Demon Immortal

Chapter 220 Playing To The Strengths

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Duncan opened his eyes and a slight glimmer shined in them.

He had just pursued the information provided by the teller. After inducing his consciousness into the jade slip, a deluge of information appeared in his mind. Duncan had pursued them calmly after the jade slip destroyed itself.

Luckily for Duncan, he didn't need to get higher-level information. The question he needed the answer to was already present in the jade slip that was provided to him.

Duncan got to know that the mark on Leia's back was called the spirit mark. A Nascent Soul cultivator had once researched the spirit mark and found out that it was a kind of bloodline lock. The only time the spirit mark will vanish will be when the bloodline lock was unlocked and the descendant in question achieves enough bloodline evolution.

When this happens, the descendant will be able to cultivate rapidly and become strong in short order. Every descendant of the Spirit Clan who embarked on cultivation always looked forward to such an occurrence.

Due to some strange hidden rules, as long as the spirit mark was present, the descendant would never be able to step into the Violet Palace realm. The descendant must undergo bloodline evolution and awaken their bloodline at least to a certain extent for them to open the bloodline lock and vanish the spirit mark.

The conditions required for it were really random. There had been no two cases documented achieving success trying out similar methods. Apparently, the evolution of the bloodline was heavily dependent upon the cultivator in question.

Some had an easy time unlocking the bloodline lock. While some always met with failure no matter what they tried. This randomness has caused the interest of cultivators in the sects and clans to wane regarding these Spirit Clan descendants. 

Duncan didn't know what caused Leia's bloodline lock to be unlocked. The vanishing of the spirit mark was an unexpected event. He had his suspicion that it was the work of <Coiling Dragon Sutra>, but there was no definitive proof.

However, the why and how didn't matter much to Duncan. If the information provided was right, then this meant that Leia would be able to cultivate rapidly from now on. With some effort, she could reach above the Violet Palace realm as well.

Even though Duncan had planned to set Leia free, he had been slightly worried about how she would cope with her freedom. It was clear that someone had plotted on her and had caused her to end up in such a situation.

Furthermore, he too had his own things to take care of. He couldn't remain alongside Leia for a long time. That meant, that once she was freed, Leia would need to take care of herself without any aid. He had been slightly worried about this aspect.

But now, things have changed.

With her being able to cultivate, and even faster than other people, Duncan let go of the worry in his heart. As long as he provides the starting help, he was sure Leia will be able to grab hold of this opportunity and become a strong cultivator in a few years.

As Duncan let go of the hidden worry in his heart, he relaxed slightly. The next moment, his mind started thinking about how to make the cultivation journey of Leia easier. 

Considering how he had treated her last night, Duncan felt that he owed it to her to make her cultivation journey as smooth as possible. He originally didn't expect any payback from Leia. Now that he had indulged a lot with her and had even obtained several benefits by dual-cultivating with her, Duncan felt it was only right that he took care of Leia's cultivation journey at least at the beginning.

With a thought, his mind moved and began plotting out Leia's cultivation journey.

Duncan wasn't the same person who searched for information regarding cultivation a year ago. In this one year, he had enriched his knowledge regarding the cultivation world and was very knowledgeable regarding the basic stuff.

So, Duncan didn't rush to plan Leia's cultivation journey. 

First, he considered Leia's strengths. Leia was like him. She was starting the cultivation journey very late. Taking inspiration from his experience, Duncan figured that having a cultivation technique that suited her would help her avoid a lot of shortcuts.

There was not much information regarding the Spirit Clan or the kind of bloodline they had. So, thinking in that way wouldn't be ideal. Hence, Duncan decided to focus on aspects that Leia herself was strong in.

The first thing that came to his mind regarding Leia was the auction house's remark regarding how she had the potential to become an entry-level alchemist. Alchemists have a unique position in the cultivation world. 

They may not be strong personally, but their connections are much stronger than ordinary cultivators. Almost every cultivator needed to ingest pills on their cultivation journey for one reason or another. Whether it was to heal themselves or to attain a breakthrough, pills can be used for multiple purposes.

This made alchemists very essential part of the cultivation world. Their status reflected it as well.

However, even though the profession of an alchemist can bring a lot of money, not everyone was suited for that path. Luckily, Leia already had all the qualifications apart from cultivation to enter the path. If the cultivation technique she practiced was suited for alchemists, then she could avoid a lot of detours.

So, the cultivation technique must be related to an alchemy inheritance.

Then, next came the place of practice. 

Technique and place of practice almost determined the type of cultivator one will become. As the ancients say, technique, land, wealth, and companionship are the four cornerstones of a person's cultivation journey. 

As a potential alchemist, Leia wouldn't need to worry about wealth in the long term. If she can tide over things short term, she will easily be able to obtain all the resources she needs by herself later.

As for the companion, Duncan didn't have any idea in interfering with that matter. Even though they experienced a blissful night yesterday, Duncan knew himself very clearly. Moreover, right now, he was being hunted by righteous practitioners. So, he didn't want to get mixed up with anyone else. That meant he couldn't plan out such a thing for Leia.

What he could plan was the technique and land aspect. 

Duncan thought for a few moments and concluded that as a potential alchemist, the right path for Leia to embark on was the righteous one. Demonic cultivators rarely needed the help of alchemists. Strength was the only factor that spoke among demonic cultivators like him. 

Moreover, the kind of pills that demonic cultivators used may not be comfortable for Leia to get herself involved in. It was better for her to take the righteous path and become an alchemist of a righteous sect.

Thinking up to this, Duncan felt slightly lost for a moment. It was then he realized that the next time he met Leia would be under different circumstances. Taking a deep breath, Duncan pushed away those uncomfortable thoughts and focused on helping out Leia in the present.

Once a clear idea formed in Duncan's mind, he immediately walked out of the private booth. Walking up to the section that sold cultivation techniques, Duncan relayed his request.

While the cultivation techniques obtained from places like the Blue Wind Society Hall might be very generic, they are also easy to get started on. Right now, the most important thing for Leia was to get started on a cultivation journey. She was already a late bloomer, and delaying further would only harm her.

After collecting the cultivation technique from the counter, Duncan didn't immediately leave. He went over to the sections where weapons and materials were sold and bought an alchemy furnace along with some common materials that were used for low-level pills.

After spending a few more spirit stones and obtaining everything he thought Leia would need, Duncan stepped out of the Blue Wind Society Hall and made his way back to the courtyard he rented.

Entering the courtyard, he saw Leia was still immersed in meditation. The medical power of the portion of the pill he had given her seemed a bit more domineering than he had estimated. It was taking a long time for Leia to resolve it completely.

However, the results were evident as well.

Right now, there were no bruises on Leia's body. Her beautiful figure was clearly visible. Seeing her calm expression, Duncan realized that she might be finishing up soon. As he wasn't in a hurry, he waited for her to wake up.

As he did so, he also took the liberty of secretly ogling at her and remembering the perverted things he had done to her body last night. A perverted smile appeared on his face unknowingly.

When Leia woke up from her meditation, the first sight she came across was Duncan standing at a distance and watching her with a perverted smile on his face...

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