Chapter 57: New Results
The three kids returned to their inn just in time for supper. After buying some food at the restaurant on the ground floor, they returned to their room.
Normally, after completing their nightly cultivations, the trio would go to bed, but Li Lang had other plans tonight.
He brought a lit candle to his bed as he impatiently opened up the book he had rented. He only lingered on the title ‘Baleful Claw Demonic Technique’ for a moment before diving straight into its contents.
Wei Ping and Long Yi simply shook their heads at the scene and went to bed first.
Li Lang paid them no heed and ravenously absorbed the new content and by the time he was done, the candle had almost burned out.
Compared to the basic cultivation technique he read back in Spirit Grove, the demonic technique went into much more detail. The manual itself was more than twice as thick and even provided helpful background information that allowed beginners to better grasp the process.
The demonic technique explained the difference it had with orthodox techniques and the different types of demonic techniques.
In general, all demonic techniques were called such because they absorbed the essence of other living things. The common denominator was that the target of absorption had to be recently deceased.
Some of these techniques were very specific in what they could assimilate and couldn’t be easily changed. For example, if one chose to practice the Baleful Claw Demonic Technique, one could only make significant progress by absorbing Qi beasts with powerful claws.
These demonic cultivation techniques that preyed on such specific parts were known as Possession Techniques. In exchange for committing to a specialization, they were generally regarded as more powerful among their peers at the same cultivation level.
In contrast, there were demonic techniques that were less demanding, allowing their practitioner to absorb the Qi of any living thing it killed. They were called Qi Pilfering Techniques and were known to be less efficient in exchange for flexibility in picking their targets. On top of that, they were less prone to cultivation deviation, which was described by the book as when the technique drove its practitioner crazy.
Possession Techniques heavily influenced the minds of its users and caused mental deficiencies. It often made the practitioner take on the characteristics of the beasts they absorbed. In general, it made people more violent, as violence was the nature of most Qi beasts.