Chapter 9

What?

Cultivation techniques can fight each other?

Lu Li sprang up from the ground with a koi fish leap.

Upon closer inspection, the cultivation progress of the Bone-Crushing Heart Palm had indeed decreased by 1%.

"..."

Lu Li felt a bit heartache.

This 1% progress would require exorcising ten Level 10 Qi Refinement ghosts to recover.

However, upon careful consideration, it made sense that demonic techniques and Buddhist techniques, one righteous and one evil, were inherently incompatible.

In the demonic sects, Daoist sects, and Buddhist sects, there were many world-class geniuses who wanted to cultivate both Buddhism and demonism.

The results were always tragic.

Either they went mad and died, or they became insane.

Those who could truly cultivate both Buddhism and demonism were only the world-class geniuses with extraordinary talent.

However, such world-class geniuses were extremely rare, like the feathers of a phoenix.

Lu Li had self-awareness.

He was not a world-class genius.

It seemed that if he wanted to cultivate both Buddhism and demonism in the future, he would first need to find a supreme cultivation technique that could mediate between them.

Fortunately, although the cultivation of the Bone-Crushing Heart Palm had regressed, it was still at the fourth level.

It had not dropped back to the third level.

The Bone-Crushing Heart Palm is really troublesome!

Lu Li frowned slightly, lay down again, relaxed his tense nerves, and began to recuperate.

During the twenty days he spent in the Ten Thousand Ghost Cavern, he was always on edge, and he was really exhausted.

Now that he was back in his cave, he naturally needed a good rest.

Soon, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next day.

Lu Li woke up at noon, feeling refreshed and full of energy.

"Your Indestructible Body of Vajra cannot break through due to your low realm and insufficient spiritual energy in your physical body."

"Your Spirit Ghost Shadow Step has made progress, increasing by 1%."

"Your Bone-Crushing Heart Palm, after feeling ashamed, has made a great effort, increasing by 5%."

As soon as he woke up, the system's voice echoed in his mind.

Good!

After hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Lu Li's mouth.

This Bone-Crushing Heart Palm really gives surprises!

It seems I need to find more Buddhist cultivation techniques to provoke it!

With this thought, Lu Li walked out of his cave.

Soon, he caught a few rabbits, plucked their fur, and cleaned their bellies.

Start a fire!

After half an hour, with scallions, ginger, garlic, and honey smeared on, the crispy golden roasted rabbits were ready.

While eating the rabbits, Lu Li reflected on the battles of the past twenty days.

He also sorted the spirit herbs and poisonous herbs he found in the Ten Thousand Ghost Cavern, preparing to sell them for some spirit stones in a while.

Three days passed in a flash.

It was time for the Ghost Demon True Person to inspect the cultivation techniques again!

Rumble.

On the hillside, the black stone gate of the huge cave slowly opened.

A sinister voice echoed from inside the gate, reverberating across the mountain:

"Come quickly!"

It was the voice of the Ghost Demon True Person!

Lu Li and the other initiates did not dare to delay, and they rushed to the hillside using their flying techniques.

On the way, these initiates naturally guarded against, glared at, and spied on each other.

When they saw that Lu Li was still at the first level of Qi Refinement, they all smiled with schadenfreude.

Lu Li's expression was cold, like a still well, showing no ripples.

Who knew that he had already entered the edge of the second level of the Ten Thousand Ghost Cavern and could exorcise five Level 10 Qi Refinement ghosts alone?

"Disciples pay respects to Master!"

Soon, the seven people entered the black stone cave, saw the Ghost Demon True Person sitting on a bone throne, and bowed in unison.

"Good!"

The Ghost Demon True Person was still wrapped in a black robe, emitting a ghostly aura, with a mountain-like pressure.

His blood-red eyes slowly scanned the seven people.

Finally, they paused on Lu Li, and the blood-red eyes narrowed slightly.

"It's April. Today, I will continue to inspect your cultivation progress! Xiao Yan, you go first!"

The Ghost Demon True Person began to call out names.

