Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 819 The Road (Part Two)

Huff... huff...

His chest heaved violently, like a broken bellows straining to keep going but leaking air.

Regulate your breathing and calm your emotions.

After a long time, the injury was finally stabilized and stopped from worsening.

There had been no sound outside for a long time.

He squinted and pondered for a while, then gently stretched out his palm and blew a breath.

Buzz...

A small clump of insects, as fine as dust, drifted away in the wind.

These insects are so small that they are invisible to ordinary eyes and can only be detected by the senses that have established a special connection with them.

**Close your eyes slightly and sense the outside world through the unique connection you establish with the insect.

A moment later, he opened his eyes with some confusion.

Although the specific reason is unknown, it is indeed safe outside.

It was quiet and deserted.

It's not much different from the ordinary quiet mountain forest at night.

If it weren't for the corpses still lying on the ground, he would have almost thought he was hallucinating.

Click...

**Quietly emerge from hiding place.**

He accidentally stepped on the fragile branch and broke it.

The other foot, still suspended in mid-air, hesitated to land. Half a day passed, and the surroundings remained quiet; everything seemed normal.

My heart, which had been pounding, finally began to settle down.

"After getting injured, how come even my courage is gone..." A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.

Do you feel like you've become less courageous?

“Yes…” she blurted out instinctively.

"Who?"

He immediately realized something was wrong, and with a wave of his hands, a large swarm of black smoke and small insects scattered behind him.

"It's rare to see you so disheveled, it's the first time I've seen you like this." Han Yi slowly emerged from the woods, his tone teasing.

The moment she saw it was Han Yi, her tense body visibly relaxed, and her expression immediately softened.

"Oh, Sect Master Han? I thought you were dead."

The insects swarmed together, buzzing, then turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared back into his body. "You..." Han Yi stared at his friend, his brows furrowing unconsciously.

Almost from the moment he saw **, he sensed something was wrong.

Large patches of black tattoos spread from his face to his entire body.

Starting from the forehead, the black 'branches' extend downwards along the center of the brow, forming on both sides of the cheeks, covering the shoulders and neck, and then following the central axis of the spine to the torso and limbs.

At first glance, the patterns appear somewhat chaotic and disordered.

But upon closer inspection, one can see that the large black lines resemble black tree branches, vaguely forming a black human-faced tree.

The human-faced tree changed accordingly with the movement of the person, like some kind of evil creature parasitizing the human body, giving people a ghostly and eerie feeling.

"Demonic energy?" Han Yi frowned deeply. "Imitation Dao Secret Technique? The Grandmaster Society's seed magic gate?"

The aura emanating from the tree with human faces was a demonic energy he knew all too well.

The demonic energy was firmly suppressed and bound by the human-faced tree, and the fluctuations it generated on ** were negligible, almost negligible.

But even from such a slight fluctuation, Han Yi noticed something was wrong.

That was clearly the demonic energy he knew all too well, the kind he had absorbed countless times.

That's the demonic aura that only appears on demons and monsters.

"If you want to become stronger, how can you do so without paying a price? You're the one who told me that." **He just smiled and didn't seem to care. "Including the leader, we've all made our own choices."

His cultivation had stagnated, and he couldn't break through to a higher realm. He watched as his former friend steadily improved, reaching a level he never even dared to dream of.

It would be a lie to say that I have no thoughts about it.

No matter how hard the vegetation is, it cannot withstand the scorching heat of a raging fire.

Everything in the world has its limits.

Without external force.

Or they use these methods, which are regarded as crooked and evil by the world.

Then his level of attainment in this life will stop here.

Martial arts master.

That is the highest level that potential can reach.

That is, his limit.

Indulging in the falsehoods of officialdom, and becoming entangled in wine, meat, wealth, and power.

This was not his true will. It was a change he made out of desperation and helplessness.

However, after joining the Grandmasters' Guild, the demonic cultivation and path to enlightenment brought new hope to him.

"The Grandmaster Guild leader... the leader's methods..." Han Yi paused for a moment, "How long do you think... they can hold out?"

The Grandmasters' Association, headed by Bai. He had vaguely heard of this man's deeds.

It is said that Bai Huishou is a man of extraordinary talent, who created something from nothing, and whose talent has reached an unprecedented level. He created a supreme martial art with the body of an ordinary person.

In just two or three decades, he rose to become one of the strongest figures in the world, undefeated in battle, and was also one of the founders of the Grandmasters Association.

Even... if this person hadn't been so engrossed in studying various minor paths, perhaps the Venerable One's path afterward... might have been one he could have climbed.

The technique of "cultivating demonic possession and attaining enlightenment" is one of Bai Huishou's research achievements. However, Han Yi is not optimistic about the prospects of "cultivating demonic possession and attaining enlightenment."

Han Yi also holds a place in the Grandmasters' Association.

