Chapter 10 Forbidden Guardian

The older twin is her classmate, while the younger twin is in a different class in the same grade.

The older sister's surname is Liu, and the younger sister's surname is Fu.

Fang Nian got to know them separately at first.

The two are likely fraternal twins; although both are beautiful, they do not look alike.

Furthermore, based on their surnames, I never would have guessed they were twin sisters.

Later, during a political class, Fang Nian suddenly thought of something and said to her older sister Liu Su, "Hey, you know what? I know someone named Fu Meimei, and your name is Liu Susu. Your names are really interesting! Are you two natural enemies?"

Liu Su was not Fang Nian's deskmate, but rather on the opposite side of the aisle. Although they were quite close, she was in a hurry to talk, so the two of them were caught chatting during class by the political science teacher.

The whole class burst into laughter.

That day, Fang Nian learned that Liu Susu and Fu Meimei were twin sisters.

They look different, but they are both very beautiful, with the same face shape.

Because their father was a policeman who was often away from home due to overtime work, their parents had a falling out and eventually divorced.

Each person followed one, so their surnames are different.

As for the names, it's unclear whether they were chosen intentionally due to the conflict between the two parents.

But in the end, they didn't go anywhere.

In their senior year of high school, they both got into police academies.

Thinking of this, Fang Nian slapped her cheek: "It seems that even my state of being awake isn't completely clear. My thoughts have wandered off somewhere. Let's begin the lecture."

Ren Qiushui nodded seriously: "You were not clear-headed before. You may have had a lot of cultivation knowledge, but you didn't have a clear logic. So, I will start from the first step of cultivation."

"There is a kind of polluted spiritual energy in this world that humans cannot directly control, which is demonic energy."

"Everyone is born with a demonic nature. When you guide demonic energy into your body to cultivate, and keep trying to come into contact with the demonic nature within you, you may be able to cultivate a demon in your heart."

"Inner demons exist in contrast to external demons. You don't need to know what external demons are now; you will understand them naturally in the future."

"And inner demons are the demons born in the heart."

"Because if people are exposed to demonic energy for a long time, they will eventually be devoured by it. Therefore, people need a medium to act as a bridge between themselves and demonic energy."

"Inner demons can serve as this medium."

"Therefore, after refining consciousness and demonic energy, the inner demon becomes this medium, which is to say, the demonic medium."

Based on what Fang Nian knew, he roughly understood something: "So, demonic cultivators don't actually control demonic energy directly, but use demonic entities as puppets to control it."

Ren Qiushui nodded: "That's right."

Demonic energy is fire, and demonic objects are stoves, candles, and asbestos nets.

Demonic energy is water, and demonic objects are cups, water pipes, and swimming pools.

Humans cannot directly touch water and fire with their hands, but they can use these objects to regulate the form and scale of water and fire for their own use.

Fang Nian fell into deep thought.

The so-called inner demons may actually be similar to... calluses.

Calluses will form on people's hands after long-term exercise.

The damage from demonic energy is a thousand times greater than that from forging equipment.

Therefore, when a person's soul is repeatedly wounded, inner demons are born.

Inner demons are both something that falls from a person's body and a product of alienation, so they can be close to both people and demonic energy.

But... my own split personality doesn't seem to be like that.

If one controls demonic energy, does that mean there's no demonic intermediary and one directly comes into contact with demonic energy?

In this way, wouldn't getting lost be inevitable? If one cultivates, what future is there to speak of?

But... this is the Demonic Sect. If you're not strong enough here, you won't even make it through today, let alone tomorrow.

Even so, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and absorb the demonic energy.

Having confirmed this, Fang Nian's eyes sharpened again, regaining their focus: "Continue."

Ren Qiushui nodded: "After you understand the concept of magic, I will explain the classification of magic."

"Classification?" Fang Nian asked, puzzled.

Although Fang Nian had never cultivated before, he had been a one-star demon for seven years and had never heard of demons being classified.

Ren Qiushui: "Of course there are classifications. Inner demons, like outer demons, are essentially a kind of being, and most of them are human-like beings."

Most of them? Is it possible for a non-human demon to arise in someone's mind? Is the mind really that twisted?

Fang Nian simply thought about it without interrupting, listening attentively.

Ren Qiushui: "In most cases, living beings have their own strengths and weaknesses, and inner demons certainly have them too. Demons are transformed from inner demons, and so it is."

"Sometimes, you can discover what your magic is best suited for."

"When you can't discover a magic talent, you have to forcefully choose a direction to cultivate it in order to make the magic the strongest."

