NOVEL NEXT Chapter 114 - 114: Roadblock and Robbery
Chapter 114: Roadblock and Robbery
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After leaving the formation shop, Zhang Chen went to other shops to sell the magic tools, spiritual objects, and spiritual plants he had obtained before. He sold them for a total of 800 spirit stones.
Since he had come to the market, he naturally had to walk around and see if there was anything suitable.
Soon, Zhang Chen stopped at a shop selling cultivation techniques.
His greatest advantage was the cultivation technique modifier, which he naturally had to use to the fullest extent. Otherwise it would be like having a treasure mountain but not knowing it.
“Shopkeeper, what spells and cultivation techniques do you have with great side effects?” Zhang Chen directly stated his requirements. In any case, the two parties did not interact and would not expose anything.
Generally speaking, the more side effects a cultivation technique had, the more powerful it was.
In demonic territories, there was no lack of such cultivation techniques.
“Fellow Daoist, please take a look. This is our shop’s cultivation techniques catalog.” The shopkeeper handed him a book.
Zhang Chen took the catalog and flipped through it.
Human Pill Technique: Suitable for those who cannot practice alchemy. Use humans as pills, feed them with specific spiritual medicines, lock the medicinal properties with secret techniques, and gradually let the medicinal properties dissipate and merge into the human pill flesh and blood.
By consuming their flesh and blood, it has the effect of increasing cultivation and breaking through realms.
Side effects: Addiction to consuming human flesh, difficulty in restraining oneself, gradually becomes insane and loses consciousness.
[Demonic Thought Divine Technique]: Practitioners will constantly produce obsessive thoughts in their minds. By completing these thoughts, they can break through their mental state and make great progress in cultivation.
When cultivated to the highest realm, all obsessive thoughts can be eliminated, and the mental state cultivation can reach the level of an Immortal, with the added effect of breaking delusions.
Side effects: Unable to complete obsessive thoughts, tortured by them, behaving excessively, and difficult to make progress in cultivation.
[Shadow Skin Drawing Technique: Using a special method, peel off human skin and refine it into a shadow slave that combines attack and concealment.]
The human skin shadow can fly in the air, enveloping enemies and forcibly controlling them. By wearing the skin of a peeled person, one can disguise oneself as the peeled person, with an appearance and aura that were no different.
Side effects: Constantly affected by the resentment of the peeled person, the skin has a certain chance of backlashing.
Demon Fetus Scripture: Abandon your human body and transform into a true demon.
Using secret techniques to condense blood and part of the soul into a demon fetus, which must be incubated in a woman’s body for three years before it can be born.
One can perfectly possess the demon fetus, born with the highest level of spiritual roots.
Side effects: Unable to absorb the spiritual qi of heaven and earth. Can only absorb demonic qi, Yin qi, resentment, baleful qi, blood qi, and other filthy qi for cultivation.
Moreover, as the Demon Fetus grows older, it will gradually lose its human emotions and become a true demon.
“Hades Death Decree Technique”…
As expected of a demonic territory, there were dozens of spells and techniques in the catalog, and most of them had severe side effects.
It was hard to find one without any side effects.
Zhang Chen thought for a moment and asked, “How many spirit stones does this ‘Demonic Thought Divine Technique’ cost?”
The Demonic Thought Divine Technique was very powerful and could reach the legendary celestial realm.
Just the words ‘celestial realm’ were enough to make countless people yearn for it.
The shopkeeper replied, “It only costs 300 spiritual rocks.”
It was cheaper than Zhang Chen had imagined, but it was understandable.
Although the Demonic Thought Divine Technique was powerful, few people could continuously overcome their obsession. Those who could overcome one or two obsessions were already exceptional.
Therefore, after most people practiced it, their cultivation regressed instead of advancing, and they became insane because of their obsession.
“Alright, I’ll take it.” Zhang Chen nodded, then pointed at the catalog with his finger. “How many spirit stones does this secret technique cost?”
