Chapter 3, The Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique

The so-called "spirit seizing" refers to the act of capturing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, drawing it into the body for one's own use, eliminating the body's impurities, and enhancing one's cultivation level

This is something that no one could have anticipated

Zhao Rui entered a state of complete absorption, with no thoughts other than the first light image from the "Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique" in his mind

The general practice of cultivation emphasizes the unity of heaven and humanity, as well as harmonious coexistence. Therefore, in a place rich in spiritual energy, many cultivators gather to practice, and there is little interference among them.

He followed the guidance of the light diagram, gently guiding the true energy within his body to flow slowly through the meridians

Surprisingly, this haphazard method of cultivation actually proved effective. Before long, he noticed that the spiritual energy in the cemetery surged from all directions, penetrating his skin, soaking into his muscles, entering his meridians, and ultimately flowing into his dantian. After undergoing continuous refinement in the dantian, it formed strands of mist-like true qi. Gradually, these mist-like true qi began to condense little by little, eventually forming a warm current as fine as a thread, which began to flow slowly within his body, guided by the red arrow on the light diagram.

At this time, the vital energy within the body does not need to be deliberately activated; rather, it circulates automatically along the meridians throughout the limbs and organs.

The meridians of the human body are akin to a river, while the vital energy flows like water within that river. The capacity of the river is not infinite, but rather has a certain limit. This limit is precisely one of the bottlenecks that constrains practitioners.

Although practicing this technique can enhance one's strength at an astonishing speed, ordinary humans, unlike ancient demons with exceptional talents such as the Eight Desolate Barbarian Dragon, cannot withstand the immense pressure that the surging true energy exerts on their meridians and physical bodies during cultivation

If further subdivided, each realm can be divided into three levels: early stage, middle stage, and late stage, corresponding to three different light images respectively

The five realms recorded in "The Eight Desolations and the Slaying of Immortals" consist of a total of fifteen illustrations

As time slowly passed, the influx of spiritual energy towards Zhao Rui became increasingly rapid and abundant, flowing continuously.

Strangely, apart from the three luminous images of the Spirit Seizing Scroll, the other four scrolls are shrouded in a layer of mist, making them vaguely indistinct.

It is important to know that the Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique is an extremely domineering and highly dangerous cultivation method

The vital energy starts from the dantian, travels along the meridians to the center of the eyebrows, lingers there for a while, then flows down along the meridians to the soles of the feet, and finally returns to the dantian, completing a cycle

In the Immortal Tomb, the mysterious tattoo on the back of the Eight Desolate Barbarian Dragon quietly vanished at an unknown time, while on Zhao Rui's back, a smaller yet identical tattoo suddenly appeared.

Each cycle is referred to as a circulatory period; with each circulation of vital energy, it slightly strengthens, and the body becomes warmer.

One volume represents a realm

This is a peculiar inheritance; after the passage of millions of years, the astonishing techniques of an ancient great demon have been acquired by an ordinary human

Under the powerful impetus of true energy, it took almost no time for the moisture on his clothes to be completely evaporated. However, the spiritual energy from the Immortal-Demon Cemetery continued to surge in, further enhancing the true energy within his body, compressing the meridians, and causing his body temperature to rise continuously

Zhao Rui was both surprised and delighted. Initially, he was concerned that the "Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique" would be difficult and profound, leading to a very slow progress in cultivation. However, based on the current situation, such worries were entirely unnecessary. Leaving the Immortal-Demon Cemetery alive was no longer an unattainable fantasy

Zhao Rui was completely ignorant of acupoints and could not distinguish the differences between the meridians of this ancient demon and his own. He merely compared the demon depicted in the illustration with himself, imagining the path of the true qi marked by the red line running through his body, while carefully contemplating the textual explanations in the illustration. Unknowingly, he became engrossed in it.

