Sword Sect Little Demon Child, Three and a Half Years Old and Extremely Fierce

Chapter 38 Seclusion and Absorption

Thus, a strange sight appeared in Black Wind Valley.

A bald monk? Five young sword cultivators and a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler.

They lay on the ground in a row, like seven wriggling caterpillars, inching forward little by little.

The wind whistled overhead.

But we were close to the ground, so it was indeed stable.

After climbing for a while, Su Ning spoke up.

"Junior Sister, how did you know about this method?"

I blinked: "My dad taught me that."

Yan Chuan asked from the side, "What else did your father teach you?"

I thought for a moment: "Teach me to read. But then I found out he didn't know how either, so I gave up."

I added, "They even taught me how to hunt. They basically threw me into a group of monsters and told me to figure out how to get out on my own."

Everyone fell silent.

Murong Zhuo's voice came from behind: "...My biological father?"

I nodded: "Yes, my dear."

The crowd remained silent.

As they crawled, Gu Chenguang spoke again: "Junior Sister."

"Um?"

"You seem to know a lot about the Demon Realm?"

I paused for a moment.

"It's alright. After all, my dad brought me here hunting a few times."

This explanation... seems to make sense?

After all, it's absurd, but not entirely impossible, for a hunter to bring his daughter into the demon realm to hunt.

Gu Chenguang pressed further, "How many times has your father actually brought you here hunting?"

I answered vaguely, "Just a few times."

Shen Qingchen's voice came from the front, very calm: "Your father... is a cultivator?"

I thought about it.

My father is a demon lord.

Is the Demon Lord considered a cultivator?

Should I count?

"A very poor monk," I said. "Not worth mentioning."

Elder Wangji was crawling ahead when he suddenly turned around and glanced at me.

That look in his eyes seemed to say, "I don't believe you for a second."

But he didn't say anything and continued climbing forward.

..............................

We climbed for about an hour.

Finally, we climbed out of Black Wind Valley.

I stood up and brushed the dust off my knees: "We're here."

The senior students stood up one by one, their expressions complex.

Su Ning rubbed his knee: "This method... really works."

Yan Chuan stretched his neck: "It's just a bit hard on my knees."

Murong Zhuo looked down at the knees of his new robe, which were already worn white in two places, and his expression was as if he had lost five hundred spirit stones.

Gu Chenguang stood up and dusted off the notebook: "Record complete. From now on, all Heavenly Sword Sect disciples crossing Black Wind Valley shall crawl. This will be included in the sect handbook."

Shen Qingchen stood up, clapped his hands, and his clothes... were very clean.

I don't understand.

We climbed together, so why is he so clean?

Elder Wangji stood up, looked around, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, we've made it to the center."

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They've entered the central area.

Elder Wangji took out a map and studied it for a long time.

"According to the map, there's a valley about two hundred li north of here." He pointed to a mark on the map. "It's a secluded spot with natural barriers around it, perfect for setting up a protective barrier. Let's go there."

I looked at the map and then at the directions.

I know that valley.

My brother used to take me there to catch fireflies.

The fireflies in the demon realm are purple and very beautiful.

But I didn't say it.

He simply nodded: "Sounds good."

So we continued our journey.

We finally arrived at the valley.

This place is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a flat valley floor and a small stream flowing through it.

There's also a hidden little cave in the valley, just big enough for me to sit in.

Most importantly, this place is hundreds of miles away from the nearest town, and there are very few demonic traces.

Elder Wangji was very satisfied.

"This place is good. It's easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the spiritual energy is abundant."

He set up three layers of barriers around him.

One layer isolates breath, one layer isolates sound, one layer... protects against magical beasts.

The senior students also started getting busy.

Su Ning took out a pile of spirit stones from his storage bag and arranged them on the ground.

Yan Chuan handed over spirit stones from the side, his movements extremely careful, as if he were handing over a bomb.

Murong Zhuo was responsible for checking the patterns of the formation to make sure that they were not arranged incorrectly.

Gu Chenguang kept count: "One thousand high-grade spirit stones, not a single one more or less. If we fail, I'll jump into the River of Oblivion!"

Shen Qingchen added, "Even if they succeed, the sect will go bankrupt."

Gu Chenguang: "..."

Elder Wangji took out a porcelain bottle from his robes, poured out a pill, and handed it to me.

"A fasting pill. If you take it, you won't be hungry during your retreat."

I took it and put it in my mouth.

It doesn't have much flavor; it's a bit like dough.

Then I stepped into the spirit-gathering array and sat down cross-legged.

Elder Wangji squatted down and looked at me.

"Little Pin'er, remember. The key to forming the Golden Core is to compress the spiritual energy in your dantian into a single golden core. Don't rush, take your time. Stop when you run out of spiritual energy, we'll wait for you."

I nodded, closed my eyes, and began my cultivation.

Soon, I discovered something.

I felt two forces surging into my body at the same time.

One is spiritual energy, which is clear, gentle, and carries the fragrance of grass and trees.

One type is demonic energy, which is cold, heavy, and carries the smell of sulfur and rust.

They met in the meridians, and I thought they would fight.

but no.

They merged together like two rivers flowing into the sea.

They merged into a power I had never seen before.

Profound, majestic, and carrying an indescribable quality...

A sense of chaos.

Could it be called "Hybrid Power"?

Or "Hybrid Power"?

Forget it, it sounds too awful, I don't want to think about it anymore.

Suning was the first to discover the anomaly.

"Look at our junior sister!" he said in a low voice, but he couldn't hide his shock.

My fellow disciples gathered around, looking at me sitting cross-legged in the formation.

Two colors of air currents swirled around my body.

White spiritual energy.

Black demonic energy.

They were like two snakes, intertwined, and then crawled into my body.

Yan Chuan's mouth dropped open: "She can absorb both spiritual energy and magical energy at the same time?"

Murong Zhuo stared blankly: "In this world, I'm afraid you can't find a second one like him."

Gu Chenguang flipped through the notebook, his fingers trembling: "Ancient texts record that the Chaos Spiritual Root can absorb spiritual energy of all attributes in the world. But... it doesn't say it can absorb demonic energy. This... Junior Sister is even more special than what's recorded in the ancient texts!"

Shen Qingchen looked at me silently, then at Elder Wangji: "Is this normal?"

Elder Wangji remained silent for a while.

Then he said something very true: "It's not normal. But she's not normal to begin with. A three-and-a-half-year-old at the late Foundation Establishment stage, do you think that's normal?"

Shen Qingchen: "..."

Speechless.

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I will continue my cultivation.

It may be because it automatically absorbs demonic energy.

It might also be because I am of mixed race.

In short, the speed here is even faster than in the cultivation world.

It was so fast that even I found it outrageous.

My fellow disciples took turns protecting me.

One person meditates, while four guard them.

The cycle repeats every two hours.

Elder Wangji is in charge of keeping watch outside to prevent demons from discovering us.

Days passed by like this.

The power in my dantian is increasing and becoming more concentrated.

Elder Wangji had no choice but to add three more layers of barriers around the valley.

"Otherwise, you'll absorb all the demonic energy within a hundred miles," he explained. "Then the entire demon race in the central area will know that there's a monster cultivating here."

I silently retorted in my heart: I am not a monster, I am a princess.

But he didn't say it aloud.

.....................

I don't know how much time has passed.

Ten days?

It might take half a month.

It could also be a month.

I can't remember.

All I know is that the spiritual energy in my dantian has changed.

It changes from a gaseous state to a liquid state.

It transforms from a liquid state into a viscous, honey-like substance.

It looked like it was about to solidify.