Seeing Ning Yuexi's willingness to sacrifice herself, the Chief Presiding Deity and the others were all quite impressed. The Little Presiding Deity, however, found it quite puzzling. She could tell that Ning Yuexi seed to have feelings for Long Tianji. How could a beautiful young girl fall for a sleazy old man? Was she blind?
At the sa ti, the Little Presiding Deity's animosity for Long Tianji extended to Ning Yuexi. She had no favorable impression of her at all. But seeing Ning Yuexi's heroic act of sacrificing herself to save the world, the Little Presiding Deity finally let her feelings go.
She and Long Tianji are not cut from the sa cloth after all!
The Little Presiding Deity stepped forward and grasped Ning Yuexi's cold hand. She offered encouragent, saying, "Don't be afraid. We're all behind you!"
Ning Yuexi was speechless. You're supporting to my death and telling not to be afraid? Isn't that a bit much to ask?!
At this mont, the Profound Maiden gently shook her head. "The Underworld has not invaded yet, so possessing your body now would be aningless. If you want to survive, you must cultivate to at least the Foundation Establishnt level before the Underworld officially invades. If you can form a Golden Core, you will surely survive even after I possess your body."
"Cultivate?" Ning Yuexi was stunned. "Are you saying... I should learn the cultivation techniques of demons?"
She smiled bitterly and shook her head repeatedly. "I'm sorry, but our Ning Family's ancestral teachings forbid any descendant from degenerating into a demon. I would rather die now than commit the evil act of killing others to advance my cultivation."
"Hmm?" The Profound Maiden gave her another look before speaking indifferently, "Chief Presiding Deity, explain the situation to her clearly. Tomorrow, I will personally impart the Cultivation Technique to her."
She had neither the ti nor the energy for more pointless talk. In fact, every ti she appeared in the real world, she was already pushing her limits. Every word she spoke in reality left her utterly exhausted. It couldn't be helped. To date, the real world remained extrely hostile to beings like her.
Once the Profound Maiden vanished, the Chief Presiding Deity led Ning Yuexi to a guest room, telling her to settle in and ordering soone to prepare a change of clothes and daily necessities for her.
Afterward, she said calmly, "Miss Ning, I believe you have a great misunderstanding about cultivation."
"Uh, I really don't understand what this so-called cultivation is..."
"In this world, from ancient tis until now, there has been good and evil, light and darkness. Everything has two sides. Naturally, cultivation has its good side and its bad side," the Chief Presiding Deity explained eloquently.
According to her, long, long ago, the world of cultivators was dominated by those who followed the righteous path. Only those who lacked the aptitude for cultivation, or whose aptitude was particularly poor, would seek alternative, unorthodox thods. Orthodox Cultivation Techniques all involved gathering Spiritual Energy and refining it through breathing exercises. There was no need, nor ti, to senselessly slaughter the innocent. Spiritual Energy was abundant throughout heaven and earth, so why would anyone need to plunder the minuscule innate spiritual chanism from a re mortal? Besides, killing too many people could easily give rise to inner demons, which made breaking through to higher realms even more difficult.
It was only later that the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth grew increasingly thin. This caused so cultivators with previously decent aptitudes to struggle to break through. As the righteous path waned, the unorthodox path waxed. The number of cultivators who walked the crooked path began to increase. These evil cultivators were cursed by the world as demons, but in reality, they were not the sa species as true monsters and fiends.
"Our Yaochi Heavenly Palace has always consisted of the most orthodox of righteous cultivators, no matter the era. The technique Her Majesty intends to teach you will be the purest of Cultivation Techniques, with no connection to demons whatsoever. You can cultivate with peace of mind!"
"I see!" Ning Yuexi finally understood.
Then she had another thought. Does this an Lin Tang might be a proper cultivator? Have I misunderstood him this whole ti?
"Wait," Ning Yuexi asked suddenly. "If Spiritual Energy is so thin that righteous cultivators have beco increasingly rare, to the point that there are almost no cultivators left now, what's the use of starting to cultivate?"
Hearing this, the Chief Presiding Deity looked at her with a complex expression, a mix of envy and sorrow. "It is because your physique is special. It is known as the Luli Pure Body. Even among cultivating prodigies, you are one in ten thousand. With the support of such a physique, you have a high chance of success in cultivation, even in this era."
"...I understand!" Ning Yuexi recalled what Lin Tang had once said. He told her she had a special physique, which made her highly suitable for Dual Cultivation with him. He, too, possessed a special physique, which was how he beca so powerful in his twenties.
And it's precisely because of this that the Profound Maiden has taken an interest in , planning to seize my body, isn't it? Is this a blessing or a curse? It's hard to say.
Since it was a righteous Cultivation Technique unrelated to demons, Ning Yuexi was no longer stubbornly opposed to it.
「The next day.」
The Profound Maiden awoke again and tapped a finger on Ning Yuexi's forehead, transmitting a technique called the "Sky River Star Technique" to her. The greatest feature of this technique was its imnse capacity. Once cultivated to a profound level, one's True Qi would be like the endless, boundless Milky Way, flowing inexhaustibly. Its drawback was that during cultivation, it would accept any and all Spiritual Energy without discrimination, no matter how impure. For anyone else, this would be an agonizing process of having to ticulously sort and purify all the "swallowed" Spiritual Energy. Ning Yuexi, however, was different. As a Luli Pure Body, she was born with a natural "purification" effect.
