Chapter 1045: Cultivators Of The Floating Cloud Cave (II)
As Li Ximing studied the Concealed Earth Containment Palace Method, he was almost certain it was a technique from the time of the ancient cataclysm. It bore clear traces of the Heavenborn Devil Dao diverging from the Purple-Gold Devil Dao and striking out on its own.
If only there were a Purple Mansion Realm method of the Heavenborn Devil Dao, that would be even better... thought Li Ximing.
This was no small gain. He felt as though a door had been flung open, and his heart grew clear, This shows that seeking reference methods need not be bound by distinctions of immortal or devil. As long as it is a Bright Yang devil technique... I can cultivate it and forge another divine ability.
The other Purple Mansion Realm techniques were still far beyond reach. It was no more than a faint hope in his heart, so he merely said aloud, "Though the Concealed Earth Containment Palace Method is ancient, it cannot be entirely counted as a devil technique. You simply could not see it clearly. Minggong, release him first."
The old man froze. To him, the Diverse Mansion was by definition a devil technique; never had he heard of one that did not fully qualify. But the words of a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator were law itself.
Overjoyed, he kowtowed and cried out, "Many thanks, Daoist Master! I was wrongly accused for over a hundred years. Without your guidance, I would have carried this injustice to my grave!"
These were empty words for the sake of appearances, and Li Ximing did not bother to respond. Looking more closely, he saw that the other two devil cultivators indeed practiced the Blood Dharma Manual. Their murky qi surged skyward, their blood qi evidently never broken, as they shivered on the ground.
Li Ximing had only just turned his gaze on them without even speaking when one of them, whose face still bore a semblance of honesty, was already weeping.
Tears streamed as he cried plaintively, "Daoist Master, please hear me out."
He kowtowed and said, "I am Wen Yi, and this is my younger brother Wen Shan. We were both born in the Eastern Sea. Our parents cultivated the devil Dao, and we practiced devil techniques from the age of six, eating rice meat until our blood qi brimmed in abundance. It was only when we grew older and entered the Qi Cultivation Realm that we understood what those things truly were. But we never thought it was strange as we were raised in devil lands, and taught only by our parents. Only when we entered the mainland did we realize that not everyone in the world cultivated this way."