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Chapter 753 - 690: New and Old Cultivation Methods (Additional Update, Please Subscribe)_1
Chapter 753: Chapter 690: New and Old Cultivation Methods (Additional Update, Please Subscribe)_1
Outside the Three Yin Mountain black market.
The Divine Consciousness of the Heterodox incarnation noticed several broken stones arranged in an irregular shape.
Upon seeing this scene, although his expression shifted, his steps did not falter for a moment, and he entered the black market.
He browsed several shops in succession, purchasing various auxiliary materials using spiritual objects...
Not until several days later did he leave the black market again, transforming into a pitch-black stream of light, and arrived at a desolate mountain hundreds of miles east of the market.
"According to the information given by Demon Lord Chi Lian, it should be here..."
The Heterodox incarnation landed the Escape Light, arriving at this barren mountainous area, and swept over it inch by inch with his Divine Consciousness.
Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, he lightly stepped forward and arrived in front of a stone pool.
The pool water was clear and carried a hint of coldness.
The corners of the Heterodox incarnation’s mouth curved slightly, and with a single hand seal, the shadowy outline of the Transformative God Demon Body emerged, releasing a dense Demon Qi.
Splash!
The water in the pool burst open, and a dark shadow flew out from it.
Its speed was incredibly fast, about to soar into the sky and vanish from sight.
Hiss hiss!
Suddenly, a pitch-black giant python appeared out of thin air, opening its maw wide, and with a mere inhalation, an invisible force drew in the dark shadow, capturing it in its mouth.
Only now could one see that the dark shadow was a strange bird with black and red coloring, and its body was marked with bizarre patterns like curses.
Upon witnessing this, the Heterodox incarnation took out a bright yellow talisman paper from his Storage Ring and muttered continuously under his breath.
Hiss hiss!
The black python chewed, turning the black and red bird into countless pieces of flesh and blood, which dribbled out through the gaps in its sharp fangs.
Pop!
A drop of dark red blood fell onto the blank talisman paper, and, as if possessing life, began to wriggle and spread on its own, forming one strange demonic script after another.
"Hmm?"
The Heterodox incarnation read a few lines, and his expression gradually grew solemn.
Of course, this letter was written by Demon Lord Chi Lian.
When he initially released this woman, it was to rely on her to collect True Demon Qi.
Unexpectedly, she encountered Fang Immortal Taoist Master and managed to gather the required amount in one go, thereby breaking through to the Returning to Emptiness realm.
Naturally, he wouldn’t disclose such a thing to a subordinate.
As for the preparations to break through to Returning to Emptiness, it could take hundreds of years for all he cared.
Thus, Demon Lord Chi Lian probably assumed the Heterodox incarnation was still that same Transcendent God-phase cultivator, still contacting him in the way agreed upon before.
Now that the Heterodox incarnation had released the woman, he was not concerned with True Demon Qi, but was interested in some Demon Clan intelligence she had obtained; he just let her be...
In the period following, he contacted her several times and was quite satisfied with the intelligence.
"This time... have they finally found the True Demon Qi?"
The Heterodox incarnation summoned a cluster of six Demon Flames in his hand, which quickly turned the letter into ashes.
His expression was solemn, without a trace of joy.
After all, finding True Demon Qi also meant that he had found the Returned-to-Emptiness Demon Clan!
’As a member of the Demon Clan, it’s indeed much easier for Chi Lian to seek out these lurking spies compared to the human race...’
’Are there Demon Clan Returned-to-Emptiness agents lurking nearby?’
The Heterodox incarnation was actually quite interested in the Demon Clan.
After all, he still needed to resolve the issue with the "He is Free Tianzi Governing Wanling True Demon Work."
He had inquired about this cultivation during this period, which had long been explicitly forbidden within the human race.
According to the records, every human Demon Cultivator who practiced it met a terrible fate...
Plus, revealing one’s foundation in these Demon Skills might likely get one blacklisted.
The Heterodox incarnation could only think of seeking a solution from the Demon Clan.
’It seems that now, there is hope?’
’It could be a trap, but for the current me, even a trap is not to be feared...’
’After all, I am merely a Heterodox incarnation... At a crucial moment, I can still resort to using Summoning Skills...’
...
Several days later.
In a desolate mountainous region, the ground was covered in black shrubs, with leaves shaped like five-fingered hands.
Following the content of the secret message, the Heterodox incarnation came to this place, but saw no one.
Seeing this scene, his face instantly revealed a cold smirk, and with a slap on his Storage Bag, a blood-red wooden plate appeared.
The wooden plate seemed to be stained with essence blood, and amidst the clouds of smoke winding around it, there was the figure of a woman.
——It was none other than a part of Demon Lord Chi Lian’s Divine Soul that Fang Xi had taken!
When he made this member of the Demon Clan his dog, how could he possibly fully trust her?
It would have been too few if there were only a hundred and eighty prohibitions on her body.
Not to mention, after obtaining the heritage of the Earth Immortal and the memories of Changqingzi, he used various secret skills to reinforce all the prohibitions once more...
Now, with Chi Lian’s Divine Soul and Essence Blood in hand, as long as she was still in the vicinity, even the most basic tracking techniques would be able to detect her presence!
The heterodox incarnation sneered coldly, casting a beam of demon light onto the Blood-Coloured Wooden Plate, which caused a wisp of Demon Flames to form.
He then activated the prohibitions, tormenting Chi Lian’s Divine Soul!
Whiz!
A blood red radiance meandered forth, revealing the tall and curvaceous figure of Demon Lord Chi Lian, who was scantily clad in armor: "Master, spare my life..."
"Humph, you still know that I am your master? Since when does a master wait for a servant?"
