Demonic Path

Those that practiced the righteous or orthodox path called the demonic path the misguided road.

When following the demonic path, it was easy to fall into obsession, and there were even some arcane techniques that disfigured one until they didn’t seem like a human or ghost. But even so, its power was undeniably formidable!

It had to be known that within many demonic path cultivation methods, the slaughter path and obscenity path weren’t separated.

The Devil Arts were the more sinister practices of demonic path martial artists. These involved harming oneself and others, transforming one's constitution, and even taking the virginity of women.

### **Cultivation Methods**

It had to be known that demonic cultivation methods focused on speed, a road to obtaining power no matter the cost. Compared to the slow and steady orthodox cultivation methods, the risks were over a hundred times greater!

Every cultivation method had its strengths and weaknesses. For instance, for those that followed the righteous path, they would usually focus on cultivating the soul after reaching the Xiantian realm.

But, those martial artists that followed the demonic path were partial to tempering and refining their bodies after reaching the Xiantian realm. They delved more on soul-refining methods as well.

## Characteristics

Some martial artists, such as Lin Ming, practiced martial artists to reach the pinnacle of martial arts.

Some martial artists who practiced martial artists did so in order to gain more power, have a higher status, and enjoy all the beauties and mortal sins of the world.

### **Cruel**

Demonic path martial artists had naturally cruel dispositions. Thus, they were particularly haughty and cruel to those around them.

When they were young, it was easy for this type of barbaric mentality to manifest.

### **Egocentric**

They have always cared about themselves first and foremost, taking themselves as the center of all decisions without caring about the others.

In a life or death situation, if they were given the decision to live, then they would take that chance. They wouldn't care about betraying their sect or breaking their heart of martial arts.

If one could live, who would want to die?

They were too nostalgic and reluctant to part with this life, they simply hadn’t enjoyed it enough. If a powerhouse didn’t participate in the wars of a sect and didn’t try to find lucky chances to break through to higher realms, then they could casually go to any smaller land and enjoy life like a living god.

### **Unrestrained**

Those that cultivated in the demonic path were much more focused on making sure that their thoughts flowed freely and their spirit was unburdened. The demonic path had always been synonymous with doing whatever one wished, unlike the righteous path where there were still many morals and principles one had to follow.

Those that cultivated the demonic path took the world as their enemy and went against all living beings. If they didn’t act in a manner that satisfied their own desires, then what was the point of cultivating the demonic path? They may as well pray to Buddha!

### **Resentment**

In the demonic path, those that cultivated these arts had to harm others, thus they naturally accumulate the hatred and resentment of other.

The damned souls of the dead would surround a demonic martial artist, they would curse them to death, this was left behind by the agony and unwillingness of those that had died.

Who wanted to die and have their blood essence drawn out for others to swallow up and use for cultivating their martial arts? Those that died had walked the road of martial arts their entire life, and yet this was their final fate. How could the dead possibly accept this?

If their unwillingness wasn’t reconciled with, this would transform into resentment. In particular, those Divine Sea powerhouses that had comprehended their own battle spirit; their resentment was even more powerful. Once this resentment fused into their blood vitality, it’d form an intangible will form. If one couldn’t suppress this resentment then it would come back to bite them!

Those that cultivated martial arts had to be careful of the karma they sowed and the karma they reaped, or else they’d have to bear the power of resentment.