72.The Experience of Inner Demons

"Master, look at how scared he is... How terrifying are these inner demons exactly?" Yuan Yuan looked at Xu Shan, whose clothes were already soaked in sweat and whose expression was a mix of bitterness and anxiety. He felt a sense of luck in his heart. Fortunately, there was this scapegoat to test the medicine. Xu Shan was like this not long after taking the pill, which was really a bit scary.

Huang Zhiwen carefully observed Xu Shan's reaction and couldn't help but recall his own painful experience of crossing the inner demons. It was truly a mixture of despair and suffering. Only the truly powerful could open a way to life from the brink of death. The path of cultivation was just so difficult, and the inner demons were just one part of it.

"This is just the beginning. It will get more and more difficult later. Disciple, watch carefully. This is the path that every cultivator must go through!"

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In the toilet cubicle, Xu Shan held the crumpled paper and stared fixedly at the two characters "Qingyin" on the paper. The sound of someone playing games in the next cubicle seemed distant to him. Without realizing it, beads of sweat had formed on Xu Shan's forehead.

He couldn't remember! He just couldn't remember! But these two characters seemed to have a kind of magic power, constantly pulling at all his attention.

"Qingyin... Qingyin... Look within.. Look within at Qingyin..."

"Bro, you've been mumbling for a long time. Can you let me take a shit in peace?" Someone in the next cubicle suddenly complained.

"Look within, look within... What does 'look within' mean?"

"Those who focus on external pursuits don't know about internal observation. Those who pursue external things seek fulfillment from objects, while those who observe internally find contentment within themselves. Close your eyes and don't look at external things, concentrate your mind, and let the qi sink to the dantian." The voice came from the next cubicle again.

Xu Shan suddenly woke up and turned his head in surprise. "How do you know that?"

"I just searched it on Baidu. Bro, be quiet, okay? Stop being so strange. I'm scared! I can't shit now."

Xu Shan thanked him, closed his eyes, and concentrated on his body... Just by having that thought, his spirit seemed to be stretched out and fell into an endless expanse. A piece of Qingyin was quietly floating within his consciousness, and mysterious runes around it were constantly changing.

The moment he noticed the Qingyin, Xu Shan's heart seemed to be suddenly clenched. A flood of memories rushed in like a tide!

"Ugh~!!" Xu Shan leaned over the toilet and vomited continuously. His head ached as if pricked by needles. The Xinglan Sect, the Secret Realm, the Kun Beast... Scenes kept popping up crazily and gradually became clearer and more vivid.

After vomiting, Xu Shan closed the toilet lid, slumped down on it, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

The memories were back... He remembered everything. He looked at the Qingyin in his mind three more times. But now... Was he in the inner demons, or was there something wrong with his mind? Which world was the real one?

He clearly remembered that he had beaten up a client yesterday and then went to the company at night. The memories of the cultivation world were like a dream.... But this dream was too real, and there was also that Qingyin that had always existed.

He couldn't tell... He was completely confused! His mind was in total chaos! On one side was the world where he had lived for nearly thirty years, and on the other side was a world where he had only lived for a few months, and it had no scientific basis at all!

Just vomiting made him extremely weak. Without spiritual energy and a powerful body, the real world must be the one on Earth! He had always been on Earth!

He had just drunk too much... It was all just a drunken fantasy. But how could he explain the Qingyin? He wasn't drunk now!

Xu Shan turned around and lifted the back cover of the toilet tank, splashing water on his face frantically. He needed to calm down and think rationally!

After a while, Xu Shan realized that splashing water was useless. He silently took out his phone and dropped his pants. He could only force himself to pull the "calm down lever". He hoped Senior Brother Lu would bless him.

He opened a short video. The default playback progress was 73%, and the volume was 100%.

"Ahh~~ Dongdongdong~~ Hold on!!" Hearing the vulgar sound effects, the office worker next door who was taking a shit immediately twisted his face. "Tsk! Shit, I really can't stand it."

Xu Shan awkwardly turned down the volume. The last time he watched this video, he was at home. This stupid player even had a memory function.

He turned down the volume and dragged the video back to the beginning. Xu Shan began to calm his mind and prepare his emotions.

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"Master, is this normal?"

