Chapter 81: Magic Fetus Xuanyuan Secret Chant

A very special power is required during the cultivation process. It is called the Demonic Will of the Outer Heavens!

By chanting a secret incantation at a specific time each day, one can draw the Demonic Will of the Outer Heavens from the unseen Outer Heavens Demonic Realm into one's body, slowly permeating the flesh and forming a Demonic Embryo.

The process is extremely dangerous; a single slip could summon an Outer Heavens Demon.

At best, it corrupts the mind, drastically altering one's disposition.

At worst, it leads to soul possession, equivalent to death.

The concept of an Outer Heavens Demon is similar to, yet entirely different from, an inner demon. A cultivator's inner demon often originates from their own obsessions, with a clear source that can be traced.

Outer Heavens Demons, however, are formless, imperceptible, and are special beings from beyond this realm.

Unless actively sought, it is difficult for a cultivator to become entangled with an Outer Heavens Demon.

This is merely the first step of the Profound Origin Demonic Embryo Secret Incantation. After cultivating the 'Profound Origin Demonic Embryo,' the second step is to find a target, preferably someone of close blood relation.

One plants a demonic thought using their own Demonic Embryo, mimicking the Outer Heavens Demon's soul possession process, consuming everything from the person of shared bloodline.

Most importantly, this secret incantation can be used repeatedly.

Even those not of the same bloodline can be devoured, though with many more restrictions. For instance, the demonic thought is difficult to plant, complete permeation is hard to achieve, and ultimately, only one or two tenths of the benefits are gained from successful absorption.

Wang Yu already had a suitable target in mind:

His uncle's son, Wang Wu!

Wang Wu's Dual Spirit Root aptitude was already quite high. Moreover, Wang Yu himself had to travel far to Stone Lake City because of Wang Wu; otherwise, he would not have been captured and brought to the Scarlet Kite Demonic Domain.

Given their close blood ties, a successful absorption would yield full benefits. What reason did he have not to do it?

The current problem was how to acquire this Profound Origin Demonic Embryo Secret Incantation. Wang Yu continued to study the ancient texts, focusing on information related to it.

After ten days, he finally had a lead.

"The Duan Clan of Xiangshan!"

Within the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect, apart from the Sect Master's direct lineage, there were three Nascent Soul families: the Zhuo, Yu, and Zuoqiu clans.

The Duan Clan of Xiangshan was the maternal family of True Disciple Su, and also a renowned top Core Formation family. True Disciple Su's mother's younger sister was married to a Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Zuoqiu Clan as his Dao companion.

This Nascent Soul True Monarch was the peak master of Evil Sword Peak, the fourth of the Nine Peaks, known as True Monarch Nine Evils.

By seniority, True Disciple Su had to address him as 'maternal uncle'.

The 'Profound Origin Demonic Embryo Secret Incantation' was originally obtained by True Monarch Nine Evils from an ancient ruin. He generously bestowed it upon his Dao companion and numerous concubines.

After all, for Nascent Soul cultivators, unless they could cultivate secret arts for spirit bodies, even those with Heavenly Spirit Roots provided very limited assistance.

It was later passed down to the maternal families of the female cultivators. Statistically speaking, Wang Yu had a chance to acquire this secret art from either the Duan Clan of Xiangshan or True Disciple Su.

However, the story recorded in the ancient texts was less than five hundred years old, and quite a few people had practiced this art. Tens of thousands had attempted it, but only four had succeeded.

Of these, two perished during the Foundation Establishment stage, and one during the Core Formation stage. Only one survived to this day, a cultivator with miscellaneous spirit roots who had reached the late Core Formation stage, and was currently not within the sect.

After gathering all the information, Wang Yu put down the ancient texts. While pondering how to obtain the art, he continued to search for related materials.

The number of such secret arts far exceeded his expectations. He had only read less than a tenth of the texts in the Scripture Hall; the remaining nine-tenths likely held more surprises.

That day,

Wang Yu suddenly received a message from the Ice Snow Pavilion, informing him that Duan Ping had arrived. Only then did he awaken from his absorbed state.

He had arranged to meet the next day, yet it had been almost half a month before Duan Ping showed up, clearly indicating he wasn't taken seriously.

He mused to himself.

His information channels came from the True Disciple factions under Heavenly Corpse Peak. Fatso Duan, who remained holed up in the spirit slave stone hut area every day, likely had no idea about this matter.

Furthermore, True Disciple Su would most likely not mention this to him.

He was very confident.

If True Disciple Su held a grudge, she might even be thinking of giving him a hard time right now.

Cold Blood Market, Ice Snow Pavilion.

He adjusted his facial features to make his expression more lively and natural. From a distance, he spotted the familiar, bulky figure.

"Manager Duan, long time no see! Still as distinguished as ever~"

"Hmph—" Seeing Wang Yu approach with a smile, the short, stout Duan Ping, whose nose seemed almost parallel to the ceiling, immediately asserted his dominance.

"What was your name again?"

"Haha, Wang Yu."

He wasn't annoyed. Based on his speculation, after Manager Liu's voluntary escape, the stone hut area had become the domain of Fatso Duan and Manager Liu. Not to mention equally splitting the spirit slaves' tributes, taking sixty or seventy percent wouldn't be a problem. During this time, Fatso Duan must have received considerable benefits from True Disciple Su, so it was normal for him to be even more arrogant than before.

After all, he was managing a money bag for True Disciple Su.

However, it seemed he truly didn't know that the True Disciple was about to emerge from seclusion. Wang Yu was a small fish, but Manager Duan, who had stolen his credit back then, was a big fish.

If ranked by order of retaliation:

True Disciple Su > Fatso Duan > Wang Yu!

Simple and clear.

With Lan Ji present, Wang Yu found it inconvenient to speak plainly, so he earnestly invited Fatso Duan to talk in a private room.

Although the other party suspected his intentions, he still agreed.

In the private room.

"Speak. What is it? If it's not important enough, don't even think about staying at this Ice Snow Pavilion anymore."

Still trying to intimidate him...

Wang Yu was speechless, pausing before he mentioned the news that the True Disciple would emerge from seclusion next year. Her successful Core Formation had happened two years ago, so her realm should be stable by now.

As expected, Fatso Duan's reaction was exactly as he had anticipated.

After an initial surprise, his first reaction was panic, followed immediately by disbelief.

"How did you know before me? Where did you get this information? If it's true, Lord Su would have told me."

Wang Yu narrowed his eyes, sighed, and then approached to lightly pat Fatso Duan's shoulder.

"You and I are essentially of the same standing. Think about it: Lord Su's maternal uncle is True Monarch Nine Evils. No matter how much that person wants revenge, it won't fall upon Lord Su. You and I are the perfect scapegoats. Before we know their plans, it's best to remain inactive. Once they make a move, handing you over would serve as an ideal appeasement."

Duan Ping's face grew paler the more he listened, but he quickly retorted, "I am from the Duan Clan of Xiangshan, and you were the one who came up with the idea! You are the best person to take the blame!"

Wang Yu smiled.

"Yes, you're right, but my status isn't high enough. I would look like a small fry taking the fall for someone else, which wouldn't be acceptable on the surface. You, however, are different. Manager Duan, you are nominally related to True Disciple Su, making you the perfect scapegoat. Furthermore, when contributions were assessed and rewards distributed back then, you took the lion's share of the credit. I heard it was a full three thousand contribution points—all verifiable records, tsk tsk—"

Wang Yu, who had come well-prepared, spoke with practiced rhetoric. Duan Ping, upon hearing such remarks and realizing that True Disciple Su had indeed not mentioned this matter to him, grew increasingly anxious the more he thought about it.