Demon-Devil-Spirit-Monster: Four Great Marvels!

Demon-Devil-Spirit-Monster: Four Great Marvels!...

[Equippable Item: Demon Blood External Method (Special Martial Art)]

[Grade: No fixed grade]

[Equipment Effects: ① Absorb Demon (White): Ignores the side effects of the Demon Blood External Method, perfectly absorbs demon beast essence blood. Depending on the grade of demon blood absorbed, this entry will develop effects of different grades.

② Absorb Spirit (White): Igores the side effects of the Demon Blood External Method, perfectly absorbs spirit beast essence blood. Depending on the grade of spirit blood absorbed, this entry will develop effects of different grades.

③ Incarnation (White): Based on the blood absorbed, gains a special form transformation. During the transformation, can perfectly inherit all abilities of the transformed demon beast.]

[Permanent Solidification Requirement: Equip this item for one full day, or while equipped with this item, kill a demon beast of any grade.]

"Absorb Demon, Absorb Spirit, Incarnation..."

Mu Yang stared at the entries on the Demon Blood External Method and murmured inwardly.

He understood the demon beast essence blood required for Absorb Demon. It was the heart's blood located near a demon beast's heart; taking even a single drop would leave it weakened for a long while.

But what exactly was a spirit beast?

Was it a type of demon beast?

"So this is the Demon Blood External Method? It truly is wicked and strange!" Xue She exclaimed as he looked at the book, which seemed to gleam with a dark crimson luster.

He had only heard of this secret method, which the imperial court regarded as a forbidden art. This was his first time seeing it with his own eyes.

He had not expected that it would not merely look sinister after cultivation—just the book itself was already quite extraordinary.

"Brother Xue, could you tell me more about this Demon Blood External Method?" Mu Yang walked over and asked curiously.

"Of course."

Xue She closed the Red Sandalwood Box and said, "The so-called Demon Blood External Method is really just a crooked path devised by people who believe their futures are hopeless and willingly sink into depravity. The path may be improper, but its effects are immediate."

"A First Rank martial artist whose cultivation has not even reached the Skin and Flesh Realm need only take a drop of heart's blood from a high-grade demon beast, along with a Blood Pill refined through a secret method, to rise almost effortlessly to a realm similar to that of the high-grade demon beast."

"However, fast as this method is, its flaws are enormous. The higher the grade of demon blood, the lower the chance of successfully absorbing it. And even if the absorption succeeds, it will bring emotions such as irritability, bloodlust, eating raw flesh, and even a thirst for killing."

"I heard that there was once a high-level martial artist who switched to this method in order to break through his realm. In the end, he lost his mind and slaughtered an entire city. That is why the Great Jing Dynasty classifies all martial artists who cultivate this method as Demon Cultivators," Xue She explained.

Mu Yang nodded.

No wonder the imperial court forbade the cultivation of the Demon Blood External Method. It turned out it had so many negative effects.

Looking at it this way, the Absorb Demon and Absorb Spirit entries were rather formidable. They could directly ignore the side effects.

Unfortunately, they were of no use to him.

He had no desire to turn into a demon beast.

Still, what exactly was this so-called spirit beast?

As Mu Yang was pondering this, Xue She continued, "Speaking of Demon Cultivators, Mu Yang, have you heard of the four great marvels—Demon, Devil, Spirit, and Monster?"

"Demon, Devil, Spirit, and Monster?"

Mu Yang shook his head.

He knew demons referred to demon beasts, while devils most likely referred to the Demon Cultivators Xue She had just mentioned.

But what were spirits and monsters?

Xue She said, "Demons are demon beasts—like those Rat Demons on Yellow Wind Mountain, or the Fox Demon you killed before. They are all demons. They share one trait: they like to eat people. The higher a person's martial cultivation and the more vigorous their Blood Qi, the more they like them."

"As for devils, those are the Demon Cultivators I just mentioned. All martial artists who cultivate the Demon Blood External Method are collectively called Demon Cultivators."

"Spirits, meanwhile, are spirit beasts of heaven and earth. Unlike demon beasts that feed on humans, spirit beasts do not eat mortal things. They are born with the ability to breathe in and exhale spiritual energy. Most have gentle temperaments and rarely take part in slaughter. Of course, what I know about spirit beasts is only hearsay. I do not know the specifics myself."

