Transforming the false into the true, I am the only one in the world who possesses the true Dharma.

The darkness was as black as ink, and the moonlight outside the window shone on the ground, casting a hazy glow.

Huang Yuxian slept soundly.

Since moving in with Xu Yan, she has changed her previous life of constant anxiety and now focuses on recovering from her injuries every day.

Even the darkest night felt incredibly peaceful.

While he was sound asleep, the martial artist's vigilance suddenly struck.

Huang Yuxian subconsciously opened her eyes and turned her head to look, seeing that Xu Yan had lit the oil lamp on the table.

She was puzzled, wondering why Xu Yan was looking for her at this time.

Logically speaking, Xu Yan should also be sleeping at this time.

Despite her doubts, Huang Yuxian straightened her disheveled clothes and sat up, leaning on the edge of the chair.

"What's wrong?"

Huang Yuxian thought for a moment, then broke the silence and asked.

Xu Yan stared at the flame on the oil lamp for a moment before speaking, "Now you should tell me the secret you know."

Huang Yuxian looked enlightened and shook her head, saying, "Only those who reach the Five Elements Realm can know these secrets. It's not that I'm not telling you, but it's for your own good."

She hadn't expected Xu Yan to ask this, but some things couldn't be said.

Saying it would only cause trouble for Xu Yan.

Xu Yan leaned back in his chair, picked up his teacup, and took a small sip: "I've reached the Five Elements Realm."

Huang Yuxian was slightly taken aback. After realizing what was happening, she jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"What did you say? You've reached the Five Elements Realm?"

She subconsciously looked at Xu Yan, her face full of disbelief.

Xu Yan raised his right hand, gathering a wisp of true energy at his fingertips: "You should be able to tell."

Huang Yuxian stared intently at the true energy at Xu Yan's fingertips, as if struck by a thunderbolt, and stood frozen in her chair.

After a few breaths, Huang Yuxian bit her lower lip tightly.

"How did you cultivate?"

When they first met, Xu Yan was just beginning to enter the realm of martial arts.

But in just a few days, he directly entered the Five Elements Realm. This speed of cultivation is simply astonishing.

Most importantly, breaking through major and minor realms will trigger life-or-death terrors.

She was in the same room with Xu Yan, but she didn't sense anything unusual.

There is only one answer: the terror of life and death that ordinary people fear is easily broken by Xu Yan.

Xu Yan put down his teacup: "Tell me your secret. Also, don't pry into how I cultivated. In your words, knowing too much is not good for you."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuxian snapped out of her thoughts and fell silent.

Xu Yan tapped the table lightly with his fingertips: "If you don't talk, our deal can end. I won't kill you, but you can't stay here any longer."

Huang Yuxian shook her head and said, "It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but I'm thinking about where to begin. Give me some time to organize my thoughts."

Xu Yan nodded slightly, said no more, and waited patiently.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Huang Yuxian broke the silence with a complex expression on her face.

"This matter has to start with the origin of martial arts in the world. As you know, the martial arts we cultivate all involve the great terror of life and death, but this great terror is man-made."

"There are evil spirits in the world, whose origins and sources are unknown, and they have passed down their techniques."

Evil?

Transmission of skills?

Xu Yan frowned slightly.

This answer surprised him.

If the cultivation method was passed down by evil spirits, what is its purpose?

Xu Yan didn't know, but Huang Yuxian definitely did.

"continue."

Huang Yuxian nodded and began to explain.

"After the evil spirit transmits its teachings, it sets traps in terms of cultivation level and techniques. If you can overcome these traps, you can improve your strength and continue your journey."

"If one cannot survive, one dies and becomes nourishment for evil spirits."

"This is the evil spirit's purpose: to use cultivation techniques as a basis to make us their consumables."

"When you killed Xu Tong, Xu Tong had already been deeply poisoned by the technique and was infiltrated by evil spirits. Therefore, after Xu Tong died, a black shadow came out, and that was the evil spirit."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan stroked his chin.

"I see."

This news was astonishing enough, and it exceeded Xu Yan's expectations.

To put it simply, evil spirits treat humans like pigs and dogs, and their cultivation methods are their fodder.

The fatter they are, the more they eat.

"You just said that the evil spirits came out of Xu Tong's body. Does that mean that after practicing the technique, the evil spirits lurked inside his body?"

Xu Yan asked again.

This is another point of confusion for him.

If the evil spirit bestowed the cultivation technique only to produce consumables, then why did it still escape from Xu Tong's body?

Huang Yuxian explained, "That's not an evil spirit, just a fragment of its consciousness. It wants to see who destroyed its consumables."

"Of course, don't worry. There have been similar cases in history, and the evil spirits will not retaliate, just like the Rock Protection Technique."

"With so many resources required for cultivation, evil spirits won't care about just one of them."

Xu Yan nodded slightly and continued, "What is the strength of this evil spirit?"

He had a general understanding of the cultivation method, but he was more interested in knowing the strength of the evil spirit.

He possesses the True Scroll, so the level of danger he faces when dealing with evil spirits in the future is self-evident.

It's good to know sooner rather than later so you can make plans accordingly.

Huang Yuxian pondered for a moment and said, "The strength of the evil spirit is equivalent to that of the strongest person among those who cultivate martial arts."

"But evil spirits have a deeper understanding of cultivation techniques, so it is impossible for someone who practices the same technique to defeat an evil spirit, no matter how talented they are."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan frowned again: "Then why do we still need to keep maintaining these consumables?"

As I just mentioned, the strength of evil spirits is only equivalent to the cultivation level of the person who has mastered the most powerful cultivation techniques.

For example, if the strongest person practicing the Rock Protection Technique is at the Five Elements Realm, and evil spirits are also at the Five Elements Realm, why bother finding so many consumables?

Furthermore, cultivation techniques also have levels. For example, the Rock Protection Technique is only a Transcendent Realm technique. Does that mean that evil spirits can only stop at the Transcendent Realm?

Xu Yan paused briefly and then asked all his questions.

Huang Yuxian walked over to Xu Yan, poured herself a glass of water to moisten her throat, and then continued speaking.

"With more resources, geniuses are more likely to emerge. Perhaps only one out of a hundred people can reach the highest level, but out of ten thousand people, there may be someone who can reach an even higher level."

"As for the level of the cultivation technique, it can also be broken through. If there really is a genius who cultivates the Transcendent Realm technique to the Five Elements Realm, then the evil spirit can directly obtain the strength of the Five Elements Realm."

Xu Yan fell into deep thought.

Huang Yuxian stopped talking and lay back down in her chair.

She knew Xu Yan needed time to process this news, as it was extremely shocking to anyone.

This is also why she hesitated to tell Xu Yan. After all, Xu Yan wasn't even at the Five Elements Realm before, and knowing this would only add to his troubles.

Half an incense stick later.

Xu Yan slightly raised his eyes and asked the last question.

"There's another question: what exactly is your identity?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuxian's body stiffened slightly.