Demon's Self-cultivation

"Sorry, have we... met?" The man looked at the young man standing in front of him and looking down at him with a very puzzled expression.He swears that he has indeed never seen this young man—otherwise, with his extremely beautiful and unforgettable face, he would definitely not be without any impression.

It's a pity that the star thieves believe in their companions even more.

The star thief who was in charge of identifying the identity of "Fat Sheep" lit up and leaned over to Qiao Qiao's side: "You know this guy? Then who is he? I don't have any information about him here."

——This star thief is called Joseph, and he is an intelligence agent in the Black Vulture Star Thief Group, and he can be called a humanoid household registration book.Every day, he reads through a large amount of information sent from various channels, and he is extremely sensitive to human faces. As long as he has seen it, there is absolutely nothing he can't match.Since Joseph has no impression of this man, it means that this man is very low-key and does not like to appear in public.

In response to Joseph's inquiry, Qiao Qiao scratched his hair in some embarrassment: "Uh... I do know him, but I don't know his identity, I only know his name and origin." He said, looking at the man, With a firm tone, "His name is Kang Ning, and he is a Chinese-American."

Hearing the young man pronounce his name clearly and accurately, the man's pupils shrank suddenly, and his reaction naturally verified Qiao Qiao's words.

"Is Kang Ning...? I see. With his name and nationality, his identity can be easily checked." Joseph added the name to his record with satisfaction, and planned to take time to check it, but he just wanted to go to Identify the next "fat sheep", but hear another indifferent voice.

"You don't need to check his identity, I know him too." The tall and thin man pushed his glasses and walked slowly - he rarely leaves his seat, this time he came to discuss something with Qiao Qiao , That's why for the first time, I came to watch the star thieves collect the "trophies".

"Smile, you know him too?" Joseph was naturally very happy about this.

"Well, he is the author of that book "Cultivation of Immortals." Smile nodded.

"Cultivation of Immortals?" Joseph was taken aback for a moment, "Which one are you referring to...?"

"Yes, it's the famous one." Smile nodded affirmatively.

"Cultivation of Immortals" is a huge book, and it has been continuously updated on Xingwang for more than ten years from the beginning to the present.Although the author is a citizen of the American Empire, this book became popular in the Huaxia Alliance at the beginning. After all, the content of the book is more in line with the historical style of China.

However, although it does not quite meet the appetites of people in other countries except China, the book "Xiu Xian" still relies on its grand and detailed worldview setting, ups and downs of the story plot and delicate and rich emotional description. It has continued to become popular, and until now, anyone who is interested in novels and reads books in their spare time, there is no one who does not know the existence of "Xiu Xian".

——Cultivation is not a novel subject for human beings, but the only book that can describe the process of cultivation so realistically and vividly is "Cultivation of Immortals".As long as readers let go of their prejudices and read it carefully, they will not be attracted by its flawless setting and interlocking plots.

It's a pity that the cultural level of star thieves is generally not high, and they don't have the patience to carefully savor this novel that looks like an old lady's foot wrap in their eyes, so this book is still a novel for most star thieves. Very strange - but "most" does not mean "all".

""Xiu Immortal"? He is the author of "Xiu Xian"?" Shaman, who was helping the "fat sheep" with their wounds, raised her eyebrows, and looked at the ordinary man unexpectedly, seeming rather disappointed, "Are you sure? "

"I'm sure." Schell nodded affirmatively, "Before I was arrested and imprisoned, I was a loyal reader of "Xiu Xian". Because the author was too slow to update, I couldn't wait, so I simply hacked into his writing system , and stole all his manuscripts. By the way, I also checked the identity of the author, so that I can update it later.”

The poor author with his eyes wide open and a blank expression on his face: "…………………"

"It's a pity... I was arrested not long after. After joining the Star Thieves, there were a lot of troubles. Although I was still chasing books intermittently, I didn't have any interest in urging more." Smile shrugged regretfully. Shoulder.

The poor author let out a long sigh of relief: "........."

"So? What should we do with this guy?" Hearing that this man named Kang Ning was just an author, Joseph completely lost interest in him, "Find a place to throw it?"

The Black Vulture Star Bandit Group also has "morality", that is, they are not fat sheep, and they are too lazy to slaughter them.Even if this great Corning author is a god, and earns a lot of money from books and related movies, games, etc., compared to those real nobles who have accumulated for several generations and are fat and oily, he is still Too "skinny".

——Besides, there is a way to steal. Even if Kang Ning has money, it is his "hard-earned money" word by word. If they rob such small money, they will feel ashamed if they say it!

Hearing Joseph's suggestion, Kang Ning's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to thank him, he saw the slender man who was said to have stolen his manuscript retort sinisterly: "Put it back? Why did you put it back? Anyway, our regiment also If there is no shortage of food for him, leave him code texts."

