Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation Chapter 40
Due to the incredibly shocking cultivation speed of the Corpse Demon Secret Technique, it enabled 1,440 cycles of practice per day. What kind of concept is that?
One cycle per minute.
As soon as it was slotted in, Wang Yu immediately felt a distinct change.
Every minute, a wave of Yin Qi and Corpse Qi would suddenly appear within his body. The Yin Qi fused into his bloodline, causing his body temperature to plummet rapidly, leaving a faint coldness lingering around him.
The Corpse Qi merged into his bones, turning his skin paler, even slightly gaunt. His fingernails darkened and hardened. His entire aura shifted toward that of an orthodox demonic cultivator—he no longer looked like a good person at all.
The inch of black hair that had grown from his roots turned white once again. This time, it wasn’t due to life force depletion, but a certain transformation caused by the fusion of Yin and Corpse Qi.
A massive amount of insights and experience regarding the Corpse Demon Secret Technique surged into his mind.
The ultimate goal of this art was to cultivate Heavenly Yin Blood and Corpse Demon Bones. But with only a fragment of the method, this was clearly impossible. This first round was merely the initial transformation.
It granted Wang Yu the physical traits of a zombie: iron skin and tremendous strength.
This kind of body transformation-type secret art was exceedingly rare.
If it were a complete method, its value would be immeasurable. But since this was only a fragment, and it carried numerous side effects, very few cultivators would choose to practice it.
What attracted Wang Yu was its special ability to reattach severed limbs.
Moreover, Heavenly Yin Blood seemed to simulate the qualities of a spiritual root, which in a way improved his aptitude. Combined with the Cold Blood Manual, it might produce a unique synergy.
After all, both revolved around Yin-type changes to the blood.
The transformation would show results in just three months.
Wang Yu quickly returned to his dwelling, sealed it off, and began a long-term secluded cultivation.
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Just like that.
In the fourth month of his second year as an outer disciple, ninety days passed in a flash. Inside his dwelling in the Evil God District, Wang Yu stood before an ice mirror the height of a man, examining his drastically changed appearance.
His pupils glowed a dark green, while the whites of his eyes had turned completely black, giving off an eerie vibe. Two sharp fangs protruded from his upper jaw, identical to those of a corpse.
His complexion was paler than that of a dead person. His silver hair, tied up with a tall crown, gave him a crisp and neat look. His once refined features, combined with his now eerie eyes, made him appear slightly wicked.
His facial structure had changed. His fingers and toes now bore black, razor-sharp nails, making his physical transformation most apparent.
His physical strength surged through all his limbs and bones. He could easily crush a man-sized boulder of green rock. With copper skin and iron bones, he was now impervious to blades, bullets, fire, and water.
At the same time, Wang Yu noticed that he had become somewhat sensitive to light, preferring the darkness. He had also developed a bloodthirsty urge, and even felt the desire to devour wandering ghosts and lonely spirits.
These were all side effects brought on by the Corpse Demon Secret Technique. In essence, it was transforming his body into one similar to a zombie or a Yin ghost. He inherited the strengths of both and also suffered their weaknesses.
Wang Yu’s body temperature had dropped to around 18 or 19 degrees Celsius. His heartbeat had slowed to an extremely faint rhythm.
His blood had become Yin-ified, with tiny black talisman particles flowing through it.
His bones had been demonized, filled with Corpse Qi that had sunk into his marrow, forming a set of incomplete talisman engravings on his skeleton.
Idle Slot 3: Corpse Demon Secret Technique (Fragmented/Being Completed…)
Corpse Demon Secret Technique (100/100): 1,440 session per day. Can be completed in twenty years.
Wang Yu was extremely surprised, but then he understood. The "twenty years" here likely referred to the time needed to complete second-rank. There should be third-rank and fourth-rank afterward, corresponding to the Nascent Soul Realm.
The body modification was complete. According to the Corpse Demon Secret Technique, the next step was to use Yin Qi and Corpse Qi to condense an "Yin Blood Pill" within the body. This item was the key to reconnecting severed limbs.
Not only could it eliminate bodily rejection of foreign parts, but if three Yin Blood Pills could be successfully refined, it might even allow full regeneration of a severed arm. However, this would require reaching third-rank at minimum.
The road ahead was long and arduous.
While checking his body, Wang Yu made a new discovery — his innate aptitude had changed.
The remnants of his Heavenly Yin Bloodline and Corpse Demonic Bone had seemingly granted him an alternate type of demonic aptitude, like an acquired Yin Spiritual Root, which complemented his mutated Ice Spiritual Root.
The Yin-Ice mutation had all settled into his Water Spiritual Root, which suddenly grew from barely an inch in length to nearly four inches.
This was already comparable to a Mixed Spiritual Root, and the transformation filled Wang Yu with joy. Sacrificing his second brother’s future and enduring all those side effects, it had all been for this.
After a day of silent cultivation.
He had four threads of refined Yin-Cold spiritual power in his body. This change meant his cultivation speed had doubled again.
Factoring in the medicinal effects of the Supreme Cold Blood Pill, in at most 160 days, about five and a half months — he would be able to break through to the fifth layer of Qi Refining.
This was a milestone transformation in his entire cultivation journey, with profound implications.
From today onward, it felt as if time had accelerated.
Wang Yu's change in appearance didn’t draw much attention. After all, this was the demonic path, where countless strange half-human, half-monster cultivators existed. His appearance resembling a corpse was relatively normal.
Only the Alchemist Association, Zhao Shang, and a few others noticed the uniqueness of his secret technique, but they didn’t ask questions.
He continued to earn spirit stones as usual and also contacted inner disciples of Heavenly Corpse Peak to acquire a refined corpse to make up for his missing arm.
Although True Disciple Su had promised him the arm of a Second-rank Ice Corpse, it was impossible for Wang Yu to go asking Duan Ping about it now. The long silence between them already spoke volumes.
If the delay dragged on for a few more years, even greater changes could occur.
So Wang Yu decided to search on his own. At the very least, he needed a Peak first-rank refined corpse, preferably the severed arm of a second-rank.
For Foundation Establishment cultivators of Heavenly Corpse Peak, many second-rank refined corpses were beyond repair. Buying just an arm should be possible.
At the same time, Wang Yu also began searching for a suitable high-grade magic tool in preparation for leaving the sect in the future.
And so, five and a half months passed in the blink of an eye.
In the ninth month of his second year as an outer sect disciple, while sitting cross-legged, Wang Yu’s aura suddenly surged. His spiritual power had reached the current limit.
A full three hundred threads of Yin-Cold spiritual power swirled around him, covering the ground in frost.
Qi Refining, Fifth Layer — achieved.
What was originally planned to take three and a half years had been achieved in just over one. His pace was nothing short of exceptional.
As for breaking through to the sixth layer, it would take significantly longer, requiring a full one thousand threads of spiritual power. At that stage, he would encounter the bottleneck between mid-stage and late-stage Qi Refining.
He would have to refine his spiritual power a second time, converting one thousand threads into one hundred streams, with each stream being the unit for the seventh layer of Qi Refining.
After that came the final phase of accumulation, until he reached the third stage of spiritual refinement, transforming his spiritual power into liquid True Essence, which was one of the three barriers of Foundation Establishment.
At present, he needed to accumulate seven hundred threads of spiritual power to complete this stage.
Based on the current efficiency of his two Idle Slots, it would take approximately 1,750 days, or nearly five years, not a slow pace. If enhanced by the Supreme Cold Blood Pill, he could potentially break through in around three years.