Chapter 111: Evil God's Suspicious Traces! Old Nine's Barbecue Workshop

Humans are born with five hundred years more cultivation than spirits and monsters. That is to say, spirits and monsters practice, and their soul-aspects reincarnate back and forth, and it takes five hundred years to reincarnate as a human.

Taking this step, going against the current to become an immortal, the distance to that longevity is still ethereal.

Therefore, for that illusory hope, many spirits and monsters in ancient times wanted to take a shortcut and directly use soul-aspect possession to occupy a human body.

That is a demon.

Going against the norm is a demon, not acting according to reason is a human.

"Spirits and monsters cannot transform into humans themselves... those who refine horses and worship immortals eventually end up having their human bodies occupied, and in the end, they can't even be humans," Old Yu said faintly.

Like in the Legend of the White Snake, it is said that the white snake practiced for a thousand years under Mount Mount Qingcheng before she could transform into a human form. Where that human body came from, no one knows.

Because of this, Daoist masters might tolerate mountain spirits and monsters, but they view demons as evil.

As long as it is a demon, it must have occupied a human body, disrupted the laws of heaven and earth, and even have killing on its body.

"Mountain spirits and monsters, once their soul-aspect occupies a human body and transforms into a demon, their bodies will more or less show some changes," Old Yu stared at Zhang Fan's computer screen.

Millennium Old Demon's article also mentioned the special features of demons. Even if they have a human body, because the soul-aspect is a mountain spirit or monster, the body will gradually show features of the spirit or monster.

For example, a fox demon might develop a fox smell, and some might even grow a fox tail.

For example, a snake demon, whose previous body was a mountain python, might have scales on the surface of its skin.

As they improve their adaptation to the human body, they might be able to hide and suppress these features, but under specific environments or conditions, they will still show their feet and reveal their original form.

Just like Bai Bai Suzhen, who claimed to have a thousand years of cultivation, a cup of realgar wine made her reveal her original form.

"Demon..." Zhang Fan was lost in thought.

Even though he now practices the Dao and has seen many masters, and has even dealt with heretics like the Wu Wei Sect.

But for him, demons still seem to be legends that only exist in movies and TV shows.

Mountain spirits and monsters are common, while demons are not common.

After all, the former practice hard in the mountains, awaken intelligence, are born naturally, and are natural, which is understandable.

But the latter has to take that most critical step, which is not allowed after the founding of the country.

"Eighty years ago, after the Great Daoist Calamity, old demons over three hundred years old were almost extinct," Yu Fu sighed.

"Over three hundred years old can be called an old demon?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"A demon is born from spirit and monster possession, disrupting the laws of creation. The calamities are already more than those of ordinary Daoist practitioners. Being able to live for more than three hundred years is already very rare."

Yu Fu rolled his eyes, quite speechless. Where are there so many thousand-year-old great demons in this world!?

"That's true," Zhang Fan nodded.

Calamity is the medicine for longevity, ordinary people don't know the laughter of immortals.

Daoist cultivation refines the soul-aspect. Theoretically, it should live longer than ordinary people. However, once the Dao heart arises, the demon phase is born. Therefore, from the day one steps into cultivation, the calamities on the road will not cease.

Therefore, most practitioners eventually fall into the calamity.

Ordinary practitioners are still like this, let alone demons!?

In this day and age, no matter what species it is, it can be exterminated. Being able to live for more than three hundred years can indeed be called an old demon.

"Now... real demons are getting fewer and fewer. After the founding of the country, the whole country went through a bottom-up investigation," Yu Fu lowered his voice.

"Ordinary demons are all registered and have household registration."

"Ordinary demons? Are there second-class demons?" Zhang Fan heard the key point.

"If there really are 【second-class】 demons, even Daoist practitioners would find it hard to see one," Yu Fu glanced and said faintly.

"Old Yu, your understanding and knowledge of demons are more than that of humans," Zhang Fan joked.

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Hu next to him choked on a mouthful of water and coughed violently.

Yu Fu remained silent, just staring straight at Zhang Fan.

