Chapter 5, Level 7 Chapter 48 Growth and Transformation
Regarding the Chen family's affairs, it was only a casual arrangement to fulfill the original body's obsession. Xu Jingming's energy was mainly focused on "The Light Chapter". He practiced the visualization method in it every day and also learned the knowledge in it.
On the fifth day after killing the Qinghu Demon, Xu Jingming felt that he was in excellent condition, and at night, he began to refine his mind.
This demon refining lasted for more than three hours. It was already dawn when Xu Jingming succeeded in making the Qinghu Demon God's obsession collapse.
"The Green Lake Demon's determination cannot shake me. But it's hard for me to convince him."
"This is just a blockhead."
Xu Jingming opened the door and walked out of the house, also breathing a sigh of relief.
"It's easy to convince smart people, but it's hard to convince stupid people." Xu Jingming thought, "Fists and loyalty? What a simple and plain obsession!"
The Demon God of Qinghu Lake was originally a fisherman on Qinghu Lake. He attracted a group of fishermen with his loyalty and formed a small group.
Later, in a fight with another group of fishermen, he was unfortunately seriously injured and fell into the water and died.
Still unwilling to accept and submit when dying!
The obsession attracted the demonic energy of heaven and earth, transformed him into a demon, and even gradually grew into the famous Qinghu Demon God.
"When it comes to loyalty, it also depends on who you are loyal to. Blindly being loyal will only lead to a bloody head!" Xu Jingming spent more than three hours convincing the Qinghu Demon God with the simplest and plainest reasoning possible. "But he also made me look at the world from another perspective."
To refine the devil in the mind is to look at the world from the perspective of each devil.
Observe it, understand it, find its flaws and finally convince the devil!
This process is also a baptism for Xu Jingming's own soul.
"Fist is a branch of the theory of strength, and loyalty is also a branch of the theory of righteousness. I understand it more thoroughly now." Xu Jingming nodded slightly. The Universal Human Alliance has a very complete humanities course.
Although Xu Jingming has learned a lot of theories and understands a lot, he is still far from mastering the essence of things.
After all, there are very few people like Mr. Pang who have outstanding talents in humanities and are almost at the maximum level.
Of course, everyone has their own talents.
In terms of practical martial arts and science, Mr. Pang has average talent.
Xu Jingming is a brilliant talent in martial arts, and his scientific field is also gradually growing.
"Every time I refine my soul, it cleanses my soul from different angles." Xu Jingming nodded slightly, "Once I have thoroughly digested the gains from this time, I can start the next soul refinement."
To digest the gains, I mainly studied some similar courses at Yuanchu Research Institute to deepen my accumulation in this area.
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The weather turned cold in an instant, and a sudden heavy snowfall covered the entire city in a layer of silver.
The Chen family and their entourage followed the caravan and, after many hardships, finally arrived at the provincial capital.
"We have finally arrived at the capital city."
"We even encountered a demon on the way, but luckily we were repelled by the caravan guards."
"This is the first time in my life that I have seen a demon with my own eyes. I was scared to death."
The Chen family was very grateful after entering the city.
"Chief, everyone is very tired, let's find an inn to stay in first." Someone suggested.
The old patriarch glanced at him and said calmly, "No, let's go directly to Chen Qi's house! Let's visit him today."
"Uncle, everyone is very tired." Chen Shian said, "Let's go see my son tomorrow."
"I know everyone is tired. I can see that everyone is exhausted. I believe... Chen Qi can see it too!" said the old patriarch. "We have come all the way from Bai County with great difficulty and have not even had a bite of hot food. We should visit him right away to show our sincerity."
The old clan leader looked at all the clan members and said, "We have come thousands of miles to get here. Don't make any mistakes at the last minute."
"yes."
"Listen to the clan leader."
The Chen family members all nodded, and the guards naturally would not object.
According to the information they had learned earlier, everyone headed directly to Xu Jingming's residence.
"Father, is that house in front where Mr. Wu Ming lives?" everyone in the Chen family asked an old man.
The old man immediately smiled happily and pointed at the house: "Yes, that's where Mr. Wu Ming lives! He is one of the most powerful demon hunters in our Cheng'an Prefecture. With him around, no demon dares to approach within miles! The land prices around us have increased several times! Many people want to buy and live in the surrounding areas!" The old man smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. It was obvious that the price of his house had increased significantly, which made him very happy.
"Let's go." The old patriarch gave an order, and all the members of the Chen family walked towards the house, with the guards following behind.
Soon they arrived at the gate of the mansion, but it was closed.
"Shi'an, go knock on the door." The old patriarch ordered.
"Why."
Chen Shian was actually very angry. He was enjoying a good life in Bai County, but now he was forced to come all the way to the capital. It was all because of his son Chen Qi! But no matter how angry he was, he had to bear it and bow his head.
