Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 133 Cannibalism
In Qinghe County, a tense atmosphere prevailed. Almost all the disciples of the Taiping Sect came out to conduct a thorough search of the county. For a moment, everyone fell silent, fearing to incur trouble. Some people, however, turned their attention to the county government office, wanting to see how the county government, representing the dynasty, would react.

After all, the Taiping Sect integrated the resources of Qinghe County and controlled almost all industries. Although it improved the lives of people in Qinghe County in a general way, it also harmed the interests of many people. Many people wished the Taiping Sect would collapse, but they dared not show it because they were powerless to resist it.

This time, the Taiping Sect's actions were indeed a bit excessive. If Liao Yonghuai wanted, he could have taken this opportunity to trick the Taiping Sect. However, to the disappointment of these people, Liao Yonghuai, as the county magistrate, did not express any opinion from beginning to end, as if he knew nothing about the matter.

"This can't go on any longer. If Jiang Chen really discovers my identity, all my efforts over the years will have been in vain."

Inside the secret room, his face ashen, Liao Yonghuai's mind raced with various schemes.

He came from an ordinary background and became an official in the Southern Jing Kingdom through studying and taking the imperial examinations. As a dynasty where the royal family and aristocratic families jointly ruled the country, the Southern Jing Kingdom was relatively special. In areas where the royal family had strong control and in some key positions, officials were not only cultivators, but their cultivation levels were also generally quite high.

Conversely, officials in areas with weak control and remote regions generally have weak cultivation levels, or are even just ordinary people, which is itself a compromise.

His cultivation aptitude was quite ordinary, with only a small spiritual aperture. He basically spent his entire life in the inspiration stage. It was precisely because of this that after teaching him an ordinary Qi-inducing method, the Southern Jing Kingdom sent him to Qinghe County, a remote place, to serve as the county magistrate.

His current level of cultivation is entirely due to a fortuitous encounter. He cultivated the extraordinary Golden and Silver Qi-Inducing Technique, which allows him to ignore his aptitude deficiencies and advance forward without needing much spiritual energy or food. This is because the Golden and Silver Qi-Inducing Technique is actually a cultivation method for those who are greedy for wealth.

Gold and silver themselves are nothing special, but the fame that comes with them, or rather, the desires and aspirations of the people, are excellent resources for cultivating the Gold and Silver Qi-Inducing Technique.

“We can’t let the Taiping Sect continue like this. Jiang Chen must die. His magic is a perfect counter to my Golden and Silver Puppets. Even though I prepared the Treasure Drop Technique to deal with his flying sword, I have no way to deal with his strange blood fire magic.”

"Although I can't deal with him, there are people in Qingyuan County who can. As for that peach wood spirit object, I'll have to give it up..."

Thinking of that peach wood artifact, Liao Yonghuai couldn't stop feeling heartache.

However, if he had to choose between the peach wood spirit object and exposing himself, he would still choose not to expose himself.
Over the years, he has been rooted in Qinghe County, painstakingly building his reputation as a greedy person, which is how he achieved his current success. Once his true colors are exposed, he will have no choice but to abandon the hard-won foundation and flee to another place.

Once he does that, his cultivation will likely stagnate, and he will have to spend a lot of effort to gather enough resources for himself again. As long as he stays in Qinghe County, even if he doesn't establish a foundation for his Dao, at least achieving Qi Refining Great Completion or Qi Refining Perfection will not be a big problem; it's just a matter of time.

Most importantly, his situation is truly special. If the news leaks out, it could attract the covetousness of others. After all, even with a large amount of resources, a cultivator with only one inch of spiritual aperture may not be able to achieve Qi Refining, but he achieved minor success in Qi Refining without much resources. He is truly an anomaly.

By then, let alone Qinghe County and Qingyuan Prefecture, he probably wouldn't have a place to stay in the entire Southern Jing Kingdom.

That is why he is extremely cautious every time he makes a move, so as not to expose himself. Even when dealing with the Taiping Sect this time, he actually made a lot of preparations. However, Jiang Chen had hidden far more than he expected, which led to the current situation.

"It's time to pass the message on to the Gao family. As long as the Gao family knows that the Corpse Daoist is connected with the Taiping Sect, they will definitely not let the Taiping Sect go. The only troublesome thing is that I have to distance myself from this and not let myself fall into the Gao family's eyes."

After much internal struggle and a clash of ideas, Liao Yonghuai finally made up his mind. But at that very moment, his spiritual wounds began to resurface.

"Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen, how truly hateful..."

With a splitting headache, Liao Yonghuai rolled on the ground in agony.

While Liao Yonghuai was thinking about how to eliminate future troubles, on Muyu Island, Jiang Chen had already begun to try to help Shu Tianjiao improve his bloodline.

In the rat enclosure, watching the rats trapped in their cages struggling and nearly going mad, Jiang Chen remained indifferent.

The sap of the wolfsbane vine has a mysterious effect on stimulating the bloodline of wild beasts and helping them awaken. The horned wolf clan relies on the wolfsbane vine to ensure the continuation of its lineage. However, the mortality rate is quite high. Fortunately, rats reproduce very quickly and are found everywhere. Therefore, in recent years, the Taiping Sect has cultivated quite a few rats that have awakened their bloodlines.

However, very few actually complete the transformation; most are failures that awaken their bloodline but become mentally deranged.

"The bloodline secret method left behind by the White Crane Taoist is cannibalism, which improves oneself by absorbing the blood of one's own kind. This secret method is effective, but it also has many limitations."

"First, you need enough bloodlines of the same kind, which is not easy in the current environment. Second, the more bloodlines of the same kind you absorb, the more likely the absorber is to fall into madness. This is a bloodline curse, and it is not easy to overcome."

"That is precisely why, although the secret technique of cannibalism is relatively simple and effective among similar secret techniques, its actual upper limit is not high."

As Jiang Chen carefully recalled the taboos of the cannibalism technique, various thoughts flashed through his mind.

The next instant, after confirming that there were no problems, Jiang Chen waved his sleeve, and the Blood Fiend True Flame swept out, engulfing the rats that had awakened their bloodlines.

Whoosh! Blood and fire surged, and under the scorching heat of the Blood Fiend True Flame, the rats were powerless to resist and were reduced to ashes in a short while, leaving only the purest bloodline power.

This step wasn't originally so simple; it would have required the assistance of an array. However, Jiang Chen's soul was powerful enough, and he had cultivated the Blood Fiend True Flame Technique to a high level, so he was able to directly extract the bloodline power from these rats.

Even so, before that, it is necessary to continuously feed these rats secret medicines to stimulate their bloodline in preparation for separating the bloodline. The Taiping Sect had started doing this step a long time ago. Otherwise, it would be impossible to directly temper the power of the bloodline when it is deeply hidden.

A moment later, the blood fire died down, and a blood bead the size of a goose egg appeared in Jiang Chen's hand. It was dark red in color, with a faint shadow of a rat inside, and it exuded a faint fragrance.

(End of this chapter)