Chapter 729: The Spot in the Chest

Chapter 729: The Spot in the Chest

“What do you mean?”

Qin Shili was puzzled; Lin Nuo was always talking in riddles, and she had no idea what he was on about.

“It doesn’t mean much. Just that someone has touched the Demon Qi but is definitely trying to hide it. You can use this to your advantage.”

“I’m asking who it is?”

“The one who just returned. Did you see them? A crowd gathered around; quite a scene.”

“I saw them. How could it be him? He used to be a highly respected master. Why would he touch the Demon Qi? Is he trying to delve into demonic techniques for study?”

“Touching the Demon Qi doesn’t necessarily mean pursuing demonic techniques. There are always people who take risks for the sake of advancing their abilities. Perhaps you’ve heard that during cultivation, a person’s distractions often become restraints, and there are those who attempt to break free from those restraints, and that’s where touching the Demon Qi starts.”

“What do you mean? I don’t have your broad knowledge; I can’t grasp that yet. You need to explain further.”

“Not knowing is normal. After all, it’s a forbidden technique; the fewer people know about it, the better. Otherwise, every Tom, Dick, and Harry could be taking risks, imagining they’ll get rich overnight, and that would just stir chaos.”

“Since it’s a forbidden technique, how do you know about it? Oh right, it’s not surprising for you to know. But what is it exactly?” Qin Shili asked.

“A technique to eliminate distracting thoughts during cultivation, called the Wuanyuan Jue. Once the distractions are gone, one can reach higher realms and achieve great powers. But the Wuanyuan Jue has a drawback: it can easily give rise to Demon Spirits.”

Lin Nuo said earnestly, like a scholarly elder teaching a young girl, mixing in riddles to guide Qin Shili’s thinking.

Qin Shili was a smart girl; she caught on quickly. She recalled a respected master who had just returned, someone of renown in the past, who had a story circulating among the people.

“Did you see him directly?”

“Sort of.”

Lin Nuo nodded; to say he saw was accurate.

He had seen the script; the plot was laid out clearly.

In his previous life, there was a similar detection for demonic behavior, but they couldn’t figure anything out then.

Zhang Yuanxu had returned around the same time, specifically joining this detection under the pretense of setting an example.

At that time, they couldn’t uncover anything on him either.

It wasn’t that the detection tools at Xuanyun Sect were inferior; Xuanyun Sect was a major sect, and they couldn’t be low on tools to detect demonic activities.

Actually, someone must have tampered with it.

Who did it? Those who understood knew.

Demonic actions could remain concealed, and Demon Spirits could also hide if the cultivator possessed sufficient power.

However, the detection tools at Xuanyun Sect conducted all-around checks, meaning concealment was impossible.

So alterations had to be made.

Damaging the tools? Breaking them?

If so, that was a rather crude method.

Zhang Yuanxu was still a respectable master; his skills must be sophisticated.

If an all-round detection was performed, then he could simply affect the readings at certain positions, hiding the Demon Spirit there, thus evading detection.

Based on Lin Nuo’s knowledge, there was an acupoint in the chest called Yu Tang, which could suppress Demon Spirits, and capable cultivators would generally shift their Demon Spirits there.

Zhang Yuanxu would certainly do that.

Then he would tamper with the detection tools, making the detection fail to recognize the area around the Yu Tang in the chest, ensuring safety.

So, Qin Shili just needed to converge the Demon Qi at the Yu Tang point; as long as the skills were high, the Demon Spirit could be hidden. Moreover, that little bit of Demon Qi could just be shifted away.

“Now let me explain how to avoid being detected.”

Thus, Lin Nuo solemnly spoke about the hiding places for the Demon Spirits and Zhang Yuanxu’s upcoming tactics, guiding Qin Shili on where to conceal the Demon Qi.

Qin Shili roughly understood that, theoretically, it was indeed feasible.

However…

“Sorry, I can’t move it all to my chest. You also know I need your help just to conceal my aura.”

“Hm…”

Lin Nuo thought carefully; indeed, it was a bit challenging. Although Qin Shili’s cultivation was high, she was still lacking in matters regarding the demonic path.

He would still need to assist her in gathering the Demon Qi in the chest area.

But this wasn’t simply flipping the palms to adjust; he would need to touch the spot.

A bit awkward, to say the least.

“What? Having difficulty?”

“Not exactly. It’s just that to adjust the Demon Qi, I need to touch…”

“Touch my chest?”

Qin Shili unabashedly stated, “It’s alright; what’s the big deal?”

As she gripped Lin Nuo’s hand and raised it to reach her chest.

“This isn’t the dormitory, sister. Be mindful…”

Lin Nuo attempted to shake free, but Qin Shili held on tight, like he was frozen, unable to escape.

“You also know it’s not the dormitory, right? I’ve been living alone these days, sleepless, missing only you. Anyway, you’ll have to work your magic in Tianling Mountain; we’ll need to be close. What? Not interested in this body of mine anymore?”

Qin Shili’s previously cold voice turned alluring, dripping with temptation, and the bouncing softness of her chest was downright wicked.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps crunching on grass could be heard nearby.

“Someone’s coming, let’s wrap it up.”

“Wrap it up? How could I let you go after finally catching you? Xuanyun Sect doesn’t ban love; what do we have to hide?”

Qin Shili leaned into Lin Nuo’s embrace, while a small head popped up from the direction of the footsteps.

“Hearing that Senior Brother was here, why can’t I see him? Ah?!”

The suddenly arriving Su Kexin was startled, her first reaction was to grab the Phoenix Sword and rush towards Qin Shili.

Lin Nuo glanced, realizing it was none other than his little sister!

With that Phoenix Sword coming at them, they’d be heading straight to the underworld!

“Someone’s coming, step aside.”

“What are you afraid of?”

Qin Shili naturally raised her hand, and with a gust of cold wind, an ice wall shot up.

Bang!

Su Kexin’s Phoenix Sword struck the ice wall, flames erupting, a flurry of mist shooting skyward.

Previously, Su Kexin’s sword couldn’t break this icy barrier, but now she and the Phoenix Sword had both upgraded—fury ignited around her sword.

Her power had increased considerably, and Lin Nuo was a bit astonished; did she really level up just by sleeping?

Spirit Technique cultivation required dedicated training areas; why were they messing around in this forest with ice and fire?

Weren’t they afraid of being punished?

“Good. Junior Sister Su, you’ve improved.”

Qin Shili said with a hint of derision, a spirit of Ice Dragon burst forth and roared, directly pushing Su Kexin back.

No more unnecessary banter; straight to summoning the dragon spirit.

So, are you trying to provoke her Phoenix Spirit?

This would definitely lead to punishment.

If they wanted to fight, they should do it in the martial arts hall.

And thus, they staged a grand showdown of dragon vs. phoenix.

…

“Junior Sister Mu has returned.”

“Yeah, it’s been a long time since we saw Junior Sister Mu.”

Seeing the pure and enchanting girl return, Master Cong’s disciples eagerly welcomed her.