[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-23":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2317911,4533,"Chapter 23: Comprehensive Enhancement","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>The room was left with only himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi lay on the bed and summoned his panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For martial cultivation, he was still a complete novice, and from the woman’s words, he had learned many things: Juqi Pills, Ningye Pills, Jade Liquid Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts began to wander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Shen Yi pulled out the fleshy orb, wanting to test his idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was slightly smaller than an egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and placed it in his mouth; a fishy bitterness spread from his tongue, yet the breath of heaven and earth within it drew him like honey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Shen Yi began pouring his lifespan into the Wind and Thunder Subdue Demons True Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining demonic lifespan: six hundred seventy-two years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year one, you spent seven months purging the dross from the beast essence, retaining only its essence, while still absorbing the breath of heaven and earth—your cultivation advanced rapidly】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You successfully filled the sixth orifice; the Wind and Thunder Subdue Demons True Scripture reached minor completion, yet the essence from the beast essence continued pouring in, filling the seventh major orifice】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You gained insight into Blood Calamity (incomplete) from the beast essence】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining demonic lifespan: six hundred seventy-one years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only just beginning to pour in lifespan, Shen Yi’s eyes filled with surprise and awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His idea was indeed correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the treasure herb was inside his body, it could influence the martial art’s evolution process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had not expected the effect to be this terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had it taken to fill two orifices before? Twenty full years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One beast essence swallowed, equivalent to twenty years of hard cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also answered his lingering question: human lifespan barely reached a hundred years; even if one perfected the mortal body and entered the initial realm, total lifespan increased by only forty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet demons routinely lived for hundreds of years—even the lowly yellow weasel, whose realm was lower than his, had lived over five hundred seventy years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this imbalance, demons could simply outlast human experts to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the essence of martial cultivation was plundering; if one foolishly spent all day begging heaven and earth for energy, by the time his hair and beard turned white, he’d still be stuck at early initial realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly is this Blood Calamity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi looked at the panel; beneath his current martial art, a new line of text appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Blood Calamity (incomplete): By consuming demonic beast essence and enduring its corruption, you internalized its essence—your internal breath of heaven and earth now carries a corrosive effect】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the description, Shen Yi suddenly recalled the yellow weasel’s demonic technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for his vastly higher realm, once his internal energy was exhausted, he’d have ended up like those bones—turned to pus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least it’s a rough addition to my offensive capabilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi steadied his mind and continued pouring in demonic lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year twenty-seven, you filled the eighth major orifice; your internal energy became too abundant and tainted with your own essence, clashing with pure heavenly breath—your progress slowed】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year forty-nine, all nine orifices were full; the Wind and Thunder Subdue Demons True Scripture reached great completion】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to his abundance, Shen Yi felt no regret and prepared to fill it completely in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year seventy-two, you finally filled the tenth orifice; in your eyes, this world gradually became clearer】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year one hundred four, the vessel overflowed—your body was saturated, unable to hold another speck of excess energy; all twelve orifices full, the Wind and Thunder Subdue Demons True Scripture reached perfection】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining demonic lifespan: five hundred sixty-eight years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If cultivating a technique was a guaranteed base—no matter what, you’d eventually reach perfection—then evolving a new technique was like drawing a lottery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi hesitated, reserving three hundred years for other uses, and poured the rest into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a string of identical prompts made his mind go numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year one, even though your realm was perfect, you believed stagnation meant regression, so you diligently trained daily, endlessly extracting from heaven and earth…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year ten, you continued extracting…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year twenty, you were still extracting…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lines of prompts flashed rapidly, each pushed aside by the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This repeated countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat beaded on Shen Yi’s palms; just as he was about to stop, a line clearly different from the others finally flashed before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year one hundred thirty, perhaps heaven rewarded diligence—a thread of energy in your first major orifice suddenly condensed, forming a drop of jade dew】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year one hundred fifty, a second drop of jade dew appeared】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year two hundred sixty-eight, nearly half the energy in your first major orifice had transformed into jade dew】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining demonic lifespan: three hundred years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi’s expression turned complex; only now did he grasp what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condensing energy into liquid—linked with Lin Baiwei’s mention of the Jade Liquid Realm—it was obvious this was the transformation of the next realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps when all twelve major orifices were filled with jade liquid, he would officially enter the next realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was—he had found no method!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evolution, he had simply used the dumbest method: brute-forcing time to convert his internal energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much demonic lifespan would it take to fill one major orifice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t even double effort for half the result—it was pure waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi closed his eyes and sensed the changes within; the jade dew was thicker than ordinary energy, but seemed to offer no further utility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed and turned his attention to the remaining martial techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining three hundred years were meant for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword technique, fist technique, lightness skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi recalled his battle with the yellow weasel; his greatest deficiency now was surely offensive capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He selected the Subdue Demons Sword Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year one, even though this sword art was far too crude for your current realm, you picked it up again, practicing it rigidly, just as you had when first entering martial arts】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to prior losses followed by a reversal of fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Shen Yi’s brow relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year forty-six, you delivered your final strike, feeling utterly refreshed; the crude techniques fused in your mind, gradually becoming something entirely new】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year fifty, you had fully grasped an entire sword art, yet somehow felt it was insufficient—you stared at the mist coiling around your fingertips, lost in thought】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Year fifty-five, you attained Initial Realm. Blood Calamity Sword Art】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining demonic lifespan: two hundred forty-five years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Initial Realm. Blood Calamity Sword Art (Beginner)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under countless years of lifespan infusion, the sword art’s rank surged rapidly—from beginner to perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the rooster crowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Baiyun County government office, the guard room was crowded with constables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji stood in the center, beside him thirteen dog demon heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the main seat sat an elderly man with white hair and beard, wearing a blue round-collar robe; his eyes were closed, his bony hands gripping the armrest tightly, veins bulging grotesquely on his knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Liu, demon extermination is also within our duty…” Song Changfeng explained softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, the old man slowly opened his eyes, glancing at the demon heads on the ground, then quickly looking away, as if unable to bear another look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand: “I lack the ability—it’s your ability, it’s Master Shen’s ability… If so, let him handle all demon matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Chief Liu suddenly rose and kicked the table before him, sending it flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let him handle everything alone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1255,"2026-06-20T15:00:36.117Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1d3b16ee3b2bcca15839a11f0f63e3baa3406064b9fbaf7a5784e2acb43d8c4e","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-24","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-22",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]