Chapter 5, Level 7 Chapter 35: Ten Thousand Stars Demon Refining Scroll
Chen family in Bai County, inside the mansion.
Xu Jingming was sitting in the courtyard when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Master." A voice came from outside.
Xu Jingming then stood up, pulled the wooden bolt and opened the gate. Outside the gate stood a hunchbacked, weathered man with disheveled hair. He looked around through his eyes, making the surroundings seem a little colder.
However, when he looked at Xu Jingming, his eyes were much warmer.
"Master." The hunchbacked old servant shouted.
"Seventh Uncle." Xu Jingming said.
The closest person to Chen Qi in this world is this old servant, Uncle Seven. Uncle Seven's full name is Wu Qi, and he is the housekeeper brought by Chen Qi's mother from her natal family! He is loyal and has been serving Master Chen Qi for so many years.
If it weren't for Wu Qi, Chen Qi's life in the Chen family would have been much more difficult.
"Young master, there is something I need to tell you." The hunchbacked old servant Wu Qi said solemnly.
"What's the matter?" Xu Jingming asked.
"I often go to the young lady's grave, remove weeds, and repair and maintain the cemetery." Wu Qi's eyes were cold, "But I found that the Chen family actually sent someone to dig up the young lady's coffin yesterday and prepare to move the grave."
"Move the tomb?" Xu Jingming's face changed slightly. He felt an obsession in his mind suddenly become much stronger, even a little crazy.
"The Wu family caused a big disaster, and the Chen family was afraid of being implicated, so they tried their best to distance themselves from it." Wu Qi nodded, "But I didn't expect that the Chen family would be so cruel. The young lady has been dead for more than ten years, and they were so cruel that they even moved the grave."
"Don't worry, young master. I have asked an expert to choose a new location for the young lady to be buried in peace these past two days." Wu Qi said.
"Thanks to Uncle Seven."
Xu Jingming felt the surging obsession in his mind.
"Is this the obsession that remains in the body after descending into the demon-slaying world?" Xu Jingming had learned about this before coming in. The demon-slaying world was created to sharpen and improve 'spiritual consciousness', so the original body that descended and possessed would have residual obsession.
"Chen Qi's obsession is..."
Xu Jingming felt it very clearly, "Become famous! Make his father and the Chen family regret it! Even if they beg him to go back, he will never go back."
One's actions must not go against one's obsession. The more one goes against it, the more severe the backlash of the obsession will be, and it is normal to end up with schizophrenia and crazy.
Thankfully…
This obsession is not difficult.
It was impossible for him to please the Chen family. Just knowing everything now made Xu Jingming dislike the Chen family. In order to fulfill his obsession, he would do things beautifully.
Once you make up your mind, your obsession will immediately become much calmer and more peaceful.
"Seventh Uncle." Xu Jingming said, "Today Chen Shian gave me 100 taels of silver and forced me to leave the Chen family and let me go out to fend for myself."
"Just one hundred taels?" Wu Qi couldn't help but ask.
Xu Jingming nodded.
Wu Qi gnashed his teeth and said, "The dowry that the young lady brought, as well as the silver that she earned for the Chen family over the years, all belong to the Chen family! The young lady left you eight thousand taels of silver before she died. Your father Chen Shian even swore in front of the young lady that he would give it to you when you were eighteen years old. He kept delaying it. Now he gives you one hundred taels and lets you go out to fend for yourself?"
Wu Qi was very angry.
It’s not worth it for the lady!
"I don't even want this one hundred taels." Xu Jingming said, "Let's pack up and leave the Chen family today."
Wu Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Okay, Master, no matter where you go, this old servant will always follow you. And the young lady also realized Chen Shian's true nature back then, so she hid five thousand taels of silver with me! I have been keeping it well for you, Master."
Xu Jingming was slightly stunned.
Chen Qi's deceased mother actually had another trick up her sleeve?
"Before the young lady got married, she only met Chen Shian twice. He looked good and had a good reputation, but who would have thought that was all Chen Shian's disguise." Wu Qi shook his head, "Forget it, now that we have left the Chen family, whether in Bai County or to other places, with this money and the old servant, the young master will definitely be able to live a good life."
"Okay." Xu Jingming nodded, "Pack up first."
"You also have to take some of the young lady's belongings with you," said Wu Qi.
Soon, after packing some simple clothes and other items, Xu Jingming and Wu Qi left together.
Xu Jingming and Wu Qi passed through one gate after another and walked through one corridor after another. On the way, some guards and maids saw that Xu Jingming and Wu Qi were both carrying packages and were a little puzzled.
When I walked to the front yard.
"Chen Qi!" an angry shout rang out.
Xu Jingming turned around and saw a young man with a domineering look on his face, accompanied by some men. He pointed at Xu Jingming and shouted, "You and your old servant are carrying your bags, are you planning to leave the Chen family?"
