On the second floor of the Sacred Pavilion, Xu Yan was utterly enthralled, his entire mind absorbed in the Ancient Demon Race's body-refining secret art within his mind. The more he learned, the more pronounced the shock in his eyes became.
According to this cultivation method, once cultivated to its pinnacle, it would raise the power of the flesh to its utmost limit, enough to rival cultivators born with spirit bodies or Dao bodies.
This Secret Art was precious enough to stand alongside the Great Azure Soul-Tempering Art. No wonder the Ancient Demon Race had been one of this world's foremost races in ancient times.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Yan calmed his excitement. The Secret Art flowed slowly through his mind as he prepared to cultivate it.
"The Ancient Demon Nine Prohibitions has nine levels in total. The first only requires inscribing nine prohibition runes into the flesh."
"Each subsequent level requires nine more prohibitions than the previous one, until the ninth level requires eighty-one prohibition runes."
The opening explanation of this secret cultivation method was simple: one merely had to inscribe runes born of heaven-and-earth might into the body. Yet putting it into practice was exceedingly difficult.
The first step was to perceive heaven-and-earth might. Though this mysterious, unfathomable power existed eternally between heaven and earth, it was extremely difficult for cultivators to sense. It lay somewhere between the laws of heaven and earth and spiritual energy, a power profound beyond all reckoning.
This first step alone often required Ancient Demon Race cultivators to spend decades in contemplation. Even crossing the threshold was extraordinarily difficult.
The second step was to attempt to channel one's magic power to commune with heaven-and-earth might and condense prohibition runes. This step severely tested a cultivator's divine sense, for these runes were extraordinarily