Yellow Court Daoist

In recent days, she has been remarkably diligent, resolved to catch up with Lu Qingshan. Not only was her cultivation effort intense, but she often consulted Lu Qingfeng about challenges in cultivation.

Her progress in cultivation was much faster than before.

Apart from cultivation, she tended two Medicine Gardens at Peak Rain Mountain for Lu Qingfeng, which served as a cultivation of sentiment and a shift in focus.

Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or studying Array Formation Restrictions were also excellent shifts in focus during the cultivation downtime.

Unfortunately, first, Qingyu's Root Bone was limited and she didn't have much time to delve into Alchemy and Artifacts or the way of Arrays. After all, whether it was Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or Array Formation Restrictions, all required extensive time to study.

If Qingyu were to dive deep into these, she might delay her cultivation progress.

Secondly,

she did not have a talent for these aspects.

After trying for some time without any progress, she simply gave them up.

Previously, she rode a white crane around the Juyun Mountain Range to relieve the monotony of her cultivation.

Recently, the situation in the Juyun Mountain Range was tense, and Qingyu had been restless for a long time. Now that the situation was slightly relaxed, she was not in a hurry to go out. Partly because it was still not very safe, and more so because she felt that taking care of the herbal and Spiritual Medicine was also helping her elder brother.

Though it was laborious, she found joy in it.

When Lu Qingfeng returned to Peak Rain Mountain and saw Qingyu cultivating in the cave dwelling, he nodded slightly and turned to check on the two Medicine Gardens.

In the gardens, the Spiritual Medicine and common herbs were lush and vigorous.

Naturally, this was not Qingyu's merit.

It was because the Ju Mang Demon God would perform Divine Skills daily to ripen the Spiritual Medicine and herbs. Once a day, without fully exerting himself, the Ju Mang Demon God could recover overnight.

This ensured his strength wouldn't be severely compromised, and he could keep up with Lu Qingfeng's progress in cultivation.

The condition of the two Medicine Gardens was excellent, although it was Ju Mang Demon God's accomplishment. Seeing the gardens being well-managed, weed-free and orderly, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but smile.

Qingyu always thought about helping him, and she must be quite proud of her efforts now.

Returning to the cave dwelling,

Lu Qingfeng sat down to cultivate.

After several months of recuperation, there remained some residual backlash from upsetting Chi Yun Peak.

He would need at least another month to fully recover.

"The Demon Dao Method, even when advanced to Divine Skills, still majorly backfires. I held back a lot, but still, it took nearly half a year of recuperation to eliminate the backlash injuries."

"Half a year's delay in my cultivation!"

Feeling the unhealed injuries inside him, Lu Qingfeng inwardly shook his head. He originally thought that once he recovered, he could follow the law and deal with Demon Extermination Castle and Golden Wave Sect.

Now, it seems he needs to plan carefully to find a better method.

At least one that is harmless to himself.

The Demon Dao Methods are cunning and powerful but come at a great cost.

The Nine Heavens Talisman Inverting Heaven and Earth Technique, even only as a High-level Technique, incurs backlash more than ten times stronger than during the Divine Skills stage.

If Lu Qingfeng disrupted Chi Yun Peak in the manner he did, he would probably need to spend a decade or even several decades recuperating.

"The Demon Dao Method, often malicious, ruthless, and self-harming. Often after performing, one needs time to recuperate and this delays cultivation. Thus, various evil methods for quick success and fast cultivation progression are researched to compensate."

"A vicious cycle, leading eventually to unending doom."

Lu Qingfeng, while healing his internal injuries, mulled over the Demon Dao Methods.

Most Demon Dao Methods were just as he thought.

The few methods he acquired from Fiery Fire Wanderer and the Twelve Dutian Fierce Fire Divine Banners, like the Nine Heavens Talisman Inverting Heaven and Earth Technique, the Demon Evil Entangling Silk Divine Spell, and the Poison Punishment Bone-locking Heart-piercing Little Asura Technique, were all alike.

Even the Twelve Heavenly Demon God Skill, before being strengthened, had various drawbacks and many remained despite its enhancement.