"Old Yu, have you ever seen a real demon?"

Just at this moment, Zhang Fan asked.

Even as a Daoist priest, he was incomparably curious about demons.

"I have," Yu Fu nodded and said lightly: "I advise you not to be so curious. Every demon is trouble. Provoking one is not necessarily a good thing."

"I actually want to provoke one. Where would I have such an opportunity?" Zhang Fan curled his lips and changed the subject: "By the way, soul-aspect possession, didn't you say there are two types of people who are proficient in this path?"

"There is another type, which is the Wu Wei Sect."

As the words fell, Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow, a glint flashing in his eyes.

Throughout history, if you ask who has the deepest research on the soul-aspect, almost to the point of being a demon, except for the Wu Wei Sect, no one else comes to mind.

The Wu Wei Sect harvests the soul-aspect as a great medicine, stealing vitality amidst killing intent.

In their eyes, all things in heaven and earth, only that innate soul-aspect is the medicine for longevity, which is also the line of vitality left by heaven for all living beings in the red dust.

Heaven has already bestowed it. If you don't take it, it is a great sin.

Because of this, they have no taboos. Not only do they harvest the soul-aspect as medicine, but they also often use possession to occupy human bodies, occupying the magpie's nest.

"Soul-Aspect Possession is a great taboo. It hurts harmony and violates ethics. Although the Daoist gate does not forbid this method, there are many rules..." Yu Fu said in a deep voice.

It is said that back then, Tie Guai Li was because his soul-aspect left his body, and his disciples mistakenly thought he had become an immortal and burned his corpse. He had no fleshly aperture, and if it lasted long, he would surely become a masterless lonely soul. Helpless, he had to use soul-aspect possession. Even so, he possessed the body of a beggar who had just died not long ago.

The Wu Wei Sect doesn't have so many rules.

"Because they have no taboos, once they possess, it is equivalent to having a new identity. Therefore, the masters of the Wu Wei Sect hide very deeply and are extremely difficult to discover," Yu Fu said in a deep voice.

Since the opening of the Daoist lineage, led by the Zhang family of Long Hu Shan, they united the masters of the Daoist sects in the world to launch nine 【Mountain-Breaking and Temple-Destroying】 campaigns, spanning two thousand years of time, but they failed to kill the Wu Wei Sect completely, because these people have the ability of 【Soul-Aspect Possession】.

Once their tracks are leaked and the calamity comes, they can use the 【Soul-Aspect Possession】 method to shed their skin like a cicada.

The new body is the new identity.

He might even be by your side, and you would have no way to discover it.

"This is the most terrifying thing about the Wu Wei Sect... they never ignore the rules," Yu Fu said in a deep voice.

"New body, new identity..." Zhang Fan murmured, a sense of vigilance suddenly arising in his heart.

"That's right. Sixty years ago, after the number one master in the world 【Three-Corpse Daoist】 perished, the Wu Wei Sect seemed to disappear overnight, leaving not even a trace..."

"The means inside are self-evident."

Yu Fu paused slightly and then said: "They are extremely mysterious and omnipresent..."

"Let's put it this way, even if you told me there were Wu Wei Sect masters among the ten great Daoist sects, I wouldn't find it strange."

"Are there really?"

Just at this moment, Jiang Hu next to him couldn't help but ask.

This seemingly joking remark was no small matter. If it were true, it would be unimaginable.

"How would I know?" Yu Fu shook his head. He was not a member of the ten great Daoist sects.

However, this possibility is very high. After all, after the Zhang family of Long Hu Shan was gone, the biggest threat to them was the top power of the Daoist gate, the ten great mountain gates, no, the nine great mountain gates.

If I were the enemy, I would also infiltrate the interior.

But you can't have such thoughts, let alone bring them up. Once brought up, people's hearts will be in chaos, which is a greater disaster.

"Wu Wei Sect..." Zhang Fan remained silent.

The real Wu Wei Sect was even more unfathomable and terrifying than he had imagined.

"The Wu Wei lineage and the mountain and sea demons and ghosts are all experts in ignoring taboos and soul-aspect possession. Therefore..."

