Absorbing Vital Energy Through a Network Cable?

Hoo~

High in the sky, True Person Xiaoning let out a sigh of relief.

He had expected a simple mission, but he had nearly lost his life here.

Reaching out with a beckoning gesture, he collected the severed arm of the demonic cultivator from the deep crater below, along with the unfinished Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Damn it!

That wretched old monster actually bullied the young; did he really think this Daoist had no one backing him?

Once he returned, he would ask his martial uncle to intervene and crush that bastard!

While cursing inwardly, he approached the unconscious body-refining cultivator.

"Martial Uncle!"

Streaks of light appeared on the horizon; it was the group of martial nephews who had accompanied him.

Perfect, he wouldn't have to do the heavy lifting himself; he could just let these nephews carry this fellow Daoist to the hospital.

"Martial Uncle, that last sword strike was so cool!"

"The sword intent was grand and righteous—clearly the work of a great expert. I never expected Martial Uncle to have such friends."

"The power of that strike far exceeded the Void Return Realm. Martial Uncle, you didn't hide your cultivation level, did you?"

Hide my ass!

You lot have the nerve to talk; of the twelve Spirit Transmutation experts who followed, nine were mere avatars!

The thought made his chest tighten, but what pained him even more was that Void-Breaking Evil-Slaying Sword Qi.

In recent years, the great sword cultivators on good terms with his lineage had left the Central Continent, making it incredibly difficult to find a sword qi suitable for refining techniques!

Yet, many of the great divine abilities in his lineage's heritage required sword qi as a refining material.

"You lot, carry this fellow Daoist on your backs and take him to the hospital. This time, thanks to..." Halfway through his sentence, True Person Xiaoning suddenly froze.

A pure, purple sword qi, identical in intensity to the previous one, appeared abruptly within his sea of consciousness.

The Void-Breaking Evil-Slaying Sword Qi had returned?

And he hadn't sensed a thing!

With such methods, could it really be one of the four great elders of the Sword Sect, or perhaps an old monster at the Supreme level?

In an instant, many things became clear. No wonder the shattered sword qi had grown stronger; he felt a lingering fear.

Everything proved that the Sword Sect senior was nearby!

If he hadn't used the sword qi granted by the Purple Sword Talisman Order just now, that awakened Sword Sect senior might have simply watched him be crushed to death by the demonic expert who appeared later!

On the other side, after leaving Xuanjian Third Middle School, Xu Xing continued to wander aimlessly.

It wasn't until the great expert from the Supreme Dao Sect arrived in Mystic Sword City that he looked up.

Not long after, a terrifying divine sense, vast as an abyss, swept across the entire city.

Xu Xing didn't care, stopping instead in front of a flying sword customization shop.

The owner must have been in a hurry to flee, as the front door was left wide open, though a sign on the side listed the available customization services.

[Sword Qi Thunder Sound Simulation Board 1.0: After application, simulates the sound of a sword cultivator's Sword Qi Thunder Sound. Custom light effects cost extra.]

It was the same flashy, useless thing he had seen at the school—the cultivation world's version of "ghost fire" tuning.

Then there was the 2.0 version, which added the effect of deterring evil spirits.

As for the price, it was quite "touching"—ten times more expensive.

Naturally, there was also a complete version of the Sword Qi Thunder Sound customization, which could fully replicate the ability of the real technique, with a price that multiplied several times over the second option.

Finally, there was one more, and this one was interesting.

[Sword Light Differentiation Customization (Limited): After application, allows the use of Sword Light Differentiation three times. Requires a Sword Control Permit.]

Sword Light Differentiation was typically the standard for Golden Core sword cultivators of the Sword Sect, though some geniuses grasped this realm as early as the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Regardless, it was a realm that required immense effort to achieve, yet now, a single customization was all it took.

"Not bad."

Aside from this limited-edition Sword Light Differentiation and the complete version of the Sword Qi Thunder Sound, most of the other customizations were much the same—gaudy, superficial things meant to satisfy the vanity of young, minor cultivators.

