So what if you cultivate demonic arts? You're cultivating demonic arts!

"Girl Yue."

"Why have you gathered us old folks again? Is there good news?"

In the meeting room, the Grand Elder was clearly in a very good mood.

When he looked at Lin Xiyue, his weathered old face was filled with a warm smile.

As for why he was so happy?

It was simple, because he had gradually discovered a pattern:

Whenever Lin Xiyue, this precious gem, suddenly called the four of them for a meeting,

it basically meant that a huge surprise was coming again,

and each one was more intense than the last.

The other three Elders beside him clearly thought the same.

Each of them was radiant, and the smiles on their faces were harder to suppress than an AK!

The last time Girl Yue called them, she directly brought out a nation-guarding divine general.

With that thing now planted on the ground, Great Xia could basically declare itself capable of walking sideways on Blue Star.

And it had only been a few days, and Girl Yue had called them again.

What else could it be? It was guaranteed that their "Dao Ancestor" had sent over some Heaven-Defying contraption again!

"Uh... Several Grandfathers, why are you all so happy?"

"Also, why do you all look like you already know I'm about to announce good news?"

"What if this time it's really bad news?"

The sight of the Four Elders collectively beaming made Lin Xiyue speechless.

Although she had seen them smile before, it was never as frequent or as... uninhibited as in recent days.

"Hmph, Girl Yue, ever since our family's great divine general lightly pressed the Heaven Lake Volcano back down with a palm."

"The four of us old folks feel like a thousand-pound burden has suddenly been lifted."

"Now we enjoy everything we eat, sleep soundly, walk with a spring in our step, and feel much lighter all over!"

The Second Elder said cheerfully, leaning back in his chair, exuding an unprecedented sense of relaxation.

"Why is this? Perhaps it's because we feel more confident."

"As for you saying bad news..."

The Second Elder laughed heartily at this point.

"Haha, Girl Yue, looking at your relaxed demeanor, I know it absolutely can't be bad news."

"Alright, Girl Yue, stop keeping us in suspense. What big news are you going to announce now? We old men are all waiting!"

"Cough cough..."

Seeing this, Lin Xiyue cleared her throat, deciding to give these somewhat overconfident old men a heads-up.

"Second Grandpa, and all Several Grandfathers, what I'm about to announce might somewhat overturn your worldview!"

"I'm warning you first, you must be fully prepared mentally, and don't be scared."

"Hey, Girl Yue, whenever you say that, it means another major good thing of crucial importance to our Great Xia is about to happen!"

The Third Elder laughed heartily, his usual calm and steady demeanor completely gone, replaced by an almost inflated confidence.

"Speak. We've seen big storms now, and our psychological endurance is more than a notch stronger than before."

"There's nothing that can make us unable to accept it anymore."

He felt that since he had witnessed the mythical scene of a nation-guarding divine general suppressing heavenly might with his bare hands, his psychological quality had long been tempered to be indestructible.

What else could shock him?

It didn't exist.

The other three Elders also had a calm demeanor of "you say whatever you want, if we flinch, we lose," clearly not taking Lin Xiyue's words seriously.

"Uh... Several Grandfathers, I feel like your mindset is a bit overconfident."

Lin Xiyue looked at these four calm old men and couldn't help but complain.

It seemed that Little Jin's strength had indeed given them a tiny bit of security.

"Alright then, since you all say so, I'll get straight to the point."

Lin Xiyue took a deep breath, no longer building suspense, and directly dropped a bombshell.

"My Brother just contacted me."

"He sent me an unparalleled secret technique!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the Four Elders instantly lit up like searchlights, their bodies unconsciously leaning forward, ears perked up high.

Here it comes, here it comes! The important part is here!

Lin Xiyue paused, then, in an extremely calm tone, spoke the second half of the sentence.

"But there's a problem, this secret technique is a Demonic Path secret technique."

"In other words, My Brother's intention is to let us... Cultivate Demonic Energy on a national scale!"

The moment the words fell, the entire meeting room fell into a dead silence.

"Pfft— cough cough cough!"

The Fourth Elder, who had just been calmly drinking tea, sprayed a mouthful of hot tea directly from his nose, choking him red-faced and nearly taking half his life.

The other three Elders weren't much better.

The smile on the Grand Elder's face directly froze, stiff as a wax figure.

The Second Elder's hand, which he had just extended to light a cigarette, stopped in mid-air, and his entire body turned to stone.

And the Third Elder, who had been the most confident before, now had his mouth wide open, his expression as if to say, "Who am I? Where am I? What did I just hear?"

Cultivate Demonic Energy on a national scale?

They never dreamed that Lin Xiyue's opening statement would be such a thunderous, explosive remark!

Did this sound like something a decent person would do?

To make over a billion upright Great Xia citizens collectively switch professions to become Devil Heads?

What an international joke!

