Chapter 10: The Aura of Eating Cattle

Chapter 10: The Qi of the Bovine Devourer

Within the desolate wastes, a chilling wind howled, carrying the scent of decay and the lingering echoes of battle. Lin Feng, his robes tattered and bloodied, stood tall despite his wounds, his eyes burning with a newfound intensity. He had survived the encounter with the demonic beasts, not merely by luck, but by a desperate gamble – a gamble that had awakened something ancient and terrifying within him.

The "Bovine Devourer Qi," a forgotten technique etched upon the inner walls of his dantian, had stirred. This wasn’t the gentle, nurturing qi of the orthodox sects, but a raw, untamed force that craved consumption. It hungered for power, for vitality, for the very essence of life itself.

As Lin Feng meditated, he could feel the Bovine Devourer Qi coursing through his meridians, a molten river of ravenous energy. It resonated with the primal instincts of a monstrous ox, a beast capable of swallowing mountains and draining rivers dry. His cultivation, previously stagnant and frail, now pulsed with newfound vigor.

But the Qi came with a price. A constant gnawing hunger, a deep-seated craving for raw, untamed power clawed at his mind. He knew he had to control this dark force, lest it consume him entirely. He remembered the ancient text describing the technique, "Tame the beast within, or become the beast itself."

Lin Feng closed his eyes, focusing his will. He visualized a raging storm, then slowly, meticulously, began to calm the tempest, channeling the chaotic energy. He remembered the teachings of his deceased grandfather, a wise old sage who had warned against the dangers of embracing forbidden arts.

"Power without control is a double-edged sword, boy," his grandfather had said. "It can elevate you to the heavens, or drag you down to the deepest abyss."

Lin Feng understood the weight of those words now. He had glimpsed the power of the Bovine Devourer Qi, and it was intoxicating. But he also saw the abyss that lay before him – the path of madness and destruction.

He would walk that path, but he would not succumb. He would master the beast within, and forge it into a weapon, a shield, a force to protect the innocent and vanquish the wicked. He would become the master of his own destiny, not a puppet of his power.

The journey ahead would be perilous, fraught with danger and temptation. But Lin Feng was ready. He had tasted the power of the Bovine Devourer Qi, and he would not be denied. He would rise, he would conquer, and he would carve his name into the annals of the cultivation world. The era of Lin Feng, the wielder of the Bovine Devourer Qi, had begun.