"As long as I say a few soft words, I believe Chen Qi will obediently acknowledge me as his father. By then, the best demon hunter in the entire Cheng'an Prefecture will be my son, so won't I be able to walk away with ease? There's no need for me to go back to Bai County! I can just enjoy life in the prefecture and marry ten or eight beautiful wives..." Chen Shi'an thought happily and knocked on the door at the same time.
Knock, knock, knock. Chen Shian knocked on the door gently.
The door opened.
Liu Fu squinted his eyes and looked outside. The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, Liu Fu, now the gatekeeper of the Wu Mansion, is also quite impressive.
"Who is it?" Although Liu Fu looked at the group of people outside and they seemed to be quite important, he still didn't care.
Even the Lord of the Mansion, the Head of the Qi Family, the Chief of the Demon-Suppressing Division and other important figures have come to visit his master. What are these people in front of him?
"Please let me know." Chen Shi'an said, "I am the father of your master, Mr. Wu Ming. My name is Chen Shi'an. Tell your master and he will know."
Liu Fu was stunned.
The master's father? Chen Shian?
He didn't dare to put on airs anymore and nodded, saying, "Please wait a moment, I will go and report to the master." Then he immediately ran into the mansion.
It was snowing heavily, and the Chen family members stood silently in front of the gate.
"This time I really gave Chen Qi a chance."
"Shut up!"
"Be careful with your words and actions. From now on, Chen Qi will be the dragon of our Chen family. I won't say a word if he wants to be the clan leader." The old clan leader glanced at the clan members behind him.
"We haven't seen the person yet." The tribesman smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say more.
Finally, the door of the house opened again!
Xu Jingming walked out with Wu Qi.
"How dare you come here!" Wu Qi's face was gloomy and he shouted angrily.
Among the Chen family, some people immediately looked unhappy. After all, Wu Qi was a housekeeper of the second house before, and he usually had to greet them. But now he was so disrespectful.
There were strict orders before they came, so the Chen family members endured it.
The old patriarch looked at Xu Jingming and sighed: "Chen Qi, I know you have a grudge."
"I'm no longer a member of the Chen family. My last name is Wu." Xu Jingming looked at the old patriarch calmly. Of course he was calm, after all, it was the previous Chen Qi who had an emotional entanglement with the Chen family.
"Okay, Mr. Wu." The old patriarch nodded. "You also know that it's not easy to survive in this world. If we offend a powerful demon hunter, the Chen family may be finished. If we offend a powerful demon, the Chen family will still be finished. Even if we offend some bigwigs in the government, our Chen family still can't afford it. Therefore, as the patriarch of the family, I must put the survival of the family first. The Wu family offended a bigwig, so my Chen family must naturally draw a clear line with the Wu family and cut off all ties. I hope you can understand."
"Chen Qi." Chen Shi'an also spoke, his eyes red. "You are my son, how can I bear to force you to leave? There is really no other way, it is a family decision. Now, you have become one of the best demon hunters in the entire Cheng'an Prefecture. We in the Chen family don't have to look at people's faces, so naturally we don't have to force you to leave. In fact, in the past few months, I dreamed about you, and my face was full of tears when I woke up."
Chen Shian was so moved that he started to cry as he spoke.
Xu Jingming watched everything calmly, secretly sighing, what a good performance!
"Did you dream about my mother?" Xu Jingming asked.
Chen Shian nodded: "Of course I dreamed about it. The relocation of your mother's grave was the private idea of the subordinates. I really knew nothing about it. Nothing at all."
"Mr. Wu, although the Chen family treated you badly before, we are still a family after all." The old patriarch said, "I am old too. As long as you return to the Chen family, you will immediately become the patriarch of the Chen family! You can investigate the matter of the tomb relocation, punish those who deserve punishment, and kill those who deserve death. From now on, everything in the Chen family will follow the rules you set."
The old patriarch ordered the relocation of the graves.
However, the subordinates he directly ordered have long been silenced, and there is no evidence to prove that it was the patriarch who gave the order personally.
"You guys are able to rush here from Bai County, it seems you are really anxious." Xu Jingming nodded, "It was you who drove me out and removed me from the family tree, and even embezzled the money left by my mother. You were the ones who did everything first, so don't blame me for being ruthless now."
"I'm going to make it clear to you today. My last name is Wu, not Chen. No matter how much you say, it's useless. I'm already very merciful by not destroying the Chen family." Xu Jingming looked at them, "Everyone, the weather is cold, go back and rest early."
After saying that, Xu Jingming turned around and was about to leave.
"Chen Qi! If you don't agree to return to the Chen family, I will kneel and die here." Chen Shian shouted, "Do you really want a father to kneel to his son? Kneeling in front of you until he dies?"
“If you don’t give the Chen family a way to live, all of us in the Chen family will have no choice but to kneel and die here.” The old patriarch was about to kneel down immediately.
Bang.
Wu Qi kicked the old patriarch and sent him flying.
"Don't tarnish the young master's reputation." Wu Qi said coldly.
"Coerce me, force me?" Xu Jingming stopped and turned to look at the Chen family. "Even if you kneel down and beg me to go back, I will never go back. I'll give you one stick of incense to leave here. Otherwise, if you offend my eyes, I will have to send you to jail."