Xu Jingming didn't say much and continued walking outside.
"stop!"
The young man shouted coldly, "You two sneaked around with the packages on your backs, who knows if you stole any of my Chen family's property? Come on, check their packages!"
"Chen Shuwen." Xu Jingming looked at him, "That's too much."
"I'm worried that the Chen family's property will be stolen by you. Go and check their packages." The young man ordered. As the grandson of the clan leader, Chen Shuwen has much more power in the Chen family than Chen Qi.
As soon as he gave an order, the guards came forward and tried to take forceful action.
"roll!"
The hunchbacked old servant Wu Qi, who had been standing behind Xu Jingming, suddenly took a step forward, and with a shout, the sword on his waist was unsheathed, and in a flash, the five guards who had approached were all sent flying backwards .
These guards fell to the ground, spitting blood, full of disbelief. They were completely unable to block the attack just now. The back of the knife swept across their chests and they flew out.
Chen Shuwen couldn't believe it: "How can this old servant be so powerful?"
Xu Jingming looked at this scene and thought to himself, "Wu Qi's swordsmanship is definitely top-notch. The actual combat bonus is estimated to be around 30 times." He had such a sharp eye that he could judge the power of this sword.
"You old hunchback..." Chen Shuwen couldn't believe it. At this time, Chen Shian, who got the news, finally arrived.
Wu Qi glanced at Chen Shuwen and Chen Shian indifferently, and said, "Next time I strike with my sword, it won't be the back of the sword."
This frightened the five guards.
Yes, if they had used the blade just now, all five of them would have died.
"Second uncle." Chen Shuwen gritted his teeth and said, "Look, Chen Qi and his old servant were sneaking out of the Chen family with their bags on their backs. I asked someone to check their bags, and this old hunchback actually injured several guards."
Chen Shian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Xu Jingming: "Chen Qi, I just slapped you, and you are leaving today?"
"The one hundred taels of silver you gave me is inside the house." Xu Jingming said.
"You don't even want a hundred taels?" Chen Shian said with a smile, "You have some backbone! Wu Qi, you followed my wife to the Chen family back then. For so many years, you have been a servant of my Chen family! How can you leave without my permission?"
Chen Shian was also secretly puzzled.
After all these years, no one realized that Wu Qi was so powerful?
"Servant of the Chen family?" Wu Qi sneered, "Does the Chen family have my indenture contract? When the young lady married me, she tore my indenture contract with her own hands. The first day I came to the Chen family, I was a free person! I have never been a servant of your Chen family."
Chen Shian's expression changed slightly: "I see."
"Chen Qi, once you leave the Chen family, you are no longer a member of the Chen family." Chen Shuwen shouted, "Don't use the Chen family's name to cheat people outside."
"Chen family?" Xu Jingming glanced around. "Let's make it clear here today. From now on, I... no longer have the last name Chen! I have nothing to do with your Chen family anymore."
After saying that, Xu Jingming took Wu Qi and walked out of the door. None of the guards dared to stop them.
Chen Shuwen and Chen Shian watched the two leave.
"Uncle, you are amazing." Chen Shuwen said with a smile, "This Chen Qi really left the Chen family obediently."
“I’m doing this for my family too.”
Chen Shian shook his head and said, “For the sake of the family, I have to abandon this son. Let’s just pretend that he had never been born.” Then he turned and left.
Soon, Chen Shian arrived at Chen Qi's residence.
"Um?"
Chen Shian saw a bag of silver on the table in the room, "One hundred taels of silver, you really didn't take it with you? You're as stubborn as his mother! This hundred taels is enough for me to have several drinks."
As he spoke, he hummed a little tune, picked up a bag of silver and left.
…
"Does Wu Qi, the hunchback, have such strength?" Upon hearing the news, the old patriarch of the Chen family frowned slightly, "What a pity, what a pity that he cannot be used by our Chen family. That little bitch from the Wu family actually tore up Wu Qi's indenture contract a long time ago. She really doesn't want to be in our Chen family!"
The old patriarch of the Chen family had a grim look in his eyes.
"Grandpa." Chen Shuwen said, "What should we do next?"
“Spread the news to the public that Chen Qi has run away from home! Anyone who publicly declares to sever ties with the Chen family is no longer surnamed Chen.” The old patriarch of the Chen family said, “He wanted to sever ties, so it is only natural that we remove him from the family tree.”
"Originally we had to go through a lot of trouble to draw up the family tree, but now we are in the right." The old patriarch of the Chen family smiled softly.
Chen Shuwen nodded.
…
Bai County, a secluded residence.
"Master, I am usually out and about, and I occasionally stay here." Wu Qi unlocked the door and pushed it open. "Although it is not big, it is quiet. Master, please make do with this for now. I will rent a bigger place in a day or two."
"No, I think it's fine."
