Chapter 6 Disposing of the Corpse

After leaving Qi Fang's place, Fang Nian looked around.

For the first time in seven years, Fang Nian paid attention to her surroundings.

This is deep within the White Waterfall Gorge.

A secluded valley at the bottom of a mountain stream.

Therefore, it was terribly damp.

But the area around it was not a field, but a flat area paved with stone slabs.

The entire mountain stream is on the left, converging into a small river.

To the right is the stone platform.

On the platform, there is not just one house, but many houses.

Most of the houses are very small and cramped, hidden in the gaps between cliffs and platforms. Each house is probably just big enough for one person to lie down.

Just like the imperial examination hall in ancient times.

Further out, the houses become larger and larger.

However, in many places the foundations were still intact, but the houses had collapsed.

Near the stream, there was only one house, which was Qi Fang's house.

Logically, there should be many people living here, but in reality, apart from the small houses near the cliff where many newlyweds live.

Only Qi Fang lives on the platform.

Others preferred to live in the mountains.

"I see," Fang Nian said, recalling the obscure memories in her mind, and then she understood the reason.

This platform was once a large palace area called the Night Palace of the Demonic Sect, which was of equal importance to some of the main palaces of the Demonic Sect today.

Its purpose was to worship witches and demons.

Many years ago, an elder of the Witch Demon Hall suddenly went mad and slaughtered all his disciples, not even sparing his own family members, wife, and son.

It was during that battle that the main hall was destroyed.

After that, an ominous legend about the Witch Demon Palace spread throughout the Demonic Sect.

No one dares to get involved in the karma here.

Qi Fang is indeed a ruthless person; he actually dared to settle here.

Fang Nian walked up the mountain while pondering the situation.

Fang Nian originally wanted to go find Ren Qiushui, but after getting "Soul Splitter", Fang Nian wanted to give it a try.

If you're going to try it, of course you should go back to a safe place.

Is this a place to cultivate demonic arts?

Let alone Fang Nian, even a four-star demon cultivating on the platform of the Witch Demon Palace might be ambushed and killed.

After all, this is the Demonic Sect, where all sorts of strange techniques are used, many of which require the flesh and blood of highly skilled demonic cultivators.

As Fang Nian returned to the mountainside at top speed, he admired the scenery.

This mountain should be called Witch Mountain.

Wumo Mountain is an almost vertical cliff face.

Only at the very top is there a section of the knife-edge ridge that can be climbed.

Everything below, wherever people could walk, was dug out by human hands.

A man-made cavity was carved out halfway up the mountain, and the entire cavity is more like a winding mountain road carved along the mountain wall.

Along the road, the walls were lined with the residences of demonic cultivators.

Some crazy people even built their dwellings suspended in mid-air.

Who knows, someone might accidentally cut the supports while walking by, causing the house to fall off a cliff.

Being constantly vigilant in such situations can help cultivate alertness and sensitivity.

This Witch Demon Mountain is considered a good cultivation ground within the Demonic Sect.

However, due to the ominous nature of the Witch Demon Temple, powerful people are unwilling to live here.

As Fang Nian passed by, people kept peeking at him from the shadows.

"Is Fang Nian really a two-star demon?"

"He's actually not insane anymore?"

"Does he look like he's not crazy? Maybe it was just a coincidence that he successfully refined the first demonic entity and then cultivated the second inner demon."

"I wonder how strong those prodigies of yesteryear are now that they've finally taken this step?"

"Why don't you go up and give it a try?"

Why aren't you going?

"Didn't someone sneak over there before?"

"Li Tiandou, he thought he was well hidden and no one saw him... He probably chickened out and went down the mountain from the other side. Doesn't his sister live next door at the Succubus Twin Peaks?"

Although Fang Nian has never cultivated, he is indeed a two-star demon.

Almost all the people living here are one-star demons.

Their whispered conversation, which they thought was very careful, was actually heard by Fang Nian.

However, Fang Nian had no interest in saying anything more to them.

Fang Nian had a premonition that her mind wasn't as clear as it had been when she first woke up, and that she might be going to become confused again.

Before that, while I'm still lucid, I need to try out "Soul Split" and set my future cultivation guidelines.

Back in his room, Fang Nian unlocked the door and went inside.

He immediately began to wake Qingqing: "Qingqing."

Inside the maze of the mind, the door unlocked, and Qingqing, dressed in a red robe, stepped out.

Qingqing came out and hugged the baby.

The moment Fang Nian saw her daughter, she was lost in thought, her eyes losing their sparkle and intelligence: "How is our daughter?"

Qingqing understood perfectly: "This is the first time she's seen her mother in so long, that's why she's stayed for so long."

"But that kind of good thing won't happen again, and you'll still have to take care of the child."

"You used to run away whenever I asked you to comfort or hold the baby, but now you can't avoid it anymore."

Upon hearing this, Fang Nian became a little more sober: "This moment of clarity is enough. I have now thought things through clearly."

