From the waste of spiritual roots to the practice of asking the devil.

Chapter 628 The Nine Meridians of the Demonic Path: Capturing the Kun in the Cosmic Sea - The Light of Time
"Brother Wei."

"Fellow Daoist Wei."

"I have long admired Brother Wei's name, and seeing him today, I can confirm that it is indeed well-deserved. He is truly a man of extraordinary talent, with the bearing of a dragon and the bearing of a phoenix."

Wang Yu: "..."

The enthusiastic response from the crowd was within his expectations, but it was rare to see people shamelessly flattering him, after all, before coming to the Mountain and Sea Realm, everyone was a top Venerable in their respective realms.

After going through countless hardships, one finally cultivates to the stage of imminent ascension, only to find oneself merely a lowly soldier in a remote corner after ascension. This sense of loss is hard to accept.

Even if this group of people had joined a lower-middle-grade demonic lineage.

They are also considered upper-level figures among the lower realm's Nascent Soul cultivators. Wang Yu would not look down on them because of this. Being valued by the demonic path does not necessarily mean they are strong in terms of aptitude.

Temperament, methods, and intelligence... these are perhaps the reasons why they are valued, hence Wang Yu's relatively polite demeanor.

"Fellow Daoists, you are too kind. If there are no questions, let's set off immediately."

"No problem, we've already seen the photo beads."

"Yes, with the Heartless Ancestor as our guarantor, we have no doubts."

"Very well, let's go."

Wang Yu waved his hand and released the Boundary-Opening Divine Ship. All thirty people landed on it, with each person having about three square meters of space on average, just enough to stand in.

Once again, thanks to the special node of the flying passage.

Shenzhou easily carved out a path leading directly to the Cosmic Sea, and with a whoosh, it swept past. Wang Yu's second business deal officially began, and he felt even more confident after entering the Cosmic Sea.

He then pulled aside a Nascent Soul level 6 cultivator who had joined the Demon Sword lineage for a conversation. His name was Dugu Jiu, also known as "Ghost Spirit Sword Master," and he came from the Purple Bamboo Realm. After ascending, he would probably become Ghost Spirit Xiao Deng.

It is quite old, over two thousand years old.

According to the standards of the Nine Realms, this kind of talent is considered the lowest grade, not even qualified to be classified as "good". Yet, he was able to join the Demon Sword lineage, which shows that he is quite capable.

Wang Yu patted Dugu Jiu on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Little Jiu, I've heard that your understanding of the demonic cultivation world is second to none among all your demonic colleagues in the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

Dugu Jiu's physical characteristics are that of a middle-aged man with gray-white hair.

He was wearing a long black robe made of ice silk, looking relaxed as if he were on vacation. But if you looked closely at his right hand, you would see that he was holding his natal spirit treasure, the Ghost Spirit Sword Pill!
His aura was so well concealed that Wang Yu might have overlooked it if he hadn't known about him beforehand.

Of course, this is without exerting full effort.

In the cultivation world, overly detailed spiritual probing is likely to arouse hostility and is often seen as a provocation. Only domineering superiors would do this to subordinates.

Wang Yu is now seen as a kind-hearted person and a great contributor. Although Dugu Jiu's eyes twitched slightly when she heard the nickname "Little Jiu".

However, the reality of the cultivation world where strength is paramount led him to accept it: "Brother Wei, you flatter me. I only have a slight understanding of it, but perhaps I prefer to delve deeper into it."

"Alright, tell me about the information regarding the Demon Cultivation Realm."

The two sat down at the stern of the boat.

Dugu Jiu began to speak slowly as he pondered.

The Demon Realm is vast and boundless, and the main arena of demonic lineages is located here. It occupies the top-tier ninth-grade spiritual veins, and there are nine overlord-level lineages that possess the power to transcend tribulation and become a rogue immortal.

Ninefold Blood Sea, Undying Mountain, True Demon Path, Ten Thousand Gu Cave, Underworld, Holy Pill Hall, Fiend God Palace, Blood Demon Sword Sect, Death Curse Sect!

The nine top-tier lineages represent one or more demonic paths that have developed to the near-immortal level.

Above that is the Great Demon King, who rules over everything.

Dugu Jiu belongs to the Blood Demon Sword Sect, whose core tradition is to nurture a Blood Demon Sword as one's lifeblood and grow stronger by killing living beings and absorbing their essence and blood.

The stronger the demonic sword, the stronger one's cultivation.

It is a typical example of a sect that becomes stronger the more it is killed, which perfectly fits the rules of the demonic cultivation world. It is also a powerful lineage that ranks among the top of the nine major demonic sects.

He is a perfect match for Wang Yu.

But... it's not comprehensive enough.

The Ninefold Blood Sea is a pure bloodline lineage, with the best life-saving ability. Its core inheritance follows the Blood Sea Path, meaning that as long as the blood sea never dries up, the primordial spirit will never perish.

Wang Yu was particularly interested in five sects: Blood Demon Sword Sect, Undying Mountain, True Demon Path, Fiend God Palace, and Holy Pill Hall.

Needless to say, the Holy Pill Hall is a sacred place for refining elixirs of life.