"That's a good idea!" Shaman, who is also a reader of "Cultivation of Immortals", also agreed with a smile, "Shut him up in the room every day, and don't let him eat if he doesn't finish writing enough words~ It happens that everyone is so bored during the voyage, so raise a It’s not bad for a novelist to write novels to pass the time, isn’t it?”

Kang Ning didn't catch his breath, and was almost frightened crazy by these star thieves - God knows, he would rather pay himself a huge ransom than be locked up in a small black room to write articles!

"You let me go back, I'm sure... will update it properly." Kang Ning smiled wryly, and promised earnestly.

"I don't believe you~" Shaman smiled enchantingly, her red lips raised, "In the beginning, you could update tens of thousands of words every day. Later, although the number of words updated every day became less and less, at least you can guarantee daily updates. As for now... your update The frequency has been erratic, and I don't think I can trust your assurances at all."

Kang Ning opened his mouth, speechless.

Although he was very troubled by the star thief's reminder method, Kang Ning received better treatment after all. He was not tied up and thrown into a prison like other "fat sheep", but instead got a small single room.

Holding the old-fashioned notebook with a simple style that he dug out from nowhere, Kang Ning recalled the "friendliness" of the star pirates "if the number of words written is enough and the plot is exciting, they will let him off the ship when they pass by the next planet inhabited by humans" Proposal, with a long and helpless sigh.

Pulling out the chair and sitting down at the desk, Kang Ning silently turned on the laptop, brought up the word processing software in it, and connected it to the brain wave reader.

Speaking of writing, Kang Ning's speed is actually very fast. After all, he doesn't need to think about the development of the plot, he only needs to convert his memory into words.

After a while, a large piece of text appeared in the document on the screen. Kang Ning interrupted his memory and revised the previously recorded text. Just as he was about to continue writing, he heard two polite knocks on his door.

"...Please come in." Pulling the brainwave reader from his temple, Kang Ning raised his voice, and the next second, his door was pushed open. The person who was said to know him but he had never seen before A handsome young man walked in.

After closing the door casually, Qiao Qiao glanced at the screen with a delicate expression on his face: "Are you...really writing?"

"Isn't this the condition for you to let me go?" Kang Ning raised his eyebrows.

I don't know why, although I have never met this young man, but the other party's attitude towards him is very familiar, and Kang Ning himself...has an inexplicable sense of familiarity with the young man, as if they have been together...for a long time ?

Thinking so uncertainly, Kang Ning cautiously stretched out his consciousness, and circled around the young man.The young man seemed to sense something, tilted his head slightly, and revealed his spiritual power.

The two invisible and intangible forces touched together and then separated in an instant.The smile on Qiao Qiao's face deepened a little, while Kang Ning showed a shocked and bewildered expression.

"Who the hell are you?" After all, you have been in the realm of comprehension, and you have cultivated to the level of a half-step golden elixir. Even though Kang Ning has slacked off on the cultivation of spiritual power for a long time, some things that have formed instincts cannot be forgotten. of.

The young man's mental power was too similar to his, as if they came from the same source. When Kang Ning's spiritual power touched the other party, it was as if he had touched...another self.

——After all, even Tiandao didn't recognize the difference between them at the beginning, so he threw them back together.

Jojo didn't answer the question from his "father".He looked at the other party's bewildered look with an extremely vicious taste, and he was very interested in making him more entangled.

"I mean, I didn't expect you to choose the career of a writer." Ignoring Kang Ning's question, Qiao Qiao turned to the topic he raised earlier, blinking curiously, "Why?"

The sense of intimacy conveyed from the depths of his soul made Kang Ning subconsciously want to confess himself. He tried hard to restrain his nonsensical impulse and persuaded himself to be vigilant against the strange young man in front of him: "Probably there is such a story in my heart, so... want to Record it and prove that it ever existed. At first... I never thought about making money from it, let alone becoming a writer. It was just a wish. Later... this book was read by many people I like it, and it made me a lot of money, so gradually...it naturally became what it is now."

"Don't you think it's a pity?" Qiao Qiao blinked, "You could have more and better things."

Although this sentence seemed very inexplicable, unexpectedly, Kang Ning instantly understood the meaning of the other party.He was silent for a moment, then smiled: "There's nothing to regret. I think this kind of life is very good. It's quiet, you don't have to worry about anything, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you feel at ease—it's pretty good."

Qiao Qiao pursed her lips, and nodded half-understanding: "That's fine, as long as you think it's good."

With that said, he turned around and sat on the bed, holding his chin and carefully looking at his "father" whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Father" was only in the form of a soul when he went to the cultivation world, and accidentally possessed a young man who had just died and his soul left his body, so his appearance in the cultivation world was quite different from his real appearance in this world.

——However, not only the appearance, but also the temperament of Kang Ning's whole body has changed a lot.

Xiaoxiaomo has always known that his "father" doesn't like the cultivation world.He doesn't like the world of self-cultivation where the weak eat the strong by any means in order to get to the next level, and hates those battles, blood, and pain, and he can't keep putting himself on the verge of danger in order to get the opportunity to break through like other cultivators.

