Immortal Demonic Path

Chapter 67 I need your help to find a cultivation method

Liu Wuyou's Spirit Transformation Technique is somewhat inferior to his Enhanced Refining Technique.

However, his own method did not involve refining cultivation.

When I get back, I'll study it carefully and maybe I can improve it a bit.

"Have you been relying on the Spirit Transformation Technique to improve your skills these past two years?" Li Changsheng asked.

"Yes," Liu Wuyou said, "I used the Spirit Transformation Technique to devour many demons and human cultivators, but those human cultivators provoked me first, so you can't blame me for that."

In her eyes, Li Changsheng was, after all, a human being, and that needed to be made clear.

"If someone wants to harm you, kill them if you have the ability, and hide if you don't." Li Changsheng said, "By the way, what are you all thinking about joining the Moon Gazing Demon King's forces?"

"We've just arrived in Tianshui City and have nowhere to go."

Liu Wuyou sighed, "I originally wanted to cultivate in peace, and things were fine at first, but as time went on, the demons couldn't tolerate us anymore, and humans also wanted to capture us..."

  

They needed a place to survive, and having no other choice, they had to resort to violence.

They killed many monsters and humans and took over the mountain.

But this is still not safe. Without the Demon King behind them, the other demons will keep causing them trouble.

They even encountered monsters in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and several minor demons died.

With no other option, they went to worship the Demon King, who was also recruiting soldiers.

As for the Python Demon King and the Catfish Demon King, they did not recruit any lesser demons.

They had no choice but to join the Moon Gazing Demon King's forces. At first, they were worried, but later they discovered that the Moon Gazing Demon King didn't know them at all.

How could the mighty Moon Gazing Demon King possibly pay attention to a few minor demons who were only at the Qi Refining Realm before?

They weren't like the ancient demon genius Niu Wendao; Wang Yue at that time had only ever met Niu Wendao.

After paying homage to the Demon King Wangyue, even those Foundation Establishment demons, though filled with hatred, dared not lay a hand on them.

It really proves the saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place.

"We call this infiltrating the enemy's ranks first, and then devouring the Moon Gazing Demon King when we have the strength," Liu Wuyou said in a low voice.

Li Changsheng nodded: "Since there is no danger, then stay here without worry."

"By the way, I've also found out about the Flower Fairy and the Blood Lotus Demon Cult."

Liu Wuyou said in a low voice, "For this, the Moon Gazing Demon King was summoned by the Northern Heavenly Dragon Lord and punished."

"Punishment?" Li Changsheng pondered.

"Yes, I've heard rumors that the Northern Heavenly Dragon Lord is unwilling to deal with the Blood Lotus Demonic Sect."

Liu Wuyou said, "That flower demon did stay, but she hid in the Northern Heavenly River and did not show herself."

"The flower fairy didn't leave?" Li Changsheng's expression changed slightly, and he pondered, "That's true. Back then, the sect leader was killed by Gu Hengtong, and Gu Hengtong is still alive."

When Niu Wendao asked, he gave Gu Hengtong a pill, which helped Gu Hengtong reach the Golden Core stage and kill the poisoned sect leader.

This flower demon hasn't finished avenging her grudge, so naturally she won't leave.

"We've also heard some things about Niu Wendao," Liu Wuyou said.

Li Changsheng asked, "Niu Wendao? Does he know about Lingxu Cave Heaven?"

"I don't know. All I know is that Niu Wendao joined the Xuantian Sect and followed a powerful Niu clan expert to cultivate. He showed extraordinary talent and was also very good at pleasing people."

Liu Wuyou said, "But the Xuantian Sect seems to have some rule that a genius like him, an ancient demon, must at least surpass the Golden Core stage to leave the mountain."

Li Changsheng: "..."

Good heavens, in this Tianshui City, even the Golden Core stage is at its peak.

They wanted to descend the mountain and surpass the Golden Core stage, but they were only at the minimum standard?

Niu Wendao is now definitely unable to leave the mountain or the sect.

By the time he is able to descend the mountain, who knows when.

"We've pretty much figured out the surrounding forces. About 200 miles away, there's a city called Hengyun City, and inside the city is Hengsha Temple."

