Chapter 596 - 577: God and Demon in One Thought, Demon Acupoint

The Demonic Qi surged to the heavens.

Pitch-black Demonic Qi billowed forth, and that ultimate power carried with it an ultimate malice.

"A peerless great demon was suppressed in this space. It died when its Lifespan ran out. This must be the Primordial Demon Essence it left behind after its death."

The Black Dragon was also very surprised as he gazed at the pitch-black Demon Essence.

The origin of this Demon Essence was far from simple. He could confirm it was left by a peerless great demon because of the ultimate malice clinging to it, which had yet to dissipate even after so long.

"However, that peerless great demon fell long ago, so it has no real influence."

As the Black Dragon spoke, his gaze returned to the open box.

’A box that can hold such a thing can’t be simple. Perhaps the peerless great demon’s mortal remains are inside.’

’If they are, its physical body would be far stronger than a Dragon’s. It must have been an existence above the Divine Acupoint Realm, or perhaps even stronger.’

’It might even be a bit more powerful than the Dragon Race body I had originally planned on acquiring.’

As he thought of this, a trace of anticipation grew in the Black Dragon’s heart.

"God and Demon in One Thought?"

The Black Dragon looked at the box. He hadn’t expected to pull out a pitch-black stone tablet half a man’s height from within. It was covered with densely packed inscriptions in an ancient script, but one the Black Dragon recognized.

After reading the information on it, the Black Dragon was sorely disappointed.

Yang Chan was also looking at the contents, but his heart stirred, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

’This is a method for transforming between god and demon, allowing one to comprehend Divine-Demon True Intent.’

’One can use Demon Intent to become a god, and one can also use Divine Intent to become a demon.’

For most Martial Arts Cultivators, the path forward after completing Body Tempering was to break the Human-God Boundary and become a being like a Divine Spirit.

But Demon Cultivators preferred to call it the Human-Demon Boundary and ascend to become Demon Gods. They also referred to the Divine Acupoint Realm as the Demon Acupoint. Though the names were different, the Realm and Cultivation level were more or less the same.

And *God and Demon in One Thought* was a method of transformation between god and demon. After completing Body Tempering, one could use it to transform between the two and finally choose a path of ascension.

One could forge a Demon Body, or one could forge a Divine Body.

It also recorded the relevant Acupoints to ultimately forge a powerful physical body.

This wasn’t a Cultivation Technique, but it was an extremely powerful method of transformation. Both the Demon Body and the Divine Body were incredibly powerful. Once forged, one’s physical body would become exceedingly strong with limitless potential.

This was also helpful for Cultivation beyond the Divine Acupoint Realm.

If one cultivated it to Great Success, they could even switch between god and demon, becoming both a powerful Divine Spirit and a peerless great demon.

Once Yang Chan cultivated to the Blood Exchange Peak, he could use this transformation method to prepare for the future. The technique’s Cultivation began at the Peak of Body Tempering.

As for the Black Dragon, a Dragon Body was already no weaker than other powerful bodies. Furthermore, this technique required a physical body and began its Cultivation at the Peak of the Body Tempering Stage, so it was naturally of little use to him.

The Black Dragon’s original Realm wasn’t the Body Tempering Stage, and besides, he didn’t have a physical body. Even if he found a Dragon Race body to use as a puppet for providing Qi and Blood, he would still find it difficult to cultivate this technique. Thus, this outcome was a great disappointment to him.

"Are there any hidden dangers in the *God and Demon in One Thought* recorded here?"

Yang Chan looked at the Black Dragon and asked.

He asked because he was currently a perfect fit to cultivate *God and Demon in One Thought*. From the very beginning, his Cultivation path—from the *Ox Demon’s Mighty Fist* and *Tiger Demon Bone-Refining Fist* to the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method* and the *Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture*—had always involved comprehending Demon Intent. Those Martial Seals all contained a measure of it.

Furthermore, the Blood Exchange Technique he planned to cultivate, the *Demon Dragon Blood Exchange Technique*, involved comprehending the Dragon Demon True Intent. All of these followed the path of ultimate Demon Intent. This method of Cultivation was progressive, constantly strengthening that very same Demon Intent.

This Cultivation path was very complete, but Yang Chan was unclear about the road ahead regarding the path of Divine Acupoint Cultivation.

Although *God and Demon in One Thought* was not a Cultivation Technique, he could use it to break through, condensing the ultimate Demon Intent in his body to finally ascend.

At the same time, it meant his future choices were no longer limited to a single path.

Whether he advanced to the Divine Acupoint or the Demon Acupoint, both were possible. It was equivalent to gaining an extra path.

On the path of Cultivation, having another choice was a very rare thing.

"Based on my experience, the technique itself has no issues. However, its sheer difficulty is the biggest limitation."

"Even at your current level of Cultivation, Master, you are not qualified to practice it. Even after you break through to the Blood Exchange Realm, mastering it will be immensely difficult. What’s more, the technique requires its Cultivation to be completed within the Body Tempering Stage, which increases the difficulty exponentially."

"It looks promising, but the time required to master it is far too long."

"Even if you reach the Blood Exchange Realm, Master, your Lifespan won’t increase by much. And you are of the Human Race, which has a short Lifespan to begin with."

"In my opinion, Master, you should not waste your time on this Cultivation Technique. After all, that time would be better spent considering how to break through to the Divine Acupoint Realm."

"The Taiyu Divine Continent lacks Divine Veins, making a breakthrough to the Divine Acupoint Realm difficult. Therefore, this Cultivation Technique is useless to you, Master."

"However, you could learn a thing or two from it."

The Black Dragon spoke, then paused to observe Yang Chan’s reaction.

"Furthermore, whether you absorb Divine Essence or Demon Essence, both are extremely dangerous. This kind of power is immensely strong on its own, and a Body Tempering Stage physical body can hardly bear it."

"And this Demon Essence here was formed from the resentment and Demonic Qi of a peerless great demon after its death. It carries an even more extreme malice, making it that much more difficult to absorb."

"So, I really don’t recommend you cultivate it, Master!"

The Black Dragon listed the various problems with *God and Demon in One Thought*. These weren’t traps intentionally set within the technique, but inherent flaws. Anyone who wished to cultivate it would have to face these issues.

The stronger a Cultivation Technique, the harder it is to master and the more dangers one must face. After all, the very act of cultivation is the greatest danger of all.

Based on what the Black Dragon knew of Yang Chan, he assumed that after learning of so many problems, Yang Chan would most likely give up on cultivating it.

’Getting involved with a peerless great demon is just too much trouble.’

’If I hadn’t escaped from Taiyin Heaven and become the Artifact Spirit of the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, it probably wouldn’t have been long before I followed in this peerless great demon’s footsteps. I would have perished in that tower, my body and soul destroyed, reduced to a ball of Origin Power to be refined by some successor.’

’Of course, I might have just been absorbed by the Profound Yin Hanging Bead and turned into its nourishment. Then I couldn’t even have become an Artifact Spirit.’ This was a point he had never mentioned to Yang Chan.

"Oh, I see!"

Yang Chan nodded upon hearing this.

’The difficulty of the Cultivation Technique isn’t a problem for me. As long as the technique itself is sound, that’s all that matters. Even if it does have flaws, I can fix them. The only drawback is the cost will be a bit steep—it will consume a lot of Potential Points.’

’So, the issues that would worry others are no issue for me at all.’

However, Yang Chan had no intention of explaining this to the Black Dragon.