Chapter 478 - 238: Supreme Dominance (Part 2)
Now seeing Li Xingchuan successfully break through to the seventh realm using the ’Demon Heart Seed Dao’, he carefully examined it and finally nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, you do have some talent."
Facing Chu Xuan, Li Xingchuan’s attitude was no longer as casual as before. He nodded with a touch of respect, "Your lofty perspective and imaginative ideas are what truly amaze me—I am but a climber at best."
Chu Xuan just smiled without saying anything. He knew this guy had once collected a large amount of information about the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable and actually admired this Demon Venerable to some extent, especially the more he understood.
Previously, because Chu Xuan seemed too gentle and gentlemanly, Li Xingchuan was slightly disappointed, feeling that it didn’t match up to the unparalleled hero in his mind.
This time, after Chu Xuan retrained his demonic skills and his mindset changed, Li Xingchuan felt that this conformed to his imagination.
Even though Chu Xuan did not deliberately display the power increase brought by the Blood God suit, he still showed great respect, speaking with the humility one would have before a senior master.
"So, when exactly did you come out of seclusion? Did Li Fanzhou trouble you?" Chu Xuan beckoned him over to speak.
Li Xingchuan nodded, silently sensing the dangerous aura emanating from the Demon Venerable, stepping forward, and stopping about a yard away, he slightly bowed his head:
"Actually, I successfully broke through five years ago, but the moment I opened my eyes, I saw a letter from Fugyunzi tucked in the door crack."
"It detailed many things related to you and mentioned that the Supreme Elder was not very friendly to me."
"Fugyunzi naturally hoped I would stay because he thought I wasn’t a bad person and could correct my ways to contribute to the Dao Palace in the future."
"But Li Fanzhou wanted me to leave, threatening to kill me if I didn’t."
Although he was one major realm above me, I didn’t fear him. It was only out of respect for Fugyunzi that I didn’t come out and fight him.
"Originally, I wanted to leave immediately, but before going into seclusion, I promised you that I would stay in the Dao Palace after breaking through, so I couldn’t just leave."
"After much thought, I pretended to continue my seclusion, waiting for your return, believing you would come to see me."
Although cultivating to the ’Life and Death Three Profound Realms’ often involves celestial phenomena, Chu Xuan knew that practitioners of this cultivation technique had strong concealment abilities, even able to control the manifestation of these phenomena at will.
Having heard this, Chu Xuan sighed slightly, remembering how he indeed had asked Li Xingchuan to do this back then.
But circumstances have changed, so Chu Xuan seriously said, "You are free now, you can leave whenever you want, I won’t restrict you anymore. I will even explain things to my master on your behalf later."
Some things cannot be forced. Perhaps Li Xingchuan wasn’t really that bad, but after interacting with him, Chu Xuan could tell he wasn’t one to settle down—at heart, he was a thrill-seeker.
Previously, during the Hundred Flower Banquet, a remnant from the Wandering Corpse Sect jumped out to cause trouble, only to be defeated by Ji Mingyu; Li Xingchuan, like that guy, wanted to reveal explosive secrets about the Celestial Evil in front of many fairy maidens just to see their reactions for fun.
The only difference was that one acted, and the other remained at the talking stage.
Moreover, Li Xingchuan had mentioned that the leisurely and quiet days at the Dao Palace didn’t suit him, even wishing for Chu Xuan to return to his peak and accomplish great things so that he could follow and cause a stir everywhere.
Sure enough, as soon as Chu Xuan spoke, Li Xingchuan asked, "And what do you plan to do in the future?"
Chu Xuan smiled slightly and told him about his previous plans and ideas, even revealing that Shangguan Yu was still alive.
Li Xingchuan was stunned, and evident excitement flickered in his eyes, "Could I join you? I think my cultivation would be somewhat useful."
"And just after coming out of seclusion, I’ve already seen Fugyunzi, otherwise leaving the Mountain Protection Array this quietly wouldn’t have been so easy."
