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"Wait, your scent..."

Red Demon's expression suddenly changed. He could clearly sense that Cui Yi's cultivation level had changed from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the late-Foundation Establishment stage!

How long has it been? You've already advanced again?

Back then, it took me a full eighty years to go from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the late stage!

But this kid, I'm afraid he hasn't even been here for eight days yet, right?

"I'm so glad I broke through, and I have to thank you, teacher, for the blessing of the spiritual spring in your cave."

Cui Yi simply smiled and attributed the credit to the spiritual spring that Erdan had drained, since someone of his level couldn't possibly squeeze the spiritual spring dry.

However, his current improvement in his cultivation level has made this impossibility seem more reasonable.

"You have your own secrets, so I won't pry into them."

"This is a secret blood-based technique of our Blood Robe Sect. Do you still need to learn it?"

With a flick of his withered hand, the Crimson Demon released a blood-red jade slip that floated in mid-air.

"This is the Blood Fiend Seizing Yuan Technique, which takes the most domineering and dangerous shortcut in the world."

"Its core principle is to seize the essence and blood of others, the life force of living beings, and use it for one's own benefit, nourishing oneself and propelling one's cultivation level to rise rapidly like oil being poured over a raging fire."

"If those who cultivate this skill have enough opportunities and engage in continuous killing, their progress will be so rapid that it will leave those so-called righteous practitioners who cultivate step by step in astonishment."

"The more blood and qi you absorb, the more impure spiritual energy you will absorb."

"Many people only see the joy of soaring to new heights, but underestimate the danger of digesting these foreign things."

"Ultimately... he suffered a qi deviation at the moment of breaking through his cultivation realm, and was devoured by his own blood energy."

Cui Yi stared at the Blood Dao Secret Technique with burning eyes; this thing was practically tailor-made for him.

Even without cultivating, one can perfectly solve the problem of rapid advancement.

Cui Yi's gaze was already firmly drawn to the blood-red jade slip.

As he listened to the Red Demon's story, the light in his eyes did not dim because of the terrible warning; instead, it grew brighter and more intense!

Absorbing life force?

Transform your cultivation level?

What is the most crucial ability of the Floating Pagoda?

It's refining!

Refine the corpse and extract the purest life essence to feed back into yourself!

If it were someone else, having a Heaven-ranked technique like the Refining God Technique, they would probably give up the Blood Fiend Seizing Yuan Technique.

Because the Blood Fiend Seizing Yuan Technique is a martial art.

Each cultivator can only practice one cultivation technique at a time if they want to advance smoothly.

After Cui Yi practiced the Refining Spirit Technique, he abandoned the Qi Refining Technique. Otherwise, his dantian and sea of ​​qi would become chaotic due to disordered true qi, and he might even be ruined.

The dantian and qi sea are the foundation of a cultivator. Once the dantian and qi sea are destroyed, no matter how high one's talent or how powerful one's cultivation techniques are, it will be of no use.

and......

There is currently no precedent in the cultivation world for repairing the dantian and qi sea!

But Cui Yi is different!

Although he could not escape the constraint of only being able to cultivate one technique at a time, he could combine two techniques!

He had originally planned to fuse Cao Xiong's martial arts with the Three Demon-Subduing Techniques after Cao Xiong's life force was fully refined, but now it seems that the general direction of the fusion can be changed!

How powerful would a technique that combines mental power with the ability to devour life force be?

In this way, the life force that the Floating Pagoda transfers to him is not only used to extend his lifespan, but also to simultaneously improve his cultivation level. In addition, with the existence of mental power, he no longer faces any bottlenecks...

Red Demon clearly saw the burning fervor in Cui Yi's eyes. He understood, but didn't point it out, only coldly snorting, "What? Blinded by this quick-fix method? Don't forget the danger I just mentioned!"

Cui Yi came to his senses and realized that he had been acting a bit too strangely just now.

For someone else, switching cultivation methods means that their cultivation level will stagnate until they have mastered the new method, and the new method may not be suitable for them.

This back-and-forth will involve many risks.

Moreover, just as the Red Demon said, there are many drawbacks to devouring blood and qi. What if one goes into qi deviation and becomes possessed by demons?

After pondering for a moment, Cui Yi said without changing his expression, "Teacher, my physique seems to be somewhat special. I am exceptionally sensitive to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and my absorption and refining speed is much faster than that of ordinary people."

"Therefore, such a brutal technique is nothing to me."

Special physical condition?

A strange light flashed in the eyes of the Red Demon. The world is vast and full of wonders.

There is indeed a saying circulating in the cultivation world that some cultivators possess unique talents or are reincarnations of ancient powerful beings.

These people are born with an extremely high affinity for a certain type of spiritual energy, making it twice as effective to cultivate the corresponding techniques. In addition, a very small number of rare individuals may truly possess extraordinary absorption and refining abilities.

"Seven days from now, the sect's Thousand-Year Blood Pool will open. At that time, you can use this token to go to the entrance of the forbidden area in the back mountain."

"Combining the Blood Pool with the Blood Fiend Essence-Seizing Technique yields outstanding results."

As he spoke, the Red Demon flicked his finger, and a red light flashed.

Cui Yi quickly caught it with his hand, only then realizing that what the Red Ghost had given him was a token made of mahogany, faintly exuding a desolate and ancient bloodthirsty aura.

"Keep this safe for me!"

"That old geezer guarding the entrance to the blood pool has a strange temper; he only recognizes the token, not the person."

"The token is proof; without it, you won't even be able to touch the edge of the forbidden area."

"If we really lose it, even if the TV station goes to great lengths, they might not be able to get you a second one!"

A Thousand-Year Blood Pool!

Cui Yi gripped the heavy token in his hand, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

After waiting for so long, the sacred cultivation ground of the Blood Robe Sect is finally about to open!

"Alright, you can get lost now."

Red Demon waved his hand, and before Cui Yi could reply, he sat down cross-legged and entered a meditative state.

Cui Yi said no more, bowed respectfully, and quietly left the Red Demon's cave.

In the following days, Cui Yi did not rush to cultivate.

Instead, he devoted most of his time to the courtyard, to Xu Yunyan and Tang'er.

He knew he was about to enter the Blood Pool to cultivate, at which time he might disappear for several days, or even longer if he had the chance.

The two women had just begun their cultivation, and without the blessing of a heaven-defying object like the Floating Pagoda, they basically had to figure everything out on their own.

Moreover, since his foundation is still shallow and his mind is not yet settled, he needs to guide him even more.

Secondly, Cao Xiong's soul was simply too resistant to refining; even now, the Floating Pagoda has not completely refined Cao Xiong.

This made Cui Yi vaguely realize that something was wrong.

The last time I refined Hong Xiang, it didn't take this long. Could Cao Xiong have some secret?

Strange as it was, Cui Yi didn't waste too much time on it.

Instead of overthinking, you might as well enjoy life.

Xu Yunyan and Tang'er also keenly noticed Cui Yi's unusual companionship these past few days, and felt a sweet warmth in their hearts.

She also vaguely guessed that Cui Yi might have important business to attend to and need to travel far away or go into seclusion, so she cherished every moment of their time together even more and cultivated with extra seriousness.

Fortunately, the two women possessed remarkably good talent. In just a few days, they successfully guided Qi into their bodies and advanced to the early stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye during these peaceful days.