Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1255: Extreme Impurity, Profound Understanding

With a visibly distraught expression, Bai Wei rushed towards the jade bed, her face etched with concern.

"Mengyu, you’ve finally roused."

Upon witnessing her master’s presence, Xu Mengyu’s anger subsided, replaced by a wave of bewilderment.

She pushed herself up, intending to sit, but an agonizing sensation pierced through her Sea of Consciousness, compelling her to flinch and instinctively grasp her forehead.

"Master, what transpired?"

Bai Wei provided an explanation: "Your endeavor to cultivate a second Primordial Spirit inflicted severe damage upon your divine soul, inducing a comatose state. Your soul’s fragility reached a crisis point, teetering on the brink of collapse. Despite my utmost efforts, I could not mend it, necessitating my request for Gou Jun’s intervention."

Xu Mengyu finally grasped the situation.

She was aware that Gou Jun had previously tended to her master’s damaged Sea of Consciousness but remained unaware of the specifics of the healing process.

Thus, Gou Jun’s method of healing divine soul injuries involved close physical contact, with their mouths and noses touching.

Xu Mengyu reflexively touched her lips, still perceiving a faint residual warmth.

A moment later, a subtle discomfort seemed to surface as she wiped her mouth with her hand.

"Thank you, Senior Gou Jun," Xu Mengyu conveyed, her words clearly delineating gratitude from any lingering unease, and choosing not to dwell on the unconventional nature of the healing technique. "This junior was unaware of the circumstances and previously offended you. I implore your forgiveness for my impudence."

Song Wen responded, "Ignorance is hardly a transgression, Miss Xu. Please do not let it weigh upon your mind. However, while you have regained consciousness, your divine soul has yet to fully recuperate. Shall we proceed with further treatment?"

Before Xu Mengyu could utter a reply, Bai Wei interjected, "Indeed, we must continue. We cannot afford any carelessness regarding the divine soul."

Song Wen countered, "Miss Xu’s divine soul has already regained the majority of its strength. The residual afflictions can be remedied with medicinal pills and spirit grass specifically formulated for the divine soul."

Bai Wei fell into a contemplative silence, her gaze shifting to Xu Mengyu, evidently awaiting her decision.

After a brief period of deliberation, Xu Mengyu declared, "There is no need to further trouble Senior Gou Jun."

Bai Wei appeared somewhat disheartened but did not press the issue.

Song Wen, conversely, displayed a sense of relief, a subtle smile gracing his lips.

"Now that this matter is resolved, I shall take my leave."

Yet, he remained stationary, his gaze fixated intently upon Bai Wei.

Bai Wei curled her lips and propelled a storage pouch towards him. "Everything I pledged to you is contained within this pouch."

Song Wen secured the pouch, performed a scan with his divine sense, and his face lit up. "Thank you. Senior Bai Wei, should you ever require my assistance in the future, do not hesitate to call upon me."

This time, before his words fully dissipated, he pivoted and advanced towards the exit.

"Gou Jun, a moment please," Bai Wei’s voice called out, halting Song Wen’s departure.

"Senior Bai Wei, is there any further matter I can assist you with?" Song Wen inquired, turning back.

Bai Wei replied, "I owe you a favor from earlier. Would you be inclined to venture into that small world?"

Song Wen's immediate thought was that Bai Wei intended to ensnare him.

When prominent powers, such as sects and noble clans, embarked on expeditions into uncharted territories, they commonly enlisted itinerant cultivators as disposable vanguards. Even if an itinerant cultivator, blessed with extraordinary fortune, managed to survive and secure valuable treasures, they would typically face the confiscation of their spoils and subsequent silencing upon their return.

Furthermore, as a demonic cultivator, Song Wen already found himself ostracized by the three major sects.

Perceiving Song Wen’s apprehension, Bai Wei elaborated, "Rest assured, I harbor no malicious intent toward you. My sole desire is to discharge my debt. This particular small world is known as the Turbid Spirit Realm. Owing to its unique Laws of Heaven and Earth, only cultivators at the Body Integration Stage or below are permitted entry. To maximize their potential gains, the three great sects not only dispatch their affiliated families but also extend invitations to powerful itinerant cultivators to augment their contingents. With my assurance, the Spirit Jade Palace will refrain from acting against you."

