Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 217 Blood Spirit Mark

As the sun rises and sets, time slips away unnoticed. Three months have passed since Jiang Chen's battle with Huang Feng Sanren.

During these three months, the cultivation families seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack and regained a considerable amount of lost territory, while the Yellow Wind Sect took the initiative to retreat and adopt a defensive posture. Soon, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

The Yellow Wind Sect dared not launch a full-scale attack because they were wary of Jiang Chen, fearing that their weaknesses would be exploited. The cultivation families, on the other hand, were limited in strength.

The Yellow Wind Sect suffered considerable losses in the Battle of Dansha Hill, with several Qi Refining cultivators perishing. However, their core combat strength was not actually damaged. Without considering Jiang Chen and Huang Feng Sanren, the cultivation families were still no match for the Yellow Wind Sect.

The cultivation families of Changfeng have suffered a great loss in recent years and are unable to recover for a while.

Regardless of the changing circumstances outside, Jiang Chen quietly cultivated for the past three months, paying no attention to external affairs.

In the secret realm of Yanqiu, spirit sand covered the ground, and various spiritual objects were scattered around. Transformed by peach wood branches, they became pure spiritual energy that filled the small space. In the center, a dragon, coiled like a snake, silently inhaled and exhaled spiritual energy.

In terms of cultivation environment, Yanqiu is naturally inferior to Muyu Island, but with the support of many cultivation families in Changfeng County, he is not lacking in cultivation resources.

At a certain moment, extremely powerful qi and blood erupted from Jiang Chen's body, like a huge furnace, causing the temperature of the entire secret place to rise.

"Congeal!"

Knowing the time had come, Jiang Chen activated the Blood Fiend True Flame.

In the next instant, blood and fire surged, first expanding recklessly, then compressing continuously, and finally transforming into a flame-like mark imprinted on his brow. At this moment, his originally boiling blood energy immediately calmed down.

"The Blood Spirit Mark is finally complete."

Opening his eyes and sensing the changes within himself, Jiang Chen smiled.

After several months of work, using the Blood Fiend True Flame as the core, Tao Yao's expertise in the Spirit Sealing Technique as a reference, and combining some of the mysteries of weapon crafting, he successfully created a secret technique that could store the power of blood and qi, which he named the Blood Spirit Mark.

"This Blood Spirit Mark uses the Blood Fiend True Flame as its carrier, and it can hold up to ten times the power of one's own blood and qi. Although it is not much, it is more than enough for me now."

“The spiritual revival brings not only a physical burden, but also a burden to the soul. Even if my soul is strong, problems will still arise if the revival takes too long. Not to mention that as time goes by, the spirituality within the mist dragon is constantly growing stronger.”

With his divine eye shining upon him and his inner self being examined, Jiang Chen saw the dragon pearl.

As the number of spiritual awakenings increased, his control over spirituality also became stronger. Three months later, compared to before, there were some things inside the originally illusory dragon pearl, and the ever-changing sea of ​​mist gradually became more realistic.

"Spiritual filling. Currently, the spiritual energy in this dragon pearl is only one-tenth or one-twelfth full. If this continues, it may not be long before I can completely fill the dragon pearl with spiritual energy."

"From this point of view, I really have to thank Huang Feng Sanren. Without his reputation as a stepping stone, my name would never have become so popular so quickly."

After a moment of reflection, Jiang Chen confirmed the changes in the Flood Dragon Pearl and was quite pleased.

Building a foundation for one's Dao requires spiritual treasures. Compared to his original form, the Mist Dragon, which inherited the characteristics of a pure-blooded dragon, is more likely to take this step.

"I cultivate the Lesser Formless Scripture, and to build my foundation, I need to find a spiritual treasure that contains the true meaning of change. The most suitable one is naturally the Impermanence Flower. Unfortunately, even now, I still haven't found much information related to the Impermanence Sect."

Thinking of the hurdle of establishing the foundation of one's Dao, Jiang Chen's smile slowly faded.

