A Mortal's Supporting Character's Different Kind of Cultivation

Although the trip to the forbidden area only lasted about ten days, Lu Yunfeng felt as if several years had passed, and he lingered on the bed in the valley, reluctant to leave.

He survived this life-or-death journey and returned safely, having perfectly achieved his goal. Now, he sleeps soundly and peacefully! It seems that all the struggles of the world have vanished from Lu Yunfeng's dreams in this instant.

Lu Yunfeng slept until noon the next day.

Upon waking up, Lu Yunfeng was full of energy and immediately began to make plans for the future!

The most pressing task at hand is to fully activate and properly store all the rare spiritual herbs obtained from this forbidden area. Other common auxiliary medicinal materials can be dealt with later. However, the alchemy process is complex and time-consuming, and cannot be rushed through in ten days or half a month. Lu Yunfeng secretly estimated that it would take at least several years of dedicated preparation before they could officially begin alchemy.

Now that he had all the spiritual herbs in hand, there was no need to rush. Lu Yunfeng simply calmed his mind and took stock of all the opportunities and treasures he had obtained during this trip to the forbidden area.

After a careful inventory, the haul was extremely rich: one top-grade spirit stone, more than ten mid-grade spirit stones, and hundreds of low-grade spirit stones; there was also a pile of spirit artifacts of various grades, a complete flying centipede corpse, a mutated centipede demon soul, and a huge amount of rare refining and alchemy materials. The haul was dazzling and of considerable value.

Besides the materials and items, there were several treasures that Lu Yunfeng was particularly concerned about: a section of Thunder Bamboo imbued with malevolent energy, a scroll of the secret manual "Xun Jie Dian", a wisp of Netherworld malevolent energy, a complete set of "Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon Profound Technique", and several well-preserved Bloodwing Black Mosquito Eggs.

Lu Yunfeng had already decided on the method to refine that piece of Thunder Bamboo and planned how to make it into a magic weapon. However, since he had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage and his cultivation was insufficient, he could only keep it safe for the time being and wait for his cultivation to improve before making further plans.

In contrast, the "Xun Jie Dian" (巽劫典) perfectly matched his own spiritual root, with its attributes seamlessly integrated, making it the most suitable cultivation method for his future main practice. The cultivation manual also included a crafting blueprint for a matching natal magic weapon, which could be crafted using the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo he possessed and the Dragon Beard Willow he had acquired on this trip as the main materials. However, this method had a rather high barrier to entry; one would need to break through a bottleneck and reach the Pseudo-Core Formation realm before one could deduce and refine it, so for now, he had to put it aside.

Another pleasant surprise was hidden within the file: a unique secret technique for cultivating divine sense, personally developed and created by True Monarch Shenfeng, specifically designed for cultivation in conjunction with a matching magical artifact. The entry barrier is low; cultivators can begin their arduous practice after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. However, the annotations on the jade slip clearly state that Foundation Establishment is the optimal time for cultivation, and repeatedly warn that this method is extremely dangerous and should never be attempted lightly.

The reason for this is that this divine sense technique is domineering and fierce, and cultivating the soul is too dangerous. Foundation Establishment cultivators' divine sense is already weak, and forcibly cultivating it can easily damage their sea of ​​consciousness. At best, their divine sense will be damaged and their cultivation will regress; at worst, their soul will be annihilated and they will die on the spot. It is no different from pulling up seedlings to help them grow, and the gains do not outweigh the losses.

However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Foundation building is a crucial stage for cultivators' spiritual consciousness to rapidly transform and ascend. During this period, diligently practicing secret techniques can refine impurities in spiritual consciousness in one fell swoop, solidify the foundation of the soul, and lay the groundwork for future cultivation. Even True Monarch Shenfeng cultivated all the way to the Nascent Soul realm before fully perfecting this spiritual consciousness technique.

Even the True Lord himself once admitted that if a cultivator's innate spiritual foundation is not strong, the safest approach is to wait until their Nascent Soul realm spiritual soul is strong before starting to cultivate this method, so as to avoid insufficient cultivation leading to the collapse of the sea of ​​consciousness, the arising of inner demons, and the onset of demonic possession.

