Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 169 Blood Fiend Fire Seed

In Yanqiu, in the expanded weapon-refining room, rats were going in and out, carrying in pieces of refined spirit ore.

Standing before the forging platform, Du Zhong remained indifferent to the scene before him. He was used to such sights and, strictly speaking, he was the odd one out.

Clad in a fire-resistant suit and wielding a hammer, Du Zhong worked with utmost concentration.

With each hammer blow, a talisman-grade claw was forged. Du Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. His main task during this period was to forge various talismans for the rat demons in the rat swarm.

"Since I switched to cultivating the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture, I have found it easier and easier to forge these talismans. Compared to the Du family's inherited Explosive Flame Technique, the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture bestowed by the Flood Dragon King is indeed stronger."

Feeling the changes within himself, Du Zhong felt a sense of joy.

After experiencing several perilous situations, he successfully completed the transformation of his cultivation thanks to his own stubborn body. After this period of experimentation, he also clearly felt the power of the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture. This power was all-encompassing and completely overwhelmed the Exploding Flame Technique. The two were not even on the same level.

"If my first successful forging was somewhat of a coincidence, then now I am truly confident in forging magical artifacts, although it will require more spiritual materials and time."

With his mind wandering, Du Zhong felt an urge to forge another magical artifact, but he quickly suppressed it.

“Cultivation is the foundation. After this period of adjustment, I have touched the threshold of Qi Refining. And with the merits I have accumulated during this time, I can exchange them for enough resources.”

With a sudden thought, Du Zhong picked up the talisman and claw and walked outside.

As a weapon refiner, he earns merit points after each weapon refining task, which can be used to exchange for cultivation resources. The Earth Lung True Flame Scripture is particularly compatible with him, giving him the confidence to break through to the Qi Refining stage without the aid of spiritual objects.

All he needs to do now is submit an application to obtain basic spiritual resources, ensure the supply of spiritual energy, and find a suitable place for seclusion.

After meeting Du Zhong and confirming that the talisman he forged was without fault, Shu Tianjiao readily agreed to his request for seclusion. In addition to exchanging some spiritual resources for him, he also arranged a very good place for him to cultivate in seclusion.

Having just gained sentience, it followed Jiang Chen closely. It harbored no particular malice towards humans, not to mention that Du Zhong was someone Jiang Chen had taken a liking to, so naturally it wouldn't make things difficult for him.

Upon receiving this answer, Du Zhong finally felt relieved.

"It will definitely succeed!"

With a sense of anticipation, Du Zhong held the spirit object tightly in his arms and headed towards his secluded retreat.

Having stayed in Yanqiu for a long time, he naturally discovered the special nature of this demon race's power. Putting aside everything else, the extremely refined spirit ore alone was a big problem. You have to know that even for the Du family in the past, refining spirit ore was a hard-won task, and the final quality was still not as good as these demons.

Such a situation could only occur if these demons possessed a special method for refining spirit ore, or if one or more of them were skilled weapon refiners. The former is undoubtedly more likely than the latter.

Of course, although he noticed something unusual, he had no intention of investigating it further; it wasn't something he should be concerned with.

To be honest, although Yanqiu is now occupied by demons, he has actually been living a very peaceful life. His daily life is very simple, and he only needs to focus on refining weapons and cultivating. He doesn't have to worry about anything else.

Before joining Jiang Chen's ranks, Du Zhong had prepared himself for hardship, but the treatment he received was unexpectedly good. Although there were no special privileges, there was absolutely no discrimination or mistreatment. As long as he worked hard at weapon crafting, he would receive corresponding rewards. Just as Du Zhong was preparing to break through to the Qi Refining stage, Jiang Chen officially ended his own cultivation.

"The sixty orifices are all correct."

Inside the secret realm, Jiang Chen opened his eyes.

Over the course of a month, with the help of the power of the Flaming Sun Spirit Stone, he opened five acupoints and consumed a large amount of spiritual resources to generate true qi, thus raising his cultivation level to the level of sixty acupoints.

"At this rate, I should be able to raise my cultivation to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining in three or four months, which is much faster than originally expected."

Sensing the change within himself, Jiang Chen slowly exhaled a breath of white air.

"It's time to rest. Practicing with the power of the blazing sun for a long time will not only have a certain impact on the body, but will also severely deplete mental energy."

Feeling exhausted, Jiang Chen knew he needed to relax for a while.

"Speaking of which, my biggest gain from this seclusion was not the opening of the five orifices, but this."

With that thought, Jiang Chen opened his palms.

The next instant, a ball of crimson flame appeared in his hand; it was the Blood Fiend True Flame. However, compared to the previous simple evolution of true energy, the current Blood Fiend True Flame had an added sense of realism.

"The essence of Blood Fiend True Flame is a kind of plunder of life, while the power of the blazing sun represents an overflowing vitality. I didn't expect that the power of the blazing sun could help me comprehend this spell and actually bring it to perfection."

As he played with the Blood Fiend True Flame in his hand, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

Perfect-level spells represent the pinnacle of spells, and are generally only mastered by those who have been at the Qi Refining stage for a long time. Very few cultivators who have reached the Great Completion stage of Qi Refining can master perfect-level spells.

"The essence of the Blood Fiend True Flame is quite special. It should be a simplification of some kind of spiritual technique. At the perfect level, it transforms from the ethereal into the real, directly condensing into a flame."

"If I can successfully establish my Dao foundation and nurture this spark, I should be able to naturally master a spiritual technique."

"Even so, the Blood Fiend True Flame is still easier to use than a normal perfect spell. Not only does it consume less energy, but its power is also not weak."

As Jiang Chen carefully sensed the essence of the Blood Fiend True Flame, various thoughts flashed through his mind.

It must be said that among the inheritances he has come into contact with so far, the most profound is still the Lesser Formless Scripture, followed by the Mist Dragon's Mist Sea Ascending Cloud Scripture, and then the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture. Other inheritances are far inferior to these three.

"If the Lesser Formless Scripture is already like this, then I wonder what the mystery of its source method is. The Impermanence Sect really needs to pay more attention to it. After all, my Lesser Formless Scripture can only support my cultivation up to the Qi Refining Perfection stage. I still need to overcome some obstacles to truly build a Dao Foundation, not to mention the cultivation after that."

As his thoughts drifted away, Jiang Chen thought of the Impermanence Sect, which existed only in records.

(End of this chapter)