Changing cultivation methods was not that simple. Since he had already condensed the Demon King's Heart, he had to continue down this path, or all his previous efforts would go to waste. However, this was not the Demon domain, so where was he supposed to find a demonic cultivation method that was on par with the Demon Suppression Statuary? And even if he did find one, it would probably clash greatly with the Demon Suppression Statuary, causing his cultivation to regress.
For a moment, Li Qingshan could not think of a way. He could only stare at the Demon Suppression Statuary and continue his attempts at comprehension. However, he failed time and time again, and he made no progress at all. On the other hand, the One Lamp monk behind him grew brighter and brighter after breaking through the demonic barrier, dispelling the heavy demonic Qi.
Time passed bit by bit. Li Qingshan had lost count of how many times he had failed, but not only did he not give up, his tenacity was roused instead, and he continued to try.
This was not blind persistence. There had always been a question in his heart. If I was wrong from the very beginning, then why was I able to successfully cultivate the first eight levels of the Demon Suppression Statuary without any signs of qi deviation? This doesn't make sense at all!
He had never heard of a cultivation method that could be successfully cultivated to such a high level despite having a completely wrong understanding of it. He had a vague feeling that the Demon Suppression Statuary was not as simple as it seemed.
However, after several thousand attempts, he finally confirmed one thing. The ninth layer of the Demon Suppression Statuary was completely at odds with the first eight layers he had cultivated. There was no possibility of connecting them. Even the general principles were completely different.
However, these attempts were not in vain. During the process of cultivation, he discovered something strange. Whenever he did not cultivate according to the method of inheritance of the ninth Demon Suppression Statuary, he would instead find it much smoother. He said in thought,
"Cultivating Daoist cultivation methods will condense a Golden Core or Nascent Soul. Cultivating a Buddhist cultivation technique would condense a Sarira Golden Body. What kind of cultivation method will condense a demonic heart? "
The answer was already obvious. The Demon Suppression Statuary was a demonic cultivation method in the first place, not a Buddhist cultivation method.
This was all thanks to the revelation from Little Ann. The Path of White Bone and Great Beauty was not created out of thin air. Instead, the White Bone Bodhisattva had turned from buddhism to the demonic based on her lifetime of buddhist cultivation. No matter how evil she seemed, what she condensed was still a white bone relic.
The "Demon Suppression Statuary", on the other hand, was the exact opposite. It was about entering Buddhism from the devil. It was very likely that there was another version, or even the original version, which was why he was able to successfully cultivate the first eight layers. Only at the final step of "entering Buddhism" did problems arise.
Therefore, there was no need for him to seek out other demonic arts. He only needed to deduce the original version of the Demon Suppression Statuary.
Li Qingshan closed his eyes and severed his connection with the Demon Suppression Statue. He completely tossed aside the Demon Suppression Statuary, be it the general principles or the nine levels of the cultivation technique.
"Demonize!"
The billowing demonic aura transformed into demonic armor that covered Li Qingshan's body. Its appearance was different from before, but he didn't care. When he fought against the Dragon King Of The Sea, this demonic armor was as fragile as paper. It was easily shattered by the sword Qi. It could only be used to bully opponents like Si Qing.
"Demon Suppression!"
Swish! Black chains whistled out, wrapping around him firmly. They collided with the demonic armor and kicked up countless sparks.
Boom! The Demon Suppression Tower descended from above, suppressing him beneath it. It was even larger than ever before.
This was the state of perfection he had attained after practising the Demon Suppression Statuary so far.
His eyes sank, like a deep, rippleless ocean. He circulated the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression at full strength, deriving the eight layers of the cultivation method he had comprehended layer by layer.
Although the fifth layer of the spirit turtle was still nowhere close to the Banyan Tree King's super biological computer, its ability to deduce and calculate was extremely great. If it were a regular formation, it could deduce its operating method in the blink of an eye.
The Demon Suppression Statuary was not necessarily more complicated than a formation, but most importantly, there were far too many unknowns. Many of the blanks could not be filled in through deduction. He needed to add in a lot of imagination.
If the Demon Suppression Statuary really did possess an original version, what kind of cultivation method would it be?
In the history of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, there were only two people who had truly comprehended the Demon Suppression Statuary through their own abilities. One was the Unraging monk, while the other was himself. Duoge had used external power, so let's put that aside for now.
Why couldn't others comprehend it?
