Chapter 212: Condensing Momentum into Intent

Just when Meng Su was at his wit's end, there was a squirming in his storage ring. The Immortal Binding Rope flew out of the storage ring, and the Swamp Demon's voice appeared in Meng Su's ears.

"Master, do not be discouraged. Whether it is Planting Demons in the Demon Realm or Devouring in the Demon Realm, the result is to gather Qi to build a foundation, and then break the foundation to form a pill. This is the same principle as the Daoist method of breathing and gathering Qi. It's just that in the first two steps of forming a pill, the Demon Realm uses Planting Demons to replace it, and the Demon Realm uses Devouring to replace it, but the paths lead to the same destination."

Meng Su felt a wave of joy in his heart. This Swamp Demon had lived for thousands of years, and its knowledge and experience were extraordinary. Having an old person at home is like having a treasure.

The Swamp Demon continued, "Approximately every few thousand years, a great war between immortals and demons will occur. Almost every time, demons can suppress immortals. This is the power of the Demon Realm's Planting Demons, which directly bypasses the two steps of gathering Qi and building a foundation, so the intermediate power of the Demon Realm is very strong. But when it comes to the later stages, demons are often no match for immortals. Even as Supremes, Demon Supremes are no match for Immortal Supremes."

Meng Su fell into deep thought, waiting for the Swamp Demon to continue.

"True Demon corresponds to the Golden Core stage of immortal cultivation. Demon God corresponds to the Nascent Soul stage of immortal cultivation. Demon Saint corresponds to the Spirit Severing stage of immortal cultivation. Demon Venerable corresponds to the Spirit Division stage of immortal cultivation. Master's combat power is fierce, largely because Master has two Nascent Souls, which is similar to the Spirit Division of a Demon Venerable, except that the Demon Venerable divides the Primordial Spirit, while Master divides the Nascent Soul."

"Below Demon Saint, it is a comparison of power, so many geniuses began to ponder the origin of power, and finally they pondered out 'Momentum.' All power is formed by unequal 'Momentum.' But above Demon Saint, it is a comparison of 'Intent.' After Spirit Division, the Primordial Spirit will condense into an Intent Pill. Supremes rely on Demon Intent to fight. Immortal Supremes are the same. It is a comparison of whose Demon Intent is pure and powerful."

Meng Su's heart moved, and he sat up straight to continue listening to the Swamp Demon's analysis.

"There are many brilliant demon cultivators who began to forcibly gather intent at the Demon Saint realm. They rely on constant tempering, for example: those who enter the demon path through the sword will constantly temper their sword moves until they can control their sword with just a single thought. At this time, the sword is like a part of their own body, which forms Sword Intent."

"Cultivating a sword or other weapons into a part of one's own body can certainly condense Demon Intent, but it can never become a part of one's own divine sense. That is to say, the Demon Intent condensed by a Demon Saint is fake intent. Only by turning a weapon into a part of divine sense is it true Demon Intent."

Meng Su, who was listening, remembered the Supreme battle on Xuanwu Island. They didn't use much Demon Intent, but relied on power and 'Field.' Just as he was about to ask, the Swamp Demon began to explain again.

"There are almost no Supremes who can completely integrate weapons, fists, or power into divine sense. For tens of thousands of years in the Demon Realm, the only Supreme who could touch this threshold was the first generation Demon Venerable Mo Qi. But Mo Qi has disappeared for tens of thousands of years and his whereabouts are unknown. Other Supremes, in order to obtain true Demon Intent, began various cultivation methods, the most common of which is the Supreme Field. The later stage of this Supreme Field is the Supreme Domain. Cultivating into a Supreme Domain involves Laws—the Laws of Space. So, Demon Venerables who can condense a Supreme Domain are also rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Among them, some Demon Venerables go to capture loose, immature worlds and refine them into Demon Domains, such as the Reincarnation Sect Master's Demon Domain."

"The Demon Realm has not had a Supreme for many years, which is related to the Laws of the Demon Realm. Legend has it that the last great war between immortals and demons destroyed the Laws of the Demon Realm, so without the blessing of Laws, demon cultivators can never become Supremes. The Asura Realm and the Demon Realm are separated by a thin strip of water and were also affected by the last great war between immortals and demons, so their Supremes are also few, but not to the point of having none. This led to those Extreme Saints in the Demon Realm who were about to sit and die colluding with the Asura Realm, plotting to advance to Venerable."

