Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength

Then...

"Ah Yu, how is your cultivation going?"

Little Swallow looked at Meng Yu with curiosity. This sword-obsessed fellow had been dedicatedly cultivating for the past few days, ignoring all external affairs. This greatly relieved her; after all, things were a bit chaotic outside, and she even saw some unseemly behavior from certain men and women!

"I've made a bit of progress."

"Ah, that's good."

"Yes, that is good."

Meng Yu said with a smile, very normally closed the door to the Quiet Room, and reminded Little Swallow to just keep outsiders from coming in.

Little Swallow nodded, then nodded again.

He wouldn't tell anyone about his Golden Finger, including his breakthroughs, which were just as normal as taking a drink of water.

In the Quiet Room.

Meng Yu began to adjust his state.

The Sword Intent of the Wind had allowed him to level up from the First Layer of Qi Cultivation directly to the Third Grade Perfection, while the Sword Intent of Fire had upgraded him from Grade Three to Grade Five of Qi Cultivation.

These were tenfold enhancements; so what about a hundredfold?

Regardless, Meng Yu felt that he could not wait any longer.

Who knew what the next day would bring, and moreover, one couldn't wait for a crisis to strike before enhancing oneself because after enhancing, one always needed time to adapt.

Given the circumstances, he decided to go ahead with the Hundredfold Strength, even though it was a pity and hard to let go of, but he was certain he would not regret it.

What he chose was Growing Golden Lotus, a common Immortal Technique held by everyone in the Immortal Sect!

This technique had been revised continuously by the Immortal Sect for thousands of years and guaranteed by dozens of Spirit-Transforming Cultivators. It was popular among the middle-aged and older circles and could be cultivated by anyone because the masses also wished for longevity!

After reaching two hundred years in Foundation Establishment and five hundred years in the Golden Core phase broke the limit of lifespan, it was natural for ordinary people to aspire for longevity. This desire was uncontrollable for anyone and even led to severe social issues.

For example, when someone reached their sixties or seventies and had accumulated a certain wealth and power, would they not try to live longer, either being deceived, taking the wrong path, or resort to robbery and murder for a slim hope?

After all, what's there to lose in death, right?

You must give ordinary people some hope, mustn't you?

Therefore, Immortal Technique like Growing Golden Lotus which gave hope to everyone came into existence.

The jade rabbit hides in the moon, the crow in the sun, always there are tortoise and snake entwined in union.

In their union, life stays strong, and amidst the flames, the Golden Lotus can be grown.

Growing Golden Lotus is a very magical Cultivation Technique.

A technique that can be cultivated by those in Qi Cultivation or even those who are in the postnatal phase.

The mystery of the womb, the mystery of past lives, the enigma of immortality, all these have their solutions in Growing Golden Lotus. As long as you refine your Divine Soul diligently, practice hard, then... you might have an extremely, extremely tiny chance to reincarnate after death!

This is a reincarnation technique. Although the probability is so small that it might be only once in many centuries or even billions of people, at least it provides a peaceful way to face death.

After all, every hundred years or so, there are one or two cultivators who achieve Grand Achievement of this Immortal Technique.

Oh yes, there's also a rumor that although few are reborn through Growing Golden Lotus, many people reincarnate after a thousand years; later versions even say after several thousand or tens of thousands of years. But if you can reincarnate, make sure not to take a wicked path, like robbing, committing crimes, and so on.

One Golden Lotus nurtures my body; the Lotus Seeds forge my path in the next life.

And this path was what Meng Yu started preparing for after killing his uncle and others, planning for his future road!

Once, someone relied on Growing Golden Lotus to be reborn and became a great power in the Immortal Sect, and this is exactly what Meng Yu wanted.

Not to become a mighty figure within the Immortal Sect but purely for the sake of rebirth!

He didn't fear death; he just deeply regretted not having been born into better circumstances!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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In his past life, the tempering of society had left him somewhat cold and detached, finding it hard to devote himself wholeheartedly to anyone. In this world, the person he now held dear was none other than Little Swallow—his teacher Chen—and these bonds were those determined by his predecessor. As for him, falling in love with a girl, regarding her as his beloved one?

Heh.

So, with the difficulty set to increase tenfold, a hundredfold, perhaps after Little Swallow, after teacher Chen, he would never fall for anyone again, including any disciples he might later take or masters he might pay respects to.

Then, is there a loophole to exploit?