He had actually been searching for information related to the Impermanence Sect, but unfortunately, perhaps because of his low level and small power, he couldn't gather any useful information. He could only occasionally find some records related to the Impermanence Sect in ancient books. Moreover, these records were very vague and obscure, as if they were avoiding something, and contained very little useful information.

"The Wuchang Sect is hard to find. Using the Mist Dragon to gain Dao Foundation combat power is my best choice at the moment. As long as I have such power, not to mention the four southern prefectures, even the entire Southern Jing Kingdom, I can truly establish myself without too many taboos."

"With enough strength, secrets that were previously inaccessible may naturally emerge. Of course, before the Mist Dragon advances to the Dao Foundation stage, it would be best if I could restore my divine soul power to the second level. Only then would I be truly secure."

As his thoughts collided, Jiang Chen gradually formed ideas about his future path.

"It's time to go out and take a look."

With his mind clearing, Jiang Chen ended his seclusion and stepped out of the secret place.

Upon receiving the message, Du Zhong came to Jiang Chen's side. During this time, he had been acting as a bridge between Yanqiu and the cultivation families.

"King Jiao, these are three pill formulas offered by the Ding family. Thank you for saving the Ding family from danger."

With a deep and powerful voice, Du Zhong handed a prescription to Jiang Chen.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen became interested. Since the Ding family had specially sent these three pill formulas, they must be quite unique.

Taking the prescription and glancing at it, Jiang Chen knew that his guess was indeed correct.

These three pill formulas are Cold Essence Pill, Fire Marrow Pill, and Mysterious Aperture Pill. Among them, Cold Essence Pill has a special enhancement for ice-attribute true qi. Although its effect is not as good as Frost Spirit Water, taking a large amount will still have a considerable effect.

Fire Marrow Pill is a kind of pill that tempers true qi and removes poison. Its main ingredient is Earth Fire Mushroom, but Fire Date can also be used instead, and the effect is even better. Before the Xin family was destroyed, the Fire Marrow Pills refined by the Ding family all used Fire Date as the main ingredient.

As for the Profound Aperture Pill, its only effect is to help cultivators break through the 108th aperture and advance to the Qi Refining Perfection stage. However, this pill requires several kinds of precious spiritual herbs and a large number of auxiliary herbs, so it is not easy to refine.

"This Profound Aperture Pill is an ancient formula, and it's not easy to gather all the ingredients. What the Ding family sent was more of an extra. On the contrary, the Cold Essence Pill and the Fire Marrow Pill were carefully prepared by them."

"They really put a lot of thought into it."

Understanding the Ding family's thoughts, Jiang Chen shook his head. The Ding family was indeed adept at maneuvering; no wonder they had been able to establish themselves in Changfeng County for so many years, unshaken by any external forces.

However, compared to the Cold Essence Pill and the Fire Marrow Pill, what he was truly interested in was the Profound Aperture Pill. Now, the Mist Dragon had cultivated one hundred and five apertures with the help of spiritual revival, and was not far from the Qi Refining Perfection stage.

Although there's no need to worry about being stuck at this hurdle, taking this step will be much easier with the help of the Mysterious Aperture Pill, saving a lot of time.

"Tell the Ding family that their future offerings will be calculated using Cold Essence Pills, and any excess Flame Hill will be purchased at the normal price."

"Also, ask them if they are confident in refining the Profound Aperture Pill if they have enough materials, and whether there are substitutes for those nearly extinct spiritual herbs."

Putting down the pill formula in his hand, Jiang Chen casually said something.

He was indeed interested in the Mysterious Aperture Pill, so he asked Du Zhong to inquire about it. As for whether the Ding family would suspect anything because of this, he didn't care at the moment. In terms of cultivation level, he was indeed not yet at the peak of Qi Refining, but in terms of strength, who could say that he wasn't?

Upon hearing this, Du Zhong immediately bowed and agreed.

(End of this chapter)