Qingqing: "What's the use? Once you fall into chaos again, you'll forget what you're thinking now."

Fang Nian: "That's not important. What's important is that I've already cultivated the Soul Split Technique, so I can try it now."

"While our daughter is fast asleep, let's lay her down and then practice our cultivation."

"I feel it's not just my daughter's influence, but also that the world is full of evil energy, which can pollute our brains at any time."

"Perhaps only through true cultivation and control of demonic energy can one truly remain clear-headed."

Qingqing: "According to your idea, cultivation might be a viable path... I also have some good news for you."

"I can temporarily take your place for a little while each day. During this time, I will take care of the children so that you won't fall into delusions. This time is the time you need for cultivation."

Fang Nian was overjoyed: "In that case, the situation is excellent... So now, let's cultivate the Soul Split Technique!"

Fang Nian told Qingqing about the cultivation method of the Soul Splitting Technique.

Without hesitation, Qingqing put her sleeping daughter inside the door and locked it.

Just before the door closed, Qingqing saw her daughter turning her head around restlessly, scratching the fine hairs next to her ears with her chubby little hands.

He looked like he was about to wake up at any moment.

"We need to hurry!"

Fang Nian: "I see it, let's begin!"

From Fang Nian's and Qing Qing's perspective, both of them were standing in the room, and Fang Nian reached out and grabbed Qing Qing's hand.

But in reality, only Fang Nian stood there with her eyes closed.

In the only hall within the brain where they could move freely, the two stood side by side, holding hands.

When Fang Nian picked up the Divine Tree, the size of the two people began to change.

The seemingly powerful Qingqing is constantly shrinking.

Fang Nian, who seemed weak, grew wildly.

In the blink of an eye, the two holding hands looked like Fang Nian holding a child's hand.

The next moment, Fang Nian was like a towering tree, while Qingqing was like a blade of grass beside him.

Fang Nian picked up the Divine Tree: "I'm going to begin."

Qingqing was on high alert: "Let's begin, I won't be knocked apart."

If the green leaves disperse, they don't disappear, but rather merge back into the main body, just like the previous seven years.

If Fang Nian were to be brought into the demonic cultivation path, it would be equivalent to regressing from a two-star demon to a one-star demon.

This is certainly unacceptable.

Fang Nian picked up the toothpick-sized piece of the Divine Wood and tapped it on her forehead.

"Boom!"

The enormous tremor made Fang Nian tremble uncontrollably.

But he kept his eyes closed, his expression resolute.

If Qi Fang saw this, he would be so surprised that he would question his own existence.

When he tried to cultivate the "Soul Splitting Technique," he used all his strength to strike with a stick... a toothpick, and his soul almost shattered into pieces.

This tearing pain, emanating from the depths of his soul, was utterly unbearable for him.

He struck himself with a stick, leaving him struggling on the spot for three days before finally managing to stand up weakly, instead of dying outright.

So he never practiced "Soul Split" again after that, and also wanted to see if Fang Nian could see anything new.

As a result, Fang Nian practiced the same method, but the results were completely different.

After the first blow, Fang Nian raised the toothpick and struck again.

Qingqing took the blow and felt Fang Nian's pain, but she didn't feel any pain herself.

After feeling the pain for the second time, Qingqing opened her eyes and looked up.

Upon seeing Fang Nian, Qingqing hurriedly said, "Stop knocking!"

Fang Nian tapped his forehead a third time and stopped a moment later. He opened his eyes and looked down at Qingqing.

Qingqing: "You're cracking!"

Fang Nian looked down and saw that her body was covered in cracks.

However, these cracks are neither radial nor spiderweb-like; each crack resembles... a person.

Could these be...?

Fang Nian hurriedly put away the Divine Tree: "Could these be... personalities still in development?"

Qingqing: "You're the dominant personality, can't you sense their consciousness?"

Fang Nian shook her head.

Qingqing: "Then we can't move them. If they're unconscious and separate directly, they might just be monsters with only instincts."

Fang Nian thought for a moment and nodded: "However, I used all my strength just now. If I had been gentler and more careful, instead of directly and violently separating them, I could have used the Divine Wood to carve them out one by one."

"Will it help with cultivation progress?"

From the perspective of the other party, splitting off a new personality is equivalent to cultivating a new inner demon, which in essence is equivalent to taking a big step forward in cultivation.

Qingqing: "Try it carefully."

Since she couldn't feel any pain, Qingqing saw no need to prepare: "You didn't dispose of the body, so I'll take care of it."

As she spoke, Fang Nian opened her eyes, opened the door, and threw Li Tiandou's body off the cliff.

On the mountain path, Baihua said, "I feel uneasy. I think I should go check on Tiandou... Who's throwing corpses down the mountain in broad daylight?"

"Boom!" A tremendous sound echoed throughout the Witch Demon Palace.

Qi Fang walked out the door: "Who is it? Looking for death?"