Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Looking at that Jiao Jun inner core.

Even Shen Yi, who was accustomed to hiding his emotions, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows subconsciously.

Although young Jiao also have inner cores, they actually look more like Beast Origins, resembling blood-soaked meatballs.

But the one before him was smooth in texture, clearly no longer in the category of an "organ," and, like the object extracted from Zhang Hengzhou's body, belonged to what only those in the Condensation Elixir Realm possessed.

She calls this a small gift?

Owing to the practice of the Skyprowler Yama's Fiendish External Elixir Technique, even though the External Elixir Technique was merely a superficial imitation of the Condensation Elixir Method by the Fox Demon clan, it still offered some insight into the Condensation Elixir Realm.

When initially creating the external elixir, there were a total of three stages.

They were the initial formation of the elixir, the complete solidification of the elixir, and finally, thick Jade Dew overflowing and covering it, rectifying flaws, and shaping it into a smoothly round and full state.

Shen Yi stared at the Jiao Jun inner core before him, which was noticeably smaller than the previous one, and its contained aura was only about sixty percent of the previous one; it was most likely just an immature inner core.

"So the demon's imitation of an external elixir is of the completed elixir state."

"A three-thousand-year Jiao Jun's cultivation can only fill half of it; if it were entirely filled, in the case of a regular warrior, even if they achieved Condensation Elixir Completion and stepped into the phase of embracing the elixir, it would be possible to feed it with external items for nurturing."

"Unfortunately, the Sun Melting Furnace is not yet capable of suppressing stronger demonic powers."

With a more concrete understanding of his strength, Shen Yi did not use the Jiao Jun inner core, planning to save it for later to supplement the Fiendish External Elixir.

He took out the several secret manuals one by one and started flipping through them at random.

Soon, several prompts appeared on the panel.

[Aokigahara Turtle Breathing Art (Not Initiated)]

[Exquisite Nine Apertures Incarnation Technique (Not Initiated)]

[Mountain-Seeking and Qi-Observing Art (Not Initiated)]

[Demon Hunting Qi-Harvesting Technique (Not Initiated)]

...

A full four secret manuals, and not a single one prefixed with a realm indicator.

Yet Shen Yi did not look down on them.

Sometimes, these non-strength enhancing skills might be more practical than powerful high-grade martial arts.

But with so many coming all at once, Shen Yi looked at his remaining one thousand plus years of demonic lifespan and felt a slight headache.

He reopened the secret manuals and started to read carefully.

While reading, he began to mobilize his qi to experiment.

He quickly found the differences, with both the Qi-Harvesting Technique and the Qi-Seeking Art being very simple little tricks; the former was single-purpose, to find a way to collect a strand of qi from the demon after its detection and to store it in the silver bell.

Within a certain distance, all bell holders could sense the trace of the demon through the scent within it.

The effect was similar to his own after swallowing the Jiao Jun inner core, being able to detect Zhang Hengzhou on top of Qingfeng Mountain from a distance, of course, the other party could also detect him.

The Qi-Seeking Art, on the other hand, was about utilizing qi to enhance vision.

It allowed sight of things that were typically invisible, such as demonic power.

Compared to the former's sole tracking of a particular demon, the Qi-Seeking Art was more for scanning mountains and seas, broadly detecting traces of demonic activity in an area.

Both methods could be mastered with simple trials.

Shen Yi, who had mastered many perfected martial arts, found these little tricks within easy reach.

However, the remaining two manuals were different.

Both Turtle Breathing Art and Shape Changing Method required a high level of proficiency; it would take three to five years just to get a basic grasp of them, although the effects would be poor. If perfected, it would even be possible to conceal one's presence from the enemy across different realms, deceiving their eyes.

Shen Yi, who always placed a high value on such life-saving abilities, was not stingy about it.

He didn't procrastinate and started pouring his lifespan into it through the panel.

...

By now, his manipulation of qi had also reached a certain level of understanding, rough techniques with Four Harmonies True Gang and delicate ones with Intercepting Veins and Capturing Dragons, far from the greenhorn he once was.

