"What is it?" Chu Weiyang calmly inquired, his expression still cold and unaffected by Steward Ma's words.
Whether it was despair or longing, Chu Weiyang would not have survived in the Demon-Sealing Cave for such a long time.
Steward Ma lifted his head calmly.
At this moment, there was no numbness or fear in his eyes.
His reaction seemed to carry a hint of madness.
"But if you can endure the pain, perhaps you can outlive the ordinary prisoners in the Demon-Sealing Cave," Steward Ma continued.
"I don't remember much about you, but I remember Guo Dian, the bald disciple of the Panwang Demon Sect. I also know the 'Five Organs Devouring Qi Scripture'..."
"Don't look at me like that. Even if you hand over the inheritance of the 'Five Organs Devouring Qi Scripture,' I won't be moved. Ever since this technique was learned by the people of the Baihua Tower, its reputation has been tarnished..."
"But I know that this is an ancient scripture of the Panwang Demon Sect, extremely exquisite, encompassing aspects of body forging, alchemy, meridian circulation, and herb gathering. Before Guo Dian died, did he pass on this scripture to you?"
"You show no reaction at all. You want me to be clever, yet you refuse to tell me anything..."
"Fine, I understand."
"If you have cultivated this technique, then you have the possibility of living longer."
"You should know that in the Demon-Sealing Cave, ninety-nine percent of deaths are not caused by the entry of malevolent qi. The malevolent qi only weakens you gradually, leading to imminent death. The real cause of death lies in the accumulation of impure malevolent qi, blocking the meridians, causing internal circulation to be damaged, and then polluting the source with impure malevolent qi!"
"Malevolent qi, malevolent essence, impure malevolent qi..."
"These are not the same concepts!"
"After refining malevolent essence for so many years, your body should have accumulated a lot of impure malevolent qi, but it has not yet reached the point of blocking the meridians."
"However, with what happened today... after you fell into a coma, a massive amount of malevolent qi surged up. It was a force that cannot be explained by the heavens, earth, geomancy, or feng shui. Within that force, the malevolent qi washed away the impure malevolent qi in your body. Even the contamination of your essence, energy, and spirit, all of which were more pure than malevolent essence... a certain kind of malevolent qi."
"In the natural order of the world, anything is possible."
"Just like after experiencing such erosion by malevolent qi, you are still alive and well."
"So, you actually have no crisis of impure malevolent qi accumulation anymore. As long as you can endure the pain of this kind of power circulating in your body, you can continue to cultivate naturally. As more malevolent qi emerges from your limbs and bones, nourishing your body before damaging it, you can prolong your life."
"Moreover, with the advantage of the technique, you will naturally live longer."
"However, in doing so, you will truly perish in the erosion of malevolent qi entering your body. I have seen such scenes. Believe me, the pain is enough to drive a person insane. You may even deeply resent me for teaching you such a method..."
"But now, you actually have no need to resent me. The ones who attacked your sect back then were cultivators of the Qianyuan Sword Sect, and those who suppressed you were also from the Qianyuan Sword Sect. The people who let you live in such misery ultimately belong to the Qianyuan Sword Sect."
"But as for me, I am just a steward enduring hardships in the Demon-Sealing Cave, living a life of fear every day relying on talismans, and never seeing the possibility of advancing in cultivation."
"I am just an executor following orders, far from being the root cause of your suffering."
"Yes, I have whipped all of you before, and it may come back to me, even tenfold, a hundredfold, or a thousandfold!"
"But can torturing me in every possible way really relieve the anger in your heart?"
"Give me a quick death, that's all I ask, I have said enough."
Ignoring the steward's last few provocative words, Chu Weiyang calmly glanced at him.
He returned to his original spot, seeming to have made a certain decision, and picked up the roasted wild boar meat from the side.
To be honest, the pain he had just experienced surpassed what he had endured in the Demon-Sealing Cave before.
But if enduring such pain could prolong his life, then Chu Weiyang felt that he might be able to adapt to this intense pain just as he had adapted to life in the Demon-Sealing Cave.
With this in mind, Chu Weiyang no longer hesitated, fiercely took another bite, and swallowed it down.
The meeting of the Dragon and Tiger stirred up a storm.
In the next moment, the young man's hand trembled violently, his veins bulging, as the great medicine circulated through his five organs and meridians, dispersing the accumulated malevolent qi, causing intense pain as if stirring in his abdomen, destroying a person's sanity.
The transformation of the Five Elements was originally an increasingly intense process, and the refinement of a mouthful of food only took a few breaths.
However, at this moment, Chu Weiyang felt as though he had passed through a long period of time.
When the cold sweat suddenly dripped from his forehead, the nourishing sensation of the newly born power gradually flowed towards his limbs and bones, soothing the pain.
Then, Chu Weiyang trembled as he lifted the piece of wild boar meat and swallowed it hungrily, taking another big bite.
After devouring the half piece of meat clean, he almost fainted.
But at the same time, the method pointed out by Steward Ma had been verified by Chu Weiyang.
To be frank, this was a method of harming the enemy by a thousand and harming oneself by eight hundred.
It was indeed effective, but it only allowed him to live longer, not to survive completely.
Just like the feeling of hunger that always lingered in the stomach cauldron, Chu Weiyang felt that at this moment, he suddenly became more "greedy." Unknowingly, he even somewhat hoped for a method that could allow him to survive completely!
Sitting still for a while, resting, until the sun was no longer as scorching as before, Chu Weiyang packed up his things, slowly shouldered the basket, and continued walking towards the depths of the jungle.
"Steward, whether to hate you or not, to kill you or not, seems to be my own business. Since you also consider yourself a clever person, you should continue to be clever."
In the Demon-Sealing Cave.
Among the ruins.
A young man, dressed in a dark Daoist robe, frowned as he looked towards the central valley.
Amidst the scattered rubble, a fierce crack could be vaguely seen in the center.
A middle-aged Daoist in a green robe stood behind the young man, looking somewhat disheveled, bowing his head, hesitant to speak.
After a long while, the young Daoist spoke, "So, the treasure nurtured by our Jianyun lineage in this place has been lost like this?"
As the words fell, the Daoist in the green robe appeared even more anxious and fearful.
When he spoke, it was the same person who had previously fought against the cold woman.
"Master, forgive me! At that time, this humble one was engaged in a life-and-death battle with that woman, all the way entangled in the fight, not daring to be distracted. Who knew that upon returning, the spiritual object was gone... It is this humble one's fault."
The young Daoist glanced back.
"Elder Ding, you are the elder who presides over the Demon-Sealing Cave in our sect. There is no reason for you to apologize to me. It's just that the spiritual object disappeared inexplicably... Elder Ding, are you the only living person left in the Demon-Sealing Cave? Was that child from the Chunyu family rescued?"
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