Therefore, she was perfectly suited for this technique.
"Even during the golden age of cultivators, this technique was considered a top-tier, priceless treasure! Ning Yuexi, you've really hit the jackpot!" the Little Presiding Deity said, unable to hide her envy. In an era of abundant Spiritual Energy, she and the Chief Presiding Deity had possessed good aptitudes and could cultivate smoothly. But in the current age, they could only sigh with longing. Immortality... who didn't want to pursue it? But they were born in the wrong era, and there was nothing to be done.
If I can't reach the Golden Core stage before the Underworld invades, my only fate is death. No matter how great this Cultivation Technique is, it's just a wedding dress made for soone else, Ning Yuexi thought to herself. She kept these words unspoken, lest they think she harbored resentnt. But it was a glimr of hope, wasn't it?
Since Lin Tang beca a Golden Core Cultivator in such a short ti, maybe I can too! Co on! Work hard!
She spurred herself on and imdiately began to cultivate without delay. The Profound Maiden would occasionally awaken to provide earnest guidance, holding nothing back and sharing all she knew. In addition, the treasury of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace still contained so Spirit Crystals, which were all used on Ning Yuexi. Before long, she truly felt the sensation of qi and successfully entered the initial stage of cultivation.
Such was the terrifying advantage of having excellent aptitude.
「anwhile.」
Lin Tang had sent Shen Youling back to Jiangbei. He knew he had stirred up a hornet's nest and offended many Evil Gods. He was bound to be targeted by nurous mysterious forces. Change his identity and hide again? That wasn't his style.
Instead, he chose a volcano as the site for the subsequent refinent processes of his second Law Body and surrounded the mountain with various powerful offensive Formations. Using his Divine Sense and True Qi, he forcibly manipulated reinforced concrete to build new defensive walls and bunkers. He also used his razor-sharp flying swords to carve out a network of tunnels within the mountain, creating a stronghold that was balanced in both offense and defense, allowing for both advance and retreat.
Finally, he ordered all mbers of the Heavenly chanism Martial Alliance to relocate to this new base. He took up his position openly, continuing to instruct them in their Formation drills while cultivating at a frantic pace.
"The great calamity is approaching, Zichu. You must have the ability to protect yourself. After all, I can't always be by your side. Stop slacking and get to training!" Lin Tang said, producing a whip from nowhere and cracking it at Wei Zichu.
Knowing he was right, Wei Zichu gave it his all.
Lin Tang checked his body multiple tis but still couldn't find the Yin Yang Mirror. Left with no choice, he could only ignore it for now.
Whatever is hiding in my body, I should be able to drag it out when I break through to the Nascent Soul Stage! When that ti cos... Hmph, I'll see how I deal with it!
As if sensing Lin Tang's malicious intent, the Yin Yang Mirror decisively hid itself even deeper.
Lin Tang did not issue a gag order to prevent his subordinates from spreading news of the Underworld's invasion. As a result, through word of mouth, this bombshell news gradually circulated within the Martial Artist community.
One faction scoffed at the idea, refusing to believe it in the slightest. An invasion from the Underworld? You might as well say aliens are coming to start a planetary war!
Another faction was skeptical but cautious, adopting a "better safe than sorry" attitude. So of these Martial Artists even traveled to the Heavenly chanism Martial Alliance, hoping to join. When Lin Tang learned of this, he accepted all of them without refusal. The more people in his Formations, the more powerful they beca. It didn't matter if so of the newcors had ulterior motives or were spies from other factions. He wasn't afraid of them gathering intelligence, nor was he afraid of them stealing his techniques to teach others.
With a grand wave of his hand, he even made all the precious martial arts Cultivation Techniques he had collected available to everyone. When the Martial Artists saw that there were even Heaven-grade techniques capable of cultivating a Heavenly King, they all went into a frenzy.
Even soone like Guo Jufeng disregarded the danger and shalessly ca to request a look. "Heavenly King Long, rest assured! Old Xiao and I are brothers who would die for each other. That dogshit Night King? When I get back, I'll join Old Xiao and we'll smash his teeth out!" Guo Jufeng and the others guaranteed, fawning over him and pounding their chests.
Originally, they had planned to remain neutral in the internal conflict between Xiao Xuanye and the Night King, Wen Dingchen. But now, with a Heaven-grade technique on the line, why would they hesitate? They would give their lives for a chance to break through to the Heavenly King realm. What was turning on the Night King compared to that?
Upon learning that Guo Jufeng and the others had sided with Xiao Xuanye, the Night King grew even more furious. "A bunch of unrefined brutes, worthless bastards who can't amount to anything! Ganging up and conspiring together, are you? You've forced my hand. Now I have no choice but to play dirty!"
He hated Xiao Xuanye the most. He also hated Shen Youling. In his eyes, if it weren't for that fem fatale, the Wen Family would never have beco enemies with Xiao Xuanye. If it weren't for Shen Youling, his precious son Wen Liangjue would never have been crippled. Since he couldn't deal with Xiao Xuanye at the mont, he would capture Shen Youling first.
And so, he traveled alone to a secret location. With great care and solemnity, he opened a sealed box. Inside, he took out a strangely shaped object, resembling both a trumpet and a conch shell.
Putting it to his lips, he blew with all his might.
WHOOOO...
A sound like a ghostly wail echoed, eerie and chilling.
"State your wish..."
A mysterious entity awoke.
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