Chapter 136: 085: Seeking the bloodthirsty demonic qi within the bones, cultivating mysterious abilities with calm and steady nourishment of the divine mechanism (Thanks to the mud veranda alliance)_1 Chapter 136: 085: Seeking the bloodthirsty demonic qi within the bones, cultivating mysterious abilities with calm and steady nourishment of the divine mechanism (Thanks to the mud veranda alliance)_1 Upon returning to his Spirit House in Absolute Forest City, the first thing Chen Dengming did was activate a bone-measuring magic artifact to determine his Bone Age.
Following the sequence of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet, the measuring light eventually stopped in the yellow range.
A moderate shade of yellow implies a Bone Age of about 120 years old.
This result was significantly better than the initial faint green, which represented 200 years of age.
However, it was clear that such a Bone Age was still insufficient for joining elite sects.
As such, he would need to continue practicing the “Dragon Bone Training Skill”, a demon cultivation technique for Bone Forging.
Currently, he was just starting with this cultivation technique.
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Probably because it was low level, corresponding to a certain learning stage in Daoism, it did not enhance his lifespan limit.
However, after just one night of practice, his proficiency in the technique had already reached 59.
It seemed that the spiritual blood of the Qi Cultivation Stage Five demonic beast, which he had hunted, provided substantial help.
This thought made Chen Dengming regret hunting the Qi Cultivation Stage Seven spider-demon.
It wasn’t easy to hunt such a beast at that level, even if one went out of their way searching for it.
If he could use it to cultivate, he might be able to break the barrier to the introductory stage of the Bone Forging Script immediately.
“If my Bone Age were around 50, it would be pretty good.
An Antagonistic Spiritual Root in one’s early fifties, who has cultivated up to the 9th Qi Cultivation level…
no, in less than two months, it will be the 10th Qi Cultivation level.
With these qualifications, it’s definitely feasible to join significant sects, such as the Longevity Sect?”
As he contemplated this, Chen Dengming felt that the Longevity Sect would be a good choice that really suits his taste.
It was said that this sect, which aimed to avoid worldly conflicts and focus on cultivation for the pursuit of eternal life, also specialized in extending life compared to average cultivation techniques.
For example, while cultivators from other sects who reach Foundation Establishment may live 200 years, cultivators who practice Longevity Sect techniques and break through to Foundation Establishment might live 230 years.
The additional 30 years might not seem significant, but in terms of the chances it affords, it could make the difference in breaking through to the Golden Core stage.
His ability to cultivate for longevity suits him perfectly.
If he joined the Longevity Sect, it would feel like a fish back in water, with unbounded longevity.
He could even slowly conceal the secret of his ‘Golden Finger’.
However, this all remained conjecture for now.
Despite the ideas, their realization was still uncertain.
The bar for the Longevity Sect was reportedly higher than other prominent sects, and Chen Dengming had no intention of insisting on it.
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That night, Chen Dengming felt his blood churning, probably a leftover side effect from using demon blood for physical forging, that made it difficult for him to sleep.
So, he summoned the Mini Array Spirit and watched it dance throughout the night, while diligently practicing various cultivation techniques.
Meanwhile, Chen Dengming pondered many mysteries of demon cultivation techniques, martial arts, and common immortal cultivation techniques, trying to find the path that suits him best.
Either in martial arts or the Dao of Immortality, or even the Demon Way.
The teacher can open the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual.
The cultivation techniques are fixed, but people are dynamic.
Those who merely cultivate step by step, without researching a system suitable for themselves, will always be mediocre and cannot achieve greatness.
In other words, even if you combine various cultivation techniques to create a combat system suitable for yourself, you are out of the routine.
After a night of contemplation, Chen Dengming’s path of cultivation became much clearer.
He felt that by now, he could easily enter the state of Utmost Emptiness and Maintaining Silence.
Then, combining the common points between martial arts and the Dao of Immortality, he could push further to maximize the power of the Dao and martial arts, and form what Nangong Yun referred to as ‘Divine Skills’.
When Chen Dengming purchased the translated version of Western Region demon cultivation techniques, he saw the term ‘Divine Skills’ in a book of ancient rumors.
It was said that in the ancient cultivation world, there were 3000 Great Dao, corresponding to 3000 Divine Skills.
In those times, the most powerful immortal Dharma Skill was known as Divine Skills.
And after the Divine Skills came the Daoism, and then the Skills.
The book also stated that the present Daoism in the cultivation world should really be called Skills, and is the most inferior.
The Fundamental Law was the Daoism, which was superior, and was the base for teaching.
Each of the main cultivation techniques passed down in the significant Immortal Sect Way Gates were certain forms of Daoism, primarily focusing on gathering spiritual energy to modify the practitioner’s life state.
The ways of deploying spiritual energy to exhibit power, such as Big Fireball Skill, were in fact Skills.
After reading this, Chen Dengming felt that the book made sense on the distinction between Daoism and Skills.
However, the idea of 3000 Great Dao and 3000 Divine Skills seemed absurd, antiquated, and fabricated, like the tales in internet novels, full of illusory concepts.
Chen Dengming remembered the author of the book, the ‘Waqian Scholar’.
If what was written in the book turned out wrong and there were no 3000 Great Dao, he would take action against this Daoist friend whenever they met.
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Soon, it was the early morning of the next day.
The rising sun brightly illuminated the tranquil Dongjiang River, making it sparkle like glass.
Chen Dengming stepped out of his bedroom, where the spiritual energy had significantly diminished and the air had become slightly murky.
He stood by the window overlooking Dongjiang, breathing in the fresh air from outside.
His mind was peaceful, and his gaze was pure yet profound.
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He entered the state of Utmost Emptiness and Maintaining Silence again.
At this moment, his spirit-god and body maintained a slightly aloof relationship.
His awareness of his surroundings was greatly enhanced.
This had similarities to the perception ability of the Mini Array Spirit, as spiritual bodies inherently have highly sensitive perception.
He could even sense, through the formation, the presence of a pair of Daoist cultivators next door.