Zhang Yuanbai recalled everything that had happened and let out a long sigh.
His foundation had been destroyed. Rebuilding it with his original cultivation method would be difficult; he had to find another path.
After thinking for a long time, he silently recalled the Great Freedom Gods-and-Devils Art, pondering it in detail.
As it turned out, this was only the lower- and middle-rank portion of the devil art. Only upon reaching the pinnacle of the middle ranks could he obtain the upper-rank cultivation method.
This art had many advantages: rapid progress, great power, astonishing might, and no demands on aptitude.
It had only two drawbacks.
First, it required enormous resources. Advancing from his current level to the fourth rank would require at least a hundred thousand taels of silver in medicines and devilish insects.
Never mind his current circumstances-even when he had been a deputy hall master, gathering that much would have taken decades.
Second, he could practice it in the lower ranks, but to enter the middle ranks, he would have to swear an oath to the Devil Emperor.
That meant cultivating it would make him a disciple of the Devil Emperor, and he would very likely be hunted by the Devil Sect.
But on second thought, Zhang Yuanbai gave a cold smile. His current plight was worse than being hunted by the Devil Sect.
Soon, Zhang Yuanbai made his decision.
He would try cultivating this devil art first and reach the seventh rank. If everything went smoothly, he would become the Devil Emperor's disciple and return to the middle ranks.
As for everything else, he would survive first and worry about it later...
"Wait..."
He read through it carefully again and discovered that practicing this devil art required him to swallow a devilish insect first.
Even the poorest