After saying that, he walked into the courtyard, closed the gate, and only Wu Qi and Liu Fu were standing at the door.
"Chen Qi." Chen Shian shouted, "Chen Qi, you really don't even recognize your father?"
"Chen Qi, are you really so heartless? "
"Chen Qi, won't you give me a chance to live?"
"Chen Qi, you are unworthy of being a human being!"
Chen Shian said one sentence after another.
Wu Qi looked at everything indifferently: "The young master said that if you don't leave within an incense stick of time, I will have to arrest you and put you in jail."
"How can you be so heartless?" The old patriarch's eyes turned red. "If you don't give the Chen family a chance to survive, I will have no choice but to die here."
"Old Patriarch, please don't defile this wall." Wu Qi held a knife, "If you dare to hit me, I will kill you with a knife."
The old patriarch stared at Wu Qi.
"If you do something, you have to bear the price." Wu Qi said calmly, "Don't you even understand this principle?"
The old patriarch was silent.
The Chen family members were unwilling, but they still left before an incense stick of light.
In the next few days, the Chen family visited again and again! They tried every possible way to apologize and beg for Xu Jingming's forgiveness.
Finally, Xu Jingming got fed up, so the people from the government office arrested all the Chen family members and put them in jail! They were locked up for seven days and ate jail food for seven days.
"If you dare to cause trouble at Mr. Wu's place again, you will be locked up for more than just a few days," said the yamen soldier.
The Chen family members were living in poverty on the streets.
The cold wind was blowing, and they were all a little dazed.
"Uncle, this rebellious son is so heartless. What should we do next?" Chen Shi'an's hair was messy and his eyes were a little dull.
"Go back." The old patriarch looked much older, "Find a way to survive."
"How long can you survive?" someone asked.
"Live until... the day when Mr. Wu Ming dies." The old patriarch sighed.
"He is so young. How long can our Chen family last? Other families and gangs in Bai County will definitely take advantage of our misfortune." All the clan members felt that the future was dark and they could not see any hope.
The old patriarch sighed and said nothing.
What I did back then, I have to bear the consequences now. This Chen Qi is really too hard-hearted! It's useless to appeal to his emotions or reason with him!
…
"Young Master, the Chen family has already left the city." Wu Qi said.
Xu Jingming nodded slightly.
The Chen family begged in various ways on the first day, and when he sternly rejected them, he felt that his original obsession was gradually dissipating.
After several times of begging, Xu Jingming never showed up, and his original obsession had completely dissipated.
"The Chen family will be in a miserable state in the future," Wu Qi whispered, "Are you really going to ignore it?"
"Never mind, let them fend for themselves." Xu Jingming said.
But I felt emotional in my heart.
This is the Demon-Subduing World! Those natives are almost all planetary life forms that have their memories obscured. They come here not to enjoy themselves, but to practice martial arts and grow under the pressure of the environment.
"The more destitute the Chen family is, the more they value martial arts." Xu Jingming thought to himself, "Ordinary planetary life must learn martial arts to change their fate. When you wake up in reality, you will have to thank me."
The more Xu Jingming understands, the more friendly he becomes to the natives of the large virtual world.
Many of them are not qualified to use the "virtual world" in reality! So they sign contracts with some large companies to deceive their memories and go to the virtual world, usually with a maximum time limit.
For example, if you limit your life to fifty years, and die halfway through, you will naturally wake up earlier. If you live forever, and die of old age or illness after fifty years, you will also wake up.
Generally, large companies will also give rewards! For example, after blinding your memory for fifty years, you can use the virtual world soberly for five years.
"Most of the planetary life forms that are willing to conceal their memories are relatively poor humans in reality. What they should do most is to seize the opportunity in the virtual world and reach the fifth level." Xu Jingming thought to himself, "Then when they wake up in reality, they can completely transform and quickly become star life forms."
The vast human population in the universe is mostly planetary life.
Even though the 'Blue Star Civilization' is popular in the virtual world, only a very small number of people can evolve into starry sky life.
“If you don’t endure hardships in the virtual world, how can you ever make it out?” The harsher Xu Jingming was to the Chen family, the more at ease he felt.
He is helping them grow.
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Time passes.
Not to mention that the Chen family was becoming increasingly impoverished, after Xu Jingming had digested the gains from 'Refining the Green Lake Demon God', there were no powerful demons in the city, so he began to go out of the city to deal with those notorious demons.
One demon after another occupied a piece of land, making people in some towns and villages fearful and terrified.
They were very famous, so Xu Jingming easily found out where the demons were lurking. He tracked them down based on the intelligence and began to subdue the demons.
One, two, three.
For Xu Jingming, every time he refines a demon, he looks at the world and people's hearts from a different perspective, and his spiritual power is also slowly growing.
"I can feel the growth of my spiritual power. I should be not far from the eighth level." Xu Jingming was walking on a country road, looking for his next refining target.
