Chapter 7: Draining Essence Through the Internet?

Hu~ In the sky, Xiao Ning True Person exhaled a breath of relief.

I thought it was just a simple task, but I nearly got killed here.

He waved his hand, and the demon cultivator's severed arm and the unfinished Ten Thousand Souls Banner were swept into his possession.

Damn it!

This damned old monster dares to bully the young? Does he really think Daoist Brother has no allies? I'll go back and ask my Senior Uncle to crush you!

He cursed inwardly as he approached his unconscious body cultivator comrade.

"Senior Uncle!"

A streak of light flashed across the horizon—his junior disciples who had come with him.

Perfect, now I don't have to lift a finger; let these juniors carry this comrade to the hospital.

"Senior Uncle, that last sword strike was so cool!"

"The sword intent was grand and righteous—clearly a Great Being. I didn't know Senior Uncle had such a friend."

"That sword's power far exceeded the Void Sublimation realm—Senior Uncle, are you hiding your cultivation level?"

Hide my level? Pfft!

You dare to say that? Twelve Soul Transformation cultivators came with me, and nine were mere projections! Just thinking about it makes my chest ache—but what truly pains me is that Tai Xu Breaking Evil Sword Qi.

In recent years, the Great Being sword cultivators allied with my lineage have left the Central Continent; finding even a single sword qi for alchemy is nearly impossible! Yet my lineage's heritage requires sword qi as material for many great techniques.

"You two carry this comrade to the hospital first—this time thanks to…" His words cut off abruptly as Xiao Ning True Person froze.

A pure, flawless purple sword qi—identical in strength to before—appeared out of nowhere in his mind sea.

Did the Tai Xu Breaking Evil Sword Qi return?

And I didn't sense it at all!

Such a technique—could it really be one of the Four Elders of the Xiang Jianzong, or even a Supreme Elder?

In an instant, he understood many things: no wonder the shattered sword qi grew stronger—and then he felt a chill of dread.

Everything proves that the Xiang Jianzong elder is nearby!

If I hadn't used the sword qi from the Purple Sword Talisman just now, that Xiang Jianzong elder would've watched me get crushed by the demon Great Being who appeared afterward! …………

On the other side, Xu Xing wandered aimlessly after leaving Xuan Sword Middle School No. 3.

Only when the Supreme Dao Sect Great Being arrived in Xuan Sword City did he glance up.

Soon after, a terrifying divine sense, vast as an ocean, swept across the entire city.

Xu Xing paid no mind and stopped before a sword-painting shop.

The owner must have fled in a hurry—he didn't even close the door, but the sign beside it listed available painting services.

【Sword Qi Thunder Simulacrum 1.0: After painting, simulates the sound of a sword cultivator's sword qi thunder; custom light effects extra charge】

Just like the one he saw at school—flashy but useless, pure xianxia-style ghost fire.

Then came version 2.0, which added a power to repel evil spirits.

The price? Also deeply moving—it jumped tenfold.

Of course, there was also the full version of Sword Qi Thunder painting, capable of fully unleashing the sword qi thunder's power—its price was several times higher than version 2.0.

Finally, there was one more—this one was interesting.

【Sword Light Division Painting (Limited): After painting, can use Sword Light Division three times; Sword Piloting License required】

Sword Light Division is standard for Jin Dan sword cultivators of the Xiang Jianzong; some geniuses even attain it at Foundation Establishment.

But no matter what, it's a realm requiring immense effort—and now it's achievable with a single paint job.

"Not bad."

Aside from this limited Sword Light Division and the full Sword Qi Thunder painting, the rest were all similar—flashy, useless trinkets to satisfy young cultivators' vanity. After a quick glance, Xu Xing stepped inside.

The walls were hung with pre-painted swords; transparent glass cases held painting materials.

At the back was a table with a computer and half a bowl of cold noodles.

Perhaps he left in a rush—the computer was still on, but since the internet was down, the screen was frozen.

On screen was a stunningly beautiful female cultivator, her figure alluring, clad in a sheer crimson long robe, her curves half-revealed, inviting fantasy.

In the top-left corner, a small line of text:

Zhong Jiajia, Union with the Dao Realm cultivator of the Hehuan Sect.

Union with the Dao Realm—also called a Great Being—is a pillar even within the Xian Sect; one palm could crush hundreds of Xiao Ning True Persons at Void Sublimation.

Hmm…

Life is hard—even Great Beings perform for a living.

Xu Xing sat down, placed two spirit stones beside the computer as internet fee, studied it briefly, and found the operation similar to his memories.

He tapped the screen; the frozen image turned black, loaded for a moment, then lit up again.

Amid elegant music, the Hehuan Sect Great Being wore revealing attire, a qin before her.

It was a melody Xu Xing had never heard—calm in tune, yet with her playing, it stirred the heart and unsettled the spirit.

"If you want to hear anything else, just say so!"

Her voice was soft and alluring, tugging at the soul—clearly a highly refined seduction technique.

Comments scrolled nonstop on the side; in one minute, thousands flooded in.

At that moment, he felt a strange pull from the screen, as if trying to drain a thread of his essence and desire.

But it found no target, and vanished helplessly.

"Interesting…"

No wonder the Hehuan Sect could whitewash itself into the orthodox path—it clearly owes much to this method of draining essence through the internet.

He shut the livestream and searched directly for information on this Hehuan Sect technique.

The relevant content was not concealed; this method of drawing desire and essence across the network was developed by a genius of the Hehuan Sect after the Lingwang appeared.

The cultivation methods of the Hehuan Sect mostly involve absorbing desire, essence, or harmonizing yin and yang.

In ancient times, the vast majority of Hehuan Sect cultivators seeking higher realms had to seek furnace bases for extraction.

This was also why the Hehuan Sect was labeled as a demonic path.

But since the Lingwang emerged and the method of drawing essence and desire across the network was created, the practice of extracting from furnace bases was gradually phased out.

This method is not only safer, but also yields far greater essence and desire than extracting from a single furnace base.

Not long after this, the Hehuan Sect negotiated with the Liudaxian Sect, executed a number of stubborn, evil-minded cultivators within their ranks, and ultimately achieved official purification, becoming the seventh major sect of the Xuan Realm.

Today, it has become the most popular sect among the Qidaxian Sect, and the most favored by the younger generation of cultivators.

The reason is obvious to those who understand.

Moreover, the Hehuan Sect cultivators did not conceal the fact that this method absorbs desire and essence.

That is to say, everyone knows that watching a Hehuan Sect cultivator's live stream will draw a trace of essence and desire.

But… who cares? It doesn't harm the body; at most, it sends one into a sage state for a while. Don't you enter sage mode yourself when watching unhealthy content normally?

For such a small cost, you get to watch a supreme Dao-combining powerhouse perform—this is an incredible bargain! 'Such chaotic essence and desire would never be used directly; the Hehuan Sect must have a purification method internally.'

But this has not been made public.

After finishing all the content, Xu Xing opened the live streaming platform again, returned to the Hehuan Sect female cultivator's live room, let it continue playing, and stood up to walk out.

(End of Chapter)