All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 378 Yuan Family Brothers and Sisters
Mountain village.

The low-lying houses had peeling plaster, but the cut surfaces of the plaster were clean and neat, clearly marks left by a sharp tool.

It must have been those three-headed rat servants who dealt with the mad beasts inside and outside the village.

Are they protecting the people?
What's the purpose?
While he was pondering, Yuan San had already led him to a small courtyard built of bluestone. His steps were slightly unsteady due to excitement, but he still quickly entered the house.

The man surnamed Li and his companions did not go inside, but stood outside the door.

Ji Ran knew this must be Yuan San's house. He walked into the courtyard, and a strange fragrance immediately wafted over and filled his nostrils.

It has the sweet fragrance of a flower.

Ji Ran walked across the muddy courtyard and entered the low thatched hut. There was a cabinet filled with miscellaneous items, an old square table, and a neatly made small bed. Several layers of gray linen were laid on the bed, and similar fabrics, some with tears, were drying on the window frame.

Yuan San was kneeling by the bed, while a young girl dressed in a white linen shirt was leaning against a straw pillow at the head of the bed.

The girl's long, flowing hair covered half of her face. Her skin was sickly pale, and her body was slightly thin. Lilac blossoms grew from beneath the strands of hair that obscured her face, carrying a rich fragrance.

On the girl's exposed right arm, green vines sprouted from her skin, and purple flowers swayed, covering her arm. Where the flesh and roots connected, there were scab-like stems. And purplish-red veins silently pulsated from beneath the roots, nourishing the tender flowers.

Hearing the noise, the girl looked up, her willow-leaf eyes meeting Ji Ran's, her pupils sparkling.

"grown ups!"

At this moment, Yuan San kowtowed deeply to Ji Ran and said, "Please, sir, save my sister!"

The girl looked at Yuan San with heartache, opened her mouth but no sound came out, she just pointed apologetically to her mouth - inside her mouth was a churning mass of roots.

Like Yuan San from last night, this girl was affected by the purple rain and merged with the lilac flowers commonly found in the south. These flowers are often used to detoxify and treat illnesses, especially snake venom and certain inflammations. Therefore, almost every household grows them outdoors.

Ji Ran helped Yuan San up and said naturally, "I have already promised, and I will not go back on my word."

As he spoke, Ji Ran picked another Soul Flower from the black tree and handed it to the girl sitting on the bed.

"Girl, eat it, you'll feel better after eating!"

Hearing Yuan San's words, the girl took the glistening, wriggling flower, nodded to Ji Ran, and without questioning, opened her mouth and swallowed the soul flower.

Her rooted fingers, like withered, pale branches, forcefully shoved the Soul Flower into her mouth. Crimson blood flowed down the corners of her lips, but the girl showed no expression.

She was already used to this kind of pain.

Ji Ran watched silently. Saving someone corrupted by obsession was no easy task. If he could directly eradicate the obsession, he could easily extinguish it with the Heavenly Demon Sword.

But people can no longer live.

The girl in front of him had already had half of her body hollowed out by the lilac flowers. If she were to extinguish her obsession, she would die instantly.

Only the Life-Borrowing Method—the Soul Flower—can solidify an individual's time and take root within them, generating a black tree that freezes time and absorbs the individual's three souls and seven spirits.

This freezing of time is a freezing of the "state," preventing the girl's body from deteriorating further. At the same time, the black tree gathers the three souls and seven spirits, allowing her consciousness to control her body normally, and naturally, she can also control the obsession within her.

Just like Yuan San, as long as they gradually become familiar with it, they can actually master the power of obsession. However, their three souls and seven spirits are also controlled by the Black Tree, which means they are controlled by themselves.

Ji Ran watched as the girl swallowed the Soul Flower and then closed his eyes.

A cold wind blew in through the open door, lifting the girl's long hair and revealing her face hidden beneath the black hair—a delicate profile of a girl, pierced by slender vines, with blooming lilacs protruding from her eye sockets.

