Gou cultivates martial arts and seeks immortality in the world of cultivation.

Chapter 116 Not Strong Enough
After the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi was successfully condensed, blood-red patterns appeared on Lu Lin's right leg.

There were three at first, then a fourth, a fifth...

After the sixth bloodline appeared, it stopped completely and did not increase any further.

"Why are there only six patterns?"

Lu Lin frowned, a sense of confusion rising in his heart.

Other blood essences, once successfully condensed, all reached nine patterns, but this Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape blood essence only reached six patterns, which was truly beyond his expectations.

"Could it be because the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape's blood essence is too strong, requiring too much blood and energy, so that it could only reach the sixth level when it first broke through?"

Lu Lin pondered to himself and felt that this was the only possibility.

"Give it a try!"

Lu Lin's eyes revealed anticipation as he began to try to channel the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi' into his right hand.

Roar
At first, the 'Demon Ape Blood Qi' in his right hand was restless, with faint roars constantly emanating from it, as if it was resisting something.

But as the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi' slowly approached his right arm, the Demon Ape Blood Qi gradually calmed down and eventually fell silent, as if it had encountered a king and bowed down in submission.

Finally, the two streams of blood energy intertwined, their crimson light flowing without any repulsion.

“It’s true.”

Lu Lin's eyes shone brightly, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart.

After several attempts, Lu Lin began to mobilize the Sword Antelope Blood Qi in his spine, sending it surging towards his right arm.

suddenly
hum!
The three types of blood energy vibrated violently, generating a powerful repulsive force. Lu Lin's arm trembled violently, countless tiny blood vessels burst instantly, muscles and skin were torn apart, and even bones developed several fine cracks. Blood gushed out, staining his sleeves red.

Lu Lin's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly returned the three types of blood energy to their respective 'dwelling' places. Only then did the powerful repulsive force slowly disappear.

"What's going on? Why is there such a huge repulsive force? It wasn't like that before. Wait a minute."

Lu Lin suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something.

The Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Bloodline and the Demon Ape Bloodline do not repel each other. Could it be because they share the same origin (ape)? However, the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape is clearly much stronger than the Demon Ape. With its powerful bloodline, it can steadily suppress the Demon Ape, which is why the two bloodlines do not repel each other.

However, the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape and the Sword Antelope are not from the same origin and are not the same species, so they will also be mutually exclusive.

"But the conclusion I deduced from the Martial Arts Furnace shouldn't be wrong. A powerful blood aura should be able to suppress all other types of blood auras. The fact that it's still generating strong repulsion can only mean one thing."

"That's the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi. It's not strong enough. It can suppress Blood Qi of the same origin, but it can't suppress other Blood Qi!"

Upon realizing this, Lu Lin's face darkened.

Could it be that all the resources and effort I've put into cultivating the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi have been wasted?

"Not necessarily. I can clearly sense that the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi is much stronger than the other three types. The reason it can't be suppressed now is probably because its strength is too low, only six patterns."

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope rose in Lu Lin's heart.

The Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape's Blood Qi only has six patterns, while the other three types of Blood Qi all have thirty-six patterns, so it's normal that it can't suppress it.

The quality is good, but too little quantity won't do.

Then let's continue to improve.

Before the upgrade, Lu Lin took out a healing pill from his pocket and swallowed it, then poured in his cultivation time to accelerate the refining process.

Soon, the medicinal effects were completely absorbed, and Lu Lin's arm injury was completely healed without leaving a scar.

Then, with a thought, a handful of blood crystals appeared in his palm, their crimson light flowing within.

Then, during his cultivation time, he continued to pour his energy into the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique'.

Soon, the blood crystal turned into a pile of dust, which fell through his fingers.

Then came another round. As the blood crystals continued to be consumed, the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape's blood aura became increasingly thick, and the blood patterns on its right leg became clearer and clearer.

The seventh, eighth, and ninth blood patterns appeared one after another!
At this moment, Lu Lin stopped.

"As expected, upgrading the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi requires significantly more Blood Crystals than other Blood Qi."

