We bear people have power

Unfolding the roll of silk, Guan Bo began to carefully study the techniques recorded on it.

On the surface, this practice guides ordinary people on how to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies, thereby opening up their meridians and prolonging their lives.

"Since Xiong Da instructed me to retrieve the treasure, it certainly won't be that simple. Perhaps it looks ordinary on the surface, but it's actually an earth-shattering technique that, once mastered, could instantly make one a master at the level of a Great Sage of the Demon Clan."

Guan Bo was very confident in the Black Bear Spirit's strength; anything that he could treasure must be extraordinary.

Then, Guan Bo began to cultivate.

The first level involves guiding spiritual energy into the body to open up all the meridians, and then... that's it.

The entire exercise manual is just this: opening up the meridians naturally prolongs life, and that's it.

However, Guan Bo couldn't worry about all that; he just wanted to practice first.

As described in the manual, one begins to meditate and practice breathing exercises to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body.

This step is very difficult for mortals because their meridians are blocked, making it difficult for spiritual energy to enter. It is also difficult for demons because the meridian routes recorded in this technique are completely different from those of demons, and even if they transform into human form, they cannot conjure up these innate meridians.

Therefore, whether the first step can be successful will determine whether Guan Bo's body is truly the same as that of a human.

As soon as Guan Bo sat down, a whirlwind appeared beside him, a phenomenon caused by the stirring of spiritual energy in the world. Being a transformed demon, Guan Bo was not like an ordinary person who couldn't sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

He was just too lazy on weekdays, and he only let his "demon core robe" plunder the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and turn it into demonic energy on its own. He never personally guided its cultivation.

When Guan Bo got serious this time, he discovered something interesting.

It turns out that "spiritual energy of heaven and earth" is just a general term; in reality, there is more than one type of spiritual energy. The most abundant is the spiritual energy of the five elements of heaven and earth: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, followed by other relatively rarer spiritual energies. Guan Bo didn't pay much attention during the lectures at Luojia Mountain, so he only vaguely recognized some of them, such as the renowned Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Energy, which is the origin of heavenly tribulations.

There are also some special spiritual energies, such as yin energy, which can only be sensed in general terms.

These spiritual energies of heaven and earth are like countless tangled threads. Those who cultivate special techniques must untangle these threads according to their different attributes and extract the ones that are suitable for them to absorb.

However, the technique Guan Bo practiced was quite simple and crude. Regardless of the attribute, he absorbed everything into his body and then began to strengthen his body. This does not indicate that the technique was superior; on the contrary, it is characteristic of the lowest level of technique.

The spiritual energy is mixed and impure, so the magical power gained from cultivation is naturally also impure. The same spell will be much less effective than one that is cultivated by a cultivator who specializes in a particular type of magic.

Guan Bo's transformation was perfect, and all the meridians in his body were already connected, so it was not difficult for spiritual energy to enter his body.

In just a few breaths, spiritual energy was injected into Guan Bo's body, then circulated in his meridians, slowly transforming into the cultivator's magical power.

However, the amount of mana was so low that it was outrageous; after all that effort, they couldn't even cast a healing spell.

Experiments have shown that Guan Bo is indeed capable of cultivating human techniques, but the facts also prove that this method of prolonging life is truly useless.

According to the technique, Guan Bo stubbornly circulated his spiritual energy several times, but apart from generating a tiny bit of impure and mixed magical power, he gained nothing else.

The so-called life-extending effect is as insignificant as a drop in the ocean for monsters who can live for thousands of years.

After several attempts, Guan Bo still couldn't find anything special. His cultivation efficiency was too low, not even one-tenth as fast as his "Demon Core Robe" absorbing spiritual energy on its own.

"I might have been practicing with a fake secret manual." Guan Bo suddenly felt a sense of despair, as if he had no will to live.

Just then, a young monk happened to pass by the cave entrance, carrying a broom as if he was going to sweep. The five monks who remained were all professional cleaners, and it was unexpected that they had started performing their duties after only one day; they were quite diligent.

Guan Bo called out and summoned the little monk into the cave.

"What are your orders, Immortal?" the young monk asked Guan Bo respectfully.

"What's your name? How old are you?" Guan Bo asked curiously. After taking these monks in, he hadn't really looked into their backgrounds.

"Reporting to the Immortal, my Buddhist name is San Deng, and I am thirteen years old this year," the young monk answered honestly.

“Oh, Master Yideng, that’s a nice name.” Guan Bo seemed to have thought of something interesting.

"Immortal, you misunderstood. It should be 'Three Lamps'," the little monk quickly explained.

Guan Bo completely ignored the little monk's explanation and said to him with self-satisfaction, "It's incredible! You have a spiritual light shooting out from the top of your head, you know? You're so young, yet you have such strong muscles and bones. You're a martial arts prodigy who's only seen once in a century! As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will? The task of maintaining world peace is entrusted to you, okay?"

The young monk was completely bewildered, unsure how to respond. But after a moment's thought, he wondered if this immortal was going to take him as a disciple.

Before the young monk could think it through, Guan Bo shoved the silk scroll into his hand and said, "Yideng, I have a secret manual that I will now pass on to you."

Upon hearing this, the little monk's eyes immediately lit up, and he completely disregarded the title "Yideng" (meaning "One Lamp").

Guan Bo blew a breath, sending the little monk out of the cave.

"Go, I have hidden all the world's treasures inside."

Guan Bo casually gave away the longevity manual; it wasn't anything valuable anyway.

Guan Bo stopped paying attention to the cultivation technique and began to study his "Demon Core Robe".

According to Gongsun Jing's speculation, his demon core was refined into this robe, which means that the robe is both his natal magic weapon and the most precious demon core of a demon.

After transforming into human form, the way a demon cultivates is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and infuse it into its demon core, constantly refining and perfecting it until it reaches a state of perfection.

"Damn it, how do I smooth out this robe?" Guan Bo took off his robe in frustration, then wrapped it into a ball, barely making it into a sphere, and tried to channel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into it.

However, once he guided the spiritual energy, he involuntarily began to cultivate according to the path of the longevity technique. The spiritual energy was out of control and could not be poured into his robe.

After several attempts, Guan Bo discovered that he indeed could not control his spiritual power. He could only pour the tiny bit of magical power converted from his spiritual power into his robe, but it was like throwing mud into the sea, with no reaction whatsoever.

If the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is like solar energy, then demonic power and magical power are two completely different forces. The robes of the celestial beings collect spiritual energy on their own, much like a solar cell, constantly working at a high efficiency. But converting spiritual energy into magical power is like using a magnifying glass to boil water to power a steam engine—the efficiency is simply appalling.

The magical power gained through cultivation, when poured into the robe, had little effect.

"I'm doomed. Does this mean that once I start practicing this technique, I can't switch to another one? Wouldn't I have wasted this human-demon dual-core body?" Guan Bo was so frustrated by this situation that he felt terrible.

However, there is one advantage to being reborn as a panda: as long as you eat your fill and sleep, you'll forget everything.

Guan Bo never expected that his impulsive act of passing on this longevity secret to San Deng would cause so much trouble.