The demonic seed completely transformed her body, making her a gifted demonic cultivator suited for cultivating demonic energy. The massive amount of demonic energy it brought caused Fan Mingzhu's cultivation level to rise continuously.
After quickly breaking through two minor stages, another hour passed, and Fan Mingzhu reached the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.
The rate of increase has slowed slightly, but has not stopped.
Two hours later, Fan Mingzhu's cultivation level rose to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment.
She sat steadily on the stone platform on the south side of the back mountain, a place where countless disciples had once cultivated, but which was now completely shrouded in demonic energy.
It wasn't until she reached the eighth level of Foundation Establishment that her appearance returned to normal. The Heavenly Army had dutifully concealed her aura, making her look no different from an ordinary cultivator.
Fan Mingzhu's cultivation level continued to rise. At this moment, she was no longer in pain from the stalemate with the demon seed. The sense of power brought about by the increase in her cultivation level fascinated her.
No longer would she suffer the pain of her spiritual root backlash from using her spiritual power, nor would she worry about her spiritual power collapsing at any moment. The feeling was so refreshing that she couldn't help but laugh heartily. What did it matter if she deviated from the Heavenly Dao? What did it matter if she cultivated the demonic path? In the cultivation world, the strong are respected. As long as she could obtain power, what difference did it make which path she took?
Amidst her laughter, her cultivation level advanced by another small step, reaching the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.
It hadn't stopped yet. It was already late at night, and Fan Mingzhu was so excited that she didn't want to sleep at all. To have gained such a great improvement in her cultivation in one day was undoubtedly the most fulfilling and unprecedented day of her life.
She was so engrossed in this feeling that she felt following Tianjun's advice was the best decision she had ever made.
As night fell and dawn broke, Fan Mingzhu's cultivation finally stopped increasing and stabilized at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. She sensed that she only needed a small opportunity to break through to the Golden Core stage.
What was a spiritual root? For her, it had become completely useless. From now on, she would never again be constrained by her spiritual root. Just as Tianjun had said, the sky was the limit, and she could soar freely.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Fan Hongde had not found Shi Xuan. He searched the surrounding area extensively for three days, even using secret methods to find people, but to no avail.
The secret method for finding people indicated that Shi Xuan was at the location of the lightning tribulation, but there was nothing there except a large pit. He had personally gone down into the pit to search, but he had not found any clues.
Left with no other choice, they had to return home.
When they got back, they discovered that their daughter had advanced to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment in just a few days!
"Mingzhu, what is this...?" Fan Hongde asked in astonishment.
In Fan Hongde's mind, it was absolutely impossible to achieve such progress in just a few days through normal cultivation, unless one had taken some evil path. He feared that Fan Mingzhu, unable to bear the stagnation in her cultivation, might have embarked on a quick but unsustainable path.
Fan Mingzhu smiled and said, "Father, I have been staying in the back mountain of the sect these past few days. I suddenly had an epiphany and have been in a state of enlightenment for three days in a row. Now, I have completely let go of the matter of spiritual roots. From now on, you will no longer need to worry about me."
Was it a sudden enlightenment that led to her rapid increase in cultivation? Fan Hongde was still somewhat doubtful. He knew his own daughter well; her aptitude and comprehension had never been outstanding since childhood. He had taken her to many relics left by powerful figures, but she had never been able to achieve a sudden enlightenment even once.
Why did you suddenly have an epiphany this time? Could it be because you've come to terms with it and your mindset has changed?
Fan Hongde tentatively reached out, wanting to probe the spiritual energy within Fan Mingzhu's body. However, Fan Mingzhu subtly dodged his touch.
She changed the subject and asked, "Has Father already killed Na Shixuan?"
Fan Hongde looked at Fan Mingzhu with some apology and replied, "No, she dodged very quickly, and I couldn't find her."
"Doesn't Father have a secret method for finding people?" Fan Mingzhu pressed.
Fan Hongde shook his head: "I've already tried it, but it still doesn't work."
Fan Mingzhu narrowed her eyes. Had she escaped again this time? Oh well, she was now practicing the demonic path and her cultivation was advancing by leaps and bounds. The next time they met, she would have to personally confront Shi Xuan.
Fan Hongde's attention, however, was drawn to Fan Mingzhu's evasive movements. If there were no problem, she certainly wouldn't have dodged; her actions clearly indicated that something was amiss.
Fan Hongde stared intently at his daughter, then sighed inwardly. "Fine, let her be. At worst, I'll refine more medicine to treat her symptoms. If she has problems with her cultivation later, I'll treat her then."
"By the way," Fan Hongde stopped mentioning cultivation and instead said, "This year's Six Sects Grand Competition has been moved to Langya Sect because of the death of the Luoyin Sect Master. We will set off in seven days."
"Langya Sect?" Fan Mingzhu frowned, thinking of the two Shen brothers who had embarrassed her. The disciples of Langya Sect were no good either. They were as obedient as dogs when buying pills from Shending Sect, but they turned their backs on them when they found a new pill seller. They were all a bunch of petty opportunists.
She continued, "Then, Shi Xuan will definitely come to the Six Sects Competition, right?" If she dares to come, she'll make her pay!
Fan Hongde pondered and said, "When I went out to kill Shi Xuan this time, I found traces of a female cultivator undergoing tribulation. It seems that this female cultivator undergoing tribulation is most likely Shi Xuan herself. She is probably... already at the Core Formation stage."
"What?!" Fan Mingzhu's eyes widened in disbelief. She had only advanced seven ranks because she had subdued the demonic seed, so how could Shi Xuan have achieved Core Formation? Could it be that she had also cultivated some unknown evil technique?!
"I will prepare another batch of magical artifacts for you. If you encounter Shi Xuan at that time, I will make sure you don't suffer any losses."
Is this something that can be solved by some magical artifact? Fan Mingzhu's eyes reddened slightly. If she hadn't already fallen into demonic possession, she probably wouldn't have been able to suppress her inner demons.
She kept asking herself frantically, "Why? Why does Shi Xuan have the right to do this?!"
What she had always longed for but could not obtain, Shi Xuan always had it readily available—how unfair! Fortunately, she had given up on praying for divine mercy and embarked on a path that was truly suited to her.
Back at her residence that evening, Fan Mingzhu called out to Tianjun and asked, "Is there any way for me to break through to the Golden Core stage in a short period of time?"
“Of course we do,” Tianjun smiled meaningfully and said, “We demonic cultivators have our own method for rapid advancement, and unlike the path you cultivated before, it doesn’t have any bottlenecks or constraints.”
"Teach me!" Fan Mingzhu said eagerly.
Originally, reaching the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment was already extremely fast for her. Among the disciples of the same generation in the sect, none of them cultivated faster than her, and Fan Mingzhu was quite proud of herself.
Upon hearing her father say that Shi Xuan had already formed his core, her smugness vanished completely. Even the speed of a useless five-elemental-root Shi Xuan couldn't keep up; what kind of speed was that?
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