Chapter 53: Heaven Demon Body Liberation Great Law·Revised

Lu Chen stayed awake all night; although Su Qian had already gone to sleep early due to fatigue, the Empress continued to demand until dawn.

Seeing the three still sound asleep, he did not disturb them and quietly left his dwelling.

Having heard what Su Qian said yesterday, he intended to go to the Demonic Skill Pavilion now to check the situation.

Incidentally, he would also fulfill the task the Empress had entrusted him with.

Flying in midair, he soon saw the huge building bearing the sign of the Demonic Skill Pavilion.

The Demonic Skill Pavilion stands beside the central statue of the Heaven Demon Sect, dwarfing the Nine Abyss Sect's pavilion by dozens of times.

It stores not only the techniques of various subordinate sects, but also special arts that only Heaven Demon Sect disciples can cultivate.

Arriving at the foot of the Demonic Skill Pavilion, he unexpectedly saw the two Seven Demons Sect disciples he had met before.

The male disciple had become far more restrained than when they first met; presumably he had suffered setbacks in the Heaven Demon Sect these past days.

The female disciple remained reserved, being led by the male, lost in thought.

"It's really them; I wonder whether they have cultivated any of the Demonic Skill Pavilion's arts."

What Lu Chen referred to was naturally that volume of the Heaven Demon Body Liberation Great Law.

At that moment, the two also noticed him and came over.

"Last time we met, I didn't have a chance to greet you; we are both holy sons of subordinate sects, yet you keep a very low profile—I haven't seen you around the Heaven Demon Sect these days."

The male disciple spoke up first.

Lu Chen did not answer; he did not want to invite unnecessary trouble for himself.

"My name is Xu Cheng, and she is Xu Lin. May I ask your exalted name?"

He gave no reply, but quickly walked away and entered the Demonic Skill Pavilion.

Seeing his attitude, Xu Cheng's face faintly showed displeasure.

Looking at his arrival, though they were both holy sons, he—a Core Formation Late Stage cultivator—had lowered his stature to court him, yet Lu Chen gave him no face at all.

"Senior brother, we'd better not stir up trouble," Xu Lin said, her face filled with worry.

Yesterday, because Xu Cheng was overly arrogant and domineering, he had just been reprimanded by a Spirit Transformation Stage disciple, and the bruise on his face had not yet fully faded.

And now he actually wants to look for trouble again.

"That was just an accident yesterday; Heaven Demon Sect disciples have backing, so it's normal I can't beat them."

"But he's just a nobody from the Nine Abyss Sect—what do I have to fear?"

"But senior brother, you forgot what Elder Liu did outside the sect that day?"

"......" After his junior sister's reminder, Xu Cheng suddenly recalled what had happened that day.

Thinking this way, could Lu Chen's background be even stronger than his?

"If that's the case, why not try to win him over?"

"If he grows strong later, we could also share in the benefits," Xu Cheng thought, which was not a bad idea.

But Xu Lin did not think so.

The two argued, but in a short time they reached no conclusion.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen had entered the Demonic Skill Pavilion and saw on the middle floor a large number of copied reproductions of the technique《Heaven Demon Body Liberation Great Law》.

"If it's really as Su Qian said, it must not be simple."

Lu Chen's gaze swept over, and a system interface immediately appeared before him.

【Demonic Skill detected, Heaven Demon Body Liberation Great Law·Revised!】

【Original effect: When activated, the kill qi flows backward, stimulating inner potential through self‑harm to forcibly raise one's cultivation by several minor stages. But after practice, the mind will gradually deteriorate, the soul, cultivation, and flesh will slowly become nourishment for those who cultivate the Heaven Demon Ancestral Scripture to absorb!】

【Reversed effect: After cultivation, the mind becomes progressively clearer, the soul, cultivation, and body also increase accordingly, and one can even absorb in reverse the cultivation of those who practice the Heaven Demon Ancestral Scripture!】

"Sure enough, there's a problem!"

Ever since that time with Mei Qianxue, he has been on guard against anything related to demonic cultivation.

"Those who cultivate the Heaven Demon Ancestral Scripture must be the Heaven Demon Sect Sect Master. I never imagined he would actually consider turning the entire sect into fodder......"

"After all these years of sect heritage, he really has enough gall!"

The Heaven Demon Sect has existed for a thousand years since its founding, and from the beginning the present Sect Master has presided over the sect.

After so many years, the disciples have long let down their guard against the sect master.

"However, this suits me just fine."

A flash of light passed through Lu Chen's eyes.

After the system's reversal, not only will he not have his soul, flesh, and cultivation sucked away, but he can also draw in the opponent's cultivation in reverse.

"Such a technique—if I don't cultivate it, it's simply intolerable by heavenly principle!"

He immediately picked up a technique and went to the Heaven Demon Sect's Kill Qi Hall to begin cultivating.

"Reverse the kill qi, burn and harm the body, to arouse inner strength......"

Lu Chen murmured the incantation.

As the technique circulated and the mantra was chanted, he gradually felt the spirit and kill qi within his body flowing in reverse.

For a moment, Lu Chen felt his body pierced by countless silver‑needle‑like pains; his Dao foundation, including the Profound Elixir, trembled violently at that instant, and a wave of weakness surged from his feet to his head.

Facing such pain, he actually endured only a few brief minutes.

"What an overbearing technique." Lu Chen could feel that the Heaven Demon Body Liberation Great Law was by no means a simple art.

"I suspect it has something to do with the familiar aura the Empress mentioned."

"Cultivating this technique feels exactly like the normal version; unless a higher‑level entity appears, there's no way to know its abnormality."

After practicing it once, he immediately understood why no one had detected the technique's abnormality for so many years.

"Let's try again."

He soon entered the cultivation state again.

After the first attempt, this time he endured the pain and persisted for two ke.

In the last few minutes of his cultivation, he felt a surge of powerful energy suddenly arise in his dantian.

"Such strong killing qi!" Obviously, this is the effect of the system's reverse absorption.

Although this energy is extremely scarce, the killing qi contained within it is very terrifying.

After Lu Chen absorbed this energy, his cultivation was forcibly increased by ten percent.

"If this can continue, at this absorption rate, I'm afraid it won't be long before I break through!"

A flash of surprise crossed Lu Chen's eyes, but he quickly denied that thought.

The Heavenly Demon Liberation Great Technique causes enormous self-consumption.

Although he can absorb cultivation in reverse through this method, the damage to himself requires more resources to make up for.

"This cultivation technique is more suitable for use in critical moments."

He felt that this could perhaps become one of his means to deal with the Heavenly Demon Sect Sect Master in the future.

"He's treating me as nourishment; keeping a few trump cards shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Lu Chen muttered a sentence, then put away the Heavenly Demon Liberation Great Technique.

Heavenly Demon Sect Sect Master's Hall, underground.

The Heavenly Demon Sect Sect Master was sitting cross-legged on the ground cultivating, with the Enlightenment Cold Pill that Chu Lian had just successfully refined floating beside him.

Suddenly, he felt a slight fluctuation in his cultivation.

He had remained at the Cave Heaven Perfection realm for several decades; the sudden fluctuation made him think he was about to break through, so he hurriedly circulated his killing qi.

But upon careful examination, he discovered that the realm he had been on the verge of breaking through had actually decreased by a trace.

"My cultivation...?"