The Cat Who Woke Up Missed Billions

"This turned out to be a demonic cultivation method..."

Du ke opened his eyes wide, murmuring to himself in disbelief, his eyes flashing incessantly.

According to the contents recorded in the elixirs he had refined.

The beast skin obtained from Bear Aman was actually a product several hundred years ago when a rural farmer obtained a fortuitous manual from the heavens and eventually cultivated and fused the manual into his own body.

To ordinary people, this beast skin would at best be a mysterious body tempering method that made no sense.

Bear Aman's overbearing and aggressive cultivation was probably derived from the tattoos on the beast skin.

But in fact, those tattoos were just a threshold.

A threshold to identify whether one had the aptitude for cultivation.

If those without aptitude forcibly cultivated, although there would be wonders, eight out of ten would end up crippling themselves.

After passing this threshold and meeting the requirements for cultivation aptitude, if one did not cultivate properly, the consequences would be disastrous.

If the cultivation was shallow, it would be fine at most, with the body becoming extremely strong and abnormal in some ways.

But if one forcibly cultivated, cultivating vigorously, yet unable to meet certain conditions, then one would become a freakish monster that was half human, half beast.

For example, that first rural farmer who obtained these manuscript pages, not only cultivated wrongly, but turned himself into a freakish man like a wild man.

In the end, he even went astray, fusing the manuscript pages into his own back skin.

As a result, his skin was flayed after his death, and his dao dissipated.

Whereas after Du ke refined the beast skin, he obtained all the legacy recorded on the hidden manuscript pages within the beast skin.

This legacy was called Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture, focusing primarily on physical cultivation and secondly on soul cultivation.

Moreover, the character “Seal” in Demon Sealing did not mean sealing or confinement, but rather conferment and ordainment.

Cultivating this Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture would transform the cultivator towards a Great Earth Demon.

In the process of cultivation, the cultivator would also gradually tap into their bloodline potential and awaken innate supernatural powers.

However, the prerequisites for cultivating the Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture were harsh. The threshold for cultivation was secondary, the priority was the tremendous amount of Sun Essence, Moon Essence, and Blood & Flesh Essence required during cultivation.

Although obtaining Sun Essence and Moon Essence may be as difficult as ascending to Heaven for ordinary demonic beasts, for Du ke it posed no difficulty at all.

If common demonic beasts absorbed Sun Essence and Moon Essence without the proper methods, they might as well face the sun and moon and futilely huff and puff; at most they would ingest nothing but the northwest wind after all that effort.

As for Blood & Flesh Essence, this would be even simpler for Du ke.

Both in quality and quantity, he could fully meet the standard.

"Previously I was still worried that physical cultivation had no follow-up cultivation methods. The Tiger-Leopard Stance only affected the skin and bones and sinew and bone two great realms. There were no cultivation methods for the organ realm and true qi realm, the next two great postnatal martial realms.”

"Now with this Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture, that urgent need has been resolved. Although not a martial cultivation method, cultivating as a demon with this would be more than enough to last until my ascension.”

“I just need to find a way to obtain subsequent advanced martial methods to make up for my current inadequacies. It's much more refreshing to walk with two legs than just one!"

Du ke let out a long breath. His encounters during this period of exile had brought unexpected benefits.

Some things were simply unattainable beside Young Miss in the Su Family.

Let alone this Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture, even this Mutated Tongue Grass. Even if the Su Family managed to obtain it, they would likely not supply it to him.

Young Miss might even be warned against trying to find it for him.

After all, humans and demons cannot coexist!

This was a fundamental position with no room for compromise, as stated long ago by Su Xiuwu, Third Young Master of the Su Family.

As a family clan of Immortal Cultivators, the Su Family would certainly not randomly nurture demons either.

Regardless of how deep Young Miss's affections were for him, it would not be allowed.

Therefore, his exile this time was unexpectedly timely and perfect.

"Awoo!"

Just then, Shi San also ran out from the courtyard, having clearly finished patrolling the grounds.

The small husky, with grass scraps still clinging to his fur, approached Du ke's side. Laying on the ground obediently, sticking out his tongue and panting heavily.

Seeing Shi San in this state, Du ke knew he was hungry and needed to eat.

He took out from his black cauldron space the dog-badger skin they had not used for a long time and spread it on the ground for Shi San to lay on, shielding him from the cold.

Then Du ke divided some Blood Food Pills between the cat and dog.

After eating his fill, Shi San immediately curled up into a ball and started snoring away.

Seeing that Shi San had begun to rest, Du ke opened his black cauldron space and took out Marrow Tempering Pill, Blood Qi Pill, and Moon Essence Pill to stuff into his own mouth.

First the Marrow Tempering Pill, then Blood Qi Pill, finally swallowing the Moon Essence Pill.

After the three pills entered his stomach, Du ke immediately assumed the stance for the Tiger-Leopard Stance, while lowering his eyelids, practicing dual cultivation—focusing wholeheartedly to sketch in his mind an image of a three-headed, six-armed demon deity.

