The immunity token’s duration was three months. One month had already passed, so Jun Changxiao was a bit anxious about how to face one sixth-rank commandery and two fourth-rank sects.

Go to Shangguan Hong?

No good.

Heavenly Oracle Academy had no authority to interfere in matters between commanderies.

The system’s suggestion earned Jun Changxiao’s approval. After all, the only power he could currently rely on was Miao Hua Palace, with whom he had some connection.

Next, he properly arranged sect matters, distributing large quantities of natural spirit stones to the disciples, urging them to definitely improve faster.

Truthfully, even with just the Spirit Gathering Array and Qi Gathering Pills as supplements, Iron Bones Sect disciples broke through very quickly. Adding spirit stone supplies, the speed would be unimaginably fast.

Two months.

There would definitely be earth-shattering changes!

After arranging everything, Jun Changxiao took Xiao Longlong and rode the Hurricane Wolf King away from the Iron Bones Sect.

He didn’t bring disciples because he wanted them to break through faster.

The crowd didn’t disappoint Sect Leader Jun either. Every moment they were circulating the Clear Heart Formula to cultivate, making the sect’s martial cultivation atmosphere even stronger.

“Senior Sister Liu.”

Yao Mengying sat in the dining hall, chin propped on her hands, saying enviously: “I really want to cultivate martial dao like the senior brothers.”

Everyone in the Iron Bones Sect was cultivating except her, who had nothing to do every day.

The main issue was she was too young. Sect Leader Jun’s intention was to let her start learning about martial dao when she was twelve or thirteen.

Liu Wanshi smiled: “You could go find Second Senior Brother and have him teach you mental cultivation methods and martial techniques.”

“The sect leader said I’m too young and not suitable for cultivation yet.”

Yao Mengying pouted.

Liu Wanshi put down her spoon, blinked, and smiled: “Second Senior Brother is easy to talk to. I’ll take you to find him.”

So she led Yao Mengying to find Li Qingyang, then explained their purpose.

Our General Manager Li was indeed easy to talk to, and couldn’t withstand Liu Wanshi’s gentle persuasion. In the end, he agreed to let the little girl enter the Cultivation Method Pavilion to choose a mental cultivation method.

“Mengying.”

Liu Wanshi accompanied her into the Cultivation Method Pavilion and, holding the Yi Jin Jing, smiled: “You can first cultivate the mental cultivation method, then cultivate martial techniques after you’ve opened your meridians.”

“Okay.”

Yao Mengying nodded, but after putting away the manual, she placed her gaze on the shelf on the far right, then unconsciously walked over.

Displayed there were all demonic path martial studies.

These were obtained by Jun Changxiao from several demonic path sects he had destroyed.

He didn’t recognize the distinction between righteous and demonic paths, so he placed the demonic path mental cultivation methods in the Cultivation Method Pavilion. If disciples had talent in this area, they could take them to cultivate.

The word “demonic” wasn’t about cultivation, but about human actions.

Even if one cultivated bright and upright martial studies but secretly did unconscionable things, that wasn’t righteousness—that was evil.

Although demonic cultivators were a bit extreme in cultivation, if they didn’t do utterly conscienceless things, they couldn’t be called evil.

Of course.

Sect Leader Jun repeatedly warned that without demonic cultivation talent, one must not casually cultivate these techniques.

In the Iron Bones Sect, only Jiang Xie had demonic cultivation talent, and he had basically given it up now, focusing all his attention on system martial studies.

“Senior Sister Liu.”

Yao Mengying picked up a demonic path mental cultivation method, scratching her head: “Can I cultivate this kind of mental cultivation method?”

Liu Wanshi said in surprise: “You want to cultivate demonic path martial studies?”

“No, no.” She quickly shook her head: “The sect leader said demonic path martial techniques can’t be casually cultivated, otherwise it’s very easy to have qi deviation.”

But Yao Mengying clutched the manual tightly to her chest, pleading: “Senior Sister Liu, I really want to learn it.”

“This…”

Liu Wanshi was silent for a moment, then said: “If that’s the case, then learn it.”