They'd have to be crazy to do that, right?

"Li... Girl Yue..."

The Grand Elder was the first to recover. He swallowed hard, trying to confirm if he had hallucinated.

"Say it again, what does My Brother want us to do?"

"Cultivate Demonic Energy on a national scale."

Lin Xiyue repeated innocently.

"Hiss..."

A collective gasp echoed in the meeting room.

Now they were sure, it wasn't a hallucination, it was real!

Their Dao Ancestor, that kid Lin Mo, really wanted them to become Devil Heads!

"Girl Yue, this... this Demonic Path secret technique, is it the kind that requires refining living souls, constantly causing eerie winds and bloody rain?"

After a moment of contemplation, the Third Elder frowned and asked cautiously.

Ever since he could Cultivate, he had also seriously caught up on many Xuanhuan novels.

Naturally, he also understood some of the methods of Demonic Cultivators in the Fantasy World.

And in his memory, those methods were not very normal.

Or rather, somewhat inhuman!

"I understand!"

At this moment, the Second Elder suddenly slapped his thigh, looking as if he had just realized something.

"Could it be that the Dao Ancestor wants us to follow the path of 'killing to prove the Dao'? First sacrifice a certain island, refining their entire country into Magic Treasures?"

"Tsk... if it's like that... it doesn't seem impossible, does it?"

As soon as the Second Elder said this, the eyes of the other three Elders also lit up.

Lin Xiyue: "..."

No, Several Grandfathers, your thoughts are as dangerous as mine!

Why are you all thinking about the human emperor banner?

"Several Grandfathers, calm down!"

"We are partners of justice, we cannot go down the evil path and fall into the Demonic Path!"

Lin Xiyue quickly spoke, trying to pull these old men's thoughts, which had already flown over the cherry blossoms, back.

Of course, it was mainly because she really didn't have the method for refining the human emperor banner, otherwise, she would definitely be fanning the flames too!

"This 'Nine Nether Demon Seeding Heart Sutra' that My Brother gave has nothing to do with those messy things you're thinking of."

"On the contrary, the core function of this secret technique is actually to stabilize people's hearts!"

"Stabilize people's hearts?"

The Four Elders were all stunned.

Cultivating Demonic Energy can stabilize people's hearts? Isn't that nonsense?

"That's right."

Lin Xiyue began to elaborate on the profound aspects of the Nine Nether Demon Seeding Heart Sutra to the Four Elders.

"The most miraculous thing about this secret technique is that it can allow us to transform the ethereal, infinitely harmful Heart Demon into a visible, tangible 'Tool Demon'."

"Thereby making it work for us!"

"Making the Heart Demon work... work?!" The Fourth Elder had just caught his breath, and hearing this phrase almost made him pass out again.

"Yes, work." Lin Xiyue continued to explain in the most easily understandable language:

"Simply put, it's about feeding one's seven emotions and six desires, and negative emotions, as snacks to this 'Heart Demon,' so that once it's full, it won't cause trouble."

"From then on, human emotional fluctuations will no longer be an obstacle to Cultivation, but instead become a source of power."

"And the Tool Demon can help us stabilize our Dao Heart, improve Cultivation efficiency, and even materialize to help us do some work."

"Most importantly, this secret technique is easy to learn, anyone can practice it, and there is almost no risk!"

"With it, after the future era of national Cultivation begins, the number of people whose mentality is imbalanced due to a surge in power will be greatly reduced!"

"This will also maximize the stabilization of people's hearts and prevent social unrest!"

Lin Xiyue's words plunged the entire meeting room into dead silence once again.

The Four Elders looked at each other, their expressions of shock slowly turning into contemplation,

and then from contemplation, gradually transforming into an indescribable fervor.

Stabilize the Dao Heart? Improve efficiency? Prevent unrest?

What kind of Demonic Path secret technique was this!

This was a supreme treasure for governing the country and ensuring peace!

"So... this 'Demon,' not only isn't an enemy, but is also a good helper that can stabilize our internal affairs and enhance national strength?"

The Grand Elder muttered to himself, his old eyes flashing with brilliance.

"More than just a good helper!" The Second Elder slapped his thigh again, standing up excitedly.

His previous awkwardness was swept away, replaced by an almost fervent exhilaration.

His face flushed, he waved his arms, spitting as he spoke.

"If we have this thing, it can make all the citizens of our Great Xia have stable Dao Hearts and be single-minded."

"How many times faster would the Cultivation speed be?"

"What kind of terrifying surge in our overall national strength will we see?"

"Honestly, I don't even dare to imagine!"

"As for what's Demonic or not... does it matter?"

He waved his hand grandly and roared with conviction:

"What can make our Great Xia prosperous is the Righteous Path!"

"Cultivate Demonic Energy?"

"What's wrong with Cultivating Demonic Energy?"

"We are Cultivating Demonic Energy!"