Lu Lin thought to himself that he was not surprised by this.

This is easy to understand; the stronger the blood essence, the more resources it consumes.

At this point, one needs to comprehend the concept of 'condensing Qi into soldiers'.

Clearly, the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi not only consumes more energy to improve, but also has a greater difficulty in 'condensing Qi into a weapon' than other Blood Qi, requiring more cultivation time.

However, Lu Lin now has ample time for cultivation, and as the cultivation time passes rapidly, 'condensing Qi into weapons' will be a natural outcome.

Thus, Lu Lin devoted himself wholeheartedly to seclusion and cultivation, focusing entirely on improving the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi.

The Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape's Blood Qi grew increasingly thick and powerful, emanating an aura that became ever more terrifying.

After using up the three hundred catties of blood crystals, he continued to improve with Qi and Blood Pills. Each Qi and Blood Pill transformed into pure Qi and Blood, which merged into his right leg.

When Lu Lin's Qi and Blood Pills and Blood Crystals were completely depleted, the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi finally reached the level of twenty-eight patterns, comparable to the perfect innate stage.

The blood-red veins on his right leg were densely packed, radiating a chilling aura.

"A full three hundred Qi and Blood Pills, and three hundred catties of Blood Crystals."

Lu Lin gave a bitter smile, feeling quite pained.

When I upgraded 'Sword Antelope Blood Qi', I only used one hundred Qi and Blood Pills and two hundred catties of Blood Crystals to upgrade it to twenty-eight patterns.

At the same cultivation level, the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi consumes twice the resources of the 'Sword Antelope Blood Qi', a truly enormous difference.

"Twenty-eight patterns and thirty-six patterns belong to the same realm. Now let's give it a try!"

A glint of light appeared in Lu Lin's eyes, his heart filled with anticipation.

This time, however, he dared not be careless. He carefully channeled the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi' into his left arm and quietly approached the 'Flaming Crane Blood Qi'.

As the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape's Blood Qi approached his left arm, the Flaming Crane's Blood Qi trembled violently, emitting a sharp cry, and his left arm immediately glowed with a crimson light.

Roar!
A ferocious roar emanated from the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape's blood aura, and a terrifying pressure spread out, surging towards its left arm.

The Flame Crane Blood Aura trembled even more violently, clearly agitated, but it did not give in. Instead, it continued to vibrate, causing Lu Lin's left arm to be covered in blood-red light, turning it crimson, and the temperature to rise sharply. As the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Aura' drew closer, a powerful repulsive force was generated. Lu Lin quickly mobilized the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Aura' back to his right leg, thus avoiding further injury.

No!

Or not!

Lu Lin's face was ashen, and a sense of defeat welled up in his heart.

Just now, I clearly felt that Yan He Xue Gang was restless and agitated, but he just wouldn't give in.

It's clear that the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape's Blood Qi is strong, but not strong enough to make the Flame Crane's Blood Qi submit.

Lu Lin was unwilling to give up, so he carefully moved the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi closer to the spine, but the result was the same. The Sword Antelope Blood Qi also refused to yield, and sword qi crisscrossed the spine, resisting the invasion of the foreign blood qi.

Only when it enters the right hand will the Demon Ape Blood Qi become obedient and dare not resist in the slightest.

Next, Lu Lin tried various methods, but the result was still the same; he could not make the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi suppress other Blood Qi.

Without the ability to suppress it, one cannot fuse several blood essences, thus failing to unleash powerful force and demonstrate the benefits of cultivating multiple blood essences. Furthermore, the wonders of the Martial Furnace cannot be fully realized.
Most importantly, Lu Lin had just tried using the Blood Pattern Steel Sword. The Heaven and Earth Profound Qi could still suppress and fuse the other four types of Blood Qi, but it felt somewhat strained. The Blood Pattern Steel Sword trembled slightly, as if it was under tremendous pressure.

In other words, it's nearing its limit. If another type of blood energy is added, the Heaven and Earth Profound Energy will be unable to suppress it.

"We still need to find a martial arts technique that is stronger than the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique!"

Lu Lin pondered to himself.

