Romance of the Heavenly Gate
Chapter 174

Studying Devil Cultivation Methods

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This Heavenly Devil Field is somewhat like a "Y" function in the building games that Hu Mang used to play. You can assemble whatever you want, build whatever you want, and even, to some extent, turn the virtual into reality.

Moreover, Hu Mang had tried it, and in this Heavenly Devil Field, apart from his own Shattering Thunder Great Spear which he couldn't break down, even a Xuan Iron Spear could be broken down with a shallow mark. In other words, its upper limit should be Law Treasure, or a Law Treasure material.

With Law Treasure, nothing is beyond its reach; this is truly a dangerous ability.

This is only its material evolution; its greatest strength lies in its spiritual dimension.

It can understand everything, and to some extent, it can also simulate everything.

Accompanying the Hu Mang's Buddha-Devil Transformation,

The next moment, heaven and earth vanished.

In its place stands a colossal Buddha, one that holds the earth and nurtures the heavens—the very Buddha from which Buddhism, Daoism, and demons joined forces to fight against the immortals.

The Buddha sat cross-legged in the void, his body so large that it seemed to fill the entire world; one of his palms was raised upwards, holding a floating cloud in its palm; the other palm was pressed down, its base suppressing the earth's deep veins.

The Buddha's face was blurred, but his solemn and compassionate aura permeated the entire Heavenly Devil Field as if it were real, inspiring awe in everyone.

Then, the dual-bodied Buddha disappeared, replaced by an even larger Buddha image, with endless light concentrated on the pair of Great Mudra —Amitabha, Amitabha.

The aura of the Buddha's shadow rose steadily, breaking through the Foundation Establishment and the Golden Core stage, and at one point reaching the pressure of the Nascent Soul; the pair of Great Mudra were slowly extended, as if to take the entire space into their palms.

However, the next moment, a malevolent demon king was pulled out from behind the Buddha's shadow. The king had three heads and six arms, a ferocious face, and his body was wrapped in pitch-black karmic fire. He tore a crack in the Buddha's shadow's back and crawled out. The Buddha's light and the karmic fire collided fiercely in the void, emitting a silent roar.

Immediately afterwards, the statue of the Bright King was quickly engulfed by rolling dark clouds. The dark clouds surged, spun, and exploded. After they dispersed, Gu Yunshu appeared holding a sword. With a single slash, all the Buddha light, karmic fire, and dark clouds fell into the Underworld, transforming into Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.

Countless ghostly figures moved, howled, and struggled in the darkness, while in the center of the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, a heavily fortified and impregnable military formation rose from the ground, its banners waving and its killing intent palpable, as if it wanted to bring the entire Underworld into its territory.

The scene in the Heavenly Devil Field changes constantly like a revolving lantern—Buddha, demon, Tao, ghost, military formation, each image vividly portrayed.

Hu Mang had a great time playing until he used up most of his Law Power before finally stopping and summarizing his experience.

"It simulates the evolutions I've witnessed, achieving nine falsehoods and one truth. The ones I've used myself, however, are five truths and five falsehoods. Even evolutions at the Spirit Transformation level can achieve 50% truth. It truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier demonic divine Divine Ability. I previously thought this top-tier Divine Ability was the standard of the 'Ancient Heavenly Gate,' but I never expected it to be the standard of the Azure Mysterious Realm."

Law Technique, Divine Ability, and forbidden spells—these are three levels of evolution.

Law Technique require methods of cultivation, Divine Ability require not only methods but also cultivation techniques, and forbidden spells are even more powerful, requiring comprehension within large-scale cultivation projects. Regardless of the type of forbidden spell, they are all subject to control.

Hu Mang didn't deny that this innate supernatural Divine Ability was indeed formidable.

It could even be said to have become its second most powerful weapon after the "Tribulation-Breaking Divine Spear". Moreover, in addition to killing, it can also control the field, charm the mind, suppress, evolve, and defend, making it a veritable all-rounder.

Considering that it can even evolve a part of the "Tribulation-Breaking Divine Spear", it can be said that it is Hu Mang's strongest Divine Ability at present.

Aside from creation and Divine Ability simulation, the core of the "Stone-Flicking Devil Meridians" is actually comprehension.

Hu Mang took out the four demonic Cultivation Method again: the "Profound Yin True Scripture," the "Profound Soul Demon-Refining Great Method," the "Supreme Yin Soul-Slaying True Scripture," and the "Nine Nether Corpse-Control Great Method," and began to study them.

In fact, with his already powerful demonic talent, he had already comprehended most of the five demonic Divine Ability, but he was just too afraid to cultivate them inside the Heavenly Gate.

On the contrary, these four demonic Cultivation Method, Three Flowers and Five Qi Great Perfection to the Yin Spirit level, were difficult to understand at first, but the later ones had too large a range of realms to comprehend.

But this time it's different.

Hu Mang sat suspended in mid-air, cross-legged in the center of the Heavenly Devil Field. Four demonic Cultivation Method floated in front of him, their pages turning automatically without wind.

First, there was the "Profound Yin True Scripture." When Hu Mang comprehended the chapter on the "Profound Yin Chain Form," the temperature in the Heavenly Devil Field suddenly dropped. A thin layer of white frost began to spread from the edge of the arena, slowly spreading along the ground and walls, and fine ice crystals condensed in the air; those ice crystals were rotating, coalescing, and dispersing at an extremely slow speed, as if simulating the flow path of Profound Yin Qi in the meridians.

