"Mandala?"
Seeing the name of this secret technique, Luo Qing was startled again.
He was no stranger to this term. In his previous life, it was what Buddhist altars were called.
Taoist Dao Fields, Buddhist mandalas, and other places used for worship all had a unified name: "Dao altars."
"At this time, the Two Saints of the West should not have been born yet. Buddhism is even farther from emerging."
Without needing to think much, Luo Qing immediately knew that the Mandala that had appeared now definitely had something to do with Demon Ancestor Luohou.
The Buddha and the Devil were two sides of the same coin. Buddhism had been born atop the corpse of the Devil Dao, so it was hard to say how deeply the two were connected.
"So the Holy Ancestor must be Demon Ancestor Luohou!"
After figuring out the origin of this secret technique, Luo Qing did not feel afraid simply because it had been passed down by the Demon Ancestor.
Instead, his interest grew even stronger.
This was a Dao technique passed down by a top-tier great expert. How could Luo Qing possibly not be interested?
A moment later, the entire secret technique had been imprinted in Luo Qing's mind.
"So this is what the Holy Ancestor's Descent means!" Luo Qing muttered.
There was another comment left by someone from the past at the end of the Jade Slips. He did not know whether it had been left by the person who had died at his hands.
The comment read: "The Holy Ancestor's divine might is vast, and this technique is profound. It can borrow the Holy Ancestor's Dharma Power to descend upon oneself. However, using this technique will also bring endless future troubles!!"
Luo Qing nodded, deeply agreeing with these words.
How could a great expert's Dharma Power be borrowed just because you wanted to borrow it?
In Luo Qing's view, this technique and Hun Xing's method of using Divine Treasures to assimilate the aura of deities at Hundred Gods Mountain had similar effects.
The only difference was that, compared to Hun Xing's crude method, it also required the Divine Treasure Five Source Spirit Disk.
Demon Ancestor Luohou's method was far more ingenious. He only needed to spread the secret technique.
Some people might be able to resist the temptation and refrain from using this technique, but when more people faced desperate situations, they would likely grit their teeth and use it.
"I didn't expect Luohou, the Demon Ancestor, to place himself within the Immortal Dao at this time."
Seeing the words "Immortal Technique" at the end of the secret technique's name, Luo Qing smiled.
Strictly speaking, the cultivation methods of the Immortal and Devil Daos were indeed extremely similar.
Both primarily cultivated the two origins of spirit and qi.
The difference was that the Immortal Dao cultivated clear and pure qi, while the Devil Dao refined Turbid Baleful Qi.
After carefully studying the Holy Ancestor's Descent Immortal Technique again, Luo Qing was reminded of something.
Ancestor Dragon, Ancestor Kirin, Hongjun, Luohou, and the other supreme great experts should all be at the peak of the Great Luo realm at this time.
Their most urgent task was certainly to break through to the Hunyuan realm.
Thus, the purpose behind Demon Ancestor Luohou passing down such a secret technique was self-evident.
"Steal from all living beings and turn it into something for his own use?"
Luo Qing muttered to himself, his expression shifting between light and dark.
Although he was not certain yet, Luo Qing had already more or less guessed the path Demon Ancestor Luohou wanted to take.
This also happened to align with the Devil Dao's principle of turning all things into resources for its own use.
Luo Qing had previously been considering how he should undergo his next Foundation transformation.
Should he find another place where a Fire Element Divine Treasure or deity was gestating?
That would probably be rather difficult.
If he wanted to undergo another Revert to Innate transformation on the foundation of a mid-grade Innate deity, he would have to find an unhatched embryo that was at least a top-grade Innate deity or a High-grade Innate Fire Element Spiritual Treasure.
But once one reached the level of a top-grade Innate deity or a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, there truly was only one carrot per pit.
And if he further restricted it to the Fire Element, there might not even be twenty such opportunities in the entire Primordial Wilderness.
Either way, for Luo Qing, who was only at the Golden Immortal realm, the hope was extremely slim.
What Demon Ancestor Luohou intended to do now had instead provided Luo Qing with a new line of thought.
However, Luo Qing also had his reservations. Stealing from all living beings and turning it into something for his own use was not like the small-scale killing of a few deities he had done before.
Competing for opportunities, suffering a killing tribulation, and fighting among the immortals and deities—killing someone in such circumstances was one thing.
But mass slaughter or deliberately plotting against all living beings was another.
As far as Luo Qing knew, people who did such things did not necessarily meet good ends in the Primordial Wilderness.
At any rate, those in the Primordial Wilderness who were bloodthirsty and brutal never ended well.
This was also what Luo Qing was most wary of.
Even when he had left Hundred Gods Mountain, despite being at odds with it, Luo Qing had not made things difficult for those with low cultivation.
After wavering repeatedly, Luo Qing ultimately still could not make up his mind.
"Perhaps I should collect more secret techniques passed down by the Demon Ancestor and study them!"
Luo Qing pondered.
Unlike the other Golden Immortals of the Primordial Wilderness, he possessed the Eye of the Great Dao.
Luo Qing could easily analyze the advantages, disadvantages, and subtleties of various cultivation methods.
It might not be impossible to improve the Demon Ancestor's methods and make them suitable for himself.
Moreover, the Southern Domain was growing increasingly unsettled, and more and more cultivators were arriving as refugees.
Falling Spirit Mountain would soon descend into chaos.
As an Artifact Refining Grandmaster situated there, Luo Qing was like a bright lamp, constantly attracting people with ill intentions.
It would be troublesome if he attracted a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Coupled with his need to search for the Dao methods passed down by Demon Ancestor Luohou, Luo Qing had already begun considering leaving.