Liu Wuyou said, "There are eminent monks in Hengsha Temple. It's a pity I'm a tree spirit, otherwise I would definitely go to visit them."

"Forget about the visit." Li Changsheng's lips twitched. "Monsters, don't bother getting close to high monks."

Liu Wuyou then told him that within the Northern Heavenly River, under the Dragon Lord, there were ten demon kings.

The Python Demon King and the Catfish Demon King were only ranked at the end.

Moon-Gazing Demon King?

They wouldn't even make the cut; they wouldn't even qualify as subordinates of the Northern Heavenly Dragon Lord.

It's easy for a new demon king to become one of the top ten demon kings; simply defeat one of them to join.

The world of demons is a dog-eat-dog world, very straightforward.

Liu Wuyou wasn't thinking about the Ten Demon Kings right now; he was only thinking about the day he could devour the Moon Gazing Demon King.

Li Changsheng also told him about the situation in the city, which he had learned about over the past two years.

There are four families in the city: the Song family, the Zhang family, the Lu family, and the Qin family. Each family has at least five Golden Core cultivators.

Nie Qiu joined the Zhang family.

Three hundred miles away, there are two other human sects, Medicine King Valley and Azure Cloud Sect, which are rumored to have beings who surpass the Golden Core stage.

Li Changsheng chatted with Liu Wuyou until almost dawn before leaving.

Originally, Liu Wuyou had prepared a Foundation Establishment corpse for him, but unfortunately, she couldn't find him and refined it herself.

Li Changsheng was not disappointed. This time he gained the Spirit Transformation Technique and the Five Elements Array, which would also help him improve his own techniques.

Upon returning to Tianshui City, he began searching for the Five Elements Techniques for Liu Wuyou.

As for the Spirit Transformation Technique, as a tree demon, he encountered no obstacles and easily mastered it.

He got up and went to the alchemy shop to help refine the pills.

He didn't refine too many today; he needed to process the refining materials and refine a few magical artifacts.

Liu Wuyou didn't even have a suitable magical artifact, and the yellow robes and the others were all picked up from others.

It took me two years, plus what I had saved up before, and some additional materials to refine three mid-grade magic artifacts.

His own magic sword had already been refined to a mid-grade level.

He used to spend most of his time refining pills to earn low-grade True Essence Pills.

Arriving at the magical artifact shop, I found a quest to forge a magical sword.

With his superb skills, he easily assigned tasks.

Heading towards the weapon refiner, I heard their conversation.

"My dear son-in-law Zhang, it's not that we don't want you to forge weapons, it's just that your status is extraordinary. If the Zhang family finds out, how will we survive?"

A servant sighed and said, "The Zhang family's son-in-law has come to our small shop to refine magical artifacts and work for us. Isn't this a slap in the face to the Zhang family? The Zhang family already owns several magical artifact shops."

"Young man, please be lenient with me," a burly figure pleaded, "as long as you don't tell anyone, no one will know I'm here."

Upon seeing that figure, Li Changsheng was startled and blurted out, "Nie Qiu?"

The burly figure paused, turned around, and his expression changed: "Chang Sheng?"

After calling out, Nie Qiu turned around and tried to leave.

Li Changsheng quickly stopped him: "Senior Brother Nie, why are you hiding from me?"

Nie Qiu looked somewhat embarrassed and sighed dejectedly, "How can I possibly face you, Junior Brother!"

"What troubles have you encountered, Senior Brother?" Li Changsheng frowned and looked at the servant: "I'm not doing this magic artifact quest today. I'll have a drink with you, Senior Brother."

"Alright!" The servant was overjoyed and quickly said, "You must keep Master Zhang company."

"Senior brother, come over to my place for a drink."

Li Changsheng pulled Nie Qiu along and walked outside.

Nie Qiu was reluctant to go, but Li Changsheng spoke up again: "Senior brother wouldn't look down on junior brother, would he?"

"Sigh, let's go." Nie Qiu sighed and followed him away.

Nie Qiu treated him well, and since he thought that Nie Qiu had found a good place in the Zhang family, he didn't bother him.

It now seems that Nie Qiu's life is not as good as he imagined.

Are there many troubles in wealthy families?

I bought four jars of spirit wine and some side dishes, and returned to the courtyard.