Even though he has lived there for more than 100 years, his "father" is still out of tune with the world of cultivation. To be able to live in peace until half a step of the Golden Core before being crushed by the inner demons is considered to be very lucky.

...Of course, Kang Ning himself is indeed a man of great luck, otherwise he would not be able to accidentally travel to another world, successfully seize the home, and be thrown back to his true hometown by the way of heaven when he was nearly knocked out of his wits by the thunder robbery .

With this kind of luck, even the little devil can't help but feel a little jealous. After all, since the heart devil is a devil, there is no such thing as luck, and it is impossible to get the protection of heaven.If you want to live, you can only rely on yourself.

Once in the world of comprehension, Xiaoxiaomo always felt that his "father" was like a hedgehog who was always vigilant.Having experienced countless times of betrayal and rebellion by relatives and friends, he can only grow sharp thorns, protect his still soft heart, force himself to struggle to live, tense his nerves, rack his brains, and guard against those around him. The wind is blowing.

But now, "Father" has completely relaxed.The aura around him is gentle and peaceful, completely revealing his good nature of being aloof from the world, as long as he doesn't step on his bottom line, he will tolerate everything with a smile - even if he is caught by the star thieves, he will use Guan Xiaohei He just smiled helplessly, as if he was indulging a child's prank, indulging in the innocuous joke of this group of star thieves who had blood on their hands but had no ill intentions towards him.

——This is a kind of tranquility and peace that comes out of the bones after going through thousands of sails and finally returning to the ordinary.

Therefore, although "Father" chose to become a writer, code words every day, and live a leisurely life without any disturbances, although Xiao Xiaomo was a little surprised, he accepted it without any rejection.

Both he and his "father" have spent more than a hundred years in the realm of comprehension, and after coming to this world, they both have powerful spiritual power far superior to others, but one of them chooses to enrich himself so that he has The capital that makes heaven and earth is constantly pursuing higher excitement, while the other is hidden in the city, willing to be ordinary, guarding his own one-acre three-point land in obscurity, and living peacefully.

There is no right or wrong between these two completely different paths, at best they are just different in nature.Kang Ning has struggled in the cultivation world for too long, and he deeply understands the importance of peace, but Xiaoxiaomo can't bear a life that is so peaceful that there are no waves at all, and he is eager to give people around him a "big surprise" from time to time.

Although the "father" was almost killed by the thunder disaster, Qiao Qiao didn't have any malice towards Kang Ning. On the contrary, because the other party gave birth to him, he had some inexplicable closeness.

Now, the little devil who has already defeated "father" and won the victory has no interest in tormenting the opponent again. After all, compared to "father" who has been completely smoothed and as peaceful as an old man, he still There are more, better, and more interesting goals.

This time, he took the initiative to "recognize" his "father", purely because he wanted to reminisce about the old days, anyway...he was too bored.

"What about Huihui?" Tilting her head, Qiao Qiao asked with a smile, "Are you two together?"

Kang Ning was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the young man even knew "Huihui": "You mean...Guo Hui?"

"Yes~" Qiao Qiao nodded, "Your childhood sweetheart~"

——In the memory of "father", girlfriend "Huihui" is simply "that white moonlight, that cinnabar mole".Even though the little girl's appearance and talent can't be compared with those of the female nuns in the cultivation world, the pure and unadulterated youthful relationship between her and Kang Ning is a beauty that Kang Ning will never forget.

"Huihui...she's fine now." Kang Ning's eyebrows softened, "She's married, and has a daughter and a son. The family of four lives...very happily."

Qiao Qiao froze for a moment: "Aren't you together?"

"Yes, I was injured and comatose. I was in a vegetative state for five years, and the doctor declared that there was no hope of waking up. Huihui was in pain for me for a long time, but finally came out with the help of another boy." Kang Ningwan Curved the corner of his mouth, "I am very grateful to the other party. It is his existence that prevents Huihui from withering in the most beautiful years because of me. Huihui finally came together with him. There is nothing wrong with that."

"...but you obviously love her very much..." Qiaoqiao blinked her eyes—so much in love that you fell into my hands because of her...

"Maybe, I just simply love the 'love' itself." Kang Ning sighed with a smile.

Qiaoqiao looked at his "father" who had a peaceful expression and was not at all sad or disappointed, and scratched his hair inexplicably—it seemed that since he became an author, his "father" had become more sentimental and poetic when speaking... It's incomprehensible.

"What do you mean?" Little Demon was at a loss, "What you actually love is not 'Huihui', but...'love'? So what exactly is 'love'?"

"I can't explain this kind of feeling." He raised his hand and touched Qiao Qiao's head naturally. Kang Ning was stunned by his offensive action, and then quickly withdrew his hand, "...when we really meet in the future, When you get to it, you'll understand."

Suddenly there is a feeling of being taught by "father": "…………?????"