Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 111 Demon God Battle

Du Yu was smashed into the ground by the gold bricks, with only his upper body exposed, but he was still alive. He opened his eyes wide and stared at Chen Yuan, with blood gushing out from the wound on his left chest.

Chen Yuan raised his hand to recall the gold bricks and praised:
"Fellow Daoist Du is indeed a physical cultivator. He survived such a severe blow and is still alive. Monsters of the same level are no different."

Du Yu suddenly laughed up to the sky and said:
“Don’t be complacent. I don’t know what secret method you used to be able to control the four magic weapons against the enemy after self-destructing them, but I don’t believe you can cover up the backlash forever. Once you can’t suppress the backlash of your spiritual consciousness, don’t even think about leaving the secret realm safely. Sooner or later, you will come down to be buried with me, haha…”

Du Yu's voice was filled with deep hatred. Chen Yuan smiled slightly and didn't waste any more words with him. He controlled the Silver Sword and cut off his head.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, after self-destructing the four magic weapons, he would indeed suffer a very strong backlash from his spiritual consciousness, and would not be able to use the magic weapons to fight the enemy again.

But Chen Yuan's spiritual awareness is more than twice that of a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage. After suffering the backlash, he can still control the magic weapons normally, but the number is less.

Chen Yuan felt the remaining spiritual consciousness and estimated that he could only control three magical instruments at the same time, and at most two of them were top-grade magical instruments.

If one of them is a complete set of magical weapons such as the Seven Star Blade, you will no longer be able to control other magical weapons.

This is also the level of most disciples of the six major sects. Only after Chen Yuan's consciousness was damaged did he reach the same level as them.

He walked forward, took off the pair of cicada-wing-thin gloves on Du Yu's hands, then picked up his storage bag and spear, condensed a fireball, burned his body to ashes, and floated away.

This fight is quite loud and might attract his disciples or monsters from the secret realm, so it would be better for him to leave early.

Chen Yuan walked for several miles and found a rather hidden cave, in which lived a first-level intermediate bear monster.

When this monster saw Chen Yuan, his eyes turned red and he fell into madness.

He summoned the Dingguang Realm to immobilize the bear monster, then controlled the Silver Gang Sword to cut it into several pieces and blocked the entrance to the cave. He then took the Fuling Pill, closed his eyes and meditated to restore his magic power.

The fierce battle with Du Yu almost exhausted all his magic power, and he needed to recover as soon as possible.

This is also the reason why Chen Yuan successively destroyed his magic weapons and ended the battle quickly.

His greatest advantage is his powerful spiritual awareness, which allows him to control multiple magical instruments at the same time, like several people besieging one person.

It was also thanks to his powerful spiritual sense that he was able to watch Du Yu fight the monster, see through Du Yu's background first, and set an ambush.

But he is a cultivator with five spiritual roots after all. The magic power in his body is not pure enough and he cannot endure a long battle. If the battle drags on, he will definitely not be a match for Du Yu.

Therefore, after watching Du Yu fighting with the monster, he made a plan that he would rather suffer damage to his spiritual consciousness than prolong the battle.

Du Yu never thought that he would dare to self-destruct his magic weapons continuously. He was caught off guard and was hit by the Qianjun Axe. One wrong step led to another and he eventually lost his life.

If the two of them really get ready and have a good fight, the outcome is still a fifty-fifty chance.

……

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Yuan's magic power was fully restored, but he still felt a dull pain in his head.

The backlash of spiritual consciousness needs to be slowly restored, and there is no rush.

Chen Yuan took out Du Yu's storage bag, injected his spiritual power into it, and took out all the items inside.

He self-destructed four magical instruments, used two talismans, and destroyed two of the Seven-Star Blades. He spent such a huge price just for Du Yu's secret method of physical cultivation.

Du Yu has supernatural powers that can tear monsters apart alive. He also has strange magical powers that can destroy magical weapons and talismans. During his Qi Refining period, he has few rivals.

If he had not encountered Chen Yuan who brazenly destroyed his magic weapon, he would have been able to defeat any of the top disciples from various sects, such as Ren You, Dai Qing, Zhong Mianye, and Zhu Luoqing.

The physical cultivation strength was so powerful that Chen Yuan was extremely excited.

He seems to be very powerful, but in fact he relies entirely on his spiritual awareness which far exceeds that of cultivators of the same level, as well as top-grade magical instruments. However, his mana is not pure enough, and he is not good at spells, and cannot withstand long-term battles.

Now that his opponents are all Qi-refining cultivators, he can still gain the upper hand.

However, if his foundation is established successfully, his opponents will practice high-level skills and acquire magical powers. His disadvantages as a cultivator with five spiritual roots will be infinitely magnified, and he will instantly become mediocre.

If it were in the past, Chen Yuan would not have considered such unrealistic things and would have only focused on building his foundation.

