Chapter 529 - 528: An Appeal for the Demonic and Righteous to be One Big Family?

Chapter 529: Chapter 528: An Appeal for the Demonic and Righteous to be One Big Family?

Perception No. 1 Group

The newly joined Fairy Mo Yan (super well-behaved): "Boss Po Xiao, what’s a Jinling Loach?"

Liuyue Xue: "Isn’t that nickname of yours a bit over the top?"

Liu Yiyi: "Mo Yan, can you try to save some face for Demon Cultivators?"

The newly joined Fairy Mo Yan (super well-behaved): "You’re discriminating. What’s wrong with Demon Cultivators? Do Demon Cultivators have to be nonconformists? Demon Cultivators are just like you.

I’m planning to start a movement advocating that ’Demons are fundamentally Dao’ and ’Demons and Dao are one big family.’"

Chen Yi invited Zhong Yiyang to the group chat.

The first thing Zhong Yiyang saw after joining was Mo Yan’s message. He then said, "Why put ’Demon’ first? Shouldn’t it be ’Dao and Demon are one big family’?"

The newly joined Fairy Mo Yan (super well-behaved): "Then would that mean ’Dao is fundamentally Demon’? That’s fine, too."

Zhong Yiyang: "..."

’He’d better not get involved in such a major discussion.’

Liu Yiyi: "@Zhong Yiyang, don’t get mixed up with her. If she actually posts that stuff, not even her master could protect her."

The newly joined Fairy Mo Yan (super well-behaved): "I can do it anonymously! A few submissions every year. Persistence is victory.

My master had me memorize the secret to success since I was a child."

Chi Xue Child: "The secret to success? One: be persistent. Two: be shameless. Three: be persistently shameless?"

Watching them chat, Jiang Zuo no longer felt like answering the question.

’Forget it. I’d better just ignore them.’

With that thought, Jiang Zuo put his phone away.

As for what a Jinling Loach was...

It wasn’t easy to explain. The Jinling Loach was considered a special type of Spirit Beast.

It might look ordinary, but it was exceptionally cunning and it stole things.

Things like stealing physiques and strength, which it could even store.

However, the effect had a time limit. Based on its tier, a Jinling Loach below Tier Five couldn’t store things for more than a day.

Since the Spirit Beasts of the Spiritual Control Sect had been weakened for so long, this Jinling Loach had to be at least Tier Seven or Eight.

The Jinling Loach wouldn’t steal unless it was necessary, because once the effect wore off, it would have to place its mark all over again.

Therefore, a Jinling Loach could be very strong, or it could be very weak.

’For a Jinling Loach to cause such a commotion, it must be up to something. But what could possibly be worth a lurking Jinling Loach exposing itself?’

Jiang Zuo truly couldn’t figure it out.

Meanwhile, Blade Master Hai Bian had asked the Sect Leader, who was with him at the time.

Hearing Blade Master Hai Bian’s question, the Sect Leader paused. "Jinling Loach? I feel like I’ve heard that name before, but we don’t have any Jinling Loaches here."

The Sect Leader then came to his senses and said, "Does that young friend mean a Jinling Loach is secretly causing the Spirit Beasts’ weakness?"

Blade Master Hai Bian nodded. "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao seems to think so."

The Sect Leader frowned. "I’ll look into it."

After that, the Sect Leader began inspecting all the Spirit Beasts, whether currently present or just in the registry. Any creature related to loaches became a prime suspect.

He soon had his answer.

In the last batch of Spirit Beasts they had purchased, there was indeed a loach.

But it was just an ordinary Spirit Beast.

Jiang Zuo quickly received the news as well. He immediately sent a message: "Is there a photo? Or a name, something like that."

Blade Master Hai Bian directly sent a photo. It was a picture of a small loach.

However, this loach was white.

The moment Jiang Zuo saw this loach, he knew. It was indeed a Jinling Loach—a pure white one, which could be a Tier Eight or even a Tier Nine Jinling Loach.

Po Xiao: "Wait for my word."

