--- Chapter 110 ---
At the Geocentric Essence Pond, Hayate had a wry smile while Cang Yue beat his back gently with a pout. Cang Yue was still annoyed because he was bullying her, but she couldn't do anything about it.
"You're too good, Hayate. How could you be so good..?" The Blue Wind Princess pouted adorably.
Hayate chuckled weakly and replied, "I've trained a lot."
Cang Yue was speechless inside because that sounded like a cheap joke, but Hayate would never lie about his ability. Does he mean it? The Blue Wind Princess doesn't know the brutal yet passionate training Hayate had to go through under Fuma Clan's teaching. His teacher pressured the young man to make her satisfied, and it took a long time to fulfill her standard.
"It's the truth," Hayate said while placing a towel on Cang Yue's head. "I'll tell the whole story when the time is right."
"Uugh... It feels sore down there." Hong Guan suddenly groaned while lying on the clean ground. Even though that wasn't her first time with Hayate, the young man's plays and stamina were insane.
Little Ghost nodded in agreement on the side with a blush on her face because she had never thought her desire for Hayate wasn't just "simply." love.
Hayate "actually." was entertained by their reactions and used a Profound Handle to clean the room. There is no way he would let anyone know about their activities in this place. After cleaning the whole area, he walked out of the Geocentric Essence Pond and dried himself with Phoenix Flame.
"Stay there for a while. Let the Geocentric Essence seep into your skin because it would benefit you." Hayate said while wearing a new set of clothes from his spatial ring.
Hong Guan dipped herself into the Geocentric Essence Pond and commented, "To be fair, your seeds are more beneficial than this pond. My cultivation has reached the fifth stage of the Sovereign Profound Realm."
"Peak Tyrant Profound Realm for me..." Little Ghost added, her head popping out from the pond like a duck.
Cang Yue sighed and replied, "It feels like cheating. I've broken through into the 3rd Stage of the Sovereign Profound Realm."
Hayate liked Cang Yue's thought of becoming more powerful, but Sovereign Profound Realm was barely strong enough to handle people up there. No, Sovereign Profound Realm was like wild grass on the Divine Realm, and Hayate didn't want his companions to get trampled easily.
"Cang Yue," Hayate called his fiance's name.
"Yes?"
Cang Yue tilted her head in confusion because Hayate's tone abruptly became warmer. He also has a pleased expression on his face for some reason.
"Let's be stronger together," Hayate smirked, which caused the three women to narrow their eyes at him.
Hong Guan giggled in amusement, "Fufu~, What a dangerous and tempting offer, Master."
"I-I think that wasn't a bad offer too." Little Ghost agreed again with Hong Guan's opinion.
Cang Yue couldn't help but weakly laugh when listening to Hong Guan and Little Ghost because these two knew very well that Hayate would smash them into oblivion. Well, It's not like she hates it anyway. "Bully. Hayate is a bully, that's it." She said while giving Hayate a reserved look.
Hayate gave them a peck on the forehead and waved his hand, vanishing from the room. He went to Heavenly Demon Cult's Library and saw over a thousand martial books stacking on the floor.
He picked a random book and scanned through the content in just a few seconds. "Interesting," Hayate muttered while taking another one, starting to comprehend the essence of Heavenly Demon Cult's teaching.
"Demonic Qi is born from the depth of one's nature or soul. When Demonic Practitioners learn Demonic Techniques, they will change or be especially attuned to the Demonic Path. Heavenly Demon controlled over the Heavenly Demonic Qi, making him the absolute ruler of the Demonic Practitioners."
"Huh, this makes things easier," Hayate commented while thinking about something. Heavenly Demon Art is the peak of the Heavenly Demon Cult's teaching, and none can learn it besides the Heavenly Demon or his successor.
Hayate remembered the weird character of the Demonic General when he was attacking them. They didn't possess the "quality." of Demon Practitioners but were Profound Cultivators.
He closed the second book and continued, "Someone is messing with Heavenly Demon Cult's teaching."
"Oh, young lord?" Cheon Ma jumped off from tall bookshelves and landed a few meters from Hayate.
"I thought you were staying at the Geocentric Essence Pond?"
Hayate coughed and replied, "I decided to check the Library myself. And I didn't expect you to write everything here."
