High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 177 - 120: Make Up Another 5 Wen (Double - )
"You, you’re really not a water ghost?"
Lianmi cautiously glanced at the young man in front of her who was holding his forehead, kneeling by the edge of the bed, slowly and carefully wiping the water stains off his face with a towel.
She seemed accustomed to serving others, her movements skilled and gentle... though perhaps a bit overly gentle.
It felt as if she was handling a piece of thin rice paper, afraid of tearing it with the slightest mishap.
Yet opposite her was clearly a grown man, creating a strong sense of discord.
The bed’s mattress was completely soaked, and a long water trail extended wetly from the doorway to the bed.
The young man sitting on the bed was pale, holding his forehead, and seemingly a bit dizzy.
Seeing this, Lianmi felt even more guilty, assuming it was the result of her dropping a washboard on him earlier...
But in fact, the main reason was that Chen Kuang was still not quite accustomed to this new body.
After escaping from a false death and successfully using the Mermaid’s Tears to set up the Demon Shedding Technique on a puppet, a day and night had passed.
Fearing any unforeseen interruptions during the process, Chen Kuang waited until the water settled completely before officially activating the Demon Shedding Technique, forming this new human shape.
This human form appeared complete, but internally, the Dantian was empty, with only a miniature puppet quietly floating, serving as the core of this body.
However, externally, the flesh and blood were entirely intact, without any flaws.
For Chen Kuang, the only downside was that his original body, refined using the Mud Golden Sculpting Technique, was gone and needed to be rebuilt from scratch.
Conversely, the strength of this Demon Race body was inherently high.
This was a natural talent of the Demon Race.
Chen Kuang roughly estimated that his newly formed body was already approximately equivalent to the physical strength of a Body Refining Cultivator at the Peak of Innate Realm.
Returning to his original level wouldn’t be difficult.
This was a relief to Chen Kuang, solving the problem he had worried about—needing time to retrain after changing bodies.
During this period, he feared encountering danger with little means of self-defense.
What a pity... no, how fortunate indeed.
He originally thought he would have to live in fear for a while, but it seemed the Mermaid’s Tears were of a higher grade, automatically compensating for the shortcomings of the Demon Shedding Technique.
The original Demon Shedding Technique provided a demon’s body but could only use human cultivation methods, making it a rather useless technique unless in absolute necessity.
Here lies the biggest difference in cultivation between the Demon Race and the Human Race.
Naturally, demons have inherited bloodlines.
Most of the Demon Race, upon becoming conscious after birth, awaken their bloodline inheritance. Whether it be cultivation techniques or Divine Powers, these are ingrained in their instincts.
Thus, the growth of the Demon Race is usually very rapid.
However, as their cultivation techniques and Divine Powers are fixed, their upper limits are predetermined by their bloodlines, with little chance of advancement thereafter over the long years.
The Human Race, on the other hand, has an extremely low starting point but can reach peaks that, though few, suppress the Demon Race firmly.
Originally, having a Demon Race body but only able to use Human Race cultivation techniques would mean losing the status of the Human Race while getting no benefits from the Demon Race... quite frustrating.
However, Chen Kuang’s situation was radically different!
He had awakened a bloodline inheritance thanks to the Mermaid’s Tears, gaining cultivation techniques and part of the Divine Powers from the Merfolk Race!
The biggest evidence of this was the sudden influx of chaotic, complex information in his mind.
It was this information that was causing his dizziness... requiring some time to adapt and sort through it.
But that was a matter for later; now, he needed to understand his current situation.
And the most pressing question—where was he?
Chen Kuang raised his eyes, looking at the pink-clad girl before him, and said with a half-smile: "Of course, I’m not a water ghost. What water ghost comes out in broad daylight and can come ashore?"
Lianmi thought this made sense. She was just startled and flustered, but hearing this, she breathed a sigh of relief: "True..."
Chen Kuang added: "If you don’t believe me, you can listen to my heartbeat; then you’ll be completely reassured."
"Listen?"
Lianmi’s gaze shifted downwards to his drenched chest, hesitating as she shook her head, firmly declaring: "No way! Men and women should not touch!"
Her mistress had told her that men were bad things, especially those appearing in brothels!
They must never be allowed to get close!
At least maintain an arm’s length apart!
Although... although... this guy wasn’t here in the brothel by choice; he floated in, and then she hit him with a washboard, knocking him out and dragging him inside...
But her curiosity was piqued, Chen Kuang’s words were so suspenseful, making her really want to try.
Chen Kuang was simply teasing her to extract information, and seeing her refusal, he thought to change the topic.
Unexpectedly, Lianmi blinked her eyes and said:
"Listening is not okay, but touching is allowed."
She reached out to touch, staying just an arm’s length away.
This way, her mistress definitely wouldn’t scold her!
Chen Kuang: "?"
Before he could react, Lianmi placed her hand on his chest, her face serious, as if she was earnestly feeling something.