Her age wasn’t too old either, and she didn’t understand too well the consequences of cultivating demonic path martial studies. If Li Qingyang had come along, he would definitely have strongly prevented Little Junior Sister from cultivating demonic path martial studies!

“Thank you, Senior Sister Liu!”

Yao Mengying smiled brightly, then selected several types of demonic path martial studies and happily left with Liu Wanshi.

The demonic cultivation path was fraught with danger.

Whether this little girl’s choice today was right or wrong, no one could say clearly.

……

The next day, Li Qingyang came to the Cultivation Method Pavilion for a routine inspection and discovered Yao Mengying’s martial technique selection record. His face turned pale with shock: “Why did that little girl take demonic path martial studies!”

“Toot toot!”

He hurried to the dining hall, saying anxiously: “Where’s Little Junior Sister!”

Liu Wanshi said: “She’s cultivating martial dao in the inner courtyard.”

Li Qingyang rushed to the inner courtyard, but Yao Mengying’s guest room was locked from inside, and no matter how he knocked, there was no response.

Lu Qianqian happened to walk by. Seeing Second Junior Brother’s anxious expression, she inquired: “What’s wrong?”

Li Qingyang quickly told her about Yao Mengying selecting demonic path martial studies.

Boom!

The door collapsed, cold air spreading.

“…” Li Qingyang’s mouth twitched, thinking: Senior Sister, you’re way too violent!

Lu Qianqian withdrew her palm and walked in. At a glance, she saw Yao Mengying collapsed on the ground. Her jade hand waved, picked her up, and headed toward the Medicine Hall.

“This is bad, Little Junior Sister has fainted!”

“What’s going on?”

“I heard from Senior Brother Li that she seems to have cultivated demonic path martial studies!”

Iron Bones Sect disciples, hearing the news, rushed to the Medicine Hall one after another.

“Wuu wuu wuu…”

Inside the Medicine Hall, Liu Wanshi had cried herself into tears, continuously blaming herself: “It’s all my fault… all my fault for letting Little Junior Sister choose demonic path martial studies…”

“Girl, stop crying.”

Elder Wei gently scolded, one hand still resting on the unconscious Yao Mengying’s pulse, examining why she had fainted without reason.

Liu Wanshi quickly stopped crying.

“Strange, strange.”

After diagnosis, Elder Wei said in confusion: “Her meridians are fine, her breathing is stable, so why did she faint?”

Jiang Xie, standing nearby, said: “Could it be she got her qi blocked from cultivating demonic path martial studies?”

“Very likely.”

Elder Wei could only think so too.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Just then, strands of dark aura suddenly emerged around the unconscious Yao Mengying’s body.

Elder Wei’s expression changed and he quickly retreated two steps, crying out in shock: “This is… this is…”

Jiang Xie’s eyes also widened.

Whoosh whoosh!

The attribute as black as ink continued spreading, then completely enveloped Yao Mengying.

The Medicine Hall filled with a chilling aura of slaughter, making Li Qingyang, Liu Wanshi, and the others shiver with cold.

Elder Wei and Jiang Xie’s gazes kept changing, their hearts surging with shock!

Yao Mengying, enveloped by demonic qi, gradually rose up, suspended in midair, her entire body seeming to be devoured by darkness.

A few minutes later.

The strange aura all surged into Yao Mengying’s body, and she floated back down onto the sick bed.

The oppressive, chilling aura, along with the dark qi’s internalization and dispersal, returned everything to normal, as if nothing had happened.

“Elder Wei.”

Li Qingyang said urgently: “What’s going on?”

Elder Wei fell silent.

Jiang Xie standing nearby also fell silent.

“What’s going on?” Liu Wanshi also asked. What she cared about wasn’t the dark aura, but whether Yao Mengying was alright!

“Elder Jiang.”

After a moment, Elder Wei said: “You cultivated in a demonic sect, you should understand the situation.”

Jiang Xie nodded, saying extremely seriously: “If I’m not mistaken, this little girl has awakened an Innate Demonic Body.”