The contents of the 《Netherworld Demon Manual》 were abstruse and profound, and even Li Muyang himself didn’t fully understand them.

In addition to the cultivation techniques, there were many spells and supernatural cultivation methods.

Li Muyang didn’t plan to teach Xiao Yecao the demonic spells, but rather started with the simplest cultivation techniques.

Then, he quickly witnessed what was meant by ‘the stature of an immortal’.

Xiao Yecao, who had never been exposed to the path of cultivation, merely listened to Li Muyang reciting the original text of the 《Netherworld Demon Manual》, and even before Li Muyang could explain the content, the little girl had already closed her eyes and entered a state of sensing qi.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounded her, and Xiao Yecao quickly entered a state of cultivation.

Li Muyang was dumbfounded.

“Is she that monstrous?”

For ordinary people, the first step in cultivation was to sense qi, which, even with guidance, would take a day or two to learn how to draw qi into the body.

However, Xiao Yecao, without any guidance, simply listened to Li Muyang reciting the original text of the demonic manual and began to draw qi into her body, attempting to cultivate.

And she did so while cultivating and opening her eyes to ask questions.

“Ah? Elder Brother, why did you stop?”

The little girl asked curiously: “Keep going, what comes after ‘the netherworld awakens instantly, and the splendid light shines brightly’?”

The complex and difficult 《Netherworld Demon Manual》, even with Yan Xiaoru’s handwritten notes and explanations, was very challenging for Li Muyang to cultivate.

But Xiao Yecao, experiencing cultivation for the first time, easily grasped its essence.

Li Muyang was speechless and choked up, fully understanding the difference between a genius and a mortal.

Comparing goods can lead to discarding them, but comparing oneself to others can led you to be miserable.

Not to mention, Xiao Yecao was not just any genius.

She was the stature of an immortal!

Li Muyang finally felt the weight of these four words.

He didn’t delay any further, continuing to recite the original text of the 《Netherworld Demon Manual》, with no need to worry about explaining or teaching, as this girl, who had never been exposed to cultivation, could learn on her own.

The spiritual energy around her body was dense, and a mass of spiritual energy quickly formed in her dantian, the sea of qi.

Li Muyang stood by her side, reciting the cultivation techniques of the 《Netherworld Demon Manual》 from start to finish.

Starting with the cultivation techniques of the Qi Refining Realm, Li Muyang recited the methods for Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Cave Profound, Divine Travel, Purple Mansion... He finished reciting the cultivation techniques for each major realm from the 《Netherworld Demon Manual》 in one breath.

Two hours had passed at this point.

In the wilderness, Xiao Yecao felt the spiritual energy around her body suddenly contract, and the vortex of spiritual energy within her dantian rapidly expanded throughout her body, merging into her flesh. R

The little girl opened her eyes, and a glint of divine light flashed through them.

Her smile was one of delighted surprise.

“Elder Brother, I’ve reached the First Layer of the Qi Refining Realm!”

Xiao Yecao was overjoyed. “The cultivation technique you taught is so powerful, I reached the First Layer of the Qi Refining Realm so quickly.”

He had thought Wei Sandao and Steward Wu were weak due to the small commotion they caused during their fight.

He hadn’t expected that within the small Black Cloud Village, there were so many powerful and monstrous experts.

Li Muyang urged Xiao Yecao to continue cultivating while observing the movements of the demonic cultivators and the villagers of Black Cloud Village.

On the twentieth day of the game’s progress, Xiao Yecao successfully entered the Golden Core stage.

But at the same time, Wei Sandao took the initiative to seek Li Muyang out.

While Li Muyang was taking Xiao Yecao to the cave to draw blood, Wei Sandao, who usually hid deep in the cave and rarely went out, suddenly appeared on the mountain path and stopped Li Muyang.

“Kid, I need your help with something.”

Wei Sandao looked at Li Muyang with a gloomy expression and said, “I have something that I need you to deliver to Granny Gu.”

“Although you’re one of us, you’re also a villager of Black Cloud Village. She will accept it if you deliver it.”

With that, Wei Sandao took out a red wooden box.

The air was immediately filled with a strong smell of blood.

Li Muyang was taken aback by the scent of blood—wasn’t this the treasure Granny Gu asked me to steal?

Now you’re giving it to me directly? To deliver to Granny Gu?

Li Muyang’s face turned strange, but he didn’t say much.

He habitually saved the game and then took the red wooden box.

Under Wei Sandao’s instructions, he chose a dark and windy night to deliver the box to Granny Gu.

In the eerie late night, Granny Gu sat on the stone steps in front of the ancestral temple, seemingly having anticipated Li Muyang’s arrival.

When she saw Li Muyang take out the red wooden box, Granny Gu snorted coldly.

“Wei Sandao took the initiative to have you deliver this to me? It seems this brute is scared.”

After saying that, Granny Gu glanced at Li Muyang and said, “Little Fish, aren’t you curious about what’s inside the box? Don’t you want to open it and see?”

Li Muyang chuckled awkwardly and said, “How would I dare to peek at something Granny wants...”

In fact, he had already looked—looked after saving the game.

Upon opening the box, he died instantly.

Inside was a human head.

Whoever opened the box would see their own face on the head, and then the person who opened the box would be immediately beheaded.

It was so f*cking sinister.

Both Li Muyang and Xiao Yecao tried it. As soon as the box was opened, they died without a sound.

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