Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 151 Demon Soldier
Two major drawbacks!

Firstly, needless to say, this is exactly the effect Shen He wanted.

Secondly...

The Free and Unfettered Heavenly Realm, an ancient great demon?
To be honest, it's a bit dangerous.

Because Shen He didn't know what kind of assimilation this so-called assimilation actually was.

Is it simply the absorption of the soul and possession of the body?
Or should we change a person's consciousness, fundamentally?

If it's the latter, then cultivating this technique would be somewhat dangerous, because it might affect Shen He's physical body, since Zhuangzi's dream of the butterfly was a conscious transmigration.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis.

The ability of Zhuangzi to dream of a butterfly is beyond comprehension even in the real world, and cannot be attained by ordinary immortals, Buddhas, gods, or demons.

It seems even more unrealistic for an ancient demon from the Taiyuan Realm to try to overcome such an obstacle and affect his true form.

Therefore, Shen He's dangerous claims may be unfounded.

But there are some things you have to prepare for the worst.

Shen He then looked at the woman: "How does this assimilation work?"

"It is the manifestation of the demonic thoughts of that great demon."

The woman said calmly, "The specifics are unknown, because this drawback is not clearly manifested in the lower realm. Most people who cultivate this method die from excessive enlightenment and exhaustion of their life essence. Almost no one is taken away by that great demon, thus clearly demonstrating this drawback."

"almost?"

Shen He grasped the key point.

"After all, nothing in this world is absolute."

The woman chuckled and said, "Since ancient times, many demonic cultivators have practiced this method and eventually reached the Nascent Soul realm, breaking through the void and departing. If they were to reach the world where the ancient immortals and demons once lived, they might encounter this drawback."

Shen He's eyes narrowed: "So that means it's certain that almost no one in the lower realm has been taken away by this method?"

The woman nodded: "At least there's no such record."

"Then I'll take it."

Upon hearing this, Shen He simply asked, "How much?"

The woman smiled and said, "One thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"So cheap?"

Although he had expected it, Shen He's eyes still flickered slightly when he heard the price.

"After all, the widespread dissemination of demonic arts was a death order issued by the Netherworld Yellow Springs Sect and that Netherworld Demon Lord."

The woman chuckled and said, "My Tingfeng Pavilion dares not go against this trend, so we only earn a channel fee."

"is it?"

Shen He looked at her and said, "Besides this method, are there any other demonic arts with similar effects?"

The woman shook her head: "Although there are many similar ones, their effects are generally not as good as this Great Law of Transformation and Freedom of All Paths."

"It doesn't matter!"

Shen He didn't seem to care: "Give me one of each."

"Please wait a moment, sir!"

The woman glanced at him, then said nothing more, only sending a telepathic message to have someone fetch the jade slip containing the cultivation technique.

Shen He pressed his advantage, continuing to ask, "Besides cultivation techniques, you should also have released other demonic arts and cultivation methods such as pill refining, talisman making, weapon crafting, and array formations, right?"

"Some were also released."

The woman nodded: "Which door would you like, sir?"

Shen He asked in a deep voice, "Is there a method that's not so complicated, but can be mastered quickly without being inferior to others?" "This..."

The woman looked troubled, then smiled bitterly and said, "The cultivation of demonic arts is quick and the foundation of the body is mixed. These are characteristics of the demonic path and cannot be avoided. The same goes for demonic pills, demonic talismans, demonic artifacts and demonic arrays. This is because the essence of the demonic path is to plunder all things in heaven and earth and use the merits of all living beings to achieve one's own results. Such merits plundered from all places are bound to be mixed."

Shen He understood this, but did not give up: "Is there a less complicated cultivation method?"

"Relatively speaking, yes, there are."

The woman pondered for a moment, then explained, "As long as the targets are of the same or similar nature, the complexity of the demonic arts can be reduced. For example, one can specifically target cultivators with the same cultivation method. This is not limited to any particular cultivation method; it is a universal principle of the demonic path."

"Is that so?"

Shen He murmured, then said in a deep voice, "Then give me a few powerful magical artifacts, talismans, and formations."

