Breakthrough

That night, Su Fan, on the brink of death, might have unintentionally activated the Dao Seed.

As for whether the Demonic Cultivation Dao Seed would have other negative effects on him, Su Fan truly had no idea.

Ultimately, he couldn't trust the cultivation methods created by the lunatics of the demonic path.

He had just transmigrated and was struck by lightning, almost dying from the pain.

Anyone would have some lingering trauma from that.

Now, his body was already undergoing modification by the Demonic Cultivation Dao Seed.

What else could he do but accept it?

Continuing to study the Demonic Saint Body Art, Su Fan's scalp tingled.

He didn't know until he looked, and seeing it shocked him.

This cultivation method was too perverse, practically inhuman.

Getting struck by lightning at the start, less than one in a hundred survived.

Those who survived achieved the Lightning Dao Body.

But this was only the beginning.

The Lightning Dao Body was merely the foundation of the entire cultivation method, preparing for the next stage of tempering the physical body.

The following three realms would all require a trip through the gates of hell.

One had to go through various extreme cultivation methods like "Yang Extreme Earth Fiend," "Bone Corroding Yin Wind," and "Nine Nether Profound Water" to temper the physical body through round after round of refinement.

Each round of tempering was a life-or-death gamble.

The cultivation method only had the upper half; the remaining five realms in the latter part were anyone's guess how perverse they would be.

He would rather die than practice the next three realms of the Demonic Saint Body Art.

He wasn't a masochist.

Fortunately, his physical body had already achieved the Lightning Dao Body.

With such a good physical foundation, why practice anything else? It was like courting death.

Although he didn't plan to continue practicing, Su Fan still thoroughly studied the first level of the cultivation method.

Unexpectedly, it brought him a surprise.

Upon reaching perfection in the first realm of the Demonic Saint Body Art, one could possess two Spiritual Powers.

The "Lightning Eye Dharma Eye" could not only see through illusions, mirages, restrictions, and concealments, but it could also counter all evil spirits and ghosts, and even attack the opponent's soul.

The "Lightning Ghost Step" could achieve short-distance teleportation, moving as fast as lightning and as elusive as a ghost.

Spiritual Powers were different from spells; anyone could learn spells, but Spiritual Powers could only be possessed by those with special Dao Bodies and Dharma Bodies.

If he mastered them completely, his combat power would increase exponentially.

No one would be able to use secret techniques against him anymore; the "Lightning Eye Dharma Eye" could see through them at a glance.

The "Lightning Ghost Step" was even more incredible.

He was a body cultivator; if he could unexpectedly get close to his opponent during a fight, his chances of winning would be immense.

Especially with a physical body modified by the Lightning Dao Seed, all his abilities would undoubtedly become even more formidable.

Once he got close, even a Qi Refining Mid-stage Cultivator couldn't withstand his Nine Extremes Consecutive Slashes.

He could only imagine how much stronger he would be once he mastered these two Spiritual Powers to the "Microscopic" level.

Impatient, Su Fan could no longer contain his excitement, wishing he could learn these two spells immediately.

But when he read the explanations for the two Spiritual Powers, he was dumbfounded.

Cultivating these two Spiritual Powers also had a prerequisite.

One had to be struck by heavenly lightning to begin cultivation, meaning he had to get struck by lightning again.

"Damn it..."

Su Fan was furious and threw the book violently onto the heated kang.

"There isn't a single normal person in the demonic path; they're all lunatics..."

He wouldn't practice anymore; let whoever wanted to practice do it.

He certainly didn't want to be struck by lightning again.

Practice sword, practice sword.

Su Fan truly wished he could cleave the person who created this cultivation method to death with a single sword strike.

They were too hateful.

To be able to see it but not be able to use it, how infuriating!

Su Fan slashed repeatedly in the courtyard like a madman.

He just wanted to vent all the frustration bottled up inside him.

He collapsed onto the ground, exhausted, staring up at the sky.

Forget it, forget it. It's just two spells.

He got up from the ground as dusk fell and returned to the heated brick bed inside.

Sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, he began cultivating the Primordial Chaos Technique.

After another cycle of the nine turns, Su Fan was about to end his cultivation session.

[Primordial Chaos Technique +1]

A message suddenly popped up before his eyes, and Su Fan froze.

"It moved..."

Suppressing his excitement, he continued to circulate the cultivation method.

Crack...

He didn't know how much time had passed when he seemed to hear a sound.

He felt as if he were enveloped in a mother's womb, every pore on his body opening, and spiritual energy from his surroundings being continuously drawn into him.

Only after another cycle of the nine turns did Su Fan open his eyes.

He quickly opened his status panel, his eyes fixed on the progress of his cultivation.

[Name] Su Fan
[Lifespan] 36/91 years
[Realm] Qi Refining Third Layer: 1/100
[Cultivation Methods]
1. Primordial Chaos Technique (Tier 1): 23/100
2. Body Tempering Art (Tier 2): 45/200
3. Demonic Saint Body Art (Tier 1): 100/100
[Spells]
1. Qi Gazing Art (Great Accomplishment): 297/400
2. Light Body Art (Minute): 2/800
3. Spirit Concealment Art (Great Accomplishment): 245/400
4. Xingyi Quan (Beginner): 10/100
5. Nine Extremes Consecutive Slashes (Minor Accomplishment): 16/200
[Skills] None
[Spiritual Powers] None

"Finally broke through..."

