Voyage on the High Seas

Since Hu Mang has made up his mind to pursue the path of cultivating both Buddhism and demonic arts, it is destined that neither of these two paths can be crippled.

The Devil Cultivation Method Hu Mang wasn't worried; it cultivated its Devil Cultivation Method purely through talent, without any hard work or effort.

As for practicing Buddhism, it's the opposite; it relies entirely on cheating and has no Buddha-nature whatsoever.

Fortunately, the practice of the Buddha of the Form Realm, the kind of operation of getting on the bus first and buying a ticket later, is very similar to a business practice that is currently popular in Heavenly Gate - a betting agreement.

Since that's the case, Hu Mang doesn't mind taking a gamble.

Moreover, no matter what, he will only put his promise into practice after the "Lust Abstinence Software" has become a huge success.

If there are enough cultivators who Lust Abstinence, Hu Mang feels he can make a run for the "Form-Gathering Realm". Once he successfully Form Condensation, "Wisdom King Aizen" will not only be able to achieve perfect Golden Body, but also act independently as an avatar, unlike the Great Monk Jingtu, whose Myō-ō is like a demon that wanders around his body and peels off his skin at any time.

This state of being unable to separate from the body by the deity clearly indicates that the vow has not yet been fulfilled.

After hanging up the phone, Hu Mang reviewed and confirmed everything was in order before resuming his seclusion.

This time, I'm not going to cultivate, but to examine the two demonic veins.

The Stone-Flicking Devil Meridians – its veins are firm and solid at the top, its roots concealing spiritual energy. Like striking a cold stone, it can transform stone into spirit, cleave open the Heavenly Devil Field, and penetrate the True Intention of demonic scriptures.

Unraveled Rope Devil Meridian: The veins open up the entire body, the knots untie the vital energy, like untying a tether, allowing one's vital energy to surge dozens of times, shattering the shackles of the physical body, and freeing one from all stagnation.

Compared to the Stone-Flicking Devil Meridians, which possesses both Heavenly Devil Field and top-tier magical talent, the effect of the Unraveled Rope Devil Meridian is very simple.

It directly increases the body's vital energy, not just muscle strength; it's a pure increase in the body's vital energy, and not just by one or two times, but by dozens of times.

The Hu Mang's physical essence is about to explode.

The feeling was so strange, as if an erupting volcano had been stuffed inside his body; the boundless energy surged and churned within his flesh and blood, like rivers compressed to their limits, frantically rushing through his meridians, bones, and muscles, searching for every possible outlet.

But this essence is not physical strength, nor does it increase physical strength.

If I had to describe it, Hu Mang is in such good condition that he could sleep with a hundred women in one night.

It's that kind of vital essence, the kind that's been extracted and replenished.

It is very suitable for practicing some demonic arts and Secret Method that damage the foundation and consume essence, and you don't have to worry about running out of energy.

"Indeed, these days, even those who want to be part of the demonic path need a good physique. The image of an old man with kidney deficiency like Mysterious Yin Old Daoist is not the path that a demonic holy son like me should take."

"First, push the four-in-one version of the 'Profound Yin True Scripture' to the fourth level, and then you can cultivate the two demonic divine Divine Ability that consume more essence and energy: the Profound Yin One Qi Great Capture and the Black Sha Asura Cultivation Method."

The current four-in-one version of the "Profound Yin True Scripture" has been modified by the demonic Hu Mang, incorporating the essence of the other three Cultivation Method. However, it still retains the original number of levels, which is seven. Once you reach the seventh level, you can condense your Yin Spirit using the Mysterious Yin Secret Method.

Upon reaching the fourth level of cultivation, one can condense the "Flower of Essence" from the Three Flowers, providing a perfect outlet for the Hu Mang's pent-up vital energy.

By condensing the Flower of Essence, one can cultivate these two demonic Divine Ability ten times faster.

The former goes without saying; the Profound Yin One Qi Great Capture is clearly a very pure Devil Cultivation Method grappling technique.

As for the latter, the Black Sha Asura Cultivation Method, it originally required a blood sacrifice to the Demon Race to evolve into a demonic Asura. It is the most powerful and also the most dangerous of the five Divine Ability.

Moreover, it requires not only a high quantity of demon blood for the sacrifice, but also high quality blood, at least at the level of a Heavenly Gate protected demon like the Crimson Moon Fox.

Under normal circumstances, unless Hu Mang sacrificed his mother, the requirements for cultivating this method could not be met, so he had no intention of practicing it before.

However, an abundance of vital energy can bring one benefit: the blood vessels in the body will secrete demonic blood at an alarming rate.

The amount of demon blood in this quantity is more than enough to meet the demon blood requirements of the "Black Sha Asura Cultivation Method".

All he needs is to sacrifice himself.

Hu Mang took out a Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, held it in his palm, and entered the cultivation mode of the "Profound Yin True Scripture" in this small cabin; the pure Spiritual Qi contained in the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone flowed into his body through his palm, merging with the physical essence that was about to explode, and together they flowed into the circulation path of the "Profound Yin True Scripture".

The demonic intent evolved almost without any hesitation or condensation. After all, how could he not understand the Cultivation Method he himself had modified? And those barriers that originally required repeated attacks to break through were torn apart layer by layer like paper under the dual impetus of the massive essence and Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, allowing for a smooth and unobstructed path.

Although his slogan was revenge, Hu Mang had no intention of immediately heading to the headquarters of the Demonic Cult—even though he didn't know where the headquarters of the Overseas Devil Sect was.

