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Chapter 523 - 196: Spiritual Energy Is Toxic (Part 3) · Nov 03, 2026

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501 Chapter 501 - 190: Immortal Techniques (Part 4) 2026-11-03
502 Chapter 502 - 191: Sonic Boom 2026-11-03
503 Chapter 503 - 191: Sonic Boom (Part 2) 2026-11-03
504 Chapter 504 - 191: Sonic Boom (Part 3) 2026-11-03
505 Chapter 505 - 191: Sonic Boom (Part 4) 2026-11-03
506 Chapter 506 - 192: Half-Demon 2026-11-03
507 Chapter 507 - 192: Half-Demon_2 2026-11-03
508 Chapter 508 - 192: Half-Demon_3 2026-11-03
509 Chapter 509 - 192: Half-Demon Fiend (Part 4) 2026-11-03
510 Chapter 510 - 193: Eruption 2026-11-03
511 Chapter 511 - 193: Eruption (Part 2) 2026-11-03
512 Chapter 512 - 193: Eruption (Part 3) 2026-11-03
513 Chapter 513 - 193: Eruption (Part 4) 2026-11-03
514 Chapter 514 - 194: Broken Star Pavilion 2026-11-03
515 Chapter 515 - 194: Broken Star Pavilion 2026-11-03
516 Chapter 516 - 194: Broken Star Pavilion (Part 3) 2026-11-03
517 Chapter 517 - 194: Broken Star Pavilion (Part 4) 2026-11-03
518 Chapter 518 - 195: Demon Nest 2026-11-03
519 Chapter 519 - 195: Demon Nest (Part 2) 2026-11-03
520 Chapter 520 - 195: Demon Nest (Part 3) 2026-11-03
521 Chapter 521 - 196: Spiritual Energy Is Toxic 2026-11-03
522 Chapter 522 - 196: Spiritual Energy Is Toxic (Part 2) 2026-11-03
523 Chapter 523 - 196: Spiritual Energy Is Toxic (Part 3) 2026-11-03
524 Chapter 524 - 197: Primal Chaos and Infinity 2026-11-03
525 Chapter 525 - 197: Primal Chaos and Infinity (Part 2) 2026-11-03
526 Chapter 526 - 197: Primal Chaos and Infinity (Part 3) 2026-11-03
527 Chapter 527 - 198: The Furnace 2026-11-03
528 Chapter 528 - 198: The Furnace (Part 2) 2026-11-03
529 Chapter 529 - 198: The Furnace (Part 3) 2026-11-03
530 Chapter 530 - 199: Accumulated Strength Unleashed 2026-11-03
531 Chapter 531 - 199: Accumulating Strength for a Sudden Leap (Part 2) 2026-11-03
532 Chapter 532 - 199: Accumulating Strength for a Sudden Leap (Part 3) 2026-11-03
533 Chapter 533 - 200: Foolish 2026-11-03
534 Chapter 534 - 200: Foolishness (2) 2026-11-03
535 Chapter 535 - 200: Foolishness (3) 2026-11-03
536 Chapter 536 - 201: Explosion 2026-11-03
537 Chapter 537 - 201: Explosion 2 2026-11-03
538 Chapter 538 - 201: Explosion 3 2026-11-03
539 Chapter 539 - 202: Spirit Stone 2026-11-03
540 Chapter 540 - 202: Spirit Stone 2 2026-11-03
541 Chapter 541 - 202: Spirit Stone 3 2026-11-03
542 Chapter 542 - 203: The Wind Rises 2026-11-03
543 Chapter 543 - 203: The Wind Rises (Part 2) 2026-11-03
544 Chapter 544 - 203: The Wind Rises (Part 3) 2026-11-03
545 Chapter 545 - 204: Pure Yang, Pure Strength 2026-11-03
546 Chapter 546 - 204: The Ultimate Yang and Hardness (Part 2) 2026-11-03
547 Chapter 547 - 204: The Ultimate Yang and Hardness (Part 3) 2026-11-03
548 Chapter 548 - 205: Powerful 2026-11-03
549 Chapter 549 - 205: Powerful (Part 2) 2026-11-03
550 Chapter 550 - 205: Powerful 2026-11-03

Chapter 523: Chapter 196: Spiritual Energy Is Toxic (Part 3)

”Senior sister, how is this Spiritual Liquid produced?”

Lin Zheyu asked.

If he knew where the Spiritual Liquid came from, he could obtain it himself.

”Of course, it’s refined from spirit mines.” Gu Ye said matter-of-factly.

”Spirit mines?”