"Yes!"

Xiao Yan stepped forward confidently, bowed.

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and a blood aura, as thick as a bowl and over three feet long, flew out, circling around his body.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed that several resentful spirits were imprisoned within the blood aura, emitting silent howls.

"Hmm? This blood-devouring aura is fierce. It must have absorbed the blood aura of ten cultivators and these resentful spirits, who were at least at the eighth level of Qi Refinement. To kill an eighth-level cultivator with your fifth-level cultivation, not bad!"

The Ghost Demon True Person narrowed his blood-red eyes and commented.

He seemed quite satisfied.

"Thank you, Master!"

Xiao Yan bowed again, looking very pleased.

It seemed he could already see himself becoming the Ghost Demon True Person's true disciple.

"You step aside. Next, Zhou Qingwu, you come."

The Ghost Demon True Person ordered.

"Yes!"

Xiao Yan stepped aside.

Then, another initiate stepped forward.

It was a female disciple.

She was about twenty years old, charming and attractive. She stepped forward and bowed sweetly, saying, "Disciple specializes in the Spirit Ghost Shadow Step. Please, Master, give me guidance."

As she spoke, she took a step, and a ghostly shadow flashed in the center of the hall.

However, just three seconds into the demonstration, a black gas snake appeared behind the Ghost Demon True Person, stretched its long neck, and swallowed the woman whole.

Then it instantly shrank back and disappeared.

Everyone was shocked.

Lu Li's pupils also slightly contracted.

"Hmph, this slut, instead of practicing diligently, she went to seduce others, lowering my reputation. She deserves to die!"

At this moment, the Ghost Demon True Person let out a cold snort, his cold gaze sweeping over everyone, intimidating them.

Some people's faces instantly turned pale.

Lu Li's heart also inexplicably skipped a beat.

He had thought the Ghost Demon True Person was in seclusion in the cave, unaware and unconcerned about them.

Now it seemed that the Ghost Demon True Person had been secretly watching them all along!

"Next, Fang Yuan."

The Ghost Demon True Person called out again.

The thin young man, who was called, trembled as he stepped forward, his face covered in large beads of sweat, his pupils full of fear.

Smack.

Soon, he fell to his knees and kowtowed, saying, "Master, spare my life, Master, spare my life. I just wanted to go to the Nine Yin Senior to be a spy and gather information for you. I didn't really want to betray you..."

"With your worthless self? Go to hell! Die!"

The Ghost Demon True Person seemed very angry and started cursing.

Then.

Bang.

A familiar scene reappeared.

The man kneeling on the ground exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

Then, he was directly sucked up by the Ghost Demon True Person.

Seeing this, the remaining people's faces turned pale.

Lu Li's heart also sank.

It seemed that the rumor that the Ghost Demon True Person only took one disciple at a time was true.

Today, only one of them would survive!

Thinking of this, Lu Li's expression turned cold, and he lightly squeezed his right hand, hidden in his sleeve, crushing the crystal bottle he had been holding in his palm.

Whoosh.

At the moment he made a small move, a sharp, needle-like gaze shot over.

It was the Ghost Demon True Person!

This Golden Core old monster had noticed!

However, the gaze instantly withdrew, and nothing happened.

"Next!"

The Ghost Demon True Person's voice, like that of a death god, echoed again.

Bang.

The initiate who went up died.

Then... bang bang.

The two initiates who followed also died.

The cause of death was only one:

Dull and stupid, like a pig, failing to meet the cultivation progress standards.

At this point, in the vast cave, only Xiao Yan and Lu Li were left standing.

"Lu Li, it's your turn."

The Ghost Demon True Person's icy and bone-chilling voice echoed from above.

Xiao Yan's lips curled slightly, his eyes cold and resentful.

He looked at Lu Li as if he were already a dead man.

"Yes."

Lu Li's expression turned serious, and he stepped forward.

The next moment, he slightly tilted his head and said to Xiao Yan in a cold tone:

"Senior Brother Xiao, please step aside. I'm about to show off."