Chapter 178: The Modifier
The reason the Demonic Path was so reviled was simple—it was inhumane.
"To kill is not to tornt. To kill a chicken, you break its neck—this is not the Demonic Path. But if you scald it in boiling water while keeping it alive, then pluck out its feathers one by one with tweezers... That is the Demonic Path."
The sa logic applied to animal abusers.
Chen Huai’an spent half a day reading through the entirety of the Heavenly Demon Technique.
He hadn’t even practiced it yet, and he already felt like he was developing psychopathic tendencies.
Because this technique… was absolutely monstrous.
Among its many vile thods, the most horrifying was the refinent of the Demon Eye, which required—
Consuming the flesh and blood of one’s closest kin.
Refining their pain and terror into power.
And "kin" didn’t just an family—it included any Dao Companion who had ever genuinely loved the cultivator.
Not only that, but at least 99 souls had to be sacrificed for the process to succeed.
Absolutely insane!
anwhile, the Tideborn Technique was way too mild in comparison.
"Isn’t there anything a little... more violent?"
With that thought, Chen Huai’an decided to test the Scarlet Heart Insight in his mind and applied it to the Heavenly Demon Technique.
The mont he did, the stone tablet underwent a drastic transformation.
[Heavenly Demon Technique]
[Preview of Modifiable Aspects]
Steal the unborn Qi of the heavens and earth → Absorb demonic Qi from demonic cultivators
Refine the unyielding souls of all beings → Refine the souls of demonic creatures and spirits
Bones as firewood, blood as lantern oil → Burn the bones and blood of demons and evil spirits
Nine Tribulations Thunderfire to temper the body → Nine-Nine Violet Sky Divine Lightning to refine the body
Refine the Demon Eye through rage, desire, greed, and resentnt → Forge the Fire Eye with Samadhi True Fire
Seven Emotions as shackles to bind Dragon Marrow → Yin-Yang Fusion to condense Dragon Spine
Boil the heart’s flas with the wails of the masses → Forge a Golden Body through the faith of all beings
Sun and moon worn as ornants, stars reduced to dust in one’s palm. At the peak of this path, refine the heavens, refine the earth, refine demons—burn all evil as fuel!
Chen Huai’an stared in shock, his mind completely blown.
"Holy sht... this is literally the ultimate technique modification system!"*
This...
This was what you called—
"No one will raise to the peak of Qingyun... So I'll just cheat my way to the top!"
Was this even a demonic art anymore?
This was basically a divine-grade body-refining technique!
And more than that...
It was an absolute nightmare for demons and evil spirits.
The Tideborn Technique was a magic-based path... The Heavenly Demon Technique was now a body cultivation path.
Chen Huai’an could already imagine himself dual-cultivating both arts, grabbing demons with his bare hands and refining them on the spot.
Refine!
He had to refine it!
Chen Huai’an held the stone tablet as if it were a precious artifact.
The only reason he still had "long-distance relationship anxiety" was because his real body was too weak compared to his avatar.
But if he fully mastered this and beca an unstoppable powerhouse...
Then the day he t Qingran in person, she wouldn’t be able to do anything but surrender on the bed!
"Modify!"
[Would you like to finalize the modifications to the Heavenly Demon Technique? The original stone tablet will be preserved.]
"Modify!"
[Please na the new technique.]
Chen Huai’an rubbed his chin before smirking.
"No need to change the na. Let’s keep it as Heavenly Demon Technique."
Buzz—!
A new stone tablet manifested next to the original black tablet.
Unlike the old one, which constantly leaked demonic energy...
The new tablet radiated a fiery golden aura, exuding nothing but righteous brilliance.
Chen Huai’an stored away the black stone tablet.
This thing was a ticking ti bomb... Who knew when it might co in handy?
He then opened the first chapter of the modified technique—
Blood Cocoon Refinent.
The process was simple:
Absorb the blood and flesh of 100 demons or evil spirits to reconstruct one’s body, condensing a new layer of flesh refined from pure power.
The more demons he consud, the stronger the new body would beco.
100 demons was rely the threshold for unlocking the next volu.
One thing worth noting—
Although the general doctrine of the technique had changed, its core essence had not.
For instance, when he placed two pages of the old Heavenly Demon Technique beside the new stone tablet, they tried to rge...
But the righteous aura of the new tablet rejected them outright.
It was as if the remnant pages were trying to acknowledge the new version as their master, but the new version refused to recognize them.
Which ant...
Even if he cultivated the modified technique, he could still control those who practiced the original demonic version.
"Now this... this is interesting."
A flood of sches and exploitation tactics instantly filled his mind.
"Hehehe... Qingran, it’s ti to power up... We need more demons! Where are the demons?!"
Chen Huai’an was thrilled.
After all, the Demon Slayer Bureau had tons of bounty missions, and most of them involved hunting demons and evil spirits.
He was itching to go grab so contracts...
But then he looked at the ti—
4:30 AM.
"Forget it... It’s almost morning anyway. Might as well get so sleep."
Even though he was at Qi Refinent 2nd Layer, he still needed rest.
From the mont Di Jiang descended, he had been on edge, dealing with one thing after another.
Now that everything had finally settled, he could feel the exhaustion creeping in.
Collapsing onto his bed, he was just about to close his eyes...
When he suddenly rembered sothing.
He hadn’t annoyed anyone yet today.
Quickly sitting up, he opened the ga’s custor service panel.
"Divine Calculation, tell —who else is hiding behind that demonic cultivator?"
He had already tested this before.
Even if he didn’t pay the cost, the Heavenly Divination anomalies would still manifest.
Which ant—
Even if he spent nothing, the enemy would still feel like they were being spied on.
[Heavenly Divination in progress... Warning: Target is protected by a Dao Artifact! Forcibly divining will result in a minimum of 2,000 layers of Fortune Loss! Current player level cannot withstand this burden—Divination has been rejected!]
"Heh... Enjoy being harassed every single day."
Chen Huai’an grinned maliciously, shut off his phone...
And knocked out cold.
Ten Thousand Mountains—
Seated in ditation, Lingpu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
Her body shuddered violently as she woke with a start.
Snapping her gaze to the sky, she saw thick black clouds rolling in, lightning crackling wildly.
A golden vertical pupil scanned left and right, exuding an oppressive aura of surveillance.
"That aura... Dammit!"
Lingpu’s expression darkened.
"It’s that sword cultivator! How did he track down so fast?!"
Her grip tightened around her Dao Artifact.
She wasn’t afraid of being watched—at her Void Piercing 3rd Realm, she could easily fight that sword cultivator...
What she feared was her carefully planned sches being exposed.
Luckily, the golden eye vanished monts later.
The sense of being watched disappeared with it.
Crack—!
A hairline fracture appeared on her Dao Artifact.
"Hah... Let’s see who breaks first—your fortune or my artifact!"
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