He didn't even buy a direct ticket to Ancient Java Island.

He bought a ticket for an ocean-going freighter, because there are no regular passenger ships that go directly to Java Island, so only container ships like this go to Ancient Java Island to unload cargo.

This was originally a bit troublesome, but Hu Mang found an acquaintance to help him get on the ship, and by paying ten times the ticket price, he was able to board smoothly.

So before the ship even set sail, it had to unload and receive cargo at several ports along the coast of Heavenly Gate before heading straight for the East Sea.

This seemingly pointless act wasn't because Hu Mang was looking for trouble; rather, it was to use the month-long journey on the ship to cultivate his Devil Cultivation Method to a certain level, so that he could effectively deal with the Overseas Devil Sect he encountered.

You, who practice mechanical magic, aren't you afraid of the Profound Yin Devil Fire? Are you afraid of the Profound Yin One Qi Great Capture? Are you afraid of the Black Sha Asura Cultivation Method?

More importantly, he wanted to take advantage of this "voyage in international waters" to try and return to the Azure Mysterious Realm.

He hasn't been back for over a month. Even if the Immortal's Palm owner, that female immortal, is incredibly stupid, she wouldn't be so foolish as to sneak back into the Demon-Subduing City.

A little over a month is enough time for the big shots of the Azure Mysterious Realm to thoroughly search the Demon-Subduing City.

Moreover, before Hu Mang left, he had already sensed a series of high-level "Heavenly Secrets Evolution" unfolding in the Demon-Subduing City.

"The Heavenly Secrets Evolution"Heavenly Secrets Evolution only leads to confusion about celestial secrets.

Hu Mang couldn't believe he was so unlucky. He was ambushed by a powerful figure as soon as he returned, and the hidden immortal was a female immortal. The righteous disciples were scheming against each other. He hadn't done anything; he had just picked up an Immortal's Palm.

He even hid the Immortal's Palm at the Heavenly Gate, yet he still managed to pinpoint his location. If you have that kind of ability, then the Hu Mang has no choice but to admit defeat.

But if you really have that ability, wouldn't it be better to just search and locate the person directly?

For ten days, Hu Mang did not leave the cabin.

He had already absorbed nearly a third of the Spiritual Qi from that Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone.

He has successfully advanced to the third level of the "Profound Yin True Scripture," and is about to reach the great perfection of the third level, condensing the "Profound Yin True Form."

At this moment, the flow in the meridians is no longer the gaseous Profound Yin True Qi, but a fluid that is between gaseous and liquid states, as heavy as Tribulation Oil. As it flows slowly in the meridians, it carries a heavy, substantial feel.

The Hu Mang compressed the saturated Profound Yin Qi towards its Dantian, a process that was extremely slow; each compression required a large amount of vital energy and Divine Sense to maintain.

The Profound Yin Qi was like a sponge being constantly squeezed, shrinking smaller and denser in the Dantian. Its color gradually changed from the initial grayish-black to a pure, thick black, transforming into a small black vortex.

When the compression reached its limit, the black vortex suddenly expanded, transforming into a black humanoid silhouette that leaped out of the Hu Mang's Dantian and hovered behind him.

The humanoid silhouette was about the height of a person, entirely black, with no facial features or details, only a rough humanoid silhouette with a faint gray halo around its edges; it hovered behind the Hu Mang, maintaining the same sitting posture as him, like a shadow cast in the air.

The Profound Yin Form Manifestation —a sign of the third level of great perfection.

As soon as the Hu Mang had a thought, its shadow jumped out, tilting its head to examine itself.

When the Hu Mang is not actively controlling it, the shadow appears to be looking around with a kind of intelligence, even wandering around the entire room, because the shadow's activity range is limited to this small room.

"The Profound Yin Form Manifestation itself doesn't have much offensive power. It's generally used to possess corpses, seize the bodies of cultivators, control Profound Yin Devil Cloud, integrate with demonic Law Artifact, and ambush enemies."

Among the four Devil Cultivation Method, the "Profound Yin True Scripture" follows the most orthodox Mysterious Yin path, so its additional Law Technique are not so domineering and extreme. Instead, it has a variety of methods that can be combined with various Devil Cultivation Method arts to evolve.

However, as soon as the Hu Mang had a thought, the shadow disappeared, and in its place stood a Yin Qi- looking "Hu Mang" with a livid face, exuding a strong aura of death.

If there's anything different about his Profound Yin Form Manifestation, it's that he incorporated the evolution of Ghost Makeup.

Using Ghost Makeup as a bridge, it can be connected with the zombie-refining method of the "Nine Nether Corpse-Control Great Method".

In other words, it can control stiffness.

Whether you are a thousand-year-old zombie or a flying zombie, once you are possessed by "Profound Yin Form Manifestation", you will be immediately taken over.

With a wave of Hu Mang hand, the "zombie Hu Mang" opposite him dissipated into billowing Yin Qi and corpse energy.

A foul odor wafted through the small private room.

Hu Mang hesitated for a moment, smelling the rancid odor on himself, and muttered to himself.

"I haven't moved for ten days, I should go out for some fresh air."

So, after boarding the ship, he, who hadn't stepped out of his room once, finally left his small single room, walked through the staff dormitory, went up the stairs, and came directly to the deck.

With a clear blue sky and a vast ocean in sight, Hu Mang's mood did indeed lighten considerably upon seeing this.

"Are you the young man Zhao Tiezhu asked me to give away?"