novelraw Chapter 431 - 232, The Art of Upgrading by Stepping on the Right Foot with the Left Foot, Blood Pill ( - 6k4, please subscribe))_2
Chapter 431 - 232, The Art of Upgrading by Stepping on the Right Foot with the Left Foot, Blood Pill ( - 6k4, please subscribe))_2
The Horse-faced Manager said, "These three jade slips, two are from the Yin Wind Gate, and one is from the Yama Palace."
The Ten Major Sects of East Huangzhou consisted of Three Sects, two palaces, two schools, one gate, one sect, and one pavilion.
The Yin Wind Gate was one of these Ten Major Sects, specifically one of the "gates."
This sect was located in the North Wilderness and was an enemy of the Seven Stars Sect, another of the Ten Major Sects. It was considered a major Demon Way sect.
With the North Wilderness to the north and the Wangchuan Sea to the south, the Horse-faced Manager naturally dared to secretly sell the Demonic Way Cultivation Methods of the Yin Wind Gate.
"Oh? Since you’ve privately hoarded these three Demonic Techniques, they must have some value..."
Xu Xing’s expression turned serious. He glanced at the three jade slips on the table, then smiled. "However, let this True Monarch state upfront: I require Cultivation Methods that yield quick results and rapidly advance one’s Cultivation. If they aren’t worth it, this True Monarch will not easily purchase them."
"Of course."
The Horse-faced Manager’s smug look vanished, his smile faded, and he briefly looked at the three jade slips. He picked out the green jade slip and handed it to Xu Xing.
"The Yin Wind Gate has a secret art, which can also be called a Cultivation Method. It involves cultivating a Ghost Face Flower, allowing it to parasitize one’s body. Once it matures, one can use Magic Power to refine this flower, thereby achieving a breakthrough in Cultivation..."
"And the Ghost Face Flower consumes a cultivator’s latent Lifespan, without affecting their actual strength," he added.
Xu Xing pressed the green jade slip to his forehead, reading its contents. His expression quickly turned grave.
The Cultivation Method recorded in this jade slip was titled "Reducing Life Heavenly Remnant Skill."
It could barely be considered a Demonic Technique; it fell more into the category of an evil technique.
As the Horse-faced Manager had said, this Cultivation Method involved sacrificing one’s Lifespan to fully nourish a Ghost Face Flower, then using the Ghost Face Flower to achieve a breakthrough in Cultivation.
On the surface, this evil technique sounds rather promising.
After all, common knowledge dictates that a cultivator’s Lifespan increases to some extent after a breakthrough. Using the Ghost Face Flower for a breakthrough would be like a transaction with no initial cost...
However, once a Ghost Face Flower was planted in the body, the cultivator would never be able to escape its entanglement for the rest of their life. Seeds of the Ghost Face Flower would remain embedded deep within one’s soul, gradually devouring their Cultivation bit by bit, until they eventually became mere sustenance for the Ghost Face Flower.
This was precisely what made evil techniques so insidious.
Demonic Techniques could at least be controlled, but evil techniques were utterly uncontrollable.
"This is an evil technique; it will ruin a cultivator’s future. Manager Lu, although I am seeking Demonic Techniques, I have no desire to become sustenance for a Ghost Face Flower."
Xu Xing returned the green jade slip to the Horse-faced Manager and snorted in dissatisfaction.
"Venerable True Monarch, you’ve misunderstood."
The Horse-faced Manager shook his head. "With such a significant drawback, how could I possibly sell this Cultivation Method to you, Venerable True Monarch?"
"Since there’s a Cultivation Method for growing the Ghost Face Flower, there’s naturally one for harvesting it... This Cultivation Method is another one from the Yin Wind Gate. Please take a look, Venerable True Monarch."
He took out the black jade slip and handed it to Xu Xing.
"This Cultivation Method..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xing swept the black jade slip with his Divine Sense. Reading its contents, he looked at the Horse-faced Manager with some surprise. "Manager Lu, could it be that there’s a cultivator who has practiced the "Reducing Life Heavenly Remnant Skill" that you intend to sell to me?"
The Cultivation Method in this black jade slip was the latter part of the "Reducing Life Heavenly Remnant Skill," specifically for harvesting the Ghost Face Flower cultivated within a cultivator’s body.
The harvested Ghost Face Flower could enhance a cultivator’s Cultivation without any loss.
In other words, cultivators who grew Ghost Face Flowers in their bodies were akin to living Furnace Dings.
Mature Ghost Face Flowers were, in essence, like numerous pills that could advance one’s Cultivation.
"Several hundred years ago, after obtaining this Cultivation Method, I secretly spread it to the outside world. There has been no shortage of daredevil Demon repairs who chose to cultivate it..."
"This is a list of cultivators who have practiced the "Reducing Life Heavenly Remnant Skill". It includes three Dao Pill Daoists. Cultivators who advanced their Cultivation through this method are mostly weak, their strength only equivalent to the late Returning Core Realm..."
The Horse-faced Manager took out a register, placed it on the table alongside the three jade slips, a smile on his face.
Slaughter, breakthroughs, cultivation... these were common occurrences among Demon repairs.
He was confident that Xu Xing would be tempted by a way to enhance Cultivation without any repercussions.
"I am not proficient in combat. This secret art from the Yin Wind Gate... I think I’ll pass."
Xu Xing’s eyes flashed. He pointed to the remaining blood-red jade slip. "This should be the Cultivation Method from the Yama Palace, then? I wonder what kind of Demonic Technique this one is?"
The "Reducing Life Heavenly Remnant Skill" is far too sinister; I daren’t touch it. Who knows if this Horse-faced Manager or the Yin Wind Gate has tampered with the latter half of this Cultivation Method?
"Certainly. This Cultivation Method is a Demonic Technique from the Yama Palace called the "Joining Spirit Skill"..."
Hearing Xu Xing’s words, the Horse-faced Manager’s smile stiffened slightly. However, being a manager of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, he quickly recovered his composure and began to enthusiastically introduce the uses of the "Joining Spirit Skill."
Although the "Joining Spirit Skill" had an ordinary name, its cultivation method, like most Demonic Techniques, was extremely gruesome. It involved cultivating various spirit ginsengs within the corpses of cultivators. Once these "corpse ginsengs" matured, they could be used to achieve breakthroughs...
"This "Joining Spirit Skill" is quite good. And the previous ones, the "Blood Shadow Golden Body Great Method," the "Heavenly Yin Evil Skill," the "Wandering Dragon and Playful Phoenix Skill"..." Xu Xing said to the Horse-faced Manager after he finished reviewing the "Joining Spirit Skill" and pondering for a moment.
This method of cultivating spirit ginsengs in cultivator corpses, though cruel, could perhaps be adapted for my own use with a few changes.
"The "Joining Spirit Skill" is from my private collection. Venerable True Monarch can have it for 500,000 Spirit Shells. As for the other Demonic Techniques, they are each valued at 200,000 Spirit Shells..."