Fang Nian roughly understood that the magic element itself was like a steel ingot; whether it was used to make swords, spears, halberds, or vehicle frames, wheels, airplane wings, dog bowls, and troughs was entirely up to him.

Fang Nian: "What directions are there?"

Ren Qiushui: "There are two different categories: support and combat. Generally, everyone goes into the combat category."

"Combat types are divided into combat support, defense, offensive, speed, and some unique subtypes."

Fang Nian pondered for a moment. Her first personality split was still a baby, so it was unrealistic to expect her to have any talent.

But Qingqing could definitely go for the ear-piercing, captivating style.

At this point, Ren Qiushui said, "It might be hard for you to understand just by talking about it, so..."

She made a Guanyin hand seal, and four eerie demonic stars lit up above her head.

The First Demon Star shone brightly, casting a red and green beam of light.

The red and green hues are not eerie or strange; on the contrary, they give people a sense of holiness, and even a refreshing feeling of spring arriving and flowers blooming everywhere.

Under the light, celestial flowers grow and rare herbs bloom.

Amidst the flowers and plants, a phantom image of a woman who looked very similar to Ren Qiushui, but appeared much more delicate, appeared.

Green vines entwined around the phantom, and red flowers bloomed on the vines.

Ren Qiushui: "My first demonic art, Forbidden Guardian."

Thorns are not an enhancement to Ren Qiushui's first magic ability, but rather a constraint imposed on her by her past.

The first inner demon that Ren Qiushui was born with had only one characteristic—fear.

Fear of death, fear of being abandoned by the world.

After following Fang Nian, Ren Qiushui's fear became a mental demon.

"When the Forbidden Guardian is in human form, she can use pain as her defense. The more injured I am, the higher her defense becomes."

"She also has an artifact form, which can turn into a grass ring that can be worn on someone's hand to provide individual protection."

Fang Nian understood: "Is it for me? Because I once told you that married couples should exchange wedding rings?"

However, Ren Qiushui's mental state must have been quite poor at that time.

They actually used pain as a source of power, and their wedding ring was just a grass band, not even made of metal, as worthless as grass.

Ren Qiushui did not answer, because the answer was obvious.

Fang Nian looked at the remaining three shadows.

Four demonic stars projected four demonic figures.

The first is [Forbidden Guardian], the second is [Autumn Water and Sky], a golden goddess, the third is [Phoenix Nirvana], a fiery red goddess, and the fourth is [Mirror Flower and Water Moon], a goddess so ethereal that she is almost invisible.

The four demons all share one characteristic: they look almost exactly like Ren Qiushui.

It just gives people a completely different feeling.

They seem to represent four different stages in Ren Qiushui's life.

From fear, to integration with the world, to rebirth as a phoenix, and finally to disillusionment with the world.

Just by looking at the four demons, Fang Nian could roughly guess how profound his influence on her had been over the years.

Fang Nian: "So, everyone's magic item looks exactly like them?"

Ren Qiushui shook her head: "It is a special talent that a demon looks like oneself. When a demon that looks like oneself is influencing oneself, one can cast some secret spells."

"This is a rare case. Other hot magic objects are all different. A man's magic object can be a woman, an animal, or an object, and the same goes for women."

Fang Nian nodded.

It seems that inner demons are not only born from internal forces, but are mostly formed by external pressures, so the forms of inner demons must be varied.

"The state of one's inner demons varies, and for some, their inner demons may even be their strongest former adversaries. Therefore, the demons of two mortal enemies could very well be each other."

Hearing this, Fang Nian felt relieved.

It seems my situation is special, but not entirely special.

The world is so big, there are so many talented people, and everyone's inner demons are different.

My own split personality might be a kind of inner demon state that no one has seen before, and perhaps cultivation is a viable option.

Ren Qiushui: "If you need the power to fight, choose a demon from your heart as your battle demon."

Fang Nian had no choice but to become her second personality, Qingqing.

Ren Qiushui: "Let's try to condense the magic essence."

Ren Qiushui wanted to see if Fang Nian needed to refine his inner demons after condensing his demonic essence.

The next moment, Fang Nian's second demon star emitted a faint blue light.

A shadow was cast down.

After preparing some dishes and bringing them out, Qiu Chi saw Fang Nian release his Second Demonic Element, glanced at the Second Demonic Element Qing Qing, and then at Ren Qiu Shui.

"Hey, sister, his second demon looks so much like you."

"Could it be that you are his inner demon?"

Ren Qiushui immediately thought of the answer: "It's the opposite."

Qiu Chi: "What's rebellious?"