Chunibyo in Cultivation World

Li Tianwei sat cross-legged, carefully sensing the spiritual energy and resentment force within this region.

It had to be said, although the spiritual energy and resentment force here were slightly weaker, the power they contained was extremely compatible with him—just like the feeling he had during his previous “enlightenment.”

That was precisely why Li Tianwei believed this place to be the Land of Near Dao.

As the name implied, a Land of Near Dao was a place close to the Heavenly Dao, allowing one to comprehend the power of Heaven and Earth more clearly and thus gain insight into Dao Intent.

This place indeed possessed such qualities.

Li Tianwei hadn’t expected that such a good place would actually be occupied by the Demonic Sect—it was truly a pity.

If possible, Li Tianwei thought he could set up an array here and shuttle back and forth in the future to cultivate.

At this moment, within Li Tianwei’s consciousness, the System remained silent.

It really wanted to complain—What Land of Near Dao? This place was entirely shaped by the Demonic Sects’ continuous slaughter, countless lives perishing here, layers of evil aura and malevolent thoughts stacking and fermenting for countless years, making the entire land of the Demonic Sect extremely suited for demonic cultivation.

However, due to the excessive malice and resentment, cultivators who trained here would more or less be affected.

As for why Li Tianwei felt this way, the System had scanned and reached an answer.

It was because all of Li Tianwei’s Dao Intents and those peculiar techniques he cultivated happened to be perfectly suited to the Demonic Sect’s environment.

Yet, in Li Tianwei’s eyes, this place was simply the Land of Near Dao.

The System was utterly speechless—and had to admit defeat.

After all, this fellow Li Tianwei had indeed slain two Nascent Soul Devils while still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, which made the System itself seem completely useless.

【Am I really getting carried to victory? Did I just trigger some hidden guarantee?】

The System began to doubt its very existence.

Even a data-constructed system couldn’t help but question itself in the face of Li Tianwei’s situation.

Li Tianwei continued his breathing technique, absorbing constantly.

His spiritual power and aura grew increasingly vast and majestic.

He felt that if he once again unleashed Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend, he could gain even greater benefit within this region.

If a demonic cultivator from the Demonic Sect were here and learned of Li Tianwei’s thoughts—and saw him recklessly absorbing the spiritual energy of the Demonic Sect’s land—they would probably think he was insane.

Even demonic cultivators themselves wouldn’t dare absorb the spiritual energy here so directly.

Ever since the spiritual energy of the Demonic Sect’s land had transformed into one suited for demonic cultivation, it contained endless resentment force and the lingering thoughts of countless beings who had perished here.

To describe it, demonic cultivators had a term for this spiritual energy—it was as if “evil spirits” resided within it.

Because of the countless chaotic thoughts within, if one absorbed this energy without any protection, the energy would continuously guide and corrupt the cultivator, eventually leading them to total deviation and madness.

Demonic cultivators were cruel and unafraid of their Dao Hearts collapsing—they could use living beings to cleanse themselves and strengthen their power.

However, such rapid improvement in cultivation came at a cost—it affected their sanity, and even their tribulations became several times more difficult than those of righteous cultivators.

Even so, they still greatly feared falling into true demonic madness.

This “madness” was not the same as a righteous cultivator falling into the demonic path and losing reason—it was a complete mutation, a supreme torment of both body and mind, invaded by countless delusions.

At that moment, one might even believe oneself to be no longer a cultivator but a mere mortal—a farmer tilling fields, a maid accompanying a bride—various mundane delusions that could collapse one’s mind completely.

Death would be no different from this fate.

Thus, in the land of the Demonic Sect, one had to arrange arrays and barriers to purify the spiritual energy before absorbing it.

Yet precisely because of its nature, the demonic spiritual energy, though more violent than that of the righteous lands, was also much denser.

Righteous cultivators needed Spirit-Gathering Arrays to concentrate spiritual energy and improve efficiency, while demonic cultivators used Thought-Purging Arrays to cleanse the demonic energy before cultivation.

Therefore, Li Tianwei’s current reckless absorption naturally attracted the so-called “evil spirits” hidden within the energy—the accumulated delusions of countless beings who had perished in the Demonic Sect’s land.

The transformation he felt in Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend also seemed influenced by this spiritual energy.

Dense malice continually struck Li Tianwei’s Spirit Platform at this moment, a familiar sensation that made his eyes brighten.

He didn’t feel that there was any problem at all.

“As expected of the Land of Near Dao—it’s already showing results so quickly.”

Li Tianwei increased his absorption speed without hesitation.

The surrounding spiritual energy rushed into his body at an astonishing rate.

At the same time, the Fission Qi-Guiding Method activated.

In an instant, the already violent spiritual energy of the Demonic Sect’s land grew even more ferocious, and even the so-called evil spirits within it became stronger.

They craved—they craved to erode Li Tianwei, to turn him into their nourishment.

Under this influence, the energy and evil spirits stirred, causing the endless external spiritual energy to rapidly converge toward Li Tianwei’s area.

Meanwhile, the great disturbance had already drawn the attention of others.

“That must be a demonic treasure—or some spiritual artifact emerging!”

At that moment, two people, filled with excitement, looked into the distance and sped away.

Meanwhile, Li Tianwei’s cultivation continued—but this time, something was different.

The strange aura within the spiritual energy continuously invaded toward Li Tianwei’s Spirit Platform.

Li Tianwei, however, kept channeling it into the Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend.

He could clearly feel that as he integrated this spiritual energy, this divine ability, rooted in his own comprehension of divine powers, was constantly evolving.

“Still say it’s not the Land of Near Dao? Even my Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend, formed from my Prison Heaven Divine Power comprehended through Heaven and Earth, is reacting to it.”

“Doesn’t this prove that Heaven and Earth contain the Dao?”

“Perhaps it might even evolve into a new divine ability!”

After witnessing the might of Prison Heaven Divine Power, Li Tianwei found it far superior to Dao Intent.

To compare, divine powers were like profound arts, while Dao Intents were passive blessings—each beneficial in its own way.

“Come then! Let me see to what extent you can transform.”

Murmuring to himself, Li Tianwei fully immersed his consciousness.

Meanwhile, the chaotic delusions within the spiritual energy continued to invade and grow stronger.

After all, this consciousness covered the entire Demonic Sect’s land—it had only the instinct to erode and slay cultivators.

Now that Li Tianwei had absorbed it, it concluded that Li Tianwei must die.

“Die... die...”

The chaotic delusions kept invading, pounding at his Spirit Platform.

Yet Li Tianwei’s Spirit Platform, already covered with resplendent and destructive ripples, remained unshaken.

If one were to observe closely, beneath the Spirit Platform lay the supreme Dao Foundation condensed by Li Tianwei during Foundation Establishment—the strange Circular Radiance, its three-petaled fan constantly gleaming with five colors.

It looked both eerie and ominous...