Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

The realm of this Black Demon was not much different from those in Jiguang City previously, but it emitted a much more ferocious aura, and its aggressiveness seemed to have increased significantly.

The Black Demons outside Jiguang City before appeared somewhat sluggish, both in their movements and otherwise.

If it weren’t for those Black Demons forcibly extracting their essence, energy, spirit, and soul and also coming back to life, people would still have strong confidence in eliminating these Black Demons.

“The power of these Black Demons has a strong invasive nature. They must avoid being injured by them,” Weng Zongfang said seriously to everyone.

To test the strength and potential weaknesses of the Black Demon, Weng Zongfang directly resisted the Black Demon’s attacks with his Rule Body.

The Rule Body of the Emperor Realm was not indestructible. It could be directly injured by those in the late stages of the Rule Integration Realm, and sufficiently many in the mid-stage Rule Integration Realm could do the same.

But such injuries were not significant for those in the Emperor Realm, unless such damage continued uninterrupted, which could then potentially severely injure someone in the Emperor Realm.

Just now, Weng Zongfang withstood the Black Demon’s attacks using his Rule Body, and initially, only a new wound appeared on the Rule Body.

However, this wound deteriorated rapidly. Weng Zongfang used his essence force to stop it, which was effective, but the recovery was exceedingly slow.

And this was only a common Black Demon in the Rule Integration Realm. If stronger Black Demons appeared, or if the number of Black Demons increased, what then?

Tang Yunshou stepped forward and observed the continually roaring Black Demon closely.

Because Weng Zongfang used the secondary rules he controlled to forcibly bind this Black Demon, the situation of being forcibly drained of essence, energy, spirit, and soul did not occur.

“Is the power of these Black Demons somewhat similar to the Strange Heart Realm?” Tang Yunshou suddenly said.

Weng Zongfang was startled, then looked at the Black Demon again. When Tang Yunshou mentioned it, Weng Zongfang also noticed that the characteristics of the power of the Black Demon were indeed somewhat similar to those of the Strange Heart Realm.

Weng Zongfang had not thought of this before because the Strange Heart Realm was quite remote for the creatures of the Black Stone Domain.

The barrier between the Return to Nothing Realm and the Strange Heart Realm was extremely resilient.

Even those at the Peak of Rule Integration Realm could not step into the Strange Heart Realm. At most, they could use special means to temporarily open a fissure and release a bit of power from the Strange Heart Realm.

But this was almost useless for those in the Rule Integration Realm.

The power of the Strange Heart Realm is highly corrosive and completely antagonistic to all living beings.

Even those in the Rule Integration Realm who cultivated Yin Attribute rules could not absorb and contain the power of the Strange Heart Realm.

Therefore, the matters of the Strange Heart Realm were almost never discussed by the beings within the Black Stone Domain.

Weng Zongfang had once opened a fissure into the Strange Heart Realm out of curiosity. It was just a momentary event, but the impression it left on Weng Zongfang was profound.

In this moment, observing the aura emanating from the Black Demon, Weng Zongfang’s long-dormant memory was suddenly awakened.

“It is not the same, but indeed it is somewhat similar.”

Weng Zongfang nodded his head and then, with a single hand, performed seals that struck the Black Demon.

The aura of the Black Demon suddenly dimmed, but after a moment, the aura gradually returned.

“The Power of Faith truly has a restraining effect on this Black Demon,” Weng Zongfang said, looking up at everyone, “It’s not that the intrinsic characteristics of their powers synergize or antagonize each other, rather it seems like the collective Heart Thought within the Power of Faith is wearing down this Black Demon.”

Being able to cultivate to the Emperor Realm and control a complete secondary rule, Weng Zongfang’s grasp of details was absolutely top-notch.

“Collective Heart Thought? Then if we use our own mental defenses to impact it, could we produce a similar effect?” Tang Yunshou’s eyes lit up.

The cultivation of the Faith Method was too slow, and Tang Yunshou did not feel secure handing over half of the human race’s faith to the Ancient Hug Tribe.

If they could find another method to restrain the Black Demon, perhaps they could ensure the safety of Jiguang City.

“Yes, but our mental defenses would be infected, and the damage would be even more severe than that to the Rule Body.”

Weng Zongfang shook his head. He had already tried using mental defenses and soul to impact the Black Demon on the way back.

In this regard, the Black Demon’s ability to infect mental defenses and soul was exactly like that of the Strange Heart Realm. However, in terms of hierarchy, the Black Demon’s power was much lower than that of the Strange Heart Realm.

If it were the force of the Strange Heart Realm, Weng Zongfang would not dare to expose his mental defenses and soul directly, even as a peak Rule Integration Realm practitioner, as he would be infected instantly with absolutely no chance of recovery.

The Strange Heart Realm was known as a forbidden land, not undeservedly so.

Chen Fei stood by, attentively watching every action of the Black Demon and listening to Weng Zongfang’s explanations, gaining a clearer understanding of the Black Demon.

To kill this Black Demon, essence force could definitely work, but in the current environmental conditions of heaven and earth, it was difficult to kill and the consumption was enormous.

The Power of Faith, in some ways, was like a poison.

Essence force was like an ordinary weapon, but after being poisoned with the Power of Faith, its lethality against the Black Demon greatly increased.

The situation with the Black Demon was now clear to everyone inside the hall, but the most fundamental problem had still not been resolved.

