"Do you know the difference between a demon beast and a beast?"
Xiao Jie pondered for a moment, "Demon beasts are stronger and can wield sorcery."
"That’s correct, but that’s just the surface difference. The real difference lies in that demon beasts can absorb and fuse nature’s spiritual energy and evolve various superpowers from it, which are the so-called innate demon techniques.
Do you know what spiritual energy is?"
"Of course. Ancient Qi Refiners cultivated spiritual energy."
"That’s right, looks like the Red Dust taught you quite a bit. Qi Refining Skill aims for ascension, absorbing nature’s spiritual energy, integrating it into one’s own Elixir Field, condensing the inner core, and finally reaching ascension to immortality.
However, as spiritual energy decreased, this immortal path has long been severed. Qi Refining Skill, due to its special nature, disperses spiritual energy with changes in the surrounding environment, like rowing against the current. Once spiritual energy is insufficient, one’s realm falls.
But the way humans and beasts absorb spiritual energy is completely different. Humans rely on cultivation techniques, whereas beasts rely on life’s instinct, like the Gray Wolf Howling at the Moon, howling at the moon daily simply due to nature, yet this howl inherently contains nature’s mysteries. By accident, it absorbs spiritual energy, which merges with the demon beast’s body and doesn’t leak due to scarcity of spiritual energy, a feat unattainable by Qi Refining Skill.
Back in ancient times, as spiritual energy became scarce, Qi Refiners from across the Nine States sought a way out.
Some became worldly, no longer seeking eternal life, gradually becoming no different from ordinary people.
Some hid deep within the mountains, trying to use the last trace of spiritual energy to complete ascension, seeking that single immortal opportunity.
Some sought help from the predecessors who ascended to immortality.
Laughable, truly laughable. Those who achieved immortality were all selfish and self-serving. Having become immortals themselves, they didn’t care about past bonds, wishing only to block the doors, making these pleas futile, with none spared in the end.
Seeing their various indecorous states, I have my own magic skill.
From demon beasts, I found a chance. Although demon beasts cannot achieve immortality, they can live long. Since demon beasts can live long, why can’t Qi Refiners?
So I traveled with demon beasts, studying their behavioral changes, consuming the inner core of demons, refining the demon power within, transforming myself.
After hundreds of years and countless demon beasts killed and demon cores refined, I finally mastered this Demon Refining Technique.
A demon is ultimately a demon. The more I refined, the further from the goal of becoming an immortal, for humans rely on controlling nature’s spiritual energy, becoming one with the heavens, to make Qi Refinement true.
Yet demon beasts rely on instinctive nature to absorb spiritual energy.
These two paths are as different as can be.
Nonetheless, it’s still better than those fools who died, wouldn’t you say?"
Xiao Jie nodded secretly, indeed, everything now corresponds, the Demon Star blocking the path lies in this, his current body is akin to a demon, with Qi Refining Skill emphasizing pure truth, utilizing its spiritual nature to control spiritual energy’s change, forming an internal spiritual energy cycle.
Of course, the exact way to do this, he doesn’t understand at all, merely operating according to the game mechanics.
Meanwhile, demon beasts absorb through instinct, hardly touching on control, just like how a bird flies. If you ask it how it flies or what aerodynamics it uses, the bird surely wouldn’t know the answer.
If this is the case, he worries reaching even the Ten Layers of Qi Refining Skill might not enable him to ascend.
He has already strayed far.
"Is it really impossible? Can a demon really not become immortal?"
"Absolutely impossible, unless—"
"Unless aided by an immortal."
Aided by an immortal, indeed. The Immortal’s guidance might be something to rely on, a narrow chance between life and death.
This single chance lies here.
"How to seek aid from an immortal?"
"Hehe, if you truly wish to find an immortal, then go to Gu Yun State. But those bastards have long cast immortal law, encircling Gu Yun State with the Nine Heavens Gang Wind. I tried to fly over for a visit, but was blocked by the Gang Wind surrounding Gu Yun State, impossible to reach.
Moreover, even if you got there, how could those immortals help you? Likely they would kill you instantly.
Better to diligently refine this Alchemy Skill, although it can’t grant ascension, it can still bring thousands of years of grandeur."
Xiao Jie thought to himself, better to learn first.
"Please enlighten me, senior."
"This Demon Beast Evolution Technique is about merging the spiritual energy within with beast instincts, but to activate your beast instincts, one must temporarily renounce humanity."
"Hehe, it’s simple. Fight like a beast, struggle to survive, find life in death. When pushed to the limit, life will instinctively find a way."
This is extremely perilous, prepare yourself."
Then Qin Shou laughed heartily, suddenly showing a fierce gleam in his eyes, "That’s the words I’ve been waiting for."
His figure shook, suddenly transforming into a lynx, pouncing fiercely towards Xiao Jie.