"The reason I suggest you consider this undertaking is that, according to those two itinerant cultivators, they observed Pure Origin Heavenly Dew within the Turbid Spirit Realm. As for its miraculous effects, you will comprehend them once you review the breakthrough insights I have provided you. The three great sects are anticipated to enter the Turbid Spirit Realm in approximately half a year. Should you wish to contend for this opportunity, you must seek me out before your departure."

Witnessing Bai Wei’s sincerity, Song Wen nodded and offered a respectful clasp of his hands in a bow.

"Thank you, Senior Bai Wei. I shall certainly give this matter careful consideration."

With that, Song Wen turned and strode purposefully towards the main entrance.

Bai Wei waved her hand, the gate opening in response.

Concurrently, the Mist formation that had previously enveloped the mountain valley dissolved silently into nothingness.

With Song Wen departing the ship tower, ascending into the heavens, and disappearing into the distant expanse, Bai Wei turned her attention toward Xu Mengyu.

"You ought to have permitted him to continue your treatment. Following his previous session, my divine soul and Sea of Consciousness not only fully recovered without any residual effects but were even fortified to a certain degree."

Xu Mengyu responded, "It is this disciple’s shortcomings that have disappointed Master. However, I genuinely cannot endure such intimate proximity with an unfamiliar individual. I have squandered Master’s diligent efforts. I surmise Master must have incurred a substantial cost to persuade Senior Gou Jun to render assistance."

Bai Wei’s gaze flickered, as if recalling a past event, and she quickly averted her eyes, looking away from Xu Mengyu.

Nevertheless, Xu Mengyu’s voice carried to her once more.

"Master, why have you shed your disguise and revealed your true countenance?"

Within the pavilion at Cloudstream Valley.

Song Wen assumed a cross-legged posture on the ground, a jade slip held firmly in his hand, his brow etched with deep concentration.

The jade slip held the profound insights pertaining to the breakthrough of the Body Integration Stage, insights he had acquired from Bai Wei.

As elucidated by the slip, "body integration" signified the complete merging of the physical form with the divine soul.

The divine soul emerged from the cultivation of the spirit, an entity present from birth. In contrast, the physical body was acquired after birth and was, without fail, imbued with the turbid Qi originating from Heaven and Earth.

To achieve the unification of the innate soul and the acquired, impure body, a transformation of all 108 major acupoints within the body into soul apertures was imperative.

While the underlying concept appeared straightforward, its practical implementation was exceptionally intricate.

Initially, one was required to refine their spiritual power. Through the repeated purification of the spiritual energy residing within the body, rendering it progressively more pure, the groundwork for the opening of soul apertures could be established.

Subsequently, one needed to repeatedly cleanse these acupoints using this refined spiritual power, thereby stimulating their metamorphosis into soul apertures.

Fundamentally, these two stages constituted a dual process of spiritual power refinement and physical body fortification.

Orthodox cultivators found the act of opening soul apertures to be considerably less challenging than their demonic counterparts.

From the very inception of their cultivation journey, orthodox cultivators exclusively absorbed Spiritual Qi.

Spiritual Qi, the pure essence of the cosmos, served to cleanse the meridians and liberate the acupoints. As a consequence, righteous cultivators’ acupoints possessed inherent purity, necessitating only minor refinement to seamlessly transition into soul apertures.

Conversely, demonic cultivators, driven by an unyielding hunger for power, embraced methods without restraint. They recklessly drew upon Corpse Fiend Yin Qi, Netherworld Ghost Qi, Blood Fiend Turbid Qi, and other malevolent energies. These impure energies invariably contaminated their physical forms, rendering their acupoints tainted and disorganized.

Therefore, demonic cultivators endeavoring to open soul apertures were first compelled to dedicate immense effort toward the complete corruption of their acupoints, saturating them with an extreme level of turbidity.

The Dao embraced both Yin and Yang; absolute impurity yielded profound enlightenment.

Ultimate impurity, too, mirrored an inherent state.

The Pure Origin Heavenly Dew, referenced by Bai Wei, stood as an unparalleled sacred elixir of refined spiritual power.

Ingesting this potent elixir expedited the purification of one’s spiritual power, obviating the need for centuries, or even millennia, of arduous cultivation.

For practitioners of demonic cultivation, this celestial treasure was utterly invaluable. It served to refine the impure energies within their spiritual power, thus vastly simplifying the process of acupoint refinement. Its effectiveness even surpassed that of the famed Heavenly Astral Body Integration Pill.

After all, the Heavenly Astral Body Integration Pill merely offered assistance in the refinement of acupoints.

(End of the Chapter)

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