"He just sighed when he knew I was coming to see you, saying: If you truly wish to leave, let’s part on good terms, as we agreed back in the day."
Instead of immediately responding, Chu Xuan reached out, creating a terrifying suction force that caught Li Xingchuan off guard and pulled him closer.
In that instant, the Ice Sea Demon Monarch’s eyes flashed with fright because he understood how terrifying the ’Devouring Yuan Demon Technique’ was.
Demonic Qi and pure Qi surged within him like a boiling ocean but quickly subsided.
Even as Chu Xuan grabbed his wrist, Li Xingchuan’s face still showed shock, "You, you abolished your own cultivation and started all over with the ’Devouring Yuan Demon Technique’?"
But how is this possible? Abolishing one’s cultivation post Core Formation is lethal.
Chu Xuan examined his internal condition as he spoke leisurely:
"See, even you don’t believe I could do such a thing, let alone outsiders. How else could I distinguish between the ’Celestial Evil’ and ’Chu Xuan’ identities?"
Hearing this, Li Xingchuan looked somewhat dazed, wondering if he had really succeeded.
But there was more, because of this close contact, Li Xingchuan could finally discern Chu Xuan’s specific cultivation, which was the sixth realm and third rung on the celestial ladder!
How is this possible?!
Ten years ago, when Chu Xuan left Gui Xu Grotto Heaven, he had acted as one with fourth realm cultivation, and within just ten years, he abolished and rebuilt his cultivation, jumping straight to the sixth realm?? Even if he were the reincarnation of the Celestial Evil re-cultivating, it wouldn’t be this exaggerated, right?
Did he directly switch cultivation techniques? Even so, such an incredible speed still stunned Li Xingchuan.
Cultivating to the sixth realm before a hundred years of age is a rare feat, typical cultivators take at least several hundred years; in this lifetime, Chu Xuan isn’t even fifty yet, right?
Upon finishing his examination, Chu Xuan released his grip and patted Li Xingchuan’s, or rather, young Li’s, shoulder: "Your cultivation is quite good, but there are still a few minor issues."
"Given you had no guidance yet reached this level and successfully broke through, you must have both talent and luck."
Saying this, Chu Xuan formed a sword gesture with his hand and tapped several of Li Xingchuan’s acupoints and meridians, namely the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin, the Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin, and the Heart Protector Meridian of Hand-Jueyin, starting at their initial points: Cloud Gate, Extreme Spring, and Heavenly Pool.
Each tap infused a trace of Magical Power, guiding his power along the correct route.
Li Xingchuan’s eyes lit up, as he immediately focused, adjusting the overall route of his energy flow slightly according to the Demon Venerable’s guidance.
It was strange, even though the adjustments were minimal, the changes immediately made him feel much more comfortable, and areas where the flow had been blocked were instantly cleared!
This filled Li Xingchuan with joy, and he felt even more respect for the person in front of him, undoubtedly being the true Celestial Evil Demon Venerable—besides him, who could further guide him in this cultivation?
"Thank you, my lord, for your guidance!" Li Xingchuan immediately bowed in gratitude.
Chu Xuan just waved his hand dismissively, and with Xiaoxue, he walked off without looking back.
This left Li Xingchuan anxious; he turned to follow, "My lord, do I have the honor to serve you?"
Chu Xuan chuckled lightly, "Just follow, there’ll be plenty of dirty and exhausting work for you."
Li Xingchuan instantly beamed with excitement, kneeling on one knee, solemnly proclaiming:
"I will ensure that the famed name of the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable resounds across the four realms and nine provinces once again!"
Chu Xuan made a slight gesture for him to follow, and only then did Li Xingchuan hastily rise, trailing closely behind.
This scene left Xiaoxue silently retorting, noting Chu Xuan’s knack for securing loyalty: he doesn’t proactively seek high-level combat power but lets others voluntarily offer themselves.
Ceilinged in the shadows, Ji Mingyu was also a bit displeased, having finally had some alone "time" with Chu Xuan only to see a sycophant suddenly appear.