Chapter 206: Chapter 194: Pill Shattering into Infant, Devouring True Intent, Divine Technique ’Annihilation

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「An hour later.」

Xu Qing experienced an enlightening upgrade, then spent another hour to fully grasp his newly enhanced Realm and strength.

’Peak of the Ninth-Turned Demon Pill Realm.’

Xu Qing sensed the Demon Pill within him, floating in his Dantian. It was pitch-black all over, like a piece of jewelry carved from black crystal.

BUZZ! BUZZ!

The Demon Pill circulated within his Dantian, spreading a dense Devouring Demonic Qi that covered his entire body. It contained an extremely Mighty Power, and on the surface of the Demon Pill were twelve Demon Patterns.

"Haaa..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath. ’The next upgrade will be ’Pill Shattering into Infant.’ I’ll use the Demon Pill as a foundation to further transform my Devouring Demon Intent, nurturing a ’Demon Infant’ within the Demon Pill. Once I succeed, I’ll be able to step into the ’First Transformation Demon Infant Realm’ and comprehend and control the Devouring True Intent. Also, once I step into the ’First Transformation Demon Infant Realm’ and master the ’Devouring True Intent,’ I can comprehend a ’Divine Technique’ closely related to it. As for what kind of Divine Technique it will be, that ’varies from person to person.’’

’Time to continue.’

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!

Xu Qing adjusted his mindset. That evening, after eating ten catties of Level 6 Spiritual Food, he closed his eyes and entered a state of Meditation.

In fact, ever since Xu Qing entered the Ninth-Turned Demon Pill Realm, he needed to eat a full thirty catties of Level 6 Spiritual Food every day to sustain his continuous Cultivation and Meditation.

Fortunately, Ye Langtian had become the second-in-command of the Blood Demon Sect Branch. It was just a little Spiritual Food—and only Level 6 at that. With Ye Langtian’s status and Authority in the Blood Demon Sect Branch, obtaining Level 6 Spiritual Food was a piece of cake.

Not only that, but he could even get his hands on Level 7, Level 8, and even Level 9 Spiritual Food.

Generally speaking, the source of ’Level 9 Spiritual Food’ was rare and its quantity scarce. Only a ’Ninth-Level Flesh Field’ could produce it, and in Moon River Prefecture City, only the top-tier influences had managed to cultivate ’Ninth-Level Flesh Fields.’

’Level 9 Spiritual Food’ was generally food for the strongest experts who had stepped into the ’Second Realm: Extraordinary Extreme.’

Currently, Xu Qing was still only at the Nine Realms Realm, so eating Level 6 or even Level 7 Spiritual Food was more than enough to sustain his daily consumption.

「In the bedroom.」

’Is this the Devouring True Intent of the ’Devouring Demon Technique’?’

At this moment, Xu Qing had his eyes closed and began to meditate on the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method. As he circulated the Demon Technique, the Devouring True Intent of the Devouring Demon Technique slowly materialized in his mind.

Refining Technique, Fundamental Skill, Contemplation Technique, True Intent.

Martial Path Cultivation began with the Refining Technique, cultivating Power, then practicing the Fundamental Skill. From there, one refined Gang Qi, comprehended the Contemplation Technique, opened the Ren and Du Meridians, built the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, and drew Heaven and Earth Energy into the body. By comprehending Heaven and Earth Intent and combining the two, one could undergo a complete transformation, step into the ’Extraordinary’ realm, and cultivate ’True Qi.’

This was the path of Cultivation in the early stages of the Martial Path.

Similarly, the Devouring Demon Technique drew upon the mysteries of both the Martial Path and the Demon Path, combining their strengths to form a powerful Demon Technique.

However, the Devouring Demon Technique placed more emphasis on spiritual cultivation: nurturing one’s Demon Nature, cultivating Demonic Qi, and meditating on its Contemplation Technique to improve step by step and condense the Demon Pill.

Now, Xu Qing had reached the Peak of the Ninth-Turned Demon Pill Realm. His cultivation of the Devouring Demon Technique’s Contemplation Technique had also reached its absolute limit, with no room for further progress.

Therefore, he needed to comprehend and meditate on the ’Devouring True Intent’ of the Devouring Demon Technique. It manifested in his mind as the image of a cosmic black hole that could devour everything in heaven and earth, absorbing all things and converting them into his own Power.

This was the True Intent of the ’Devouring Demon Technique.’

"This..."

Xu Qing frowned.

He carefully tried to comprehend the Devouring True Intent, but found he couldn’t understand it, couldn’t grasp it, and couldn’t cultivate it. There was an imperceptible barrier, an obstruction that blocked his comprehension and Cultivation.

At this rate, no matter how much of a genius or prodigy he was, he would never be able to cultivate the ’Devouring Demon Technique.’

’This must be what the old village elder in ’Mysterious: Deserted Village’ was talking about,’ Xu Qing mused to himself. ’The Devouring Demon Technique possesses a unique quality: once one person has successfully refined it, no one else can. Even with the original copy of the Devouring Demon Technique, it’s impossible for another to succeed.’

’However,’ Xu Qing thought, shaking his head, ’I have the ’Encyclopedia of All Things’ to help me.’

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!!!

Without further hesitation, Xu Qing continued to meditate on the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method, trying to comprehend the ’Devouring True Intent.’ As time passed, his Experience Points began to increase bit by bit.

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[Experience +1]

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[Experience +1]

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A series of notifications appeared in his mind.

