Chapter 728 – The True Demon Suppression Statuary (1/2)
Li Qingshan’s strength would increase dramatically once he incorporated any one of them into his body. However, Li Qingshan was not in a hurry to do so. After undergoing the phoenix’s nirvāṇa, the most important aspect was making use of the time he spent growing to slowly balance the various powers in his body.
If he swallowed all three at once, it would only disturb his original pace. If he could only choose one, then the Ocean pearl should have been the best choice. It could elevate his strength back to early Golden Core instantly. Combined with the strength he had recovered so far, there would be a very limited number of people that could still pose a threat to him in the Mist province.
However, after a moment of thought, he ended up choosing the demon heart, as it was a little more compatible with the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine. And, it would not break the balance between water and fire in his body.
And honestly, who knew how much greater the Demon Suppression Statuary was compared to the Arts of the Boundless Ocean. It had never manifested extraordinary strength because he had never taken a crucial step, which was completely abandoning the Arts of the Boundless Ocean and converting his cultivation to the Demon Suppression Statuary.
In the past, the Unraging monk had also converted the śarīra he had cultivated arduously into a demon heart, which allowed him to truly practise the Demon Suppression Statuary. If he did not take this step, the Demon Suppression Statuary would just be an empty husk. Li Qingshan only managed to unleash some power after some difficulty with the intensity of his demonic nature.
There were multiple considerations that went into why Li Qingshan had never taken this step. A conversion like this took time and he did not have too much time or energy to spend on it. After all, his daemon cultivation was what mattered. His human cultivation was actually secondary. The Arts of the Boundless Ocean was a little weaker, but it was more complete and easier to practise.
He originally planned on completing all nine layers of the Arts of the Boundless Ocean before carrying out the conversion. That way, he would basically be able to unleash the full strength of the first six layers of the Demon Suppression Statuary. But as it seemed now, it was time for him to make a trade-off. He either had to take advantage of right now, when he was reorganising the various powers in his body, or he had to wait until the next nirvāṇa rebirth.
He extended a finger and the blood-like demon heart suddenly shone brightly. He silently practised the Demon Suppression Statuary and the glow slowly receded into the demon heart, becoming glistening with light.
A droplet of fluid suddenly flew out from the Ocean pearl and landed on the demon heart, which immediately lead to a violent reaction. Red light flickered brightly, illuminating the entire hall. Under Li Qingshan’s endeavour, it took him an entire day before he got the light under control and it gradually subsided. The demon heart became even shinier too.
Next came the second droplet…
Just like that, the days passed one by one. The Ocean pearl became smaller and smaller and the demon heart became brighter and brighter.
Half a year later, when the last droplet of fluid merged into the demon heart, the Ocean pearl completely vanished from the world, which left Li Qingshan a little melancholic. This was the cultivation method he had persisted with all this time after all. However, what brought him even more joy was the demon heart’s changes.
The demon heart that was originally blood-red was now woven with a deep blue. The two colours merged together, making it seem even more magnificent. The benefits of combining these two powers went without saying. Right now, the strength of his human cultivation was definitely even greater than before he underwent nirvāṇa rebirth. Right now, even if the White Lotus Mother rushed over here, he could retreat with ease.
Two months earlier, he received good news from his mirror clone’s side. Gu Yanying followed through with their agreement and helped him gather a large quantity of fire element pills and spiritual stones. He paid her off in full, obviously thanks to Si Qing’s generosity, and asked her to continue searching. With these resources, he could get to work with the second layer of the Phoenix’s Scripture of Nirvāṇa!
However, there was no need for him to rush. After a lengthy period of cultivation, he needed to rest up a little, so he took out the Asura Field.