Chapter 5, Level 7 Chapter 39: Soul Refining
When Chief Qi Chen saw this, he was secretly surprised: "My sister is decisive and ruthless, but now she is smiling just because someone gave her the contact information? There must be a secret here."
Qi Xiao walked to the chair and sat down, looking at Xu Jingming and asked, "Are you Chi Tong's junior fellow apprentice? What's your name?"
"His name is Wu Ming." Chief Qi Chen explained, "He just arrived in the Demon Subduing World and hurried to visit you."
"This is also entrusted by my senior brother, so of course I have to do my best." Xu Jingming said with a smile.
"Brother?"
Qi Xiao said softly, "It seems that you know him in real life. What kind of person do you think your senior brother is?"
She and Chi Tong only had a connection in the Demon Conquering World, and had never met in reality. Now that they were about to "meet", she was inexplicably a little nervous! She wanted to learn more about Chi Tong's real situation from this "Junior Brother Wu Ming".
"My senior brother?" Xu Jingming was slightly stunned.
As an outer member of Yuanchu Research Institute, everyone hides their true information, so I know very little about Senior Brother Chitong.
All I know is that Senior Brother Chi Tong is 719 years old this year and is very close to the ninth-level source life.
at the same time……
Very rich!
Most of the senior brothers and sisters have extraordinary backgrounds, but they all recognize that the third brother 'Chi Tong' is super rich!
Moreover, when the eight people gathered together to chat, Xu Jingming felt that the fourth senior sister Monina and senior brother Chi Tong should know each other in real life. As for the others, they should all be kept absolutely confidential in real life.
"I don't know much about you, Senior Brother." Xu Jingming said with a smile, "At least in terms of evolution, he is much better than me."
"What about your personality in real life?" Qi Xiao asked.
"Generous." Xu Jingming said.
"Gone? " Qi Xiao asked.
Xu Jingming thought for a moment and said, "He's richer, definitely richer than me."
Qi Xiao nodded and didn't care.
rich?
She deals with money all day long, and money is just a number in her eyes.
"Senior Brother Chitong's contact information." Xu Jingming took out a piece of letter paper from his arms and handed it to the other party. Qi Xiao reached out to take it, looked at the contact information written on the paper, and then flames rose in his hand, turning the paper into ashes.
"I understand." Qi Xiao stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you, brother Wu Ming." Then he disappeared out of thin air and left the Demon-Suppressing World.
Clan leader Qi Chen eagerly sat down on the chair closest to Xu Jingming and asked, "What is the relationship between your Senior Brother Chi Tong and Qi Xiao?"
Xu Jingming shook his head and said honestly: "I don't know either. I'm just delivering the message."
“You…” Patriarch Qi Chen was helpless.
"Brother Qi Chen." Xu Jingming stood up, "Now that I 'm done, I should leave."
Clan leader Qi Chen stood up and said, "Okay, Brother Wu Ming, if you run into any trouble in Cheng'an Prefecture, feel free to come to me. The Qi family is still quite powerful in Cheng'an Prefecture."
"Okay." Xu Jingming smiled slightly, then said goodbye and left.
…
Virtual World Network.
In Akagi's personal space, his appearance has changed. He has become a young man, lying carelessly on the sofa, then sitting up, then standing up and walking a few times.
"Junior Brother Wu Ming said that he had given her the contact information, so why hasn't she contacted me yet?" Chi Tong sat down again, his back straight and his brows furrowed.
"She won't, won't contact me?"
"No……"
"Since you chose to meet Junior Brother Wu Ming and received his contact information, you should contact me." Chi Tong was also confused by concern.
suddenly--
A contact message.
Chi Tong's heart trembled, and she nodded lightly, allowing the other party to enter her personal space.
I saw the much younger Qi Xiao walking into the personal space. She changed into a silver robe, which matched her original long silver hair. Her eyes were also shining with a strange light as she looked at the young man in front of her.
"Qi Xiao." Chi Tong has stood up.
"Didn't we say at the beginning that we shouldn't contact each other after we break up? Just treat it as an experience to temper your mind." Qi Xiao said.
Chi Tong was slightly startled, and said softly: "Not long ago, I failed in a spiritual refining."
"You failed?" Qi Xiao's face changed and he asked, "Is your injury serious?"
"Not bad." Chi Tong looked at Qi Xiao, "I lost in the mental battle with that demon because I felt what the demon said made sense! If the meaning of life is only evolution, it would be too boring and pathetic. For the entire human race, evolution is important. But for individual humans, emotions... may be more important than evolution."
At the crucial moment of the mental confrontation, it was because of his relationship with Qi Xiao that he failed.
He also truly realized that he had never been able to forget Qi Xiao.
Qi Xiao blushed slightly and said, "Are you confessing?"
"Yes." Akame nodded, "Do you agree?"
"Why don't you ask me if I'm single in real life?" Qi Xiao looked at the other person, "and I know nothing about you in real life."