But now that he has some confidence in building his foundation, he naturally has to consider what will happen after that.

Before entering the secret realm, he learned about Du Yu from Mo Jingchun and became concerned. Chen Yuan had experienced thousands of starlight infusions, making his body strong and powerful, but he didn't know how to use it. It was like holding a precious sword without swordsmanship, so he could only hang it on the wall, leaving the magic weapon covered in dust.

If he could turn to cultivating his body and practicing martial arts, and use this tremendous strength for his own benefit, and also infuse his body with starlight to continuously strengthen his physical body, how could an ordinary cultivator be his match?

Chen Yuan's heart was beating fast. He put aside the spiritual herbs, elixirs, spiritual materials, magic tools, and monster materials in Du Yu's storage bag, took out three jade slips, and checked them one by one.

The first jade slip contains the secret technique of taming beasts from Wanshou Mountain, which should have been obtained by Du Yu after he killed the disciples of Wanshou Mountain.

The second jade slip contained a map of the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain, which was much richer than the map distributed by Xu Changan.

The third jade slip records the physical cultivation method practiced by Du Yu.

This article of martial arts was not long, only a few thousand words. Chen Yuan concentrated fully and read it carefully, but his expression gradually became ugly.

Finally, he put down the jade slip, his face uncertain, and murmured:
"Should I practice this "Demon God Art" or not..."

This body-cultivation technique is called "The Demon God Technique". It focuses on the physical body and does not cultivate magic power. When it is practiced to the extreme, one will possess the power of a demon king and can fight against a Yuanying cultivator.

However, the "Demon God Secret" technique in the jade slip can only be practiced to the late stage of foundation building. After that, it becomes incomplete and only contains a few words.

According to the jade slip, those who practice "The Art of the Demon God" need to refine the essence and blood of a certain demon beast into their body.

This kind of monster's blood essence must come from at least a level five monster, no lower than that is allowed.

If the grade is lower, the spirituality in the essence and blood is insufficient and cannot be refined into the body, and there will be no way to practice the "Demon God Sutra".

In addition, when refining the essence and blood of monsters into the body, the cultivator's body needs to withstand tremendous pressure. Only people with extremely strong bodies can practice this method.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, his body would collapse and he would die as soon as the monster's essence and blood entered his body.

This is not a difficult task for Chen Yuan.

His body was already extremely strong, so refining the blood and essence of the monster into his body was no problem at all.

However, the strength of a level five monster is stronger than that of a cultivator in the early stage of Jindan. It is extremely difficult to obtain the essence and blood of such a monster.

Du Yu was able to practice this method before he established his foundation. He had at least one Jindan elder looking after him and providing him with essence and blood.

After the cultivator refines the monster's blood essence and enters his body, he needs to imitate the monster's way of cultivation, absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and strengthen his body. He also needs to devour the monster's flesh and blood to enhance his physical strength.

It is no wonder that Du Yu has a reputation for being bloodthirsty. He refined the essence and blood of monsters, and in order to strengthen his body, he needed to devour a large amount of monster flesh and blood. Over time, he developed habits like monsters, eating raw meat and drinking blood like a savage.

In addition, those who practice "The Demon God Art" have a different way of breaking through the foundation-building stage than ordinary cultivators. They do not need to take foundation-building pills, but instead need to strengthen their physical body to a level comparable to that of a second-level demon beast.

This was not difficult for Chen Yuan. He already had tens of thousands of pounds of strength, but he just didn't know how to use it.

A physical cultivator not only needs to possess great strength, but also needs to have a condensed body that is as hard as metal and stone, and is not afraid of being cut by knives or axes.

When practiced to the extreme, broken limbs can be regenerated, a drop of blood is immortal, and one can control the heavens and the earth and move mountains with ease.

Chen Yuan is still a long way from reaching this level, but as long as he turns to practice "Demon God Art" and condenses his physical body, he can be comparable to a second-level demon beast, or even better.

After that, those who practice "The Art of the Demon God" only need to strengthen their physical body to break through the middle and late stages of foundation building, or even break through the Jindan stage, and they will not encounter bottlenecks like ordinary cultivators.

But to go further up, it depends on the grade of the monster’s essence and blood that was refined in the first place.

If it comes from a level five demon beast, it can only stop at the early stage of Jindan and will never make any progress in its life.

If it comes from a level ten demon beast, it can be cultivated all the way to the late Nascent Soul stage, but it will never be able to reach the bottleneck of the Spirit Transformation stage.

This is exactly where Chen Yuan hesitated.

What he seeks is to attain enlightenment and longevity.

The "Demon God Sutra" is incomplete. Even if the subsequent exercises are completed, it can only be cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage at best. The lifespan is no more than a thousand years, and it will eventually turn into a handful of yellow earth.

Moreover, to practice this method, one needs the essence and blood of at least a level five monster. Where can he find it?
(End of this chapter)