Of course, he himself was the loophole!

Originally an Azure Star Person, what relation did he have with teacher Chen, Little Swallow, and the Meng Family? Yet, upon transmigrating into Meng Yu's body, he gained familial ties and determined affections. But his soul was still that of the person from Azure Star. So, could he be reborn and transmigrate once more? When he became someone else while his core self remained the same, wouldn't that be beneficial?

Therefore, over a year ago, he began to cultivate the Growing Golden Lotus!

I refuse to live as a human—no, I refuse to be Meng Yu. What if I could be reborn into a family with parents, grandparents, uncles, aunties—a dozen sisters, hundreds of brothers? How wonderful would that be?

Turns out, such large families are common in the Immortal Sect!

This time around, Meng Yu had been pushed into a corner, resorting to the most explosive measures. But if he could start over, in his next life, he would manage his relationships well.

Dear uncles and aunties, lovely sisters, beloved brothers, Meng Yu would play the role of a cursed solitary star while escaping all suspicion.

Strong by tenfold today, by a hundredfold tomorrow, each enhancement falling into his hands—metal, wood, water, fire, earth. With all four elements and nine energies, twelve sequences, seventy-two divine skills... if he had numerous kin and loved ones, and if he acquired a little of everything, would he not be Nascent Soul carefree, with Divinity Transformation in sight?

Rebirth is just a means; reincarnation is the goal. Hundredfold strength should be used to exploit loopholes, even if currently it seems unworthy!

Without hesitation, he cast the black lotus seed upon the Growing Golden Lotus.

How many times had he done this, yet still, it was not red.

The system judged that his body would not explode.

Hundredfold strength!

In the next moment, Meng Yu's consciousness arrived in a world where Qi cultivation peaked at Grade Five. This time, he did not practice swordsmanship, but rather began practicing a very peculiar cultivation technique—the Growing Golden Lotus.

A person is at their healthiest around twenty years old, like a tree that flourishes. Yet there were those who contemplated how to live longer, like turtles.

This was a method of Divine Refinement, involving exercises similar to Five Animal Frolics, Tai Chi Fist, and the Great Seal of Enlightenment—stimulating the Qi and blood, solidifying the spirit, polishing the Divine Soul repeatedly, and using various methods to layer his Divine Soul within the Lotus Pod, his body.

He did not seek immortality, for in this world of mere Qi cultivation, that path was impassable. He sought only a slim chance of survival, only the next life.

This was an Immortal Technique, which, by rights, could only be practiced by those in the Nascent Soul Realm, deployed by Spirit-Transforming Cultivators. But the heavens never truly seal all paths; there's always a sliver of hope. The Immortal Sect and surrounding Star Domains needed a technique that gave the common folk something to look forward to, preventing upheaval. Thus, countless powerful beings deduced, and behold, this left-foot-stepping-on-the-right-foot path to the heavens!

Before, Meng Yu had mastered two Sword Intents, and his Divine Soul was among the strongest of his peers. Consequently, cultivating the Golden Lotus was a natural progression, and he had made a minor achievement in its mental method. On this foundation, he embarked on daily cultivation.

Seasons changed, leaves turned from green to yellow, flowers bloomed and wilted below the mountain. In that world, he observed the stars at night, drank the morning glow and devoted himself to cultivating a technique which was unlikely to reach Grand Achievement in the lifetime of a myriad of others.

He did this all for transcendence, for that slim chance of survival.

In an ordinary world, he carved an extraordinary path.

Meng Yu had begun this cultivation technique a year and a half ago, right after he had killed his uncle. With his strong Divine Soul, a year and a half of cultivation was equivalent to over a decade for an ordinary person.

And now, hundredfold strength!

Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years!

A thousand years of single-minded dedication!

He felt as though he had come to a high wall constructed from skeletons, the failures of those who had attempted this practice. Countless individuals in this world persevered in seeking transcendence but, regardless of whether they were astonishingly talented or possessed supreme qualifications, all succumbed to death's absolute barrier.

Just like the countless cultivators of the Immortal Sect.

This was the absolute wall of the world, the eternal barrier of nothingness.

Yet today, another challenger arrived. A millennium of cultivation had left his body utterly exhausted, but his Divine Soul became more resilient and lucid with each refinement.

A bolt of lightning seemed to strike down, or perhaps it was the culmination of a thousand years. At that moment, everything fell into place.

He scaled the wall!

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