Chapter 1864: Chapter 1864: Sudden Onset of Inner Demons
After leaving the presence of the Lei Family Patriarch and others, Xiao Yi did not leave Shunhuo Forest.
Instead, he headed further into the depths of the forest and stopped at a corner.
Xiao Yi casually sat cross-legged and touched his own face.
The smooth white gloves conveyed a sensation that was extremely rough, as if full of sharp and uneven bumps.
Xiao Yi withdrew his hand and gave a bitter smile, "Is this face really that frightening?"
He clearly noticed that the young girl just now, in the instant she saw part of his face, displayed panic, fear, and a deep disgust.
The expression of disgust seemed as if she was looking at the ugliest thing in the world, avoiding it like the plague, an aversion that came from the depths of her heart.
"Alas." Xiao Yi sighed, shook his head, and without thinking further, began to cultivate.
The evil cultivator he killed earlier was also a martial artist practicing the Poison Dao.
The Heavenly Evil Five Poison Formation from before was nothing too profound a formation, but it was one that combined the forces of the Evil Dao and Poison Dao.
That evil cultivator used the formation, channeling all his Primordial Power into sustaining it, thus transforming his internal power into poison attribute power and evil dao power, each occupying half.
Xiao Yi turned him into a dried corpse with the Ten Thousand Poison Hand, absorbing all the power he once used to sustain the formation.
However, what was truly useful to Xiao Yi was only that half amount of deadly poison power.
As for the remaining half of the evil dao power, it was completely useless, merely dissipating into the heavens and earth.
His current body cannot bear any other kind of power.
Primordial Power, Qi-Blood power, wind attribute power, fire power, and all kinds of attribute powers, even if he absorbs them, they would automatically dissipate within his damaged body.
This is also the reason why he cannot cultivate any other Dao in his current body.
Only the Poison Dao, including the deadly poison power, can be directly absorbed by his extremely poisonous body.
"Hah!" Xiao Yi breathed in and out, enduring pain while gradually transforming the absorbed poison attribute power into poison power.
Poison power is now the source of strength for his current body.
The poison power comes from cultivating the Ten Thousand Poison Treasure Book, equivalent to the Primordial Power gained from ordinary martial artist cultivation.
Of course, the poison power is clearly purer than regular Primordial Power and also more rambunctious and fierce.
A few minutes later.
Xiao Yi furrowed his brows slightly while cultivating cross-legged.
The poison attribute power had been mostly absorbed by him.
Yet his cultivation level showed little growth.
Despite the Ten Thousand Poison Treasure Book being strong, its downside was also apparent.
That is, the amount of poison attribute power needed for cultivation is astonishing.
His internal Poison Realm, though far less than the immense Small World he once had,
still has about a quarter, nearly a fifth the size.
Even considering just its size, it is still larger than the most top-tier supreme monsters of today.
Naturally, the required amount of poison power itself is also exceedingly large.
Surely, this is a disadvantage, but it’s also an advantage.
Moreover, cultivating both Martial Arts and Body Dao, naturally doubles the needed poison power.
Taking the last absorbed poison attribute power from the Ten-legged Poison Emperor Spider as an example.
Back then, he was at the Peak of Saint King Realm, just a step away from breaking through.
Even that tiny step required absorbing the entirety of the poison attribute power from the middle stage Saint Emperor Realm level of the Ten-legged Poison Emperor Spider to breakthrough.
The current poison attribute power, although only half of that evil cultivator’s cultivation,
is still quite large compared to a Saint Emperor Realm First Layer cultivator, given it’s a Seventh Layer of Emperor Realm.
Yet Xiao Yi’s Poison Dao cultivation sees little increase despite absorption.
It is clear that the poison dao power needed for cultivating the Ten Thousand Poison Treasure Book is truly immense.
Xiao Yi continued to cultivate and absorb.
Ten minutes later, this portion of poison dao power was absorbed to ninety percent.