Lu Yunfeng carefully read the entire text, his brows furrowing involuntarily. He knew that this spiritual cultivation technique was extremely dangerous and unpredictable, far beyond the reach of ordinary secret arts. Fortunately, the jade slip contained several soul-protecting secret arts at the end, which, when combined with elixirs, could minimize the risks of cultivation and reduce the danger of qi deviation.

But he had his own plans. How could the soul-protecting methods and elixirs recorded on the jade slip compare to his "Primordial Demon Scripture"? The Demon Scripture contained many top-tier soul-protecting secrets that could prevent the divine consciousness from dissipating. As for the accompanying elixirs, he only needed to visit the sect's library later to find out how to refine them.

The earlier one cultivates their divine sense during the Foundation Establishment stage, the more solid their spiritual foundation will be, yielding unparalleled benefits. Furthermore, Lu Yunfeng is inherently gifted, possessing a divine sense far surpassing that of other cultivators at the same level, a truly unique advantage. With these multiple advantages combined, he immediately made up his mind to cultivate this domineering technique during his Foundation Establishment stage.

Besides this, he had another reason for his conviction. The cultivation of the "Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon Profound Art" would have extremely high requirements. It required the cultivator to divide their own primordial spirit, infusing strands of their divine soul into each of the Heavenly Demons, nurturing and binding them day and night, ultimately achieving a state of symbiosis between human and demon, a state of perfect unity and shared understanding. Without a strong divine sense to support it, one would be powerless to circulate the technique and tame the Heavenly Demons.

The sooner one cultivates divine sense, the sooner one can integrate profound techniques, subtly nurturing the bond with the Heavenly Demon and saving countless troubles in the future. Fortunately, Lu Yunfeng possesses the Crimson Gourd, and with the Creation Blood Spring combined with the Blood Dao Secret Techniques from the "Primordial Demon Scripture," he is not afraid of the calamity of a future Heavenly Demon backlash.

Finally, Lu Yunfeng fixed his gaze on the few blood-winged black mosquito eggs, examining them repeatedly. He discovered that deep within the eggs was an ancient blood pact. It was this blood pact that sealed and suppressed their life force, preventing these ferocious mosquito eggs from hatching for tens of thousands of years. Otherwise, the entire medicinal garden would have long since become a nest for ferocious mosquitoes, and his reckless teleportation into the area would have been tantamount to walking into a trap, certain death.

Ordinary cultivators would be helpless and powerless to break this blood pact. However, Dong Quan, the ancient cultivator who laid down this pact, had already perished tens of thousands of years ago. With the passage of time, the sealing power of the blood pact had long since weakened, and it no longer possessed any of its formidable binding force.

With this thought in mind, Lu Yunfeng's eyes narrowed, his fingertips flashing as he formed hand seals and chanted softly. Then, he pointed into the air, and a complex blood pact instantly burst forth from the insect egg. He roared, spitting out a stream of pure spiritual energy that struck the rune directly, shattering the blood pact in an instant, leaving not a trace.

The opportunity was fleeting and could not be delayed for even a moment. Lu Yunfeng immediately drew upon a wisp of Creation Blood Spring within the crimson gourd, harmonizing it with his own essence blood. The two fused and swirled, condensing into a blood pact with even more intricate patterns and stronger binding force. He then slowly sank it entirely into the insect eggs.

The Bloodwing Black Mosquito is an ancient and ferocious creature, bloodthirsty, murderous, and untamable. Ordinary beast marks and blood pacts cannot tame it completely and for a long time. Even if it is forcibly enslaved for a time, once the swarm has multiplied and grown stronger, it will inevitably rebel and turn against its host; devouring its master is the inevitable outcome.

When the old blood pact was broken, the insect eggs' essence was already depleted and lost, and their innate foundation was damaged. If they were to be forcibly hatched using ordinary methods, not only would the success rate be extremely low, but the blood mosquito larvae that managed to survive would also be inherently deficient and have lost all their potential, making it difficult for them to achieve great things in the future.

Therefore, Lu Yunfeng spared no expense in consuming the precious Creation Blood Spring to replenish the essence lost from the insect eggs, and then used his own blood essence to form a blood pact, firmly binding the blood mosquitoes. With this double blessing, no matter how large the swarm of mosquitoes becomes in the future, they will not be able to escape his control, eliminating the danger of them devouring their master.