170: Passing on memories

“Is this the Awakening Spirit Crystal?” Lu Ming's pupils reflected a five-colored flowing light as he curiously examined it up and down.

The Awakening Spirit Crystal was like a translucent gem, smooth and round all over, without a trace of Impurities.

Within it, five-colored spiritual light drifted, intertwining and flowing.

This Awakening Spirit Crystal was like a naturally formed work of art, beautiful and exquisite, captivating Lu Ming.

However, he also knew that the true value of this Awakening Spirit Crystal was the enhancement it provided when used. After all, it was condensed from a thousand years of demonic Lifespan, and Lu Ming was not yet luxurious enough to keep it for mere appreciation.

After a moment of observation, Lu Ming chose to use it, applying it to enhance his Nether Tiger Power.

【You guide the power within the Awakening Spirit Crystal, fusing it with the Nether Tiger Power flowing in your Bloodline, which originates from the Netherworld. As the two forces converge, you can clearly feel that the power in your Bloodline is undergoing a certain sublimation.】

【With the help of the Awakening Spirit Crystal, you enter a special state, sitting cross-legged on a futon like a silkworm pupa, blocking all perception of the outside world. Your consciousness is pulled into a mysterious world, where an invisible, transforming power freely travels through your body.】

【After an unknown number of years, when the two forces truly complete their convergence, it is as if a certain restriction has been broken. The Nether Tiger Power is sublimated. In a trance, you seem to see a fierce tiger, once rampant within your body, turn into dust and dissipate, replaced by a purer power that goes straight to the Origin. Congratulations, your talent has been enhanced, and you have comprehended Nether Force.】

【The lingering will of the Nether Tiger is received by you. A memory that does not belong to you is now in your grasp. You glimpse the secrets of the Nether Tiger Clan. As a clan born in the Netherworld, they naturally possess special powers that ordinary demons do not. The chilling cold from the Nether can even freeze the Soul.】

...Lu Ming looked at the deduction text on the panel with some surprise. He had not expected to glimpse the Nether Tiger Legacy memories, yet his first attempt had yielded results.

He wondered if it was his luck or if the panel provided a bonus when the Awakening Spirit Crystal was used for the first time.

Staring at his arm, Lu Ming could feel the surging power within his body. Comprehending Nether Force had taken him over eighty years, which made Lu Ming want to complain that he had already spent a thousand years of demonic Lifespan, but it was also consumed during the comprehension process.

However, the moment this power was in his control, Lu Ming knew it was all worth it.

Through the subtle transformation, Lu Ming could feel the power of Nether Force. His physical strength had greatly increased, and in the midst of it all, he could sense an invisible door, as if it led to another world.

Unfortunately, Lu Ming was still some distance from opening that door, but with the improvement of his strength, it would only be a matter of time before it was fully opened.

“The Netherworld?” Lu Ming muttered to himself, “It seems this world is not the only existence.”

He was a little curious in his heart, wondering what kind of scenery the Netherworld behind the door held.

However, these were not his immediate concerns. His gaze continued to look at the subsequent deductions.

【You glimpse the Cultivation Technique of the Nether Tiger Clan. With Nether Force as the Foundation, you attempt to modify this Demonic Technique. This is undoubtedly a long process, but what you lack least now is time.】

【Certain key points of this Demonic Technique trouble you, because this Cultivation Technique was originally developed based on the physical structure of the Nether Tiger. There are many problems. If you forcefully Cultivate it with a Human Race body, it is easy to suffer Qi Deviation, not to mention the risk of Qi disorder and Qi Deviation.】

【Fortunately, these problems can all be solved. With the Legacy memories of the Nether Tiger Clan, you spend some time modifying it and making the Qi flow smoother according to the human body structure.】

【After the first modification attempt, after you circulate the entire Cultivation Technique for one cycle, although you discover some minor issues, they are no longer significant. With Nether Force, you touch upon a profound Domain, which is the Soul. You name this Cultivation Technique the Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture.】

【After spending another twenty years, you completely finish modifying the entire Cultivation Technique. This Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture is highly compatible with your own Cultivation, and only you can fully operate it. After all, there are not many people in this world who can master Nether Force and the Nether Tiger Legacy memories.】

【Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture (Heaven Rank Medium Grade)】

【Consumable Demonic Lifespan: 574 years】

【Current Lifespan: 102 years】

...Looking at the information, especially seeing the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique marked after the Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture, Lu Ming subconsciously clenched his fists, his eyes revealing excitement.

The consumption of over a thousand years of demonic Lifespan to obtain a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique was something Lu Ming had not expected.

His breathing quickened. Although this was only an introductory level, cultivating it to the Perfection would still require a large amount of demonic Lifespan, but in Lu Ming's opinion, it was all worth it.

An Awakening Spirit Crystal that consumed a thousand years of demonic Lifespan was already worth it just for comprehending Nether Force, and obtaining a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique was an even greater profit.

A large amount of information about the Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture appeared in his mind. Bearing so many memories at once, even with his Perfected Extreme Realm Cultivation, Lu Ming's head couldn't help but feel a slight swelling.

After sorting out this profound Cultivation Technique, Lu Ming slowly exhaled a turbid breath, his eyes gleaming, astonished by this Cultivation Technique.

Although it was not a Cultivation method, this Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture involved a very profound Domain: the Soul.

Through the study of the Nether Tiger's memories, the most important aspect of this Cultivation Technique was the mobilization of Nether Force, directly influencing the Soul with this extremely mysterious power.

Let alone the Limit Realm, even the Dao Realm, the Soul level was extremely profound, a Domain that would take a lifetime to research and yield some results.

The so-called Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture was based on stripping living Souls, refining them with Nether Force, to achieve the effect of devouring all spirits and refining oneself.

This Cultivation Technique was incredibly profound, and the methods it employed were terrifying. However, there was a problem before Lu Ming: in addition to demonic Lifespan, he also needed to devour Souls to raise his own level.

But upon careful thought, this didn't seem to be a problem at all.

Killing demons to plunder their Lifespan and incidentally devouring their Souls was no longer as simple as utterly destroying them; it was directly erasing everything of the demon's existence in this world.