Shi Feiyang ultimately decided to cultivate the Heavenly Secret Demon Technique not merely because he wanted to visit home but because he realized the profound mysteries of the Liangyi Six Harmonies Microdust Formation. As he delved deeper, he recognized that the key to either establishing or breaking the formation lay in sensing and traveling between the various heavenly worlds.

Within the Liangyi Dust Formation, a vast expanse of the Primordial World could evolve. At the ultimate realm, countless Liangyi Dust particles would develop into an infinite number of Primordial Worlds, rather than generating just one in the center through the Illusion Gate.

He was unsure whether the formation at Emei Mountain that used the Taiqing One Qi Divine Talisman as its focal point could evolve into one or countless worlds, but theoretically, the ultimate level should be infinite. To comprehend this final realm, he would need the ability to sense and traverse the many heavens.

Similarly, if one day he found himself trapped within the Liangyi Dust Formation, he would need the same capabilities to escape; otherwise, he would invariably end up confined and refined within a single world, no matter how much he struggled.

To cultivate the Heavenly Secret Demon Technique, one must start with Heavenly Demon Sensing. Shi Feiyang had already practiced the preliminary techniques and could directly begin with sensing the many heavens.

There was both a slow and fast method of practicing this cultivation technique. The slow method was more secure but would require at least twelve years before one might sense anything.

There was a riskier approach involving the sacrificial refinement of a demon of any sort, using a Secret Technique to link it with one's own Qi, and sending it to another world. Then, by sensing each other between the two worlds, they would gradually increase the intensity of their connection.

If luck was on one's side with this method, the ability to sense the many heavens could be quickly cultivated. However, should it go awry, the practitioner could be controlled by the demon, manipulated from a distant world. In effect, they would become heavenly demons of foreign realms to each other, sharing a symbiotic relationship. Their minds would be intertwined, their Divine Energy connected, closer than spouses—like two souls sharing one body, while also scheming against each other…

Shi Feiyang decided to use the second method!

Under normal circumstances, one would invoke a Heavenly Demon from the Lower Realm, ideally through capture. If not, sacrifices would have to be made to entice the demon with ample benefits, forging a bond through shared blood and forming a Heart Mantra unique to the two beings. Once the Heavenly Demon was sent back, they would sense each other across the two worlds, cultivating a Human-Demon Union and gradually perceiving the location of each other's world...

The key was to sense the other's world, a place with no spatial location, meaning that no matter which direction one flew or for how long, it could never be found. It was only through such methods that one could sense the presence of that other world and then, perhaps, the presence of other worlds beyond.

Summoning a Heavenly Demon from the Lower Realm was a grand event, capable of inducing various sensations. If the Heavenly Demon sensed the slightest ill intent, it would not be lured.

When others invoked a Heavenly Demon from the Lower Realm, they had to be utterly devout, fast, and bathe, with many days of preparation. They had to deceive even themselves, filled with nothing but reverence and respect for the Heavenly Demon, truly inviting it down with good food and drink.

Shi Feiyang did not intend to follow these established methods; instead, he planned to create a new mental method.

That is, he would refine a demon in this world and then send it to another world.

Refining a demon was not difficult; the challenge lay in finding a way to send it to another world. Since he could not sense the existence of other worlds, no matter how formidable his mana, there was nowhere to send the demon.

But this was not an obstacle for Shi Feiyang. Once a demon evolved into a Heavenly Demon, it naturally would sense the Demon Realm.

In Shi Feiyang's possession was a Great Demon that was about to become a true Heavenly Demon... and that Great Demon was Esha Fan, the master of the Demon God Scripture!

Deceived by the Demon God Scripture's former master, Esha Fan spent his lifetime cultivating magic and was ultimately "ascended" into the Demon Scripture, becoming its master while the former was released to ascend to the Demon Realm.

He had planned to use the Black Spiritual Pearl as a substitute to help him swiftly become a Heavenly Demon and enter the Demon Scripture in his stead, allowing his own liberation.

This plan was disrupted by Shi Feiyang, so Esha Fan attempted to lure Shi Feiyang into practicing Demon Skills. However, because Shi Feiyang always cultivated various magics within the framework of the Three Emperors Dao, and magic never surpasses Daoist Techniques, he could not be tempted. Over the years, Esha Fan began to isolate himself, hiding within the Demon Scripture and not emerging.

A relic of an age, Esha Fan was a prominent demon in the Demon Path, once having dueled with the Absolute Venerable, and thus, he was not afraid of loneliness as he waited for the right time.

Now, realizing that Shi Feiyang was considering using him for cultivating Demon Skills, Esha Fan immediately sensed an opportunity and knew his chance had arrived.

Shi Feiyang took out the Demon Scripture, spread it on the table, summoned Esha Fan to speak with him, and shared his plans, inquiring whether he was willing to cooperate.

"I'm willing! More than willing!" E Sheng Fan was overjoyed upon hearing this. Could such good fortune be true? In the past, he had tried every tactic to tempt Shi Feiyang, seeking to absorb his Pure Yang Immortal Qi and eventually capture his Primordial Spirit into the scriptures to take his place, allowing himself to break free and ascend. Now, Shi Feiyang, with grand ambition, aimed to cultivate the Heavenly Secret Demon Technique beyond the pinnacle of Great Success—not only would he nourish E Sheng Fan with a substantial amount of Pure Yang Immortal Qi, but he would also help E Sheng Fan escape and ascend to the Demon Realm. This was even better than what he had originally wanted! E Sheng Fan was so delighted he could throw himself at Shi Feiyang and plant a few kisses on him; opposing him was the furthest thought from his mind, "This is exactly what I've been seeking!"

