Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 224 The True Love Plan
Wuqing didn't delve too deeply into Cha Nan's consciousness. After confirming that he meant no harm, he proactively withdrew the mental energy he had released.

For those who truly possess the ability to read minds and have a moral compass, it's not something to be happy about.

Moreover, the ruthless ability to read minds is not actually something one can perfectly control.

In a sense, dealing with a master who could control the collapse of his own will to a certain extent was a fortunate thing for her.

This also means that she doesn't have to constantly glimpse those incredibly dirty, vile, and unbearable thoughts that might suddenly flash through the other person's mind at some point.

“Okay, I think we now have a foundation of mutual trust. So, to go further, we need to be honest with each other and find out the true purpose of Jade Maiden Hanbing,” Cha Nan said.

His original intention in needing the Jade Maiden's Frost to practice his skills was to use the spiritual essence generated by heaven and earth to help him neutralize the icy divine intent of the Winter Summoning Beast.

To explain it in a more understandable way, the ice and snow divine intent bestowed by the Winter Summoning Beast is too strong, like a peerless divine weapon. Cha Nan's self-awareness is a bit weak, making it difficult to control. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen Cha Nan's self, or at least neutralize the strength of the ice and snow divine intent, to prevent it from taking over.

Therefore, for others, the Jade Maiden Ice might be more about the ice itself and the extraordinary vitality it contains, but for Cha Nan, all he needs is the special message it carries.

This gave Cha Nan the possibility of 'sharing' Jade Maiden Ice with others.

If Wuqing absolutely has to use the Jade Maiden's Ice, and all she needs is the life energy within it, then Cha Nan can simply give her what she needs.

"Let me explain first. I've encountered some problems in my practice and need to use this to harmonize them... Of course, I don't need its own energy; I only need to analyze and read it!"

Without hesitation, Wuqing also stated his needs: "The reason why my legs cannot recover is because my excessive mental strength puts pressure on my body, causing my childhood injuries to remain unhealed."

Upon hearing this, Cha Nan felt a strange sensation.

This makes him look more like Professor X.
Thinking of this, Cha Nan couldn't help but look at Wu Qing's thick, black hair.

Fortunately, that's not the case, otherwise, a celestial being without hair... I don't know if she would still look good.

"This kind of oppression cannot be repaired by using any kind of recovery pills or healing methods. I can't even achieve a balance between mind and body by cultivating powerful external skills, because when my power increases, my mental strength will only increase more."

At this point, a troubled look appeared on Wuqing's beautiful yet indifferent face.

Sometimes, being too talented can be a burden.

There is a general term for this kind of person: "the one who attracts the envy of heaven".

Ruthless possesses immense mental strength, allowing her to control heavy objects remotely for rapid movement. She can also manipulate sophisticated instruments or countless tiny hidden weapons for high-speed maneuvering and even read others' thoughts remotely. This makes it easier for her to cultivate internal energy, allowing her to progress by leaps and bounds. Among the Four Great Constables, her internal energy is the most profound, even comparable to some veteran masters.

Despite having so many innate advantages, her physical body could never fully contain the power of her soul.

Even with the opening of the gates and countless opportunities arriving, she still found it difficult to escape her predicament.

Cha Nan's martial arts knowledge is now quite advanced, so he immediately understood his previous confusion.

Why would Wuqing willingly become Pang Ban's furnace?

Because becoming a vessel for the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique would naturally drain her spirit, it was more like a relief for her.

"Therefore, I not only need the life energy of the Jade Maiden Ice, but also its help to freeze and seal most of my spiritual power, and at the same time stabilize my own spirit, so that I will not completely become the opponent's furnace in the fight against the demonic seed planted by the demon master."

"In our plan, even if I am at a disadvantage, I am not without the power to fight back. It is more like a protracted mental game. The winner will take away most of the mental wealth, but the loser will not be left with nothing."

The ruthless explanation was indeed quite clear, leaving Cha Nan with no further questions.

So Cha Nan asked curiously, "So... you also learned the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique?"

If you don't know this method, then the so-called game theory is just nonsense.

It's like inviting a martial arts master into the ring to box without explaining the rules.

So even if a true martial arts master beats a boxing champion to the ground, he still loses the match.

"Yes! We made an exchange with Pang Ban!"

As he spoke, Wuqing glanced at Cha Nan, a strange smile appearing in his eyes: "We gave him most of the rights to write the new Longevity Manual, and in return, he taught us the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique!"