Having cultivated it so many times, the Tiger-Leopard Stance was now second nature to Du ke.

Every movement and every stance, withdraw and release following his thoughts. Wherever his mind willed, his form followed accordingly.

At the same time as Du ke started the Tiger-Leopard Stance, he also slowly sketched the shape of a towering, three-headed and six-armed demon deity in his mind.

Starting from the soles of the feet, extending upwards—lower legs, thighs, hips, chest and abdomen, arms, head...

As the image took shape in Du ke’s mind, his throat suddenly tightened, followed by an indescribable trembling sound issuing forth.

As soon as this trembling sound started, Shi San who had just fallen asleep raised his head, erecting his ears, staring unwaveringly at the cat without blinking.

This trembling sound seemed similar to the purring sound cats make when feeling content and comfortable, but listening closely it was a totally different spectacle.

It was as if a tiger and leopard were fiercely contending, roars echoing repeatedly.

Yet Du ke remained completely oblivious, only repeatedly practicing the Tiger-Leopard Stance, while fully concentrating in his mind on sketching the demon deity image.

The trembling sound from his throat permeated Du ke’s entire body, resonating to his abdomen.

Buzz... Buzz... Buzz...

Du ke's body rumbled like thunder from the reverberations. His bones and sinews were shaken by the buzzing, greatly accelerating the tempering of his body and cultivation.

At the same time, the Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture that Du ke was also cultivating started stimulating undulations across his skin and flesh.

The cat's skin flowed like tiny snakes, while at the same time an indescribable aura began emanating from his body.

Although this aura was weak, it was lofty and commanding, highlighting Du ke's bewitching cold aura and immeasurable might.

Time trickled by second by second until dusk fell, the sunlight fading away, then Du ke finally opened his eyes to stop cultivating.

"Haa!"

Exhaling a wisp of white smoke, the cat habitually shook his body. The sounds of cracking and popping bones echoed throughout as they loosened up.

At the same time, Du ke also felt his condition was the best it had ever been.

Not only brimming with vigor, but his physique had also strengthened considerably compared to before.

"The Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture actually has the miraculous effect of boosting martial cultivation!"

Du ke's eyes widened in shock.

"Cultivating the Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture while simultaneously practicing the Tiger-Leopard Stance has an effect far exceeding one plus one equals two. The Tiger-Leopard Stance exercises the blood and energy, mobilizing power to temper the bones.

The Demon Sealing Meditation Scripture visualizes and strengthens the soul, strengthening the body and stimulating the circulation of blood and energy to accelerate cultivation by absorbing the mysterious qi mechanisms in the darkness."

Squatting at the tower's entrance, Du ke muttered to himself: "Rounding off my bones and finishing my foundation would just be a matter of time if resources were sufficient."

"It's just that a supply of Blood Food is required, and neither can Moon Essence and Sun Essence be lacking."

Thinking of this, Du ke looked towards his black cauldron space. The remaining Moon Essence Pills he had refined now numbered only pitifully few.

He originally planned to consume one pill every three days, making ten pills per month.

But it was clearly insufficient according to the current situation.

Swallowing a Blood Food Pill, Du ke walked out of the tower, eyes gazing towards the not-yet-full moon hanging in the sky above along the collapsed section.

"Is only the moon essence during the full moon sufficient for cultivation?"

This idea suddenly flashed across Du ke's mind.

"Wherever moonlight reaches, moon essence would surely pervade as well. The difference at full moon compared to ordinary times lies only in the concentration of the moon essence."

"On the night of the full moon, when the moonlight shines down, no matter whether it is moonlight or moonshine, it is several times more concentrated than on ordinary days. For beast tribes and demon beasts, absorbing it has double the effect."

"However, on ordinary days, moonshine is dilute. Absorbing it then has half the effect. Therefore, most demon beasts would choose to absorb moonshine and cultivate on the night of the full moon."

"But for me, it doesn't matter at all. I have the Black Cauldron, and I can double refine. Even if the moonshine concentration is low, I can still double refine it to filter out the essence."

"In other words...."

The cat who was muttering to himself suddenly stopped and slapped himself in the face. He painfully said, "I don't need to follow the usual cultivation routines of demon beasts and animals at all. No matter what time it is, as long as there is a moon, I can collect moonshine!"

Upon this realization, Du ke felt like his heart was bleeding.

Why did he wake up to this so late!

If he had realized this earlier, he would have already consumed who knows how much moonshine.

His cultivation level would definitely have greatly benefited too.

"Damn, what a huge loss!"

The cat, feeling heartbroken and finding it hard to breathe, felt like he had lost several billion yuan.

Pain, such pain!

While Du ke was full of regret here, a black shadow also leapt out from the darkness of the night, landing in front of the courtyard gate.

The black shadow squatting in front of the gate revealed emerald green eyes.

Its eyes stared fixedly at the sealed gate of the courtyard, also carrying a trace of anger.

This little bastard, how can he run so well?

He had searched the whole city before finding him!