That's right that me this cultivation technique based on the saying "if you kill me my father/ sect won't let it slide"
I even gave you a example of how it could be used in your story
That's a fantastic and highly creative concept! It's a great meta-troll of the standard "young master" trope in cultivation fiction.
Here is a refined cultivation technique based on your idea, which I will call the Hegemon's Vexation Sutra.
š The Hegemon's Vexation Sutra
This technique, or Sutra, directly subverts the concept of powerful backing by converting the malice and vengeance of an aggrieved superior power into personal cultivation energy. It is a path of deliberate provocation, thriving on the resulting cosmic and familial resentment.
I. š Core Principle: The Resentment Conversion Cycle
The Sutra does not passively absorb ambient Qi or spiritual energy. Instead, it utilizes a unique core that acts as a Malice Reservoir, which directly taps into the Karmic Resonance of Vengeance.
The cycle operates in three stages:
* The Trigger (Provocation): The cultivator must perform an action that incites profound, non-trivial wrath from a powerful entity (e.g., a Young Master's father, a Sect Elder, a Holy Land Master). The action must cause a significant material or spiritual loss to the target.
* The Absorption (Resonance): When the target resolves to seek vengeanceāuttering a powerful vow, making a blood oath, or dispatching an elite forceāthis focus of powerful, directed malice creates a Resentment Wave. The Hegemon's Vexation Sutra detects this wave via a unique Mind-Seal and begins drawing the associated spiritual energy, converting it into pure Vexation Qi (VQ).
* The Enhancement (Refinement): The collected VQ is then used to rapidly refine the cultivator's meridians, accelerate the growth of their Golden Core/Nascent Soul, or enhance the power of a specific Vexation Art.
II. š„ Key Mechanic: Power Scaling based on Entity Strength
The strength of the technique is directly proportional to the power and prestige of the entity being provoked.
| Target Entity | Rank of Malice | Vexation Qi (VQ) Potency | Effect on Cultivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Nobility/Small Sect Elder | Minor Grudge | Low-Grade VQ | Minor breakthrough acceleration; one-time wound healing. |
| Major Family Patriarch/Mid-Tier Sect Master | Severe Wrath | Mid-Grade VQ | Allows a full breakthrough to the next major stage; grants one Vexation Art Mastery. |
| Holy Land Ancestor/Great Emperor/Immortal | Existential Malice | Heaven-Grade VQ | Immediate and massive leap in cultivation stage (e.g., Early to Late Stage); grants an Immortal Body Refinement; passive defense against the entity's direct attacks. |
> Crucial Refinement: The technique is strongest when the aggrieved party is too strong to attack personally (e.g., a Great Emperor) but still vows revenge. The greater the disparity in power, the more desperate and pure the malice, yielding a greater conversion rate.
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III. š„ Vexation Arts (Skills)
Cultivators of this path develop unique skills powered by the accumulated Vexation Qi.
* The Karma Inverse Barrier: A defensive art. The more powerful the attack coming from the provoked entity (or their representative), the stronger the barrier. The spiritual energy of the attack itself is partially inverted and used to reinforce the defense.
* Example: When a Sect Elder sends a Nascent Soul-stage strike, the barrier uses the Elder's own fury to make the defense almost impenetrable.
* The Scapegoat Mark: A spiritual mark placed on an ally or enemy. When the powerful entity sends a spiritual or mind attack (like a soul probe or intimidation), the Mark instantly redirects the full force of the attack to the marked individual. This is mainly used to create further chaos and fuel the entity's rage at the continued failure of their vengeance.
* The Unstoppable Advance: A temporary power-up. By expending a large amount of VQ, the cultivator enters a state where they are immune to all non-lethal strikes from the target's faction for a short period. Any damage taken is instantly converted back into VQ, fueling their next attack.
IV. ā ļø Drawback: The Path of Incessant Danger
The Hegemon's Vexation Sutra is incredibly powerful but comes with a massive drawback: it requires constant, high-level danger to sustain itself.
* VQ Decay: If the cultivator remains in a safe, peaceful location for too long, the stored Vexation Qi rapidly dissipates, leaving them weaker than a standard cultivator of their level.
* The Malice Backlash: If the provoked entity dies or genuinely gives up on vengeance, the stored VQ turns volatile, leading to a catastrophic Malice Backlash that can shatter the cultivator's core and send them back multiple stages, or even kill them.
