A Top Scholar in Everything

Chapter 1269: Chapter 1255: Demon Species

Baiyu exerted five layers of strength.

The old Daoist was struck hard by the condensed golden giant palm and was sent flying, crashing into the wall of the great hall.

His body scattered black water like mud, dripping onto the ground of the great hall.

Baiyu took a deep breath.

The old Daoist’s strength was much weaker than he had anticipated, to the point of being vulnerable and defenseless.

The old Daoist lay on the ground, coughing up a few mouthfuls of black blood, a hint of clarity returning to his blood-red eyes: "You... sir, thank you, I didn’t expect you to come, I hope I didn’t hurt you?"

For a moment.

The murderous intent that was once solidified, aiming to directly end the life of the old Daoist, made Baiyu hesitate again.

Baiyu asked in a deep voice, "Are you pretending to be crazy again?"

The old Daoist smiled wryly and shook his head, "Sir, with your profound magic, I wouldn’t dare to pretend madness before you. I was truly forced, for over a century, I’ve had a heart demon. This heart demon grew stronger, becoming hard to suppress.

In the end.

Whenever night fell, my heart demon would grow into a second personality, seizing control of my body.

If you hadn’t severely injured my heart demon.

Right now.

I would still be kept in the dark."

Baiyu looked at the old Daoist, suspicion in his eyes: "How can I believe you?"

"Haha, believe it or not, I’ve been struggling with this heart demon for decades and will continue to do so. It is my tribulation, ordinary people cannot save me. However, I advise you not to come to the main hall at night, I’m afraid of accidentally harming you."

The old Daoist spoke tactfully.

But Baiyu could hear that the old Daoist was probably afraid of being killed directly, for although he and the heart demon are two spirit bodies, his body was only one. If the body were destroyed by Baiyu, he himself would also die.

Baiyu looked at the old Daoist’s appearance, not like he was lying.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Even if you are struggling with your heart demon, the heart demon controls your body and throws you into the Alchemy Furnace.

Earlier, in the courtyard,

I saw another one of you, what’s that about?"

The old Daoist looked puzzled and said, "Another me? That’s impossible, I’ve been here, struggling against my heart demon, it couldn’t have controlled my body to go to the courtyard.

If it did.

I would have sensed it."

Baiyu said in a deep voice, "That version of you was in the courtyard, constantly digging and burying a seed in the ground.

You have no impression of it?"

Upon hearing Baiyu speak this way, the old Daoist’s expression darkened, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.

"Do you have some unspeakable secret?"

Baiyu asked.

He sighed and said in a deep voice, "It’s not that there’s an unspeakable secret, just that I didn’t expect you to discover these problems, it’s my fault too.

The one that looked like me,

used to be the three corpses I severed. After I killed it, those three corpses carried their own spirituality and became a real life form, I dared not confront it. However, it bears no hostility, mostly acting on its own instincts.

Don’t worry.

As long as you don’t provoke it, you can avoid danger.

In this Carefree Temple, there are many eerie places, and even after living here for a hundred years, I don’t dare to set foot in them, you must be careful.

In the Carefree Temple.

Those forbidden places left by predecessors, as soon as you enter, you’ll encounter many dangers.

Fellow Daoist must be cautious."

Baiyu took a deep breath.

The severed three corpses...

This Carefree Temple is indeed terrifying, not because of the old Daoist, but because of the Daoist temple itself.

"Daoist friend, are you still planning to practice alchemy here now?"

Baiyu tentatively asked.

The old Daoist smiled wryly and shook his head, "What elixir can be refined now? That heart demon wants nothing more than to refine my Essence, Qi, and Spirit into Elixirs.

Every night.

I engage in constant struggle with it.

Tonight, I must thank you, fellow Daoist, for helping me out of trouble."

The old Daoist cupped his hands in a bow.

Baiyu calmly accepted the bow and didn’t continue to tangle with him, instead returning to his guest room to resume resting.

This Carefree Temple has quite a few strange places.

Baiyu decided.

It’s safer to retreat to the room at night and explore during the day, trusting his instincts that the night here was very dangerous while the day was relatively safer.

Upon returning to the room.

Baiyu rested peacefully for the night, and at dawn the next day.

Baiyu walked into the courtyard, breathed in the fresh air from the mountains, and looked at where the old Daoist’s three corpses had buried the seed last night.

Today is the second day.

After today passes, I just need to wait five more days in the Profound Origin Realm to complete the task.

He went to where the old Daoist buried something.

Then.

He got a shovel and began to dig out the pit.

As the digging went deeper.

Soon.

The contents of the pit were dug out by Baiyu.

This indeed was a seed.

However.

Upon seeing the seed, Baiyu frowned, evidently surprised by its peculiar nature.

It looked like a beating heart.

Pulsing constantly in the soil, emitting faint thumping sounds, and on this heart-like seed.

There were also numerous eyes.

It looked very disgusting.

Baiyu did not know what this thing was for, but a wicked aura emanated from it.

Then.

The old Daoist from the Carefree Temple appeared behind Baiyu and spoke in a deep voice, "This should be a demon seed, if I’m not mistaken, it was refined by the three corpses I once severed."

"Demon seed?"

Baiyu tilted his head to ask.

The old Daoist felt slightly puzzled but still explained, "A demon seed is exactly what the demon cultivators condense into a Dao Heart.

Of course.

This particular seed is clearly corrupted.

Every demon cultivator.

Can condense a Dao Heart just like a cultivator.

However.

Why the severed three corpses would bury a Dao Heart here, I’m not sure."

The old Daoist took a deep breath.

Then said to Baiyu, "I will first go to the main hall to chant scriptures and suppress the heart demon, as I have little energy left to handle other matters."

"Okay, I’ll stay here for a while. If Daoist has any needs, feel free to find me anytime."

Baiyu said with a smile.

The old Daoist nodded, quickly turned, and returned to the great hall.

Baiyu did not touch the heart that had eyes, instinctively feeling that it was definitely not something good.

To be safe.

Baiyu snapped his fingers, and a burst of flame erupted in the air, fiercely striking the heart.

However.

Despite the intense flames,

The heart showed no reaction, not damaged in the slightest, no scorched marks appeared, and instead, its pulsating speed increased.

As if it absorbed the power!