Another Breakthrough

What incredible power!

Where were those wild Siberian tigers?

I could take on ten of them!

Inside the cave dwelling, Lu Li sprang off the stone bed, clenched his fists, and felt the surging, boundless power within him. Uncontainable excitement and joy spread across his face.

Just one night!

He had cultivated the Vajra Art to the second level!

What an astonishingly rapid cultivation speed!

Moreover, his strength had reached twelve thousand jin. With a full-force punch, blowing apart a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refinement would be no trouble at all.

And this was only the second level.

Once he broke through to the third, fourth, and fifth levels, he would be invincible beneath the Golden Core realm!

Right!

The Vajra Art had evolved too!

Lu Li hurried before the mirror and carefully examined his body, checking for any strange changes.

Sure enough!

He discovered that his skin had taken on a faint golden-bronze hue.

One would not notice it without looking closely.

When he reached out and touched it, his skin felt somewhat hard, like fish scales or a turtle shell.

"Could it really be... indestructible?"

Lu Li was somewhat astonished and doubtful.

The next moment, he raised both hands, clenched them into fists, and fiercely knocked them together.

Clang!

A crisp sound like a struck bell immediately rang out.

Then, imitating a gorilla, he fiercely pounded his chest.

Clang clang clang clang clang!

The sounds came in an unbroken stream.

"This metallic sound is practically the same as the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art from The First Under Heaven! Interesting! Interesting!"

Lu Li stopped, unable to suppress the delight on his face.

With an indestructible body, he would no longer need to fear sneak attacks!

After all, within this Demon Sect, the hardest things to guard against were all manner of surprise attacks, assassinations, magic treasures, and wicked arts.

With this Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, he could sleep a little more soundly.

Thinking of this, Lu Li could scarcely contain his excitement and prepared to continue cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art.

But when he turned his head, he saw that the sun was already high in the sky.

"Forget it. I'll first learn the Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture and let it cultivate on its own. In this Demon Sect, every additional cultivation art means another sliver of a chance to survive."

After weighing it briefly, Lu Li turned and walked out of the cave dwelling.

Before long, he arrived at a cliff behind the cave dwelling. He found a stone platform and sat down, steadied his breathing, then began silently reciting the mnemonic verses of the Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture and cultivating through breathing exercises.

Ding.

"Congratulations, Host. You have learned the Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture."

Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture: Level One (Progress 1%.)

The system notification immediately sounded:

"Your Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture absorbed Sun Essence and felt delighted. Cultivation efficiency increased by 50%; progress increased by 1%."

"Your Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture inspected your body and was quite satisfied. It is preparing to accelerate its cultivation. Cultivation efficiency increased by 150%."

Not bad, not bad!

Hearing the system notifications, Lu Li could not help nodding to himself.

It seemed this Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture was a diligent, studious good child.

As he was thinking this, a stream of heat suddenly rose from his abdomen, releasing wisps of energy that spread through his extraordinary meridians and eight channels, circulating through a full heavenly cycle.

At once, Lu Li felt warm all over, as if steam were rising from his body.

His hunger instantly vanished!

"So this is what legendary cultivators are like? Living on wind and dew, swallowing the radiance of the sun and moon, not even needing to eat?"

Lu Li's eyes lit up.

Right!

Maybe this could increase cultivation speed!

Suddenly, Lu Li thought of something. He looked around, gritted his teeth, and began taking off his clothes.

In the blink of an eye, he was left with only a strip of cloth covering himself.

Ding.

A system notification sounded in his mind: "Because your entire body is in contact with Sun Essence, the Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture is brimming with drive. Cultivation efficiency has increased by another 100%!"

"Progress increased by 1%."

Sure enough, this was the proper posture for cultivating this art!

Lu Li smiled.

Thus, without another concern, he removed the final piece of cloth from his body and bathed in the sunlight in his most natural state.

At the same time, he began silently reciting the Prajna Heart Sutra within his heart.

The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art continued flooding the screen:

"Your Indestructible Vajra Divine Art listened to the supreme Buddhist scripture, receiving enlightenment like a splash on the crown, and entered a state of epiphany."

"Progress increased by 2%."

"Progress increased by 3%."

"Progress increased by 1%."

Who knew how much time passed? The sun sank in the west, and night descended.

The stars began to shine.

Lu Li slowly opened his eyes and finished his cultivation.

At once, the heat radiating around his body began flowing back into his Dantian Purple Mansion, condensing into a mass of Sun True Qi.