Or rather, the situation had come full circle, back to the original question: how to convert a large amount of the Power of Faith.

Now, the people inside Jiguang City were limited in number. The Faith Method they held was of insufficient level, and the Power of Faith they cultivated was sparse, offering only a nominal damage to the Black Demon.

Of course, one might consider including the race from Pianyi City next door, but in truth, this still wouldn’t resolve the fundamental issue. Moreover, it’s possible that Pianyi City has already formed an alliance with the Ancient Hug Tribe.

The Faith Method is not sophisticated enough; the Power of Faith it converts isn’t even sufficient for Weng Zongfang alone, let alone the many cultivators at the Rule Integration Realm present.

When the Black Demon, thousands of miles away, charges at Jiguang City, initially, Jiguang City might be able to hold off the attack, but ultimately, a full evacuation of the city will likely be necessary.

But if there are just as many Black Demons in other areas of the Black Stone Domain, then hiding anywhere would essentially be the same. In the end, except for a very few, everyone in Jiguang City will probably die.

All the cultivators at the Rule Integration Realm inside the temple fell silent. Weng Zongfang and Tang Yunshou exchanged glances, their hearts leaning toward forming an alliance with the Ancient Hug Tribe.

What exactly has happened in the Black Stone Domain, and where did these races like the Ancient Hug Tribe come from?

Too many questions. For now, they only have a rough idea of the existence of the Black Demons, but are the Black Demons really all the dangers there are?

Or are the Black Demons just the basic threat?

Of course, they might also try to find other entities like the Ancient Hug Tribe, but they must act quickly.

Cultivating the Faith Method also takes time, and even more time is needed to convert and absorb the faith of all beings.

If they delay too long, they will still be powerless against the Black Demons, only to be swallowed up by an entity like the Ancient Hug Tribe?

A few moments later, the cultivators at the Rule Integration Realm left the temple one after another.

Chen Fei returned to the courtyard, and when Qu Qingsheng and others saw Chen Fei return, they hurriedly came forward to greet him.

“What has happened?” they asked Chen Fei in soft voices.

The anomaly in the Vital Energy of Heaven and Earth was clear to all residents of Jiguang City. Naturally, Qu Qingsheng and the others were no exception.

“I don’t know either,” Chen Fei shook his head, also completely baffled at the moment.

“Don’t leave the yard, I’ll be right back.”

Chen Fei looked into the distance, pondered for a moment, then vanished from the spot. Using the power of Space Secondary Rules, he teleported out of Jiguang City unnoticed.

The feeling of being completely in the dark was too uncomfortable. Chen Fei decided to rely on his own power to uncover the situation clearly.

Using Celestial Suppression, Chen Fei concealed all his traces and stopped eight hundred li north of Jiguang City.

Three hundred li away, You Yi sat cross-legged atop a tree. He was waiting for Jiguang City’s response, believing they would make the right choice.

You Yi gave Jiguang City only one day to consider. If the city was unwilling after the allotted time, You Yi had already thought of a countermeasure.

He would directly lead some Black Demons to Jiguang City, ensuring enough people died there. Afterwards, he could even forcibly devour the entire city’s faith.

Not even half of the faith would need to be shared.

This was not only true for Jiguang City, but for all surrounding beings. This was the stance of the Ancient Hug Tribe.

Either submit and form an alliance, or be destroyed and then directly assimilated.

The number of beings in this region was beyond imagination and the Power of Faith that could be drawn was exceedingly vast.

However, the number of Black Demons would also continue to increase; the future situation was hard to clearly define.

You Yi silently transformed the Power of Faith allotted to him. Thinking about how he wouldn’t have to absorb such small amounts of faith under such tense conditions in the future, You Yi’s mood involuntarily improved.

Three hundred li away, Chen Fei watched You Yi, then turned his head in other directions.

Cultivators of You Yi’s race in the Rule Integration Realm were distributed in different areas. If anyone was attacked, cultivators in other locations could immediately notice.

Chen Fei’s eyelids tightened slightly as the fragments of the Earth, Water, Fire, Wind rules ignited within his soul, instantly altering his view of the world.

Chen Fei took a step forward, the surrounding space starting to blur, stretching a thousand li in an instant.

As Chen Fei perceived the changes in space, when he passed by where You Yi was, he immediately unfolded the Cangqiong Domain.

You Yi, who had been meditating, suddenly sensed violent fluctuations in space and before he could react, he vanished.

A thousand li away, Chen Fei appeared with the swiftness of a Startling Crane, also stepping into the Cangqiong Domain.

All the actions were completed in one breath. Only with vision and fine control power akin to those in the Open Heaven Realm could one achieve all this in an instant.

Within the Cangqiong Domain, You Yi was already fixed in place by Space Binding, his eyes now wide with terror as he looked around, completely unaware of what was happening.

Chen Fei moved behind You Yi, pressing a palm against You Yi’s spiritual crown, beginning to employ God Devouring.

Chen Fei needed to understand many things, hoping to obtain the answers he sought from You Yi.

If the answers were insufficient, then Chen Fei would likely have to employ God Devouring several more times.

Intense pain swept over You Yi’s soul, rendering him incapable of thought.

And Chen Fei, from fragments of You Yi’s memories, finally understood what had happened in the Black Stone Domain.

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