I cultivate the Chaos Technique

Zhang Yifan escaped the swamp and was suddenly confronted with a dense, dark forest. Ancient trees reached for the sky, blocking out the sun, and shadows lingered among every leaf, as if this forest was born of danger. The air was thick with the smell of decay and dampness, giving him a suffocating sense of oppression.

Before he entered the forest, Li Taixu's voice rang in his ears, causing him to stop and ponder.

"Do you know why the Dark Swamp Poisonous Dragon Python is so powerful?" Li Taixu's voice was somewhat deep.

"That's because demonic beasts are born with powerful spiritual energy, especially their inner cores. If you can refine them, the effect will be several times stronger than what you can achieve through day and night cultivation," Li Taixu continued.

Zhang Yifan's heart skipped a beat: "Refine a demonic beast? But how do I refine the spiritual power of such a behemoth?"

"Use the Chaos Technique. The cultivation method you practice is one of the most mysterious and domineering in the world. It can not only absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but also use the Chaos Divine Fire to refine the corpses and inner cores of demonic beasts, integrating their essence into your body to help you improve your cultivation. Today you have already killed the level eight demonic beast, the Dark Swamp Poisonous Python. You must not miss such a good opportunity."

Zhang Yifan nodded inwardly and respectfully replied, "This disciple understands."

"Remember, cultivation depends on opportunity, but even more so on making choices. Refining demonic beasts can bring tremendous improvement, but do not be greedy for quick results or act rashly. You must stabilize your mind." Li Taixu's voice carried a hint of sternness.

Zhang Yifan solemnly accepted the order, closed his eyes, and began circulating the Chaos Technique. A moment later, the Chaos Divine Fire appeared in his palm, its flames a ghostly grayish-white, intensely hot yet strangely silent. Zhang Yifan guided this divine fire to the corpse of the Dark Swamp Poisonous Dragon Python. The flames devoured the giant python's body, and the beast's inner core and essence rapidly melted into pure spiritual energy within the Chaos Divine Fire, which Zhang Yifan continuously absorbed into his body.

"Indeed, the spiritual power is much stronger than what I usually cultivate through hard work!" Zhang Yifan exclaimed.

"This is just the beginning. In the future, when you encounter demonic beasts in dangerous places, you can use this method to refine them and help you quickly improve your cultivation," Li Taixu said calmly.

Zhang Yifan felt the spiritual power within his body expanding continuously, and before long, his cultivation level was almost at the peak of the early Golden Core stage.

Zhang Yifan cautiously moved forward, his spiritual sense constantly spreading outwards, capturing every subtle movement. In the dark forest, sunlight could barely penetrate, and the gloom was filled with unknown dangers. From the depths of the dense forest came the occasional bird calls, but these sounds carried an ominous premonition.

Suddenly, a slight rustling of the grass ahead caught Zhang Yifan's attention. His gaze sharpened, and several dark figures darted out of the grass, lunging straight at him. Zhang Yifan quickly retreated, dodging the attack. Landing on the ground were a pack of Shadow Leopards, at least five or six in number. Their bodies were covered in short black fur, their eyes gleamed green, and their sharp claws and teeth gleamed faintly in the darkness.

These ghost leopards possessed the aura of level four demonic beasts, equivalent to the peak Foundation Establishment stage of a human cultivator. Masters of stealth and ambush, they were now thriving in the Black Forest. If a Foundation Establishment cultivator encountered these ghost leopards, they would likely be torn to shreds.

Zhang Yifan sneered, his spiritual energy rapidly circulating within his body. With a flick of his longsword, a flash of sword light pierced through the ghost leopard's defenses like lightning. The sword energy transformed into a fierce storm, swirling and slicing through the leopards. The ghost leopards roared incessantly, blood splattering everywhere, and within moments, three of them lay dead on the ground.

The remaining ghost leopards realized that the enemy before them was not to be underestimated and turned to flee. Zhang Yifan snorted coldly, his figure flashing like lightning. He swung his longsword, and sword energy fell like a meteor shower, killing all the remaining ghost leopards. Blood stained the ground red, and a strong stench of blood filled the air.

He didn't rush to leave. Instead, following the secret method taught by Li Taixu, he unleashed the Chaos Divine Fire. The flames transformed into a vortex, devouring and refining the ghost leopard's corpse and inner core on the ground. As pure spiritual energy surged into his body, Zhang Yifan could clearly feel his spiritual power increase once again.

"Sure enough, this method of refining demon beast cores is much faster than direct cultivation." Zhang Yifan was secretly delighted. The refined spiritual energy flowed continuously through his meridians, making his cultivation more stable.

The forest grew increasingly dark, and Zhang Yifan vaguely sensed that the atmosphere around him had become unusual. He looked up at the sky and saw several huge black shadows circling in the treetops. As Zhang Yifan ventured deeper, the number of shadows in the treetops gradually increased, revealing themselves to be a group of Crimson-Winged Black Eagles, each possessing the aura of a level five demonic beast, equivalent to the early stage of Core Formation in a human cultivator.

The eagles circled in the air for a while, seemingly noticing Zhang Yifan's presence. Several eagles suddenly swooped down, their sharp claws whistling through the air, aiming straight for Zhang Yifan. Zhang Yifan moved like a ghost, his longsword flashing, the sword energy slicing like blades towards the eagles' claws.

"Puff puff--"

Several streaks of blood flashed, and the swooping eagles were instantly torn apart by the sword energy. Their massive corpses plummeted from mid-air, crashing to the ground and kicking up dust. However, more eagles swooped down from the sky, seemingly without end.

