Chapter 172: Fiend-Breeding Mountain Village (Teaser)
In the second year after the heavens reopened and cultivation resumed, Qing Yanzi once explained the concept of fiends to Wang Sheng and Mu Wanxuan. At the time, he drew upon many sources, leaving Mu Wanxuan looking adorably confused. Wang Sheng, on the other hand, managed to remember all of his master's words.
The word "fiend" was closely related in meaning to words like "aberration" and "deviant." Anything abnormal or heretical could be called a fiend.
In the foundational texts that the Celestial Master Sect's disciples studied upon entry, it was written:
When humans create what Heaven never meant to exist, they become a fiend.
When lifeless things gain sentience, they rise as spirits.
When souls refuse to pass beyond, they linger as ghosts.
When aberrations occur, they are called monsters.
When the divine stray from their path, they are called corrupt.
When human hearts are consumed by madness and obsession, they become devils.
Due to the influence of numerous folk legends and mythological works in literature and film, the concept of "fiend" had gradually been confused with the concept of "spirits."
According to Qing Yanzi's summary, primal qi began nourishing all living things upon its resurgence, allowing myriad creatures to start cultivating. Plants, animals, insects, and scaled...
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