Having grasped this concept of fusion, Li Xingkong's view of the Calamity Ash became significantly different.
The rules for the fusion of Calamity Ash are in his hands; he could release all the Calamity Ash existing throughout the entire Era of Chaos with a single thought.
Although this could be considered as fulfilling the task Huang Feihu had given him, Li Xingkong now had a better option.
Controllable Calamity Ash is no longer considered trash; Li Xingkong already had several development methods in mind.
The simplest method is to use the Calamity Ash to refine disposable projectiles, turning them into Era of Chaos version of "hand grenades."
With that thought, Li Xingkong casually summoned a pinch of Calamity Ash, then grasped them in his hand, and an invisible barrier enveloped the Calamity Ash, forming a "pill" the size of a bullet.
When Li Xingkong was refining it, he incorporated a trace of his understanding of the Dao Evolution into it.
The person holding this pill only needs to slightly activate it before throwing it out like a hand grenade.
Although such things are of little use to Dao Immortal, the Era of Chaos is mostly inhabited by Nascent Soul cultivators, for whom these grenades are naturally a powerful weapon.
Li Xingkong quickly rubbed out a few more.
Whether something works or not can't be determined by mere speculation; it needs to be tested in real-world use.
"Since this thing is being used as a hand grenade, it might as well be Dao Calamity Pill."
After playing with it for a while, Li Xingkong gave it a name.
After contacting the logistics officer, Li Xingkong took a few pills and followed him to an experimental site.
The small world where the experiment was conducted was called Quaking Prison, which was specially created to imprison alien races. Seals were everywhere in this small world, and countless alien races were imprisoned together in all sorts of strange and unusual ways.
"This is..."
" In Era of Chaos, using prisoners of war for experiments is nothing new."
The general who brought Li Xingkong was clearly unsurprised by this.
"Anyway, these guys are all pretty resilient. Even if they die in this Era of Chaos, they might have backup plans outside of it, so there's no need to pity them."
"Bring a bunch of prisoners of war to participate in the experiment; experiment level: Class B."
The officer led Li Xingkong to the edge of a huge arena, and then shouted something to a magical artifact beside it.
Within a few breaths, Li Xingkong saw the eyes of the imprisoned aliens light up as they rushed to press the buttons next to their cages.
A flash of white light, and hundreds of alien races immediately appeared on the arena in front of them.
"This is?"
"Cooperate actively with the experiment, and you'll get a quick death; otherwise, prepare to be imprisoned until the end of the era."
"Our experiments at Flying Cloud Pass are assessed on a four-tiered scale: A, B, C, and D. A tier B represents only minor casualties, and these guys are naturally eager to participate in order to escape their captivity as soon as possible."
The officer clearly didn't have a friendly attitude towards these prisoners.
"Senior Brother Li, the experimental subjects are ready; you may now make your move."
After the prisoners were in place, a team of cultivators came to the edge of the arena to record data, and then a large array was set up to isolate the inside and outside of the arena.
"Good!"
Li Xingkong took out a Dao Calamity Pill, activated the Dao Evolution concept within it, and then threw it forward.
The elixir transformed into a golden thread and fell directly into the arena.
The cultivators in the arena had already prepared their respective defensive measures and activated their most proficient defensive techniques, but after the pill landed, it seemed to remain motionless.
Nothing changed, not even a fluctuation in energy, as if Li Xingkong had just thrown in an ordinary bullet.
"Bluff!"
Some of the prisoners had already started shouting; since they were all about to die, their courage was naturally beyond that of ordinary people.
"No, no! Give me some more!"
The soldiers standing guard also looked at Li Xingkong, Li Xingkong smiled.
"It's alright, let the bullets fly for a while."
Just as the prisoners began to shout, the power of rules contained in the Dao Calamity Pill erupted.
It is very difficult for Nascent Soul cultivator to perceive concepts. Without seeing the origin, it is almost impossible to perceive changes in concepts.
But after the power of this Dao Calamity Pill was unleashed, the prisoners on the field clearly felt a gentle breeze brush against their bodies.
The Dao Calamity Pill took effect.
The many cultivators on the field changed their appearance one by one under the influence of the chaotic concepts that erupted.
As Nascent Soul cultivators, although they couldn't perceive concepts, they were fully aware of the changes in their own bodies, and they quickly began to adjust their state.
But it would have been better if they hadn't made any adjustments. Once they did, they immediately realized something was wrong.
The concept of the arena's boundaries has been Distortion.
What they saw as normal, from the outside world's perspective, had become some kind of deformed monster, and the chaotic concepts impacted every part of their bodies, directly taking away the physical bodies of many cultivators.
"Why can't I use magic?!"
Some people's magic was in harmony with those chaotic rules, but now they have discovered that they have become weaklings with no power to even kill a chicken.
My system has been contaminated!
Besides the fact that their spells were rendered unusable due to the disruption of their concepts, the foundations of these Nascent Soul cultivators were also directly altered.
They were corrupted by this chaotic tribulation.
Before they were corrupted, they had a chance to ascend to immortality, but after being corrupted, their bodies were already filled with the shadows of various chaotic concepts.
After acquiring this conceptual marker, their fate was directly tied to the hands of those Dao Immortal who possessed the corresponding concept.
Whether they live or die depends entirely on the whim of those Dao Immortal.
Even more critically, after being affected by the Tribulation Pill, they were no longer able to comprehend new concepts.
Either follow this concept and eventually be discovered by the Dao Immortal, resulting in your death and the dissipation of your cultivation, or simply abandon your cultivation and start all over again.
There are very few people in the entire world who are willing to give up their cultivation.
"Not bad, not bad at all! This little gadget may not be very lethal, but its effects on Nascent Soul cultivators are miraculous!"
Li Xingkong didn't seem to notice the effects of the Dao Calamity Pill, but the officers around him did.
" Nascent Soul cultivator who has been corrupted can no longer cultivate other paths. In other words, this thing can directly seal off a cultivator's cultivation path! Excellent."
The officer laughed.
When it comes to battle, all you need to do is throw this thing out, and the opponent's Nascent Soul army will probably defect immediately.
Everyone came to the Era of Chaos to improve their cultivation. If the path of cultivation has been cut off, then what's the point of staying here?
"Senior Brother Li, how about... I give it a try?"
The officer was getting a little itchy to do it.
He still wanted to try out this powerful weapon himself.