I can't be a demon.

Chapter 43: The Third Occupation [Corpse Taoist]

"As expected of the Eighth Master, if he doesn't make a move, it's fine, but when he does, it's amazing!"

The mynah bird held its head high and chest puffed out proudly, glancing with a slight disdain at its mount, A-Lian, and the bone blade on the latter's chest that also looked tattered.

"Whether I can succeed in martial arts or not depends mainly on your help, Master Ba. From now on, it will all depend on you to be self-sufficient and well-fed."

Shen Lian flattered the mynah bird earnestly, and the silly bird nodded in approval.

There was no way. If it weren't for the mynah bird's suspected act of stealing heads, the Nine-Eared Chaofeng would most likely not be able to collect the massive amount of experience required for promotion.

"After adding a wave of martial arts, I still have 22 points left. I made a fortune."

With the addition of the newly appointed corpse Taoist, the points for his synthetic martial arts will be enough, at least for a long period of time.

"It's a pity that I can't eat anymore later, otherwise the Sharp-toothed Warrior should be close to being promoted. Alas, humans always have their limits."

Even though Shen Lian had slept for a whole day and night, he still didn't feel hungry at all. This shows how horrible the overeating and drinking in the yamen was at that time.

On his way back to the pawn shop, he secretly felt the power surging in his body.

The new energy has yin and yang attributes and seems extremely strange, just like natural gas that has been compressed into liquefied form and it always feels like it will explode at any time.

However, Shen Lian also took advantage of the opportunity of strength fusion to successfully complete bone refining.

His bones all over his body emitted a faint glow, and his strength could flow freely through them, and the efficiency of his bone marrow's hematopoiesis was greatly increased.

With abundant Qi and blood, the recovery of strength will naturally be better than before.

Only a dozen minutes after Shen Lian left the yamen, a thin layer of strength had already grown in his originally exhausted dantian.

The only drawback may be its increasingly peculiar nature.

Now that the scales completely covered his upper body, Shen Lian guessed that after combining a few more stance techniques, his unreserved use of strength would be completely inhuman.

Fortunately, the special ability can indeed resist the aura of demons.

"Next, I will have to work hard on [Blood Refining], and I hope to become a warrior as soon as possible."

Blood refining requires strength to temper every drop of blood until the blood is imbued with strength. After completing the four stages of foundation building, the warrior's lifespan will reach 120 years, provided that he dies of old age.

"Why do I feel like... the fourth stage of foundation building is a process of gradually becoming more delicious?"

Shen Lian suppressed his distracting thoughts. At present, martial arts was still the safest path, and the demon's internal strength had more or less problems.

He glanced at two martial arts whose names were unknown.

"The new stance is simply called [Yin Yang Tai Chi Stance], and the horizontal training is called [Immortal Bronze Body]."

Shen Lian looked around and after making sure that no one noticed him, he jumped lightly into the pawnshop yard. At this time, the morning light was beginning to appear in the sky.

The courtyard has changed a lot. The collapsed well has been rebuilt with blue bricks, and young buds of fruits and vegetables have sprouted on the wooden frame that was built not long ago.

What concerned Shen Lian was that the decades-old banyan tree was more vibrant than in previous years, and its green branches and leaves looked lush and verdant.

"Will the banyan tree become a demon?"

"Ah~ Shen Lian, you have done such a bad thing, murder and arson, you have done all kinds of evil~"

Shen Lian quickly covered the starling's beak. In Yanliang Town, any mention of demons would lead to extremely complicated inquiries from the government.

"anyway."

"Why did the treasure appraiser get promoted to the Nine Qi Earthly Devil?"

Shen Lian looked at the increasingly handsome starling. It was hard to imagine that a silly bird was associated with a profession that, after being promoted, had a name that meant "earth dog".

Perhaps the only similarity is that the starling is nicknamed Husky. Of course, with the current size of the starling, even the crow can hardly catch up.

"Ah~ Your dad is tired and wants to go back to the cage to sleep~"

Shen Lian let go of the starling, and the latter quickly flew into the window of the wing room.