Meng Su finally understood why geniuses like Jin Wuyin were only Demon Venerables, and why Ye Hong wanted to rebel.

The Swamp Demon thought for a while and said, "Demon cultivators who can become Supremes are geniuses of the Demon Realm, but geniuses also have problems they cannot solve. For example: Demon Intent, true Demon Intent. So Supremes can only strengthen another path: Origin and Supreme Field. The Supreme battle you saw is actually a contest of Origin and Supreme Field."

"Then what does the master mean?" Meng Su pondered.

"My meaning is, since Master has already gathered intent into spirit, then you should abandon the processes of gathering Qi, building a foundation, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, and Spirit Division, and directly condense Momentum into Intent, using Intent to control the enemy. Perhaps in the future, you can cultivate true Demon Intent and achieve the Supreme Supreme."

With a "whoosh," Meng Su stood up, bowed to the Swamp Demon, and said, "Master's words have enlightened me. Please accept my bow."

The Swamp Demon hurriedly said, "Master, there is no need for such courtesy. You and I have signed a soul contract and are one body. Master's strength is also my strength. I must also remind Master: a person has three palaces, the dantian is the Earth Palace, the brow is the Heavenly Palace, and the chest is the Middle Palace. Master's Heavenly and Earth Palaces have been destroyed, but the Middle Palace is still there. The Heavenly Palace governs divine sense, the Earth Palace governs power, and the Middle Palace governs supernatural abilities. Master can try to combine the three palaces into one."

Meng Su slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Such a simple truth, why didn't I think of it?" Meng Su bowed again, his eyes looking into the distance. The distance was filled with heavy snow, a piece of silence. Occasionally, little squirrels jumped over from the trees, shaking off the accumulated snow on the trees. How peaceful and clean the world was. If Yanzhi had not died, how beautiful life would be.

Meng Su's smiling lips slowly closed, a trace of cruelty appeared on his face, and he muttered, "So what if they are Supremes?"

What is Momentum? Condensing without releasing is Momentum.

On the mountain where snow was flying, Meng Su and Yaya walked on the mountain ridge. Less than ten miles away from Shentie Town, the one person and one demon found a wind-sheltered mountain hollow and began to build.

In half a day, a small wooden house appeared in this mountain hollow. Night fell, and wisps of cooking smoke rose in the small wooden house. Meng Su ended his life as a beggar. Being a beggar would make Meng Su remember the days when he first came to the Demon Realm, the days when Yanzhi was by his side. Meng Su chewed on the pain of losing his loved ones over and over again, using this pain to remind himself not to slack off.

Everything had a direction, and the wounds on Meng Su's body had healed. What puzzled Meng Su was that he was not even a Demon Deficiency now, yet he could still fly. What was the reason for this? Meng Su didn't know, and when he asked Yaya and the Swamp Demon, they didn't know either.

He would ignore things he didn't know for now. This was Meng Su's consistent approach.

Meng Su began long-term meditation and breathing, slowly combining the three palaces into one. Yaya and the Swamp Demon were responsible for hunting. This place was very close to the Monster Forest, and all kinds of prey were very rich. Large prey relied on binding, and small prey relied on roaring. The one big and one small demon hunted countless prey. Little Yaya couldn't stay idle; she was either arranging their little home or processing the prey, salting and air-drying the prey they couldn't finish eating. Yaya's appearance made Meng Su's chaotic life have order.

Occasionally, the Swamp Demon's true body would appear in the cabin, and the two would discuss and study the problems encountered in cultivation.

Half a year later, one day, a powerful aura soared into the sky in the cabin, reaching the clouds. This aura carried the power of destroying the dead and decaying, breaking a large hole in the thick clouds and revealing the long-lost sun.

Meng Su finally combined the three palaces into one. His chest emitted a brilliant light, and the gray bowl that had already become a physical body turned into a spiritual body and entered the Middle Palace in his chest. ===== CHAPTER 213 =====