5: Chapter 5 The Demon

Just after the Breakthrough, I actually have 50 points of Qi Circulation cultivation.

This must be related to practicing two Flawless Realm Cultivation Techniques.

At this moment, Yu Xiu suddenly felt various distracting thoughts rising in his heart—disordered, chaotic, and muddled. It was as if he were recalling hundreds of past events simultaneously, or as if thousands of indulgent ideas were sprouting, yet he could not clear his head at all.

Chaotic, very chaotic, extremely chaotic.

'Heart Demon!' Yu Xiu's heart stirred; he knew this was the precursor to the appearance of a Yin Demon.

Sure enough, at that same moment, a voice suddenly echoed from the depths of his heart: "You have cultivated bitterly to no avail, unable to break through your Realm for so long. Even though you did a good deed and saved eight lives, you are instead held in resentment by Fang Jiming of the Inner Courtyard. The Sect does not help you, and your fellow disciples in the Outer Courtyard avoid you like snakes and scorpions. No one is willing to stand up for you!

"You have limited natural talent, limited bone structure, and your Comprehension Ability is even more lacking. Your potential is simply insufficient!

"You are merely an abandoned pawn discarded by the Sect. Since that is the case, why remain in this Sect?

"Why continue to struggle?

"Give up, I will take your place."

This voice was very familiar to Yu Xiu, because it was his own voice.

But he was somewhat stunned. 'How is this Heart Demon so outdated?'

'I have cultivated bitterly to no avail and cannot break through my Realm?'

'My Comprehension Ability is lacking?'

Do you even hear what you are saying?

'With my 94 Comprehension Ability and all my Cultivation Techniques and sword techniques at Perfection, you say my Comprehension Ability is lacking and my potential is insufficient?'

Brother Heart Demon, you are way behind on the "version."

These whispers of the Heart Demon did not cause any wavering of Yu Xiu's Dao Heart; in fact, he almost wanted to laugh.

He could not be bothered to pay attention.

Seeming to sense Yu Xiu's indifference, the Heart Demon whispered: "Stubborn and unyielding."

The next instant, Yu Xiu clearly sensed an unknown force departing from his heart.

'The Yin Demon is manifesting!' He suddenly opened his eyes.

He saw another version of himself appear before him—evil, cold, as if formed from the convergence of infinite malice.

'So this is the Yin Demon!' Yu Xiu's eyes lit up.

The aura was that of someone who had just entered the Qi Circulation Realm, identical to his own.

The appearance was also his own, likewise identical.

'This is practically the perfect prototype for an Incarnation!'

He was very tempted and wanted to refine it instantly to make it his own Incarnation.

But unfortunately, he had never come into contact with the cultivation method for an 'Incarnation,' and he did not yet know enough about the Yin Demon.

'Sooner or later, I will refine you!'

Looking at the Yin Demon that had already taken form, Yu Xiu was still a bit curious: "Court Jade Liquid Wine?"

The Yin Demon was very irritable: "I do not drink wine, I only come to take your place."

'Huh, my Yin Demon does not have my memories from my past life.' Yu Xiu was surprised.

He asked again: "Proficiency? Panel?"

The Yin Demon became even more irritable: "Stop spouting such incoherent nonsense. Today, you did not ask a Sect Elder to act as Protector, so you are meant to be replaced by me."

'This idiot Yin Demon doesn't even know about my Fate or the Panel!' Yu Xiu's eyes lit up again and again!

This was simply the perfect Incarnation!

He did not know if the Panel had isolated his Heart Demon, if his past life memories had surfaced later, so this Yin Demon lacked that period of memory, or if it was some other reason.

Regardless, this Yin Demon knew absolutely nothing that it shouldn't know.

It was even behind by quite a few versions!

"Die, Yu Xiu, I will take over." The Yin Demon pressed its fingers together like a sword, and the moment it struck, it used the Returning Goose Sword that Yu Xiu was most familiar with.

Internal Qi, accompanied by the Yin Demon's unique cold aura, burst from its fingertips, turning into three feet of Sword Qi. It thrust thirteen times in a row, seeming to return yet seeming to deliver, instantly shrouding Yu Xiu. The sword momentum was exceptionally exquisite.

