How to Bring Common Sense to Xianxia World

Chapter 267: Demonic Cultivation Origin

Wei Chen continued, the punchable smirk still plastered across his face.

"He’s already established a connection with you, the young miss of the Song Clan. He also has a Peak Nascent Soul Realm bodyguard, Zhao. He has both connections and protection. On top of that, he’s the second young master of the Ximen Clan. Even if he was born to a concubine, he still bears the title of young master, and the Ximen Clan has no choice but to extend its protection to him."

"Think about it. Why hasn’t he revealed his cultivation? Is it because he wants to keep a low profile?"

"Or... is it because of something else?" Wei Chen said as he tapped his temple, signaling for Song Wan to use her brain.

Seeing that face, that smile, and that gesture made Song Wan’s fists itch.

She really wanted to introduce his face to some blunt trauma.

"What are you trying to say?" Song Wan asked with a low growl, doing her best to control her trembling fists.

"I’m saying... is it because he wants to keep a low profile? Or is it because he can’t reveal it?"

"Why can’t he reveal it?" Song Wan asked, her angry glare turning into one of annoyance.

Hearing this, Mo Xingyao let out a sigh and decided to explain it herself. If she let this punchable guy continue, Lady Song might actually start brawling with him.

"He means that... Ximen Ren might be cultivating a technique that... if revealed, would cause him a great deal of trouble."

"What?" Song Wan frowned as she thought more deeply about it. "You mean... he might be cultivating a demonic technique?"

She looked at Mo Xingyao with a frown. She knew that Mo Xingyao was the daughter of the renowned demonic cultivator, the Sky-Severing Demon, Mo Jue. But she was also the founder and owner of the renowned Thousand Treasure Pavilion, which sold artifacts such as the U-Phone to cultivators with spirit stones to spend.

In conclusion, Song Wan didn’t find the demonic path inherently repulsive.

From her perspective, the righteous path and the demonic path were simply labels people used for those who disagreed with them.

She knew many demonic cultivators who were genuinely righteous individuals, so she didn’t see anything inherently wrong with it.

"I don’t think that’s a problem. Aren’t you also someone from the demonic path? But you’re a trustworthy person," Song Wan argued.

Hearing this, Mo Xingyao let out another sigh.

"Lady Song, we were called the demonic path for a reason. It wasn’t simply because people wanted to divide us or because we were different from the majority."

"Huh?" Song Wan tilted her head in confusion. "Don’t tell me it’s because of the cultivation methods you practice, just like people say."

Mo Xingyao didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she asked a question of her own.

"Do you know where demonic cultivation methods originated?"

Song Wan thought for a moment before answering.

"I’ve read about it in my clan’s library. They originated from the demon race."

"That’s right," Mo Xingyao nodded before continuing.

"But what you might not know is that although demonic cultivation methods are stronger than ordinary cultivation methods, allow cultivators to grow faster, and are easier to cultivate..."

"They were never designed for human bodies. They are fundamentally incompatible with humans. What we cultivate today are derivative versions created by powerful human cultivators, using the original methods of the demon race as their foundation."

"Is that true? I’ve never heard of such a thing," Song Wan asked.

"This knowledge isn’t widely known. The books that record it are extremely rare and are mostly possessed by demonic sects, so it’s perfectly normal that you’ve never heard of it," Mo Xingyao explained.

"The real reason we were once called a scourge of Jianghu was because of those early derivative cultivation methods that originated from the demon race."

"Because of that incompatibility, the earliest versions contained severe demonic corruption. Parts of the manuals would corrupt both the mind and body of the cultivator. Others required additional supplements, such as blood sacrifices, to achieve effects comparable to the original demonic methods."

"This eventually gave rise to two different kinds of demonic cultivators."

"The first type preferred cultivation methods that stayed as close to the original demon techniques as possible because they were easier to cultivate and far more powerful. However, they came with terrible drawbacks and required various supplements to continue progressing."

"These cultivation methods demanded things such as blood sacrifices, cultivation furnaces, the souls of innocent people, or other perverse practices."

"The reason those supplements were necessary also came from their origin. When the demon race first appeared in our world, they viewed humans as nothing more than resources. So the closest derivative methods also came to treat humans as resources."

"The stronger this kind of cultivation became, the closer the cultivator moved toward becoming a demon rather than a human. At the highest levels, it could even transform a human body into a true demonic body. The demonic corruption from methods like these was extremely severe," Mo Xingyao explained.

Hearing a truth she had never known before, Song Wan was greatly alarmed.

"But... but you don’t seem corrupted..." Song Wan was about to continue when Mo Xingyao interrupted her.

"That’s because I’m the second type. The type that removes as much of the demonic corruption as possible," Mo Xingyao said.

"This type isn’t much different from cultivation methods created solely by human cultivators. It still retains much of the power of the original demonic techniques, but... the requirements for cultivating it are far stricter than those of the first type, which contains greater demonic corruption."

"Moreover, even though it doesn’t transform us into demons or corrupt our minds, the cultivation method may require some form of concession or come with hidden drawbacks. For example... my father loves challenging powerful opponents and is obsessed with the way of the sword. Our cultivation method altered our personalities to some degree, whether we liked it or not. Or perhaps the price comes in another form. We might never be able to have children... or we could even become impotent."

At the last part of the explanation, Song Wan instinctively turned to look at Wei Chen.

"I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I’m guessing it’s probably something quite rude," Wei Chen retorted.