CHAPTER 587: CHAPTER 353: LITTLE NIAN BEAST, HAI FAN MOUNTAIN, SPIRIT HEART LAKE

[Prompt: Successfully loaded perspective of Body No. 4—"Little Nian Beast."]

[Due to activating "Complete Split Mode," the body will be fully controlled by you. A simulated persona is being generated, and every role-playing action of yours will affect the persona’s development.]

[Please wait a moment, in one minute, Body No. 4 will make an official debut in the Real World.]

[Note: This generated body is different from before, it is a "Perfect-level Body." A Perfect-level Body is in a "sculpted and complete" state, with initial settings different from a normal body.]

[Tip 1: The Skill Tree system of a "Perfect-level Body" is fully unlocked, meaning all skill branches are developed to the "branch endpoint" at the initial state.]

[Tip 2: The attribute values of a "Perfect-level Body" can still be enhanced with attribute points until reaching the attribute cap (SS).]

[Tip 3: A "Perfect-level Body" still retains the "mainline mission" and "Character Exclusive Cultivation System."]

In the darkness, a cold, ice-like system prompt sound slowly emerged. The sixty seconds of "body generation time" swiftly passed, and sunlight pierced the eye membrane like a steel needle, burning away the darkness like wild grass.

In a daze, Ji Minghuan heard the gentle sound of flowing water.

Although it was the peak of summer, the hottest time of the year, the air was refreshingly cool. A hint of salty sea breeze could be faintly felt brushing against his hair and pores.

At this moment, Ji Minghuan finally had the strength to lift his eyelids.

With a slight tremor of the eyelids, Ji Minghuan slowly opened his eyes. He tilted his head upward, and as dawn broke, the first ray of sunlight poured down, illuminating his pupils.

"What is this ghostly place?"

Ji Minghuan squinted slightly, leisurely surveying his surroundings. He soon realized that the Body No. 4 he had just created was now sitting cross-legged in the center of a jade lake, and beneath him was a giant lotus leaf.

This lotus leaf seemed extraordinary, almost like a demon, with round eyes and a thick mouth on its surface. It appeared to be suffering, unable to bear the weight of Body No. 4, yet daring not to resist due to the identity of Body No. 4.

Ji Minghuan lifted his eyes from the Lotus Leaf Demon and continued to observe his surroundings.

The wind was gentle, the lake was rippling, and fish swam beneath the surface. This lake resembled a secluded paradise.

"So, where is this?" he wondered, "Is this the gathering place of Chinese Demons?"

Ji Minghuan lowered his gaze, looking at the reflection of Body No. 4 in the lake. He saw the appearance of a human teenager.

With thick eyebrows and large eyes but indifferent features, he had broken eyebrows, black eyes, and black hair, but with a small purple-red bang in front.

Ji Minghuan examined the face reflected on the water and raised an eyebrow.

"The Nian Beast can turn into a human too?" he murmured, "But that’s to be expected. Uncle Greedwolf also mentioned that High-level Demons not only possess intelligence but can also transform into humans, just like him... So now the question is, how do I transform back into the Nian Beast form? The system’s memory loading speed is as slow as ever."

Ji Minghuan looked up from the crystal-clear lake surface toward the opposite side of this isolated lake.

There lay a dense forest filled with weeds and thorns, intermingled with various colored flowers, creating a bizarre tunnel. The tunnel was pitch-black, giving the impression that passing through it would lead to another corner of the world.

"What is that? The Demon world is full of such peculiar things."

Ji Minghuan murmured to himself, raised his hand, and gently patted the lotus leaf beneath him, causing it to tremble violently, stirring up ripples on the tranquil lake, and even the fish at the lake bottom began to stir.

The Lotus Leaf Demon quivered and said, "Lord Nian Beast, please don’t kill me, don’t kill me—! This little one didn’t know you would return, so I didn’t prepare beforehand."

"Uh... Do we know each other?" Ji Minghuan asked.

"Yes, before Lord Nian Beast ran away from home... no, I mean before eight years old, Lord Nian Beast often came to play at ’Spirit Heart Lake.’ At that time, it was always I who received you, with Lord Nian Beast floating around on my head, murmuring ’Spirit Heart Lake is so beautiful, is there any place in the world as beautiful as this’..." The Lotus Leaf Demon asked quietly, "Do you remember, Lord Nian Beast?"

"I don’t remember." Ji Minghuan shook his head, "But so this place is called Spirit Heart Lake, huh? The scenery is nice, and your role here is to serve as a small boat, right?"

"Exactly, exactly, we Lotus Leaf Demons can only survive on Spirit Heart Lake, and there’s only one heir every hundred years." The Lotus Leaf Demon said.

"In that case, take me over there." Ji Minghuan said immediately, "I was just wondering how to get across the lake."

"Alright, this little one will take you to see the Great Monarch right away." The Lotus Leaf Demon hurriedly said.

Then, it began to move across the lake. The huge lotus leaf swayed like a green boat on the lake surface, advancing toward the west side of Spirit Heart Lake.

Ji Minghuan paused slightly.

As the Lotus Leaf Demon took him toward Spirit Heart Lake’s west side, in the distance was an unfathomable mountain forest.

The forest was dark and shadowy, and further inlaid mountain ranges towered like giants. The cloud and mist entwining like serpentine dragons, the mountains’ grand outlines appeared and disappeared, spectacular and majestic.