"Hmm....." In the main hall of the Baodan Sect, Huang Zhiwen and Yuan Yuan leaned in front of Xu Shan and looked at each other in surprise.

Xu Shan was sitting cross-legged in meditation. The wonderful changes happening in the central part made the master and disciple fall into deep thought at the same time.....

Three minutes passed, and the "lever" was preheated! Xu Shan took a few deep breaths. Just as he was about to put his hand in the right place, a panicked voice suddenly sounded.

"Master Xu, calm down! I'm still on your hand!!"

Damn it! Xu Shan was immediately startled, and his "little brother" stopped. Zhang Biao emerged from Xu Shan's finger, looking terrified.

Xu Shan looked at Zhang Biao, breaking out in a cold sweat, and his facial muscles twitched.

Zhang Biao! It was actually Zhang Biao! He was... Then this definitely wasn't the real Earth. He must be in the inner demons! The illusion of the inner demons was so real... But why was Zhang Biao here too? Clearly, the ring on his hand had disappeared, but he was still in the original position.

"Why are you here? Why didn't you come out earlier?" Xu Shan quickly asked as he pulled up his pants.

"I've been here all along. There were so many people outside, weren't there? Master Xu, where are we... The environment looks so strange!" Zhang Biao looked around.

Suddenly, someone in the next cubicle roared, "Holy shit! Bro, I really admire you. You seemed so quiet, but you had someone hidden. Can't you two find a hotel to do that?"

Then the sound of flushing water came, and the toilet door slammed open with a loud noise.

Could he hear them? Xu Shan was be in a state of doubt and unease. After a brief thought, Xu Shan said, "Zhang Biao, come back into my hand."

He had too many questions in his mind. This wasn't the place to talk. They could talk after changing to another place.

Zhang Biao was hesitant, and his face turned red. "Master Xu, you always want to do that kind of thing. I don't dare to stay on your hand anymore. Can we change to another place?"

"Cut the crap and come in quickly!"

Zhang Biao reluctantly got back into Xu Shan's finger.

Xu Shan pushed open the toilet door and walked towards the sink. The guy next door was still washing his hands. When he saw Xu Shan come out, he couldn't help but move a little further away.

Xu Shan forced a laugh and tried to hide his embarrassment. "I heard you playing games just now. Bro, do you also play Genshin Impact?"

"I'm playing The Legend of Zelda.... Hey? Why are you alone? Where's your boyfriend?"

"It was just my phone ringing." Xu Shan washed his hands and pretended to be calm.

"Your phone? Damn, what brand has such good sound effects?"

"....." The man didn't get an answer and felt embarrassed. After washing his hands, he turned around and left.

Xu Shan looked at himself in the mirror. His extremely handsome face had become just an ordinary handsome one.

At this moment, his mind became more and more clear. He was sure that he was definitely in the inner demons now!

He usually communicated with Zhang Biao using his spiritual thoughts. Since the inner demons were an illusion in the heart, it was normal for the characters in it to be able to hear their conversation.

As for why the Qingyin and Zhang Biao could both appear and invade the inner demons at the same time, he could only attribute it to the fact that these two things might be much more advanced than the inner demons. They were both mysterious and unexpected, and they could both absorb the "fragrant oil".

If he could figure out what the "fragrant oil" was, he might be able to solve the mystery. But it was meaningless to think about it now. He could only find the answer after getting out.

As for the guy who had reminded him to "look within" earlier, saying that he had searched it on Baidu seemed a bit strange. No matter how powerful the inner demons were, they couldn't be connected to the Internet on Earth.

Xu Shan took out his phone and searched for positive energy articles and videos. It couldn't be loaded and was always in the searching state... He entered the familiar video number, and the cover popped up!

So that's it.... That was deduced by the inner demons from the existing memories in his mind. He wouldn't read positive energy articles. It would take him at least a few minutes to find a usable website when searching for the video number. But this one popped up immediately, and there were no pop-up ads. Obviously, there was something wrong!

After figuring out some key points, Xu Shan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then exhaled a long breath.

"Ahh....." Although the whole room smelled of shit, Xu Shan showed a long-lost and extremely satisfied smile.

It felt real, kind, and was like a wanderer returning home.

Manager Li, President Lü... Want to fire me and make me pay 200,000 yuan, right... Is this what it feels like to experience the inner demons? It's so wonderful!.....