Upon hearing this, Cha Nan nodded in understanding.

The task of writing the 'New Longevity Manual' fell into Cha Nan's hands, which was certainly a difficult but not very rewarding job.

However, things were quite different when it fell into Pang Ban's hands.

This difference is determined by their different positions.

The price of a task can vary greatly depending on who is in charge.

Clearly, Pang Ban had already gained a great deal of benefit from this, so he was even willing to hand over the 'Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique'.

Of course, it's also because although this Dharma teaching is precious, it's not so forbidden that it cannot be passed on.

Even within the Demonic Sect, there are quite a few people who know how to do it.

Moreover, the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique is not as miraculous as imagined, and the risks are extremely high.

Besides the fact that the cauldron is difficult to obtain, if someone with a grudge seizes the cauldron and uses it to psychologically undermine you, you could very well suffer a great loss as a result.

For someone who has cultivated righteous divine skills and possesses profound power and accomplished cultivation to voluntarily cooperate as a furnace, gradually dedicating everything, and before completing the entire process of planting and retrieving the demonic seed, not a single mistake can be made, is inherently a demanding and extremely risky task.

"Wait! I suddenly have an idea, let me sort it out..." After listening to Wuqing's explanation, a certain inspiration that had flashed through Cha Nan's mind suddenly came to life.

"Since you possess the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique... then why did you choose to become Pang Ban's furnace?"

“You could also find a cauldron to help you bear the pressure!” Cha Nan said, clapping his hands.

With a cold expression, he shook his head slightly.

"Unwilling? Don't want to hurt people?"

"What do you think of me?" Cha Nan volunteered, revealing his true intentions.

Wuqing stared at Cha Nan in astonishment, wondering why he was courting death.

Sending out demonic seeds to temporarily transfer the pressure on one's mental energy is indeed a good method.

But once the seeds of evil are sown, they will eventually be taken back.

Once it is retrieved, it will automatically drain the opponent's spirit and vital energy almost completely. This is a truly demonic method that is a hundred times more vicious than the Absorption Technique. After all, even the Absorption Technique of the Iron-Blooded Marquis only completely drains a person, mainly capturing their essence and vital energy.

However, the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique involves the absorption of the soul.

Those whose demonic seed has been taken away will have their souls withered.

If Feng Xinglie hadn't received the power of the Living Buddha Yingyuan, which temporarily saved his life, and then had his master Li Ruohai almost risk his life for him, and then had the poison doctor Lie Zhenbei come to his rescue, he would never have been able to be brought back to life and regain his martial arts.

“My martial arts have run into some problems and I need external intervention, so we can use each other as furnaces to plant demonic seeds, and then exchange them back in the end.”

"Of course, as an extra layer of insurance, we need to practice the 'Jade Maiden Heart Sutra' together to synchronize our true energy before absorbing the Jade Maiden Frost together. This will allow us to maintain stability in our lives and spirits while exchanging our demonic seeds!"

“There are still many details to consider, but there’s no rush. We have plenty of time. Right now, we can get our hands on Jade Maiden Ice first.” Cha Nan laid out his thoughts.

Of course, he doesn't actually have the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra now.

But if you ask Yang Guo for it, you should be able to get it.

Even if Yang Guo couldn't be found, with the group of capable people under his command, it wouldn't be difficult for them to deduce an auxiliary cultivation method that could temporarily synchronize their true energy and power.

This confidence stems not only from the abundance of talented subordinates, but also from the fact that Cha Nan has now collected a large number of martial arts manuals, creating a rich and profound 'database'.

Upon hearing Cha Nan's suggestion, Wu Qing fell into deep thought again, clearly beginning to hesitate.

Indeed, for her, cooperating with the unfathomable sorcerer Pang Ban was far less secure than cooperating with Cha Nan.

The only thing she needed to worry about was that she always felt this guy in front of her... had ulterior motives.

Seeing the hesitation on Wuqing's face, Cha Nan did not urge her. This kind of thing always requires her to cooperate actively and adjust her position before it can be carried out. Otherwise, if she is forced to inject, there will inevitably be some deviation, and in the end, everyone will be uncomfortable.

As for why Cha Nan didn't choose to subdue Wu Qing before taking action?

Wouldn't that kind of coordination be even better?

That's because he has even greater ambitions.