Zhang Yifan's spiritual energy surged rapidly, his longsword's sword aura intensified, and he unleashed a powerful horizontal slash. The sword aura exploded like thunder, sweeping across the air and cleaving the onrushing swarm of Xuan Eagles in two. Numerous Xuan Eagle corpses fell from the sky, blood mist filling the air; in just a few breaths, Zhang Yifan had cleared the sky.

This time, he once again unleashed the Chaos Divine Fire, refining all the corpses and inner cores of the Crimson Winged Black Eagles. A large amount of spiritual energy surged into his body, and Zhang Yifan felt the spiritual power in his dantian surge again, just one step away from the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Zhang Yifan continued walking through the dense forest. The surroundings grew increasingly quiet, and the shadows of the trees seemed to silently watch over his every step. Suddenly, the grass ahead trembled slightly. Zhang Yifan stopped alertly, his spiritual sense locking onto the scent emanating from the grass.

Emerging from the grass was a group of venomous-tailed lizards, each with tails covered in poisonous barbs, emitting a nauseating stench. These venomous-tailed lizards were level six demonic beasts, equivalent to mid-stage Core Formation cultivators. They excelled at group combat, using their collective strength to overwhelm their enemies.

Zhang Yifan frowned slightly. Facing this kind of monster, he wasted no more time. He brandished his longsword, and the sword light flashed like lightning as it slashed through the air, heading towards the swarm of lizards.

Wherever the sword light passed, the lizards' bodies were swiftly sliced ​​apart, green venomous blood splattering around and corroding the weeds on the ground. Zhang Yifan's figure flashed continuously, his sword energy sweeping across, completely annihilating a group of venomous-tailed lizards.

Then, as always, he used the Chaos Divine Fire to refine their corpses and inner cores. After each refinement, Zhang Yifan could feel his cultivation steadily improving, and his spiritual power continuously growing stronger in his meridians.

As Zhang Yifan ventured deeper into the Black Forest, the stench in the air grew increasingly intense, and the surrounding trees became even thicker and more ancient. Just then, his spiritual sense suddenly detected an even more powerful demonic aura. This aura was extremely oppressive, instantly putting Zhang Yifan on high alert.

A heavy rustling sound came from the grass not far away, and several huge black shadows slowly crawled out of the soil. They were a group of **Black-Scaled Giant Pythons**, each python covered in jet-black scales, over ten zhang long, with cold red light gleaming in its eyes. Zhang Yifan instantly judged that these pythons were **Level Seven Demonic Beasts**, equivalent to late-stage Core Formation cultivators.

The black-scaled pythons coiled among the tree roots, clearly one of the overlords of this dense forest. Their massive heads slowly rose, their cold, serpentine eyes fixed on Zhang Yifan, as if scrutinizing this prey who dared to trespass into their territory.

The giant pythons attacked almost simultaneously, their tails sweeping across the air like steel whips, creating a piercing whistling sound. Zhang Yifan's eyes narrowed, and he dodged with lightning speed, leaping to the side in an instant. He knew that directly confronting the pythons' attacks would be suicidal; he had to use his agility to maneuver around them.

The longsword flashed, its sword energy slashing towards the giant python's vital spot like lightning. However, the black-scaled python's scales were extremely hard, and Zhang Yifan's sword light could only create a spark on its scales, unable to penetrate at all.

The black-scaled python roared angrily, its tail sweeping out again. Zhang Yifan swiftly dodged, his figure constantly weaving through the python's attacks. He knew that to kill these demonic beasts, he had to find their weaknesses.

After some maneuvering, Zhang Yifan seized an opening in one of the giant pythons. He swiftly channeled his spiritual energy, his longsword, imbued with a sharp sword aura, thrusting straight for its vital point. The sword light pierced the scales like lightning, creating a cloud of blood mist.

As the giant pythons gradually collapsed, Zhang Yifan still didn't waste the corpses and inner cores of these demonic beasts, immediately using the Chaos Divine Fire to refine them. With each refinement, spiritual power would rapidly surge into his body, making him feel his strength expanding rapidly.

Just as Zhang Yifan was about to continue forward, he suddenly felt an even more powerful demonic aura rushing towards him. This aura was far more ferocious than the previous demonic beasts, carrying intense heat and violence, as if it would burn the entire forest to ashes.

Zhang Yifan looked up and saw a gigantic demonic beast slowly emerge from the bushes. It was a massive Azure Flame Tiger King, its entire body covered in azure flames, its limbs strong, its eyes blazing like torches, its gaze cold and filled with killing intent. This demonic beast's aura was clearly stronger than any of the previous demonic beasts; its strength had reached the level of a **seventh-level demonic beast**, equivalent to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

The Azure Flame Tiger King's gaze locked onto Zhang Yifan, its deep roar carrying with it the power of scorching flames. Zhang Yifan felt the oppressive force emanating from the Tiger King, but his resolve remained unwavering. He sneered, his longsword surging with power, preparing for this clash of titans.

After several exchanges, Zhang Yifan discovered the Azure Flame Tiger King's weakness and swiftly pierced its vital points with his sword energy, finally killing it. With the Azure Flame Tiger King's fall, Zhang Yifan once again unleashed the Chaos Divine Fire, completely refining the powerful beast's corpse. Spiritual energy surged into it, allowing his cultivation to finally break through, reaching the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Just then, a faint cry for help came from deep within the forest.

"Help... help..."

Zhang Yifan's heart skipped a beat, and he recognized the owner of the voice almost instantly—it was his second senior sister, Lin Qingzhu! He didn't dare to delay for a moment and quickly rushed towards the direction from which the voice came.