"This secret art of mine is called the Mysterious Fiend Nether Spirit Skill. It is a method that uses a cultivator's own fiendish qi to force open apertures.
"However, exactly how much it improves one's cultivation speed depends on how much fiendish qi the cultivator possesses.
"Do you know any secret art for manifesting fiendish qi, young friend?"
As he spoke, the Old Daoist's Remnant Soul formed a ball of spiritual-sense light and asked his question.
"Why does Senior ask? You must have already examined the fiendish qi on Luo's body, no?"
Luo Hong did not believe that the remnant soul of a dignified Taiyi Grey Immortal could fail to sense the fiendish qi on him at all.
The old daoist was most likely asking now merely to take the opportunity to gauge his strength.
"Hehe, that is true. Otherwise, I would not have taken the initiative to mention this secret art.
"But young friend has clearly cultivated some sort of fiendish-qi divine ability that conceals the fiendish qi on your body to an extreme degree. Thus, I only know that your fiendish qi is profound, not exactly how much you possess.
"And if the fiendish qi on your body is insufficient, young friend should not cultivate this secret art.
"After all, the drawback of cultivating it is that fiendish qi will remain within the Immortal apertures opened through it, which will have some effect on your future tribulation of Fiend Decay."
The old daoist's remnant image spoke as though he were considering Luo Hong's interests.
Yet Luo Hong did not appreciate the gesture. He did not need anyone to tell him that using such secret arts to force open apertures came with hidden dangers.
What truly mattered was whether those dangers would be easy to remedy later.
But clearly,