After sending the message, Jiang Zuo took out his coin. Now that he had a photo, it would be easy to find his target.

’He was curious to see just what this loach was up to.’

Meanwhile, Blade Master Hai Bian said somewhat awkwardly, "It seems Fellow Daoist Po Xiao is going to act on his own..."

Blade Master Hai Bian was truly helpless. He understood Po Xiao’s temperament to some extent; when he said he would act alone, he really meant it.

Others wouldn’t just be unable to follow him; they wouldn’t even be able to find him.

Po Xiao simply had that kind of ability.

However, the Sect Leader of the Spiritual Control Sect showed no sign of surprise, simply saying, "If he needs anything, tell him to just ask. We will cooperate fully."

Blade Master Hai Bian cupped his hands. "Thank you for your understanding, Senior."

The Sect Leader shook his head. "Some people simply can’t be restrained, and there’s no need to. Everyone has their own way of doing things. As long as he is helping the Spiritual Control Sect, we naturally won’t go out of our way to restrict him."

It was just like with his son. Although he felt the frustration of a parent wishing their child would live up to their potential, he had never truly tried to control him.

He let him grow freely.

’Otherwise, if it were just his wife spoiling him, could the boy have been so free?’

He had given his son enough space to be free. Whether he ended up mediocre or forged a new path for himself was entirely up to his own destiny.

So far, he was doing alright.

It was something he had truly never expected.

No one in the entire Spiritual Control Sect had ever imagined that Ximen Chuihuo would end up so far ahead of his peers.

Speaking of Ximen Chuihuo, the Sect Leader was reminded of the Forging Peak they had just visited. ’And then the Forging Peak collapsed, didn’t it?’

’Someone’s going to have to pay for that, right?’

Well, that was just a passing thought from Sect Leader Ximen. He wasn’t so petty as to make trouble for a junior over a mere mountain peak.

He had offered the venue, so he stood by it. If it was damaged during use, it only meant the Spiritual Control Sect’s property wasn’t good enough.

Just then, Lady Ximen came over. "I have something to show you," she said as she approached.

Sect Leader Ximen was then shown the entire forging process.

He was truly shocked. He had felt some of the commotion from before, but he hadn’t expected it to be so astonishing.

This Po Xiao was truly incredible.

No wonder their daughter called this person a Demon.

It was understandable.

"Should we find him and observe him? The Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires he carries is very dangerous," Lady Ximen sent as a mental message to her husband.

"No need. Regardless of whether our intentions are malicious or not, he would certainly be displeased if he found out. As long as he shows no sign of being a threat to the Spiritual Control Sect, leave it be for now," Sect Leader Ximen replied via mental message.

"But the risk is too great. I’m a little worried," Lady Ximen frowned.

"My dear, you must understand that the risk the Spiritual Control Sect is currently facing is far greater than that of a single Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires. This person identified the source at a glance. We cannot do anything that might provoke him. This level of risk, the Spiritual Control Sect can still bear," Sect Leader Ximen directly refused.

It wasn’t that he didn’t understand how to avoid risks. But great risks often came with great rewards, and avoiding risk could mean avoiding reward.

Given the Spiritual Control Sect’s current situation, that was a chance he couldn’t afford to avoid.

’Besides, did they really expect the Spiritual Control Sect to overcome this crisis without taking any risks?’

’Too naive.’

Blade Master Hai Bian naturally knew the two were communicating via mental messages, so he stood silently to the side.

They were his seniors, after all. As a junior, it wasn’t his place to get involved.

Besides, he was here on a commission and had to do his best to keep the situation stable.

There were quite a few Spirit Beasts in front of him now, all of them growing weaker. It was an irreversible process.

Several people were studying them, but they still hadn’t found a solution.

He actually really wanted to follow Po Xiao and see what was going on, but unfortunately, he couldn’t keep up with him.

’Also, what was everyone in the group chat talking about?’

’The topic had gone off-track so quickly that they still didn’t even know what a Jinling Loach was.’