"A scholar?"
Xiao Sui nodded gently and said, "Demonic Fiends of the Outer Path of the 'scholar' type have appeared in the Heavenly Realm too. They excel at learning cultivators' spells and are quite troublesome."
"Outer Demons can also... learn cultivators' spells?" She Xilu asked in confusion.
"You need to understand one thing: cultivators dare not directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth because it contains the Great Outer-Demon Consciousness. That is why they can only refine it through their Dharma Bodies."
Youchan explained directly, "Demonic Fiends of the Outer Path, however, are born in human form and can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by repeatedly practicing their professions, just like ancient qi refiners. Naturally, they can also cultivate using ancient texts, and they grow stronger and stronger. The most powerful Demonic Fiends of the Outer Path even approach the level of Heavenly Immortals in the Heavenly Realm, also known as Great Golden Immortals."
Understanding dawned on She Xilu.
So, as long as that scholar kept reading, he could cultivate just like an ancient qi refiner?
"If he were one of the most powerful Demonic Fiends of the Outer Path, I'm afraid even my Second Primordial Spirit wouldn't be able to stop him."
Xiao Sui sighed softly. "Although Senior Lin's guidance allowed my Second Primordial Spirit to perfect the Way of Life-and-Death Reincarnation, bringing its attainment up to that of a Great Golden Immortal, its Magic Power is only at the Half-Immortal level. At most, it can handle ordinary Heavenly Realm True Immortals."
"You needn't worry about that," Youchan said. "Judging by the nature of this Master's power, although he is stronger than an ordinary Demonic Fiend of the Outer Path, he is at most comparable to an ordinary Heavenly Realm True Immortal."
Xiao Sui