Mortal: Fellow Daoist! May I borrow your essence for a moment?

"I'll be waiting for you in hell!"

Ye Chengren's last words resonate deeply and have endured for a long time.

The burning thatched hut had turned to ashes overnight.

The scorching sun, carrying a hint of winter's chill, shone on Li Feiyu.

But he clenched his teeth, and pain welled up on his handsome face.

A terrifying crimson light flashed continuously, yet boundless demonic energy rapidly condensed.

They clashed and fought fiercely with the blood-red light, gradually gaining the upper hand.

"Brother Li."

After an unknown amount of time, Han Li finally cautiously returned to the scene.

He was overjoyed to see that Li Feiyu was still alive.

But his condition immediately raised Han Li's concerns.

Fortunately, Li Feiyu let out a long sigh and a smile appeared on her face.

Before his death, Ye Chengren questioned whether his demonic arts could break the Blood Curse.

Li Feiyu has now provided the answer—it can be broken!

"Ye Chengren, Ye Chengren, you were a man of great stature, and even on your deathbed you risked everything to unleash the Blood Curse."

"But in the end, they underestimated my magical skills, Li Feiyu."

"Not only will the Blood Curse lose its effect, but everything about you will be refined by me!"

He smiled slightly and shook his head.

Although the Blood Curse is terrifying, this curse, which sacrifices everything, is almost unbreakable against opponents of the same level in the mortal world.

But who can blame Li Feiyu for possessing the Devouring Heaven Demon Art?

While the blood-red light of the Blood Light Curse is extremely vicious, Li Feiyu's demonic energy can devour everything.

Even though eliminating them would take some effort, they ultimately brought the situation under control.

Furthermore, this blood-red light was emitted by Ye Chengren using all his physical strength, cultivation, and even his soul.

After the demonic energy devoured all the blood-red light,

Even though Ye Chengren is no longer alive, everything he had will still be obtained by Li Feiyu.

In other words, this curse, issued by the head of the Ye family's protectors, was uttered at the cost of burning everything.

In the end, he didn't drag Li Feiyu down with him.

Instead, he personally offered up his cultivation and soul, giving it away to his enemy for nothing.

I wonder what Ye Chengren would think if he learned all this in hell.

"Brother Li, are you alright?" Han Li asked with concern after seeing him regain consciousness.

"Brother Han, I'm fine."

"However, Ye Chengren cast a blood curse on me."

"This curse is far more vicious than your Golden Light Spell. Although Brother has demonic powers protecting him..."

"But it will take time to refine the blood light within the body."

"I'll have to trouble you, brother, to protect me here."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Feiyu waved his hand.

Besides the Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blade on the ground, he also threw the entire storage bag left behind by Ye Chengren to Han Li.

"Brother Li, how can this be?" Han Li was overjoyed but hesitated to accept.

"There's nothing wrong with it. We're brothers, why should we care about these things?"

"Moreover, for cultivators, the most important things are generally their magical artifacts and treasures."

"Although Ye Chengren's black gold shield was damaged, my brother gladly accepted this set of Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blades."

"Since we have a pact, his remaining treasures should also belong to you," Li Feiyu said with a smile.

With his demonic powers, his combat strength far surpasses that of others of the same level.

The reason why they fought like this with Ye Chengren and Ye Chengde was...

It's entirely because there are no ritual implements.

Now that Li Feiyu has the Golden Cicada Mother-Dagger, killing people is much easier.

With this set of superior magical artifacts as the starting capital, we can build our business.

What treasures couldn't he seize in the future?

It's just some spirit stones; what difference would it make to Han Li?

"In that case, thank you very much, brother."

Upon hearing this, Han Li quickly agreed.

He was a true rogue cultivator, but Mo Juren tricked him into becoming a frog in a well.

We are currently lacking spirit stones for cultivation.

Ye Chengren had dozens of spirit stones in his storage bag, which solved his immediate problem.

"Um--!"

Li Feiyu nodded slightly and immediately began to circulate his demonic energy to regulate his breathing.

It is unknown how much time passed before the last trace of blood light within the body was devoured by demonic energy.

His tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, and his aura surged dramatically.

He has already reached the perfect stage of Qi Refining, and he may be able to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, which is unattainable for rogue cultivators, in just one step.

But right now!

Poof!

Li Feiyu's heart pounded, and her pupils contracted.

With a "pfft," a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted from his mouth.

"Brother Li!" Han Li exclaimed in shock.

"Cough cough cough."

"Brother Han, I'm fine."

Li Feiyu coughed incessantly, and his mouth was covered in blood.

"Although the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is infinitely profound, my body has finally reached its limit," he muttered to himself, letting out a long sigh.

At this moment, an extremely powerful golden spiritual energy was surging wildly within Li Feiyu's body.

This is precisely Ye Chengren's spiritual power.

Although it was only one strand, it was more powerful than the sum of all the other spiritual energy in Li Feiyu's body.

It was this golden spiritual energy that had just impacted his internal organs, causing Li Feiyu to vomit blood.

Although the Devouring Heaven Demon Art can directly seize the cultivation of others.

Furthermore, the demonic energy generated can also have a suppressive effect.

But Li Feiyu was ultimately just a mortal.

He was just a mortal, even though he had used the blood of wild beasts to strengthen his body.

However, after absorbing the spiritual power of the five guardians of the Ye family, this body has reached its limit.

There is a strong sense of repulsion between the mortal body and the fully refined spiritual power.

If Li Feiyu hadn't possessed demonic powers to suppress it, Ye Chengren would probably have exploded and died before his spiritual energy even entered his body.

Fortunately, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is incredibly powerful.

With the suppression of demonic energy within his body, Li Feiyu managed to forcibly raise his cultivation level to the peak of Qi Refining.

No matter how powerful the demonic energy is, or how well it can be suppressed, it is still his physical body that bears the brunt of the spiritual energy's impact.

After raising his cultivation to the peak of Qi Refining, Li Feiyu's body could no longer withstand any more.

This doesn't mean he can no longer steal other people's cultivation.

However, before this body receives a new enhancement, Li Feiyu can no longer use demonic arts to absorb other people's spiritual power.

"One of the drawbacks of demonic arts has already become apparent."

"But there are ways to make up for it. If the body can't take it, just increase the strength of the body."

"Perhaps I can temporarily take some medicinal herbs to stabilize my condition."

"I will seek out a superior body-refining technique to strengthen my physical body later."

"So even if I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, it's not impossible for me to continue improving using demonic techniques."

Li Feiyu silently chanted and continued to circulate his demonic power to forcefully suppress the golden spiritual energy.

He has already come up with a solution.

Although the Devouring Heaven Demon Art has many drawbacks, it is not without remedies in the early stages of cultivation.

Simply use spiritual herbs and cultivation techniques to strengthen the physical body.

That would be enough for Li Feiyu to absorb the cultivation of many more people and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage or even the Core Formation stage!

As for what happens next...

Li Feiyu has no time to worry about the future.

He was just a mortal, and even now he was only a Qi Refining cultivator.

If you don't break through the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible, how can you achieve great things if you just wander around in the Qi Refining stage?

For a mortal like him who doesn't even have spiritual roots,

Even if one's progress is limited to Core Formation or even Foundation Establishment in the future, it's still better than being a mere mortal who can be slaughtered at will.