The bottleneck that had plagued him for over a decade was finally overcome.

A loss in the east is a gain in the west.

Breaking through to the third layer of Qi Refining made the gloom that had weighed on his heart disappear like clouds dispersing.

Even if the two Spiritual Powers were powerful, what were they compared to breaking through a bottleneck?

Cultivation realm was the foundation of the Great Dao.

"Wait..."

His spiritual energy had nearly doubled. He had never heard of anyone whose spiritual energy increased so much after a breakthrough.

Could it be...

These anomalies were caused by the Lightning Dao Body remodeling his body.

The more Su Fan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He had felt that his body was somehow different these past few days, but he couldn't quite pinpoint what had changed.

After breaking through to the third layer of Qi Refining, Su Fan decided to embark on his path of talismans.

He had been practicing basic talisman skills during this time, and the results were quite good.

It was time to try it out.

If it were before the breakthrough, Su Fan truly wouldn't have been confident.

That evening, he adjusted his state and sat before the low table.

On the table were talisman paper, a talisman brush, and talisman ink.

The talisman brush was six inches long, smooth all over, with bristles of milky white, made from the fine fur of a White-tailed Spirit Fox.

The talisman ink was a bright red powder that dissolved upon contact with water, refined from a mixture of demonic beast blood and cinnabar ore powder.

The tools for making talismans were specially refined items imbued with spiritual essence, unlike ordinary secular objects.

Ancient cultivators observed heaven and earth, scrutinized the rules, and gained insights from the wonders of lightning, wind, rain, and more, ultimately transcribing them into text.

The art of talismans has numerous variations, encompassing spirit talismans, talisman arrays, restrictions, magic arrays, and array diagrams, all falling under its purview.

Using one's thoughts as a brush, True Essence as ink, and the void of heaven and earth as paper, one creates spontaneously, manifesting according to intent.

When a talisman is formed, heaven and earth weep, and ghosts and gods are startled.

The talismans Su Fan was making today were the relatively simple, low-grade "Muting Talismans."

He had practiced them countless times these past few days and was already very proficient.

He held his breath and focused his mind, completely clearing away all distracting thoughts.

While drawing the talisman, he also had to concentrate his intent and silently recite the incantation.

Su Fan used his brush as a conduit, fully integrating the incantation, his intent, and his spiritual power into the runes.

Holding the brush and wielding it with flair, he made dots, flicks, hooks, and strokes, and a dense, exquisite pattern gradually appeared on the talisman paper.

With a "bang."

As the talisman was nearing completion, the talisman paper on the low table suddenly exploded.

"It failed..."

Su Fan shook his head and gave a wry smile.

He had thought he was practicing well, but who knew this talisman would explode before he was even halfway done.

He didn't continue drawing but picked up the talisman manual to analyze the reason for the failure.

Then he continued to try, but the next few talismans also exploded.

Su Fan's mood became somewhat impatient. He knew that at this point, he needed to take a break.

He went out into the courtyard and looked up at the starry sky.

Lately, his emotions had been somewhat agitated.

Could it be rising internal heat?

No, it should be some side effect from the Demonic Cultivation Dao Seed modifying his body.

Su Fan spread his legs slightly and assumed a boxing stance, beginning to practice Xingyi Quan.

His breathing was deep, circulating Spiritual Power with the changes in his movements, while visualizing the forms of Demonic Beasts in his mind.

Bear charge, tiger pounce, dragon flick, ox butt, ape split, falcon sweep, elephant stomp; the movements were slow, but every action was executed with full force.

In a short while, Su Fan was already drenched in sweat.

At this moment, his chest suddenly became scorching hot, and countless streams of heat erupted, spreading in all directions.

"This is..."

Even though he was exhausted, he knew he absolutely couldn't stop at this moment.

He began to perform the boxing techniques repeatedly.

At this very moment, Su Fan had long forgotten his fatigue.

His physical body was as hot as a glowing red furnace, and steam filled the small courtyard.

The forms of several Demonic Beasts in his mind also became clearer and clearer.

"Awooo..."

Su Fan seemed to hear a roar that exploded heavily in his ears.

An Azure Bear, over ten zhang tall, was vividly depicted in his mind.

"Bear Mountain Lean..."

The Azure Bear's sturdy waist twisted, and it charged sideways towards the mountain in front of it.

With a "boom" of a loud noise.

The earth shook and the mountains trembled, the sound echoing in all directions.

As vivid ancient Demonic Beasts were depicted in his mind, He began to execute Xingyi Quan with all his might, following the movements of the beasts.

Su Fan was completely immersed, unable to extricate himself.

It was as if he were in the endless wilderness of ancient times, personally observing the battles of ancient Demonic Beasts.

At this moment, within Su Fan's body, threads of purple electricity overflowed from the Lightning Dao Body, circulating back and forth along the meridians.

Wherever the purple electricity passed, it tempered his soul, internal organs, skin, flesh, bones, tendons, and marrow.

Whether it was the meridians, bones, tendons, skin, flesh, or internal organs, they were constantly tempered and transformed as if parched land receiving timely rain.

The fresh blood, refined into a purer and richer state, flowed freely and vigorously through his blood vessels.