Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 511 Formless
This is novel; Wei Xi has never heard of having to eliminate inner demons before forming the core.

Wei Xi couldn't help but ask: What is an inner demon?

Lian Gouyan stated that he had only overheard the conversation subjectively and was not an omniscient deity.

"However, judging from her expression, she didn't get rid of the inner demon very well." Lian Gouyan said with considerable regret, "I wonder what it was? You said I'd go ask my master..."

"What are you asking?" Qin Feng interrupted, "Senior Brother Wang Xin helped us, wouldn't it be repaying kindness with enmity if you went to ask him?"

As soon as he said this, Qin Feng covered his mouth.

Lian Gouyan looked at the flustered Qin Feng with suspicion.

When it comes to the ability to confess without being asked, Qin Feng is the best among the three.

“Two people, and you specifically named Wang Xin,” Lian Gouyan said, dragging out each word, “Could it be that you know the inside story?”

Qin Feng covered his mouth and looked to Wei Xi for help, leaving the latter speechless.

Lian Gouyan suddenly stood up and said in a strange voice, "So! You two teamed up to laugh at me! And the other person got the news and came running to you like a lapdog! If something like this happens again, I won't say a word!"

"Who knows what you're talking about?" Wei Xi said calmly. "Besides, don't be so nice to ask. Why don't you go find Wang Huan? See if she doesn't slap you."

Despite her cheerful demeanor, Wang Huan is actually a fire-attribute cultivator with a fierce and ruthless nature. When she gets angry, she doesn't know her own strength.

Lian Goucai dared not touch such a frown.

"Furthermore, it's not excessive for the Myriad Swords Sect to hoard its secrets; you should really think about how to form your core."

Upon hearing the mention of cultivation, Lian Gouyan abandoned his teasing mood and said seriously, "You know my situation best. How can I form my core?"

These words sounded strange, and Wei Xi couldn't help but look up at the dejected leather painting.

"I really don't understand... painting as an art form."

Upon hearing this, Lian Gouyan was quite surprised, "Then why does [Wuxiang] run away as soon as it sees someone?"

Wei Xi narrowed his eyes, then suddenly realized, "That painting in your scroll? So timid?"

"What did you do to it? Tell me so I can learn from you?"

“I chased it around a few times with the ink,” Wei Xi said casually. “That thing was really strange. I think you seemed to have reached some kind of balance with it.”

"If I could truly be worry-free simply by hiding it in a scroll, why would I need to fear that brat, Du Wutai?"

"Du Wutai? The young master of Baoxiang City? The one who's been hunting you down?"

Lian Gouyan said angrily, "Who else could it be but him? That little bastard, eating my food and still trying to catch me! Didn't expect that, did you? I've already run away!"

Unaware of the situation, Qin Feng requested an explanation and received the following response from the person involved in the painting:
It turns out that Lian Gouyi, born from a painting, was completely unaware of anything before Du Wutai met him.

It wasn't until Du Wutai accidentally wandered into the study that Lian Gouyan regained a vague sense of awareness.

“Do you know what’s funny? My first thought was hunger,” Lian Gouyan said with a wry smile. “It was the kind of hunger where I wanted to absorb everything.”

"When that panicked old man came to check on me in the study, I was starving. If I had been drooling at that time, he probably would have been scared to death."

Wei Xi understood the unspoken meaning of these words: the Lian Gou Tan, a leather painting, had a desire to eat people from the moment it was created. "Because the painting turned into the appearance of Du Wu Tai and would undergo corresponding changes, the two paintings were taken out of the mansion, hoping to avoid seeing them."

"When I transformed into a human, I actually took both paintings with me. The larger one is the current scroll, and the smaller one is the [Formless One] that is locked inside."

“I don’t know what you saw inside, but I can tell you that it’s very dangerous. Any living thing within its influence will generate a picture, gradually turning into the ghostly form of Duwutai, and then be absorbed by [Wuxiang].

"Luckily, I locked it in a scroll. Normally, no living thing would go in there, otherwise, who knows how much trouble it would have caused! Before, I knew something must have gone wrong, otherwise you wouldn't have crawled in. So, I estimated the time and forcibly closed the scroll before [Formless] could harm you."

Lian Gouyan looked at Wei Xi and said in surprise, "With your keen insight, it's not difficult to discover the problem of [Formless], but what's difficult is that you actually used a little trick to force this ghost to forget about eating people."

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng suddenly realized, "Because [Wu Xiang] still retains the instinct to paint, just like you! It's also afraid of water, fire, and insects!"

"Thank you for reminding me how vulnerable I am!"

Wei Xi stopped the two from having a childish argument on the verge of breaking out and asked a serious question: "Why is it Du Wu Tai?"

Lian Gouyan boasted shamelessly, "That little scoundrel is sinister. Even if his features are exactly the same, he doesn't look like a good person! Unlike me, I look like a handsome and kind man!"

After saying that, Lian Gouyan added, "Of course, I'm not saying that having a sinister expression is bad, but Wei Xi, who are you? How can Du Wutai compare to you?"

Wei Xi: Thank you, but I didn't feel comforted.

However, when Wei Xi had a “friendly exchange” with [Wu Xiang] in the scroll, he also believed that this thing was related to Du Wu Tai.

Not to mention that Lian Gou was created to ensure the succession of Baoxiang City, he himself was still fighting on the Bone Reef Sea Expressway at the time, so where did he get the ability to create clones to amuse people?
"I do have the ability to create clones now," Wei Xi thought expressionlessly, touching the noose. "It's just a bit scary, and it might be difficult to handle."

When pressed further, Lian Gouyan said that he only vaguely felt that [Wuxiang] was transferring and absorbing those things to an unknown entity, and after thinking about it, he thought that Du Wutai was the most suspicious.

“I thought that meeting Tu Mi would help me answer my questions,” Lian Gouhan said with some regret, “but as you all know, it turns out.”

"Even so, this trip to Dieji Mountain is a rare opportunity. If you can go with us, you might have a chance to improve your strength."

"how do I say this?"

Wei Xi poured herself a cup of tea, and Lingyin jumped off her head onto the table and paced around.

“You’re not trying to eat people,” Wei Xi blew away the steam rising from his teacup, “you’re absorbing yin and yang energy.”

"Humans are fundamentally composed of Yin and Yang energies, which is why you crave that old man's body. I bet Duwu Tai had some deficiencies when he was young, and he only gradually recovered after you escaped from the [Formless] state."

“You are his source of life when he travels outside. This also explains why the city lord’s attitude towards you has changed from avoiding you to actively pursuing you. In addition to worrying about you as a potential threat, there is also the consideration of protecting Du Wutai.”

Wei Xi's few casual words were enough to make Lian Gouyan's eyes widen in fury, and he almost lost control of his emotions.

The matter could not be discussed further under these circumstances, so Qin Feng sent Lian Gouhan back to his room.

The door was closed, and Lian Gouyan, who was lying on the bed, remained silent for a long time.

Then he pulled a scroll out of his pocket.

The animal hide on the scroll is tattered, but upon closer inspection, one can see a red light flickering beneath it.

"Duwu Tai"

Don't worry, Qin Feng and Lian Gouhan are both Wei Xi's staunch allies.