Cultivating Immortals in Two Realms, I Possessed the Primordial Thunder Vine

Chapter 11 Sword Embryo Sacrifice to the Gods

"What is this?!"

Then, when Xu Changjun's gaze fell on the booklet recording the bloodline spiritual technique, he made a new discovery: the booklet seemed to have a hidden compartment inside.

Xu Changjun reached out and flicked his hand slightly. His magical power sliced ​​through the air like a thin thread, cutting open the inner layer of the booklet. There was another section of content at the end.

He was taken aback. After studying it carefully, he discovered that it was actually in the latter half of the spirit communication technique. It was clear that it had a lineage and was a recorded technique, but it was a demonic art.

It turned out to be a secret demonic technique that recorded how to seize another's foundation and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Strange? The later parts of this bloodline spirit communication technique aren't particularly remarkable, but the hidden layers in this book, which are merely mortal methods, actually contain demonic secret techniques. That's something worth pondering..."

In an instant, Xu Changjun's mind was filled with the terrifying Foundation Establishment aura emanating from the backyard of the Jinbaozhai shop.

Combining this with the things he had been trying to figure out before, and the changes in Zhao Changxuan's attitude, Xu Changjun now had a glimmer of an answer in his heart.

Xu Changjun appears calm on the surface, but he is cunning and ruthless, with a deep and complex mind. He is no pushover either.

Having experienced an information explosion in his previous life, and being reborn in the cultivation world, receiving various teachings, he naturally understands all kinds of methods, whether overt or covert. In the cultivation world, harming others invisibly, the methods he uses are probably even more secretive and dirty than in his previous life.

The other party is using an open and aboveboard strategy.

The demonic methods used to break through the Foundation Establishment stage are enough to drive any cultivator who has been stagnant for a long time into madness.

The other party assumed that Xu Changjun was unwilling to take this secret technique back to the Xu family, otherwise he would not have the opportunity to cultivate it.

Moreover, he firmly believed that the secret method of seizing the Dao Foundation possessed profound magical power, and that Xu Changjun, upon seeing it, would eventually be unable to resist picking it up and cultivating it.

"Since you've brought it out, let me see what this so-called demonic cultivation technique is all about!"

Undoubtedly, the fact that a Foundation Establishment expert from Fenghuang Sect could produce such a technique indicates that it has a strong appeal. Otherwise, knowing that it is a demonic path that will destroy one's foundation, there must be a reason why they would still be willing to cultivate it.

With that in mind, Xu Changjun unfolded the booklet and began to read it word by word, even as the light above his head flickered.

For a moment, deep within the secret room, shadows swayed, and the space was eerily silent. An inexplicable sense of unease quietly permeated the room, leaving one unable to find peace of mind for a long time.

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"A fragment of the Star-Absorbing Demonic Art, from which later generations deduced demonic secret techniques..."

"The Sword Fetus Sacrifice to the Gods!"

Xu Changjun recited each word carefully, his voice growing increasingly solemn, revealing that his heart was far from calm.

"No wonder the Fenghuang Sect dared to include this demonic secret technique inside. Such demonic cultivation methods are incredibly tempting to cultivators who have been stuck at the Foundation Establishment bottleneck for so long. Aren't they afraid I won't cultivate it?!"

The Star-Absorbing Demon Art was passed down from ancient times and has long been lost. It is said to be a demonic art that devours the power of others' souls to forge one's own foundation.

This is a method of absorbing the cultivation of others, plundering their foundation, and integrating it into one's own Qi Sea. It has caused boundless slaughter and created several great demons.

However, due to its severe side effects, it gradually became lost to history.

Because cultivators devour the souls of others to increase their cultivation, although their spiritual power increases dramatically and they can even overcome the strong with the weak, they will also fall into the demonic path, be corrupted by demonic energy, gradually lose themselves, become cold and cruel, lose their humanity, and ultimately become self-destructive demons.

However, its methods are too profound, encompassing all things yet returning to one, so some fragments have still been passed down.

Later generations, with extraordinary talent, created the Sword Embryo Sacrifice to Gods method based on this technique. This method uses external objects to contain oneself, avoids the taint of demonic nature, and uses the sword embryo to inherit the spirit, thus avoiding some of the depravity crisis of the Star Absorbing Demon Art. However, it is also extremely dangerous. Cultivators of later generations who wish to practice this method must be extremely cautious.

This is the preface and general outline of the demonic cultivation technique in the interlayer.

Xu Changjun took a deep breath and finally understood the general situation. It seemed that the method was real, but its danger was undeniable.

His method of using external objects to seize the Dao and refine the spirit, and using the spirit within the sword to break through the Foundation Establishment stage, is indeed miraculous and extremely tempting to him.

But both the Foundation Establishment cultivator who appeared at Fenghuang Sect's Jinbaozhai that day and Zhao Yuxuan actually miscalculated one thing!

"It seems they regard me as a true seed of the Xu family, a peerless genius?!"

Xu Changjun vaguely sensed the other party's intentions, but was not surprised.

After all, given Xu Changjun's age, if the Foundation Establishment cultivator really had a special method to sense his own realm, anyone would understand it that way. It's just a pity that Xu Changjun had another fortuitous encounter, and it was only in the last two or three days that he broke through to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

This information gap is what caused the misunderstanding.

The other party dared not take action themselves, but instead wanted to use this demonic secret technique to lure Xu Changjun into a trap.

The bait has been thrown out; now it's up to him whether he dares to cultivate.

In fact, the other party had calculated correctly: for cultivators, no one can resist such temptation.

Just one step apart can break through an insurmountable barrier and lead to the Foundation Establishment stage—it's like heaven and earth.

In the world of cultivation, there are countless people who spend their entire lives pursuing their goals, only to be trapped at the Qi Refining stage and unable to advance any further.

For a young, vigorous cultivator, this is an irresistible impulse, an instinct to reach a higher level.

The other party had also calculated this point, and was not afraid that Xu Changjun would not take the bait.

Everyone thinks they are the chosen ones and can overcome all influences, but when they actually practice this method, they may not be able to maintain their original mind. Nine out of ten will fall into the demonic path, their minds will become disordered, and they will eventually cause great trouble.

However, this demonic secret technique is indeed extraordinary. It can directly plunder other people's foundation and convert it for one's own use, thereby directly raising one's own realm to the Foundation Establishment level.

It is important to know that the difference between Qi Refining stage cultivators and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators is like heaven and earth, as the first hurdle on the path of cultivation. If a high-level Qi Refining stage cultivator can thrive among independent cultivators, then a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is enough to establish a century-old cultivation family and become the family patriarch.

It is evident how difficult it is to take the first step in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Foundation Establishment Pills or Foundation Establishment Spiritual Items that can help break through to the Foundation Establishment stage are non-saleable items for major powers to maintain their rule. Occasionally, some of these items will end up in major auction houses, attracting tens of thousands of bidders and fetching astronomical prices.

The Foundation Establishment stage is a difficult hurdle that has trapped and killed countless people; breaking through it is no easy feat.

It is no exaggeration to say that, theoretically, one in ten Qi Refining cultivators could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, which would be considered extremely fortunate. However, in practice, due to limitations in aptitude, foundation, comprehension, and environment, only a handful of them could actually take that first step.

(End of this chapter)