The effects of the Black Poison Heartbreaking Pill were indeed very powerful.
Ever since Yan Xiaoru started taking this life-prolonging medicine, her mental state had stabilized a lot.
Her breathing was no longer weakening, and she could remain lucid.
But this medicine was extremely toxic, using severe poisons to forcibly activate the potential for life, keeping a person in a state of a last flicker of vitality.
The withdrawal symptoms after stopping the medication were very severe and required a great deal of energy and time to fully recover health.
And during the medication period, she would enter a state of suspended animation for two hours each day.
In this state of suspended animation, Yan Xiaoru’s breathing would completely halt, leaving only her heart to beat slowly, apparently indistinguishable from death.
She told Li Muyang that during these periods of medicated slumber, she would lose all reaction to the outside world, and even if wild beasts carried away her body, she would not wake up.
Li Muyang couldn’t help but feel that there was a subtle look in Yan Xiaoru’s eyes when she said this.
…This woman, she couldn’t possibly see me as a pervert, could she?
The last time I said I would never desecrate her body, what on earth did she think?
Li Muyang was somewhat speechless, but fortunately, there were no wild beasts in the secret realm.
After Yan Xiaoru fell into a coma and pretended to be dead in front of him, there was no danger other than himself.
And Li Muyang was about to leave the secret realm, and naturally, he wouldn’t seek his own death.
He and Yan Xiaoru were at peace with each other.
In fact, Yan Xiaoru was even busier than he was, and they hardly spoke at all.
All of Yan Xiaoru’s lucid time was spent writing.
She took out paper and ink from her Qiankun Ring, sat by the fire every day, and spread the paper on her knees, writing word by word.
At first, Li Muyang thought she was writing a will and arranging her affairs, but he later realized that was not the case.
What kind of will takes several days to write?
“…This is the summary of the Ghostly Demon Technique, as well as all its content,”
One evening after dinner, Yan Xiaoru saw the curiosity in Li Muyang’s eyes and spoke indifferently to explain.
“Didn’t you say that you can’t memorize it and also can’t learn it in a short time? So I’m writing it for you to read.”
“Twenty-seven days should be enough for me to write down the entire Ghostly Demon Technique for you.”
“You’re different from me, you’re not poisoned, and you have an inexhaustible supply of food, so as long as you wish, you can survive in this secret realm for a long time.”
“After my death, carrying the Ghostly Demon Technique handwritten by me, you’ll be able to slowly recite and memorize all of its content.”
“If you ever have a chance to get out, maybe you’ll be able to make a name for yourself in the Cultivation World with this Demon Technique.”
“Or you can directly trade it with the Refinement Demon Sect for wealth and honor.”
“After all, how you use it is entirely up to you.”
After coldly explaining, Yan Xiaoru continued to write down the content of the Ghostly Demon Technique on the paper.
Her handwriting was graceful and tidy, and the lines of text extended across the white paper, giving readers a pleasant feeling, truly a blessing for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Li Muyang, however, was taken aback: “Uh… that significant a Demon Technique, you’re really passing it to me?”
Are you serious, precious?
Yan Xiaoru remained silent, evidently unwilling to answer such a trivial question.
Looking at the woman who was bowing her head and writing vigorously by the fire, Li Muyang swallowed.
Honestly, at that moment, an idea suddenly occurred to him.
— What if I wait a few more days to break out of the secret realm?
The Ghostly Demon Technique!
This was the supreme Demon Technique Yan Xiaoru was famous for, as well as a legendary ancient inheritance, something even the Sect Master of the Demon Refining Sect would covet.
If I had such a Demon Technique by my side, what need would there be for any system cultivation technique?
This would definitely be the ultimate in Cultivation Techniques.
No matter how strong the techniques given by the system are, at most they would only be on par with the Ghostly Demon Technique.
Greed surfaced in Li Muyang’s heart.
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But the next second, he quickly shook his head, casting aside that flicker of greed from his mind.
If he wanted to live a peaceful life, he absolutely shouldn’t harbor such undue greed.
Now, Yan Xiaoru’s mindset encapsulated the saying “The words of those on their deathbed are often kind,” which is why she was willingly passing on the Demon Technique to Li Muyang.
But if she were to return to the outside world and no longer faced a threat to her life, would she still be willing to pass the Demon Technique to Li Muyang?
People are fickle.
Li Muyang certainly didn’t want to gamble on it.
It would be best to take advantage of the fact that the Elder of the Demon Sect had not yet finished writing down the Ghostly Demon Technique, and to open the secret realm and leave with her.
As for whether Yan Xiaoru would still pass on the Demon Technique to him after they got out, Li Muyang didn’t care.
He had the system; he didn’t need to covet such benefits.
After ending the conversation, Li Muyang, as usual, immediately went to sleep and entered the game to start playing.
But this time, he practiced with a distracted mind, waiting for the real-world Yan Xiaoru to fall asleep.
It wasn’t until the latter part of the night that Yan Xiaoru, who had been writing feverishly all day, finally lay down.
She rolled up the paper and writing materials, placed them at the downwind, and then curled herself in a heap by the fire, wrapped in a thick, warm robe.
The woman’s sleeping face was exceedingly beautiful, her features exquisite.
But her quirk of sleeping with her eyes open was truly unsettling.
Those hollow, lifeless eyes were absurd.
Once Li Muyang confirmed that Yan Xiaoru was asleep, he quietly got up.
Leaving the bamboo forest, he headed straight for the two graves outside the forest.
In the wind and snow, the two graves stood silently within the secret realm.
The Startling Swan Immortal Sword, within this secret realm, was insignificant in appearance.
But Li Muyang headed straight for this sword, stopping ten yards in front of the grave, then took a deep breath.
“Rise…”
Li Muyang murmured softly, using his consciousness as a guide to activate the Sword Control Heart Technique.
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This was the Sword Control Heart Technique created by the Jade Immortal to command the Startling Swan Immortal Sword. Although he hadn’t obtained the sword’s acknowledgment, employing this technique could still manage to control the Immortal Sword to some extent.
It was just that the sword’s full power could not be completely unleashed.
However, Li Muyang didn’t plan to use the Immortal Sword to kill enemies.
As long as the Immortal Sword opened the exit of the secret realm, that would be enough.
In the midst of the wind and snow, Li Muyang stood before the grave, eyes fixated intently on the Immortal Sword before him.
He continued to invoke the Sword Control Heart Technique; although he had no spiritual power and had lost his cultivation, he had his consciousness as a guide.
Soon, the silent Immortal Sword in front of the grave began to tremble.
Due to his incessant grinding in the game, Li Muyang’s mastery over the Startling Swan Sword Technique was highly proficient.
The Immortal Sword before the grave trembled faintly, trying to escape Li Muyang’s control.
Yet, every attempt of the Startling Swan Immortal Sword to break free was easily dissolved by Li Muyang using the Sword Control Heart Technique.
The many days of rigorous practice in the game had made Li Muyang’s proficiency in the Sword Control Heart Technique frighteningly high.
Finally, the ancient Immortal Sword, reluctantly and with a faint cicada-like hum, flew up.
It gently landed in Li Muyang’s hands.
[You have obtained an untamed ancient Immortal Sword.]
The moment Li Muyang grasped the Immortal Sword, a message like this abruptly popped up in his field of vision.
Li Muyang was slightly startled by it.
Eh? The system actually reacted?
Immediately after, another system alert appeared in his vision.
[The current Immortal Sword is untamed, do you wish to refine it?]
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