Outside the cave, beside the sea cliffs, Die'er, the young demon who had just entered Qi Refining, swam about joyfully, savoring the freedom of having risen from a mortal to a demon cultivator.
It was nearly noon, and the brilliant sun hung high overhead. Water essence abounded between the azure sea and blue sky. From time to time, she stirred it with her mental power, sending it spraying into the air like mist and rain, where it reflected long ribbons of rainbow light.
The sight of this mermaid playing in the water brought an appreciative smile even to Li Ling's face.
He had now confirmed that the advancement of these demon cultivators differed little from that of humans. At least in the Qi Refining realm, spiritual consciousness remained the primary factor. The difference was that demon cultivators possessed demon essence within their bodies, making them naturally more sensitive to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Their spirit root aptitudes seemed to lean more toward a single attribute.
Die'er had a typical Merfolk root bone, dominated by a manifest water spirit root.
Maintaining a cycle with a single attribute was not easy, but demon bodies possessed corresponding structures. Most were more powerful than human bodies and also had suitable dao body aptitudes.
Distinctive root bones gave rise to different ways of utilizing spirit root aptitude.
Many mysteries remained unsolved, but each race had used its own unique methods to develop cultivation techniques suited to itself. Throughout history, all the myriad dao paths had arisen in this way.
Li Ling had not strayed far from the paths of his predecessors, but neither had he clung rigidly to established rules and followed them blindly.
This cultivation method—bathing and cleansing with Elephant-Treasure Incense, then using Spirit-Communing Incense and Cherimoya Blossom Incense for Incense