Cultivation System: Stronger with Age Chapter 1078 449: The Terrifying Effects of the Curse of Time
Previously on Cultivation System: Stronger with Age...
When Sima Ling, the Second Elder of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect, began to speak,
The typically aloof and arrogant Guang Yu'er found her pupils contracting involuntarily, as she pondered the horrifying war looming over the Immortal Realm's Human Race—a conflict bound to be utterly savage!
In particular, should the intelligence shared by Sima Ling, Second Elder of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect, prove accurate,
The Curse of Time transmitted by the Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch into the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm possesses a power that truly eclipses nearly every Immortal Technique possessed by the sects of the Immortal Realm!
This Ancient Celestial Demon from the Upper Realm, the Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch, with its array of Demon Techniques and innate might, is fearsome enough to choke the breath from any onlooker. Indeed, according to Sima Ling, the Second Elder of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect, the Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch is known as the Celestial Demon of Ten Thousand Curses, and the Curse of Time represents merely one of the Demon Techniques it commands!
With these thoughts swirling, Guang Yu'er knitted her brows and inquired, "Given the Curse of Time's tremendous power to boost the cultivation of Demon Race members cultivating demon techniques by a hundred thousand years, is there truly no price to pay?"
Sima Ling, Second Elder of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect, shook his head in response,
"Regarding the price for activating this Curse of Time via the Demon Child Gang Bone infused with Celestial Demon Power... it demands an enormous blood sacrifice, of course. Reports indicate that advancing a Ninth-Grade Demon Artifact Level Demon General's cultivation by a hundred thousand years requires the blood of at least a hundred thousand tier seven-grade mortal beings!
Boosting a Demon Lord Level powerhouse's cultivation by a hundred thousand years would necessitate an astronomically vast blood sacrifice!
On this occasion, the Profound Yin Demon Sect unleashed audacious assaults across the entire Immortal Realm, seizing innumerable cultivators from the Immortal Realm's Eastern Domain, precisely to offer up vast hordes of cultivators and earthly immortals in blood sacrifice, thereby empowering their Ninth-Grade Demon Artifact Level Demon Generals and Demon Lord Level experts!
Despite the colossal blood sacrifice required, the dread-inducing Celestial Demon Power of this Curse of Time instills utter hopelessness,
Thus, I struggle to imagine how the united Immortal Realm Human Race could possibly hold off the Profound Yin Demon Sect's colossal invasion!"
With that, Sima Ling, Second Elder of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect, shifted his gaze toward Lin Xuankong and let out a sigh. "It was exactly this overwhelming Celestial Demon Power that filled me with dread, leading me to harbor treacherous intentions—I sought to seize Immortal Lin and deliver him to the Profound Yin Demon Sect's demons, in hopes that during the climactic Immortal-Demon showdown, the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect's hundreds of thousands of earthly immortals and cultivators might glimpse a ray of survival!
Regrettably, I gravely misjudged Immortal Lin's capabilities!
Yet... yet even with Immortal Lin's formidable strength, he remains just a single person's power, pitted against the vastly amplified forces of the entire Profound Yin Demon Sect, bolstered by that sliver of Celestial Demon Power sent from the Upper Realm by the Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch—it's immensely challenging, immensely challenging!
Should this ultimate Immortal-Demon battle be postponed for several thousand years, leveraging Immortal Lin's extraordinary artifact forging prowess, he could undoubtedly craft even more potent Immortal Artifacts, perhaps even High-Grade ones. Then, the Immortal Realm Human Race might stand some chance of jointly repelling the Profound Yin Demon Sect. But right now, there's no such luxury of time!"
Hearing these words, Lin Xuankong too felt compelled to admire the prowess of the Upper Realm's Ancient Celestial Demon, the Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch.
A mere trace of the Curse of Time, infused with Celestial Demon Power from this Ancient Celestial Demon famed for Ten Thousand Curses, carries the capacity to upend the whole Golden Dragon Immortal Realm. Truly, the Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch's power is terrifying beyond measure!
However, after some contemplation,
His mind drifted to the diverse talents granted by his Vigorous in Old Age Life Plate, weighing them momentarily and reigniting a spark of optimism in his heart.
In secret, Lin Xuankong mused:
The Curse of Time unleashed by that Ancient Celestial Demon, Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch, truly wields immense power. It rapidly elevates the might of countless elite demon races from the Profound Yin Demon Sect, granting a direct infusion of a hundred thousand years of cultivation. Yet, stacked against my Old and Wise talent, it appears marginally weaker!
My Old and Wise talent may not deliver instant cultivation surges, yet it dramatically hastens my power growth—most vitally, without any price tag. While the Ancient Celestial Demon, Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch's Curse of Time packs a punch, it's restricted to one use per target and demands huge blood sacrifices, making it nothing more than an evil detour in the end!
Even though the Ancient Celestial Demon, Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch's Curse of Time works across multiple targets, paired with my Old and Wise talent alongside the Wives, Children, Elders, and Youngsters talent, couldn't it extend to vast swaths of the Immortal Realm Human Race?
Furthermore, my Old and Wise talent shines with yet another superior edge: it vastly amplifies the potency of diverse Spirit Fruits and Elixirs, allowing someone like Guang Yu'er—a Ninth-Grade Perfect Level Earth Immortal—to skyrocket, via the Seven-leaf Spirit Tea and Wives, Children, Elders, and Youngsters talent, into a supreme powerhouse of the Early Stage of the Strongest Immortal Lord realm....
This advantage outstrips anything from the Ancient Celestial Demon, Thousand Illusion Saint Monarch's Curse of Time. A Ninth-Grade Demon Artifact Level Demon General boosted by the Curse grows stronger than a Ninth-Grade Perfect Level Earth Immortal, but it still can't propel those Ninth-Grade Demon Artifact Level Demon Generals directly into the Demon Lord Realm!
Power gained through blood sacrifices carries unavoidable limits; it's the wicked route, far from the genuine path that enables cultivators to achieve true Metamorphosis on the Immortal Path!
Reflecting on all this, Lin Xuankong—who had initially sensed despair from Second Elder Sima Ling of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect's recounting—saw his mental load greatly eased.