"I've always been single." said Chi Tong.
Qi Xiao also smiled: "Me too, let's try it first."
Chi Tong's heart was filled with joy at this moment. She reached out and held Qi Xiao's hand, and Qi Xiao did not refuse.
"Sit down and talk." Chi Tong pulled Qi Xiao to sit on the sofa beside him.
Qi Xiao smiled at him and said, "I won't hide it from you. My real name is Qi Yunxiao Moyun. When you hear my name, you should have guessed that I am from the Moyun family in the Hunter Universe."
Chi Tong nodded: "The Moyun family is ranked in the top 100 in the Hunter Universe."
You have to know that there are 185 star alliances in the entire universe. Among the countless ancient families, the Moyun family can be ranked in the top 100, which obviously has a deep foundation.
"The current patriarch of my Moyun family is Panli Moyun, a rank 10 expert from the Yuanchu Research Institute." Qi Xiao said, "Of course, there are three rank 9 source beings! The family's territory covers more than 30 star systems."
Akahima nodded.
"And I..." Qi Xiao looked at Chi Tong and said softly, "I am the youngest eighth-level star life in the Moyun family at this time. Both the clan leader and the family elders think highly of me. Once you associate with me, they will also review your information. It may be a bit troublesome for you."
"You don't have to feel pressured. Let's get in touch privately first, and don't make it public." Qi Xiao looked at Chi Tong, "We'll make it public when we're ready."
"Yeah." Chi Tong nodded. He could feel Qi Xiao's care and concern for him, which made him feel vaguely that... taking the initiative to contact him this time might be his wisest choice.
The mental demon refining failed, but Chi Tong felt that this failure was worth it.
"I have told you my real-life identity, what about you?" Qi Xiao looked at Chi Tong.
"I have to keep it a secret." Akahima said.
"Keep it a secret?" Qi Xiao was stunned. "Why?"
"You should know that I am a demon subduer at a high level." Chi Tong said, "In fact, my real realm is the ninth realm."
Qi Xiao was surprised.
Ninth realm?
"Yes, I am not far from becoming a source of life." Chi Tong nodded, "I am a peripheral member of the Yuanchu Research Institute. Our real information in reality needs to be kept confidential. This is also the rule of the Yuanchu Research Institute."
Qi Xiao smiled: "I didn't expect you to be a peerless genius. I also wanted to join the top power back then, but unfortunately I was still a little short and failed to pass the review."
She is already very good, but the threshold for joining the top seventeen forces is too high.
"What about your junior brother Wu Ming?" Qi Xiao realized.
Chi Tong said: "Although he uses the name Wu Ming, he is not afraid of others knowing that he is from Yuanchu Research Institute, but you still have to keep it a secret."
Qi Xiao nodded: "I know, how long do you think it will take to become a source of life?"
"Probably within a hundred years." Akagi did not hide it.
Qi Xiao then smiled and nodded: "That's good! When you become a source life, the elders in the family will not hinder you so much. You know, there are many trivial rules in an ancient family like the Moyun Family. Only when you become a source life will they make an exception."
Chi Tong nodded, he was enjoying the moment.
…
In the demon-suppressing world, Cheng’an Prefecture, the capital city.
"Senior Brother Chitong and Qi Xiao seem to have a special relationship." Xu Jingming thought about it and felt relieved. After all, the thing that Senior Brother Chitong asked him to help with was completed smoothly, which put his mind at ease.
When he returned home, Xu Jingming saw Wu Qi talking to several people.
"Master." Wu Qi said immediately when he saw Xu Jingming, "I hired these five people in the market this morning. They are all locals."
"master."
The five servants all bowed respectfully.
"This is Liu Fu, he will be the gatekeeper of the mansion from now on." Wu Qi introduced, "This is Cheng Daniu, he is quite strong, he will do some odd jobs in the mansion."
"Liu Fu (Daniu) greets the master." Both of them bowed respectfully.
"This is Aunt Zhang, cooking for the family."
"These are the third girl from the Liu family and a little girl from the Gu family. They are maids for the young master and serve him." Wu Qi said.
"Liu San Ya (Gu Yu) greets the master." The two maids were both pretty and knew the rules well.
Xu Jingming smiled and said, "Uncle Qi, you are really fast. You have gathered all the people in no time."
"There are quite a few people looking for work in the market." Wu Qi said, "I picked and chose and soon made the selection. Each of them will be tried out for a month first. If there is no problem, they will stay in the mansion for three years."
Xu Jingming nodded: "Uncle Qi, you decide everything."
With the help of manpower, everything in the house quickly got back on track. Many places were cleaned, the lake was also cleaned, and the scenery of the house became much better.
…
night.
Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the bed and took out the jade bottle from his arms.
"Everything is ready, it's time to start the soul refining of the demon." Xu Jingming was very cautious. It was not difficult to kill the demon. With his strength, he was not afraid of anything below the earth demon. But refining the demon was different.
