Chapter 539: The Bearing of a Demon General

The inside story behind the Evil Spirit Festival being moved up was naturally unknown to Qiling City; for everyone in Qiling City, especially the Evil Spirit Clan, the period of the Evil Spirit Festival was considered one of the few good days they had under the rule of the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

During the Evil Spirit Festival, the City Lord Guard, who were usually high and mighty and prone to killing at the slightest provocation, would completely cease their atrocities, and the Evil Spirit Clan members did not have to worry about being beaten or killed on the street at will.

Besides this, for the many young geniuses of the Evil Spirit Clan, the Evil Spirit Festival was a great opportunity to leave this backwater of Qiling City and change their own destiny.

And for the Qiling City City Lord Mansion, the Evil Spirit Festival was generally accompanied by a large amount of resources and rewards brought by the Evil Spirit Envoy; if there were truly any good seedlings that stood out here in Qiling City, the rewards would be massive!

Following closely with this was the other party's power to adjudicate those who maliciously disrupted the Evil Spirit Festival.

Therefore, even the City Lord Mansion, which had always regarded the Evil Spirit Clan as mere expendable material, would not refuse to restrain their malice slightly toward the livestock under their command during the Evil Spirit Festival.

On the day the Evil Spirit Festival began, all the Evil Spirit Clan members walked out of their homes openly, heading toward the large Martial Arts Arena in the center of Qiling City that belonged exclusively to the City Lord Mansion, their faces full of joy and anticipation.

At home, Jiang Lingxian clenched his fists, which were much stronger than before, feeling the unprecedentedly full power surging within his body, and looked with slight excitement at Xiao Han, who sat by the table with a calm expression from beginning to end.

"Senior, I will definitely pass the Evil Spirit Festival selection."

Although Xiao Han had taken his younger sister Jiang Lingyu as a disciple, he had not taken Jiang Lingxian along with her.

Xiao Han understood one thing well: a teacher's duty is to impart the Dao, teach skills, and resolve doubts; the master-disciple relationship itself is an extremely serious one. His personal disciple Xiao Wu, whom he had picked up when young, was practically raised like his own son, not to mention the path of cultivation.

Even the Registered Disciple from the Ice Spirit Clan, Bing Yu, had received some of his true skills, and he had even passed on a move or two of his own self-created Supernatural Power, which he kept as a trump card.

Jiang Lingyu, on the other hand, was extremely compatible with what Xiao Han taught, and since he was just idling away his time in the Outer Realm Evil Clan, taking a disciple to relieve his boredom was fine.

Only in the case of Jiang Lingxian, Xiao Han was not proficient in the path of body refining; apart from some initial foundations, the only thing he knew was how to pile up resources to smash through barriers, which could only be used for enlightenment and would be difficult to be effective in realms beyond Earth Sovereign.

To Xiao Han, it was just an ordinary bit of guidance and could not be considered a true master-disciple relationship. Jiang Lingxian was also not compatible enough with his own inheritance, and Xiao Han was too lazy to look at other irrelevant conditions; in a word—not suitable.

Naturally, he would not take him as a disciple personally.

However, even without the title of master and disciple, Xiao Han was an existence like a benefactor to Jiang Lingxian. Having learned of the former's shocking identity, he did not feel any sense of crisis about being used, but instead felt deeply grateful to Xiao Han for completely changing the fate of the siblings.

Now, he still wanted to pass the Evil Spirit Festival selection, only before it was to change his destiny, while now it was to satisfy his benefactor's expectations.

"Heh..."

Xiao Han chuckled lightly.

"I have never doubted that."

What a joke; he had only just arrived in the Da Qian World. If this were back on the Dou Qi Continent, one should ask around about the reputation of our Ice Venerable.

With strength, and the willingness to invest!

As long as he was willing to make a move, there had never been a junior he couldn't train well. Couldn't train them well? That meant the resources weren't sufficient!

Once the resources were sufficient, even a stray dog could be raised into a Magic Beast.

Of course, although he had no doubts about Jiang Lingxian's strength, Xiao Han still instructed:

"It's just an Evil Spirit Festival, there's no need to fight to the death with others. Prioritize preserving yourself above all else. If you encounter an invincible enemy, use dirty tricks if you have to, aim for the lower three paths, and it's not shameful to admit defeat if you can't win."

"Hm?"

Hearing this, not only the more mature Jiang Lingxian, but even Jiang Lingyu, who was inexperienced and worshipped Xiao Han greatly, showed a strange expression.

The Senior/Teacher is a powerhouse of the current age, yet what he teaches are such "low-class" moves?

Admit defeat if you can't win? What about the demeanor of a powerhouse?

If Xiao Han heard the inner thoughts of the two little ones, he would likely sneer and then teach them:

"Demeanor? That is a matter for the strong. If you want to become strong, the first thing is to be the one standing at the end."

