Demon Strategy, Practicing Martial Arts by Burning Lifespan!

[Brain Storage!]

Great Yan Dynasty

Outside Blackwater County

Within Green Dragon Mountain.

"Meow!!!"

Listening to the cat's meow coming from outside the cave, Su Xian's expression turned cold. He tightly gripped the long saber in his hand, staring fixedly at the cave entrance.

Although this meow sounded pleasant, its owner was a juvenile Cat Demon!

It hunted humans for food!

Cat Demons loved to toy with their prey after catching them!

Juvenile Cat Demons, in particular, enjoyed this, deliberately letting their captured humans escape to train their hunting instincts.

Why did Su Xian know this so clearly?

It was because he was the food captured by this juvenile Cat Demon!!

This was already his third escape!

"Damn it! If I'm going to transmigrate, why now!" Su Xian cursed inwardly.

He had bought a Demon Strategy from a roadside stall, which supposedly contained information on various demons from classical legends.

As a novelist, Su Xian had bought it to gather material.

Not long after he got it, a large truck materialized out of nowhere on the roadside and ran him over.

When he woke up, he found himself transmigrated into the body of an herb collector, and had been captured by this juvenile Cat Demon.

Fortunately, this juvenile Cat Demon still had its feline instincts and hadn't killed Su Xian immediately.

Instead, it had let him go to train its hunting instincts, which was how Su Xian had survived until now!

"How can I break free from this situation?"

Su Xian frowned deeply, various pieces of information flashing through his mind as he desperately thought of a way out.

In this world, martial artists had five realms: Skin Grinding, Muscle Forging, Tendon Refining, Bone Tempering, and Organ Nourishing.

Although the original body had practiced martial arts, it was only a common skill like the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber.

He started practicing at 14 and by 18, he had only barely achieved minor success with the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber, reaching the minor success stage of External Skill.

He hadn't even touched the first realm of martial arts, Skin Grinding! His talent was extremely poor!

Although this Cat Demon was only a juvenile, equivalent to a human martial artist at the major success stage of External Skill, it was not something Su Xian could contend with currently.

Su Xian looked around the cave. This cave was chosen deliberately by him during his escape; it had only one entrance and was relatively narrow inside.

If this Cat Demon entered, its agility would definitely be restricted!

In that case! Su Xian might be able to fight it to a mutual destruction!

"Is it really only possible to fight this Cat Demon to the death here?"

"My golden finger, please activate quickly!"

Su Xian thought inwardly. Then, he looked at his right arm, where a strange totem was located.

This strange totem had appeared on his arm the moment he transmigrated.

This totem was exactly the same as the pattern on the cover of the Demon Strategy he had bought in his previous life.

Su Xian believed this was his golden finger!

However, this totem had not yet fully manifested.

"Meow! Meow!"

The meows in his ears grew louder, indicating that the juvenile Cat Demon was getting closer to Su Xian's current location.

Hearing the meows, Su Xian's brow furrowed. He tightly gripped the mountain-splitting saber in his hands, his eyes fixed on the cave entrance.

Although he had successfully escaped from the Cat Demon three times before, Su Xian knew that it was only because the Cat Demon was toying with him.

This was the third time! Perhaps the Cat Demon would lose interest?

He couldn't bet on the Cat Demon letting him escape willingly this time!

The juvenile Cat Demon walked very lightly, making no sound, only the meows growing closer!

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Su Xian's forehead!

The next moment!

The totem on Su Xian's right arm fully manifested, emitting a golden light.

Then, a book appeared in his mind, the very Demon Strategy he had bought in his previous life!

Su Xian quickly focused his consciousness on the Demon Strategy!

The next moment.

The Demon Strategy opened to the first page, and Su Xian's portrait appeared on it, with some small text beside it.

Lord of Demons: Su Xian

Realm: External Skill Minor Accomplishment

Cultivation Method: None

Martial Skill: Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber (Minor Accomplishment)

Remaining Lifespan: Forty-six years

Demon Lifespan: None.

At the same time, Su Xian also learned the specific functions of the Demon Strategy.

"Demon Strategy! Records all demons in the world!"

"Killing a demon grants the demon's Remaining Lifespan!"

"Consuming lifespan can deduce Martial Skills and promote Cultivation Methods!"

"When Remaining Lifespan is less than one year, deduction cannot continue."

"The amount of Remaining Lifespan does not affect physical functions!"

Seeing these functions, Su Xian's eyes lit up; he finally had a way to break free!

As for consuming lifespan and so on!

He couldn't worry about that now; if he couldn't kill this Cat Demon today, he would die anyway!

He might as well go all in!

Listening to the increasingly approaching cat sounds from outside, Su Xian hardened his heart and directly invested forty-five years of his lifespan into the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber!

Instantly, on the Demon Strategy, Su Xian's lifespan number dropped to one year.

[You diligently practiced Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber for eight years, External Skill Great Accomplishment!]

[You continued to practice diligently for ten years, Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber perfected! Realm increased to External Skill Perfection!]

[Ten more years passed; during these ten years, you continuously practiced Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber, every move and stance becoming your instinct, and you gained a trace of new enlightenment! A flash of inspiration struck your mind.]

[You seized this flash of inspiration and practiced diligently for another seventeen years, Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber underwent a transformation! You comprehended Martial Skill First Rank · Tiger Subduing Demon Saber Technique!]

In an instant, forty-five years of lifespan were consumed.

Concurrently, Su Xian's External Skill was completely perfected, forty-five years of diligent practice of Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber!

Su Xian directly innovated this low-tier Martial Skill, pushing it to the First Rank Martial Skill level!

Now, all he needed was a true Martial Dao Cultivation Method, and he could officially break through to Martial Dao First Rank and reach the Skin Grinding realm!

Su Xian felt his body filled with power at this moment, gripping the mountain-splitting saber in his hand as if he had become one with it!

"Next! It's time to kill this Cat Demon! And obtain its Remaining Lifespan!"

Su Xian's thoughts stirred, his gaze firm as he looked towards the cave entrance.

This Cat Demon had tormented him three times!

Now, he finally had the strength to kill it!

Su Xian listened to the cat's meows from outside the cave, but he didn't rush out.

Outside the cave, the forest was dense. The Cat Demon could maneuver freely within this dense forest, but Su Xian could not.

Even with his External Skill perfected and the First Rank Martial Skill, Tiger Subduing Demon Saber Technique, in hand, it wasn't certain he could completely kill the Cat Demon!

If he missed a killing blow and the Cat Demon escaped into the forest, it would be a great pity!

Su Xian had already considered the Cat Demon's Remaining Lifespan as his for the taking, so he had to make thorough preparations!

This cave was not very wide, and the Cat Demon's agility would be greatly restricted within it!

Su Xian planned to wait until the Cat Demon entered the cave before launching his final strike!

He held the saber with both hands, adjusted his aura to its peak, and stared intently at the cave entrance, waiting for the Cat Demon to come in!