You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

Closing the book, Lu Heng stopped thinking about the time he saw demons and monsters.

A strange feeling about the monster in my heart.

For some reason, he inexplicably developed a deep-seated, bone-deep aversion to it.

It might be the sixth sense that's somehow in the dark.

But that's not important; he doesn't understand it yet anyway.

Reflecting on what I read in the book, among the demons and monsters, apart from the demon race, the demonic path was the longest.

The so-called "demonic path," as the name suggests, is to achieve enlightenment through demonic means.

Compared to ordinary cultivators who cultivate through the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the cultivation of the demonic path is very simple and brutal.

Only two words.

That is... cannibalism!

Bloody cannibalism.

That's all it takes to become stronger, even to the point of being able to transcend realms that some cultivators cannot break through in their entire lives in a short period of time.

and…

The vast majority of demonic cultivation techniques do not consider aptitude for cultivation.

Or, to put it another way, talent for cultivation is not the deciding factor.

Of course, in direct proportion to the simplicity of their cultivation, those who cultivate the demonic path are said to be weary of heaven and earth, and their probability of going astray and becoming possessed by demons is on a completely different level compared to ordinary cultivators.

When one's cultivation reaches a certain level, one might even be struck by lightning or be struck by thunder.

Therefore, most of the time, those who choose to cultivate the demonic path are ordinary people who have no other choice but to do so.

Families with more options typically disdain the demonic path.

It's quite ironic, really.

Looking back on everything I've experienced since I came into this world.

Lu Heng chuckled inwardly.

If the demonic path involves cannibalism, does that mean aristocratic families and sects will stop cannibalism altogether?

However, compared to the direct cannibalism of demonic sects, aristocratic families and sects often cannibalize people indirectly.

But does indirectly eating people not count as eating people?

How are the actions of so-called aristocratic families and sects any better than those of the demonic path?

but…

Why would I want to separate a pretty one from two piles of poop?!

Lu Heng thought to himself, speechless.

Shit is shit, what's the point of comparing it?

The Demonic Path says that only pitiful people who have no other choice and have nowhere else to turn will make that choice.

But to leave others with no way out for one's own sake is no longer pitiful.

Hateful people must have pity.

Does that mean they are not hateful?

If you have the ability, then kill them all!

Late at night.

Lu Heng stopped thinking about it, blew out the candle, and the room disappeared into darkness.

………………

Time flies, and the 11th has passed in the blink of an eye.

"Hoo..." In his own courtyard, Lu Heng stood still and began to follow the twelve forms of the Basic Body Refining Method, going from awkward to smooth in one go.

My muscles and bones crackled and popped, my clothes were soaked with sweat, and as my blood and qi surged, my meridians seemed to be slowly widening.

As he finished the last move, he exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling refreshed and invigorated throughout his body, and a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.

finally…

"I've mastered the basics of body tempering!"

After twenty-six days of arduous training, he finally completed the leap from zero to one. Even Lu Heng couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He then opened the panel...

Lu Heng

[12 years old]

Life Rank: None

Cultivation Level: None

[Talent: Void Bloodline (Unawakened)]

[Technique: Basic Body Refinement Method (Beginner 0/300)]

Evolution Points: 9.6/100 (After reaching the maximum value, it cannot be accumulated, but can unlock one life leap)

(Evolution points can only be accumulated through daily settlements)

These are changes on the panel; they may seem minor, but they are significant.

With the help of the introductory "Basic Body Refining Method", Lu Heng is now able to guide his Qi and blood, complete the leap in realm, and become a cultivator in the Body Refining Secret Realm.

There is even a gap between beginners and beginners.

Lu Heng's beginner-level "Basic Body Refining Method" is not an ordinary beginner-level "Basic Body Refining Method".

Instead, it is the "Basic Body Refining Method" that has undergone subtle optimization of the panel to the limit of the beginner level.

Lu Heng could even be said to have reached the limit of the beginner level when he was fully proficient in the "Basic Body Refining Method".

When his initial proficiency level was only in the teens or twenties, the optimization of the panel proficiency level made Lu Heng feel that his cultivation efficiency had reached 1.1.

Later on, the optimization improved cultivation efficiency by more than 1.5.

One session of cultivation is equivalent to one and a half sessions in the beginning, which is outrageous.

However, what frustrated Lu Heng the most was...

The accumulation of proficiency on the panel is very rigid, unlike the flexible calculation of evolution points.

Only when the cultivation efficiency reaches one can one gain one point of proficiency in a single cultivation session.

Therefore, even if the cultivation efficiency has reached 0.99, it is of no use.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent so many days just to get started with the "Basic Body Refining Method," which is truly baffling.

But things are different now.

The beginner-level "Basic Body Refining Method" represents a qualitative leap compared to the beginner-level "Basic Body Refining Method".

Without even needing to cultivate once, Lu Heng could clearly perceive that after completing a key breakthrough, the Basic Body Refining Method had also undergone a key optimization.

Compared to before, the current cultivation efficiency has reached above 2.

In other words, he can now gain more than two points of proficiency every time he practices the Basic Body Refining Method.

The cultivation speed has doubled!

Just as he had expected, he completed a talent upgrade, improving his talent level from below average to intermediate level.

This is just the beginning.

Compared to the beginner-level optimization, the beginner-level proficiency optimization can at least increase his training efficiency to 3 or higher.

This would be another boost to one's talent.

"Life is getting better and better."

Even the usually calm Lu Heng couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion when he thought of this.

In addition to the increased efficiency of cultivation, the changes brought about by the beginner-level "Basic Body Refining Method" go far beyond that.

They also have the ability to undergo a transformation in their realm and to increase the number of times they can cultivate.

That's right...

In addition to the increased efficiency of his cultivation, after his proficiency reached the beginner level, Lu Heng noticed that the number of times he could cultivate the Basic Body Refining Method each day had also increased!

After all, the middle-aged man with blue eyes had only said that if these young people who had not yet established their foundation did not have low-grade spiritual food, they could only cultivate three times a day at most.

This does not include the present situation where I have already established my foundation and upgraded the "Basic Body Refining Method" to the beginner level.

After mastering the basic body-refining techniques, improvement is comprehensive.

Lu Heng could even roughly sense that he could now cultivate five times a day.

Compared to before, it can be said that there has been not only a qualitative improvement, but also a quantitative leap.

But is it really that good?

A thoughtful look flashed in Lu Heng's eyes.

Where in the world is there anything perfect?

If cultivation becomes easier and easier, then there probably won't be any cultivators in the secret realms of body refinement in the world.