Opposite the Hu Mang, a humanoid silhouette formed from frost appeared, sitting cross-legged, its body shrouded in gray-white Profound Yin Qi, circulating according to the route recorded in the scriptures.

The next book is "The Profound Soul Demon-Refining Great Method".

As Hu Mang's comprehension reached the core of this Cultivation Method, the scene in the Heavenly Devil Field changed once more. The ice crystals dissipated, replaced by clumps of gray-black mist that surged and wriggled across the arena, like countless invisible tentacles exploring the air. From within the mist, the phantoms of various demonic creatures began to emerge—tigers, wolves, snakes, and eagles. Their forms appeared and disappeared, sometimes coalescing into shape, sometimes dispersing into mist, traversing and wandering throughout the arena.

Then came the "Supreme Yin Soul-Slaying True Scripture." Once this Cultivation Method was activated, the atmosphere in the Heavenly Devil Field suddenly became grim. The phantoms of those demons vanished instantly, like smoke swept away by a gale. In their place were countless soul shadows, which struggled, twisted, and wailed silently in the space of the Heavenly Devil Field.

Finally, there was the "Nine Nether Corpse-Control Great Method." When the comprehension of this Cultivation Method began, all the strange phenomena in the Heavenly Devil Field disappeared in the same instant. However, this silence only lasted for a few breaths. Then, the ground began to tremble slightly, and cracks appeared in the ground of the Heavenly Devil Field. Pale arms stretched out from the cracks, and endless waves of corpses rolled out.

As the Hu Mang opened its eyes, all the illusions vanished, and a hint of joy flashed in Hu Mang eyes.

"I was originally torn about which one to cultivate, but now it's all right. With my current aptitude for demonic cultivation, I can use the 'Supreme Yin Soul-Slaying True Scripture Profound Yin True Scripture' as the foundation and incorporate the evolutions of other Devil Cultivation Method. In this way, I can cultivate both the Supreme Yin Soul-Slaying Forbidden Method True Scripture' and the Nine Nether Corpse-Nurturing Technique from the 'Nine Nether Corpse-Control Great Method'."

Even for those five Divine Ability, this is a great benefit.

Because Divine Ability are closely related to spiritual practices.

If you want to practice the authentic Profound Yin One Qi Great Capture, you must follow the path of the "Profound Yin True Scripture".

To refine the Three Yin Life and Death Talisman, one must cultivate the "Supreme Yin Soul-Slaying True Scripture".

The reason Hu Mang hadn't cultivated before was because he was struggling with which path to take.

If you choose one, you can't play the other.

Now there's no need to hesitate, he wants it all!

And what brings such great benefits is merely a single demonic vein!

And the Hu Mang possesses five more of these demonic veins!

"I don't think I'm the weakest of the Sealed Holy Son. Perhaps it's because my demonic bloodline is too powerful, causing it to be completely suppressed by my infant survival instinct."

Hu Mang was trying to justify himself.

He could have been that confident until he encountered the second Sealed Holy Son.

Both of the deceased demonic practitioners agreed.

"There's just one problem--"

The Hu Mang muttered to itself.

I'm running low on medicine.

Although he had already noticed some effects after three days of using it, the stuff was only half as effective as before.

The so-called drug resistance was finally developed after taking thousands upon thousands of Bone-Molding Pills.

Less than a third of the pills remained.

Therefore, Hu Mang vaguely sensed that the remaining medicine would most likely not be enough to open the third demonic vein.

However, the problem is that one of the essential requirements for refining Immortal's Palm is having three demonic veins.

"It seems that a two-pronged approach, besides medicine, using Buddhism to sway demons is also a method. If applied properly, it might even lead to an understanding of the Yugi Sutra."

The name "Yugi Sutra" may be unfamiliar, but it is the very sutra for practicing "Wisdom King Aizen," which is also known as "Abstinence Wisdom King."

"However, if one follows the path of Abstinence Wisdom King, then the demonic veins to be activated are fixed."

A pulse that is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, scattered and disordered, like untying a tangled rope, indicates kidney failure— the Unraveled Rope Meridian.

However, this was not among the demonic veins that Hu Mang had sensed before.

It's not safe to use a Hu Mang -pronged approach; at least a three-pronged approach is necessary.

So he refined the remaining medicinal power and stored it in the "Cauldron-Boiling Devil Meridian" before heading straight for the Huang residence.

Huang Mansion

The Huang Jiayou was sunbathing shirtless in its own yard, stared at the other person in disbelief.

"What? You want my mom to do a suggestive dance to entertain you?"

When Huang Jiayou learned of Hu Mang's purpose, even though he was usually unconventional, he was still shocked by the other party's unconventional actions.

"It's not your mother, it's your stepmother. It's not for entertainment, it's for practice. Of course, I wouldn't object if your mother wanted to dance."

Hu Mang said expressionlessly.

"??"

Huang Jiayou lifted his sunglasses and carefully examined the other person.

"Were you possessed by my old man when you were burning incense?"

"No."

"Then what kind of martial arts do you need to practice that requires watching suggestive dances or Devil Cultivation Method?"

"Yes."

Huang Jiayou paused, realizing he had overheard the other party's identity as the "Sealed Holy Son" while trapped in the formation.

The idea of a demonic saint practicing Devil Cultivation Method sounds quite reasonable.

"No, even if you want to practice Devil Cultivation Method, you can't use your body's essence to nourish my mother, can you? I call you brother, and you call me son?"

Hu Mang remained expressionless; he knew the other party would think that way.

The reason he remained expressionless was because he was also prone to breaking down if he didn't.

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