"The first spiritual demon training begins!" Xu Jingming pulled out the cork from the bottle, sucked it in, and a wisp of his innate demonic energy rushed out of the bottle mouth and entered Xu Jingming's mouth, and was swallowed in one gulp.
Buzz!
After swallowing this breath of innate demonic energy into his body, Xu Jingming's consciousness was immediately impacted by memories.
When you bear the memory, everything is as if you saw it with your own eyes.
Xu Jingming saw that a young man named Li Chong was the owner of a pharmacy in Liu County, Cheng'an Prefecture. Li Chong managed the family business passed down from his ancestors carefully and meticulously! He also had a beautiful wife and a pair of children, and was considered a respectable person in Liu County.
In the past, it was his father who managed the pharmacy, but after his father passed away, Li Chong took over the management himself and realized how difficult it was for him.
The officials in the county must be taken care of! Even if someone spits in his face, he has to smile along.
There were also some blackmailers, and he had to greet them with a smile and give them money. After all, he was not afraid of gangsters, but he could not afford to offend the forces behind them.
Being the grandson in every way, Li Chong finally understood the suffering his father had endured.
He endured it!
If he wants to run his business, he has to endure all this.
However, one day, while he was still in the pharmacy, he was arrested by the county government's police and thrown into jail. They said that a murder had occurred and they suspected that he, Li Chong, was the murderer.
After being thrown into prison, Li Chong cried out for injustice. Under the oppression of the government, he could only spend large sums of money. However, before he could be tried in court again, he was "hanged" to death in prison.
He learned the truth just before he died.
"You poor creature, the county's Lord Wang and your wife are in love, so we have to send you on your way."
The two murderers carried him up, tied him around the neck, and hung him there. He died instantly.
The memory ends here.
"Hahahaha... isn't it funny?"
Li Chong, who looked like a demon, appeared, staring at Xu Jingming with bloodshot eyes, "Isn't this world ridiculous? I worked hard to run a business, but the government bullied me, and the gangs also bullied me. In the end, my wife was taken away, my children were killed, my property was taken away, and I died unjustly in prison."
"And yet the officials are so high up in the world, holding great power, despite their disregard for human life."
"That Master Wang Kan is a bully in Liu County. I don't know how many lives he has killed, but he is still at large."
"In this world, good people work hard but still lose their lives! Evil people do evil and harm people's lives, but they can enjoy wealth and glory!"
"Is the world wrong, or am I wrong?" The devil-like Li Chong stared at Xu Jingming, his bloodshot eyes full of doubts, "Is it that I should be a bad guy instead of a good guy?"
"It feels so good to be a bad guy. Who dares to bully me like this? I hate it, I hate it!" Li Chong's voice echoed in Xu Jingming's consciousness.
Li Chong's obsession has already impacted Xu Jingming's spiritual consciousness.
When obsession and the soul collide, it is also the most dangerous time.
"The two murderers said you were a pitiful creature." Xu Jingming was very calm, "You are indeed pitiful, and you are also pitifully stupid."
"I am pitiful, I am stupid?" The devil Li Chong's obsession became more and more crazy, "I was stupid because I didn't act like a villain before! Now that I am a villain, a devil, isn't it much more enjoyable?"
"So you have fallen to the point of being refined by me." Xu Jingming responded consciously.
The devil Li Chong was stunned.
"I told you that you are stupid, but you still don't believe it. If a bad person kills you, you will become a bad person?" Xu Jingming continued consciously, "Then if a dog bites you to death, should you become a dog?"
The devil Li Chong didn't know how to refute for a moment.
The bad guys killed him, so he thought it was better to be a bad guy.
What if the dog bit him to death?
"If the dog bit me to death, it's because the dog was too strong and I couldn't defeat it." The devil Li Chong finally made up a reason, "If it was an ordinary dog, I would have kicked it to death long ago."
"The villain killed you because he was too strong and you couldn't defeat him." Xu Jingming said, "If it was an ordinary villain, you would have sent a few guards to kill him long ago."
"The gangsters dare to bully you because their gang is stronger than yours."
"The official dares to bully you, it means the government is stronger than you."
"The reason why you are miserable is not because you are a good person, but because you are weak!" said Xu Jingming.
The devil Li Chong stared at Xu Jingming blankly.
"Even if you are a villain, if you are weak, you will be devoured by a stronger villain." Xu Jingming continued, "Just like now, even if you are a demon, you will be refined by me!"
"Is it all because I'm weak?" The devil Li Chong murmured, he was somewhat convinced.
"You are indeed pitiful." Xu Jingming said, "If this world is peaceful, you can naturally be a rich man. But in this world, the devil is at work and may slaughter everywhere at any time. Any family, any force will try to make themselves stronger! To make themselves stronger! To survive!"
"In such a chaotic world, being weak is a sin." Xu Jingming's conscious voice impacted the obsession of the devil Li Chong, and his obsession was already crumbling.
