Chapter 123 - 108: Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 123: Chapter 108: Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique (Please Subscribe) "Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique." "Beasts are muddled and ignorant, driven only by instinct, without desire, living their lives for food and the continuation of their species, unaware of what cultivation is. Only through Enlightenment can they gain wisdom and come to understand the way of the Demon Transformation..." .... Li Qian slowly opened his eyes, his mind filled with a peculiar set of information. This was obtained from a piece of jade. Unlike the Great River Sword Qi, this Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique was primarily used for enlightening beasts. "Is this what demons are?" Li Qian murmured to himself. He thought of the huge wolf demon corpse in the Taiping Sacred Cave, which must be a wolf that had cultivated into its form after enlightenment. If demons in the world of demons and ghosts originate from this, then what about the ghosts? It must be another form of a cultivator’s path that differs from this. Although the Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique can enlighten beasts... not every beast can be successfully enlightened. Just like humans practicing martial arts, only a few possess the talents and comprehension for it. Most are utterly mediocre. The same applies to beasts. Moreover, when demons use the Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique to enlighten beasts, there is a price to pay. After all, turning a beast into a demon is a defy-the-heavens path. That is also why the number of demons is exceedingly rare. But once turned into a demon, they become extremely powerful. The usage and principle of the Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique are not complicated. It is about using one’s vital demon blood to transfer through a special method into a peculiar Enlightenment Acupoint on the beast’s head that needs enlightenment; thereby dispelling its turbid qi, it can enable the muddled beast to gain consciousness and wisdom. So, the beasts that are enlightened into demons are also suppressed by the Ancient Demon Race. "This technique of Enlightenment seems to be specifically for the Demon Race to cultivate their subordinates..." Li Qian immediately spotted the issue at hand. Unfortunately, this Heavenly Demon Awakening Technique is of no use to him. He is not a demon and cannot use it to enlighten beasts. Even if he could, how could he, a dignified human, possibly create demons, a different kind of being? As a human, his stance must be firm -- those not of my kind must have different hearts. Even if it’s cultivated, in the beginning, it might be very obedient and loyal, but once the cultivator dies and there’s no one to restrain them, it might cause a great disaster. After all, once a beast gains enlightenment and wisdom, it will start to think, become independent, and develop ambitions... Chiu chiu chiu... Xiao Hei flew over and landed beside Li Qian, begging for food. Li Qian casually threw a Feeding Pill to it. After eating, Xiao Hei rubbed his head against Li Qian’s clothes, showing great affection. Li Qian patted its head. He felt that the simple-minded Xiao Hei was the best. If Xiao Hei gained wisdom, ambitions, goals, even ambitions... Li Qian shuddered to think about it. After Xiao Hei flew off to the side, Li Qian then put away the jade stone. As for the other jade stones, he’ll take a look at them when he has the time. But he didn’t hold too high of expectations anymore. Even if there were higher-level cultivation techniques and secret skills in these jade stones, they were probably related to demons. The chances of him, a human martial artist, being able to utilize them were definitely very low. .... Ever since the Martial Arts Army set off, things inside the Divine Sword Sect finally quieted down a lot. The place also became much less crowded. With so many people dead, and many disciples joining the Martial Arts Army, how could there not be fewer people? Several months passed like this. Although some news from the front lines came back— talk of reclaiming Xuanzhou Metallurgical City, taking down certain cities in Xuanzhou, or annihilating a number of enemies... But no news of the extermination of Luo King Mansion ever came back. From this, it can be seen that Luo King Mansion is not as the rumors suggest, that it could be quickly finished. It seems to be still holding strong. Li Qian practices daily at the Chen Bell Platform, living a full and pleasant life. He practices the Great River Sword Qi every day, which greatly benefits his understanding of the Heartless Sword Intent. Initially, it would take sixty days to improve by one point. Now it has improved to about thirty days for one point of advancement. The rapid advancement last time should be due to his initial mastery of the Great River Sword Qi, which simulated and constructed the significance of the Vast Sword River. Even so, advancing one point every thirty days has doubled the speed. This is quite amazing. It’s equivalent to the time to break through to the Heavenly Phenomenon Level being shortened to about five years. Ordinarily, it would be close to ten years. The pace of cultivating the Great River Sword Qi is not slow either, roughly ten days to improve one point. In other words, in a little over three years, he should be able to complete the first layer. It’s not that the technique can only be used after the first layer of the Great River Sword Qi is completed. In fact, after making initial progress, he could already utilize the Great River Sword Qi. Only he couldn’t unleash the true power of the Great River Sword Qi, such as invoking a Heavenly Phenomenon and transforming the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi into a magnificent River of Sword Qi. He had found a secluded place before and experimented with the Great River Sword Qi. Very strong. It’s much more powerful than his comprehended Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi secret skill. In fact, the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi has become somewhat redundant