The Grand Elder stood quietly on the second floor of the library, looking at a thick book that was opened in front of him.
It was densely packed with records of the terrible price the Prime Devil Sect had paid to test the power of Divine Weapons and Devil Blades.
It wasn't just the Prime Devil Sect. Many sects actually had such a book. It was the same for all the old sects.
His gaze fell on the last few lines on the book's last page.
"Phantom Listener Branch Wan Gui fought with a Noble Family on Mount Du Qi. Won three rounds in a row. Enraged by the other party, they activated their Holy Weapon to kill him."
"Soul Seal Branch Jiu Fangzi fought with others on the banks of the Chang River. When the Divine Weapon Mountain Shepherding Brush fought with other Devil Blades, the shockwaves from the fight killed all eight participants."
"Phantom Listener Branch Yu Songzi tried to persuade a friend to make peace in the Northern Meng Mountains. After the talks fell through, the other party took it out on him. One of them chased after him with a Holy Weapon. Everyone was separated in the process. More than half of the twenty experts died. The rest are missing. Suspected to be dead. "
Most of the top experts in the history of the Prime Devil Sect who had mastered their secret arts had died to the power of Divine Weapons, Devil Blades, or Holy Weapons.
So when Lu Sheng asked him what it would be like for someone who mastered their secret arts to face the power of a Holy Weapon, Grand Elder's helplessness was obvious.
"The power of the Origin level is not something humans can touch. The reason why Divine Weapons and Devil Blades are called Gods and Demons is precisely because such power is not something mortals can touch." The Grand Elder let out a long sigh.
Back then, the Hundred Lineages had collected large amounts of Divine Weapon fragments and combined them into Holy Weapons. But after paying such a huge price, all they got was the decline of the old sects.
Even now, Grand Elder couldn't see the difference between the Prime level and the Source level clearly.
"After the meeting, I'll reinvigorate the sect. I hope to bring it to greater heights while I'm still alive." Grand Elder already saw Lu Sheng as the future chief successor of the sect.
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Phantom Passage Mantra.
It was said to be able to open the switch in one's bloodline and release the power of the bloodline.
Contrary to Lu Sheng's expectations, when he opened the switch in his bloodline, he truly felt that as an ordinary person, there wasn't much power in his bloodline.
It was "not too much", not "none at all"!
In the darkness, large patches of light green moss were covered and splashed by the black river water. From time to time, the moss would appear and disappear, illuminating the surrounding cave.
With the sound of gushing water, a large amount of water from the River of Poisoned Fog flowed into Lu Sheng's body.
From his legs, his body seemed to be crawling with dense, insect-like blackish-purple stripes.
The stripes continued to spread, covering Lu Sheng's body.
He extracted the pure poison from the River of Poisoned Fog's water and refined it into demonic energy, which was then filtered through the black fleshy conch in his chest cavity, turning it into a thick and pure black gelatinous substance.
Lu Sheng did not know if his current situation could be considered normal, but according to the records in the ancient books, the Phantom Path Mantra should not have caused such a huge commotion. Ordinary disciples would only be able to attract the Devil Qi within a few meters of them.
He was able to draw the water from the River of Poisoned Fog within a radius of several dozen meters in one breath. He reckoned that no one had ever done it before.
Considering that his physical body was far stronger than that of ordinary disciples, Lu Sheng could understand why he would cause such a huge commotion.
The first attempt of the Phantom Path Mantra would usually last several hours. This was recorded in the ancient books by the Grand Elder. But Lu Sheng's own Phantom Path Mantra only took 30 breaths to complete.
After that, the large amount of Devil Qi stored in his body rapidly turned into viscous, liquid-like Prime Devil Qi.
"Perhaps it's because my physical body is too strong, so the speed of conversion is smoother and faster. I don't have to worry about my body not being able to withstand the pressure."
Lu Sheng speculated as he looked at the slowly calming water around him.
He could feel that the blood flowing in his veins was completely different from before. It was the blood that had been fused with Prime Devil Qi.
Of course, the new blood after fusing with Prime Devil Qi could effectively increase his body's regenerative abilities. This was a good effect for ordinary disciples, but for Lu Sheng, it did not make much of a difference.
"Next is the Devil Heart Dao, which is also the final foundation." He took a deep breath, and with a thought, a huge ball of Devil Will suddenly appeared in front of him.
With the completion of the conversion of Prime Devil Qi, the Devil Will had changed into another form.
From its previous fish-like form, it had turned into its current slender snake-like form.
A transparent snake with his own face. This feeling made Lu Sheng feel a little strange.
'After Ethereal Opening …' He stretched out his hand and Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill activated.
Hu!
An invisible flame ignited in his hand, but this time, the flame was surrounded by a faint black aura.
'It has very little effect on Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill,' he glanced at the flames, then slowly retracted his hand.
After that, he simply channeled Prime Devil Qi. This was the first time he used this core power of the Prime Devil Sect.
The power of the secret technique surged in his body like a tidal wave. Then, Lu Sheng's entire right hand, which was circulating the technique, was completely dyed black and purple, as if there was a black light lingering around it.
