Chapter 376

Looking up slightly and carefully glancing at the Tsaritsa, Childe gritted his teeth and whispered:

"My cultivation art is a bit special. Once used, I cannot spar; I can only... only kill."

"My cultivation art is not meant for sparring. Once used, it means I have already developed the mindset to kill the opponent."

Now, the Tsaritsa had an even worse headache.

"You guy... what kind of cultivation art did you pick! Why is the killing intent so heavy!"

"You didn't pick some demonic art, did you?"

Hearing this, Childe's eyes instantly drifted to the side.

The Tsaritsa and her two companions were stunned, completely dumbfounded.

After reacting for a long time, the Tsaritsa looked at Childe in disbelief.

"You... you actually chose a demonic art?!"

"You... how could you! Childe! Are you crazy?"

238. Tsaritsa: You Shushan people are all outrageous, with a bunch of ghost and demonic cultivators.

"Actually... it's not that..."

Childe wanted to explain that his cultivation art wasn't actually as cruel as a demonic one.

But the Tsaritsa, whose blood pressure was through the roof, clearly had no intention of listening to him.

Taking a deep breath, she stared straight at Childe.

"So, what is the cultivation art?"

"... lood-Reversing Demon Blade."

Hearing this, the Tsaritsa was so angry her face turned red.

"Your cultivation art might as well have the words 'demonic cultivator' written in its name, Childe. And you still say you aren't practicing a demonic art!"

"This... it's actually not that dangerous."

Childe said with very little confidence, and Rosalyne said with interest:

"So what is its form of manifestation?"

Childe glared at her, and after a moment of silence, said even less confidently:

"The Blood-Reversing Demon Blade only kills and does not injure. It condenses a demon blade from the enemy's essence and blood. Once it injures someone, it will instantly absorb all of the enemy's essence and blood."

"And then... they're dead."

"The absorbed essence and blood will also be converted to accelerate my cultivation."

Hearing Childe say this, the Tsaritsa nearly fainted, and Rosalyne and Arlecchino also frowned slightly, silently distancing themselves from Childe.

This was more than just being a demonic cultivator.

This cultivation art might as well have "I want to kill people" written on its face.

Injure someone once, and they must die immediately.

What kind of vicious cultivation art is this, and it even absorbs other people's essence and blood.

Isn't this just a blood-sucking blade?

Lisa's Karma-Burning Soul Art was barely acceptable, but what about Childe's?

You have to kill someone the moment you attack, with no room for turning back. How could Shushan feel safe letting him practice this?

Is this something a normal cultivator should practice?

"Blood-Reversing Demon Blade... how could you choose this cultivation art..."

The Tsaritsa rubbed her temples, looking at Childe with worry.

She had calculated everything, fearing Childe would cause trouble.

Sure enough, Childe didn't disappoint her; this guy not only caused trouble, but he caused a big one.

He had started practicing a demonic art without a sound.

"It's nothing really..."

Childe muttered.

"Senior Sister Lisa has the Karma-Burning Soul Art, Senior Sister Yae is a demon cultivator, and Diluc is a Buddhist cultivator."

"Besides, among the new disciples who joined Shushan this time, there are even people who became ghost cultivators."

"My one, actually, isn't much, right?"

The Tsaritsa immediately retorted unhappily:

"Are their cultivation arts ones that require killing the moment you attack?"

"This... pretty much, yeah."

Childe said vaguely, and the Tsaritsa sighed, saying no more.

"So, you practice this cultivation art, how does Shushan view it?"

After a long silence, the Tsaritsa asked softly.

Childe scratched his cheek and replied:

"The Sect Master said that power has no right or wrong, and cultivation arts have no good or evil, so he doesn't oppose me practicing this demonic art."

"So now you admit you are practicing a demonic art?"

Arlecchino remarked, and Childe chuckled.

"Can't ignore the facts, right? My cultivation art is indeed quite evil, but didn't the Sect Master and the others not oppose me practicing it?"

"In short, as long as I control myself well and don't use this cultivation art for sparring, it's fine to use it when targeting those demons."

"Shushan is still very enlightened. No matter what the cultivation art is, isn't it ultimately used and controlled by people?"

The Tsaritsa sighed, looking at Childe helplessly.

"Fine, since Shushan hasn't said anything, there's no need for us to blame you."

"However, your cultivation art has too much killing intent. You must control it well. If you use it wrong, perhaps Shushan will make an example of you."

Childe's expression became slightly serious, and he said sternly:

"I will never use this cultivation art against fellow disciples or innocent people."

Hearing Childe's guarantee, the Tsaritsa barely believed him a little.

After a moment of silence, Rosalyne gave the Tsaritsa an anxious look.

The latter immediately understood and pressed:

"There is one more thing. Do you have any way to recommend us to join Shushan?"

Childe was stunned for a moment and said softly:

"Do you and the others want to join Shushan, Your Majesty?"

"That goes without saying. In the vast Teyvat, as long as one knows about cultivation, who wouldn't want to join Shushan?"

The Tsaritsa retorted, then added:

"From your current perspective, is it better for us to continue executing the Gnosis plan, or to cultivate?"

Childe pursed his lips and responded:

"Frankly speaking... the Gnosis plan is actually something that can't be brought to the table."

"Take Head Seat Zhongli, for example. His techniques are perfected, he possesses the top-tier spiritual weapon Xuan-Yi Sword, plus his profound cultivation."

"Head Seat Zhongli might not necessarily be unable to defeat the Heavenly Principles."

"So, the Gnosis plan is actually not very necessary."

The Tsaritsa nodded slightly, indicating she understood.

"As you said, late-stage Spirit-Returning, right?"

Childe thought for a moment and nodded.

"Conservatively speaking, at the very least, you need to be late-stage Spirit-Returning. Of course, if you can reach Spirit-Returning, it would be even more secure."

Spirit-Returning...

The Tsaritsa gave a bitter smile.

This realm was too far away from her.

"If you want to cultivate from now to late-stage Spirit-Returning, how long would it take?"

The Tsaritsa asked curiously again, and after a moment of silence, Childe said softly:

"Conservatively estimated, if resources are sufficient, it would still take thousands of years."

"Thousands of years... the time span is too long."