Chapter 6: The Cultivation Method of the Demon Sect

Upon entering the Library Pavilion, Lü Yang immediately saw an elderly man with graying hair, lying listlessly on a rocking chair, basking in the sun while earnestly flipping through a Taoist scripture.

As soon as Lü Yang stepped through the door, the old man looked over at him.

"Another newcomer?"

The old man said indifferently, "Go inside and pick for yourself. Remember to follow the rules written inside, or if you die, don't blame me for not warning you."

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior."

Lü Yang cupped his fists in salute and then walked toward the bookshelves.

Sure enough, as soon as he approached, the disciple token hanging at his waist seemed to sense something, faint light emerging, before transforming into lines of text floating in midair.

"Lü Yang, disciple of Mending Heaven Peak."

"Eligible to receive the secret manual of Mending Heaven Peak『Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss of Dragon and Tiger Intercourse』for free. Additionally, first-time exchange of a cultivation method can be done through a zero-down payment loan."

Without hesitation, Lü Yang accepted it directly.

In the next moment, the content of the cultivation method appeared on the disciple token, and Lü Yang's consciousness quickly immersed itself within.

Only after a long while did he return to his senses.

"This cultivation method, why is it like the『Innate Dao Book』, also divided into upper and lower parts?"

Recalling the ending of his previous life, Lü Yang's expression turned somewhat ugly: "『Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss of Dragon and Tiger Intercourse』, when perfected, can cultivate a Yin-Yang Dragon Tiger Qi, ranked as a fifth-grade art, theoretically also a method pointing straight toward Foundation Establishment."

"But, what they gave me is only the Qi Refining part!"

Having learned his lesson from his previous life, Lü Yang was extremely wary of such half-finished cultivation methods and even harbored thoughts of giving up on cultivating it.

However, after pondering for a long time, he sighed once more: "I still have to practice it!"

If he cultivated it, there might be hidden dangers in the future.

If he did not cultivate, he might not even have a future!

Moreover, this『Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss of Dragon and Tiger Intercourse』was indeed profoundly mysterious, not only able to harvest the target's vital energy, but also able to harvest their knowledge!

Cultivation methods, divine abilities, experiences — he could harvest them all!

"Furthermore, cultivators who had been harvested by this method would gradually have their thoughts controlled by the practitioner, becoming utterly devoted and unable to extricate themselves, ultimately degenerating into puppets willing to die for the practitioner. Truly a devil art reaching the peak of treachery."

Lü Yang studied the cultivation method, silently comprehending it.

Just like that, another half an hour passed before he attempted to circulate his energy, two streams of true qi flowing at his fingertips, constructing the dragon and the tiger, faintly about to merge into a brand new form of true qi.

"Mm!"

In the next second, Lü Yang's face turned pale, and the true qi at his fingertips dissipated.

"Failed? Well, that makes sense. Although I have grasped the theory, I have not yet practiced it in actual combat. A dual cultivation method is, after all, not meant to be practiced alone."

Still, Lü Yang was not discouraged and turned his gaze toward the dazzling bookshelves before him.

According to the rules of the Library Pavilion, as a newly initiated formal disciple, he still had one more opportunity to exchange for a cultivation method or divine ability with a zero-down payment loan.

What surprised Lü Yang was that the Library Pavilion did not only house demonic arts.

There were also many cultivation methods obviously originating from righteous sects, covering an extremely broad range, from divination, sword techniques, five elements magic, and more — almost everything imaginable.

"『Minor Heaven Severance Art』, 『Upper Taiyi Five Elements True Method』, 『Longevity True Explanation』, 『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』..."

Lü Yang browsed for quite a while before finally making his choice.

"『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』, price: 1000 contribution points."

"Detected that you are redeeming for the first time. You may take a zero-down payment loan, with an annual interest rate of thirty-six percent, to be repaid over ten years. Do you wish to exchange?"

How much???

Lü Yang almost cursed out loud.

Thirty-six percent annual interest meant that he would have to repay 460 contribution points every year, totaling 4600 points over ten years!