Visualizing and refining the twelve Demon Gods, converging the thoughts of the All Heavens Demon Gods.

If one's will is not steadfast, one will inevitably fall into the Demon Dao.

Though this method is powerful, Lu Qingfeng hasn't imparted it to Lu Qingshan or Lu Qingyu, largely because Demon Dao Methods, being essentially side door and left Dao, are incomparable to the Luo Fu Sword Scripture— the broad and righteous path of Xuanmen orthodoxy.

It is only Lu Qingfeng.

With the guidance of the "Yellow Court Scripture" to temper his mind, coupled with lifetimes of refinement in the game, one can truly master it.

Ordinary people, lured by the thoughts of Demon Gods, would devour souls, destroy spirits, absorb blood, and essence, indeed committing all sorts of evil acts.

Thus, they fall into the Demon Dao.

Thinking this,

Lu Qingfeng swallowed a few Chen Ke Pills and started to cultivate to recuperate.

After nearly an hour, once the effects of the Chen Ke Pills had completely assimilated, Lu Qingfeng finally opened his eyes, stood up, and went to Lu Qingyu's cave to guide his cultivation.

After half an hour, he returned to his own cave.

He sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

The backlash had not yet subsided, and a hidden illness still lingered.

Ordinary cultivation was absolutely impossible for Lu Qingfeng, as it would only worsen his injuries. This was also one of the reasons why Lu Qingfeng felt that the methods of the Demon Dao were harmful to both others and oneself.

However, while ordinary cultivation was not feasible, Lu Qingfeng could still practice the method of visualization.

Not visualizing a Demon God, but the "Luofu Heart Lamp" from the "Luofu Sword Scripture."

"Luofu Heart Lamp."

Lu Qingfeng visualized infinite Sword Qi in his heart.

The Sword Qi converged to form a Heart Lamp. True Yuan served as the lamp oil, a flicker of spirit light in his heart transformed into a wick. As the heavenly heart brightened, the Heart Lamp was ignited.

The fire of the Heart Lamp flickered.

Streams of Sword Qi crisscrossed around it.

Lu Qingfeng struggled to maintain the Sword Qi, but eventually, it dispersed, the heavenly heart grew dim and dark, and the True Yuan returned to its original places.

The oil dried up, and the lamp disappeared.

"Sigh!"

Lu Qingfeng opened his eyes and took a deep breath, his face showing no particular expression.

Through long cultivation of the "Luofu Sword Scripture" in the game, he had visualized the Luofu Heart Lamp countless times, even forging a physical Magic Artifact twice.

Visualizing and forming the Luofu Heart Lamp in reality was just a matter of time.

According to his current progress, he would fully succeed within a month. By then, his hidden injuries would be healed, and with the help of the Luofu Heart Lamp, his cultivation would advance rapidly.

"The materials for forging the Luofu Heart Lamp also need to be gathered."

Lu Qingfeng frowned slightly.

Upon further consideration, his current need for Artifact Refining Materials was actually higher than for Spiritual Medicine.

Having walked through the Hundred Herbs Garden, he lacked nothing in terms of Spiritual Medicine for refining various healing, recovery, and cultivation-enhancing Elixir Pills. Every twelve years, he could enter the Hundred Herbs Garden again.

He even had the Ju Mang Demon God, who could cultivate on its own.

Spiritual Medicine, Elixir Pills, completely sufficient.

But in terms of Refining Materials—

"Du Tian Fierce Fire God Flag."

"Nine Strategies Xuanhao Talisman."

"Water and Fire Dual Beads."

"Purple Insect Bell."

These four Magic Artifacts, which Lu Qingfeng obtained in the game, were all Eighth Rank Magical Artifacts. Even if simplified, they still required First Rank and Second Rank materials, which could not be subpar.

Up until now, the materials Lu Qingfeng had collected were only enough to forge two Du Tian Fierce Fire God Flags.

As for the materials to forge the Nine Strategies Xuanhao Talisman, Water and Fire Dual Beads, and Purple Insect Bell, there was no trace of them.

The former two were not urgent for now.

But the Purple Insect Bell was of great help in cultiv