135: Strange Rabbit Monster, the True Explanation of Transformation

Three days later.

Jiang Lan held a map in his hand and glanced at it.

At this moment, he had already Transmigrated through Wu Country and was in the territory of Yue Country.

After Transmigrating through the three countries of Sheng Country, Yuan Country, and Mo Country, he would be able to reach Ling Country.

A smile appeared on Jiang Lan's face.

At this rate, it would probably take another twenty-odd days, less than a month, to arrive.

It was a few days longer than his initial estimate, but not by much.

Among the several countries along the way, Wu Country was the largest.

It took him a little over eight days to Transmigrate through Wu Country.

For the remaining countries, an average of five days each would be about right.

Of course, this assumes no unexpected situations.

Closing the map, Jiang Lan continued on his way.

As he traveled south, the weather became warmer and more humid.

Even after Transmigrating through Wu Country, the traveling merchants he occasionally encountered on the main road had slightly different attire.

Indeed, local conditions nurture local people.

After passing another group of travelers, Jiang Lan's thoughts drifted.

However, he didn't dwell on such matters. Once the thought passed, he continued on his journey... It was night.

Jiang Lan slowed down from his rapid pace and stopped, standing still.

He didn't plan to rest, but to continue on his way.

Entering a city every three days was too much of a waste of time for him.

It would be better to arrive quickly, rest well for two days within Ling Country, and then head to the demon gathering place.

"Young Master, do you know how to get to Anling County?"

Just then, a faint voice echoed not far in front of Jiang Lan.

He looked up.

In front of him was a woman wearing a headscarf.

However, the white headscarf could not completely conceal her appearance.

She was quite pretty; although not stunningly beautiful, she was still good-looking.

A playful smile appeared on Jiang Lan's face.

Actually, he had stopped precisely because of the person who had just spoken.

"It's not far ahead, twenty to thirty li."

Hearing Jiang Lan's reply, the woman looked pitiful, secretly glancing at Jiang Lan, her eyes flashing with a strange glint as she said:

"Young Master, could you do me a favor and take me back? I encountered bandits on the road, and all my companions died, leaving only me, a lonely soul..."

Jiang Lan scrutinized the woman again.

Her headscarf was pristine white, and her clothes were neat.

This excuse seemed plausible, but in Jiang Lan's eyes, it was full of loopholes.

Leaving aside other things, if she had truly escaped from bandits, it would be good enough if she hadn't lost her shoes; how could her clothes be so tidy?

Her attire didn't look like she had just escaped from bandits; instead, she looked like a Young Miss from a wealthy family out for a spring outing.

In fact, Jiang Lan had stopped earlier because he felt something was off about this place.

After encountering this woman, he understood that the 'something off' was probably her.

However, Jiang Lan could confirm that this woman had a physical body and was not some kind of evil spirit, but rather a demon.

But what made Jiang Lan a little strange was that there were no demonic characteristics visible on the woman's body at all.

Normally, without reaching Mortal Shedding, demons cannot transform into human form.

Even if they did, they would definitely retain certain animalistic features.

Like rabbit ears, a fox tail, or protruding fangs.

Even more so, although in human form, their minds were still that of a beast.

Like the Black Wolf Demon Jiang Lan first encountered, it was like that.

In short, demon forms are varied and strange, but to completely transform into human form without others noticing, one would at least need to be in Mortal Shedding.

But if she really was in Mortal Shedding, this woman... demon would not be doing such a thing as ambushing and killing people on the road.

Jiang Lan's gaze swept over her headscarf and skirt again, but he still found nothing unusual.

Even with them covered, he could tell something was wrong.

But after looking at the woman from head to toe, he couldn't find anything amiss.

Yet Jiang Lan was still absolutely certain that this woman was undoubtedly a demon.

Tsk, how strange.

But it didn't matter; if he couldn't figure it out, then he wouldn't think about it.

Jiang Lan drew his long blade.

"Clang!"

As the long blade was unsheathed, the woman retreated two steps, her eyes filled with terror.

"Young Master, why is this?"

Jiang Lan smiled and said, "What a coincidence, isn't it? I'm also a bandit, but this time, you probably won't be able to escape."

As his words fell, a golden-red blade light flashed out.

The next instant, it landed directly on the woman's exposed neck.

"Sizzle!"

The woman's head directly slid from her neck.

At the same time, a virtual light screen appeared in front of Jiang Lan.

[Killed a Qi Gathering Third-stage Rabbit Demon, gained one hundred sixty-three years of Lifespan.]

[Remaining Lifespan: three thousand five hundred seventy years.]

Jiang Lan then looked at his own column... [Name: Jiang Lan]

[Cultivation: Mortal Shedding Ninth-stage (Peak)]

[Cultivation Technique: Golden Essence Spirit Cultivation Art]

[Martial Skills: Blazing Sun Demon Suppression Blade (Return to Simplicity), Flood Dragon Swim (Return to Simplicity), Hidden God Art (Return to Simplicity), Shadow Blade Art (Return to Simplicity)]

[Remaining Lifespan: three thousand five hundred seventy years.]

[Can inject Lifespan into Cultivation Techniques and skills to improve strength.]

[Can suppress or kill demons to increase Lifespan.]

...While traveling, he occasionally encountered demons like this, which contributed to his Lifespan.

So, his current Lifespan was already close to three thousand six hundred years.

A normal person certainly wouldn't encounter so many demons.

But Jiang Lan was different.

Thanks to that mysterious sixth sense after entering the Mortal Shedding Realm, he was able to find so many demons.

Including this one, Jiang Lan had sensed it in advance, which was why he stopped.

Therefore, Jiang Lan was confident that he would absolutely not kill the wrong target.

If he hadn't known beforehand, even if the Rabbit Demon's words were full of loopholes, he wouldn't have chosen to attack.

Killing demons is fine, but if he mistakenly killed a human, that would not be appropriate.

As her head fell, her body slowly collapsed to the ground.

The headscarf, along with the rolling head, came undone.

Jiang Lan turned his head to look.

It was a normal woman's head.

He took two steps forward, crouched down slightly, and reached out to pinch the cheeks on both sides of the head's face.

There were no rabbit teeth either.

Frowning slightly, Jiang Lan stood up and walked to the corpse.

He pulled off the corpse's skirt.

He looked closely again.

Strange, no rabbit tail either?

But the System clearly said this was a Rabbit Demon.

No matter what, the System is never wrong.

If the System said it was a Rabbit Demon, then it must be a Rabbit Demon.

Yet this demon, despite only being in the Qi Gathering Realm, showed no external abnormalities whatsoever.

This was not right.

Just then, Jiang Lan noticed that inside the skirt, there seemed to be a slight bulge, shaped like a book.

Jiang Lan's eyes flickered slightly; he reached into the skirt and pulled out the item inside.

It was indeed a book.

No, strictly speaking, it should be a unique art.

"True Explanation of Transformation"