Especially the Yin Demon's unique cold aura, which was even more tormenting; it could stir up cowardice, distracting thoughts, and restlessness in a person, making it impossible to face the enemy with a calm heart, causing one's strength to be reduced by thirty percent in an instant.

Yu Xiu forcefully suppressed the distracting thoughts and restlessness rising in his heart, flicked the long sword in his hand, and it let out a clear ringing sound. Then, his Internal Qi turned into Sword Qi, and he also struck out with his sword.

'The Returning Goose Sword used by this Yin Demon is not at Perfection either; it is full of flaws!'

It really is way behind on the version!

Clearly it was just a casual sword thrust, but in the eyes of that Yin Demon, it seemed like a ray of light that could not be touched. It struck thirteen times in a row, each strike fatal.

Yet, after Yu Xiu's casual sword thrust, those thirteen strikes of its seemed to become feints; they could not touch or slash anything. Instead, the Yin Demon itself seemed to have become an idiot, straight-up delivering its head in front of Yu Xiu's long sword, unable to dodge no matter what.

'The sword momentum is spent; there is no chance to withdraw power and counterattack.' Yu Xiu even had the presence of mind to critique the Yin Demon's swordsmanship.

In truth, he was also comparing his former self with his current self.

The Yin Demon used his former swordsmanship, while he was his current self.

In other words, his former self with 9 points of Comprehension Ability had absolutely no power to fight back against his current self with 94 points of Comprehension Ability.

Even if it were the same Realm and the same cultivation, it would not matter; the gap in Comprehension Ability was too large, and the gap in the level of swordsmanship was even greater.

"Pfft!"

A single unadorned sword strike, without accident or flair, easily pierced through the Yin Demon's head.

"You..." The Yin Demon's cold eyes were full of astonishment and confusion!

Why did it end up like this...

It was clearly the same cultivation, the same Realm, and even the same sword technique.

The Yin Demon even had a special cold aura and could stir up human distracting thoughts and restlessness, clearly holding all the advantages. Why was Yu Xiu's own swordsmanship so much higher than its own?

'Is the version update this fast?'

This was the Yin Demon's final thought; then, it turned into black smoke and dissipated into nothingness.

The Yin Demon, dead.

It died very quickly.

With a 'ding-dong' sound, a crisp landing noise rang out.

That was the spiritual item transformed from the Yin Demon after its death.

It was an irregularly shaped square object with a dark cyan color, resembling jade. One could faintly see mysterious substances flowing within it, appearing like a cyan fish.

Yu Xiu's eyes lit up, and he bent down to pick it up. Upon touching it, a gentle, warm aura seemed to be faintly drilling into his body, making him feel completely comfortable.

"It should be a good thing." Yu Xiu guessed.

But he did not recognize this item.

However, it was not important. Since he did not recognize it, someone over at the Outer Courtyard's Internal Affairs Hall would naturally be able to identify it; it should be able to sell for a good price.

He chuckled, put away this spiritual item, and headed straight for the Internal Affairs Hall.

Besides that, he also had to make a trip to the Scripture Pavilion.

After entering the Qi Circulation Realm, he could go to the Scripture Pavilion for free to choose one Qi Circulation Realm Cultivation Technique, and one Qi Circulation Realm sword technique.

If he wanted more, everything was clearly priced.

As long as you had money and Contribution Points, it was not a problem to even read through the entire Scripture Pavilion.

The bamboo hut where Yu Xiu lived was on the south side of the mountainside, while the Internal Affairs Hall was on the mountaintop.

He went all the way up the mountain, and halfway there, he suddenly heard bursts of low shouts coming from ahead.

"Yin Demon evil spirit, you dare to act violently in my Qingwei Sword Sect? Surrender now!"

"Junior Brother Zhang is foolish; how could he dare to break through his Realm alone, leading to his death at the hands of a Yin Demon!"

"Destroy him!" ...

Yu Xiu paused. 'A fellow disciple broke through his Realm alone and had his Physical Body possessed by a Yin Demon?'

'Greed harms people!'

What? Was I greedy too?

How was I greedy for slaying my own Yin Demon!

That is called: when Heaven gives, not taking it invites blame!