Chapter 591 - 285: Capturing the Demonic Thought

Chapter 591: Chapter 285: Capturing the Demonic Thought

In the main hall of a secluded courtyard, deep within the core of the Shen Family’s residence.

Chen Cheng briefly recounted the events at the Black Lotus Sect’s stronghold in Cui Liu Manor, including his slaying of the Corpse Demon.

Shen Mingyuan hadn’t encountered the Demon Venerable’s Demonic Thought at Cui Liu Manor, so he was shocked to suddenly hear that Chen Cheng had been trapped in a Demon Thought Cage!

When he saw that Chen Cheng’s refined, handsome face had a dark tinge and his body was faintly shrouded in inky-black Demonic Qi, he knew it was a sign that the Demon Thought Cage had locked down completely.

Shen Mingyuan’s expression immediately turned incredibly grave!

He knew, of course, that opening the body’s acupoints was the Profound Passage one had to overcome to advance from the Acquired Body Refining Realm to the Innate Realm.

Breaking through this Profound Passage was already incredibly difficult. Even in a Major Sect from a State City like the Great Dao Sect, only a handful of True Disciples had managed to break through it over several decades, entering the Puncture Realm to become Innate Realm Martial Artists.

Chen Cheng’s Martial Arts Talent was astonishingly brilliant, and he’d had a great chance of taking this step.

But being trapped by a Demon Thought Cage while in the Bone Forging Realm had placed another shackle on this Profound Passage, effectively sealing it shut. He would be unable to open his Human Acupoints for the rest of his life, his Martial Arts Achievement forever capped at the Acquired Body Refining Realm.

"Alas... what is to be done?" Shen Mingyuan’s heart was a maelstrom of emotions!

Chen Cheng’s expression remained calm. "Grandfather-in-law, there’s no need to worry," he said. "There’s always a way out. No matter how powerful the Demon Thought Cage is, there must be a way to dispel it."

Shen Mingyuan said, "The Demon Thought Cage is a technique of a Demon Venerable. Even an Innate Realm Expert would find it difficult to dispel. The only hope is if a Martial Arts Grandmaster intervenes.

Across the entire Land of the North, Martial Arts Grandmasters are few and far between. At the Great Dao Sect, the Supreme Elder is only a Half-step Martial Arts Grandmaster. Who could possibly dispel it for you?"

Chen Cheng was about to tell him about the Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting, but he changed his mind at the last moment. "Even if this Demon Thought Cage can’t be dispelled, it won’t stop me from cultivating to the Organ Refining Realm," he said.

Once I reach the Organ Refining Realm, I will have few rivals below the Innate Realm."

Of course, Shen Mingyuan didn’t doubt Chen Cheng’s words.

After all, Chen Cheng’s current combat prowess already surpassed that of most Perfect Martial Artists of the Organ Refining Realm.

If he were to reach Organ Refining Realm Perfection, his combat prowess would likely allow him to contend with some of the weaker Innate Realm Martial Artists!

"Alas... but you were clearly capable of so much more in your Martial Dao!" Shen Mingyuan let out a long sigh.

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During lunch, when they learned that Chen Cheng had been trapped in a Demon Thought Cage, the three ladies of the Chens’ household grew deeply worried.

But Chen Cheng remained calm and told them not to worry.

Mu Xiaowan took it better, having always possessed an unwavering faith in Chen Cheng, but the two sisters, Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang, could only force themselves to smile.

Chen Cheng, for his part, didn’t feel it was appropriate to explain the details to them.

After lunch and a short rest, he found a private, quiet courtyard and went into seclusion to practice his Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm Cultivation Technique.

Once things were quiet, Chen Cheng took out the Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting and began to study it carefully.

Half an hour later, a faint smile touched Chen Cheng’s lips as he murmured to himself,

’My guess was right. This Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting really does counter the Demon Thought Cage. Or more accurately, it counters all techniques from the Demon Sects.

In that case, I’ll start by cultivating this Secret Technique to the Perfection Realm!’

Chen Cheng held his breath and focused his spirit. A thirty-foot-tall Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect suddenly materialized above his head!

"The Dao Heart Demon Seed begins with condensing the Dao Heart!"

Chen Cheng spoke in a resonant voice, and the Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect echoed his words. It then dissolved into streams of Telekinesis that surged into Chen Cheng’s sea of consciousness.

[Cultivation Progress for Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting has increased.]

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[Skills: Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting (Beginner Level 20/100)]

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[Cultivation Progress for Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting has increased.]

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[Skills: Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting (Small Success 350/1000)]

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「Half an hour later.」

[Skills: Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting (Great Success 299/10000)]

Chen Cheng’s expression was serene, his gaze profound. His thoughts were clearer and more lucid than ever before!

’My thoughts are clear, my will is resolute, and my Dao Heart is as firm as a rock. This is the Great Success stage of the Dao Heart Demon Seed!

Because I have the Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect, cultivating the Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting has been completely smooth and without obstruction. The progress is astonishingly fast!

Now, I’ll try the next stage of Cultivation: plant the Demon Seed and bring the Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting to the Perfection Realm!’

The Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect materialized again, but it was much smaller than before, standing just over twenty feet tall. However, the amount of Telekinesis it contained was clearly much greater.

This was undoubtedly because after his Dao Heart had been condensed, the Dharma Thought Power had become more refined, and its might had increased significantly.

The Dharma Gate for planting the Demon Seed involved using Telekinesis to capture Demonic Thought and annihilate the will contained within it.

The Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect once again dissolved into streams of Telekinesis, first pouring into Chen Cheng’s sea of consciousness before spreading throughout the rest of his body.

As it spread, it relentlessly captured the Demonic Thought!

Wherever the Telekinesis passed, the Demonic Thought that had formed the cage had nowhere to hide. It manifested and was captured by the Telekinesis!

’Ha! So the Dharma Gate for planting the Demon Seed in the Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting actually involves forcibly snatching Demonic Thought from a Demon Venerable Level Demon!

Demons often feed on the blood of Martial Artists, using the Evil Qi within it to condense Demonic Qi.

But this Dharma Gate of the Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting turns their own methods back on them, directly plundering Demonic Thought from a Demon Venerable!

This is very much in the style of the Daoist Sects!

However, to forcibly snatch Demonic Thought from a Demon at the Demon Venerable’s level of strength, your own Telekinesis would have to be overwhelmingly more powerful than the Demon Venerable’s Demonic Thought.

A living Demon Venerable would surely have ways to counter someone trying to snatch their Demonic Thought.

The Demonic Thought inside my body has long since lost the Demon Venerable’s will, which makes plundering it much, much simpler!’

[Cultivation Progress for Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting has increased.]