Crack...
Ling Tianwei gathered all his strength and, at the very last moment, finally saw through to the answer.
Dense lines of text rushed straight toward the depths of Ling Tianwei's consciousness in a form he could not comprehend.
"Prison Heaven."
As he looked at the two words branded into his consciousness, a flicker of confusion passed through Ling Tianwei's eyes.
At that very moment, the resentment energy invading Ling Tianwei's consciousness slowly dispersed, and the scenes he had experienced before began to melt away.
Suddenly, Ling Tianwei opened his eyes again. The resentment energy and evil intent within the cave abode gradually faded as well, yet strangely, the scarlet in his eyes did not recede.
At the same time, grotesque and ferocious shadows surfaced behind Ling Tianwei. Beneath the dense evil intent, he raised his hand slightly. He had not lost his reason because of the thick resentment energy and evil intent around him; instead, he remained in control of this power.
"This time, I comprehended evil intent."
Ling Tianwei carefully savored the entirely new Dao Intent he had comprehended after leaving that state of "enlightenment."
"Unfortunately, there's only one kind. And what exactly is this Prison Heaven?"
Ling Tianwei thought as he sensed the two golden words deeply engraved in his mind.
This was the answer he had seen after crossing through the resentment energy of heaven and earth. Unfortunately, Ling Tianwei could not sense its use.
"Forget it. I've connected with the resentment energy of heaven and earth now, so it seems I succeeded."
Feeling the surging power within him, as well as the grudge intent on his body continuously drawing the resentment energy of heaven and earth into himself, Ling Tianwei found it strange that this resentment energy could be transformed into cultivation just like spiritual energy.
The only difference from spiritual energy was that scenes would appear before his eyes and within his consciousness. Ling Tianwei had experienced such scenes many times already, so he simply did not care.
"System, System, can you sense those two words in my consciousness?"
Rarely encountering something he did not understand, Ling Tianwei made a decision that defied his ancestors and chose to ask someone else.
The System had only just awakened from its despair when it saw evil, resentment, death, and slaughter—four Dao Intents—melded into Ling Tianwei's body. The Fission Qi Gathering Method stirred the resentment energy, causing his body to erupt with strength far surpassing its limits under the impetus of resentment energy. The System was completely dumbfounded.
Are you all right...?
The System asked incredulously, seemingly not having heard anything Ling Tianwei had just said.
"Of course I'm all right. It was just another enlightenment. What could possibly happen?"
Ling Tianwei spoke with an utterly unconcerned expression.
Seeing how Ling Tianwei treated his own life as if it were nothing, the System's anger surged from the bottom of its heart.
Do you know what that was? The resentment energy of heaven and earth! You just absorbed it because you felt like it? If it could be absorbed, why would no one in this world have done so?
This resentment energy will make you lose your rationality and turn into a puppet driven only by instinct! Not even the Sacrifice Dao Undying Body can save you!
The System raged.
"System! Your knowledge is still too shallow. You're painting everything with one brush."
"You can't deny everyone just because a small handful of people can't do it. Everything has two sides, and everything changes."
"If others can't do it, that only means they're incompetent. I'm different. I was born different."
Hearing the System's words, Ling Tianwei let out a deep sigh and spoke with the air of someone earnestly teaching a lesson.
At this point, it no longer looked like the System was lecturing Ling Tianwei. Instead, it looked more like Ling Tianwei was lecturing the System.
Yet the System knew Ling Tianwei's temperament, and what he said did make sense. Others being unable to absorb the resentment energy of heaven and earth did not mean he could not do it. Others could not, but Ling Tianwei had truly done it.
"What exactly do these two words mean?"
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Seeing that the System gave no response, Li Tianwei pressed the question.
Th-this looks like a Heavenly Mark...
You might not understand if I put it that way. It has another name: a Divine Ability.
Hearing that term, Li Tianwei froze for a moment. With that name, understanding dawned in his mind.
At the same time, information about the Prison Heaven Divine Ability flooded into his consciousness in one great rush.
"Divine Ability."
"I never expected that this enlightenment would not only let me comprehend Dao Intent, but also grant me a Divine Ability."
Li Tianwei could not help but marvel. Divine Abilities were no simple thing. They required no spiritual energy to use and were branded into the very foundation of a cultivator.
Divine Abilities could reach the heavens and penetrate the earth, allowing ordinary cultivators to gain the ability to contend against immortals. Of course, with Li Tianwei still only in the Foundation Establishment Realm, it was impossible for him to fully unleash the power of a Divine Ability.
Still, this was an enormous harvest for Li Tianwei.
One Dao Intent, one Divine Ability, and beyond that, he had learned to use the resentment energy of heaven and earth as a fuse to unleash the surging power stored by his Fission Qi Gathering Method, erupting with strength far beyond his own.
"Unfortunately, when I fought Yuan Xixiao, I didn't break through in the heat of battle. How could I be missing such an essential skill? All I can say is that Yuan Xixiao was too weak."
Li Tianwei lamented over this.
As for the System, upon discovering that Li Tianwei had obtained a Divine Ability, it completely lost its mind.
It immediately scanned him again and again, not overlooking a single spot, trying to understand exactly how Li Tianwei had survived within the resentment energy of heaven and earth, as well as how he had obtained that Divine Ability.
The Pseudo-Spirit Root is correct! And his comprehension is ordinary, not to mention his innate bone structure.
After scanning Li Tianwei from top to bottom, the System found that his condition remained exactly as it had been before. His Pseudo-Spirit Root had not changed in the slightest, and his comprehension remained utterly unremarkable.
Yet it was precisely this unremarkable Li Tianwei who had accomplished things beyond what ordinary people could do.
However, aside from that, the System also discovered that endless Resentment Force was constantly merging into Li Tianwei's spiritual energy.
Combined with his current four great Dao Intents—death, resentment, slaughter, and evil—they made Li Tianwei's entire being utterly yin and utterly evil.
Not to mention anything else: whenever Li Tianwei made a move, demonic energy would tower to the heavens and Evil Thoughts would spring up in abundance, as though a great demon had descended upon the world.
In addition, the techniques Li Tianwei cultivated were all perfectly suited to the four great Dao Intents.
The Heavenly Cataclysm Technique, Soul Devouring Curse, Utmost Yin Method, Vengeful Spirit Yin Evil Technique...
After scanning all of this, the System felt as though it could simply close its eyes and wait for death.
Most importantly, Li Tianwei seemed to be constantly advancing down an evil path.
Even at this point, after hesitating several times, the System could not help asking Li Tianwei.
Host, have you noticed that your cultivation has become a little crooked?
The moment it said those words, the System regretted them.
At the instant the System finished asking, Li Tianwei's expression suddenly changed, filled with disbelief.
It was as if he were saying, Is there something wrong with you, System?
At the same time, the four great Dao Intents of death, resentment, slaughter, and evil erupted from Li Tianwei's body, along with the power formed from resentment energy and spiritual energy combined.
Li Tianwei's entire body radiated an utterly yin, utterly evil aura. Countless phantoms wrapped around him, and in this state where he merged with the resentment energy of heaven and earth, it seemed as though innumerable evil ghosts were groaning.
"You say my cultivation has gone crooked? How is that possible? Look at my spiritual energy, look at this Dao Intent—they all came from heaven and earth, from the Lingxu Sacred Land, the great sect that stands at the head of the righteous path. Crooked? How could it be crooked? I think you're the one who's crooked."
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