Chapter 328: The Feeble-minded Demon Beasts

“What?” Jiang Li didn’t have extensive knowledge of demon beasts. He had only fought against them during his Nascent Soul stage in the Baize Dynasty, learning their weaknesses and how to dissect them quickly.
But that was the extent of his understanding—far less than Baixue Ling’s expertise.
Baixue Ling scanned the entire hospital and nearby residential area with her divine sense, discovering that all demon beasts shared the same problem: congenital deficiencies preventing them from developing intelligence.
“No, it’s not just this parrot. All demon beasts nearby struggle to develop intelligence—they’re born deficient. They’re even more feeble-minded than normal demon beasts!”
“What do you mean ‘even more feeble-minded’?” Jiang Li wondered if there were levels to stupidity.
“Let me explain. Normally, demon beasts without awakened intelligence would have a Qi Refining stage beast equivalent to a one-year-old infant—operating purely on instinct. A Nascent Soul stage beast would be like a three-to-five-year-old child, acting on both instinct and partial reasoning.”
“But the demon beasts in this world, whether one-star Qi Refining or four-star Nascent Soul, all have intelligence frozen at the level of a one-year-old infant—completely stagnant!”
Baixue Ling felt angry. Though these demon beasts weren’t under her jurisdiction, they were still fellow creatures, evoking her pity.
Who would do such a thing—tampering with demon beasts to permanently prevent their intelligence from awakening?
Moreover, the perpetrator’s methods were incredibly subtle, altering only minute aspects of the demon beasts. If not for Baixue Ling’s innate sensitivity as a Baize, even she might have missed it.
Jiang Li frowned. This meant Lingxi World’s problems extended beyond humans—the demon beasts were affected too.
It was as if humans in Lingxi World had signed master-servant contracts with idiots, acknowledging fools as their masters.
The humans remained completely unaware, and the demon beasts didn’t know they were idiots either. Only Jiang Li’s trio, as outsiders, found the situation disgusting.
“It must be the work of Outer Realm Demons,” Jiang Li realized. What the demons feared wasn’t just humans developing certain convictions when facing life-and-death situations.
All intelligent creatures facing death would develop some form of conviction—humans and demon beasts alike.
Thus, the Outer Realm Demons hadn’t spared the demon beasts either.
“Those damn Outer Realm Demons again!” Baixue Ling spat in disgust. She had once used her innate talent “No Secrets” to help Jiang Li identify all the methods the Outer Realm Demons had employed in the Nine Provinces.
Things like secret indoctrination, altering people’s perspectives, spreading misinformation… all done silently and disgustingly.
Why not fight openly like real warriors?
“The problem likely originated with their ancestors, passed down through bloodlines generation after generation—perpetual mental deficiency,” Baixue Ling analyzed. Demon beasts derived their power from bloodlines, which could transmit skills and strength conveniently. But once the bloodline’s source became corrupted, it caused catastrophic consequences.
Just like the demon beasts of Lingxi World.
“Historical records say humans and demon beasts once coexisted peacefully, cooperating without conflict. But two thousand years ago, the demon beasts went berserk and attacked humans, leading to the current hostility.”
“That must have been when their bloodlines became corrupted.”
Jiang Li found the situation increasingly troublesome.
Seeing Jiang Li’s concern for Professor Feng, Baixue Ling fed the parrot several extra drops of Baize blood. Immediately, the parrot’s mind cleared, gaining significant understanding.
“Thank you for your precious blood,” the parrot bowed to Baixue Ling.
Professor Feng also regained consciousness, looking at the trio with complex emotions.
“Your blood actually works?” Jiang Li was surprised.
Baixue Ling pouted: “Enough Baize blood could make even wood develop intelligence. But this isn’t a permanent solution—this world has countless demon beasts. I can’t possibly feed them all. Not even a Body Unity cultivator could donate that much blood.”
“Should we ask the Alchemy Peak for blood-replenishing pills?” Elder Tang Xing suggested.
“…Have some decency,” Baixue Ling retorted flatly.
“Brother Jiang, who are these two…” Xia Chao and Qiu Shi entered the ward, finding Jiang Li with two strangers who seemed to defer to him.
Though compared to Jiang Li, the stunning Baixue Ling naturally drew more attention.
“Friends from the Nine Provinces—both Body Unity stage,” Jiang Li introduced briefly. Mentioning the Dao Sect and Baize Dynasty meant nothing to the locals.
The two gasped. Body Unity stage was equivalent to legendary six-star contract beasts—beings capable of plucking stars from the sky, their terrifying power beyond description. When six-star contract beasts or demon beasts acted, it meant disaster for both humans and demon beasts alike.
They were strategic weapons nobody dared deploy.
“Hmm, this little tiger is a rare Qiongqi variant—not as good as a purebred Qiongqi cub, but decent. But this green worm is interesting—its dragon blood is remarkably strong,” Baixue Ling noticed the caterpillar’s uniqueness.
“I fed it,” Jiang Li responded.
“Oh, then it’s nothing special,” Baixue Ling immediately lost interest.
Xia Chao wanted to defend his little green worm’s honor.
“Actually, this worm might help awaken the demon beasts’ intelligence,” Baixue Ling had a new idea upon seeing it.
“You mean utilizing dragon bloodline traits?” Jiang Li guessed.
They exchanged glances, smiling in understanding.
Only Elder Tang Xing remained confused.
Baixue Ling explained: “Dragon bloodlines can stimulate other species’ latent potential, allowing demon beasts to surpass their ancestors.”
“Moreover, dragons can transmit their own advantages to all demon beasts under their dominion.”
“I wouldn’t need to distribute my Baize blood to all oceanic demon beasts. Those belong to dragonkind—as long as dragons have intelligence, they can make oceanic demon beasts intelligent too.”
This was partly why the Four Seas Dragon Kings had never submitted to the Baize Dynasty.
“Dragons are that powerful?” Elder Tang Xing was astonished.
Jiang Li said: “Don’t underestimate them. Dragons rank among the top immortal beasts—they’re major powers in the immortal realm.”
The dragons’ wealth could be glimpsed from the immortal artifacts their ancestors left the Four Seas Dragon Kings.
The Baize Dynasty didn’t possess a single immortal artifact.
For demon beasts relying on bloodlines, it ultimately came down to ancestral prestige. Those with dragon bloodlines were like descendants of emperors—unrivaled.
“We’ll nurture this little green worm into a true dragon, have it unify all demon beasts, make this world its domain, then utilize dragon bloodline traits.”
“Though dragon blood alone might not fully awaken all demon beasts’ intelligence, it should at least counteract their congenital deficiencies. Then we can supplement with my Baize blood to fully awaken them. Perfect.” Baixue Ling presented her complete plan.
“Couldn’t we just summon the Four Seas Dragon Kings?” Elder Tang Xing, devoted to contract research, knew little about demon beast bloodlines.
Jiang Li shook his head: “No. Achieving immortality is a watershed—even for dragons. Before immortality, dragons can only establish domains in their birth world. Only after immortality can they roam worlds and establish domains elsewhere.”
“So the organization has decided—you’ll save the world.” Jiang Li clapped Xia Chao’s shoulder.
Xia Chao was dumbfounded. He’d just come to visit Professor Feng—how had the weight of saving the world suddenly fallen on his shoulders?