When Yang Chan cultivated the Peng Demon True Intent, he mostly did so in his private chamber. This was because he had not yet completely subdued its savage aura and could not control it at will.
Even though Yang Chan had condensed a Soul Body and possessed powerful Spiritual Power, he was still unable to subdue the Peng Demon True Intent in a short amount of time.
The source of this True Intent was the Ancient Peng Demon, whose origins were anything but simple.
The Ancient Peng Demon was also a powerful Longevity Species, and adults of its kind were beings above the Divine Acupoint realm. Therefore, subduing the Peng Demon True Intent was no simple task.
Even though the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture that Yang Chan was currently cultivating only incorporated a sliver of the Peng Demon True Intent—not the entirety of the Ancient Peng Demon—its existential level was so high that it made subduing the True Intent extremely difficult.
Once the Peng Demon Martial Seal was successfully cultivated, its boost to a Cultivator was excellent. However, the difficulty of achieving this was also immense. It required a long process of gradual refinement, slowly grinding away the savage aura within the Peng Demon True Intent before attempting to subdue it. Even then, the chance of success only increased slightly, and very few people could ever succeed.
Take the Former Sect Leader, Liu Xuan, for example. Despite having been a Cleansing Marrow Grandmaster for a long time, he was unable to subdue the Peng Demon True Intent. He wasn’t the only one; the same was true for those in the Merak Sacred Land who cultivated the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture.
Of the Five Demons True Intent, the first three were not excessively difficult to cultivate. However, the difficulty of the last two increased exponentially; one could even say they were on a completely different level.
The difficulty of visualizing the Ox Demon Martial Seal wasn’t very high. Anyone whose Martial Arts Cultivation had broken through to External Refining Steel would attempt the visualization, and most could comprehend it after spending some time.
As for visualizing the Tiger Demon Martial Seal, success was practically guaranteed for anyone who broke through to External Iron Bone Refining.
But when it came to the Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal, one needed to subdue the Flood Dragon Demon’s True Intent, which increased the difficulty considerably. However, those who had broken through to the Inner Master realm were already experts with considerable talent. As long as they spent enough time, they could still succeed.
In the process of subduing the Flood Dragon Demon’s True Intent, one’s Spiritual Power would also see a significant boost. Just like Liu Xuan, after their cultivation reached the Peak of Internal Refining of the Five Viscera, their Spiritual Power would basically meet the requirements to break through to the Cleansing Marrow Grandmaster realm.
Naturally, there were benefits to the high cultivation difficulty.
But when it came to cultivating the Peng Demon True Intent, the difficulty rose by another level. Even geniuses who broke through to become Cleansing Marrow Grandmasters were not guaranteed to subdue the Peng Demon True Intent and condense the Peng Demon Martial Seal.
Not to mention the Demon Dragon True Intent that came after, which was even more difficult. Therefore, although this inherited Combined Technique was powerful, with limitless potential—especially when the Five Demons True Intent were fused, its potential far surpassed many Superior Cultivation Techniques—not many in the Merak Sacred Land chose to cultivate it.
Prodigies who hoped to break through to the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Realm rarely chose this Cultivation Technique because the difficulty became too high in the later stages.
This was also one of the reasons the Merak Sacred Land was willing to send the subsequent parts of the Cultivation Technique to the Cyan Yuan Sect: the parts that completed it were even harder to cultivate.
If no one could successfully master a powerful Cultivation Technique, then in a way, its upper limit wasn’t truly that high.
However, for those who didn’t intend to break through to the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Realm, it was an excellent choice. If they reached the Cleansing Marrow Grandmaster Realm and managed to comprehend the Peng Demon True Intent, their combat power would far surpass others, making it a great option for those who pursued strength above all else.
After all, not every Martial Seal could increase one’s combat power exponentially at the Cleansing Marrow Grandmaster Realm. In the later stages of cultivation, even increasing combat power by ten or twenty percent was extremely difficult, let alone multiplying it.
