Huang Xiao froze for a moment, not quite understanding what his patriarch meant.
I mastered Heavenly Demon Disintegration long ago. What else is there to learn?
"But I already know it," Huang Xiao said.
"The Heavenly Demon Disintegration you know is something I created when I was still weak. After all these years, how could I not have improved and refined it?" Huo Lian said.
At these words, delighted surprise appeared on Huang Xiao's face.
Although he could not obtain his patriarch's Heavenly Demon Indestructible, an improved and refined Heavenly Demon Disintegration would still allow him to increase his strength.
Heavenly Demon Disintegration was already one of his trump cards. If its power increased further, Huang Xiao scarcely dared imagine what level his strength could reach.
"Patriarch, does that mean the refined Heavenly Demon Disintegration no longer has any aftereffects?" Huang Xiao asked.
"Quite the opposite." Huo Lian laughed.
Huang Xiao froze, then heard Huo Lian continue, "The backlash from Heavenly Demon Disintegration is even fiercer."
"Patriarch, why is that? Why couldn't you improve this cultivation method's aftereffects?" Huang Xiao asked in some confusion.
Even if the aftereffects could not be lessened, surely the backlash should not be made even fiercer. Huang Xiao could not quite understand this.
"In pursuit of greater power," Huo Lian said.
Huang Xiao understood now. That was certainly true, but unfortunately, the price was clearly steep.
"It's far too dangerous," Huang Xiao said.
"The reason this old man completely abandoned any attempt to alleviate the aftereffects was that doing so would weaken Heavenly Demon Disintegration. To push its power to the utmost limit, this old man could only sacrifice one for the other," Huo Lian said. "It was also because this old man created Heavenly Demon Indestructible. Otherwise, this old man would neither have pursued