(I'm writing a chapter about everyday life with the disciples and grand-disciples to give my brain a break. Skip it if you mind.)
Wang Ping carefully compared the two Demonic Cultivator secret arts he had obtained and found that their cultivation methods were nearly identical. Unlike Mystic Sect secret arts, they did not require different advancement methods based on specific attributes.
This was most likely due to the shared nature of the Destruction Rule. It might also have been because the Great Universe's primary regions were occupied by the Destruction Rule. With abundant energy, advancement became relatively simple and much faster. One could first raise one's cultivation, then practice more spells and secret arts.
Wang Ping envied this immensely.
He guessed that if the Order Universe had sufficient energy in the future, Mystic Sect Cultivators could probably do as outer realm Demonic Cultivators did: first use energy to nourish the Spirit Vein core within their bodies, then, once their realm had risen, attempt the cultivation of secret arts.
But those were matters for the future. For now, he needed to keep his feet on the ground.
Yulian spoke again at that moment. "From Yuanwu's intelligence, it is clear that Outer Realm Lifeforms are also divided among various starfields, with several Devil Lords in every starfield. That means we are not actually in much danger. But if we want to venture out, it will become incomparably difficult. First, you will have to deal with the Devil Lords in the starfields surrounding this patch of starry sky."
Wang Ping smiled. "When we reach that step, the road ahead will reveal itself naturally. There is no use thinking so much about it now."
As he spoke, the Mirror Formation at his side unfolded, connecting to the vicinity of the Starry Sky Barrier. In