Borrowing 1000 and repaying 4600?

Bleeding someone dry to the bone!

"Wait... I'm different!"

Lü Yang's eyes suddenly lit up.

For others, the zero-down high-interest loan might be a deep pit, but for him, it was completely irrelevant.

At worst, he could restart — what did debts from a past life have to do with him?

Thus, as long as he wished, he could freely exploit the Library Pavilion's cultivation methods and divine abilities!

Since he had no intention of repaying, Lü Yang became much more composed.

With a grand gesture, without even blinking, he took the loan and purchased『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』.

Then something unexpected happened to Lü Yang.

When he previously received『Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss of Dragon and Tiger Intercourse』, the content of the cultivation method was provided directly.

However, this time, Lü Yang only received a message:

“The cultivation method is being dispatched and is expected to arrive at your cave residence within three days.”

“Please wait patiently.”

Looking at the message on the disciple token, Lü Yang was somewhat puzzled.

What did it mean that the cultivation method was being dispatched?

Could it be that this cultivation method was a lone copy, without any transcriptions?

That said, Lü Yang still believed that the Primordial Saint Sect wouldn’t just swallow up his cultivation method like that.

Before leaving, he once again sought out the old man at the entrance of the Library Pavilion.

“Senior…”

Just as Lü Yang was about to bow, the old man on the rocking chair spoke, “I’m not really a senior. I’m also a disciple of the sect, just a bit older than you.”

Hearing this, Lü Yang was briefly stunned, then corrected himself: “Senior Brother, do you know whether the sect provides cauldrons suitable for dual cultivation methods like ours?”

In the Demon Sect, Lü Yang naturally had no intention of staying morally pure or avoiding dual cultivation.

Anything that could make him stronger, he would use.

“Cauldrons, huh…”

The old man glanced at Lü Yang and suddenly asked, “Did you take a loan to purchase a cultivation method?”

Lü Yang was momentarily dazed, then nodded.

“Then you don’t need to worry about this matter.”

Saying this, a subtle and meaningful smile appeared on the old man’s face: “Though those cultivation loans are infuriating, they do come with perks.”

“Just go back and wait!”

Still puzzled, Lü Yang returned to his cave residence.

But very soon, he understood why『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』required time to be delivered, and what exactly the old man meant by “perks.”

Three days later, a box was delivered to the entrance of Lü Yang’s cave residence.

Lü Yang carried the box inside and opened it.

Then he saw a tall and curvaceous woman with sharp, phoenix-like eyes exuding a heroic aura, bound hand and foot and stuffed into the center of the box.

Although she couldn’t be called an unparalleled beauty, she was undeniably born attractive.

Her bare face wore no makeup, yet radiated an ethereal elegance.

And because she had stayed too long in the hot and stuffy box, her body was covered in glistening sweat, droplets rolling down her fair neck into her chest.

“Demonic Sect!”

The woman looked at Lü Yang, her gaze filled with hatred as if she wished to slice him into a thousand pieces.

At the same time, she seemed to realize her fate, and despair appeared on her delicate face.

Lü Yang frowned at the sight: “You are... a disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion?”

“So what if I am?”

The woman closed her beautiful eyes, and two lines of clear tears slowly slid down her pale cheeks: “Just kill me!”

Only then did Lü Yang come to a realization.

『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』was a secret divine ability of the righteous powerhouse in the south — the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.

He had previously wondered how the Primordial Saint Sect had gotten their hands on it.

Now he understood.

『Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss of Dragon and Tiger Intercourse』could extract the target’s knowledge and experience.

And the sect had directly delivered to him an official disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.

In other words, if he wanted『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』, he just had to extract it from her.

“In this way, not only is the cultivation method passed on, but the problem of the disciple needing a cauldron to cultivate is also solved. Killing two birds with one stone — truly maximizing value.”

Making full use of everything — that was indeed the style of the Primordial Saint Sect.

Compared to the righteous sects who endured bitter cultivation through winter and summer, this was the true cultivation method of the Demon Sect.