The cultivation of the Nine Tribulations Heaven-Ascending Art was endlessly frustrating. At times, he even wondered if he was making any progress at all, or if he was even cultivating it correctly. Jaekyung tried to get used to this pace of cultivation, but it was not easy to calm his seething heart.
The cultivation speed, like a grub crawling, constantly tested his state of mind. 'Even if a sluggish cultivation is meant to test my patience… this is a bit much.' Frustration was normal, but to be this restless was strange.
Jaekyung suspected this might be the nature of the demon races, or perhaps some other unknown factor was at play. He had a burning desire to rush to the human territories right now, slaughter a great number of human Foundation Establishment cultivators to fill his belly, and accumulate demonic power through the path of the blood feast.
His thoughts even went a step further. While the father and son from the Immortal Alliance were untouchable, he felt he could take down the two Golden Cores from the Golden Sun Sect and the Bright Scroll Sect if he watched for the right opportunity. If he succeeded in hunting even one of them, his cultivation level would surely…….
"Tsk!"
Jaekyung forcefully ignored the whispers of temptation blooming in his heart and downed his spirit wine.