now. This secret skill is just an accompanying technique to the Heartless Sword Skill. How could it compare to the Great River Sword Qi? If you say that Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi transforms the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi into Sword Qi at a level of one, the Great River Sword Qi is at ten or even a hundred. It’s not on the same level at all. Moreover, the Great River Sword Qi is far from being fully mastered. When he truly invokes the Heavenly Phenomenon, Li Qian can hardly imagine how shocking that would be. He is especially looking forward to it now. One day, after Li Qian had just finished training at the Chen Bell Platform, he saw a figure ascending from the base of the mountain. "Brother Qian..." The person hurriedly greeted upon seeing Li Qian standing in the bell tower. "When did you get back?" Li Qian was quite surprised. It was Chen Yong. With such a major upheaval befalling the Divine Sword Sect, he had not seen Chen Yong at all. He even wondered whether Chen Yong might have already fallen in battle? After all, the domain of the Divine Sword Sect was not the only place where battles occurred—fights and skirmishes happened frequently in many other areas, often out of sight. "I just got back today." Chen Yong said. "Looks like you’ve improved quite a bit in these past few years." Li Qian said with a smile. It had been over six years since Chen Yong was assigned to an external mission. If not for the outbreak of war, Chen Yong would have returned sooner, which is why he had been away for so long. Li Qian had sensed earlier that Chen Yong’s cultivation had almost reached the sixth level of the Houtian stage. For his root bone qualifications and comprehension, this rate of cultivation was quite impressive. Moreover, Chen Yong had developed a more mature and stable temperament, clearly having been through a lot. "Brother Qian, I fought hard to come back... If luck hadn’t been on my side, these old bones would not have made it back." Chen Yong said with a shake of the head and a wry smile. Thinking back on his many narrow escapes from death still sent shivers down his spine. Moreover, he felt that his cultivation strength had almost reached its limit. He had no confidence in breaking through to the seventh level of the Houtian stage. "Haha, to gain something, one always has to pay some price. Your experiences over the years have become the most precious wealth of your life." Li Qian patted Chen Yong on the shoulder. "Liu Ming." He suddenly called out. From inside the house, Liu Ming came out, "Senior Brother Li." He also saw Chen Yong and hurriedly addressed him as Senior Brother Chen. "Whip up some good dishes to accompany the drinks." Li Qian said. "Alright." Liu Ming nodded and quickly went inside to cook. "Brother Qian, Liu Ming is still here? I thought he would have been replaced long ago." Chen Yong was curious upon seeing Liu Ming. "That guy, he doesn’t even want to become an Inner Sect Disciple; he insists on staying here, so I just let him be." Li Qian said. "Ah, why didn’t I think of that?" Chen Yong slapped his thigh, "If I had known, I wouldn’t have gone to the Inner Sect. I should have come to the Chen Bell Platform." Li Qian was amused. Was the Chen Bell Platform really that good? Once the food was ready, the three of them sat down together to eat and drink. "Eh, Brother Qian, what kind of liquor is this? It has a very unique taste." After taking a sip of the savory white liquor, Chen Yong was surprised. "How does it feel?" Li Qian asked with a smile. "It’s much better than what’s available outside, with a truly distinctive flavor." Chen Yong smacked his lips as he spoke. This unique taste was truly fantastic. .... In Xingzhou, Luo City. This is the main stronghold of the Night King Mansion. It is also the largest city within the Tai Xing Dao Dominion. After the rebellion, Luo City was further fortified like crazy. Just the height of the outer walls alone exceeds thirty zhang, with a base thickness of over twenty zhang. At this moment, Luo City was completely surrounded by the forces quelling the rebellion. The Bai Ze Army, the Martial Arts Army from the Fan Royal Mansion, and the Martial Arts Army from the Night King Mansion... As for other smaller Martial Arts Armies, there were even more. Additionally, a large number of martial artists rallied from various states and counties. These martial artists primarily came from various small and medium-sized martial forces, conscripted to come here. In a sense, they were considered cannon fodder, used to deplete the defensive forces of Luo King’s Mansion. The final decision for victory would still depend on Martial Arts Armies like the Bai Ze Army. Bai Ze Army’s main camp. Camp flags flew proudly, representing not only the great Chang and the Imperial Family but also one huge banner, embroidered with the image of a Bai Ze mythical beast. In the commander’s tent. A formidable-looking female general wearing white armor sat firmly in the main seat. Descriptions like burly, imposing, towering, and broad shouldered... none seems sufficient for this female general. Sitting there, she was like a female giant spirit, probably standing at two meters fifty-sixty centimeters. Decked out in that heavy armour, she appeared even more awe-inspiring and fearsome. In truth, those allowed to enter the commander’s tent for the ceremony were basically army leaders and those at the Heavenly Person level. But even existence like Charcoal Heavenly Person, Horse Heavenly Person, and Leaf Heavenly Person did not dare to directly meet the gaze of the female commander, simply because the aura emanating from the female commandant was too strong. Not only did she possess the mid-stage cultivation of the Heavenly Person Realm, but more importantly, they were within the Bai Ze Army. This was the home field of the Bai Ze Army’s commandant. Gathering upon her was the Military Heart and Battle Intent of a formidable Martial Arts Army, which probably wouldn’t pale in comparison to even the top-tier Heavenly Persons. ..... PS: Fourth release, requesting a wave of double monthly tickets, thank you!!! The source of this content is freewe(b)novel