Chapter Twenty-Three: Unique Body Training

“At last, everyone has left. Such needless trouble! Now it’s your turn, Demon Night,” the old cauldron master addressed Demon Night’s spirit.

Waves of agitation pulsed through Demon Night’s mental strength; he understood all too well what had transpired outside, yet could not speak. Watching his master, senior brother, and senior sister care for him, witnessing all they had done, for the first time, Demon Night felt the warmth of a home.

He sent a question to the old cauldron master through his spiritual force: “What should I do next?”

“First, try using your demon core to absorb and assimilate the raging energy inside you. After all, this energy originates from your demon core. That way, the Creation Cauldron can continue healing your body. We’ll work together: I’ll keep suppressing this energy with the cauldron, but your power is formidable! It looks like the path ahead will be arduous for you.”

“You must guide this energy slowly. Do not rush it!” The old cauldron master replied as he focused all his strength on the Creation Cauldron.

“I understand! There’s no other way for now,” Demon Night responded.

He summoned what remained of his demon core’s energy, attempting to direct the wild force within his body, but the energy stubbornly resisted, refusing to be drawn into the core. It felt like something entirely new, alien to the demon core, and could not be absorbed.

Anxiety grew within Demon Night. Suddenly, the energy flowed along his meridians and entered his leg, weakening slightly. Yet a wound appeared in his leg as well. The old cauldron master, ever watchful of Demon Night’s condition, immediately used the Creation Cauldron’s power to heal the leg injury. Since the energy was minor, the recovery was effortless.

After the healing, Demon Night noticed his leg had grown stronger. He pondered the situation: “Old Cauldron Master, this isn’t working. My demon core cannot absorb the energy—perhaps because the master’s healing energy is mixed in, causing my core to reject it. But I observed that when the energy entered my leg, you promptly healed the injury. Not only did the energy decrease, but my leg was strengthened in the process. I want to try an experiment—if it succeeds, misfortune may become a blessing!”

The old cauldron master asked, puzzled, “What do you plan to do? What should I do?”

“I intend to strip away the energy bit by bit, guiding it into other parts of my body to see if it works. I’ll need you to monitor my progress and heal any wounds caused by the redirected energy,” Demon Night replied.

“Very well, there’s no time to waste—let’s try it. I’ll heal any injuries inside you right away.” With that, the old cauldron master focused his attention even more closely on Demon Night.

Demon Night was not one for hesitation. He immediately began to peel away a strand of energy, guiding it through his meridians into his arm. He watched closely as the energy left his body, noticing the internal energy indeed diminished.

The energy flooded into his arm, causing significant injury. Yet, because the amount was small, it was gradually expended. The old cauldron master healed Demon Night’s arm at once, preventing serious harm. As the energy dissipated and the arm recovered, Demon Night realized his arm had truly grown stronger.

“Excellent! Old Cauldron Master, this method works! Now I can slowly guide the energy,” Demon Night said with delight.

“Good! Take it slowly, don’t rush. Honestly, you have the luck of the devil—stumbling upon such a rare body-refining opportunity!” The old cauldron master teased him.

“Heh! It’s not like I had a choice. I just have to treat a dead horse as if it were alive,” Demon Night replied with a silly grin. Thus, he endured both pain and joy, immersed in this special cultivation.

Outside, dawn had broken. Liu Qing walked slowly toward Demon Night’s room. “Master, you’re here,” Zhao Mu quickly rose to greet him.

Liu Qing helped Zhao Mu up and asked, “Zhao Mu, has your junior brother awakened yet?”

“Master, I’ve been watching my junior brother’s condition with my spiritual force. He still shows no signs of waking, but from his expression, he’s much improved—his brow is no longer furrowed.”

Liu Qing looked at Zhao Mu with satisfaction. “You’ve all done well. I love seeing you help each other like a family. Go rest now; I’ll go in and have a look.”

He said this and entered, approaching Demon Night’s side. Because his own vital energy had entered Demon Night’s body last night, acting as a catalyst for the wild energy’s growth, Liu Qing dared not recklessly release his vital energy to examine the situation. Instead, he sent his spiritual force into Demon Night’s body, finding that the turbulent energy inside had been reduced by nearly half.

Watching the sleeping Demon Night, Liu Qing could not help but wonder: How far can you go? No difficulty can stop you. Your future is limitless! He decided not to intervene further, as there was nothing more he could do. Retracting his spiritual force, he left the room.

Outside, Liu Qing saw Liu Xin arriving with breakfast. He called out, “All of you, keep watch over Demon Night. Report any changes to me immediately. As for the matter of investigating the Myriad Demons Cavern, I’ll make other arrangements. I have work to do—take care of things here.”

“Master, don’t worry! We siblings will handle things here,” Liu Xin replied. Time passed slowly. Besides senior brother Peng Lei, Xiao Xiao had also arrived. The three siblings kept vigil over the sleeping Demon Night…