Using the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique to 'cure' illness is merely a side effect. Its true wonder lies in using the demon seed to connect the spirits of two people, ensuring that battles and confrontations in their consciousness are constantly taking place.

Imagine how quickly two equally matched opponents, who are at least on some level, would improve their understanding, artistic conception, and accumulation of martial arts skills through constant combat, battles, and clashes of inspiration.
Once Chanan takes the initiative with the Palu ball, establishing a de facto master-servant relationship, the antagonistic sentiment will subside.

At that point, it would be pointless to engage in any more exchanging demon seeds or using each other as furnaces.

Because the final outcome will inevitably be that Cha Nan completes all the plundering.

But Cha Nan doesn't need this kind of plunder.

Because he has no shortage of spiritual growth, in the world of fantasy beasts, there are still mythical beasts such as Chaos Knight, Holy Knight, Night Summoner, Vortex Dragon, and Purifying Deer waiting for him to discover and tame.

These mythical beasts should be able to provide him with some degree of feedback on his 'intention'.

As for accumulating true qi, Cha Nan would never seek it externally, nor would she use the true qi of others to pollute the purity of her own true qi.

Therefore, when you count them all, the greatest benefit and convenience of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique for Cha Nan is precisely the part that tempers him.

In short, he was not worried or afraid of the demons' plundering, because he had a deep enough foundation to quickly make up for any losses.

But he needs stimulation, he needs someone to compete with him, or even someone to 'transfer' some of his talent to him.

What's currently hindering Cha Nan's growth, on the surface, is the overwhelming power of the Ice and Snow Divine Intent, but in reality... it's that his talent is still too ordinary compared to those who are truly exceptional.

If we put ourselves in his shoes, and replaced him with Zhang Sanfeng in his twenties, then the enhancement of the Winter Beast's ice and snow divine intent would definitely not be a big problem.

He has enough talent to fully digest these things in a relatively short period of time.

Instead of being like Cha Nan, who wants to digest things independently without external help, she has to spend a long time wearing herself down, or even wasting most of her peak physical years.

Having witnessed the embarrassment and frustration of Huang Yaoshi and other elderly masters, Cha Nan didn't want to end up in the same situation one day.

Although Wuqing did not directly approve of Cha Nan's suggestion, she did not reject it either.

Sometimes, not refusing is a form of agreeing.

"Let's talk about how to obtain the Jade Maiden Ice!"

“Without it, nothing is safe,” Wuqing said.

Cha Nan then took the opportunity to bring up another 'wonderful' plan of his.

He named the project 'True Love'.

In the eyes of the Winter-Calling Beast, the Jade Maiden of Ice is a nature deity still in the process of being conceived.

It is attracted to certain strong human emotions because it draws nourishment from human emotions to make up for its lack of independence, gradually transforming from an empty energy into a concrete entity that can carry more.

This can also be described as the instinct of 'gods'.

Like the Winter Summoner, it was originally just a powerful ice-type magical beast, but because it was given too many expectations by people, it gradually became what people expected it to be: sacred, beautiful, cold, proud... sealing away the filth and evil of the world.

In the original storyline, Qingren, through persistent pursuit and searching, found the Jade Maiden Hanbing and sculpted her into the likeness of his dream lover, thus turning Hanbing into a human.

This can be interpreted in two ways: either the Jade Maiden Ice possesses its own consciousness and deliberately guides Qingren to facilitate her true birth, or it can be seen as the Jade Maiden Ice originally having no self, but simply responding to Qingren's strong emotions, thus merging with Qingren's dream lover.

Of course, judging from the explanation of the Winter-Calling Beast, it is most likely the second case.

Therefore, the Jade Maiden Ice, hidden in the snowy mountains, must have an extremely strong reaction to the most sincere love of mankind.

Perhaps this is related to its initial conception and formation.

As for whether Qingren's extreme unrequited love for his dream lover can be considered love... well, that's a matter of opinion!
However, this undoubtedly proves that Yu Nu Han Bing's censorship of the emotion of 'love' is not strict.

This provides a lot of room for maneuver.

"You mean, you want the Heartless Sister to pretend to be your wife, and then you drag him into the depths of the snow-covered mountains in a blizzard to find the Jade Maiden Ice to save his life?"

"No... does this make sense?" Wenrou, who had been eavesdropping, finally found a chance to interject and make her presence known.

(End of this chapter)