Stronger by Killing

"Qingqiu Bai Chu"

Gu Zhan slowly uttered these words, furrowing his brow slightly, speculating that these might be the original identity of the fox statue’s owner.

Given that this world has confirmed the existence of the Cultivation Realm, there must be demons and monsters, and if human cultivators can have factions, it’s only natural for there to be a Demon Race as well. Qingqiu Bai Chu might be a combination of a place or faction name and a personal name.

Gu Zhan stared at the fox statue for a while, then slowly took out the Demon Pill he had always carried, which he had snatched from the White Lotus Celestial Mother.

Gu Zhan channeled divine power in his palm, causing the Demon Pill to float in the air, gradually drifting towards the mouth of the fox statue. As it approached the statue’s mouth, it transformed into a stream of light and flew inside.

"Buzz"

Suddenly, a sound echoed within the cave, and a gentle energy emanated from the fox statue, slightly rippling like a wave.

And in that instant,

those strands of special energy converged upon Gu Zhan,

in his sea of consciousness appeared scenes of cultivation inheritance,

however, it was different from the previous Grotto Heaven Inheritance he received,

what he saw now was a fox performing breathing exercises daily at sunrise and when the moon appeared.

"Absorbing the essence of the sun and moon?"

Gu Zhan murmured softly, continuing to observe the scenes, where subsequent cultivation techniques centered on the fox’s body constitution, progressing until it transformed into a human form, and then abruptly stopped.

And in that instant,

a system prompt sounded in Gu Zhan’s mind:

[Detected one cultivable technique]

...

Gu Zhan instantly withdrew his Divine Sense.

Immediately,

Gu Zhan began to examine:

Cultivation Technique: Immortal Supreme Skill (Second Volume)

Cultivation Level: Four Stars

Convertible Martial Arts Techniques: Four Stars

...

Quickly, Gu Zhan finished reading the system annotations,

this was a magic technique entirely different from any cultivation technique he had encountered before, designed specifically for monsters to cultivate.

The first volume absorbed human vitality, while the second absorbed the essence of the sun and moon.

It was a cultivation technique corresponding to the top volume of the Immortal Supreme Skill obtained from the Demon Pill, requiring both volumes to be cultivated together for completion. However, cultivating the second volume required one to be a monster, and humans needed a special constitution to swallow a Demon Pill to become a half-demon.

Gu Zhan finally understood why the White Lotus Celestial Mother could be both human and demon.

The White Lotus Celestial Mother possessed a special constitution enabling her to absorb the Demon Pill and transform her human body into a half-demon, allowing her to successfully cultivate the complete version of the Immortal Supreme Skill.

Combining the second volume with the first of the Immortal Supreme Skill could derive Martial Arts Techniques reaching four-star levels, and a four-star-level technique could be extrapolated to reach a complete major realm named Returning Void Realm; within the Demon Race, those reaching the pinnacle of Returning Void Realm could transform into human form.

[Use 2 billion Experience Points]

[Successfully derive Immortal Supreme Skill into Martial Arts Techniques]

[Congratulations, player; you have obtained the four-star technique Chang Chun Skill]

...

Gu Zhan soon received information on the complete version of the Chang Chun Skill,

it wasn’t much different from the Immortal Supreme Skill,

the top volume absorbed vitality for cultivation, and the extrapolated Martial Arts Technique Chang Chun Skill’s top volume retained the vitality absorption method, though it primarily focused on Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi or Spiritual Qi, while the second volume of Chang Chun Skill was identical to that of the Immortal Supreme Skill, advancing through the absorption of the essence of the sun and moon.

And now the complete version of the Immortal Supreme Skill has been extrapolated into fifteen levels, allowing one to cultivate to the peak of the next realm.

From analyzing the Immortal Supreme Skill, the system deduced that the realm beyond the Grotto Heaven Realm is called the Returning Void Realm, divided into nine levels. Now, the martial arts-extrapolated realm corresponds to those nine minor realms.

Gu Zhan closed the system, muttering slowly: "What is the scenery of this Returning Void Realm?"

And just then,

a calm voice sounded behind Gu Zhan: "Forming Returning Void Pill is the mark of our kind."

Gu Zhan turned slightly, seeing an elderly monk with a lean face. He wasn’t surprised, as he’d already sensed someone secretly trailing him, so the monk’s appearance didn’t catch him off guard.

"May I know your name?" Gu Zhan asked.

The elderly monk clasped his hands in a formal gesture, saying: "I am Hui Chan of Bright Temple, greetings to Marquis Gu!"

"So it’s Saint Monk Hui Chan."

Regarding Saint Monk Hui Chan, Gu Zhan had some understanding from the Gu Family. He was known as one of the Stabilizing Needles of Bright Temple, rumored to possibly have reached the Fifth Grotto Heaven Realm.

Gu Zhan looked at Saint Monk Hui Chan, saying: "Saint Monk has designs on the Immortal Supreme Skill, hence guiding me here deliberately, to acquire it for your temple?"

Saint Monk Hui Chan candidly replied: "Indeed, my temple visited Dao Ma Pass, confirmed that Marquis is the killer of Master Huai Su of our temple, guessed that Marquis obtained the Spirit Fox Demon Pill, and recognizing Marquis’s unparalleled talent in creating the Method of Divine Sight, realized he wouldn’t stop here and would surely study profound Cultivation methods, not missing the Immortal Supreme Skill."

Gu Zhan nodded slightly and said: "I suspected it when I easily obtained the Military Token of Hu Ben Battalion."

"Amitabha," Saint Monk Hui Chan said, "Aware of the trap, Marquis came nonetheless; this is the heart of an invincible soul, which I admire."

Gu Zhan chuckled: "However, I suppose this place has been prepared for my arrival with a Celestial Net of Heaven and Earth. This battle is inevitable, but before fighting, I have some doubts and hope Saint Monk would kindly enlighten me."