Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

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"It must be a highly skilled senior in the late stage of Nascent Soul, or even at the Great Perfection, who has the hope to break this Blood Vessel."

"Li Qiying has returned to Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect to ask for support, and Jade Screen Mountain has also sent back a letter to our sect, hoping that the two major Immortal Gates have a way to eliminate this demon head."

The discussions among the crowd were lively, reflecting the seriousness of the situation.

As an old Golden Core and the de facto leader of everyone present, the Dry Prosperous Monk did not say a word but silently took out an item from his sleeve, which turned out to be a tablet computer.

"Master, what is this..."

Seeing this, the crowd was also stunned, unsure of what to do.

Dry Prosperous paid no attention to them and simply launched an app, entered the live broadcasting room, and silently began to wait.

"Update, please!"

"Are you playing disappearing again?"

"Haven't there been a lot of materials lately?"

"Something big has happened on my end, big brother! Come and save the show!"

"Where is Elder Shi, tell him it has been five years and seven months since his last update."

Inside the live broadcasting room, as always, the voices were full of complaints.

Suddenly, the screen jumped, and the replay abruptly stopped.

Incense smoke curled up, presenting a pure and holy scene, and behold, it was within a Taoist temple.

In the Taoist temple, a Mana Altar stood high, and divine statues were enshrined.

Below the Mana Altar, two people were seated, one sitting boldly and the other poised with grace.

It was...

"Big brother!"

"You've finally updated!"

"Yo, Elder Shi is here too?"

"Both big brothers in the same screen, hurry and take a photo for a keepsake."

"What happened that requires both of you to take action?"

"I, Elder Shi, only play high-end matches; this must be a serious incident."

Seeing the two on the screen again, the audience in the live broadcasting room was first stunned, then began to feel suspicious.

When things go contrary to the norm, there must be demons involved. This live broadcast was definitely extraordinary!

What happened?

People were curious and watched anxiously.

In the footage, the camera view in front of the two figures, seated next to each other, was silent without a word.

At this moment, the camera angle shifted to a frontal perspective.

The Taoist man, holding a horsetail whisk, sat upright on a meditation cushion, and suddenly, a Mysterious Light flashed and a Heavenly Eye opened between his eyebrows.

The illumination from the Heavenly Eye pierced through the Mysterious Light, projecting onto the void, revealing such a scene.

Desolate mountains and lonely ridges, deathly still, no sounds of apes or beasts, no chirping of birds or insects.

"This is..."

"Yunlai Mountain?"

"Exactly!"

Seeing this, many were bewildered while a few felt relieved, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

However...

In the void, the Mysterious Light became abruptly distorted, starting to reverse and rewind.

In the silent wilderness, sounds gradually emerged until finally, a figure appeared, revealed within the wild mountain landscape.

"This..."

Upon seeing this, everyone was too shocked to speak. The figure began to come into focus, revealing a young cultivator in white robes with a sword on his back.

Only to see him wandering aimlessly in the mountains, his eyes flickering with a bloody light, his expression even more crazed, murmuring to himself in utter disarray.

"Red Moon, Red Moon..."

"Demon Path, Demon Path..."

"Prajna and Mara, World Honoured Boxun!"

"He is at liberty; my demons are compassionate!"

"Blood God Sutra... Boxun Sutra..."

"The Demon Path is undying... the sea of blood never dries..."

"The sea of blood never dries... the Blood God never dies..."

"Ah!!!"

Loudly he roared, as the youth stumbled to the ground; his headwear exploded, and his disheveled hair flew wildly.

Then, a blazing blood light engulfed his gaze, his speech growing more maniacal.

"Hahaha!"

"Cultivation, cultivation, what Dao am I cultivating?"

"Decades of bitter practice, my efforts wasted, Golden Core unformed!"

"An endless stream of mortals, a filthy world corrupting my foundation, destroying my Dao!"

"Master, master, you have let me down, you have failed me!"

"Since the Dao did not make me, I shall turn to the Demon Path to prove the Dao!"

"Blood God Sutra... Boxun Sutra... hahaha!"

His maniacal laughter echoed as his sanity slipped away; the young man's crazed demeanor fully exposed, his hair a tangled mess, spattered with blood.

Blood, vital energy, hair, skin, muscles, bones, membranes...

"Ah!!!"

The youth screamed in agony, an indescribable pain and yet, inexplicably satisfying. Blood spurted around him, gradually consuming his physique and transforming into a crimson blood shadow that screeched through the mountain wilderness.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Wherever the blood shadow passed, all sounds ceased. An unsuspecting monkey could not avoid it and was swept by the blood light, turning into a pile of white bones as its flesh and vital energy were devoured.

"This..."

"What's going on?"

"Is this the spectacle of Deng Tianqi succumbing to possession?"

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"How could he have captured that with his photography?"

"Could it be... this isn't a recording?"

"Heavenly Eye, Mysterious Light, scenes of the past, images in the mirror, this is..."

"Skill of Heavenly Mechanism, he's inquiring into Heavenly Secrets, observing the past scene of Deng Tianqi succumbing to demons!"

"His cultivation has reached such a realm, capable of inquiring into Heavenly Secrets, seeing the past and future?"

In the live stream, many were confused by this scene, with only a few who knew the inside story gasping in horror.

Outside Yunlai Mountain, Dry Prosperous Monk holding a computer, watched the live stream with an even more solemn expression.

In just a few short years, his cultivation had improved by so much that he even mastered the Skill of Heavenly Mechanism.

Fortunate, oh fortunate, that back on Tan Mountain, he had the wisdom to withdraw, otherwise...

