Demon tools were also Spirit Tools, except they were forged by Demon Cultivators. So-called Demon Cultivators were a branch of cultivators.
Ordinary cultivators pursued the Immortal Dao, but the path of cultivation was long and arduous, with thorns at every step. To achieve anything, one had to put forth efforts beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
This was why an outstanding cultivator needed not only a Spirit Root, but also unyielding perseverance.
A Spirit Root was inborn and could not be chosen, while perseverance depended entirely on oneself. Though everyone wished to go farther along the path of immortality, few could endure hardship, work diligently, and persist without wavering.
Many cultivators lived mediocre lives not because their aptitude was too poor, but because they did not work hard enough. Some sank into decline because of this, while others sought shortcuts.
As everyone knew, cultivators pursued the Heavenly Dao, emphasizing gradual progress and solid foundations. Yet those seeking shortcuts found another path. The cultivation arts they created required little effort, and their cultivation advanced at astonishing speed. For a time, cultivators flocked to them like ducks.
These were the earliest Demon Cultivators!
Yet not everyone became engrossed in them. Many wise and insightful people discovered that although Demon Cultivators' arts produced obvious results in the short term, they also left behind numerous hidden dangers and flaws.
As one's cultivation deepened, not only would progress gradually slow, but one would also easily suffer an unstable Dao Heart and fall into cultivation deviation. That was one point. Secondly, most of these arts were sinister, vicious, and cruel, harming the harmony of Heaven. Though, to be fair, cultivators were hardly good people either. They followed the law of the strong devouring the weak and regarded Mortals as ants.
Still, few cultivators enjoyed killing people