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There was nothing wrong with the first two jade steles of the Spirit-Absorbing Art. But the third, being missing half of its inscription, was itself an enormous hidden danger. Even now, whenever I thought of it, I broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, ever since I had mastered it, I had not encountered an enemy who forced me to use the third layer. Otherwise, the moment I could not resist using it, I would have ended up in the same state as Slave Prohibition—either going mad or having my Dao lineage and meridians entangle until I became a monster that was no longer even human.
Therefore, among the several important matters I had come to the Demon God Realm to investigate, tracing the origin of the Spirit-Absorbing Art was undoubtedly one of the most important. And the fact that Lu Sheng actually knew about it was truly wonderful news to me.
"Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Lu," I hurriedly said.
"Actually, I don't know the contents of this Spirit-Absorbing Art. But having lived for so many years, I do know that every Demon Venerable throughout the ages was capable of mastering it, without exception. Aside from the influence of their bloodline, the Dao lineage learned by the imperial clan itself was also a crucial part of it. As for Slave Prohibition's half-baked Spirit-Absorbing Art, it isn't worth mentioning!" Lu Sheng had deep feelings for the Demon God Realm and often praised his own side while belittling others. His meaning probably included me as well. My Spirit-Absorbing Art came from the Grand Immortal Dao—wasn't that half-baked too?
But I was already used to the way he spoke, so I did not take it to heart. It was enough that the Spirit-Absorbing Art I had learned worked just as well.