Xu Qing automatically ignored them.

He could meditate and circulate the Devouring Demon Technique thirty million times in a twenty-four-hour day.

Not much changed.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another seventy days had passed.

「On this day.」

「Around noon.」

「In the bedroom.」

Xu Qing opened his eyes. The Demonic Qi surging around him gradually calmed, and his eyes, which had transformed into Demon Eyes, slowly returned to normal.

With a thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things.

The information for the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method appeared.

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[Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method LV23: 2,151,424,000 / 2,097,152,000 (Upgradeable!) (Mastered Ninth Layer Perfection of Devouring Demon Intent, Mastered Fourth Layer ’Devouring Technique’.)]

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"Upgrade," Xu Qing said.

BOOM!

Xu Qing’s mind trembled. The Encyclopedia of All Things flickered with an increasingly intense fluorescent light. This change was far more powerful than the previous ones.

The reason was simple.

This time, he was breaking through from the ’Demon Pill Realm’ to the ’Demon Infant Realm.’

The world around Xu Qing distorted and changed. Countless tiny black figures appeared, demonstrating the mysteries of the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method.

The next moment, these tiny black figures transformed into a black torrent that flooded into Xu Qing’s mind. His consciousness trembled and was pulled into a mysterious space.

Then, his consciousness shook again. He found himself in outer space, transformed into a black hole, experiencing its cosmic mysteries and comprehending the True Intent of ’Devouring’...

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[Upgrade Successful!]

[Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method LV24: 54,272,000 / 4,194,304,000 (Pill Shattering into Infant, Condensing the Demon Infant, mastered First Level Devouring True Intent, mastered Fifth Layer ’Devouring Technique’, mastered ’Divine Power: Annihilation’.)]

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RUMBLE!!!

Xu Qing felt a torrent surge into his mind, accompanied by countless roars. He comprehended all sorts of mysteries and profundities, mastering innumerable forms of Energy.

Terrifying. Utterly terrifying.

CRACK! CRACK!

Inside Xu Qing’s body, within his Dantian, the Demon Pill at the Peak of Nine Transformations reacted. The twelve Demon Patterns on its surface shone with brilliant light as it began to crack. Fissures appeared and spread rapidly, covering the entire Demon Pill.

Before long, the Demon Pill completely split open. It formed a Twelfth-Grade black lotus that bloomed quietly in his Dantian. And in the center of this Twelfth-Grade black lotus, a pitch-black Demon Infant appeared, completely naked and looking like a miniaturized version of Xu Qing.

Immediately after, ripples began to envelop the Demon Infant. These ripples were the ’Devouring Demon Intent’ that Xu Qing had comprehended and cultivated. Because he had achieved Ninth Layer Perfection of Devouring Demon Intent, there were exactly nine of these ripples.

Now, the nine ripples began to refine and merge, gradually combining until they became a single, unified entity.

Finally, they formed a black halo that floated behind the Demon Infant’s head, much like a halo of Merit. The only difference was that a halo of Merit was a brilliant gold. The Ninth Layer Perfection of Devouring Demon Intent had fused, transformed, and sublimated, condensing into the ’First Level Devouring True Intent.’ Its external manifestation was the Devouring Halo behind the ’First-Turn Demon Infant’’s head.

Of course, because it was only the ’First Level Devouring True Intent,’ there was only a single ’Devouring Halo.’

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Suddenly, the ’First-Turn Demon Infant’ changed again. From the deepest part of Xu Qing’s body, an annihilating power surged forth. It transformed into a gray vertical mark that was imprinted on the ’First-Turn Demon Infant’s’ brow.

The next moment, a vast amount of information flooded Xu Qing’s mind, detailing the mysteries and profundities of ’Divine Power: Annihilation.’ This was a ’Divine Technique’ born from the deepest part of his being, founded upon the ’Devouring True Intent,’ combined with his own Power and the mysteries of the ’Devouring Demon Technique.’

Divine Power: Annihilation.

This Divine Technique was one of absolute destruction, complete devastation, and total annihilation. It converted all forms of Power into the ’Power of Annihilation Divine Power’ to destroy powerful enemies.

Time passed.

Before he knew it, a full day and night had gone by.

Clearly, this upgrade was different from before. Even after leveling up, Xu Qing still needed a full day and night to completely break through and master this new Power.

He had completed a true metamorphosis.

"Haaa..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath. Sensing the many changes within himself, a deeply satisfied smile spread across his face. ’After nearly two years, I’ve finally mastered ’True Intent’ and stepped into the ’First Transformation Demon Infant Realm.’’

’Now, my Cultivation and Realm can be considered part of the upper echelon of ’Moon River Prefecture City.’’

Indeed, in Moon River Prefecture City, only those who had mastered True Intent were considered part of the upper echelon.

On the Martial Path, those who mastered True Intent were known as Martial Arts Grandmasters.

Among Qi Refiners, those who mastered True Intent were known as Nascent Soul Ancestors.

On the Dao Path, those who mastered True Intent were known as Celestial Master Daoists.

And so on.

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!!!

Just then, a message from Ye Langtian appeared in Xu Qing’s mind. There was new activity from ’Mysterious: Deserted Village.’

Apparently, this was because Xu Qing had broken through with his Devouring Demon Technique to the ’First Transformation Demon Infant Realm.’

In addition, Ye Langtian had also finished gathering the materials for refining a Daoist Soldier for Xu Qing.