Earth, at Xu Jingming’s house in the evening.
The watering system in the courtyard sprayed mist that enveloped the lawn.
Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao were playing with their daughter, Xu Lixing. Although Xu Lixing was petite, her physique was extraordinary. She was skipping about on the steps of the courtyard fountain.
Skipping two steps with every hop, she quickly reached the top before leaping off onto the ground. Then, she slowly jumped up again.
“Dear, aren’t you tired?” Li Miaomiao asked in exasperation.
“Not at all.” The more Xu Lixing jumped, the more energetic she became. It was late July, and even in the evening, the temperature was above 30°C. Xu Lixing was covered in sweat, but she still jumped with vigor.
“She just gets hyperactive when someone’s around,” Li Miaomiao said helplessly to Xu Jingming. “She’s usually not that hyper. It’s because you are out here playing with her today.”
Xu Jingming couldn’t help but smile when he saw his daughter jumping around. He said softly, “I don’t spend much time with our daughter. In the future, I have to come offline often to accompany the both of you.”
“Your matters are more important,” Li Miaomiao said.
“Thankfully, I have some spare time recently,” Xu Jingming remarked. “Moreover, the evolutionary path requires appropriate rest. I can’t be tense all the time.”
Studying Light Rays and cultivating to become an Origin lifeform wasn’t something that could be done overnight; it would take a long time. He naturally had to take breaks appropriately across this long stretch of time.
Li Miaomiao’s eyes couldn’t help but light up when she heard that, and she became much happier. “Alright, spend more time with her. She’ll be thrilled.”
“Daddy, I jumped 100 times in a row.” Xu Lixing ran over excitedly. “Impressive, right?”
Looking at his daughter, whose hair was completely drenched in sweat, he picked her up. “Impressive, impressive. My dear daughter will also become a powerful evolver in the future.”
“Yeah!” Xu Lixing affirmed it happily.
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After spending the night with his family, he went online again and entered the Demon Vanquishing World.
It’s time to refine the Earth Demon city envoy. Xu Jingming was in optimal shape and was filled with fighting spirit. He took out the jade bottle and removed the stopper.
This is the first Earth Demon I’m refining ever since I stepped into the Demon Vanquishing World.
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Xu Jingming opened his mouth and sucked.
Demon Vanquishing Dharmic powers wrapped around the wisp of intrinsic demonic aura in the jade bottle and entered his mouth. The moment it entered his mouth, the obsession immediately fused with his mind and consciousness, producing a memory.
Zhang Xiu was a Cheng’an Prefecture native.
His father was a leader of the prefecture capital’s Three Waters Gang. When Zhang Xiu was young, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang doted on him, and he lived carefree. But from the age of six, Zhang Xiu had to learn martial arts!
Learning martial arts was very tough.
In the beginning, Zhang Xiu was somewhat gifted and improved rather quickly. His father praised him, and his mother doted on him more.
But gradually, his martial arts came to a standstill, making it difficult for him to improve. No matter how he practiced, he didn’t make any further progress.
Zhang Xiu gave up practicing. His father berated him, and his mother scolded him. They forced Zhang Xiu to practice martial arts, but the results of forcing him were wanting.
Zhang Xiu ignored the angry shouts and even the lashings.
Finally, his parents were completely disappointed and focused on their third son.
Mr. Zhang had a total of three sons and three daughters. His children practiced martial arts, but only his third son was talented and could endure hardships! His father and mother focused on grooming his third brother, and they placed much less attention on their other children.
Zhang Xiu became down and out. He was envious of his third brother for being doted on by his parents, but on the other hand, he felt relaxed. Nobody cared about him anymore—he was free.
When he was 16, his father got him to work for the Three Waters Gang.
He suffered terribly in the gang and saw how nasty human nature could be! Only then did he truly understand his father’s painstaking efforts! In this world, everything would go smoothly when one gained basic mastery in martial arts. Be it becoming an official or joining a gang, they would be placed in important positions.
It was too difficult for an ordinary person to join a gang.
After his father died in a gang conflict, Zhang Xiu’s days in the gang became even more miserable! Previously, others had held back on account of his father; they began to trample him under their feet!
After experiencing all this, Zhang Xiu changed. He was adamant about climbing to greater heights!
He wanted to be a man of honor!
He didn’t want to be trampled on again!
He was good at flattering and winning the hearts of others.
At the age of 32, he also became a middle-to-high-ranking member of the gang. He eventually lost his life while escorting goods.
“I haven’t reached the top yet, and I’m not better than my third brother. I couldn’t resign myself to such a fate, and who would’ve thought that I would become a demon after death?” Zhang Xiu laughed. “Becoming a demon was the best thing to happen to me.”
“My third brother trembled in front of me; he has never been so respectful. I ate him in one mouthful.”
“The high and mighty gang boss kneeled down in front of me, willing to become my slave, but I slapped him to death!”
Zhang Xiu looked at Xu Jingming. “After I became an Earth Demon, I even took the initiative to take on the role as city envoy! Countless large families and gangs in the prefecture capital have to defer to me and listen to my orders.”
“In the entire Cheng’an Prefecture, Demon God Green Lake is my best friend. Many demons are respectful to me.”
“Hahaha, it feels good to be high and mighty and see those people kneel in front of me,” Zhang Xiu said. “Mr. Wu Ming, doesn’t it feel good to have power? Doesn’t it feel good to make a name for yourself?”
Xu Jingming looked at him for a long time before saying, “But you became a demon.”
“So what if I am?”