After a casual glance, Xu Xing walked into the shop.

The surrounding walls were hung with already-customized flying swords, while transparent glass cabinets held various customization materials.

At the very back was a desk, upon which sat a computer and half a bowl of cold noodles.

Perhaps due to the hasty departure, the computer was still on, but because the network was down, the image on the screen was frozen.

The image showed a charming female cultivator with a stunning face and an alluring figure, dressed in a light, thin crimson gown. Her beautiful features were partially visible, inviting endless imagination.

In the top left corner was a line of small text, the content very simple.

Zhong Jiajia, a Dao Integration Realm cultivator of the Joyous Union Sect.

The Dao Integration Realm is also known as a Great Power; even within an Immortal Sect, such figures are the pillars of strength, capable of slapping hundreds of Void Return Realm cultivators like True Person Xiaoning to death with a single palm.

Emm...

Life is not easy, even for a Great Power selling their talents.

Xu Xing simply sat down, took out two spirit stones to place aside as the internet fee, and after studying it for a while, found the usage method to be much like what he remembered.

He tapped the screen, the frozen image turned black, and after loading for a moment, it brightened again.

Amidst melodious music, the Great Power of the Joyous Union Sect could be seen dressed in revealing attire, with a zither placed before her.

It was a tune Xu Xing had never heard before; the melody was peaceful, yet paired with the person playing it, it stirred the heart and shook the soul.

"Everyone, feel free to say whatever else you would like to hear."

Her voice was delicate and winding, tugging at the heartstrings—clearly a highly profound form of charm technique.

The barrage of comments on the side kept jumping, with thousands appearing in just a single minute.

It was at this moment that he felt an inexplicable suction force emanating from the screen, seemingly attempting to siphon away a wisp of his vital essence and desires.

However, it ultimately failed to find a target and could only vanish in frustration.

"A bit interesting..."

No wonder the Joyous Union Sect was able to whitewash themselves into a righteous path; it seems it has everything to do with this method of siphoning vital essence through the internet.

Closing the stream, Xu Xing directly searched for the content regarding this Joyous Union Sect technique.

The relevant information was not hidden; this method of siphoning desires and vital essence across the internet was developed by a genius of the Joyous Union Sect after the Spirit Net appeared.

The cultivation methods of the Joyous Union Sect mostly involve absorbing desires, vital essence, or the harmonization of yin and yang.

In the ancient era, the vast majority of Joyous Union Sect cultivators had to seek out cultivation cauldrons to harvest in order to reach higher realms.

This was also the reason why the Joyous Union Sect was branded as a demonic path.

But ever since the Spirit Net came into existence and the method of siphoning vital essence and desires across the internet was created, the act of harvesting cultivation cauldrons was gradually phased out.

This method was not only safe, but the vital essence and desires obtained far exceeded that of harvesting a single cauldron.

Not long after this, the Joyous Union Sect negotiated with the six great Immortal Sects, executed a batch of stubborn and wicked cultivators within their own sect, and ultimately officially whitewashed themselves, becoming the seventh great Immortal Sect of the Great Profound Realm.

Nowadays, they have even become the most popular of the seven great Immortal Sects, the most welcomed by the younger generation of cultivators.

Those who know, know the reason why.

Moreover, the Joyous Union Sect cultivators did not hide the fact that this technique would siphon away desires and vital essence.

In other words, everyone knew that watching a Joyous Union Sect cultivator's stream would result in a wisp of vital essence and desire being siphoned away.

But... who cares?

It doesn't harm the body anyway, at most leaving one in a state of post-clarity for a while; besides, wouldn't you enter a state of post-clarity after watching some unhealthy content normally?

To be able to watch a high and mighty Dao Integration Great Power perform for such a small price is an absolute steal!

Such chaotic vital essence and desires certainly wouldn't be used directly; there must be a purification method within the Joyous Union Sect.

But that was not made public.

After reading through all the content, Xu Xing opened the streaming platform again, returned to the Joyous Union Sect female cultivator's stream, let it continue playing, and stood up to walk out.