”Are they the Spirit Stone Mines from the legends of cultivators?” Lin Zheyu exclaimed in surprise.

”I suspect so.”

Gu Ye smiled and said, ”Although records of cultivators and immortals are hard to find, if you look carefully, you can still find many traces.”

”I suspect that these spirit mines are the very Spirit Stone Mines used by cultivators from legends.”

”However, we martial artists cannot use these Spirit Stone Mines directly; we can only use secret techniques to refine them into Spiritual Liquid before using them.”

Gu Ye expressed her speculation.

”Senior sister, do you know why those cultivating immortals disappeared?”

”When I was young, I once heard my master say that those demons were actually people who attempted to achieve immortality by practicing secret techniques of cultivation.”

”Could it be that the immortals of the past degraded into the current demons?”

Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

He was very curious about why the traces of cultivation disappeared in this world dominated by martial arts, and why cultivation techniques fell into decline while martial arts became mainstream.

”Oh, it seems your former master had some insight.”

”However, the demons he mentioned were not true demons, but magic puppets.”

”Most magic puppets were transformed by practicing the ancient secret techniques of cultivation. The active corpses in the deep forests and mountains often had ancestors from cultivator families.”

Gu Ye said leisurely.

She looked at Lin Zheyu, hoping to see a shocked expression on his face, but unfortunately, he appeared calm, as if he had already suspected it.

”Looks like you have also speculated this.” Gu Ye said with a smile.

”Hmm.”

”I once obtained a copy of the ’Seven Evils Ghost Canon,’ which records the method of achieving immortality by turning into a living corpse.”

”The cultivation techniques inside it bear many traces of the stories about cultivators.”

Lin Zheyu said.

Because he was once not strong enough and lacked knowledge, he failed to notice the problems in the Seven Evils Ghost Canon.

With the improvement of his skills, reviewing the Seven Evils Ghost Canon again, Lin Zheyu discovered many details he had previously overlooked.

”Techniques like these are actually adaptations of ancient cultivation techniques.”

”Those demon martial artists and half-demon entities, I suspect, have studied and developed something from the cultivation techniques, allowing them to cultivate using Yin Sha power.”

”However, they are also incomplete products and will eventually become puppets of demons.”

Speaking of half-demons and demon martial artists, Gu Ye sneered.

”By the way, senior sister, since these are Spirit Stone Mines, why can cultivators use them while we martial artists cannot? Is it because we lack the aptitude for cultivation?”

”I have heard from storytellers that cultivation requires aptitude.” Lin Zheyu asked.

”That is a reason, but not the main one.”

”Do you know where spirit mines are usually found?” Gu Ye smiled and asked in return.

”In places thick with Yin Sha power?”

After pausing for a moment, Lin Zheyu answered.

”Oh!”

”Impressive, kid!”

Gu Ye was somewhat surprised that Lin Zheyu had guessed correctly.

”Indeed, all spirit mines are found in places rich with Yin Sha power, without exception.”

”Because the presence of Yin Sha power gives the spirit mines demonic attributes tainted with terrifying chaotic will, rendering them unusable directly.”

”Only by refining and purifying the energy from spirit mines into Spiritual Liquid can martial artists use it.”

Although Lin Zheyu had guessed it, Gu Ye still explained it to him in detail.

”I speculate that the disappearance of cultivators back then has a lot to do with the emergence of Yin Sha power.”

”Yin Sha power corrupted the Spiritual Power and spirit mines. Anyone absorbing Spiritual Power could potentially absorb an excess of Yin Sha power and be assimilated into magic puppets.”

”Those cultivators might have disappeared for this reason.”

As Gu Ye spoke passionately, she related what she had heard from her master and others, along with scattered records from ancient texts, combined with her own speculations.

’As expected!’

Lin Zheyu thought, with this revelation aligning with his suspicions.

Upon hearing about demon lairs and space-time nodes, he speculated that the disappearance of cultivators was likely connected to demons.

Perhaps, it was the emergence of demons that introduced the terribly sinister Yin Sha power, poisoning the world’s Spiritual Energy.

Making the world’s Spiritual Energy toxic and unusable for direct absorption and transformation.

Spiritual Energy is the root of cultivators’ strength, and with its foundation compromised, the disappearance of cultivators became inevitable.

’The decline of Immortal Dao, with Martial Dao and Divine Path succeeding it as the mainstream.’

’So what about the Divine Path?’

’Where has it gone?’

Such thoughts flashed through Lin Zheyu’s mind.

The official divine system of Great Wei, revered throughout the nation, formed the Divine Path of Great Wei.

This colossal population contributing to the Divine Path system must be terrifyingly powerful.

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