He first set aside the several hundred taels of silver notes he had acquired, then carefully took out the fragmented copy of the *Infinite Demonic Scripture*.
Beneath the dim light of an oil lamp, he carefully studied the strange and malevolent first-level Heart Method.
The twisted characters and strange Cultivation Route Map on its pages revealed the core essence of the Infinite Demon Sect's evil art—the ability to devour another's Power.
The more Chen Qing read, the deeper his brows furrowed.
This Cultivation Technique was far more sinister and dangerous than he had imagined!
He discovered that the "devouring" aspect of this Cultivation Technique wasn't as simple as forcefully seizing the True Qi others had painstakingly cultivated. It also demanded that while absorbing the True Qi, one had to use a Secret Technique to draw out the target's Essence Blood!
Essence Blood was the condensed essence of a person's life force and Primordial Qi.