Of course, the matter at home was just a small interlude. In the end, Jiang Lingxian bid farewell to the two and went to the registration office of the City Lord Mansion alone, while Xiao Han took Jiang Lingyu, who was now out of place among the Outer Realm Evil Clan, and began to stroll through the city silently.

There was still a long time before the Evil Spirit Festival officially began, and as it happened, the little girl had not had many opportunities to see the outside world until now.

"Teacher, will this really not cause you any trouble?"

Looking at her body, which had not changed much, Jiang Lingyu said with some hesitation.

Although Teacher said that the disguise was complete, this disguise was a bit too seamless.

"What, you don't even trust your teacher anymore?"

Xiao Han raised an eyebrow and teased.

Jiang Lingyu shook her head repeatedly. In the end, her trust in her teacher and her curiosity about the outside world overcame the hidden worries in her heart, and she stepped out of the room cautiously like a little beast encountering the outside world for the first time.

"Teacher, these smell so good!"

"Boss, give me one of each!"

"Wow! Teacher, this stone is so pretty!"

"Boss, give me a bag."

"Teacher, what is this?"

"Boss! Buy!"

"Teacher..."

"Boss..."

The above was the conversation between Xiao Han and Jiang Lingyu after they went out.

At the beginning of the outing, Jiang Lingyu was still looking around, guarding against the surroundings, terrified that one wrong step would lead to eternal damnation.

But as she came into contact with more and more people and no one discovered her abnormality, the curiosity in the little girl's heart could no longer be suppressed, and she gradually began to explore this small world.

Jiang Lingyu had been isolated from the world for too long, so much so that even the slightest novelty could attract the little girl's attention and exclamation. Watching the little girl's lively figure, Xiao Han recalled his own daughter, Xiao Mu, and couldn't help but sigh.

Compared to Xiao Mu, who had almost become a little demoness of the Langya Heavenly Palace, Jiang Lingyu, who was much younger than the former, had a much more mature psychological age due to years of illness and difficult livelihood. But no matter how mature, she was still just a little girl who liked all things novel and beautiful. Fortunately, the Outer Realm Evil Clan had all sorts of strange appearances, but their aesthetics were not much different from the Da Qian World; otherwise, Xiao Han really couldn't imagine a little girl carved from pink jade looking at an indescribable object with eyes shining.

On this side, Xiao Han took Jiang Lingyu to enjoy the rare bustle and leisure. Jiang Lingxian finally passed the cumbersome registration steps and obtained his own identity tag—completely transparent, emitting an eerie purple light, with the number "1" engraved inside. The person responsible for issuing the identity tag was also an Evil Spirit Clan member, reciting the precautions he didn't know how many times he had repeated in a routine manner:

"During the Evil Spirit Festival, keep this identity tag safe. Once lost or damaged, it will be deemed as losing qualification."

"Alright, next!"

The other party seemed very busy and didn't have much leisure to give Jiang Lingxian any kind explanation. After finishing his lines, he started calling the next person. Jiang Lingxian had to follow the guidance in the arena to reach the first stage of the Evil Spirit Festival. Perhaps because it was an official stage, there was a Blade Demon Clan member emitting a powerful aura sitting beside a huge stone tablet. Seeing a newcomer approach, he swept a glance with indifferent eyes and then showed some surprise. The rhythm of Jiang Lingxian's walking and the information revealed by his exposed body parts were enough for this Blade Demon Clan member, whose strength was at the Demon General level, to see quite a lot.

He had thought that being sent to Qiling City would be a wasted trip, but now it seemed there might be some surprises.

"Kid, use your full strength to strike this stele; remember, you only have one chance."

The Blade Demon Clan member's sudden vocalization surprised the other few Evil Spirit Clan members responsible for the operation; this was the first time the Blade Demon Clan envoy had spoken, and because of this, they cast inquisitive gazes toward Jiang Lingxian, who was being specially attended to.

Completely unaware of this, Jiang Lingxian first expressed his thanks: "Many thanks for your guidance, Lord Envoy!"

Afterward, he stood before the stele and slowly adjusted his breath; as if coordinating with Jiang Lingxian's movements, a powerful purple-black aura surged from the stele, circling around Jiang Lingxian. Seeing this, everyone perked up; anyone capable of resonating with the Evil Spirit Stele to this extent could not have a poor affinity for Evil Qi.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Jiang Lingxian threw a punch, slamming it heavily against the stele and emitting a faint, inconspicuous sound. Then, upon seeing the numbers that appeared on the stele, everyone gasped in unison, while the Blade Demon Clan envoy revealed a satisfied smile that showed he had expected this; the personnel responsible for recording reported Jiang Lingxian's results with a slightly trembling voice:

"... Strength, Grade A-Superior! Evil Qi affinity, Grade A-Inferior!"

"The bearing of a Demon Commander!"