At this moment, a sudden chill went through Xiao Yi’s heart.
His momentum started to become chaotic, with a faint tendency to lose control.
"Hmm? Inner Demon?" Xiao Yi was startled.
This situation clearly indicates a Martial Arts Demon outburst.
Every martial artist faces inner demons on their cultivation path.
But the stronger the Dao Heart, the lower the chance of inner demons appearing, and even if they do, it’s easier to overcome them.
Xiao Yi’s heart sank.
No matter what, the inner demon has indeed erupted now, and he cannot deal with it casually.
A Martial Arts Demon outburst is no trivial matter.
If trouble arises, severe injuries are minor, but disastrous setbacks in cultivation or even scarier consequences can occur.
Xiao Yi closed his eyes to focus.
Yet, his spirit began to loosen.
The originally clear mind gradually turned blurry.
His consciousness increasingly found it difficult to extricate itself.
Scenes emerged in his mind out of thin air.
The sinister faces of the four elders of Mirror Flower Water Moon lingered in his mind.
Even the elder Jingz Yue, who he once remembered having a rather refined appearance, now seemed grotesque like a demon.
Everything in his mind was hideous, filled with intense negative emotions.
Outside his mind, Xiao Yi’s momentum became more unsteady.
Inside the wide black robe, beads of sweat started to appear from his forehead.
Sweat gradually covered his face, seeping into the scars on his face, causing unbearable pain.
"Hahaha, even that once high-spirited son of heaven, unburdened by Martial Arts Demons, faces today?"
Elder Holy Moon, like a ghostly specter, hovered around Xiao Yi’s spirit.
"Once unshakeable as a rock Dao Heart, is now so easily shattered?"
"Once immensely powerful, able to slay legends, now fallen to such depths?"
"Once the awe-inspiring Xiao Yi, now a spectral entity, loathed and spurned by all, tsk tsk."
Holy Moon Elder sneered constantly as Hua Yue and Shui Yue advanced with menacing gestures.
Elder Jingz Yue stood with hands folded, his voice was intensely sinister.
"This is the consequence of challenging my Holy Moon Sect, you can’t withstand the wrath of the Holy Moon Sect."
"What use is gaining Ancient Emperor’s fortune, reaching cultivation heights?"
"What use is being a twin child or successor of Five Halls?"
"Although cultivation is supreme, enigmatic methods, indomitable physical strength in Central Region, what use is it?"
"Destroy your fortune, crush your cultivation; obliterate your body, shatter your Dao Heart; ruin your face, pull you down from the altar, once high and mighty, now like muck underground."
"A noble twin child, now becomes the ugliest thing in the world."
"Do you still have the face to live?"
Every word from Elder Jingz Yue was a piercing attack on the heart, malevolent to the extreme.
Xiao Yi’s Dao Heart weakened even further.
Xiao Yi’s body poured sweat, flows of cold perspiration.
Outside his spirit, the four sinister elders of Mirror Flower Water Moon circled like ghastly specters, mocking continuously.
Crackling...
Xiao Yi’s fist clenched tightly, producing popping sounds.
In his spirit, a pair of cold eyes suddenly opened.
Those hands covered in poison swiftly reached out, grasping Elder Jingz Yue’s throat.
"If my fortune is gone, I can seek anew."
"If my cultivation falls, I can rebuild it."
"If my body is destroyed, I can reshape it."
"If my Dao Heart is broken, I can reconsolidate it."
"If my appearance is ugly, and the world speaks coldly, I’ve never cared."
"Only your Holy Moon Sect, one day, will face unending vengeance."
Though a hideous body full of sores, his defiance was supreme, just like the supreme sword cultivator known for Fire Control Demon.
Poison pulsated all around, like the Demon Slayer, his arrogant eyes coldly gazing at these four specters.
Xiao Yi’s hands mercilessly crushed the ghostly illusions of the four elders of Mirror Flower Water Moon.
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