"As for monsters, they refer to Flora Spirits. Most are aged precious herbs that happened to gain intelligence under the right circumstances. It is said that eating such Flora Spirits can prolong one's life and preserve one's youth forever. They are exceedingly rare!"

"Unfortunately, Flora Spirits are far rarer than precious herbs. Forget seeing one with my own eyes—I have not even heard of one appearing anywhere."

By the end, Xue She could not help but sigh.

The world was so vast, and its strange treasures so numerous. Yet his strength was insufficient, so he could only listen to tales of them.

Mu Yang nodded and began silently reviewing what Xue She had said.

If a spirit beast was born with the ability to breathe in and exhale spiritual energy, did that not mean it was born with strength above the fourth martial stage?

During dinner that evening, Xue She explained the fourth martial stage to Mu Yang.

The fourth realm of martial arts was called Condensing Qi.

One had to cultivate a specialized Condensing Qi martial art, construct a sea of qi and dantian within the body, then transform Blood Qi into more powerful true qi inside the dantian.

Unlike Blood Qi, which could only circulate within the body, true qi condensed within the dantian could adhere to the body's surface and even to the surface of weapons.

It could both protect and increase strength.

Even the crudest and simplest method of use—merely attaching true qi to one's fist—could increase one's strength by a hundred jin with every wisp of true qi.

It was comparable to the effect of nourishing an additional layer of skin and flesh in the Skin and Flesh Realm.

According to Xue She, even a Condensing Qi Realm martial artist who had just broken through using only the most ordinary Condensing Qi martial art as their foundation would have a dantian large enough to contain a hundred wisps of true qi.

With all their true qi empowering them, their fists and kicks could easily exceed twenty thousand jin of force.

As for high-quality Condensing Qi martial arts, not only did they initially open up larger dantians capable of holding more true qi, some even possessed special effects.

For example, Flying Fire Sword or Hand-Waved Ice Condensation. The power of every move and stance was far beyond what strength alone could measure—strange and marvelous indeed.

"You're interested in this thing?"

Seeing Mu Yang continually staring at the Red Sandalwood Box in his hand, Xue She asked.

Mu Yang nodded. "A little. I'm mainly curious about the operating principle behind this secret method."

Upon hearing that, Xue She directly handed the wooden box to Mu Yang.

He did not offer any warning for Mu Yang not to cultivate this secret method.

With Mu Yang's talent, what righteous martial art could he not cultivate? Why would he need to willingly fall into depravity?

Xue She guessed that Mu Yang was simply curious about the secret method.

After all, it was a secret method capable of turning a human into something half-human, half-demon. Anyone would be curious.

If Xue She did not believe he lacked both talent and brains, he himself would have wanted to study it.

"Remember to dispose of it after you finish reading. Keeping this thing around will ultimately cause trouble," Xue She reminded him before leaving.

"I understand, Brother Xue," Mu Yang said.

Before long, after touring the entire Wang Family treasure vault, Mu Yang wrapped the Red Sandalwood Box, the Third-Grade Ginseng, and three high-grade martial arts manuals in brocade cloth, then left the Wang Family.

Watching Mu Yang's departing back, Zhou Heng could not help but sigh. "I truly never expected that the Wang Family, which had entrenched itself for a hundred years, would disappear overnight. The affairs of this world are truly unpredictable!"

Though the Wang Family's fall had removed one of the great stones weighing on his heart for years, he did not feel much lighter. Instead, his heart was filled with countless emotions.

His years of effort had actually been surpassed by a single slash from a young man like Mu Yang.

It was truly rather bittersweet.

"In this world, a big fist is the only hard truth!" Xue She also sighed from the side.

If he possessed the strength of the Fourth-Stage Condensing Qi Realm, how could he have allowed the Wang Family to run wild?

"What makes him strong is not merely his fist." Zhou Heng fell silent for a moment before speaking.

Mu Yang's immense strength had indeed astonished him.

But Mu Yang's bold yet meticulous nature, calm rationality, and decisiveness in killing impressed him even more.

Zhou Heng even felt that if his brother-in-law had possessed such strength, he probably would not have acted like Mu Yang and come knocking on the Wang Family's door that very night, leaving them no chance to catch their breath.

Xue She: Why do I feel like someone is talking bad about me?

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