Peach Fruit Man.

Originally just a mortal, he became a disciple under the Elder Immortal, following him in practice for several years, but only grasped a slight level of Immortal Technique... Due to his inherently lazy nature, unable to endure tedious practice, he made no progress over the years.

Recently, just as the Elder Immortal was away, Peach Fruit Man obtained a fragment of the Four Souls Jade. With his intense evil thoughts, he naturally tainted the power of the Jade, and because of the polluted power, gained even greater strength, further intensifying his evil thoughts.

He gained the power of the Four Souls Jade and used it to enhance the toxicity of the Human-faced Fruit. When the Elder Immortal returned, unaware of what had transpired, he unsuspectingly drank the brew made with Human-faced Fruit presented by his heartless disciple, eventually losing his senses—

Despite possessing astonishing mana, it was of no use, utterly unleasable, his very flesh and blood devoured completely by his disciple.

"He can be confirmed to have one fragment, and after consuming the Elder Immortal's flesh and blood, he also possesses the Elder Immortal's Ancient Vine Staff and wine gourd..."

Gu Mo continued forward, sorting out the intelligence on Peach Fruit Man, confirming that it basically aligned with what he already knew—

"That's about it. The capabilities of the Ancient Vine Staff and wine gourd can be confirmed; only the actual condition of Peach Fruit Man remains unknown."

"He should be on the verge of transforming from human to demon, no wonder I couldn't determine what this aura was earlier..." The Witch said from behind, her tone calm: "This man has already set foot on a path of evil, attempting to become an immortal by consuming the flesh and blood of the enlightened, but this is fundamentally a misguided act."

She glanced back at the medicine chamber at the end of the passage, unable to suppress a sigh:

"The Elder Immortal's flesh and blood might have given him great strength, but that strength doesn't belong to him. The essence of the flesh he's consumed has likely settled inside him. Most of his power still comes from the fragment of the Four Souls Jade and those he's devoured, or the power of the Human-faced Fruit..."

"So he's likely just a common demon borrowing the benefits of immortal Magical Artifacts?"

Gu Mo nodded with a sly smile, thinking similarly. In his impression, Peach Fruit Man was merely a green-named monster, far from reaching a boss-level obstacle—after all, time was too short to gather more fragments, relying only on Human-faced Fruit to consume people.

If not for the Elder Immortal's overly potent legacy, Peach Fruit Man would merely be a mediocre Cannibal Demon, not posing much of a challenge to the protagonist team's journey, perhaps easily forgotten after defeat.

Especially in the original plot, where the protagonist team had such a difficult time, nearly facing total annihilation, largely due to strategic errors. Inuyasha, as always reckless and impulsive, failed to think things through, on a new moon night where he would naturally lose his Demonic Power and revert to an ordinary human.

Without properly investigating Peach Fruit Man's intel, yet brimming with confidence thinking he could easily slay him, they rushed to resolve the issue before nightfall, dragging the entire team to the brink of collapse...

In the end, it was Himura Kagome who managed to reverse the situation by shooting an arrow at the fragment of the Four Souls Jade embedded in Peach Fruit Man's navel.

So, in other words—

My minimum guarantee is that Kikyo could probably vaporize Peach Fruit Man with a single arrow.

Emmmmmm... that's not quite acceptable. Even in a cooperative team state, where teammates can share experience from monster battles, the "partial" experience shared by teammates differs from the "full" experience gained from personally defeating monsters.

Gu Mo mused, realizing he needed to be more proactive in securing his own share of battles, otherwise upgrading would become increasingly difficult.

In contemplation, the two passed by the inner chamber with bonsai again. However, Gu Mo didn't attempt the Magic Technique taught by the Elder Immortal, as Immortal Techniques aren't easily mastered, lacking proficiency, and corresponding Skill Badges can't be condensed so quickly, making it inappropriate to delay here.

It's better to first eliminate Peach Fruit Man and clear the area before proceeding.

The Cannibal Demon is up at the mountaintop, apparently staying within those structures, his presence as conspicuous as a torch in the night.

......

Amidst the mists on the mountaintop, inside a finely crafted house.

A massive, obese figure, resembling a wriggling ball of flesh two people tall, lies half-reclined sideways on the bed. With one hand the size of a fan supporting his head, the other hand clutches a large Human-faced Fruit, casually bringing it to his mouth, taking bites and chewing the juicy Demon Tree Fruit.

"My stomach is starting to feel uncomfortable again, how annoying... is it so picky already that it doesn't want to eat anything else?"

This ungraceful giant, smacking his lips, reached to pat his round belly with a hand, regarding the half-eaten peach in his hand with what seemed like genuine concern.

"But the recent ones are all dry, skinny old men, haven't been fattened up; their meat is dry and unpleasant to eat now, eating them would be a loss... Maybe I should eat some brined ones, but there aren't many of those left, need to make some more brine."

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