Was it because their ability to comprehend was lacking? That was impossible. Who knew how many geniuses had appeared in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga over the past several millennia. Let alone the distant ones, just the One Lamp monk behind him was a supreme genius. In terms of talent and ability to comprehend, he was in no way inferior to the Unraging monk.
And, Li Qingshan had never felt his ability to comprehend was particularly great either.
Was it because his demonic nature was insufficient?
That was possible, but with so many generations of disciples in the monastery, it was impossible for all of them to be benevolent. There were definitely degenerates among them, and while the Unraging monk had a demonic nature, he still stood on the side of justice after all. He had never fallen into the demonic path.
There must be something in common between us that fulfils the conditions for practising the Demon Suppression Statuary! Master has a fiery temperament, abhorring evil. He was once known as the "Monk of Fury", purging demons and defending the righteous path throughout the Green province. He was renowned for not fearing authority, an old, nationalistic man. And, while I also like good people and hate bad people, I'm nowhere close to abhorring evil, nor am I a nationalistic man.
Li Qingshan's eyes lit up. Then there was only one answer — they were aggressive and bloodthirsty!
Their objectives were completely different, but before they comprehended the Demon Suppression Statuary, they had both gone on a killing spree. They both possessed a very heavy killing nature!
This explained why he and the Unraging monk were the only ones who had comprehended the Demon Suppression Statuary over all these years.
Killing was the greatest taboo of buddhism. For the past several millennia, the Green province had been in a state of peace. With the monastery's status in the Green province, their disciples basically had no need to fight with others. All they could do was practice on demonfolk. The Unraging monk who had killed countless people was truly a marvel.
It was very likely that the original version of the Demon Suppression Statuary was a demonic art that pursued destruction and slaughter to the extreme. Only after the demonfolk's great reversal did the Chains of Demon Suppression and the Demon Suppression Tower appear, methods that only trapped and did not kill.
Thinking up to there, the spirit turtle's calculations immediately became much smoother, filling in large swathes of blank space. The Demon Suppression Statuary gradually began to show an unprecedented form.
Li Qingshan was filled with eagerness. This was exactly the cultivation method he needed!
After who knew how long, he said slowly, "There's no need to restrain me!"
The Chains of Demon Suppression shattered and vanished.
"There's no need to suppress me!"
The Demon Suppression Tower immediately collapsed.
"There's no need to protect me!"
The demonic armour was removed from his body.
The three turned into demon qi, surging and gathering behind Li Qingshan. The demon qi on the entire ninth floor of the Demon Suppression hall surged over, forming something that seemed to be stirring.
Li Qingshan suddenly copied the ninth Demon Suppression statue, sitting down with his legs crossed and eyes lowered like an old monk in meditation.
Outside the Demon Suppression hall, the Dauntless monk asked, "Has he mastered it?"
"This …" The Unraging monk struggled to answer, as Li Qingshan's state seemed to be slightly different from when he had mastered the Demon Suppression Statuary.
Sure enough, Li Qingshan changed his posture very soon, assuming the posture of the eighth Demon Suppression statue, then the seventh, the sixth … until he reached the first Demon Suppression statue, the Demon Heart's Initial Repentance!
His face was filled with regret, exactly the same as the Demon Suppression statue. Suddenly, the corner of his lips curled into a smile. He had finally followed the path of the demonfolk and found the origin, seeing the true form of this cultivation method!
His smile gradually widened, becoming vicious. Murderousness began to surge.
The Unraging monk could no longer smile anymore. How was this still the Demon Suppression Statuary?
"Demonify!"
Li Qingshan bellowed out, and the surging demon qi behind him began to condense, turning into a colossal demon over three hundred meters tall. Its appearance was rather similar to Li Qingshan's, except it was filled with ruthlessness. The demonic inscriptions on its body wove together, and bone spikes protruded. On its back was a pair of war banners. On the banners were two bold and vicious words written in blood — Fighting Demon!
This set of cultivation method was called Devil-Fighting Catalog!
Two visions overlapped in Li Qingshan's eyes. One was his own vision, while the other was the colossal war demon behind him. He raised his right arm, and the war demon raised its right arm as well, throwing a punch at the space before him.
Boom! The surging demon qi was swept away, revealing the entire ninth floor of the Demon Suppression hall.
"Qingshan!" The One Lamp monk sensed a terrifying pressure and roused from his cultivation. He opened his eyes.
Li Qingshan smiled at him. His smile could still be considered gentle and friendly, but the war demon's smile could be described as vicious.
The One Lamp monk took a step back.
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