"This aura... it's a Heavenly Demon!"
Li Chen briefly compared this being with practitioners of similar Dao Paths he had encountered before and discovered that they cultivated a demonic art centered on the allure of living beings, one that worked upon primal instincts.
Among the demon cultivators of Righteous Qi Continent, Hu Meiniang and Fairy Zhang Hua were outstanding examples, peerless figures whose extraordinary allure could turn all living beings upside down.
Unlike those women, who cultivated through their innate racial gifts, this being followed the path of demonic arts. By studying the mind-bewitching methods of Heavenly Demon Rebirth, they split off avatars to commune spiritually with others, stealing their vital essence amid dreams and illusions.
Ordinarily, evil cultivators and seductive demons need to grow the corresponding limbs and organs, shaping an enticing physical form before they can draw out vital essence and steal life force. This being, however, can seize it directly from the spiritual world, just like a Heavenly Demon!
No physical contact is necessary. A mere thought is enough. Anyone who harbors a forbidden desire will trigger the law and enter spiritual communion with their avatar.
Though I'm immune to this law, ordinary people would find it truly difficult to counter, unless their divine souls and minds had undergone reconstruction!
This is a memetic power!
Before qualifying as a Grand Artisan, Li Chen had performed "The Butterfly Lovers" at the Soundless Heavenly Palace. By stirring emotions, he had once touched upon the Heavenly Demon Rebirth that existed in nature, which was why he could see through this being's nature at a glance.
Li Chen continued observing and soon uncovered further clues.
If Hu Meiniang and Fairy Zhang Hua pursued quality over quantity, chiefly seeking to seize dragon veins and dynastic fortune, then this was quantity over quality-an