Chapter 300

Night fell.

The Northern Asura King summoned many of his subordinates, especially the group of Asuras who had deeply studied the human Martial Dao Profound Skill, to come and discuss important matters.

"The blood sea baptism is over; how is Ah Nine doing?"

"Everything is normal, Your Majesty, just as we expected! The human Martial Dao Profound Skill develops the fleshly body, which is actually quite similar to our Asura clan. Only the meridians and acupoints throughout the body differ, so making adjustments is a bit troublesome. But with the aid of the blood sea, Princess Ah Nine also smoothly broke through to the late stage of Martial Dao Foundation Establishment!" Several Asuras shouted happily.

But upon seeing the king's solemn expression, the smiles on their faces gradually faded, and they couldn't help but ask:

"Your Majesty, is something wrong?"

"We spent thousands of years gradually establishing the Martial Cultivation Profound Skill; our goal was to seek greater power, a path more suitable for the Asura clan, but... unfortunately I must tell you all that our path may have gone astray, for that human divine envoy says that Martial Dao has been severed by the sages!"

"Ah?!"

"No, on what grounds? Why would they sever the Martial Dao path?!"

"Is what the divine envoy says true or false?"

"He has no reason to deceive us; he is one of the few humans who practice Martial and Law Dual Cultivation, and, as we suspected, he is one of those humans who have come here from the mortal realm in recent years." said the Northern Asura King.

"What should we do?!"

"If it's true, then haven't we wasted our efforts?!"

Seeing the group of Asuras researching the Martial Cultivation Profound Skill feel somewhat desperate, after all, the sages have severed Martial Dao, which is beyond the realm they can access at their level.

Even the king himself could not possibly have a solution.

"We still have to give it a try!"

"Continue the deduction!"

"We cannot give up lightly; if we give up now, wouldn't that prove that all we have done these past years was utterly futile? I refuse to believe it!!!"

Several Asuras rekindled their fighting spirit, and the Northern Asura King sighed.

"The divine envoy said Martial Dao can only break through to Golden Core and cannot go further; how far has the Martial Cultivation technique been deduced?"

"This...."

Several Asuras' faces changed; their deduced technique had just reached late Golden Core, but they had no clue whatsoever about researching breakthrough beyond Golden Core.

But can this really be blamed on the severing of Martial Dao?

At most.... it's just that their research hasn't been sufficient; it's not that there is no way forward!

"Your Majesty, please believe in us; we will surely be able to deduce the Martial Cultivation Profound Skill beyond the Golden Core realm!"

The Northern Asura King nodded: "Then it's up to you."

It's not that the Northern Asura King trusts Yan Buji; rather, there is no reason to deceive him about this.

Even if there were a Martial Dao Profound Skill that leads directly to the sage realm, if Martial Dao has been severed by the sages, it is fundamentally impossible to proceed.

Unless....

Offer sacrifices to that Lord of the Starry Sky.

After a few days, Yan Buji did not rush to leave; he was waiting for the Northern Asura King to verify the truth of the severing of the Martial Dao path, but he was also considering that he probably wouldn't go directly to offer sacrifices to the Lord of the Starry Sky, right?

"Then I tell them this isn't wasted effort, right?"

Yan Buji was quite interested in the Asura clan's Martial Dao Profound Skill, but he couldn't just directly ask about it, after all, that would not be proper.

After another while, Yan Buji was still wandering around the Northern Asura King's city when he was suddenly summoned over.

Due to his special status, no one in the royal court dared to interrogate him.

All the way to the palace, Yan Buji saw several Asuras with flushed faces loudly refuting; the Northern Asura King and Princess Ah Nine, seeing Yan Buji approach, smiled and said:

"Divine Envoy, please have a seat."

"Your Majesty, Princess Ah Nine, I don't know why you summoned me; what is the matter?" Yan Buji inquired.

"These few are experts in our clan who study Martial Dao; having heard that you also practice Martial Dao Profound Skill, they wish to seek your advice."

"Oh? Is that all?" Yan Buji looked puzzled.

These Asuras are all at Golden Core cultivation, but they haven't cultivated Martial Dao Profound Skill and lack True Essence; how can they study it?

"Divine Envoy, may I ask you to display a bit of the Profound Skill you cultivate?" Several Asuras gathered around, eyes gleaming.

Yan Buji looked puzzled, nodded and said: "Since the king said so, please watch."

Yan Buji circulated his True Essence, and a mass of black qi appeared in his palm. This is the True Essence form produced by the operation of Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng, but lacking the core total rigidity, it cannot reach the terrifying level where Great Devil Wuji instantly surges several layers of combat power.

However, Yan Buji is not lacking means to burst his realm, but there's no need to unleash it now.

"What is this?"

"Isn't this just demonic qi?"

"No, this.... is a bit inferior."

Yan Buji questioned doubtfully: "Demonic qi?"

"Yes, the Profound Skill you cultivate, Divine Envoy, should be an imitation of a power called 'demon'. Demons are not merely a description; they truly exist. However, the Youming Jie currently has no demon lords, whereas in ancient times ordinary people easily became demons."

"Ah?"

The Northern Asura King explained: "Demons are formless and traceless; no one knows their origin. But these demons attack cultivators' state of mind when they advance, staining them with demonic quality, and gradually assimilating the cultivator into a demon. Some also call them heavenly demons. Legend says there is a heavenly demon realm above the nine heavens, and that realm is the source of all demons."

Yan Buji nodded: "Oh, I see."

"Ascending Heaven Like Demon Law.... Could it be that this core total rigidity is imitating the heavenly demon-created Martial Dao Profound Skill?"

"Wuji truly deserves the title of Great Devil; his courage is indeed immense."

"My Profound Skill lacks the most crucial general outline, so I have never managed to cultivate it fully; but as the foundation of my Martial Dao Profound Skill, it is one of the three essences—essence, qi, and spirit."

"No wonder, then, that the Divine Envoy's True Essence is so vigorous; he is also following a path of comprehensive enhancement."

"Are you researching the same way?" Yan Buji asked curiously.

Several Asuras nodded: "Martial Dao is fundamentally about seeking breakthrough from within, whether human or Asura—forging the fleshly body, tempering energy, strengthening spirit; the three gates of essence, qi, and spirit run through the Martial Dao path. As for the Martial Dao principle that will comes first, we acknowledge it, but the Asura clan's mental will is fused within the body and cannot be manifested externally, so it only grows as the physique grows stronger."

Yan Buji felt somewhat surprised; hearing this, he never expected that the Asura clan could not cultivate spiritual sense.

However, are a few of you mistaken? What the Martial Dao will seeks is not how strong the spiritual power is, but rather: facing danger without retreat, knowing strength yet not being lax, enduring hardship without giving up. What the Martial Dao will seeks is a martial artist's understanding of strength, not merely pure spiritual power.

Yan Buji then said: "Those in high position harbor virtue and display might; the wise use power to dominate the weak; the strong alone do not fear the stronger."

Several Asuras, faces showing surprise: "The envoy's words are truly good."