Previously, he had repeatedly used the Grandmasters Association's channels, under the pretext of cultivating demonic cultivation, to collect the remains of demons and increase his demonic energy.

This process naturally gave Han Yi a certain understanding of the path to enlightenment through demonic cultivation.

By utilizing demonic organs and transplanting them into oneself, one can transform one's true energy, simulate the path of demons, and break through bottlenecks.

As long as you can survive the process of being infected by the demon.

Increase strength and elevate level.

That's inevitable.

The key lies in what follows.

Entering the Tao by planting a demon...

If you think about it, even a speck of dust falling into your pupil can cause discomfort. Let alone something foreign, completely unrelated to yourself, from another species' body tissue.

Let's leave aside the pain during the transplant process for now.

To fully master the power of the demonic seed, one must use one's own blood and essence to erode its demonic nature day and night.

The first step is to wear down one's demonic nature.

Testing capabilities, developing features, and withstanding the backlash...

Most importantly, if one wants to become stronger in the future, one will need to continue transplanting more monster organs and tissues.

The more times one plants the demonic seed, the harder it becomes to suppress the demonic nature...

It's not something that can be solved by relying on one's temperament, willpower, or unwavering pursuit of the Way.

The amount of vital energy and blood in a person's body is limited, while the amount of essence and blood is constant. No matter how gifted one is, how amazing one's vital energy and blood are, or even how much one consumes rare treasures, it is impossible to consume them indefinitely.

Therefore, what seems like a temporary boost to strength is actually a path of no return. It's like drinking poison to quench thirst.

In the end... once the demonic nature of the seed cannot be suppressed, reason is lost, a backlash occurs, and cultivation is completely destroyed—that's the least of it.

Most likely, it will become a monster that is neither human nor ghost.

"As Bai Huishou once said, the so-called creation of something from nothing, the creation of martial arts, is actually about deeply exploring the potential within the body, or gaining enlightenment through physical sensation, or breaking through the Dao with force, and ultimately achieving a breakthrough to the Venerable level."

He admitted frankly.

"But this path... requires sufficient potential and talent, as well as great fortune, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people..."

Therefore, this path... is one that few in the world can take. After all, the ordinary and mediocre constitute the majority.

"So...you think...you can't do it either?" Han Yi asked in a deep voice.

"I can't do it." ** shook his head. "I have that much self-awareness." "No need to comfort me. I'm not as good as you, that's a fact." Before Han Yi could speak, he continued, "When I first received the information that you killed three people from the inner court of Yuanmiao Sect, I thought it was just a coincidence..."

Today, witnessing firsthand that the two venerable masters of the three main peaks... were both repelled by you... I only now realize...

He sighed deeply, his face showing a complex expression.

He knew Han Yi extremely well.

The opponent faced numerous difficulties and obstacles on his journey, and it took him a lot of effort to break through to the Grandmaster level.

When he first heard that Han Yi had killed Yan Xuanji and the other two in just a few moves, he thought there must be something else going on and that it couldn't have been done by one person alone.

Take a look now.

Both powerful figures from the Yuanmiao Sect were repelled...

The strength Han Yi displayed completely surpassed the realm of Grandmaster…

I can't figure it out.

This friend of mine, who was only slightly better than me before, how come now...

His resolve grew stronger.

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"The leader bluntly stated that since we are lacking in ourselves, we need to make up for it with external things... And the demons... each of them has unique talents and abilities, and they are all powerful individuals. We can choose those that are suitable for us to make up for our shortcomings, enhance our potential, and thus break through our current constraints!"

Han Yi thought of the various demons he had personally encountered and became thoughtful.

"Indeed, if one could possess the strange abilities of the demon race... at the very least, one would not encounter an opponent of the same level... but..."

"My choice is my own." **Interrupted, "Planting the Demonic Seed to Enter the Dao... This is my only chance, my only possibility, a chance to catch up with you again." "..."

Seeing the determined look on **’s face, Han Yi swallowed his words, which were on the tip of his tongue.

He didn't want ** to go down the path of demonic cultivation.

He also has a way to forcibly remove the demonic seed from his body and return it to normal.

Nothing else is needed.

He stepped forward and slapped her unconscious, activating the panel's absorption function.

He still doesn't believe it.

Even powerful demons of the Blood Demon level cannot resist the absorption of demonic energy.

Just the tiny bit of demonic energy in the remnants of the demonic energy in his body's organs?

It's probably not something that can be completely absorbed in just one breath.

But then what?

So, what should he do? How should he handle the aftermath?

Kill him? Cripple him? Or keep him under surveillance and protection, and offer assistance?

None of them are suitable.

Everyone is an adult.

The choices made were all made after careful consideration.

The path is one that you choose yourself.

You are responsible for your own path.

There was only one thing Han Yi could do.

Respect and support.