[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation":3,"chapter-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-289":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Record of a Demon's Cultivation",{"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},951883,1246,"Chapter 289: The Birth of Mystic Qi","record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-289",289,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator: Cinder Translations\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen couldn't help but mutter to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi, the daughter of the vice peak master of the Spirit Beast Peak, had suddenly invited him to join the Spirit Beast Peak, likely on her father's orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TL: Beast Peak à Spirit Beast Peak\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why would the Spirit Beast Peak invite him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because of the snake-human corpses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Zhou, both the Spirit Beast Peak and the Alchemy Peak belong to the Beastmaster Sect. Since they are of the same sect, it doesn't matter where I cultivate. Moreover, I prefer the Pill Path, so it's most suitable for me to stay at the Alchemy Peak,\" Song Wen firmly declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi didn't seem angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently brushed her hair away from her forehead, her expression unexpectedly becoming somewhat shy, and a hint of pink appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, she asked, \"Junior Brother Wu, what do you think of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition arose within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This routine was too familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just used it a moment ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen was at a loss for how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Song Wen remain silent for a long time, Zhou Siyi raised her big eyes and stared at him, waiting for his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to evade the situation, Song Wen finally spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Zhou, you are breathtakingly beautiful, with a figure that is rare in the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what about my character?\" Zhou Siyi continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lively and cheerful, with the qualities of an elegant woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In these past few years, how have I treated you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have treated me very well, offering guidance and care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen's evaluation was not insincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi's appearance was impeccable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for her character, aside from being somewhat indifferent to mortal lives and human relationships, he had never seen her act with malicious intent towards anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the two of them had completed the task at the Spirit Beast Breeding Workshop in Great Yan Kingdom together, Zhou Siyi had indeed taken good care of Song Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Song Wen's evaluation, Zhou Siyi suddenly fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the atmosphere in the cave became somewhat subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi bit her lower lip, her brow furrowed, her expression conflicted, as if she were making an important decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, as if she finally made up her mind, she raised her head, her gaze firm as she looked at Song Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Wu, how about we become Dao companions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen's face stiffened, and he looked at Zhou Siyi in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Zhou, you are the daughter of the peak master and have exceptional cultivation talent. I am merely a wandering cultivator who joined the sect halfway; how could I dare to climb so\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>high?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi replied, \"Junior Brother Wu, do you have any concerns? You can rest assured that I have always maintained my purity and have not been involved with anyone; I am still intact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen shook his head. \"Sister, our statuses are too different; it's not suitable for us to be Dao companions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi did not seem angry at Song Wen's firm rejection; instead, she appeared relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if a heavy stone had dropped from her heart, and she seemed much lighter overall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi said, \"Junior Brother Wu, please don't let today's matter spread.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, this will not be known to anyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi nodded slightly and, after saying one more thing, floated out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen raised his hand to close the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that Zhou Siyi's behavior today was a bit strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her proposal to become Dao companions didn't seem to come from her true intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen shook his head, casting aside these chaotic thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cave, he dug out two more snake pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed the two snake-humans Zhou Siyi had brought into them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen had a total of four snake-humans in his hands. To avoid confusion, he numbered\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both the snake-humans and the snake pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each snake-human was fixed in a separate snake pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number one was the snake-human at the ninth level of Qi Refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number two was the fifth-level female snake-human, which was a result of corpse refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numbers three and four were newly acquired snake-humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Zhou Siyi's storage bag, there were many items, all of which Song Wen took out and transferred to his own storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning a Sacred Gu, Song Wen took out a meat ball and fed it to the bug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, one Sacred Gu had completed its advancement, reaching the mid-stage of the fifth\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Sacred Gu was still in the process of advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the addition of two snake-humans, the quantity of meat balls had also doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen estimated that it would take at most half a day for both Sacred Gus to advance to the mid-stage of the fifth level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These meat balls provided by the Spirit Beast Peak were indeed extraordinary; their ability to enhance the strength of the Sacred Gus was even greater than that of beast-essence pills. He wondered what kind of spiritual materials they were made from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After feeding the Sacred Gus, Song Wen began the process of refining the snake-humans'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen completed the tenth round of corpse refining for both number one and number two\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>snake-humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse qi and vitality within the number one and number two snake-humans began to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>clash continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two opposing types of celestial qi began to bizarrely merge within the snake-humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kind of celestial qi that Song Wen had never seen before fused together at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the newly formed celestial qi was still weak, as if it could dissipate at any time, it indeed existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen's gaze sharpened, and he fixed his eyes on the two snake-humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew in his heart that the unknown celestial qi born from the snake-humans was likely the \"Mystic Qi\" that people like Rong Jingyun had been desperately seeking and that the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beastmaster Sect's first supreme wanted to obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystic Qi gave off a sense of mysteriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had the rhythm of life and the lament of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen felt an indescribable sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After perceiving the 'Mystic Qi' with his spiritual sense for a long time, he still could not\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>discern its true nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered why the first supreme of the Beastmaster Sect was so intent on obtaining Mystic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the extraordinary use of Mystic Qi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Song Wen felt as if he held a treasure but did not know how to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing to discover any clues, Song Wen picked up Rong Jingyun's communication jade\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slip to inform him of the birth of the Mystic Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after waiting nearly two hours, Rong Jingyun neither appeared in Song Wen's cave\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nor responded to the communication jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen had no choice but to take out Zhou Siyi's communication jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Zhou Siyi proposed becoming Dao companions, both of them had been\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>intentionally avoiding each other, trying to use time to alleviate the awkwardness between\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Song Wen's surprise, in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhou Siyi\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Fang Pengyi arrived at his cave one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that Zhou Siyi had immediately notified Fang Pengyi after receiving Song Wen's\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the condition of the two snake-humans, both were greatly astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Wu, you really allowed the snake-humans to merge and produce Mystic Qi. This is truly astounding,\" Zhou Siyi exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good! Wu Sheng, you did very well,\" Fang Pengyi said, his eyes filled with\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He observed the two snake-humans closely for a long time before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The body of the fifth-level snake-human is still stable; it can continue to be refined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first-level snake-human has slightly weaker vitality and body recovery. It seems to have reached its limit; it's becoming difficult for it to endure more corpse qi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a moment, Fang Pengyi continued, \"Elder Wu, you keep the fifth-level\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>snake-human here and continue refining it. I will take the first-level snake-human back to the snake-human cave and give it to Liu Jiang for careful raising, observing the effect of Mystic Qi on the snake-human. What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen replied, \"I will follow the arrangements of the peak master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of the Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want More of (RDC)?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read ahead on [Pa.treon](patreon.com\u002FCinderTL) - up to Chapter 472.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early access starts at $5. Your support keeps this going!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use Code CINDER2025 to get 50% first month discount on TUR and TUP Tiers. 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