Ten years later.
A small mountain collapsed with a thunderous roar. A streak of Spiritual Light quickly flew away from Falling Spirit Mountain and headed deep into the Western Continent.
In the three regions of the southern and eastern parts of the Primordial Wilderness and the Canghai Sea.
The three great clans—the birds, beasts, and Dragon Race—had completed their purge of the Fierce Beast Remnants almost simultaneously.
With the external enemies eliminated, the three clans began expanding inward.
Those who were willing to cooperate and submit could continue living in their original territories.
Those who stubbornly resisted and opposed the various clans were driven into remote, barren regions.
The three clans were forceful and domineering, but the divine beings and great experts throughout the various regions were not pushovers. How could they allow the three clans to manipulate them?
Many divine beings rose up in resistance.
Over the course of twenty to thirty thousand years, whether in the Southern Domain, the eastern region, or the Canghai Sea, turmoil continued without end.
Taking advantage of the time when the three clans were too occupied to pay attention, the Immortal Dao began flourishing, whether in the central region where the vast Zhou Mountain of the Primordial Wilderness stood or in the Western Continent, which had suffered a great calamity.
The divine beings unwilling to suffer the three clans' harassment also gathered in those two places in large numbers.
The Western Continent bordered the Southern Domain. The massive influx of divine beings from the Southern Domain brought vigorous vitality to the weakened Western Continent.
After thirty thousand years, the Western Continent was already covered in immortal abodes, divine mountains, and immortal cities stretching endlessly into the distance.
It showed great promise of catching up with the prosperity of the Wind Spirit Clan's era.
At the core of the Western Continent, where the Ancestral Vein of the Wind Spirit Clan was located, stood Wind Spirit Mountain.
Although this mountain range had been caught up in the battle between the Fierce Gods back then and its earth veins had been severely damaged,
the range stretched for tens of millions of li and was located near the center of the Western Continent.
Over the years, this place had once again flourished, with countless immortals and deities gathering here.
On this day, Luo Qing, who had left Falling Spirit Mountain thirty thousand years ago, also arrived at Wind Spirit Mountain aboard a spirit boat.
"This Spiritual Vein is vast and boundless, with abundant spiritual energy. It truly is an excellent place for cultivation."
Looking at the Wind Spirit Mountain Range below, Luo Qing could not help praising it.
Over the past thirty thousand years, he had traveled east and west, covering nearly half of the Western Continent.
Among all the mountain ranges he had seen, none could compare with the Wind Spirit Mountain Range.
"What a pity that this mountain was severely damaged. Otherwise, it would probably be not much inferior to the legendary immortal mountains."
Any place that could give birth to the four primordial clans was extraordinary. Whether the Canghai Sea and Gui Xu or the Undying Volcano, all were among the topmost blessed lands in the Primordial Wilderness.
Wind Spirit Mountain, however, had been ravaged by two great battles. The core territory of the Wind Spirit Clan had even been razed to the ground, causing the mountain's rank to fall.
Luo Qing did not venture too deeply into the Wind Spirit Mountain Range.
Although the great cultivators of the Western Continent had suffered heavy losses, there should still be quite a few Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
There were probably quite a few Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the core region of the Wind Spirit Mountain Range.
Luo Qing did not want to court trouble.
After wandering around the outskirts of the Wind Spirit Mountain Range for nearly half a year, Luo Qing ultimately selected a mountain with a thriving underground fire vein as his next cultivation site.
Over the past thirty thousand years, Luo Qing's primary task had been secretly gathering the Dao methods passed down by Demon Ancestor Luohou.
But his cultivation had not fallen behind either. At this moment, Luo Qing had already reached the late stage of the Golden Immortal realm.
Limited by his cultivation and comprehension of the Great Dao, Luo Qing still could not refine a High-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure.
However, his Artifact Refining abilities had not remained stagnant over the years.
A new branch of Artifact Refining—the Puppet Technique—had already been born in Luo Qing's hands.
After opening his cave abode, Luo Qing waved his sleeve, and two puppets that looked just like real people immediately appeared before him.
"Luo Yi, Luo Er, I'll be entering seclusion for a period of time.
"You two will open a mountain gate at the front of the mountain and build cave abodes. Prepare for the establishment of our sect."
"Yes, Master!"
After Luo Qing gave his instructions, Luo Yi and Luo Er acknowledged the order and left.
Luo Yi and Luo Er were puppets Luo Qing had painstakingly refined.
Unlike ordinary puppets, the two of them possessed their own lives and ability to think.
Their bodies had indeed been refined by Luo Qing from precious medicines and spiritual materials, but their primordial spirits were natural spirits that Luo Qing had created through his vast Dharma Power.
The combination of the two had produced puppets that were just like living humans.
They had effects similar to Dao Soldiers of the Daoist Sect.
Luo Qing therefore called them Puppet Dao Soldiers.
Luo Yi and Luo Er had consumed quite a lot of Luo Qing's spiritual materials before they gained cultivation and strength at the Golden Immortal level.
They possessed their own thoughts and understanding, and were loyal to Luo Qing. Relatively speaking, they were more like Dao Attendants.
"With this Puppet Dao Soldiers technique, I won't need to handle miscellaneous matters personally anymore!"
After closing the cave abode, Luo Qing temporarily entrusted external affairs to Luo Yi and Luo Er.
A flash of light appeared before Luo Qing, and more than a hundred Jade Slips materialized out of thin air.
"Now I can peacefully deduce the transformation method!" Luo Qing said, his eyes flashing with brilliance.
"The Devil Dao can also be used by me!"
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