It felt as though a cooked, piping-hot egg had suddenly appeared in his stomach.

"System."

Lu Li summoned the system panel.

Host: Lu Li.

Realm: Qi Refinement Level One.

Indestructible Vajra Divine Art: Level Two (Progress 78%.)

Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture: Level One (36%.)

Blood Devouring Demon Art: Level One (Progress 0%.)

White Bone Heart-Destroying Palm: Level One (Progress 0%.)

Seven Kill Fist: Level One (Progress 0%.)

Spirit Ghost Phantom Step: Level One (Progress 10%.)

Not bad, not bad!

Lu Li nodded in satisfaction.

The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art would soon break through once again.

By then, his body would be strengthened anew, allowing him to withstand attacks from magic artifacts wielded by peak Qi Refinement cultivators, impervious to water and fire.

Furthermore, the Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture would also break through tomorrow, condensing a strand of Five Elements Sun True Qi.

His realm would rise along with it to Qi Refinement Level Two.

The problem was... this was the Demon Sect!

Lu Li suddenly recalled something, and the smile on his face froze.

Demon Sect experts could see through his cultivation level and the cultivation arts he practiced at a glance.

Cultivating Flying Heaven Temple's core inheritance art in the Demon Sect?

Wasn't that courting death?

The Vajra Art was still manageable. It was merely a body-tempering art, widely circulated, and the Demon Sect even had modified demonic versions of it.

But the Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture was Flying Heaven Temple's core inheritance art. Once he cultivated it, he would count as a core disciple of Flying Heaven Temple.

According to the Demon Sect's rules, he would be lit as a heavenly lantern and have his soul refined!

By the end of the month, Ghost Demon True Person would probably strike the instant he saw him and cleanse the sect himself!

Hiss!

At the thought, Lu Li sucked in a cold breath.

No wonder that white-haired old man in the Scripture Depository had given him two righteous-path cultivation arts at once. He had been deliberately setting him up! How sinister!

Demonic cultivators truly harbored no good intentions!

He had been so immersed in cultivation that he could not pull himself free, and he had actually failed to realize it?

Lu Li secretly cried out in alarm.

Even worse, now that he had cultivated it to the first level, it was already too late to abolish the art. This martial art seemed quite diligent; it would certainly break through to the second level within a month.

What was he supposed to do now?

Lu Li furrowed his brow and fell into deep thought.

Got it!

Suddenly, he thought of a place!

Ten Thousand Ghost Cave!

Ten Thousand Ghost Cave was where the Yin Underworld Ghost Sect kept ghosts in the wild.

Any disciple could go to Ten Thousand Ghost Cave to subdue ghosts, raise them into Spirit Ghosts, and have them fight on their behalf.

Naturally, with ten thousand ghosts gathered there, the yin energy was exceedingly heavy!

The Purple Haze Sun-Refining Scripture liked sunlight. It would surely be uncomfortable in a place thick with yin energy, and its cultivation would definitely regress!

However, Ten Thousand Ghost Cave was dangerous as well.

The ghosts kept there included common Starving Ghosts, Big-Headed Ghosts, Long-Tongued Ghosts, and Water Ghosts.

There were also even more ferocious vengeful spirits and malicious ghosts, such as Ghost Infants!

These wronged souls, vengeful spirits, and malicious ghosts had suffered terribly. Ghost Sect disciples had captured them when they were mortals, subjected them to all kinds of inhuman torture, and after death, they became fierce ghosts with resentment soaring to the heavens.

They remained in Ten Thousand Ghost Cave, devouring one another, their ghostly power growing increasingly savage.

In the end, Ghost Kings were born!

Lu Li's master, Ghost Demon True Person, possessed three Golden Core Ghost Kings, their vicious fame known far and wide.

Therefore, to be safe, he first had to raise the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art to the third level before going to Ten Thousand Ghost Cave!

With that thought, Lu Li did not hesitate in the slightest. He sat cross-legged, silently recited the Prajna Heart Sutra, and continued cultivating.

Then... he fell asleep again.

When he woke the next day, he felt refreshed and clear-headed.

System notifications sounded in his mind:

"Your Indestructible Vajra Divine Art listened to the supreme Buddhist scripture, receiving enlightenment like a splash on the crown, and entered a state of epiphany."

"Progress increased by 1%."

"Progress increased by 2%."

"Progress increased by 2%."

"After cultivating diligently through the night, your Indestructible Vajra Divine Art gained 2% progress."

"Congratulations, Host. The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art has broken through to the third level."