The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

A strange voice suddenly rang in his ear.

It was an incomprehensible murmuring, seemingly containing countless pieces of information.

These pieces of information appeared out of nowhere in Li Qing's mind, making him somewhat able to understand, yet also somewhat unable to understand.

He felt a strange distortion in his mind amidst this information and voice, a negative emotion rising within him.

"No, something's not right!"

Without any hesitation, "The Righteous Path of the Mortal World is Built from Alteration" was instantly activated.

A river of human history appeared in his mind.

Countless mysterious chants, the brilliance of historical sages, illuminated his spirit, dispelling all negativity from his mind.

Amidst the murmuring voice, the strange knowledge also fell into the brilliance of this spell like raindrops.

Li Qing felt as if he knew something, yet also as if he didn't.

The pain in his mind and body was suppressed, all negativity removed, his spirit clearer than ever before.

The Essence Qi in his body boiled, seemingly altering his physique, strands of black substance emanating from his body.

As if something was squeezed out from his bone marrow, he felt as if his body had become incredibly pure, out of sync with the entire world.

Time passed, and the boiling of the Essence Qi gradually calmed down. Li Qing's body was covered in a thick, mud-like substance.

He slowly opened his eyes, a strong odor entering his nostrils.

"Human Dao True Body" trembled instantly, shattering all the black mud covering his body.

"Myriad Dao Myriad Qi Domain" and "Life and Death Wheel Five Elements Tribulation Qi" were slightly activated, a gray-white calamity Qi completely under his control, covering the fragments of black mud.

At a visible speed, the black mud turned into pure ash, seemingly crushed into nothingness.

The foul odor in the air completely disappeared, and the entire room became calm.

With a wave of his hand, countless ashes gathered with the operation of Essence Qi, forming a fist-sized ash sphere.

A shadowy paper figure emerged, taking the ash sphere and silently blending into the shadows, heading outside the academy.

Soon, the ash was thrown into the outside sewer, disappearing forever with the sewage.

This shadow was also arranged in other locations in Dragon Path City, forming a new surveillance point.

The shadowy paper figure had a marvelous characteristic: as long as it remained motionless in the shadows, it was almost impossible for most cultivators to detect it.

As long as it didn't attract the attention of powerful cultivators, it was difficult to be noticed.

This was his conclusion after multiple experiments with blood-armored individuals at the site of the True Teaching.

These shadows had become the best monitors, countering the Immortal Cultivation World's surveillance system.

Feeling the changes in his body, the consumption of spellcasting, and the information appearing in his mind out of nowhere, Li Qing already knew his current state.

He had condensed a Dao Body, most of which were innate, containing various different characteristics.

Some people were born with divine eyes, able to see things that ordinary people couldn't.

Some were born with the ability to purify Essence Qi, making rapid progress in cultivation.

And some were born with the ability to weaken costs, also known as cultivation seeds.

...

All this information appeared out of nowhere in his mind, just as his Essence Qi boiled, almost undergoing a rebirth, when the strange murmuring voice transmitted its content.

This content was extremely strange, almost causing a distortion in his mind.

Fortunately, with the powerful and mysterious mental technique "The Righteous Path of the Mortal World is Built from Alteration," he managed to suppress the strange voice and information, intercepting the true content.

"Why would this situation occur?"

"Could it be that all the cultivation in the lineage comes from this inexplicable murmuring voice?"

"As long as one is not assimilated and distorted, one can comprehend some cultivation methods, and finally complete the so-called Body Refining of the lineage?"

Li Qing pondered, having obtained countless techniques.

These techniques all had a major problem that ordinary people couldn't bypass.

Various kinds of spells corresponded to different cultivation methods.

Whether it was spells or techniques, none were exceptions.

This was simply impossible to accomplish through experimentation, only coming from some unknown existence.

Because a person couldn't create a set of spells and develop a technique on their own.

Unless billions of people continuously attempted, it would be possible to succeed in one.

The techniques he had obtained now were at least in the thousands, impossible to be man-made.

He pondered, "The distorted murmuring voice, accompanied by hidden dangers and costs, could it be because they didn't intercept the correct content from these messages?"

A possibility flashed through Li Qing's mind.

He shook his head slightly, "Forget it, there's too much unknown. Perhaps this is just one of the situations."

Through this information, he knew that he had condensed a Dao Body.

However, what kind of Dao Body he had exactly still required his own research.

He began to cast all the spells in succession, feeling the subtle changes within them.

Soon, he came to a conclusion, "So that's it, my Dao Body currently has a characteristic."

"All spell consumption is directly reduced by thirty percent."

"This means that with the same Essence Qi, I can unleash greater spell power."

"Other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other changes."

"However, being able to reduce spell consumption by thirty percent is already very good, and should not be considered weak within the Dao Body."

"And all the spells I cultivate can have their consumption reduced, which is quite powerful."

At this point, he felt that the strange aura emanating from his body was becoming more and more intense, as dense as a cloud of smoke, enveloping him entirely.

"Human Tribulation, based on various cases of Human Tribulation I've seen, this seems to be a kind of almost karmic calamity, but it also seems different."

"The strange aura emanating from the body will somehow involve those who enter the realm of Human Tribulation in a dangerous manner."

"If they cannot overcome the danger, they will have no place to be buried."

"If they can overcome the danger or avoid it, they can condense a Dao Foundation."

"Dao Foundation requires the integration of a certain substance produced after overcoming the calamity, known as Qi Fate."

"The greater the calamity overcome, the more Qi Fate condensed, and the higher the quality of the Dao Foundation formed from the structure of Essence Qi, the stronger the future magical power."

"Dao Foundation is divided into Low Grade, Middle Grade, and High Grade, serving as the foundation structure for magical power."

"After the formation of Dao Foundation, it can imbue Essence Qi, causing mysterious changes in Essence Qi, making it easier to manipulate."

"Then, using Essence Qi to weave magical power structures,"