The shopkeeper looked down. “The Hades Death Decree Technique costs 600 spirit stones.”
“I’ll take these two demonic techniques.” Zhang Chen took out the spirit stones from his storage bag.
The miscellaneous items that he had no use for were sold for 800 spirit stones. Coupled with the remaining spirit stones, it was just enough.
“Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment.” The shopkeeper searched behind the counter for a while and took out two boxes. “These are the demonic techniques
you want.”
Zhang Chen took the box, opened it, and picked up the jade slip to check the goods.
[Detected cultivation technique, Hades Death Decree Technique. Extract others’ life and vitality to supplement oneself.]
[Side effects: Once this technique is used, the user’s own life and vitality will flow twice as fast. Every time the user extracts life and vitality from someone, the flow rate will double.]
[Please wait a moment, system modification is in progress…]
[Ding! Modification complete. Side effects canceled.]
This Hades Death Decree Technique was the epitome of desperate measures. Once the user extracted others’ life and vitality, they couldn’t stop because their life and vitality were draining at an increasingly fast rate.
The more they absorbed, the faster it went, and they had to keep doing it. In the end, they had to absorb the lives of many people every day just to survive.
There were many similar demonic techniques, which were one of the notorious reasons for the evil reputation of the demonic path.
Then, Zhang Chen picked up another jade slip.
[Detected cultivation technique, Demonic Thought Divine Technique.
continuously generates obsession in the mind…]
[Side effects: Whether winning or losing, being trapped by obsession makes it difficult to make progress in cultivation, living worse than death, and suffering torment. ]
[Please wait a moment, system modification is in progress…]
[Ding! Modification complete. Side effects canceled.]
The Demonic Thought Divine Technique was similar to the description in the cultivation techniques catalog. There was no problem with the authenticity of the cultivation technique.
“No problem. Goodbye.” Putting away the two demonic techniques, Zhang Chen bowed and left after the transaction was completed.
“Take care, Fellow Daoist.” The shopkeeper escorted Zhang Chen to the door.
Although it seemed like a friendly gesture, it actually represented another layer of meaning.
In a stall not far from the shop, a few cultivators saw the shopkeeper coming out and smiled meaningfully. “He’s indeed a fat sheep.”
After buying the demonic technique, Zhang Chen did not stay long and walked towards the outskirts of the market.
Outside the market, three cultivators watched as Zhang Chen flew away and whispered, “We’ve observed him. He’s alone, without any companions, and he’s using the Feather Flight Technique.”
“Then let’s go after him and not let him get away.”
“Let’s go.”
The three of them turned into rays of light and chased in the direction of Zhang Chen’s departure.
In addition to these three, there were also several figures secretly flying in the same direction.
Ahead, Zhang Chen flew steadily as if he knew nothing of the danger that was about to come.
Not long after, a voice sounded.
“Fellow Daoist, please stop!”
Three figures surrounded Zhang Chen, blocking his way.
Zhang Chen stopped cooperatively and said somewhat disappointedly, “Is this all there is?”
The three people in front of him were all at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment. With his powerful divine sense and the help of his spiritual eye, he had long discovered that he was being trailed.
With his strength, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was invincible below the Golden Core Stage. In his eyes, these cultivators who had designs on him were no different from money gods.
The three were stunned when they heard this and had a bad feeling, but they still instinctively said what they wanted to say: “As long as you leave behind the storage bag on your body, we will let you go.”
Zhang Chen didn’t say anything, but responded with action, unleashing a stream of blood shadows from his body.
“Blood God Sons!”
“He’s not an itinerant cultivator. He’s a disciple of the Blood God Sect!”
“Don’t be afraid, he’s only at the fourth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage…” Before this person finished speaking, he was shocked by the number of Blood God Sons.
After releasing the Blood God Sons, Zhang Chen ignored the three people and looked towards several other concealed places.
“There are a few big rats here. Since you’re here, you don’t need to leave.”
As he spoke, Zhang Chen had already reached for the beast breeding bag at his waist..