Dry Prosperous Monk shook his head, dispelling those terrifying thoughts, and focused on watching the transformation of the Blood Demon.

"This External Demons' Evil Skills are indeed formidable!"

"Even a descendant of the Immortal Sect like Deng Tianqi was bewitched by it."

"Hmph, although Deng Tianqi was highly gifted and well-born, his character was flawed, and he willingly degenerated when seduced by an External Demon."

"This lad was arrogant and aspiring, intending to cultivate arduously in the mountains, yet was sent by his Sect into the mortal world to Slaughtering Demon and claim merit, going through life-and-death situations multiple times, nearly damaging his foundation. With such resentment in his heart, he was taken advantage of by that Heretical Dao Evil Demon." Explore new worlds at My Virtual Library Empire

"What Immortal Sect successor, it sounds nice, but in reality, he's just a throwaway piece. How could a true genius and prodigy be sent into the temporal realm to endure the tribulations of the mundane world?"

"His discontent is only natural!"

The crowd discussed animatedly, piecing together the reality of demonic possession.

Turning back to the live broadcast, the demonized shadow of the Blood Demon moved swiftly through the mountains, like locusts over the land, leaving only white bones wherever it passed, gathering a massive amount of blood essence, and ultimately diving into the mountain, opening up a Blood Vessel.

"This..."

"Goodness me!"

"Is he that desperate?"

"Why do people always like turning to demons?"

"Do you have to be mentally ill to cultivate?"

"It's one thing to be messed up yourself, but why involve others!"

"This is why entrance exams must be universal, with a focus on psychological health."

"I just don't get it, what's so good about becoming a demon, isn't that half-human, half-ghost state unbearable?"

Seeing the blood shadow fleeing into the mountain, the cultivators fell silent, leaving only those uninvolved to jest and jeer.

At that moment, the Mysterious Light shifted, and the scene changed abruptly, as two streaks of swordlight flew across the sky, transforming into a pair of sword-wielding lovers.

"This..."

"It's you two again?"

"Are you just here to be slaughtered?"

"Such a clichéd plot!"

Upon the arrival of the Mysterious Heaven Twin Swords, the crowd burst into another round of mockery.

The Twin Swords, unaware, after some investigation, found traces of the Blood Vessel and entered it one after another.

Inside the Blood Vessel, the blood surged like tides, revealing the Blood Demon's figure, confronting the cutting edge of the Twin Swords.

After an exchange of words, a life-and-death battle ensued, with the Twin Swords slashing forth, assaulting the body of the Blood Demon.

However, the Blood Demon sat still, barely moving, with only the blood sea churning and the waves surging violently.

"Pfft!"

The Twin Swords slashed through, leaving behind two sword marks, as the Sword Qi sought to annihilate the Demonic Qi and spread out.

Nonetheless, the Blood Demon chuckled lightly, as the blood sea churned and the sword marks swiftly dissipated, leaving no trace in an instant.

"This..."

"As long as the blood sea is endless, the Blood God shall not perish!"

The Twin Swords were taken aback, at a loss, and just then, the Blood Demon laughed aloud as the blood sea rose tumultuously, engulfing the two.

"Senior Brother!"

"Join forces!"

Seeing this, the two reacted decisively, their Twin Swords joining forces and rising together, merging into a single dazzling light, scattering fierce Sword Qi all around, and once more plunging into the blood sea.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft!"

With minds and swords united, as one joined force, the Mysterious Heaven Twin Swords' sharpness increased tenfold or more, overpowering even the blood sea which couldn't hinder them, as they ripped it apart, evaporating and obliterating countless streams of blood.

With such sword light, they penetrated deep within the blood sea, pressing towards the Blood Demon's true form.

However...

The Blood Demon remained seated, still as ever, merely chuckling softly while strands of bloody threads emerged in the void.

The bloody threads, fine as silk, bound the swords, like blood vessels intertwined, piercing through the radiance of the Sword Qi, entwining around the bodies of the sword bearers.

"This..."

"How is this possible!"

The Mysterious Heaven Twin Swords revealed their forms, their combined effort forcibly disrupted, and they hung in the air, swords in hand, while bloody threads pierced through them and their swords.

The Blood Demon sat in contemplation, watching them: "As long as the blood sea is immortal, the Blood Demon will not perish. This is the Blood God Child, formed from countless flesh and blood; not just the Golden Core's Law Sword, but even the Yuan Spirit Treasures cannot withstand its edge."

Upon finishing these words, the Blood Demon lifted his right hand, with blood vessels extending from his wrist, connecting thousands of bloody lines.

"Fellow Daoists, enter my body and merge with the blood sea, how about proving the Dao together?"

His words were haunting, like a siren call of doom.

"This..."

"Senior Brother, run!"

The Mysterious Heaven Twin Swords' expressions changed, and the female cultivator Lingyun made a split-second decision. Her Flying Sword exploded into an unrivaled Sword Qi, tearing apart the entangled bloody threads and blasting at the Blood Demon's body.

"Hmph!"

The Blood Demon snorted coldly, didn't dodge or evade, letting the Sword Qi pierce him, while he extended bloody threads, winding them towards the two cultivators.

"Senior Brother, run, go back to the mountain and call for help, come rescue me!"

Zhou Lingyun cried out, flinging herself towards the bloody threads, and in a moment she was pierced through.

"Junior Sister!"

This scene caused Li Qiying's eyes to split with rage, as he was about to rush forward but was then startled back by his lover's words. Clenching his teeth, he detonated his Flying Sword, transforming into a beam of sword light, shredding countless bloody threads, and bursting out of the mountain cavern.