Cheon Ma merrily laughed when hearing Hayate's replies because as the 2nd Heavenly Demon of the Heavenly Demon Cult. He must remember several things and even learn the political way.
And the current Heavenly Demon Cult's Library barely recorded every technique from Cheon Ma's memories. He forgot a good chunk of Heavenly Demon Cult's teaching when he arrived at the Illusory Demon realm.
Hayate stared over several bookshelves and said, "Since you're busy, let's start working on the Heavenly Demon Cult's demonic art. I'll try my best to revise the existing technique while adding my view so far about the Profound Way."
"Sounds good enough to me." A grin plastered over Cheon Ma's face. He was excited to see how Hayate could improve Heavenly Demon Cult's demonic arts.
Hayate breathed in for a moment and started to skim through all the books in the Heavenly Demon Cult's Library. There are over 500.000 books in this place, and Hayate scanned them without delay. Cheon Ma followed Hayate and answered any question coming from his mouth.
After five hours, Hayate sighed and sat on the floor to digest every technique he had comprehended. He reviewed them in his mind and frowned because the Demonic Techniques here only lacked two elements, usage of Profound Energy and understanding over one's Profound Veins.
"I see... That's why." Hayate smiled because he had solved the problem. He opened his golden eyes slowly and watched Cheon Ma meditating on the floor. "Wake up, Ma. I've found a way to improve these techniques."
"We don't have to change anything, but the most basic Qi Training technique in the Heavenly Demon Cult. The Red Heart Technique would be completely revised to match Profound Veins' nature and Profound Energy."
"But how?" The 2nd Heavenly Demon questioned with a frown.
Hayate taught Cheon Ma how to manipulate Profound Energy inside the Profound Veins and explained that Profound Veins act like Meridian but are "simply." easier to handle.
"You mean I only had to regulate the cycle? Then, I don't have to convert Profound Energy into Origin Qi." Cheon Ma has a dumbfounded look on his face.
Hayate laughed because Cheon Ma's method wasn't horrible but more tedious. After all, The 2nd Heavenly Demon was too tied into the Heavenly Demon Cult's teaching and forgot about the essence of simplicity in the cultivation, causing Cheon Ma to overcomplicate things for his good.
Cheon Ma sulked and muttered, "Years of self-thought wasted. I should have asked knowledgeable people in the past, but Illusory Demon Realm was in disarray in the past one hundred years."
"Aih, we needed a good advisor for the Heavenly Demon Cult."
"About that, I know a person who fits that job." Hayate suddenly replied while lying on the floor.
"Who??"
The golden-eyed young man smirked and added, "My friend, Fen Juechen."
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After sending Hong Guan, Little Ghost, and Cang Yue back to Silver Lake City, Hayate wandered around the Lost Heaven to find a bald young man.
"Oh, here you are." Hayate stepped into a training ground where Fen Juechen did push-ups with stone slabs on his back. The bald young man was on his third set, huffing on the floor with great difficulty because the weight was over two tons.
"Yo, how are you?" He greeted him casually.
Fen Juechen glanced at Hayate and responded, "Give me a moment."
The bald young man committed the push-ups and kicked the ground, causing the weight to fly in the air. His fist released a fiery aura and made contact with the stone slab.
BAM!
Hayate clapped his hand because Fen Juechen had reached the third stage of Sky Profound Realm a month after the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. That's impressive, considering he was the only Spirit Profound Realm before.
"Do you need something, Hayate?" Fen Juechen asked while wiping his face with a clean towel. "I know you wouldn't visit me out of nowhere. You must have a plan for me, right?"
"I like how easily you can guess my intention," Hayate responded with a smile. "Anyway, I have a job for you. It would help you a lot in becoming stronger."
Fen Juechen frowned and asked again, "What's it??"
Hayate briefly explained the Heavenly Demon Cult's situation, which caused Fen Juechen to think about something for a moment. "Be my right hand." He said lastly.
"That's such an intriguing offer, not going to lie. I'm In." Fen Juechen answered immediately.
Hayate threw a tailor-made cultivation art from the Heavenly Demon Cult's Library to Fen Juechen and said, "Learn that. We'll start to renovate the whole organization."