"However, I am bound by the prohibition of the Demon Scripture and cannot break free. To ascend, another Heavenly Demon must take over as the presiding Primordial Spirit within the Demon Scripture. How do you plan to help me break free? Don't tell me you intend to use your own Primordial Spirit to replace mine?"

Demon Sword, observing the closeness between the two, was quite displeased. Demons are always greedy, using their greed to control and manipulate others. He thought he had gained Shi Feiyang's trust with the "homesickness" issue, and could gradually manipulate his heart, ultimately making him act as he wished. But now Shi Feiyang was growing closer to another Demon, which invisibly weakened his influence over Shi Feiyang.

Demon Sword vibrated with a "hum": "If I were to shred this book, wouldn't that set you free?"

The Demon Scripture was furious: "What dog thing are you popping out from? You know as well as I that both sword and scripture are my body. Once damaged, body and soul are destroyed, and you wish to destroy the scripture and kill me?"

Demon Sword sneered: "Am I not kindly thinking of a way for you to escape? Yet you're ungrateful, truly heartless as a wolf, lungs as black as a dog!"

The Demon Scripture retorted sarcastically: "Do you think that because you are the sword and I am the scripture, you can suppress me, even destroy me at any time? Let me tell you, you're blinding yourself with delusion! You are merely a Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword; you may slay immortals, but you can't harm me. Hmph, back in the day I knew someone who also forged a Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, much stronger than you, and yet when they dueled with that bald Absolute Venerable, it was still crushed to smithereens, melted by Buddha Fire. If you disagree, let's fight and see how I break and refine you!"

Demon Sword wouldn't yield: "You are nothing but an old ghost that lost its flesh and can only hide in the pages of a book! Blinder than a bat, you know I am a Demon Sword but not that I am also a Buddha Sword. Whatever nonsense about that bald Absolute Venerable, no matter the Buddha Fire, it cannot refine me. What skills do you, an old ghost, have to be so brazen?"

The two were becoming more and more rigid in their argument; Demon Sword flew into the air, ready to strike at the Demon Scripture. The pages of the Demon Scripture flipped wildly as a surge of Demon Light emerged with countless characters within it.

Shi Feiyang found their squabble amusing. Seeing that they were about to really start fighting, he slapped down on the sword, causing it to crash onto the table, then slapped the book's pages, forcing the characters immersed in the Demon Light back into the scripture: "You two, it's one thing to argue, but I won't allow physical fighting."

Meanwhile, the Demon Scripture shot out a beam of Demon Light piercing through the roof and into the sky.

This Demon Light was invisible to the ordinary eye but caught the attention of a passing Sword Immortal named Xiang Jiugu, a well-known figure from the Pima Sect.

In the Xiangxi Region, amidst the chaotic mountain ranges and rampant Witch Ghosts, the roads were impassable, and the people firmly believed in the power of the four sects that evolved from the Human World of Jianghu, dubbing them the "Four Evils of the Border Mountains."

The Pima Sect was one of them, specializing in the business of funerals—coffins, paper effigies, graves, and corpse transport... Any undertaking related to death ceremonies was monopolized by them.

Members of the sect all wore hemp and mourning clothes; their garb was the uniform of their sect, easily recognizable when they traveled outside.

Normally, the territorial influence of the four sects from the Border Mountains was limited to Hunan and did not expand further. However, in recent years, with Shi Feiyang driving away three Sect Hierarchs from the Demon Cult and the emergence of numerous treasures along with substantial amounts of Dragon Coins from Mingyu Immortal Market, enlivening the market, the power of the four sects began to spread to neighboring regions, each recruiting large numbers of Jianghu Knights. Among them, the Pima Sect had monopolized all shipping on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

Xiang Jiugu was returning from the Jingxiang area because of territorial disputes, having won a duel outright, killing three rival Sword Immortal leaders. She drove Soul Suppressing Nails into their foreheads, trapping their souls, and handed the bodies to her subordinates to be refined into Zombies, which would later be used to execute tasks and intimidate the enemy.

She planned to head south and, while passing by, from a hundred miles away, she spotted the Demon Light reaching for the heavens, filled with numerous characters within.

Upon a fleeting glimpse, she recognized several lines of scriptures, knowing them to be profound Demon Refining Techniques, with similarities to her own sect's Corpse Refining Methods. She was both shocked and elated.

She speculated that a Demon Path Secret Manual was about to emerge, and obtaining it could greatly strengthen her sect's abilities, potentially allowing her sect to surpass the other three, becoming the dominant force in the Xiangxi Region. Recently, the Ghost Mother Sect had also started engaging in funeral services, encroaching on the Pima Sect's market share, and tensions were rising, with both sects preparing to engage in a big battle.

Xiang Jiugu flew towards the source of the Demon Light, but as she approached, the light suddenly disappeared. Unsure of where the Demon Path Secret Manual actually was, she searched the skies for quite some time, eventually narrowing her search to a radius of tens of miles, deciding to come down for a closer look.

Wearing her white hemp mourning robe, with a mourning band around her waist and a vine staff in her hand, she walked along a mountain path until she reached a village, when suddenly a sword light came from afar, transforming into a red-faced Daoist upon landing. She recognized at a glance that he was from the Mysterious Sect and inwardly cursed her luck, assuming he was also attracted by the Demon Light and intended to destroy the Demon Scripture!

She couldn't help but curse internally: These hypocritical goody-two-shoes of the Mysterious Sect are infuriating, eager to destroy a Demon Treasure, a Divine Demon Secret Manual just because they stumbled upon it—such a waste! If I ever come across their Orthodox Sect manuals or Heavenly Book Immortal Scrolls, I'll also cast spells to destroy them!

Hmm... but first, I'll cultivate them myself, and then destroy them!

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