The two were drinking in the courtyard, and Nie Qiu looked worried and distressed.

Li Changsheng asked, "Senior Brother, what trouble have you encountered?"

"Alas," Nie Qiu sighed, "It's my incompetence. I thought I could support my family with my skills, but in the end, I can't make ends meet."

"How could this be? How could the Zhang family be unable to make ends meet?" Li Changsheng asked in surprise.

My father-in-law passed away six months ago.

Nie Qiu said heavily.

"Fallen?" Li Changsheng was shocked. "In this Tianshui City, is there anyone who dares to kill a member of the Zhang family?"

"It wasn't in Tianshui City, but in Hengyun City, that I encountered members of the Blood Lotus Demon Cult and was killed by them."

Nie Qiu said with a grim expression, "Less than half a year after my father-in-law died, the family business was taken back by that uncle, leaving us only two abandoned medicinal fields outside the city. My sister-in-law and I are completely short of cultivation resources."

"Your sister-in-law wanted to give up cultivation and learned alchemy, but she wouldn't go anywhere. When I came out to help with weapon crafting, she didn't dare to take me when she saw it was me."

After hearing this, Li Changsheng sighed softly, "Life is unpredictable. I never imagined that my senior brother would also face such difficulties."

Originally, Nie Qiu's status wasn't bad; he was a future elder of Lingxu Cave Heaven, backed by a powerful sect.

Although Lingxu Cave Heaven is not as good as the Zhang family, it is still a sect with Golden Core cultivators.

But with Lingxu Cave gone, Nie Qiu has lost his backer, and now his father-in-law is gone too. The couple has no one to rely on.

"So, when did you get to Tianshui City?"

Nie Qiu asked, "Why didn't you come looking for me when you arrived? How did you survive when your sect was destroyed?"

"I had a premonition back then and warned the sect..."

Li Changsheng recounted the events, saying, "In the end, I killed Changxuan before coming to Tianshui City."

"That bastard Changxuan, if he wants to live, he should just beg to live, how could he lay a hand on his former fellow disciples?"

Nie Qiu cursed angrily, saying, "Luckily you were quick-witted and hid beforehand."

"What a pity for the sect. I didn't expect the Flower Demon to be so powerful that she could even invite people from the Blood Lotus Demon Sect," Li Changsheng said.

"Those Blood Lotus Demon Cult members can be mobilized as long as you have the resources."

Nie Qiu said coldly, "However, they still need to have their own strength, otherwise, they will even kill the employers who hire them."

"We can't afford to provoke the Blood Lotus Demonic Sect," Li Changsheng sighed, also reminding Nie Qiu not to lose his temper.

"I understand," Nie Qiu said. "I dare not even think about revenge. The Zhang family hasn't mentioned revenge either. The Blood Lotus Demonic Sect is too terrifying."

"Too terrifying?" Li Changsheng raised an eyebrow.

"Legend has it that the leader of the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult was originally a spiritual seed, a white lotus, cultivated by a high-ranking monk..."

Nie Qiu recounted.

For some unknown reason, the white lotus transformed into a blood lotus, and after achieving mastery in cultivation, it left the temple and founded the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult.

Of course, the Blood Lotus Demon Cult members call themselves the Holy Cult.

"I heard that some high-ranking monks were investigating the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult, but they all failed. I don't know the specifics of what happened."

Nie Qiu shook his head: "But whatever the reason, the fact that the Blood Lotus Demonic Sect could act recklessly even under the investigation of the high monk shows how terrifying they are."

"Let's drink." Li Changsheng drank the wine and said, "These past two years, I've been refining pills and crafting weapons. Those shops all have missions, so it's convenient."

"That's not bad," Nie Qiu said. "By the way, the Qingyun Sect might open its gates and recruit disciples in a while, which is an opportunity."

"disciple?"

Li Changsheng was taken aback for a moment, then said, "At our age and with our cultivation level, would any sect accept us as disciples?"

"Why not accept them?" Nie Qiu said calmly, "It's just that we don't have the opportunity to come into contact with profound techniques. With our Foundation Establishment cultivation, we can at least get a position as an outer sect steward or something, which would be a good place for us."