Xu Jingming took a look and was quite satisfied.
Moreover, he did not plan to stay in Bai County for long. He also had to go to the Qi Family in Cheng'an Prefecture to find the demon-suppressing master Qi Xiao. This was something that Senior Brother Chi Tong had asked him to help with, and he had even paid for it, so he naturally had to get it done as soon as possible.
"Master has grown up." Wu Qi was quite happy to see his master's appearance. He was also worried that the master would be too stimulated. "Master, you take a rest first. I'll go buy some food."
"Sorry to trouble Uncle Qi." Xu Jingming said.
Wu Qi was a little beggar adopted by the Wu family. His exact age is unknown, but he should be about the same age as Chen Qi's mother, because he was just a teenager when he first entered the Wu family.
Estimated to be around 40 years old.
"He's around forty years old, but he looks obviously older." Xu Jingming thought to himself, then went into the house and put the many items in the package in place.
…
Night falls.
Xu Jingming rested in the main house.
"It's time to practice the secret method of subduing demons." Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the bed.
In the demon-suppressing world, countless mortals are just soil, and the most powerful are the demon-suppressors and demons.
Demons are born from people's obsession, which leads to the devil energy of heaven and earth. If the obsession does not dissipate, the demon will be immortal! So even if the demon's body is defeated and everything seems to be annihilated, it is still necessary to "destroy the demon's obsession". The process of destroying the obsession is "refining the demon in the mind".
Or, the demon conqueror has a stronger mind and completely destroys the demon's obsession, causing it to disappear.
Otherwise, the demon is more powerful, the demon refining fails, and the person who conquers the demon suffers mental trauma!
"So in the demon-conquering world, conquering demons is a very dangerous thing." Xu Jingming thought, "If I'm not strong enough and get killed, then I'll have to spend another 100 million to create a new account."
Every death costs 100 million universe coins.
"Even for an eighth-level star life, the price of dying once would be painful." Xu Jingming thought, "Even if the demon is defeated, when refining the demon, it will be defeated by the demon's obsession... Then the soul will be damaged, and the consequences will be more serious! For example, Senior Brother Chi Tong, who inherited the Yuanchu Star Conjecture, needs to rest for five years if his soul consciousness is damaged. The soul consciousness of ordinary eighth-level star life is generally more tragic when it is damaged."
Every eighth-level starry sky life has a strong ability to make money!
It's just that they need to spend most of their time on the "evolutionary path" or the affairs of their hometown civilization, and the time and energy they actually have to make money are limited.
So they felt a little bit distressed about the 100 million Universe Coins.
Of course, "mental consciousness is damaged", no eighth-level starry sky life is willing to encounter such trouble, which is much more costly than "100 million cosmic coins".
"Subduing the demon takes two steps."
"First, kill the demon head-on. Second, refine the demon with the mind and destroy the demon's obsession. These two steps are more difficult than the previous one." Xu Jingming thought, "But first, we must have the strength to subdue the demon."
"Among the thirty-two secret techniques passed down by Senior Brother Chi Tong, there are two that are based on the "Yuanchu Star Conjecture Rays", namely "The Great Sun Subduing Demons" and "The Ten Thousand Stars Refining Demons Scroll."
"I originally had a deep understanding of the "Light Chapter", and the book that best matches my understanding is the "Ten Thousand Stars Demon Refining Scroll."
Xu Jingming nodded slightly.
"Then I will use the Ten Thousand Stars Demon Refining Scroll as my core method in the Demon Subduing World."
Closing his eyes, Xu Jingming began to slowly spread his spiritual power, spreading to the rooftop and touching the moonlight above the nine heavens. "Use your mind to pry the power of the moon, and then transform it through the Ten Thousand Stars Formation in your body, practice the power of the moon, and build the foundation."
Xu Jingming thought to himself, "This is very similar to using one's mind to move the source of the universe in reality! However, compared to the source of the universe, the power of the moon is too far behind."
As time goes by, the power of the mind draws strands of Taiyin power into the body, which are transformed through layers within the body and eventually turn into Taiyin magic power!
When a drop of cold Taiyin magic power was born, Xu Jingming's speed of absorbing Taiyin power suddenly increased.
On the roof, the light of the moon continuously penetrated through the tiles, flew into the house, and poured into Xu Jingming's body.
…
In the yard.
Wu Qi was sitting beside the stone table. Suddenly he felt something and saw a layer of flowing moonlight on the roof. The moonlight was as rich as water and was constantly penetrating the tiles.
"This is..." Wu Qi's body trembled, extremely surprised, "Drawing the power of heaven and earth to refine the power of subduing the devil?"
"Master, are you practicing the secret method of subduing demons?"
Wu Qi was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.
"Miss, did you see that? The young master got the secret and became a demon-conqueror." There were tears in Wu Qi's eyes.
