In the pitch-black belly of the mountain, demon qi surged below, while bonefire surged above. The demon qi contained endless malice and malice, while the bonefire contained countless wailing faces. It was quite the sight of evil and demonic cultivation.
The little phoenix turned back into human form and stared at this blankly. Suddenly, he felt an urge to go home. The outside world was far too dangerous, and the two people beside him were even more dangerous among dangerous people. If it were not for the fact that they did evil unintentionally, the damage they could cause in the human world would definitely be no less than the Soaring Locust King.
He shook his head forcefully. If he could be frightened by something like this, then what was the point of leaving Fire Melt mountain? He would be better off staying in the phoenix's nest for the rest of his life before beginning a new round of trials. The content of the trials was to use his own willpower to resist the terrifying mental pressure.
All of the Skull Prayer Beads were repaired. The skulls began to spit out Samādhi Flames of White Bone instead. The roaring flames constantly condensed, contracted, and collapsed, condensing into a new Skull Prayer Bead.
Li Qingshan stood right below. His robust body was enveloped by demon qi, like a Demon Suppression Tower. Suddenly, he began to move, constantly changing his posture and figure. He moved extremely slowly, pulling in the surging demon qi.
With every movement, he would leave behind an afterimage. Just Now, it had dispersed. It was the appearance of the Demon Suppression statues, but upon closer inspection, they seemed slightly different. It lacked the painful struggle of the Demon Suppression statues, but there was a sense of recklessness and wildness. The former was constantly suppressing and controlling himself, while the latter was releasing everything and doing whatever he wanted.
He followed the normal order at first, going from the first to the eighth, and then from the eighth to the first. After repeating this over a thousand times, his entire body shuddered with demon qi and completely messed up the order. He jumped from the first to the seventh, and then back to the fourth. His movements became more and more sluggish, but the little phoenix felt an even greater pressure. He resisted the urge to retreat, gritting his teeth and enduring silently.
Gradually, Li Qingshan's movements became smoother and smoother, reaching a level where he could move them freely. However, his brows were still tightly furrowed. He felt that something was off. After a moment of thought, his Demon Suppression Statuary had deviated from the normal direction. The first layer should have been "Initial Remorse of the Demon Heart", but what he comprehended was "Remorseless Demon Heart".
At that time, he had already condensed the Deep Sea Pearl and reached the second Heavenly Tribulation realm, so he didn't feel any changes. But when he tried to use the Demon Suppression Statuary to break through a major realm, he immediately felt the immense difficulty.
It wasn't easy to break away from the mold of the predecessors and carve out a path of one's own. The cultivation method left behind by the predecessors could not be understood however you wanted. Instead, you had to try your best to match the intentions of the predecessors in order to master the cultivation method.
Little Ann's changes to the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty allowed buddhism and the demonic to coexist, and there was even a possibility that it suited the White Bone Bodhisattva's intentions. After all, the White Bone Bodhisattva had been a buddhist powerhouse throughout her long life, and the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty was basically built upon her buddhist cultivation.
However, it was impossible for the demonfolk who created the Demon Suppression Statuary to have a "remorseless demon heart". Otherwise, why the hell would he create a cultivation method? All he had to do was work as a demonfolk, an occupation with a very promising future.
This was equivalent to an article. Not only did the reader fail to understand the author's intentions, but they even had completely opposing thoughts, so it was very difficult for them to immerse themselves in it. All they could do was give up on reading it and read it through reluctantly, but they would not be able to understand its essence.
The more powerful the cultivation method was, the more difficult the article would be. If they wanted to understand its essence, they would need greater ability to comprehend, or they would be able to connect with the author. The cultivation community was full of things like this. A minor cultivator with mediocre ability to comprehend, or even mediocre talent, would suddenly soar up after obtaining a powerful cultivation method. This was not just because the cultivation method was powerful, but because the reader and the author were connected.
This was why it was very difficult for future generations to reach the heights of the creator when they practised a cultivation method. No one's temperament and circumstances were exactly the same.
However, Li Qingshan did not possess Little Ann's ability to comprehend the Demon Suppression Statuary forcefully. It was impossible for him to change his mood and connect with the demonfolk, much less give up on the Demon Suppression Statuary. All he could do was reach a special bottleneck.
He took out the Asura Field again and stepped into it, arriving in an even vaster world. He bellowed out, "Demon suppression!"
Swish! Chains of Demon Suppression flew out, wrapping around him firmly.
"Still not enough!"
Boom! The Demon Suppression Tower descended from above, pressing down on him and trapping him. He was basically immobilised.
The first thing the Demon Suppression Statuary suppressed was his inner demons. What allowed him to break free from the chains and smash through the tower was not strength or abilities, but the resolve in his heart. Only true resolve could assist him in practising the Demon Suppression Statuary.
… …
Time passed by in a hurry. Little Ann's Skull Prayer Beads condensed one by one. He had already surpassed his original number, advancing towards a higher realm of cultivation.
The Demon Suppression Tower stood on the blood-red ground like a lone mountain, trembling gently and rumbling.
Under the restraints of the chains, Li Qingshan sweated profusely as he danced about with everything he had! He gritted his teeth. His face was twisted, and his movements did not change at all, but the resolve he sought never arrived.
"Initial Remorse of the Demon Heart, Initial Remorse of the Demon Heart, Initial Remorse of the Demon Heart …" He repeated inside before finally cursing, "Remorse my ass!"
He did not feel like he needed to feel remorse. This was not because he was particularly powerful, but because he was not born as a demonfolk. He possessed normal human nature in the first place, so he did not need to struggle against his innate instincts like the demonfolk.
After calming down and thinking about it, this kind of struggle was basically a form of betrayal. It was just like how the fire devourers insisted on switching to a water cultivation method. Even he could not help but admire them!
"My master is also a human. Not only is his bloodline purer than mine, but his human nature is probably much better too. How did he do it?" Li Qingshan muttered to himself. He knew the Unraging monk had used the Demon Suppression Statuary to break through the third heavenly tribulation, which left him very confused.
"Qingshan, the Unraging monk is devoted to buddhism, but he also abhors evil. Afterwards, he lost himself in the slaughter. By the time he came to his senses, his hatred was no longer limited to external enemies, but also his murderous and evil self. He obviously needs to feel remorse for this." Little Ann's voice suddenly rang out.
"I see. Then I'm done for!"
Li Qingshan grinned. The demonfolk wanted to possess human nature, while the Unraging monk wanted to become an eminent monk of great virtue. Both of them had higher pursuits, which was why they regretted the various demonic thoughts in their hearts.
However, he was only a mortal. He had love and hate, emotions and desires. Good and evil were one, both divine and demonic. Although he liked to do whatever he wanted, he had his own set of principles. Everything he had done in his life could not be described as having a clear conscience, but he believed he had done his best. He felt good about himself, which was why he had no regrets.
But if he had no regrets, why did he need to suppress demons?
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