They mastered all sorts of unorthodox alchemy methods.

The Undying Mountain and the True Demon Path are highly accomplished in body refinement, especially the latter, which has almost perfectly inherited the profound body refinement techniques of the Demon Clan.

The Fiend God Palace has mastered three methods of refining fiends.

Corresponding to the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit, this lineage of demonic cultivators finds it extremely easy to break through to the Dao Integration Realm. As long as they cultivate the three methods of refining evil to perfection, their breakthrough rate is close to 100%, making it arguably the strongest breakthrough secret method.

The only historical example of failure was that of the prodigy who mastered three thousand Dao principles, but that was a special case and can be disregarded.

Wang Yu believed that as long as one was strong enough...

With the help of the Six Desires Demon Diagram, the Devouring Love Beast Artifact Spirit, and the Searching God Curse, one could encounter a successor of the Five Lineages and perhaps cultivate the Five Lineages' heritage simultaneously.

He is going to walk his own unique path of the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Demon!

As long as he can fight his way up from the bottom, the Great Demon Heaven... will protect him, right? Wang Yu wasn't sure about that yet; he could gather more information about it later.

After giving a general introduction to the top-tier lineages of the demon cultivation world.

Dugu Jiu then began by talking about the situations they would encounter after entering the Demon Cultivation Realm. Despite being disciples of lower-middle-grade lineages, they still had to first enter the True Spirit Realm before they could switch to the Demon Cultivation Realm.

They have privileges, but not many.

This also confirms the treatment they received after entering the world of demon cultivation.

The powerful Demon King specially designated an area with a radius of 300 million kilometers, calling it the [Demon Refining Domain]. It is surrounded by a secret realm with 10,800 cave worlds that have been transformed.

These grotto-heavens are connected to the spiritual veins of the Demon Cultivation Realm, and they can accommodate hundreds of millions of human cultivators. They are all human beings born in the Demon Cultivation Realm, and their aptitude is far stronger than that of the beings in the Lesser Thousand Worlds.

They will cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage in these grotto-heavens.

They then entered the Demon Refining Domain to participate in the killing trial. For them, as long as they broke through the Void Refining stage, they could apply to leave the Demon Refining Domain. However, for the ascendants, the Great Demon Heaven seemed to place even greater expectations on them.

Only those who have ascended to the Dao Integration Realm can apply to leave the Demon Refining Domain and directly enter the Immortal Palace to assume important positions, thus having an extremely high starting point.

This includes Gudu Jiu, who has been accepted into the lineage.

They also need to enter the Demon Refining Domain to participate in the killing trial. Those who can come out alive will be the core of the future of the lineage, and their treatment will be top-notch.

This information matches what Qingqing provided.

However, she seemed to be more valued by the Demon Star lineage, and was given a survival mission. Once the time limit was reached, she could apply to leave. Therefore, she set her sights on Wang Yu's extraordinary combat power.

As Dugu Jiu continued speaking, Wang Yu revealed a thoughtful expression. According to her, the upper limit of the Demon Refining Domain was the peak of the Void Refining stage.

After all, one can apply to leave once they break through to the Dao Integration stage.

Even if staying would bring more benefits, or even allow one to exploit those below, the gap is too large. Once the difference in cultivation level is reached, the trial becomes meaningless.

No one can resist the pursuit of a Dao Integration cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, and Wang Yu is no exception.

So even if Gu Du Jiu didn't say it, he guessed that there should be a corresponding rule for forced departure. At the very least, even if someone could stay, they would be the kind of person who was at the bottom of the Dao Integration Realm.
Wang Yu remains cautious about this for the time being.

According to his calculations, he would enter the Demon Cultivation Realm at the critical point of his breakthrough. Once he broke through to the Void Refinement Realm in both paths, he would be considered a top-tier expert in this realm.

Wouldn't that mean being able to do whatever one wants?

嘛～
That way of thinking isn't quite right either. He has profound foundations and can fight beyond his level, so others might be able to as well. We still need to act cautiously. With that in mind...

he asked again.

"What about the situation in the Demon Refining Domain? Do you have any detailed information?"

"This……"

Lonely Nine shook his head and responded awkwardly.

"This information is prohibited and must not be disclosed to any ascendant. Even the prospective disciples of the Nine Lineages of the Demonic Path are unaware of it."

Obviously.

The Great Demon Heaven wanted to see the demon cultivators' ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Since the rule of survival of the fittest and the law of the jungle had been decided to be implemented, then all privileges had to be eliminated.

But Qingqing's situation proves that this rule is not absolute.

This made Wang Yu even more vigilant.

Especially those cultivators from top-tier lineages, you should be extra vigilant when you encounter them in the future.

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An unremarkable voyage lasting several months.

After sending all the passengers into the True Spirit Realm, Wang Yu was eager to begin his own exploration.

He wasn't idle along the way.

Based on the node where he encountered the Void Kun beast last time, he marked several nodes with spatial anomalies on the star map of the Shenzhou, preparing to explore them on his return journey.

All he needs is an empty stomach.

It shouldn't be considered...too difficult...a hunting operation?