Lü Zhenghai knew these secrets, but he never told Gu An, Yang Chan, or the others. He knew that telling them would solve nothing, because the Cyan Yuan Sect’s cultivation methods were designed as a set from the very beginning. Besides this one, the other available Cultivation Techniques didn’t have very high upper limits.
Trying to switch to a different technique later on would be worse than just cultivating this one step-by-step. At least the path forward for this Combined Technique was clear, with the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Realm visible at the end.
Someone with exceptional talent might be able to break through. But even if not, cultivating this way was still a very good choice.
If Yang Chan had known about this, he probably wouldn’t have cared much. A Cultivation Technique that was too difficult for others was something he could solve, as long as it appeared on his panel.
’As long as the upper limit is high enough, that’s all that matters. Otherwise, I’d just have to spend some more Potential Points to break through it!’
Now that the Peng Demon Martial Seal had appeared on his panel, subduing the Peng Demon True Intent was just a matter of time for him. If he didn’t want to rely on his own power to subdue it, he could also spend more Potential Points to complete the step.
However, doing so would take away some of the fun. It would also affect his progress in improving his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill and interfere with his original plan. Therefore, Yang Chan decided to try and do it himself.
’I’ve already condensed a Soul Body. I refuse to believe I can’t subdue the Peng Demon True Intent.’
’After all, I even managed to subdue the Black Dragon Soul Body. Although I had some outside help, the end result was the Black Dragon submitting to me.’
’I refuse to believe I can’t subdue this mere sliver of the Peng Demon’s True Intent.’
As Yang Chan began his visualization, a savage aura emerged and grew steadily stronger. The aura emanated from within his own body, and at that moment, Yang Chan seemed to have transformed into a Peng Demon himself, utterly savage.
This didn’t mean something was wrong with Yang Chan. Rather, during the visualization, he was simulating the Peng Demon True Intent, making it seem as if the Ancient Peng Demon had been resurrected within his body.
In order to subdue it, he first had to visualize it. This was the normal process.
As his connection to the Peng Demon True Intent deepened, Yang Chan felt a Peng Demon tear through the void in his mind. A dense Demonic Qi erupted from its body, and it looked incredibly ferocious and malevolent, like the birth of some primordial demon.
If an ordinary person were affected by this, their Spiritual Power would be corrupted and they would be instantly crippled. Many Cleansing Marrow Grandmasters had failed precisely because they were overwhelmed by this aura.
The origin of the Peng Demon True Intent was simply too powerful, making it extremely difficult to subdue.
Yang Chan felt this aura, but his expression remained unchanged. Sword Intent and Sword Momentum manifested around him as his Spiritual Power surged wildly.
Amidst the Peng Demon’s powerful pressure, Yang Chan stood as immovable as a mountain, seemingly unaffected.
Seeing this, the Peng Demon’s savage aura grew even more frantic. It tore through the void and appeared before Yang Chan, forcing him to experience the full might of the Peng Demon True Intent.
At this moment, the Peng Demon seemed to have returned from ancient times, having slaughtered countless living beings. The aura it exuded was enough to make anyone’s mind collapse.
No matter how firm one’s will, facing the Peng Demon at this moment would only instill endless terror. This was due to the fundamental gap between living beings, a disparity that was Innate.
It was like the gap between an Ancient God and a mortal. A mortal did not even have the right to look directly at a Divine Spirit; those who dared to try either went mad or died!
It was a difference in the very level of life itself, a gulf that was nearly impossible to cross.
Yang Chan now understood why the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture recorded that the Peng Demon True Intent was so difficult to master.
Even he felt this pressure. One had to remember that his Spiritual Power was extremely formidable, and he had already condensed a Soul Body. If even he felt this way, it was no wonder others would likely give up at this point, not daring to attempt the Peng Demon visualization again for a long time!