“Speak,” Mu Anxiao uttered a single word.
The wolf demon’s expression stiffened. “You are an immortal, why do you need to understand demonic energy?”
“There are so many monsters here, I have to understand them more, lest I be bullied in the future and unable to fight back, just anxious,” Mu Anxiao didn’t know how long she would stay here, but she knew that in this place, having one more ability was one more layer of protection.
The wolf demon laughed, “You are truly considerate of everything.”
“Of course, tell me then.” Mu Anxiao was impatient.
“This…” the wolf demon hesitated.
Just then, the vine spirit glanced at the wolf demon, cleared its throat intentionally, and said, “If I tell you, can you also agree to one of my conditions?”
Hearing this, both the wolf demon and Mu Anxiao shifted their gaze to the vine spirit. “You’re dreaming,” Mu Anxiao said impolitely.
“You’re treating me differently,” the vine spirit immediately became aggrieved.
Then, the wolf demon also mocked the vine spirit. “I am, after all, the progenitor of that immortal cultivation sect…”
“Correction, it’s the demonic cultivation sect,” Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Everything began in that immortal cultivation sect. She thought, if she and Shen Yan had not met the woman from the immortal cultivation sect that day, perhaps… they would not have fallen into the trap. If they had not fallen into the trap, her relationship with Shen Yan would not have become so strained, and she would not owe Shen Yan, nor would she have to live for decades with the reputation of a bandit and a thief. In short… the place she hated most in her life was the immortal cultivation sect. Regardless of how famous that place was, in her eyes, it was always a place for cultivating demons.
It was for this reason that she renamed that place… the demonic cultivation sect.
“Alright, alright, I am, after all, the progenitor of that demonic cultivation sect,” the wolf demon began to mock the vine spirit again, “Naturally, I understand, and I certainly know more than you.”
“I, after all, evolved from a vine…”
“I am a carnivore, you are just a plant,” the wolf demon interrupted the vine spirit.
“…” The vine spirit felt that what the wolf demon said made sense and was rendered speechless.
“Wolf demon, your way with words has truly… improved a lot,” Mu Anxiao said, clapping her hands.
Then, the wolf demon raised its chin. “Without facing storms, how can there be tempering? I am also a little demon who has gone through the harshness of society, so naturally, I understand more principles, unlike some fellow,” it glanced at the vine spirit, “who, all day long, has great ambitions, but unfortunately… can only find satisfaction by talking.”
“Hinting at others by abusing some unrelated person,” the vine spirit pointed at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon laughed, “Not bad, you even know idioms now.”
“You…”
“By the way, Mu Anxiao,” the wolf demon intentionally interrupted the vine spirit and said to Mu Anxiao, “Before you meet Ouyang Ye, change your name.”
“Why?” Mu Anxiao asked, confused.
The wolf demon looked around and said, “I heard from the vine spirit that that Juan’er is not easy to deal with. What if she sends monsters to hunt you down? So,” it said seriously, “just in case, make up a name for yourself.”
“That Juan’er knows your appearance,” the vine spirit added.
The wolf demon looked at the vine spirit and smiled, “Are you stupid?”
Seeing this, the vine spirit immediately put on a straight face. “No, wolf demon, you’ve been mocking me like this for quite some time.”
“I am speaking the truth, how is that mocking?” the wolf demon retorted.
The vine spirit was speechless for a few seconds, then stammered, “You… I… I don’t care… you are mocking me anyway.” After saying that, it took a deep breath.
“Think about it,” the wolf demon ignored the vine spirit and stared at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao thought for a moment and said, “Perhaps that Juan’er already thinks I’m dead, so… there’s no need for this, right?”
“She thinks you’re dead, but what about Ouyang Ye?” the wolf demon countered.
When Mu Anxiao heard this, she hesitated and said, “Ouyang Ye will definitely draw a portrait, and then they can still find me. Instead of hiding, why not,” she said, raising her fist, “compete with them.”
“Ouyang Ye’s painting skills are not high, and… the monsters here are resistant to immortals, so they naturally forget your appearance at a glance. So, don’t worry about this. The main thing now is your name,” the wolf demon glanced at Mu Anxiao’s fist, “and, that Juan’er is not foolish. Since Ouyang Ye said you are still alive, she will naturally find the most powerful demon to hunt you down and kill you on the way. It’s better to make some preparations.”
“How do you know so much?” Mu Anxiao couldn’t help but doubt the wolf demon.
At the same time, the wolf demon saw Mu Anxiao’s suspicion and said helplessly, “Empathy.”
“Empathy…” Mu Anxiao thought for a moment and suddenly realized, “You mean, you’re putting yourself in that Juan’er’s shoes.”
“Yes, if I were her, I would do that to you.”
“You know her so well,” Mu Anxiao couldn’t help but admire the wolf demon.
Immediately, the vine spirit couldn’t stand it anymore. “If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t have been able to come up with all this.”
“Yes, these are all things he told me,” the wolf demon said calmly, unlike the vine spirit.
The vine spirit didn’t expect the wolf demon to be so honest. At first glance, at first hearing, it felt ashamed and lowered its head…
Mu Anxiao glanced at the vine spirit and then said, “Then I’ll call myself… An.”
“An? A single character?” the wolf demon was surprised.
Mu Anxiao nodded.
The vine spirit came to its senses and repeated the word ‘An’ a few times. “Isn’t that a bit perfunctory?” it asked, resting its chin on its hand and staring at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao frowned, “Then tell me, what should I call myself?” She really didn’t want to waste any more time on this matter.
The vine spirit pondered.
Seeing the vine spirit like this, the wolf demon became impatient. “If you like thinking, then think for a while longer,” it said, looking at Mu Anxiao, “I think An is quite good. Let’s go.”
“Okay,” Mu Anxiao agreed, glanced at the vine spirit, and walked ahead with the wolf demon.
Subsequently, the vine spirit indeed thought for a while before catching up with them.
Ahead, the wolf demon reminded Mu Anxiao, “You should think of your spiritual energy as an independent entity coexisting with you. That way, it won’t be affected by your emotions.” It walked alongside Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao, using the wolf demon’s words, thought for a moment and said, “How should I do that?”
“Take a deep breath and recite… Qi generated in the Dantian, spiritual energy unified. As long as you are not tired, you have succeeded,” the wolf demon said, stopping and pulling Mu Anxiao.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao spread her hands, closed her eyes, and began to recite: “Qi generated in the Dantian, spiritual energy unified.”
The wolf demon waited for Mu Anxiao.
The vine spirit stopped behind them and looked at the blue light in front of Mu Anxiao, not daring to speak.