With just twenty-seven years of demonic lifespan spent,

Shen Yi sat on the bed, resembling a withered log or a clay sculpture, with his body's qi retracted to the point of almost no ripples.

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[Greenwood Turtle Breathing Technique (Complete)]

[Exquisite Nine Orifices Avatar Method (Complete)]

[Remaining Demonic Lifespan: One Thousand and Ninety-Eight Years]

His hand brushed across his face, and in an instant the handsome features turned into those of a withered old man, followed by a calm middle-aged man, an innocent child...

It was not just a simple change in appearance, even the subtle ways of breathing and the expressions were brought to life, indistinguishable from reality.

"Interesting,"

Shen Yi put away his playful mood, dismissed the Shape Changing Method with a wave of his hand, and tried the Aura-Viewing Technique.

Soon, his clear eyes were completely overtaken by golden light.

His vision turned into a gray void. Looking up, he saw the white gas of the heavens, occasionally streaked with gold, likely passing generals.

"Huh,"

The white gas enshrouded with golden light slowly approached the separate courtyard.

Shen Yi's eyes lost their luster, and after a moment he saw several generals in large cloaks carrying a huge jade tray into the courtyard.

"Officer Shen,"

The men nodded slightly, standing with neither servility nor overbearingness outside the house: "These are the Martial Arts Techniques you selected, and one hundred years' supply of Refinement Elixir. We were worried you'd leave in a hurry, so we brought them over as soon as possible."

Although Shen Yi was an adjutant, they were not working under Chen Qiankun's orders and had no particular demands, naturally, there was also no need to be too fearful.

"..."

It took a moment for Shen Yi to realize.

What they meant by "one hundred years" was not the age of the drugs, but the time he was to take them.

There were as many as one hundred jade bottles, each the size of a small wine cup, densely packed on the tray.

"Thank you for your hard work."

"You're welcome,"

The generals hurriedly put down the tray and responded with a bow, for he was now a rising star in the Demon-suppression Bureau.

"Sir, please carry on with your duties; we won't impose any further,"

Subconsciously glancing at the books laid out on the bed, they quickly averted their eyes and left.

They couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

While they had some minor grievances before, as those under them seemed eager to leave and follow Shen Yi to Linjiang Prefecture for a comfortable life,

it was only now they understood.

This adjutant general had just returned from Qingfeng Mountain, weary in both spirit and body, and had been fortunate to get two months of rest. Instead of going out to drink and enjoy music, he was actually still in his quarters diligently advancing his martial skills.

It was...

Hard to say anything about it.

"..."

Once he was left alone in the room, Shen Yi got up to close the door and picked up the two new books of Martial Arts that were brought to him.

Both were Jade Liquid Realm Martial Arts, with the superior-grade Bodhi Vajra Body and the middle-grade White Steed Shifting Steps.

Either would be a treasure that could establish a sect anywhere else.

"Is this what Zhang the Butcher has been so obsessed with?"

Opening the Bodhi Vajra Body, Shen Yi suddenly remembered that half a day had passed since he returned, and yet he hadn't seen the man. Apparently, for Zhang, the bustling return to the Demon-suppression Bureau couldn't compare to spending intimate moments with his lover.

It was fortunate that the brawny man had generously exchanged the Golden Yang Eight Treasures Mystical Body with him, in return for the Blood Fiend Blade Technique that the other man couldn't even cultivate.

And he had audaciously intervened against the emaciated monk.

Not only had Shen Yi helped himself slay the powerful Ape Demon, but he also gained a precious blade in the process.

"You only need to exchange, why bother considering whether others can cultivate it or not."

Thinking of his laughter and how he patted his belly, Shen Yi shook his head. Giving him the technique directly would cause trouble, and it had severe flaws besides. Once Shen Yi derived a new Body Refining Martial Art from it, he would teach it to Zhang the Butcher.

Even Demonic Martial Arts wouldn't do if he went outside. He'll need to be more careful and finding a Refinement Technique without flaws shouldn't be difficult. Continue your saga on empire

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