"In ancient times, most of the demons and ghosts in the world were attached to the Wu Wei Sect," Yu Fu said in a deep voice.

"Built temples in the mountains, set up views in the rivers, controlled all the demons and ghosts in the world, encompassed the incense of the four seas, swept across the six directions, suppressed the Dao of the universe."

Zhang Fan remembered the introduction about the Wu Wei Sect. This sentence was indeed not just talk.

At its peak, the Wu Wei Sect had such great power, not only dividing the incense of the world, but even the mountain and sea demons and ghosts were attached to its wings. No wonder the Zhang family of Long Hu Shan united the Daoist sects of the world to launch nine campaigns of breaking mountains and destroying temples to confront it.

"You know now... Soul-Aspect Possession is not a correct method."

Yu Fu pointed to the post on Zhang Fan's computer screen and said earnestly: "Whether it's the Wu Wei Sect or a demon, encountering them is not a good thing."

"I hope you don't encounter one in your life."

As he spoke, Yu Fu turned and walked away.

"Old Yu..."

Just at this moment, Zhang Fan suddenly called out to stop Yu Fu.

"Anything else?"

"After the soul-aspect leaves the body, if it wants to survive, are there only two ways: sealing and possession?" Zhang Fan asked.

Ten years ago, he used the Soul-Splitting Great Method to divide his soul-aspect into three. The good god resided in the fleshly aperture, and the fierce god was sealed in the Xiong family ancestral hall.

"That's right... there are only these two ways," Yu Fu nodded.

"If... I mean if a soul-aspect cannot get external blessing and cannot be sealed, if it wants to survive, it can only use possession?" Zhang Fan's thoughts turned rapidly.

"Theoretically, that's the case, but the risk of soul-aspect possession is also very high. It's not that any body can adapt. Sometimes the soul-aspect and the fleshly body produce rejection, which may hurt the soul-aspect..."

Old Yu seemed to have quite a bit of research on soul-aspect possession, talking about it with reason and evidence. "In addition, frequently changing bodies will also cause problems for the soul-aspect. Lighter ones will cause mental confusion, mental illness is possible, heavier ones... there's no limit."

Soul-Aspect Possession is extremely difficult to practice. Even if the practice is successful, the probability of finding an adaptive body and completing possession is only three in a thousand.

Of course, once successful.

"Then there is a new identity. In the vast sea of people, except for himself, no one can understand or peer into his biggest secret."

Yu Fu's voice echoed in Zhang Fan's ears for a long time.

"Evil God..."

At this moment, Zhang Fan had only one thought in his heart.

"You must not have used possession, otherwise, in the vast sea of people, where can I find you!?"

As a soul-aspect, the Evil God is also incomplete and imperfect. If he uses possession, heaven knows what changes he will undergo!?

"Zhang Fan... Zhang Fan..."

Just at this moment, Jiang Hu's voice pulled Zhang Fan's thoughts back.

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"What's wrong?"

"The boss hasn't been here for two days. Shall we go to 【Contentment and Happiness】 later?" Jiang Hu suggested.

"Where has the boss been for the past two days?" Zhang Fan asked back.

"Seems like he went to the Dao Alliance with people from Zhenwu Mountain!"

"Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance Meeting!?"

Zhang Fan remained silent. That was an official organization. Looking at it this way, it should be because of the movement at the eastern suburb graveyard that day, concerning the Thirteen Zodiacs.

"Whoosh..."

Just at this moment, the Super Letter on Zhang Fan's computer lit up. Clicking to open it, it was Jiang Lai's dialogue box.

"Did you fight with someone?"

A simple question, followed by a fox emoji with a huge question mark on its head.

"No, I was just soy-saucing. The ones who fought were the boss and Sister Wen," Zhang Fan replied.

"Whoosh..."

As soon as the message was sent, Jiang Lai sent an emoji, a roaring man shouting two words: Liar.

Zhang Fan smiled, raised his head and looked at Jiang Lai's seat. The latter was staring intently at her computer screen, as if waiting for Zhang Fan's reply.

