After thinking about it, Li Yan looked at the Snow Mosquito King with some worry.
“I’m not regretting not letting you practice this technique, but I’m a little worried because once you start practicing this technique, you can’t stop.
Unless you have made some small success, if you can't persist and stop practicing, you will suffer backlash.
At that time, not only will your strength not improve at all, but you will most likely die on the spot, and this is what I am most worried about."
"Master, I am very confident in my determination to practice. You don't have to worry about this. I will do my best to practice and will not stop until I achieve my goal."
Snow Mosquito had begun to regain its spirit at this time. It stood up straight and stared at Li Yan with its eyes fixed, as if it was ready to sacrifice itself if Li Yan was not allowed to practice this method.
"Well... well, but you must remember that you must endure the pain of practicing this technique, otherwise you will surely die!"
Following Li Yan’s closing remarks, the little purple dragon horn standing nearby felt an infinite sympathy and “tribute” to the Snow Mosquito King.
"What courage and ignorance it takes!"
Li Yan on the side gave the Snow Mosquito King a few more instructions and asked it to return to the "Earth Spot" to adjust its condition. Half a day later, he would give it the jade slip of this method and the things needed for cultivation.
Then, under the "determined" gaze of the Snow Mosquito King, it was finally taken into space.
Only then did he look directly at the little purple dragon horn and spoke lightly.
"Why? You seemed to be very sympathetic to it just now. Isn't it a pleasant thing to let you improve your strength?"
The moment Li Yan looked at it, the little purple dragon elephant froze in place and spoke hurriedly.
"No, no, I don't have those little thoughts. We can't not only fail to share the master's worries, but also ask the master to take care of us all the time, hehe..."
As he spoke the last few words, the little purple dragon elephant let out a few dry laughs.
But it thought in its heart, "You are right, it is just to please you, a human!"
"That's right. It's just right that you should take this time to enter the second stage of cultivation. I see that you are in very good condition today. You can start now."
In the cave, the little purple dragon elephant's slight sympathy for the Snow Mosquito King and his desire to watch the show suddenly turned desolate and cold.
The purple light on his body was shaking more and more violently, and it seemed to be swaying.
Li Yan's skills are not actually considered a secret technique in the Wuliang Sect, but not all disciples can obtain it.
Its name, "Thousand Beast Devouring Dao", refers to a method of transforming an ordinary monster into a poisonous beast out of thin air.
This is the same as the method of human cultivators who constantly test and taste poisons, and then through the practice of techniques, transform the poison that has invaded the body into a part of the body, thus eventually becoming a poison cultivator.
However, the tendons and veins in the bodies of monsters are varied and each type of monster is different, so since ancient times, there have been few universal methods for cultivators to use to refine monsters into poisonous monsters.
The Wuliang Sect was founded on poison, and for millions of years, every generation has been researching in this direction.
But in the end, a situation of flourishing development emerged, with specific sacrificial techniques being formed for different monsters.
Although there are no less than thousands of such methods in the end, these exercises still cannot escape the characteristics of being specifically targeted.
In particular, it also includes many repetitive but similar skills. Some of the ancient skills have even lost their effectiveness over the years due to the constant evolution of monsters.
On the other hand, due to various reasons, many species of monsters in this world have disappeared one after another, resulting in only more than 200 jade slips that can be used to refine monsters into poisonous monsters.
The "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" technique is an upper-middle-class skill, but still only some core disciples eventually adopted this method.
The reason is that "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" puts forward a concept that after the poison is soaked in or directly ingested into the body of a monster, it is not necessary for it to circulate along its own tendons and veins to refine the poison in its body.
"The Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" is divided into two parts. The outer part is about how the cultivators let the poison penetrate into the dantian of the monsters; the inner part is about how the monsters refine the poison themselves.
The first step of the monster is to use the power of its internal organs to absorb the toxins that have soaked in the skin or penetrated into the body directly into the purple viscera in the dantian, so that the monster core in the monster's body will be poisoned first.
First of all, the poison cannot be too strong or too much at the beginning. This requires the master cultivator to be familiar with the tolerance of his own monster and the poison he has injected, otherwise the monster will die immediately.
Secondly, the demon core must be operated according to the "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" formula to allow these toxins to reach the demon core safely.
When a certain poison finally and safely enters the demon beast's dantian, the demon beast will then assimilate the poison bit by bit according to the inner methods of the "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao".
During the whole process, the operation method of "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" played a vital role in connecting the preceding and the following.
It has to be said that the cultivator who created the "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" technique can be regarded as a genius. It is said that he created this technique after he reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.
In theory, this technique is already excellent, especially for the cultivators in Lingchong Peak. But in fact, in the tens of thousands of years after this technique was created, there are only a handful of core disciples who are willing to use it.
The reason is that in later actual use, the accidents that occurred far exceeded the chance of success.
The demon core is the most powerful and vulnerable part of the demon beast.
It was powerful because it was the source of the monster's unparalleled fierce attacks. It was fragile because as long as the monster core was damaged, the monster would be half-dead if not dead.
