Chapter 504 - 265: Demonic Qi

Five Dragons Island.

"This record seems very much like the mysterious black energy."

On this day, Lin Chang’an was in a shop under the banner of Bihai Palace, and finally found a similar record in a Jade Scroll of strange anecdotes.

It is said that this ancient book contains various strange tales discovered by Human Race Cultivators over tens of thousands of years.

This shop is naturally under the Sixth Elder’s banner.

And Lin Chang’an’s usual hobby is collecting various ancient books of strange anecdotes, as well as Jade Scrolls of insights and experiences on various Arrays, which is well-known.

Therefore, Lin Chang’an pretended to come across this book by chance and took it for copying without arousing suspicion.

This is also the influence of status. If it were a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he would need to spend Flower Spirit Stones, but his strength and status were different, so he did not need to spend any.

"Ghost Qi and Demonic Qi, both are similar to this mysterious black energy, both capable of eroding and causing one to lose sanity."

The true Ghost Qi is also known as Yin Spirit Energy, said to be Spiritual Energy found only in the Land of Yinming, and the record states it erodes a cultivator’s body, affecting their intelligence.

More terrifyingly, the more Yin Spirit Energy a regular cultivator absorbs, the faster their lifespan diminishes.

"The corrosive nature of Yin Spirit Energy, along with its impact on intelligence, seems very similar to this black energy."

Seeing this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but frown.

"Yin Spirit Energy is extremely toxic to ordinary cultivators, but for ghostly beings and even Ghost Cultivators, it is an excellent Spiritual Energy for great nourishment, progressing rapidly... and it has various wonderful uses..."

Seeing this, Lin Chang’an memorized the record before looking at another entry.

"It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, cultivators from the Upper Realm appeared, among them were the most terrifying beings from the Demon Realm, and the Demonic Qi flowing from the Demon Realm was even more pure..."

"It too has an erosive nature, eroding the intelligence of any being, capturing the mind and affecting consciousness, even terrifying beings from the Demon Realm are affected by it, becoming cruel and brutal..."

Seeing this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but frown, revealing a pensive expression.

"Yin Spirit Energy and Demonic Qi both have various miraculous uses. It is rumored that relying on some top-level Cultivation Techniques, they have wondrous effects."

For example, in the current Immortal Cultivation Realm, the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth is ownerless, and cultivators must absorb and refine it using Cultivation Techniques to transform it into their own Mana.

The principle is the same for this Yin Spirit Energy and Demonic Qi, but both have major drawbacks, and only special beings living within them can utilize them.

"It is rumored that pure Yin Spirit Energy has an incredible effect on strengthening a cultivator’s Primordial Spirit."

"And pure Demonic Qi is an excellent body-refining Spiritual Energy, and long-term cultivation has various wonderful effects such as cleansing Spirit Roots..."

Seeing this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

If what is recorded here is true, then there are indeed too many secrets in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and he increasingly feels his own insignificance.

"Is it Yin Spirit Energy, or Demonic Qi? I just need to experiment once I return to find out, but regardless of which it is, they are heaven and earth Spiritual Objects..."

His Xuan Heaven Spiritual Energy is known for its purifying ability.

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an dared not imagine how many people would covet him if word got out that he possessed such an item.

Although the records aren’t detailed, both of these are deadly poison to cultivators but are also rare heaven and earth Spiritual Objects.

Yin Spirit Energy targets the Primordial Spirit, while Demonic Qi targets the physical body.

At this time, Lin Chang’an already had a vague guess in his heart, leaning towards one of them.

But it could also be a reaction caused by the mutation of the Cyan-Horned Bull.

In other words, it is highly likely to be one of these two, though there might be other possibilities beyond these, this is less likely.

"If it truly is one of the two, being able to erode such a massive Fusang Divine Tree is truly terrifying!"

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but swallowing nervously.

The Fusang Divine Tree is inherently warding off all evil, it can be said to be the nemesis of these two, yet now it’s been eroded.

This can be imagined as the Phoenix Cry Bird being consumed by Ghost Qi.

Fire consuming water!

There are only two possibilities for this completely defying the law of attribute restraint.

"One is the restrained side with a quality far superior to the other, displaying a scenario of attribute backlash suppression. Another is both having equal quality, but the restrained side is infinitely infinite..."

Furthermore, considering that this item was obtained in the Secret Realm, and as far as he knows, deep within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range lies the buried former Nascent Soul old demon of the Profound Yin Divine Sect and the Blood Evil Master of Peak Core Formation.

"What kind of secret lies deep within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, drawing even True Monarch Lu here from afar to scheme for Nascent Soul!"

Lin Chang’an sighed lightly and then shook his head, these are not for him to consider; for now, he must first go back and investigate the situation with the Fusang Divine Tree thoroughly.

After all, it concerns his Lifebound Treasure.

Yin Spirit Energy and Demonic Qi!

The Immortal Cultivation Realm has no shortage of extreme Yin, and Demon Dao types of Spirit Bodies and anomalous Spirit Roots.

Cultivating such techniques transforms the heaven and earth Spiritual Energy in one’s own body into their own Yin Qi and Demonic Qi, but these are all acquired through later cultivation.

According to ancient records, in the legendary Demon Realm and Land of Yinming, the Spiritual Energy naturally birthed by heaven and earth is pure and violent.

Unfortunately, the records are limited, and many things are unclear, leaving Lin Chang’an sighing.

Even after tens of thousands of years of records, it still only glimpses a corner of the Immortal Cultivation Realm; this path of cultivation is truly mesmerizing.

The more one understands, the more they become engrossed, unable to extricate themselves, which is one reason why countless cultivators facing the end of their lifespan feel dissatisfied.