However, the Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique is almost the strongest martial arts technique in the Yan Kingdom. Should we go to another country to find it?
The Great Xia Dynasty is the strongest in Cangnan, and its martial arts are much more prosperous than those of the Yan Kingdom, right?
But he cannot leave the State of Yan.

With a thought, he glanced at the panel on the martial arts furnace.

[Martial Arts Forge, Level 3]

Owner: Lu Lin
Cultivation level: Perfected Innate Stage

Cultivation period: 5,266 years and 2 months

Martial Arts Techniques: Demonic Ape Blood Qi Technique (Thirty-six Patterns of Blood Qi), Flaming Crane Blood Qi Technique (Thirty-six Patterns of Blood Qi), Sword Antelope Blood Qi Technique (Thirty-six Patterns of Blood Qi), Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique (Twenty-eight Patterns), Dragon Elephant Blood Qi Technique (Tenth Level)

Killer moves: Demonic Ape Mountain-Shattering Palm (Perfect), Ten Thousand Feathers Burning River (Perfect), Lightning-Chasing Antelope Light Sword (Perfect), Dragon Ape World-Shaking Fist (Not Yet Entered), Dragon Elephant Prajna Finger (Not Yet Entered)

Mining Essentials: Perfection

Submerged Abyss Concealing Spirit Technique: Perfection

Inner space: one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters)

The cultivation time was 2,600 years less than before. Two thousand years of that time was used to exchange for two martial essences, which upgraded the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique' to twenty-eight patterns, taking six hundred hours.

In addition, the Dragon Ape World-Shaking Fist is the innate killing move of the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique'.

Just as Lu Lin was considering whether to upgrade the 'Dragon Ape World-Shaking Fist' to perfection in one go...
dong dong dong.
Suddenly, a clear knock came from outside the courtyard.

Lu Lin had no choice but to stop for the time being. After straightening his clothes, he got up and opened the courtyard gate.

It turned out that Murong Cheng was standing outside the door.

"Senior, my father requests your presence!"

Murong Cheng said respectfully.

"Prince Jing is looking for me? Is there something you need?"

Lu Lin asked.

"Ok!"

Murong Cheng nodded, somewhat excitedly saying, "Because someone has come to visit Father, and this person will surely interest you, Senior."

"I'm sure I'll be interested?"

Lu Lin, however, became interested in Murong Cheng's words.

"Before meeting you, senior, that person was the number one martial artist in my father's eyes, with unfathomable strength. Are you interested in such a person?"

Murong Cheng said, his eyes filled with reverence.

"The number one warrior in Prince Jing's eyes? Stronger than the current Emperor of Yan?"

Lu Lin asked curiously.

The current Emperor of Yan has mastered the 'Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique' and his cultivation has already reached the peak of the Innate Realm. With the strength of the Purple-Eyed Blood Qi, he can easily crush martial artists of the same level.

Is there a warrior in the Yan Kingdom stronger than the Yan Emperor?
“That’s right!” Murong Cheng nodded with certainty.

This piqued Lu Lin's interest.

"Please lead the way!" Lu Lin waved his hand.

The back garden of Prince Jing's Mansion.

Prince Jing was drinking and chatting happily with a middle-aged man.

This man wore a blue robe, his black hair was casually tied up with a wooden hairpin, and he looked relaxed and at ease. He had an ordinary appearance, but he had a strange aura. He sat there casually, but no one could ignore him, as if he were the center of the entire garden.

"Your Highness, is that warrior from the Xia Dynasty you mentioned really that strong?"

The man in the blue robe asked curiously, his voice calm.

"Indeed, among all the martial artists I've ever met, you are probably second only to Brother Mu!"

Prince Jing said.

"coming!"

At this moment, the man in the blue robe suddenly looked towards the garden gate, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Lu Lin and Murong Cheng stepped inside.

Lu Lin's gaze was instantly drawn to the man in blue robes, and they met eyes.

With just one glance, Lu Lin suddenly felt that the four types of blood energy within his body became agitated, generating a peculiar emotion.

This emotion is called fear!
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