The heterodox incarnation huffed coldly.
"It is the servant’s fault... The servant took so long to find the True Demon Qi, truly deserving of death!"
Demon Lord Chi Lian’s face was pale, clearly indicating that the recent harm done to her was not minor.
She knew exactly who Fang Xi was and immediately took out a pitch-black crystal.
Within the crystal, there was an abundance of True Demon Qi transforming into a liquid form, rising and flowing...
Seeing this crystal of True Demon Qi, the heterodox incarnation’s demeanor visibly improved, accepting the crystal and ceasing the tormenting of Demon Lord Chi Lian’s Divine Soul.
"What you mentioned in your letter, is it true or false?"
The heterodox incarnation stared at Demon Lord Chi Lian, suddenly asking.
"I dare not... This servant knows the Master has always been troubled about the issue of Demon Skills and deliberately gathered related intelligence."
Demon Lord Chi Lian said, "The ’He is Free Tianzi Governing Wanling True Demon Work’ is a famous cultivation among the Demon Clan, with many Demon Cultivators coveting the secret skill’s sharpness, rapid advancement, and easier breakthroughs offered by the cultivation, choosing to practice it..."
"The Demon Clan... practice?"
Fang Xi’s expression turned cold: "You are deceiving me... Do you think the Demon Clan are so foolish as to not know that delving deep into the practice would turn them into the nourishment for the ’Carefree Sky Demon King’?"
"That... would naturally be the case."
Demon Lord Chi Lian bit her silver teeth and said: "This cultivation indeed originated from the ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ who, while his Tao had not yet been perfected and to break through the bottleneck of Integration, forged this with much painstaking effort... or rather, it was one of the Sky Demon heritages he gained. By means of this cultivation, this Demon King indeed drew upon the wisdom of thousands of cultivators, successfully breaking through the Integration bottleneck..."
"And now, He has reached the peak of Integration, seeking to break through to Mahayana... He has updated the original Demon Skills, old versions of which become exceedingly dangerous when practiced to the Transcendent God Phase, while the new version only faces the calamity of ’Sky Demon Transmigration’ at the brink of breaking through from Integration!"
Sky Demon Transmigration is, of course, the ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ incarnating as a Sky Demon to seize the Taoist Foundation of cultivators!
Fang Xi immediately understood the implication.
He mulled over it carefully and found it very plausible.
’When creating or rather disseminating the old version of the Demon Skills, the Carefree Sky Demon King must have only been at the Returning to Emptiness phase... The ’Sky Demon Transmigration’ threshold he set was only up to Transcendent God!’
’Because if one could cultivate the Demon Skill to Returning to Emptiness, then one would be at the same phase, which might cause backlash! Therefore, Returning to Emptiness is the warning line, and those who wish to cross this red line must die!’
’And now that the ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ is one of the six kings of the Demon Clan, with the peak cultivation of Integration... a Transcendent God’s foundation is no longer sufficient, thus the release of the new version of the Demon Skills, with the limit raised to the peak of Returning to Emptiness, can also be understood.’
’After all, the Taoist Foundation of a cultivator at Returning to Emptiness is naturally superior to that of a Transcendent God cultivator... and this is the warning line, assured that for any cultivator at Returning to Emptiness, the Carefree Sky Demon King would be confident in suppressing.’
’This Carefree Sky Demon King is even preparing to assault the bottleneck of Mahayana... It shows how greatly this cultivation has benefited him.’
...
"So it seems..."
The heterodox incarnation suddenly spoke up: "The cultivation practiced by the ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ is also the ’Self-transforming Demon Skills’... The Sky Demon inheritance he gained, does it only consist of this one cultivation? Isn’t he afraid of being overthrown by the ones below working together?"
"What the ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ practiced is indeed this cultivation... and He happily promotes it, allowing the Demon Clan, even the Monster Clan and the human race to learn it..."
Demon Lord Chi Lian’s voice seemed a bit hoarse: "This ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ is a once-in-a-million-year figure among the Demon Clan. Ever since he started practicing, he has made rapid progress and has even declared boldly that any cultivator who has practiced the skills can come and challenge him... If defeated, they would likewise offer up all their cultivation..."
’Indeed, there are many crazies among the Demon Clan...’
Fang Xi was inwardly taken aback.
If it were him, he would certainly not spread the fundamental cultivation that he relied upon, even a simplified version of it!
Otherwise, if it fell into the hands of enemies, it would be endless trouble.
This ’Carefree Sky Demon King,’ however, did the opposite, encouraging others to learn and search for flaws in his cultivation... thereby tempering his own Dao Heart and skills, it’s true that every successful person has their own unique aspects!
The heterodox incarnation sighed internally, and then asked, "Is there a new version of the skills?"
"There is!"
Demon Lord Chi Lian immediately presented a Blood Jade Slip: "According to the new skills, there should be no major issues at least until breaking through Integration... Therefore, even though some in the Demon Clan know there’s a pitfall in this cultivation, they still covet its power, with many learners... After all, they may not even touch the threshold of the Transcendent God in their lifetime, much less face Returning to Emptiness and the bottlenecks of Integration..."
Fang Xi took the jade slip, his Divine Consciousness swept over it, and indeed saw the verses of the cultivation technique.
Compared to the original ’He is Free Tianzi Governing Wanling True Demon Work,’ it was several times more complex, but it was not without a trace.
As a cultivator who had practiced this Demon Skill to the late phase of the Transcendent God, the heterodox incarnation only glanced over it a few times before he began to become absorbed.
’It seems... not to be fake.’
’Of course, regardless of its authenticity, it still has to be taken back to the Nine States, verified by various scientific methods, and then taken for a spin in the artificial dantian to produce a feasibility report...’
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