The next day.
Mu Jinyu woke up feeling refreshed and invigorated, all the fatigue smoothed away by Wen Rou's tender care.
Gazing at Wen Rou, who was nestled against his chest and sleeping soundly like a little kitten, Mu Jinyu gently stroked her silky black hair and decided not to get up immediately, wishing to let Wen Rou sleep a while longer.
He picked up his mobile phone with his left hand, unlocked it, and glanced through the messages, only to discover that Mu Hongchen had not sought him out yesterday, indicating that there likely hadn't been any serious problems near Capital City.
As for the cities beyond Capital City, there were certainly still many demons rampaging and causing havoc, but for now, he was truly powerless to help.
He was just one person, not a god; managing the situation in Capital City alone was already beyond his capacity, let alone extending his rescue efforts to the plights of other cities.
Even if he hadn't come back to rest last night and instead had rushed to the nearby cities to save others, how many demons could he have dealt with? How many lives could he have saved?
Moreover, continuously saving others without rest would eventually wear him down.
It would be better for him to get a good night's rest, to relax both body and spirit so that he could come up with better solutions to this dark, chaotic situation.
In particular, Mu Jinyu had also entertained the concept of setting up a formation that could mass-produce the Gold Inlaid Jade Magical Instruments almost like a production line; although their effects would be far from what he could create by hand, and certainly not on par with those crafted by the experts of Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere and Way of Nature, they would still, at the very least, offer protection against the calamity of panic.
Under the current circumstances, the demons that urgently needed to be dealt with were not the brutal ones committing rampant slaughter across the lands, but rather the harbingers of panic and the Tide of Chaos.
The panic and man-made disasters caused by these two demons were resulting in far more human deaths at the hands of their own kind than those killed by the demons.
If they weren't imprisoned soon, humanity might perish first in internal strife.
However, Mu Jinyu's idea for the formation was still just a concept, and actualizing it to mass-produce the Gold Inlaid Jade Magical Instruments like a production line would be very challenging!
Mu Jinyu put down his phone, his eyes reflecting deep thought as he continued to ponder the setup of the formation and Dragon King Hall's next moves.
While it was essential to devise ways to imprison the harbingers of panic and the Tide of Chaos first, this did not mean the other murderous demons should be ignored; on the contrary, they too required earnest attention.
Both aspects had to be managed with equal vigor and determination!
And to accomplish this, it was necessary to create a considerable number of Demon Whisperers.
This approach and process needed careful consideration: should he have the members of Dragon King Hall touch the demons to see if they have the aptitude to control them, and then attempt to master the demons?
Such a method would inevitably lead to many sacrifices, potentially only one out of ten surviving, which warranted proper deliberation.
However, the advantage was that the Demon Whisperers created in this way would still follow his orders and not become so inflated with power as to betray him.
An alternative plan was to select from the civilians those who had survived encounters with demons and had become Demon Whisperers.
It wasn't about neglecting them, sacrificing a large number of civilians to create rare Demon Whisperers, but in this era, people were encountering demonic attacks every moment. During that time, a considerable number of Demon Whisperers would naturally emerge. It would be better to invite them to join Dragon King Hall rather than letting them go unchecked.
However, the downside of this method was that the Demon Whisperers joining could vary significantly in quality due to the diverse circumstances of their emergence; some might be aggressive, others timid or lustful. Directing them to suppress demons would certainly require careful handling.
After pondering for a while, Mu Jinyu felt it would be better to enlist the civilian Demon Whisperers.
Having the members of Dragon King Hall try to become Demon Whisperers was ultimately too cruel; it was likely that not even one in ten would survive, and it was unnecessary.
Unless they strongly requested to become Demon Whisperers, or, like Wang Hu, they had already been invaded by demonic power and would die if they did not try, he would then allow them to attempt controlling demons.
As for employing the civilian Demon Whisperers that emerged, they still needed some training before they could be trusted with any responsibility; indeed, those utterly uncontrolled could not be utilized.
As for whether they would be willing to join Dragon King Hall, Mu Jinyu didn't see it as a problem since he possessed the Gold Inlaid Jade Magical Instruments capable of warding off panic.
As long as their families were still alive and they were not of the inhumanly cruel sort, the vast majority, for the sake of their families, would surely agree to join Dragon King Hall.
As for those Demon Whisperers who chose not to join, he wouldn't insist. As long as they didn't misuse the Demon Power to wreak havoc, he couldn't be bothered to care.
"I'll discuss it with Aunt Mu later."
Mu Jinyu felt a bit of a headache thinking about it and decided not to dwell on it, just quietly holding Wen Rou and savoring this rare moment of tranquility.
Soon, Wen Rou also moaned softly and woke up.
She looked up at Mu Jinyu, her slightly confused eyes suddenly clear. A blush flushed over her face, and then she realized, glanced at her watch, and exclaimed, "Oh dear, it's getting late. Little Mu, why didn't you wake me up earlier? I... I'll go prepare breakfast now."
As she spoke, Wen Rou hurriedly struggled out of Mu Jinyu's embrace, then threw on her robe and dashed out the door towards the kitchen.
Mu Jinyu was about to tell her not to rush and that he wasn't hungry, but Wen Rou moved too quickly, getting dressed and running out in no time.
Mu Jinyu stared blankly, let out a soft "huh," and said, "How did Wen Rou's cultivation improve so quickly?"
"Could it be that doing this kind of thing can also increase the speed of cultivation?"
Mu Jinyu murmured to himself and felt the True Yuan within his Dantian, realizing that there was indeed more than the day before.
Suddenly, Mu Jinyu had an epiphany and understood why those five women were all able to cultivate.
There was no need to mention Su Zijin and Mu Hongchen as they inherently had the aptitude for cultivation and weren't bad at it either.
But Wen Rou, Gu Xiyan, and Mei Yinxue, it didn't make sense for all three to be able to cultivate, right?
He was a bit surprised at the time, but ultimately it was a good thing, so he didn't think too much about it.
Now it seemed that they all had relations with him; they initially lacked the aptitude for cultivation but were transformed to have it.
For example, Wen Rou's natural aptitude might have been similar to Su Zijin's, or even a bit worse, but because of her Yin Yang Union with him, her aptitude became much stronger.
As for Mei Yinxue, she might have had the same level of aptitude as Gu Xiyan is now. After all, having started martial training from a young age, it wouldn't make sense for her to be entirely without talent. It was because of her union with him that she became equivalent to Mu Hongchen.
And Gu Xiyan was probably originally just a person with average aptitude, which had now become quite decent.
As for why it was so?
Mu Jinyu didn't understand. Maybe it was because of his so-called Dragon Clan's Bloodline?
But he couldn't even show a Curse Mark like Xiang Mantang did, so it probably wasn't that, right?
Or maybe it was because he grew up soaking in a medicinal cauldron since he was a child?!
Mu Jinyu was unclear about the specifics, but he felt that just the improvement of Wen Rou's cultivation alone might not be enough to confirm his just now speculation.
He quickly threw on his robe and ran out of the room.
Outside the room, Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue were still joking about him hogging all the food to himself.
Mu Jinyu immediately ran over, grabbed both of their hands, and said, "Come on, let's go back to the room and do an experiment."
"Oh? What are you doing, it's still broad daylight!"
Gu Xiyan exclaimed in a somewhat panicked manner.
However, although she was shy, she hadn't been intimate with Mu Jinyu for quite a while, so she didn't firmly reject it.