Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation Chapter 11

That day, Steward Liu acted forcefully and destroyed Wang Yu's arm.

This wasn’t just a slap to Steward Duan’s face—it also damaged the prestige of True Disciple Su. Wang Yu himself wasn’t important; even if he died, it wouldn’t affect True Disciple Su.

The problem was Steward Duan’s indifference.

He represented True Disciple Su. Remaining silent was tantamount to conceding defeat, especially after recently making a public show of recruiting Wang Yu.

Because of this, he fell out of favor.

As for Steward Liu’s arrogance, it stemmed from the True Disciple backing him.

Cold Blood Peak was the cultivation ground of a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Blood Reversal Sect. Among the Nine Peaks, it already held a high status. This current generation had ten True Disciples, all at the Foundation Establishment stage, including one with a Water-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Whoever was the first to reach the Core Formation stage would receive the inheritance of the Nascent Soul cultivator and be designated the next Nascent Soul seed.

True Disciples were selected once every two hundred years. New ones were chosen from the tens of thousands of Inner Sect disciples only after the last one of the current generation broke through to the Core Formation stage. Mid-term replacements were rare.

Thus.

He immediately applied for a Rank-3 high-grade Core Formation Pill: the Blood Demon Pill. It was expected that within ten years, he would become the first of his generation to form a Core.

Like the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Core Formation Pill was an auxiliary elixir used to break through major realms. Due to differences in sect inheritance, various types existed.

The Blood Demon Pill was unique to the Blood Reversal Sect. It had exceptional effects for blood-type cultivation techniques, boosting the success rate of Core Formation by nearly 40 percent. It was remarkably effective.

With the additional aid of a rare spiritual item, the breakthrough of this True Disciple was all but guaranteed. Once the news spread, his influence naturally expanded, and his subordinates became increasingly overbearing.

Such behavior was normal in demonic sects—gaining power led to arrogance, and they would do anything to amass wealth.

This stroke of luck made the other nine True Disciples envious. At this point, nothing could be done to reverse the situation. They could only put more effort into their own cultivation.

They hoped to get lucky—what if it worked?

That was why Steward Duan came to find Wang Yu again. It was all a matter of timing.

After hearing Steward Duan’s explanation, Wang Yu understood the situation.

Due to his prior indifference, Steward Duan’s prestige among the Spirit Slaves had suffered. Currently, the number affiliated with Steward Liu had swelled to nearly two thousand.

Steward Duan and another, Steward Liu (not to be confused with the first), each commanded only six to seven hundred. The Spirit Slave operations were essentially the money bags of the three True Disciples. When one side took more, the others received less.

To expand one’s following and influence, spirit stones were absolutely essential.

Steward Duan continued.

“Wang Yu, you’re a capable man. Even after what happened last time, seven or eight Spirit Slaves still didn’t switch to other stewards. The spirit sand they handed in this month was no less than one tael and six qian.

“This is something both I and True Disciple Su appreciate. But Steward Liu’s faction must not be provoked for now. Avoid them if you can. As long as you can rebuild your Spirit Slave team, forget Outer Sect, even Inner Sect disciple status is just a word from True Disciple Su.”

Wang Yu had no interest in this promise.

The situation had changed. Convincing those people would now be much harder. Even submissive individuals wouldn’t switch sides so frequently.

Unless a batch of new recruits was brought in, that would be another matter entirely.

He sighed inwardly. He had no right to refuse.

“Steward Duan, Wang Yu will do his utmost.”

“Good. This is the reward True Disciple Su gave you in advance. Take it.”

Wang Yu accepted a jade slip and placed it on his forehead. When he touched it with his divine sense, streams of information instantly poured into his mind. In just a moment, he had memorized everything.

This was one of the wonders of a cultivator’s divine sense. In the early stages of Qi Refining, it couldn’t yet leave the body.

Once he breaks through to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, he will be able to extend his senses beyond his body, perceiving the outside world down to the finest detail. At that point, he will also be able to leave a spiritual imprint on magic tools, greatly improving their flexibility.

There are many uses for it.

The jade slip recorded a rare secret technique. Secret techniques are not ranked by grade, but by their effectiveness.

This technique was called the Corpse Demon Secret Technique, created ten thousand years ago by a man known as the "Crippled Elder of Heaven." He was born physically disabled, lacking one arm and one leg.

Fortunately, he possessed a mutated high-grade spiritual root, a very rare Yin Spiritual Root. The Corpse Demon Secret Technique was created by him during the Nascent Soul stage. It allowed him to fuse the arm of a zombie to make up for his physical deficiency.

The version True Disciple Su passed on was an incomplete version, carrying significant side effects.

Corpse-like transformation of the body, loss of lust and emotions, reduced lifespan, abnormal blood and Qi... and so on. In total, there were seven or eight negative effects. The more Wang Yu read, the gloomier his expression became.

Was this really made for humans to practice?

He had thought it would be some miraculous pill that could regenerate limbs, and now that the “pie” had landed in his hands, this was the filling inside.

Steward Duan patted his shoulder, speaking playfully.

“When you complete your task, True Disciple Su will find you the severed arm of an Ice Corpse. This is a second-rank Fiend Corpse. Even if you fail to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, you can still be one of the top figures in the Qi Refining realm.”

The string in Wang Yu's mind had already been stretched to its limit. After expressing his thanks again, he left the pavilion and returned to Stone House No. 83.

He carefully reflected on things.

Last time, when he severed one arm and one leg from those three Spirit Slaves, it was a decision he made after deliberate thought. Without this Cold Blood Peak true disciple matter, Steward Duan would certainly have protected him, and that Liu fellow would not have been so arrogant.

Unfortunately, fate was not on his side.

This made him realize that everyone is the protagonist of their own world and merely a supporting character in others’. He must act cautiously and tread carefully.

Living within the demonic path, one must never stand out lightly. Hiding one's talents is the correct approach.

This roundabout journey led him to face a new problem: Should he cultivate the Corpse Demon Secret Technique or not?

The side effects were many, but the Idle Slot could increase the upper limit of his Ice Sword Technique. It might also work on the Corpse Demon Secret Technique and repair it.

The difficulty should be lower than creating a new technique from scratch.

A Nascent Soul stage secret technique could not possibly have so many flaws. True Disciple Su must have made a mistake in interpreting it. After all, the Crippled Elder of Heaven developed the technique for his own use. He would have made it as perfect and seamless as possible.

“Better take a closer look first.”

He removed the Blood-Burning Technique from Idle Slot 2 and temporarily placed in the Corpse Demon Secret Technique.

[Idle Slot 2: Corpse Demon Secret Technique]

Corpse Demon Secret Art (0/100): Practice 1,440 times a day, master in three months.

Seeing the number of daily repetitions, Wang Yu was surprised. Practicing once every minute was frankly a bit absurd. Yet even so, it still required three months for mastery.

If left to be repaired through the idle slot, it would likely take years. It would definitely take longer than Ice Sword Technique.

Without further hesitation, he removed the Corpse Demon Secret Technique and reloaded Blood-Burning Technique into the second unit. He still decided to prioritize his cultivation base.

The Corpse Demon Secret Technique, in addition to normal comprehension, also required repeated practice.

“To nourish blood with Yin, and gain the creation of heavenly Yin.”

“To nourish the body with corpses, and gain a pure demon body.”

“Heavenly Yin transforms blood, reconnecting bones and growing flesh.”

“Corpse Qi transforms the meridians, immune to fire and water.”

To put it simply, before truly attaching a corpse arm, one must absorb Yin spiritual energy to transform their own blood, and also absorb Corpse Qi into their bones to undergo deep-level transformation.