Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1193 Demon Cultivator
In theory, a weapon refiner who can refine Thunder Stone cannot be unaware of the most basic Five Elements' technique of generation and restraint among the immortals.

What's more, special magic weapons such as the natal magic weapon are usually tailored according to the attributes of the cultivator himself.

Even if it is affected by various factors and cannot promote the growth of the monks, at least it will not hinder it.

Therefore, the Broken Sky Sword in Ling Yichen's hand was either ordered with unclear information, which resulted in the refiner not knowing the specific situation and thus treating it as an ordinary ownerless sword.

Or, it was intentional.

Ling Yichen seemed to have realized something, and the expression on his face was as colorful as an overturned color palette.

“Yo~” Aohen looked at Ling Yichen with a mischievous look in his eyes, and said to Lin Fan in a flattering way, “That’s why I hate the people from Taixu Palace. They pretend to be saints, but end up betraying their own people. They wear all white clothes, and I don’t know if they want to hide their ugliness or to stand out, humph!”

This sentence made Ling Yichen feel stuffy in his chest. He knew that he had no place to vent his anger at the moment - the facts and strength were on the other side, so he could only hold it in.

Ao Hen's knife is as straightforward as any others. From the handle to the blade, there is no fancy decoration. It is as plain as an extended hatchet.

Lin Fan had fought against him once before and knew that this seemingly ordinary blade contained amazing power.

The Kun Yuan Golden Talisman on the knife is a defensive talisman that guides the earth-type spiritual energy to form a strong protection, constantly stabilizing and strengthening the golden power of the knife itself.

This is a waist knife made of earth metal, which is firmly pinned behind the waist within easy reach.

"Is it because fire overcomes metal that we added earth-type runes to the knife to convert it?" Mu Jingjing asked thoughtfully, holding his chin.

In her opinion, Aohen had only displayed fire-attributed spells before, so she subconsciously associated his spiritual roots with fire.

“That’s possible.” Lin Fan returned the knife to Aohen, “But it’s not certain. He may not be a pure fire spirit cultivator, or he may not care about the restraint of the magic weapon on his own abilities at all.”

As the saying goes, the more skilled you are, the more courageous you are. When your strength reaches a certain level, it doesn't matter whether you have weapons or not.

"I remember." Yu Sinian interrupted, shaking his fan, "Not all demon cultivators have the five elements. They cultivate demon spirits, which is different from human cultivation."

"Yes, I have that impression as well." Shen Xiuyuan nodded in agreement, "So Senior Brother Aohen's magic may have nothing to do with his spiritual roots. The defensive symbol on the knife may just be to strengthen the blade."

"What is a demon spirit?" Mu Jingjing asked curiously.

"It can probably be understood as the golden elixir of human cultivation." Lin Fan also remembered reading this passage in the book and explained. "In simple terms, it is the energy core of demon cultivation. When a demon reaches a certain stage, an energy core will condense in its body, which is called a demon spirit. With a demon spirit, the demon can be considered to have officially embarked on the path of cultivation. Otherwise, it can only maintain its demon form and cannot transform into a human form."

"In other words, only demon cultivators who can refine demon spirits can transform into human form? Does that mean that demon cultivators who can transform are all above the Golden Core Realm?" Mu Jingjing asked thoughtfully.

"Not really." Du Xingyu replied to her from outside the curtain, "Demon spirits are indeed similar to the golden elixir of human cultivators to some extent, but in fact, cultivating a demon spirit is just the beginning of cultivation for demon cultivators, which is equivalent to our Qi Refining Stage. It's just that the energy core is condensed in advance. Although this core is similar to the golden elixir of the late stage of human cultivators, in fact, the energy reserve is far from reaching that level."

"In addition," Du Xingyu continued, "due to the differences between species, the cultivation of demon cultivators is more difficult and takes longer than that of human cultivators. There are tens of thousands of living creatures in the world, but only a few can cultivate their spiritual wisdom, condense demon spirits, and eventually become demon cultivators. Coupled with the protection of the Heavenly Dao for human cultivators, demon cultivators are often much slower than human cultivators in improving their cultivation."