At that moment, all the flower vines were retracted into the girl's body. Her empty wounds began to be filled by the vines, but this time, the vines transformed into flesh and blood, coming alive as the girl's skin.

On the girl's body, the scabs on her right side had fallen off, and the flower vines had turned into tattoo-like skin. At her right eye, a lilac flower covered her eye socket, giving her originally delicate appearance a touch of eeriness.

Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the clean bed. The girl's hair shimmered with golden arcs in the sunlight. Half of her body seemed embroidered with delicate floral tattoos, her eyes holding petals, like a lilac blooming in the sunlight. The method of borrowing life was extremely limited by the number of soul flowers available. He couldn't possibly save them all this way.

The Yuan siblings were affected by this spell, and Ji Ran also wanted to try it out to make them stronger.

"Thank you so much, sir."

At this moment, the girl stood up, adjusting to her regained control of her body, and knelt down before Ji Ran. Yuan San was overjoyed and prostrated himself before Ji Ran.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

Ji Ran nodded and said, "From today onwards, the two of you will follow me."

"Yes!"

"it is good."

Ji Ran glanced at the girl and asked, "What's your name?"

"Yuan Wei".

Ji Ran nodded and sat down in a chair in the room. His gaze swept over the two of them, and he said, "Now, the power from Zi Yu within you will no longer harm you."

"But you can use them. If you can control this power, you will have the ability to survive in this land."

"Let's try it now."

The Yuan siblings naturally obeyed Ji Ran's orders. One sat cross-legged on the bed, and the other sat cross-legged on the floor, beginning to sense the power within their bodies.

However, for a full half hour, Yuan San only managed to sprout gray wolf fur on his body, which then dissipated. Sometimes, he even lost control and wolf claws sprouted on his face. He had absolutely no clue how to control that power.

Even though Yuan Wei was stronger, she could only control the flowers and vines to extend a meter or two beyond her body.

This is... a lack of talent.

Ji Ran understood that all cultivators in this world, from martial arts practitioners to sects, from ghosts and monsters to demons, could not do without "talent"!
The amount of talent one possesses determines whether one has "wisdom roots" and also determines one's potential for spiritual practice.

Normal people who come into contact with the purple rain usually die immediately. For example, Yuan San would have died instantly if she hadn't saved him; he would have died instantly from the infection caused by the wolf fur. Yuan Wei was able to hold on after being exposed to the purple rain, mostly because of that tiny bit of talent that allowed her to easily influence her obsession.

Talent...

Besides the talent he had previously absorbed, there was something else that could also be considered talent. It's just that he dared not absorb that kind of thing.

Ji Ran thought for a moment, then took out the evil thoughts that the black tree was trying to dissipate and injected them into the bodies of the Yuan siblings.

An eerie yet ethereal aura enveloped the two of them, and Ji Ran's voice immediately came: "Calm your mind and continue to comprehend."

Through the method of borrowing life, the three souls and seven spirits of the two individuals have been condensed into the black tree within their bodies, rendering their physical forms essentially "soulless." After the evil thought entered, their own state remained "still," unaffected by the intrusion. This evil thought, like controllable talent, will enhance their innate wisdom.

If possible, I still have a complete evil thought here, enough to elevate the talents of the two of them to a terrifying level.

Where the Heavenly Dragon Gate is located, and under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, I cannot unleash my full power. Therefore, I can cultivate a powerful being who belongs entirely to this world!
From the mountain temple, Ji Ran discovered that beings corrupted by obsessive thoughts are not suppressed by the Heavenly Dragon Gate. In other words, the Yuan siblings can break through to level 5.

As for myself... using incense and talismans to cultivate magic and improve step by step under the watchful eyes of heaven and earth is entirely feasible.

Ok?
Ji Ran raised her head slightly and looked towards the courtyard.

A faint commotion came from outside the door. Ji Ran glanced at the Yuan siblings, who were still meditating, then got up and walked towards the door.

(End of this chapter)