When a cultivator uses the "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" method to inject a certain poison into the dantian of a monster, this process is very difficult to master.
Either the amount is too little, or it is a little too much.
If the amount of poison is too small, it will not have much effect on cultivation. Therefore, the time to refine a poisonous monster will often take several times longer, and it may even take ten or twenty years to slowly manifest itself. The result may be unsatisfactory.
No cultivator would be willing to endure such a result of sacrifice.
If the poison is even a little bit more, the monster core may not be able to bear it, causing the monster to fall into a coma or even die on the spot.
This means that the practice of "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" requires the cooperation of two people, one human and one beast. The cultivator participates in the control of the outer chapter. If one operation is not done properly, the monster beast will not be able to run the inner chapter of "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" on its own.
Therefore, after many companion spirit beasts of the Wuliang Sect died one after another, many cultivators were no longer willing to use this method.
It is possible to say that those monsters are a part of their lives, but just finding a monster that suits them requires a lot of hardship.
Some monsters have even performed blood sacrifices with the cultivators themselves. Under the blood contract, humans and monsters can both burst out with dazzling combat power at the same time.
But at the same time, if the monster beast dies, the master's strength will also be greatly reduced. The difficulty of controlling the "Thousand Beast Devouring Dao" also makes this kind of cultivators stay away from it.
Therefore, many disciples of the Wuliang Sect prefer to decide on a technique first, and then select a monster to tailor it to their needs.
Especially since the chosen companion spirit beast is itself a highly poisonous creature, there is naturally no need for this technique.
On the other hand, given the versatility of "Thousand Beast Devouring Dao", as long as one is careful, it is not an option to borrow.
Therefore, some cultivators, when there is no other way, are willing to practice for a long time in the hope of obtaining an exotic poisonous monster in the future. Some people still try to use the "Thousand Beast Devouring Way".
Some female cultivators even fancy some very cute-looking non-venomous monsters. At the same time, they certainly also want to strengthen the combat effectiveness of their companion spirit beasts.
If there is no specific method of practicing magic with monsters in the sect, "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" will also be chosen.
After Li Yan saw this technique in the sect, he read it carefully and felt that he would need it someday, so he just copied a copy.
As his cultivation level increased and the dangers in his training increased, the Little Purple Dragon Elephant and the Snow Mosquito King could help him less and less, which made Li Yan start to think about it.
The Little Purple Dragon Elephant is better. It is a formation spirit itself and is quite good at controlling the "Big Dragon Elephant Formation".
The Snow Mosquito King can only win by relying on numbers. If he encounters a master like Teng Wuji, thousands of Snow Mosquitoes will die just to stop the enemy for a moment. This is a waste.
Later, Li Yan thought of the method of "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao". Logically, he should use the Snow Mosquito King or its population for experiments.
First, they are the real monsters with physical bodies. Second, if you kill an ordinary snow mosquito, it will die. Anyway, the snow mosquito king reproduces very quickly.
But Li Yan finally chose the little purple dragon elephant as his target. At that time, he already knew about the invasion of the demons.
He wanted to quickly make the "Big Dragon Elephant Formation" have better offensive capabilities while also having good defensive capabilities.
What's more, the little purple dragon elephant is a body of soul, and its ability to control its soul has long surpassed that of monsters with physical bodies.
Even after giving up a trace of its soul, it can still rely on its own strength to recover in the future. This is something that most monsters with physical bodies cannot do. After weighing it, Li Yan made a decision.
However, the only worry is that the little purple dragon elephant does not have a demon core. However, Li Yan thinks that the demon core and spirit essence are both for providing power.
The most important thing is that his "fragmented poisonous body" is extremely poisonous to the soul. It should be feasible to return all things to their origin.
Thus, the miserable days of the little purple dragon elephant began, and he spent every day howling in pain.
It is different from monsters with physical bodies. Every bit of poison directly invades the soul, which is several times more sensitive than the pain in the physical body.
After being cautious at first, Li Yan became more courageous. First of all, Li Yan found that it was not very difficult for him to control the outer chapter of "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao".
Some of the problems that appeared in the records in the ancient books did not appear. After thinking about it, Li Yan came up with his own explanation.
Other poison practitioners often have to first cultivate their own defense capabilities against various poisons. At the same time, in this process they continue to deepen their understanding of the types and habits of poisons.
This cognitive process is gradual, and it is also a process of continuous improvement for the poison cultivator himself.
So even if he chose a poison that he thought he was very familiar with to perform the "Thousand Beasts Devouring Technique", he still could not fully control it.
But Li Yan is different. He is focused on poisoning and spreading the poison. His control over the poison is only a matter of thought. His perception is beyond the reach of others.
Therefore, when Li Yan was controlling the outer chapter of "Thousand Beasts Devouring Dao" to inject poison into the little purple dragon elephant, he did not feel the so-called sense of alienation.
His poison comes entirely from his spiritual power and body, and he can control it as easily as with his own arms. It is not like other people who hold some kind of poison or poison pill in their hands and have to constantly sense the amount being released.