Adult Ruin Beasts are guaranteed to have at least the combat strength of the Void Refinement Realm, and their stomachs possess the ability to devour all matter, like an insatiable black hole.

This characteristic results in the blessed land grotto-heaven, which is integrated with the stomach of the Void Kun, having the unique effect of directly absorbing violent energy from the cosmic sea and transforming it into spiritual energy.

Wang Yu would never miss this opportunity.

This is like installing an automatic growth plugin on a blessed land, which can greatly reduce the burden on cultivators in nurturing this world. The stronger the final result, the easier it is to condense "flowers of qi".

The mythical beasts, known as Xu Kun, often roam the cosmic seas in groups, living without a fixed abode. Finding them requires a certain amount of luck.

Wang Yu had encountered a small group of seven Void Kun before, and he might be able to find them again this time, since the interval between the two visits was not long.

Thinking about it.

He proactively activated the Great Fortune Secret Technique, consuming the fortune accumulated during the period of the Blessing Fruit, and then took out the fifth-tier top-grade spiritual treasure [Four Seasons Heavenly Wheel] obtained from Mount Kurong!
This magical artifact possesses extremely strong territorial properties.

Once the cycle of the four seasons begins, it will create a one-on-one combat environment for Wang Yu, and his opponent will be randomly affected by one of the negative effects of "birth, aging, sickness and death".

It's similar to the illusion array that Wang Yu experienced when he obtained it.

However, if he actively activates it, it will be even more powerful with the blessing of demonic energy, and once it is controlled by his subjective consciousness, the difficulty of breaking it will double.

This is his guarantee for hunting the mythical beast, the Void Kun.

in this way.

After a month of sailing, Wang Yu suddenly had a sudden inspiration and deviated from the absolutely safe "ascension route," sailing into the more mysterious and dangerous cosmic sea region.

Not long after.

He appeared dazed.

"This is……"

A colorful ribbon appeared in the cosmic sea, like a trace left by some creature. Wang Yu, who had done his research on this subject, quickly recognized it.

"Void Crystals are the excrement produced only when the Void Kun Beast is overfed... They contain abundant spatial power."

It's called colored crystal, but it looks more like sand.

Each one is only the size of a fingernail. Compared to the size of the Void Kun, this thing is not even worth a dander, but in the hands of humans it can be called a crystal.

"Good baby!"

Wang Yu manipulated the demonic energy, using exquisite absorption techniques to take all the gains with him; the further he went, the more obvious the colorful crystal ribbon became.

Until a certain instant.

As endless light entered his eyes, Wang Yu's pupils contracted.

In the boundless darkness, a bright white sphere is radiating light without restraint, possessing boundless energy that is both subtle and explosive, like a star.

Several mythical beasts, known as the Void Kun, were swimming near the large sphere of light.

Its gaping maw was devouring the white light, eating and defecating at the same time, and its size was expanding at a visible rate.

There are seven small groups, and four more that have grown up.

However, during the feeding process, it saves a lot of growth time, leaps to the standard of an adult Xu Kun, and its strength increases dramatically.

How could such a scene not shake one's soul?
Although Wang, who possessed the memories of the Fei Beast, did not gain much understanding of the human race, his understanding of the cosmic sea underwent a dramatic change.

This large sphere of light is a special wonder called the "Light of Time," and as the name suggests, it involves the power of time.

The rapid growth of the Xu Kun beast was due to this light.

Looking at the completely dimmed Blessing Fruit within the Heart Lake space.

Wang Yu was well aware of the extraordinary opportunity he had encountered, but unfortunately... his cultivation level was not up to par!
Even if he had the opportunity to comprehend it, he dared not become obsessed with it.

The Law of Time is also among the supreme laws in the Three Thousand Great Daos. Apart from the founder of the Eastern Emperor Heaven, the Demon Immortal, who comprehended part of the Law of Time, the other Eight Immortals have not made any achievements in this area.

If a Nascent Soul cultivator were to attempt this, they might easily grow old and die. Only those who have reached the Dao Integration stage could access this opportunity. Therefore, Wang Yu could only sigh in vain, feeling deeply regretful.

but.

Seeing those mythical beasts devouring the "Light of Time," Wang Yu had a thought: it seemed that one didn't necessarily have to comprehend it to obtain the greatest benefit.

The illusory light concept also originates from light...

Moreover, he was on the verge of condensing a weapon of intent. He did not seek to reach the sky in one step. As long as he left a small seed, it might sprout one day in the future.

Directly absorbing a weapon imbued with condensed intent is not advisable.

However, he could try to extract it from the Void Kun. After retreating a short distance, Wang Yu manipulated the Four Seasons Heavenly Wheel with a magic seal. This spiritual treasure also secretly matched the essence of the Light of Time.

Once we capture a Void Kun and refine this power, then let the Four Seasons Heavenly Wheel filter it again; that should be feasible.

Ever since.

The Four Seasons Heavenly Wheel transformed into a creation resembling an array plate, locking onto the weakest of the Void Kun beasts, and instantly emitting a thick white mist.

The darkness receded, and the light faded.

Only Wang Yu and the Void Kun remained, facing off from afar.

"--hold head high!"

(End of this chapter)