The further one progresses, the greater the difficulty of cultivation; correspondingly, the further one progresses, the more powerful the cultivator's strength becomes

With Zhao Rui's utterly ordinary qualifications, which cannot be more mundane than those of a book, how could he possibly endure this

Beneath the general outline of the open book, there is an illustration of a demon, completely naked, with sharp horns on its head, resembling the wild dragons of the Eight Desolations. This demon is bent at the waist, with its hands tightly clasped, pointing towards the sky, making a peculiar gesture. Its body is marked with black dots to indicate acupuncture points, and thick black lines depict the meridians. Red dashed lines and arrows indicate the direction of the flow of vital energy within the body, accompanied by dense explanatory text.

Zhao Rui did not think much and directly read the introductory outline on the first illustration.

From a distance, Zhao Rui appeared to be enveloped in a mass of white mist.

This ideology is also fully expressed in the Spirit Seizing Volume of the "Eight Desolations and Six Immortals".

Each volume contains different cultivation techniques, and the difficulty of cultivation also varies.

Struggling to calm himself, Zhao Rui cast aside all distractions and began to cultivate the "Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique"; his time was running short.

The "Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Manual" is divided into five volumes, titled Seizing the Spirit, Sustaining Life, Refining the Divine, Separating the Body, and Slaying Immortals

Zhao Rui was so excited that his body trembled slightly. He had originally found himself in a desperate situation, with a bleak future ahead. Unexpectedly, a turn of events brought new hope for survival back into view!

Zhao Rui is merely an ordinary person, with exceptionally mundane qualifications, and is supposed to be completely unrelated to the path of cultivation. Even when practicing the most common techniques, his meridians would be unable to bear it. However, now he is cultivating a remarkable technique left behind by ancient demons!

Zhao Rui suddenly became alert, realizing that the situation was somewhat dire. He began to attempt to slow down the absorption of spiritual energy and control the true energy within his body. However, his efforts had little effect; everything had already spiraled completely out of control

As the true energy continued to circulate and grow stronger, Zhao Rui's stiff limbs, which had been frozen, gradually regained sensation. The temperature of his body began to rise, and the ice crystals on his clothing started to melt into droplets, continuously falling to the ground.

The more spiritual energy surged in, the stronger Zhao Rui's true energy became, and the circulation speed increased. His body began to heat up, his skin felt hot, and the ice crystals on his clothes no longer melted into droplets of water, but directly transformed into vapor, rising gently upwards.

In fact, the absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is present in all cultivation methods, and cultivators rely on this energy to enhance their cultivation level. However, the "Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique" stands out as unique and distinct.

However, the Eight Desolation Barbarian Dragon, which uniquely created the "Eight Desolation Slaughtering Immortals Technique," is an ancient great demon born in an extremely harsh environment. It has survived and grown through countless bloody killings and frenzied plundering, harboring only a sense of dominance and completely lacking the concept of symbiosis and coexistence

Generally speaking, the capacity of the meridians is relatively large, so when cultivating, the difficulties encountered in the * diagrams * and texts are correspondingly fewer. The speed of cultivation increases as one progresses; otherwise, the cultivator must expend great effort to wash the marrow and expand the meridians, which is an extremely tedious and time-consuming task for any cultivator

Once practitioners begin to cultivate according to this method, they will absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in an extremely domineering manner, leaving no other cultivators able to compete. It is precisely for this reason that those who have cultivated the "Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique" can enhance their strength at an astonishing speed, a feat that other cultivators cannot compare to

Moreover, he also turned misfortune into fortune, gaining extraordinary powers. Perhaps one day, he too will reach the realm of these ancient immortals and demons, commanding the winds and rains, and looking down upon all living beings

He felt warm all over, and although the outside world remained bitterly cold, he felt as if he were bathing in a hot spring, completely at ease

Although this warm current is extremely faint, it has an immeasurable effect on Zhao Rui, whose body has already become rigid from the cold. He feels that his body seems to show a slight sign of warmth, and the chill in the Immortal Demon Cemetery no longer feels as piercing.

It can be said that "The Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique" is a powerful method specifically designed for the cultivation of demons, spirits, and deities. Even the most talented human cultivators, upon practicing "The Eight Desolations Slaying Immortals Technique," will have their meridians shattered and will perish due to the overwhelming true energy.