Li Changsheng pondered, "I've heard that the Qingyun Sect has beings who surpass the Golden Core stage, so it's a good place to go. However, if we go there, we're destined to be ignored."

"It's difficult unless you truly have the ability to make contributions to the Qingyun Sect," Nie Qiu said.

"Senior Brother's Wind and Cloud Extreme Refinement is also a unique skill," Li Changsheng said.

Nie Qiu scoffed, "The Wind and Cloud Extreme Refinement, what kind of unique skill is that? Gu Hengtong handed over the Wind and Cloud Extreme Refinement long ago in order to stay in Tianshui City."

Being targeted by the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult puts pressure on even Tianshui City.

In order to stay, Gu Hengtong had to make a gesture, and the most precious thing in Lingxu Cave Heaven was the Wind and Cloud Extreme Refinement.

Of course, not everyone can learn the Wind and Cloud Extreme Refinement. After all, it is a remarkable Qi Refining technique and a precious method among various families.

"Did the Water Moon Cave also offer up the Mirror Flower Water Moon Dharma?" Li Changsheng asked.

"No, but I don't know how long they can hold out." Nie Qiu sighed, "Thinking back to when the three major sects came to Tianshui City, they all wanted to take another step forward, tsk tsk."

Unfortunately, with Qingxuan now sealed off, the two major sects are left with only a small amount of remaining power, and they are oppressed by the major forces in Tianshui City, leading to a miserable existence.

Li Changsheng fell silent.

Nie Qiu took a swig of wine and said, "Chang Sheng, come with me to the Qingyun Sect. If we can enter the Qingyun Sect, even if we are just outer sect stewards, it will be much better."

"Being an outer sect steward must be very difficult, right?" Li Changsheng asked.

"It is indeed difficult. To reach the Foundation Establishment stage, one must also have a special skill or unique method."

Nie Qiu said, "The Qingyun Sect has recruited a total of thirty outer sect stewards this time, who will be responsible for pill making, weapon refining, and managing the disciples' cultivation. There are ten slots for each of these areas. Tianshui City will have four slots for each area, and the remaining slots will be given to Hengyun City."

"If Senior Brother isn't confident, I'm even less confident," Li Changsheng said.

"Give it a try. My weapon-forging skills have been neglected for two years. I might have already been surpassed by you," Nie Qiu said with a self-deprecating laugh.

Two years of good times meant he hardly did any weapon crafting.

Of course, Li Changsheng didn't believe in the idea of ​​"wasting time." It had only been two years; he hadn't really wasted time. At most, he was just a little rusty.

"There must be quite a few people who want to become outer sect stewards, right?"

Li Changsheng pondered, "Especially the four major families? They should also arrange for weapon refiners, and they should all be proficient in the Fengyun Extreme Refinement."

"That's right," Nie Qiu said bitterly, he had no advantage at all.

"What about managing the disciples' cultivation?" Li Changsheng asked.

"Managing disciples' cultivation means guiding newly recruited disciples in their cultivation, and also providing guidance to outer disciples when they encounter difficulties in their cultivation."

Nie Qiu said, "Although I have seen a lot of cultivation methods in the Zhang family, they are still far inferior to those of the Qingyun Sect."

"How long until the Qingyun Sect opens its gates?" Li Changsheng asked.

"Three months," Nie Qiu said.

"That's enough." Li Changsheng smiled and said, "I am not very talented, but I have gained some insights into the Qi Refining Realm over the years. If you trust me, senior brother, perhaps I can succeed."

He comprehended the Xuan Tian Dao Jing and forged the foundation of the Dao of Heaven and Earth. Even the Qingyun Sect could not match such a profound secret manual.

He doesn't need to pass it on to Nie Qiu; just giving him a wealth of theoretical knowledge is enough.

The outer sect stewards guide disciples in their cultivation; aren't these the basics they test?

Nie Qiu was taken aback and asked, "Is there a way to achieve immortality?"

"Back then, Niu Wendao specially left me some cultivation tips for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, which were passed down from the Xuantian Sect."

"Good junior brother, you truly are my benefactor, Nie Qiu!"

"However, junior brother also has conditions."

"Speaking."

"The method of cultivation..."

(End of this chapter)