Chapter 97

Holding the cultivation technique called *Heavenly Demon Technique* in his hands, Lin Haoming took a deep breath and tightly gripped the secret letter given to him by his mother.

While searching for a way to detoxify himself, Lin Haoming had already discovered that this cultivation technique was not simple. However, after a quick browse, he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed, as he found that the *Heavenly Demon Technique* only contained the basic cultivation method.

A cultivation technique that only had the basic introductory section could still attract Lin Haoming's attention, which itself indicated that the technique was not simple. At this moment, he recalled the Eight-Whiskered Beard's mention of the Heavenly Demon Sect and couldn't help but feel some doubt. What kind of sect was the Heavenly Demon Sect, and how could their cultivation technique be so powerful?

Although Lin Haoming only had the introductory section of the technique, the opening still provided a preliminary introduction to the technique. The main reason he immediately flipped through this technique was that it was a cultivation method that could allow one to reach the legendary Spirit Transformation realm. From the tone of the opening text, Lin Haoming could confirm that someone had definitely cultivated this technique to become a legendary Spirit Transformation cultivator in the past.

Thinking about this, Lin Haoming couldn't help but sigh. If he had the complete *Heavenly Demon Technique*, he could rely on the Spirit Gathering Pearl and the Demon Gathering Pearl to cultivate all the way to the Spirit Transformation realm.

Faced with such temptation, Lin Haoming couldn't help but feel excited.

Unfortunately, the technique only contained the basic introductory method. This was indeed a problem, as obtaining the true technique would not be easy.

After browsing through the technique, Lin Haoming eventually put it down. Although the *Heavenly Demon Technique* looked good, it was missing the subsequent sections, and he didn't know where to find them. For now, he could only set it aside. The good thing was that this technique could be practiced from the Qi Condensation stage and could be started after the Foundation Establishment stage, so he didn't need to worry too much before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

After putting away the technique, Lin Haoming began to inventory the items in Eight-Whiskered Beard's possession.

In addition to several hundred spirit stones, Eight-Whiskered Beard's storage bag contained over ten other storage bags. Apart from a few empty ones, seven or eight were full.

However, when Lin Haoming opened them, he found that each storage bag contained a set of formations.

Lin Haoming had no expertise in formations and could only put them aside.

Apart from these formation storage bags, the most numerous items were medicine bottles. There were over thirty bottles, and most of them contained different types of pills. Although there were only a few types that Lin Haoming recognized, he could guess the uses of a few. He didn't dare touch the others, as he wasn't sure if they were poisonous. He planned to have someone identify them later.

After checking the medicine bottles, Lin Haoming found that Eight-Whiskered Beard had very few magical tools, only five or six. Apart from two flying swords, all were defensive magical tools. However, he had a large number of talismans, with a stack of over thirty, and a wide variety of types, all of which were at least mid-grade or higher.

Lin Haoming carefully examined them and even found two low-grade supreme talismans, indicating that Eight-Whiskered Beard was quite wealthy.

Of course, Lin Haoming himself had a lot of resources, so he wasn't too surprised by these items. After checking them, he put them away.

In addition, the storage bag contained a pile of dried spirit herbs and some jade boxes containing special spirit herbs, which seemed valuable, but Lin Haoming recognized only a few. There were also many minerals, which Lin Haoming didn't know much about and couldn't identify.

After spending a good half an hour organizing these items, Lin Haoming took out the *Heavenly Demon Technique* and began to study it carefully again.

According to the introduction in the *Heavenly Demon Technique*, this cultivation technique was actually a method that cultivated both the body and the spirit. Such techniques were already rare in the current cultivation world. However, one advantage was that this technique did not require particularly high qualifications for cultivators, but rather had high requirements for willpower and divine sense, which might be related to the technique's emphasis on body cultivation.

In fact, the main reason Lin Haoming valued this technique was because of this. His qualifications were so poor that even with the Merit Pearl, he felt that the Golden Core stage would probably be his limit, and whether he could even reach it was uncertain.

The introductory method of the *Heavenly Demon Technique* was actually quite simple. Lin Haoming only needed a few readings to understand it. However, without the subsequent sections, it was useless, which made him feel very disappointed. He couldn't help but sigh and mutter to himself, "What a pity. If I really had the complete technique, I could roam the Outcloud Continent freely in the future!"

"You have big plans, don't you? Your words are quite bold!"

Lin Haoming had only muttered this to himself, but unexpectedly, a voice filled with bone-chilling coldness echoed in his ears.

The voice wasn't unpleasant, but rather particularly clear. However, the tone was so cold that it felt as if the speaker could freeze a person with just a few more words.

Of course, upon hearing the voice, Lin Haoming was naturally even more shocked. The cave where he was hiding was quite secluded, and the person had managed to sneak up on him without him noticing. This was truly terrifying.

"Who's there!"

Lin Haoming shouted, and at the same time, he slapped a Vajra Talisman onto his body, summoned the Silver Steel Shield, and held the last-use-only Mystic Crystal Pearl Talisman in his hand.

"You are quite cautious, but do you think these things will be useful?" The owner of the voice seemed to appreciate Lin Haoming's reaction, but more so with disdain.

Lin Haoming tried to determine the source of the voice, but it seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible for him to pinpoint the location.

"Who are you? If you have the guts, show yourself! Don't hide in the dark like a coward!" Lin Haoming was truly feeling a bit panicked. He had a sense that the owner of the voice was toying with him like a cat with a mouse.

As soon as Lin Haoming finished speaking, he saw several flashes of light before him. Before he could react, his summoned Silver Steel Shield fell to the ground, cut into pieces as if it were tofu.

Faced with such power, Lin Haoming realized that the owner of the voice was far beyond his capabilities, so powerful that he doubted even the Heaven-Burning Mirror Talisman would be of any use.

As Lin Haoming raised his head and his gaze moved from the shattered Silver Steel Shield, he saw a woman in white standing no more than ten feet away, still looking at him with a mocking expression.