"Isn't it said that demon cultivators are naturally stronger than human cultivators? That's why human cultivators will be against demon cultivators..." Jin Tong curiously poked his head through the curtain, but when he touched Ao Hen's half-smiling face, he quickly retracted it.

"In the final analysis, it's all because of the existence of demon spirits." Aohen unexpectedly took the initiative to explain, "Although the formation of a demon spirit is equivalent to the Qi refining of human cultivators, the demon spirit itself is an energy core formed over time. Although it cannot be used directly, it has condensed the energy accumulation of decades or even longer. In comparison, the human cultivators who have just entered the door don't know anything yet, so they are naturally much weaker." "In other words," Lin Fan asked, "demon cultivators of the same realm are generally stronger than human cultivators, which is equivalent to sword cultivators to other cultivators?"

"That's generally understandable." Ao Hen smiled and nodded.

Mu Jingjing also nodded and asked, "What is the demon pill?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Xiuyuan and Ling Yichen's faces changed at the same time. Yu Sinian put away his fan with a "swish", and they both looked at Ao Hen carefully.

Aohen seemed to not care at all, and continued to explain in a friendly manner: "Demon pills are demon spirits. It's just another way of saying it. Because the essence of demon spirits is energy, there were always people hunting demons under various banners in the past. The purpose was to obtain demon spirits - the so-called demon pills. Later, as demon cultivators became stronger, demon hunting gradually faded from the stage, and the term demon pill was changed to the current demon spirit."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Ao Hen remained calm and smiling.

Mu Jingjing looked at Aohen curiously and said in a shocking tone, "You have a pretty good temper. I thought all demon cultivators were that kind... that kind..."

"The kind of wild and rude person who would flip the table over if he disagrees with something, right? Hahaha..." Aohen slapped his legs and laughed. "Junior sister, that was so many years ago? We demon cultivators have to live in a world full of humans, so we have to keep our tails between our legs, for fear that if we are not careful, someone will take away our demon core...hahaha..."

Ao Hen said these seemingly accusatory words, but he was laughing wantonly.

Others, however, could only keep their nerves tense and dared not relax at all.

It’s not that they have a stereotype about demon cultivators, it’s mainly because the situation is stronger than them - if other human cultivators with high Jindan levels were sitting here, they wouldn’t be much more relaxed either.

Lin Fan remained in the same expression, but he tilted his head slightly and asked in a calm tone: "So, between a demon cultivator and a sword cultivator of the same realm, who is more powerful?"

"That depends on the specifics." Aohen immediately answered in a brisk tone, "Just like there are differences between sword cultivators, there are also big differences between demon cultivators. Demon cultivators who are cultivated from plants are different from animals, and there are also differences in levels between animals and prototypes, so we have to look at it in detail."

Lin Fan nodded, thoughtfully.

In this way, from a horizontal comparison, the strength assessment of a demon cultivator is indeed much more complicated than that of a human cultivator because of the attribute bonuses granted by the prototype.

Shen Xiuyuan and Yu Sinian had more experience, so they could hide their emotions better. But Mu Jingjing had all her emotions written all over her face.

Seeing her like this, Aohen laughed and teased, "Don't worry! I won't eat you! There are too many impurities in the human body, and it's hard to digest them."

"..."Mu Jingjing widened her eyes, obviously not feeling comforted.

"You still eat people?" Lin Fan asked.

"It's rare now." Aohen replied, "This situation mostly occurs in the stage where the demon spirit has not yet formed, in order to quickly absorb energy. Just like a beast foraging for food, it is a kind of ingestion behavior. Once the demon spirit is refined, there will be better ways to obtain spiritual energy, and cannibalism will become inferior and more likely to cause trouble."

"Of course, that doesn't mean there are no exceptions," Aohen added, "Just like there are some human cultivators who don't abide by their duties, there are also some bad apples among demon cultivators who are eager for quick success and don't abide by the rules. If they fall into my hands, I won't let them go either."

Over the years, countless generations of demon cultivators have put in the effort to gain a foothold in the immortal world.

Therefore, although the demon cultivators themselves act casually, they are more intolerant than humans of those who undermine their bottom line and endanger the interests of their own kind.