The noise made by the starling attracted Old Wang to look. When he saw that it was Shen Lian, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Young Master, the antiques and paintings that I collected recently are placed in the warehouse."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang."

Shen Lian couldn't muster the slightest interest.

If nothing unexpected happens, the experience gained by the Nine Qi Earth Devouring will be diluted tenfold, and the antique calligraphy and paintings stained with resentment will no longer be of much significance. It is estimated that even a ghost with decades of practice will only have one thousandth of the experience.

Shen Lian yawned, and after several waiters noticed the young master, the long-lost medicinal food appeared in a corner of the courtyard, and the fragrance was overwhelming.

"From now on, the experience of Nine-eared...Nine-hearted Earth-disgusting will depend on the starling. As many points as possible will be earned, and let the silly bird do more good things."

Shen Lian broke off a piece of banyan tree branch and put it in his mouth to chew.

"It has a bit of that demonic flavor, but there is no experience feedback. Hiss, is it possible that the banyan tree will really turn into a demon in the future?"

Instead of being afraid, Shen Lian was very interested.

"If the banyan tree becomes a demon, doesn't that mean it has a stable source of nutrients? That's really good."

Shen Lian just thought about it. After all, plants and trees have no intelligence. Becoming a demon requires years of baptism, not just absorbing a few corpses.

It is better to hope that the starling will attain enlightenment and become a demon one day than to expect the banyan tree to transform into a tree demon and abduct a few beautiful female ghosts.

Shen Lian summoned the career panel.

【Shen Lian】

[Realm: Foundation Building (Blood Training)]

[Martial Arts: Yin-Yang Tai Chi Posture (Tide Flame), Indestructible Bronze Body (Bronze Body)]

【Points: 22】

[Level 0.01 Occupation: Nine Qi Earth Hatred (%)]

[Second-level occupation: Sharp-toothed Warrior (51.71%)]

[First-level occupation: Corpse Taoist (0%)]

【Relationship: None】

[Magic power: ***]

.........

[The Corpse Taoist profession requires binding the fundamental item within twelve hours]

[The Corpse Taoist profession does not have any fundamental qualities, and cannot nurture magical powers]

When Shen Lian was checking his career panel, the Corpse Taoist's prompts kept appearing in front of him. With his previous experience as a warrior, he understood that there was no need to rush to bind the fundamental items.

His attention was temporarily focused on Jiuqi Diyan.

Shen Lian was very curious about the power of the Eyes of Wisdom.

【Nine Qi Wisdom Eyes: Can easily identify antique calligraphy and paintings less than 2,000 years old. 】

"As expected, I should be able to deal with a ghost that has been in the Taoist world for two thousand years. Well, I am worthy of being the best ghost exorcist in Yanliang Town."

Shen Lian nodded slightly, already imagining the scene of waving his hand to destroy the demon.

"and many more."

Shen Lian's expression became stiff, and he suddenly realized a crucial problem. If he wanted to use his wisdom eye, he had to face the ghost directly.

There is no doubt about the horror of the thousand-year-old ghost.

According to the fragment mentioned in the Corpse Transformation Sutra, the resentment of a thousand-year-old ghost can destroy a town in an instant, and it cannot be detected by ordinary means.

At that time, Zhu Sanxing's cultivation was definitely not more than a thousand years old. As a result, the Jinwu Guards spent several months to barely lure him out from the darkness of Yanliang Town.

Shen Lian's martial arts skills are good enough to bully hundred-year-old ghosts, but once he encounters a thousand-year-old demon...

I'm afraid that before he even gets close, his energy and blood will have been exhausted by the erosion of resentment, and the thousand-year-old demon will not let him notice anything at all.

"Forget it, keep a low profile."

Shen Lian was flipping through the secret book of breath-holding, secretly pondering the fundamental nature of the corpse Taoist.

Logically speaking, since corpse Taoists are a special profession, their awakened magical powers must be far beyond ordinary ones. Of course, they may also be quite evil.

(End of this chapter)