"At this stage, I have Prime Devil Energy, Devil Will, and the physical body. There are three methods of attack. Prime Devil Energy is similar to the inner force of the school. With my current strength, if I just use Primordial Devil power alone, I might be able to fight evenly against a Four- or Five-Vein Aristocratic Family. "
Lu Sheng used his previous opponents as a comparison. A Four or Five Vein of a Noble Family was equivalent to a Five or Six Vein of a Sect. In the Prime Devil Sect, it was even higher — equivalent to a Seven Vein of the Prime Devil Sect.
'But this is also my limit. The reason why I have such great power is because my physical body is far stronger than the average disciple of a sect.' He muttered to himself, 'Then, let me begin the final Devil Heart Dao.'
The cultivation method of Devil Heart Dao was to condense Devil Intent and control the distracting thoughts in one's heart.
The Devil Heart Dao believed that there were a total of nine kinds of distracting thoughts and desires. Therefore, there were a total of nine levels to cultivating the Devil Heart Dao. Each level represented the need to strip away a layer of distracting thoughts and desires from one's heart and condense them into a Demonic Will.
Once all nine Devil Wills were gathered, the final Devil Heart would be formed.
'Now that my first Devil Will has been formed, which means that after mastering Netherpassage, I'll be in the first level of Devil Heart Dao.'
Lu Sheng leaped lightly and instantly landed in the small cave where he had been cultivating.
'Now, I can directly use Yin Qi — oh, no, Mental Energy to raise it.' Without further ado, he turned on the Modifier.
Suddenly, he paused and looked down at the ground beneath his feet. He was stunned.
As the highest skill formula for unearthing one's bloodline, secret arts were undoubtedly extremely proficient in manipulating and using Prime Devil Qi.
They used Prime Devil Qi, a power that stimulated one's bloodline, to transform and fill the entire bloodline, thus achieving the goal of not letting go of any hidden bloodline.
And that was exactly what Lu Sheng was doing.
After Prime Devil Qi was transformed, it fused into his blood vessels and transformed his entire body, causing the bloodline hidden in the deepest part of his body to be unearthed.
Even if the bloodline that was unearthed was extremely thin, it was still a bloodline after all.
Lu Sheng looked quietly at his feet. There was an extremely faint fluorescent light in the footprints there.
This fluorescent light was golden in color. He had no idea what it was, and it was rapidly fading away. It would probably be extinguished in a few breaths' time.
Lu Sheng could clearly feel that this light was not caused by any of the powers in his body.
It was not Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill, nor was it Aquarius Qi, nor was it the Prime Devil Qi that he had just cultivated.
Instead, it was another strange and pure power that belonged to him.
'It's a very weak power. I can feel it. This is something that Prime Devil Qi stimulated from my bloodline. It's very, very weak, which means that this bloodline of mine is very, very thin. If not for Prime Devil Qi filling my entire body, I probably wouldn't have discovered it in my lifetime.' He stood where he was, his thoughts drifting.
His bloodline actually contained the power of Divine Weapons and Devil Blades. What this meant was self-evident.
Perhaps this power was extremely weak, and had been passed down for many generations, no different from a mortal.
'But does this mean that my ancestors had once married a descendant of a Noble Family with a Divine Weapon or Devil Blade? Or perhaps, in this entire world, all humans actually have a trace of a similar bloodline. "
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility.
'Could it be that this little bit of bloodline digging is something that humans have always hidden deep within their bloodline?'
Lu Sheng stood where he was and pondered for a moment. In the end, he gave up on speculating. The most important thing now was to raise his strength.
There were too many experts in the Central Plains, and Weapon Masters suppressed everything. If he could not find a power that could resist a Weapon Master, the danger he would encounter once he was exposed would be catastrophic.
Not only would he die, but everyone in the Lu Family would die as well.
'Let's begin … Devil Heart Dao …'
Lu Sheng looked at the Modifier floating in front of him, and quickly located the frame for the Phantom Path Mantra.
The frame for the Phantom Path Mantra was the frame for the Karmaless Ghost Face Mantra. The two were the same thing, except that the name had been changed to Phantom Path Mantra.
He found the modify button on the Modifier with ease, and pressed it hard.
"Szzz …"
The Modifier shuddered slightly, and became modifiable.
'Upgrade Phantom Path Mantra to the next level.' Lu Sheng pressed the button behind the Phantom Path Mantra's frame with his mind again.
The frame suddenly blurred.
"Whoosh …"
Suddenly, he felt wisps of cool air gushing out of his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
He quickly realized that it was not a feeling, but real.
Large amounts of black Qi gushed out of his eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ears, and then condensed in the air in front of him.
It formed into a huge black heart.
The heart devoured and absorbed large amounts of black Qi, and gradually began to beat.
It was the size of a human head, completely black, and a purple symbol appeared on its surface. It looked exactly the same as the Devil Will recorded in Devil Heart Dao before it was formed.
'This is the second Devil Will?' Lu Sheng knew that this thing was in its incubation period. He ignored it, and continued looking at Devil Heart Dao's frame.
'Phantom Path Devil Heart Dao: Level Two. Special Effect (s): Devil Body Level Two, Yin Devil Will Level Two.'
The rest of the body strengthening effects were gathered on the Devil Body. Meanwhile, the Yin Devil Will completely engulfed and devoured the previous Devil Will.
With a thought from Lu Sheng, the Devil Will with a human face and a snake body appeared as well. Soft murmurs spread out continuously.
The human-faced snake and this Devil Will heart were his two Yin Devil Wills.
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