's shoulder and sighed: "Although you have not seen much, your temperament is not bad. Otherwise, you would not have developed such an inner demon. The job of constable is very suitable for you …"
"That black-robed man was able to cultivate Ren Yuan, he must be a Heretical Cultivation cultivator himself. He deserved to die, so there is no need to pity him. In the process of cultivation, the inner demon is everywhere. If you cannot subdue it, your future cultivation will be more difficult and you may even fall into the evil path …" Li Qing comforted Li Mu and said: "Come back to the duty room with me, I will help you calm your mana …"
Han Zhe immediately said: "Miss Qing, you should rest. Let me calm him down. My mana has already recovered …"
Li Qing shook her head and said: "He is my subordinate, let me do it myself."
Seeing Li Qing and Li Mu walk into the duty room, Han Zhe's face was filled with annoyance. After a moment, his eyes turned and he came to another room.
Constable Zhou was reviewing files. He raised his head and asked: "Constable Han, is there anything I can help you with?"
Han Zhe walked in front of him and said: "Constable Zhou, Li Mu has also stepped into cultivation. According to the usual practice, can he be promoted to constable?"
In the county government, Constable Zhou was the chief constable, Han Zhe and Li Qing were sub-constables. Once a constable was promoted to a sub-constable, he would be like Han Zhe, a small leader with three constables under his command.
Constable Zhou looked at him and said in surprise: "Why did you suddenly mention this?"
Han Zhe smiled and said: "I am thinking for Li Mu. If he is promoted to constable, his monthly salary will be higher …"
Constable Zhou thought for a moment and shook his head: "Li Mu has only been cultivating for a few days. At least wait until he condenses his soul …"
…
In the duty room, Li Mu and Li Qing's palms touched. After a while, Li Qing took back her hand. Li Mu said: "Thank you, chief."
Li Qing didn't stand on ceremony. She just looked at him and said: "The path of cultivation is extremely difficult. Inner demons often appear. You have to recite the Mind-clearing Formula you taught me often."
Li Mu nodded and said: "I know."
It was also the first time he had experienced the horror of inner demons. Li Mu only had a trace of doubt in his heart, but it was infinitely magnified and even affected his basic judgment. If it weren't for Han Zhe and Li Qing, Li Mu's cultivation in the future would be very difficult.
At this time, Han Zhe came in from outside and threw a jade stone to Li Mu, saying: "This is for you."
Li Mu took the jade stone and asked: "What is this?"
Han Zhe said: "In the past few months, I have collected courage from killing demons. You saved me once. Take it as a return of the favor …"
Since Han Zhe said so, Li Mu couldn't refuse. He took the jade stone and said: "Thank you …"
"You are welcome." Han Zhe's face showed a trace of pain. He gritted his teeth and waved his hand, telling Li Mu: "Cultivate well and try to condense your soul as soon as possible …"
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