Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 377 - 21 Zi Ji and the Demon_2

Chapter 377: Chapter 21 Zi Ji and the Demon_2

Yet eight thousand years ago, the sky had ruptured, and otherworldly evil spirits invaded the world, bring disaster upon humanity. Since then, all things had faced the worry of withering and the fate of decay.

Five thousand years ago, the ground collapsed, unleashing ghosts and monsters from the Netherworld into our world. Since then, Corpse Ghosts roamed, and yin souls spread everywhere; the dead could not rest in peace, and the living were left in terror and fear.

Three thousand years ago, a Demon Star plummeted to the mortal plane, throwing both human hearts and animal instincts into chaos. From then on, creatures like demons were mostly of a cruel and bloodthirsty kind, and even the human world was no longer as it used to be, with evil followers and wicked doers prevalent.

With each catastrophic event, breaches were made in the world, causing much of the Spiritual Energy to dissipate. After the three great calamities, the world’s Spiritual Energy had nearly all leaked away, instead filling with much of the force of evil spirits, yin sha, demons, and demons. Naturally, it was no longer possible to cultivate immortality through Spiritual Energy."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, so that was it. In the past, he’d always heard NPCs talk about some great disaster coming, and only now did he understand the specifics of these calamities. It seemed that this world really was full of disasters and tribulations.

He casually picked up a notebook and recorded this background story. It might come in handy later.

"Then has no one been able to ascend to immortality since then?"

"Not so, not so. Without the Qi Refining Skill, those wishing to ascend naturally took other paths, yet the world has never been short of those who vainly seek the way to immortality.

Some practiced Alchemy, some sought enlightenment, some turned into demons, some cast off their flesh, some fell into evil, and some became Evil Ghosts.

All were pursuing immortality, all for the sake of Ascension. Alas, these worldly people, for the sake of eternal life, embark on so much delusion, becoming neither human nor ghost. How laughable."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, why are you telling me this? I was asking about the Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique.

"So is the Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique no longer viable?"

"Of course, it isn’t viable," Yuan Tianke’s reply was emphatic.

Xiao Jie thought that wasn’t right. So what was he practicing? It seemed that Yuan Tianke might not know everything after all, just a bookworm.

"There’s really no other way? I’ve heard of a versatile skill that uses Spiritual Energy to cultivate immortality."

Yuan Tianke immediately stroked his beard and shook his head, "How could that be? If such a Magic Skill existed, it would surely be recorded in the books. Since I’ve never seen it, it must not exist."

"Perhaps the creator of this skill did not wish others to know of it."

Yuan Tianke was still unconvinced, "Then let’s hear you talk about it."

"One, one could search for a Heavenly Cave, surely there are such places in the world that still retain some Spiritual Energy?"

"That’s true, but to succeed in Qi Cultivation, a great amount of Spiritual Power is needed. Even if one could find such a place, how much Spiritual Energy could be left? I reckon it won’t be enough for cultivation."

"Secondly, the Monster Inner Core contains a great amount of Spiritual Energy. If one were to absorb it, could they not continue practicing Qi Cultivation?"

Yuan Tianke suddenly burst into laughter, "Haha, that statement is very wrong. How could a demon’s inner core be so easily refined? True, demons can absorb some of the world’s Spiritual Energy, but once it has merged with the inner core of the demon, how could they be separated? Unless one had an Immortal Treasure, success would be impossible."

Xiao Jie thought, don’t I just have a Magic Treasure?

"What if one were lucky enough to possess such a Magic Treasure? Could they then succeed in cultivation?"

"That too would not work. The Spiritual Energy of this world is the purest and most profound substance. It is said that in ancient times when heaven and earth first divided, the clear qi rose while the turbid qi sank. This turbid qi has the characteristic of coalescing, but the clear qi is prone to dispersing.

For tens of thousands of years, the turbid qi coalesces into Netherworld Soil.

And for tens of thousands of years, this clear qi disperses into the Spiritual Energy that fills the heavens, which then merges with all life at its birth.

It is said that all things possess spirit because at the time of their birth, they are influenced by Spiritual Energy. However, most of the Spiritual Energy ultimately disperses into the world.

A Qi Refiner aims to absorb this purest Spiritual Energy, transforming it into an Immortal Body.

But if this Spiritual Energy is absorbed by something else, it naturally becomes tainted with different characteristics. The inner core of a demon is the essence of the demon’s life, and in the process of absorbing Spiritual Energy, it inevitably blends its form, intent, soul, and spirit into it.

If you absorb the Spiritual Energy from a demon’s inner core, isn’t that the same as taking in all these things wholesale into your body? Even if an Immortal Treasure could refine away the impurities, immortals are not omnipotent. There would always be some residue left.

Since the purity is lost, how could one become an immortal? With this method, you’re more likely to turn into a demon before achieving immortality."

Xiao Jie was profoundly shocked; Yuan Tianke had hit the nail on the head.

Currently, having absorbed only 5000 points of Spiritual Energy Value from a Demon Core, my Demonization Index had already risen to 19%. At this rate, I feared by the Seventh Level realm, I would be fully demonized.

Would I truly become a demon then? And what kind of demon would I become?

Damn it, that Red Dust old man had really calculated ruthlessly.

No wonder he didn’t go after the inner cores himself; it was probably because of this reason.

Moreover, he mentioned that when the Golden Core was fully realized... perhaps, Golden Core fulfillment was around the Seventh Level realm.

By the time my Golden Core was complete, and just as I was fully demonized, in need of someone to save me, naturally, I would seek help from Red Dust. He would then take the opportunity to finish me off and take away my inner core—it seemed he had used me as a purifying device.

Once my Golden Core was fully realized, and he took my Golden Core for his refining, all the demon matter would remain in my physical body, and he would then be able to take the final step to Ascension to Immortality.