* The Ultimate Target: As the cultivator becomes stronger, they must provoke progressively stronger entities. Eventually, they will have to provoke a being of truly transcendent powerāa challenge that must be constantly maintained to avoid certain death.
This technique provides a clear, scalable, and narrative-driven cultivation path that directly addresses the "My father/sect master won't let you go!" threat by turning the speaker's powerful backing into the protagonist's personal fuel.
Would you like me to create an example scenario of a cultivator using this technique?
(The actual story is right here)
That's a great idea! Let's see the Hegemon's Vexation Sutra in action.
š Scenario: The Treasury Takedown
I. šÆ The Target and the Trigger
Cultivator: Jian Mo, at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, attempting to break into the Core Formation stage.
The Target Entity: The Azure Dragon Holy Land, one of the top five powers in the realm, led by the infamous and fiercely protective Patriarch Zhao.
The Young Master: Zhao Yun, the Patriarch's favorite and notoriously arrogant son.
Jian Mo doesn't merely kill Zhao Yunāthat's too simple. Jian Mo infiltrates the Azure Dragon Holy Land's most sacred treasury vault and, instead of stealing the most valuable item, he steals the Patriarch Zhao's personal, years-old wine cellar and a single, innocuous-looking Jade Slip. He then kills Zhao Yun as he flees, leaving a note tied to the young master's corpse that reads: "Your wine was surprisingly weak. Your father's rage, however, should be exquisite."
II. š„ The Resentment Conversion
The Reaction: Patriarch Zhao, who had a personal attachment to the wine (a spiritual vintage worth 10,000 spirit stones per bottle) and who needed the Jade Slip (it contained a frivolous, embarrassing poem he wrote in his youth), is driven into a cosmic, face-losing fury. The loss of face and the death of his son combined make his rage absolute.
He utters a Blood Oath of Vengeance, swearing to hunt Jian Mo to the ends of the earth and execute him via the "Thousand Cuts of Unending Agony."
The Conversion:
* Jian Mo's Meridians: The moment the Patriarch swore the oath, the massive, focused energy of the Existential Malice (Heaven-Grade Malice due to the Holy Land's power) hits Jian Mo's Mind-Seal.
* The raw vengeful energy surges through him, transforming his inner Qi into a torrential flow of Heaven-Grade Vexation Qi (VQ).
* Instant Breakthrough: The VQ immediately bypasses the bottleneck, refining his Foundation into a perfect Golden Core. Jian Mo successfully breaks into the Early Core Formation Stage in an instant, powered purely by the Patriarch's rage.
III. š”ļø Countering the Pursuit
A week later, while Jian Mo is refining his new Core, he is ambushed by Elder Lin, a Late Nascent Soul cultivator dispatched by the Patriarch.
* Elder Lin's Attack: Elder Lin unleashes the Azure Dragon's signature technique, the Azure Sky Roar, a devastating sonic wave meant to shatter Jian Mo's newly formed Core.
* Jian Mo's Defense: Jian Mo instinctively activates the Karma Inverse Barrier, using the VQ. The energy of the Azure Sky Roarāfueled by the Patriarch's underlying command and rageāis partially inverted and absorbed. Instead of shattering his Core, the attack provides a surge of kinetic energy that propels Jian Mo backward, allowing him to escape unharmed while also refining his Core a tiny bit further.
* The Follow-up: As he flees, Jian Mo throws a small, enchanted pebble at a minor passing figureāa traveling scholarāand applies the Scapegoat Mark.
* Later that night, Patriarch Zhao uses a powerful Soul-Scrying Art to locate Jian Mo. The Mark instantly redirects the massive spiritual pressure of the Patriarch's divine sense, causing the innocent scholar to collapse, clutching his head in agony.
* The Result: The Patriarch fails to find Jian Mo, assumes his tracking method was flawed, and his rage intensifies at the continued failure, thus generating more Vexation Qi for Jian Mo's next use.
IV. š Conclusion
Jian Mo has successfully leveraged the strength of the Azure Dragon Holy Land to achieve a breakthrough he couldn't have managed otherwise. He is now stronger, but forever chained to the necessity of staying just ahead of the greatest power in the realm, ensuring the Patriarch's hatred never wanes.
Would you like me to elaborate on the specific method Jian Mo used to create the Jade Slip containing the embarrassing poem?
(Anywho this seems interesting enough so I hope you would like it modified as you which disappear much a stab against the classic scenario of a young Master disturbing a beehive scenario)