"A powerful magical artifact technique?"

The woman pondered for a moment, then concluded: "This 'Three Calamities of Karmic Fire' should meet your needs, sir."

"The Three Calamities of Karmic Fire?"

Shen He's eyes narrowed: "What's your explanation?"

The woman said in a deep voice, "The Three Calamities are a Buddhist concept. Buddhist teachings say that the world goes through four kalpas: formation, existence, destruction, and emptiness. Within these four kalpas, there are three major calamities: fire, water, and wind. The three minor calamities are war, plague, and famine."

"This Karmic Fire Three Calamities Technique is to use the power of killing to refine a demonic weapon, giving it the power of three calamities and four tribulations. It is said that in ancient times, a great demon forged this weapon, bringing the three calamities to the world, and even wanted to create the four great final tribulations, which ultimately ignited a great war between immortals and demons."

"Therefore, this Karmic Fire Three Calamities Method has twelve major realms, each corresponding to the three calamities and four tribulations. Reaching the twelfth realm will transform you into a terrifying Karmic Fire Demon Weapon, capable of slaying even immortals, Buddhas, gods, and demons."

After the introduction, the woman shook her head: "Unfortunately, after that great demon war, that great demon and his karmic fire demon weapon were reduced to ashes. The inheritance of this method was thus incomplete. Now, only the method of the Six Calamities remains, and there is no gate to the Four Tribulations. In other words, this demon weapon can only be refined to the seventh level, the realm of a low-grade magic weapon."

"Even so, this method is the strongest demonic artifact technique that was spread by the Netherworld Yellow Springs Sect and collected by my Listening Wind Pavilion!"

The woman looked at Shen He: "I wonder if I can meet your needs, sir?"

Upon hearing this, Shen He frowned: "How can such a demonic weapon be forged?"

"The best way is to follow the method of the Six Calamities, using weapons of slaughter, plagues of evil, famine and curses to forge the body, and then infuse it with the power of karmic fire, weak water and strong wind, thus creating the Three Calamities Demon Weapon."

The woman chuckled and said, "If you think such requirements are too harsh, you can also use the flesh and blood of living beings to kill and refine them, so that they can naturally possess the power of the Three Calamities. However, this will require creating endless killing karma. If the suppression is insufficient, it is very likely that the karma will entangle you, causing the demonic soldiers to backfire."

"That's it!"

Shen He decisively placed the order: "How many spirit stones?"

The woman chuckled and said, "Five thousand low-grade spirit stones. This Karmic Fire Three Calamities technique is not only a weapon technique, but also a pill technique, talisman technique, and array technique. It can be used to refine Three Calamities Pills, Three Calamities Talismans, and Three Calamities Arrays, so the price is quite high. Please forgive me, sir."

"It doesn't matter!"

Shen He wasn't far away either, and directly offered the spirit stones.

Soon, several jade slips containing cultivation techniques were presented to Shen He.

Shen He accepted the money and prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment, sir!"

The woman stopped him: "An auction will be held in the Poison Dragon Pool Market in three days. Many rare treasures will be on display. If you are interested, you are welcome to participate. You can enter as long as you have reached the Qi Refining cultivation level or have tens of thousands of spirit stones."

"Thank you for letting me know!"

Shen He replied to her and then strode away.

……

After a short while, Shen He, having finished his shopping, left the Poison Dragon Pool and headed to the next gathering place of cultivators.

Comparing prices from multiple vendors is essential!
Although he had already made the purchase, it did not prevent him from going to other markets to find other intelligence organizations, to gather information on the "Great Law of the Root of All Paths of Other-Transformation" and the "Three Calamities of Karmic Fire," to cross-verify them, and to try his best to avoid pitfalls.

In addition, he also needs to collect some high-level spiritual items to refine Foundation Establishment Pills and Three Calamities Demonic Weapons.

Fish Dragon Island has no reserves in this regard. The few fourth-tier spiritual herbs it possessed were all used up in previous alchemy sessions and urgently need to be replenished.

(End of this chapter)