"I'll treat you to dinner after work."

"Eat meat!"

"No problem!"

Zhang Fan replied, matching it with a smiling emoji.

In the evening, night fell.

Old City District, No. 101 Xiangliu Street.

Old Nine Shabu-Shabu Workshop.

Ever since Xiong Xiong Sanqi brought Zhang Fan to visit once, he fell in love with this barbecue restaurant. Although it was remote, it was quiet, especially their meat, fifteen yuan a plate, fresh, tender, and juicy, which could be called a masterpiece.

"Grandpa Nine..."

Zhang Fan led Jiang Lai, lifted the door curtain, and just as he entered, he greeted the bald old man behind the counter.

Xiong Xiong Sanqi said that when his father was young, he often came to this barbecue restaurant, and the boss was known as Grandpa Nine. Zhang Fan naturally followed suit.

"You even brought a girl."

Grandpa Nine's eyes narrowed, scanning Jiang Lai up and down. Their eyes met, but stayed for a moment.

"Sit down."

Grandpa Nine greeted.

"Order the dishes..."

Zhang Fan took a look. Today, the business in the store was as cold as ever. Except for their table, there was no one else.

Sometimes, Zhang Fan even doubted how Grandpa Nine had managed to keep this old store open until now.

"Any taboos?" Zhang Fan looked at Jiang Lai and asked considerately.

"Don't eat garlic."

"Eating meat without garlic, the fragrance is half less," Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"Don't eat internal organs, don't eat green onions, don't eat vegetables..." Jiang Lai thought for a while and added.

"Only eat meat?"

"Mm-hmm!" Jiang Lai nodded.

"Fifteen plates of meat first," Zhang Fan was also straightforward and placed the order directly.

A moment later, fifteen plates of barbecue and sauce were served.

Zhang Fan grilled the meat, while Jiang Lai held her chopsticks, waiting for the meat to come to her bowl. In a moment, fifteen plates of meat had all entered her stomach.

"You can still eat?"

"Just enough to fill the gaps," Jiang Lai said without raising her head.

"Grandpa Nine, another fifteen plates."

On the iron plate, the meat with seven parts lean and three parts fat was grilling and sizzling with oil, the fragrance filling the whole room.

Zhang Fan held the tongs and flipped the meat, suddenly opening his mouth: "Jiang Lai, do you know where you are from?"

"I know." Jiang Lai nodded.

"Where?" Zhang Fan's eyes lit up, and he instantly remembered the past he saw in the star calculation.

"Long Hu Shan!"

"Sure enough!"

When these three words were spoken from Jiang Lai's mouth, Zhang Fan's heart seemed to be gripped violently by someone.

"What else do you remember?"

"I don't remember."

"..."

Zhang Fan's hand paused, squinting his eyes: "Are you playing with me?"

"Grill the meat."

Jiang Lai pointed to the iron plate.

Zhang Fan curled his lips and clipped the grilled meat into Jiang Lai's bowl.

"You asked me to wait for you to come back," Jiang Lai lowered her head, eating meat and talking.

"Didn't I come back?"

"Not this you." Jiang Lai shook her head.

"..."

"Jiang Lai, you wouldn't be a demon, would you!?"

Just at this moment, Zhang Fan suddenly opened his mouth. He always felt that Jiang Lai was different from normal people, and he had felt that way since Zhenwu Mountain.

"You are the one who is not a human," Jiang Lai put down her chopsticks: "I'm full."

"Not an ordinary demon."

Zhang Fan shook his head: "Old Yu said, some unusual demons are second-class."

"Go home."

As she spoke, Jiang Lai stood up and walked straight out of the door.

"Wait for me."

Zhang Fan paid the bill and hurriedly greeted: "Grandpa Nine, money paid."

Before the words had faded, the whole person "whooshed" and chased out.

A moment later, Grandpa Nine walked out from the back kitchen swayingly.

"You guys eat yours."

Just at this moment, Grandpa Nine said to himself to the empty room, and then walked to the messy table and cleaned it up.

"Second-class? Interesting!!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 112 =====