Vampire Cultivation Notes

South Street alley.

Inside the courtyard, Li Jieqing had already refined the blood-red longsword. He used a magic spell that all cultivators knew to infuse the sword with restrictions and recorded his own magical power. From now on, he could control the sword with ease.

With a single, skillful strike, he was able to cleave a block of iron ingots in two.

This is far more lethal than the few Five Elements techniques I knew before. In addition, the sword's restriction recognizes its master, making it as easy to use as an extension of one's own arm. This is something that the two-foot-long Green Water Sword sold at street stalls before could not compare to.

There's definitely a reason why ritual implements are graded.

"The sword is three feet and seven inches long, and its entire body is blood-red... From now on, you shall still call it the Azure Water Sword."

Although he hadn't learned proper sword control techniques, Li Jieqing was already satisfied.

After the tasting, it's time to get down to business.

With the second-generation Qingshui Sword slung over his back, Li Jieqing continued to inventory his equipment, moving out stacks of items, all of which represented his savings from the past two years.

Seven low-level talismans.

Most of the fees for starting the furnace were collected by independent cultivators who came to ask for elixirs; it wasn't worth much.

Twenty-two intermediate-level talismans.

Most of them were traded among the artisans in Taipingfang Market, or they were resupplied by Old Liu.

Three high-grade talismans.

These were all painstakingly accumulated by Li Jieqing over the past two years. Each talisman was extremely precious in the market, like a top-grade Qi-nourishing pill, and would be snapped up as soon as it appeared.

Besides these talismans, he also had about ten Thunder Balls stored up.

Each activation is equivalent to a strike from a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, which is enough to deal with Jiang Wei and his wife, who are both mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Even if all else fails, we still have several bottles of demonic poison. We'll use some trick to get the couple to take it.

Whether you choose a direct attack or a clever strategy, there's always a suitable approach.

Such a preparation is enough to be used to fight off a beast tide; using it to deal with two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators would be making a mountain out of a molehill.

Li Jieqing, however, secretly thought that since he began cultivating, he had rarely fought with others, fearing that his plan might go wrong, so he tried his best to ensure that nothing went wrong.

If it weren't for the recent breakthrough in cultivation level and the surge in magical power, coupled with the tireless exploration of the cave by Jiang Wei and his wife over the past two years, they would have been in danger of one day opening up the treasure land and taking all the benefits, causing unforeseen changes.

Otherwise, Li Jieqing would be willing to wait a little longer until the blood and blood in the heart chamber opened by the new cultivation method are fully condensed before making any decisions.

"...Now, only half of my blood and heart have been gathered, making it more difficult to cast the corresponding spells, but I can't wait any longer."

After taking stock of the preparations, Li Jieqing put them away again, hiding them under his robe.

In recent visits, Jiang Wei and his wife have brought out fewer and fewer items from their cave dwelling, and their expressions have been quite intriguing.

Li Jieqing had a bad feeling; if he didn't act now, it would be too late.

The fact that Jiang Wei and his wife survived for two years because of what happened in Wangyue Valley is already a stroke of good fortune for them.

"According to past practice, they should be back either tomorrow or the day after."

Inside the courtyard, Li Jieqing extinguished the candle above his head, pressed the courtyard key hanging from his waist, and turned around.

As I said before, he is not good at fighting, so we need to carefully consider how to make a move.

Those two probably won't be back tonight.

So, will you come tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or later?

Whether Jiang Wei and his wife will be unharmed or both injured when they return, or whether one is injured and the other is unharmed, and who is injured, all these questions need to be considered.

What if these two scoundrels simply stop coming over for other reasons?

As the day drew closer, Li Jieqing, who was waiting in the courtyard, became increasingly anxious.

Gradually, even the elixirs could no longer be refined.

Finally, the only way is to meditate and cultivate in a quiet room, circulating the microcosmic orbit within the body, breathing in and out strands of spiritual energy, and refining them into dantian power.

The anxiety in my heart thus subsided from the tranquility.

And so, three days passed.

into the night.

In the quiet room, Li Jieqing was dressed in a dust-avoiding and breath-holding robe, which was entirely moon-white, and the hem of the robe covered the futon beneath him.

Wisps of spiritual energy rose from the underground veins, swirling around it, rising and falling with each breath.

Due to his successful cultivation of the "Blood Heart Freedom Secret Record", the coldness around his body became even stronger, and the influence of the vampire's physique was amplified to an unknown extent. The fog in the quiet room almost turned to ice, carrying a bloodthirsty aura.

If a passerby were to walk outside the eaves and hear this, they might mistake it for some inhuman demon.

Once inside the quiet room, observing his appearance and recognizing his breathing, one realizes that he is just an ordinary person.

"clatter--"

The cold mist condensed into water droplets, which dripped from the hairpin that held her hair up.

Li Jieqing suddenly opened his eyes, and in contrast to the cold whiteness of his body, his eyes were blood-red.

The internal circulation of the microcosmic orbit was interrupted, while the key to the small courtyard at the waist slowly rose at the same time.

This means that guests have arrived.

The key flashed out from the light screen, and a man and a woman were supporting each other outside the back door; there was nothing else of value outside.

It was none other than Jiang Wei and his wife.

Li Jieqing's eyes flickered slightly. He stood up, not forgetting to fasten a black cloak, and went straight out of the quiet room.

Upon seeing the door open at the back door, Jiang Wei said anxiously, "Fellow Daoist Zhao! This time, my wife was seriously injured and was killed by a demon while we were out!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jieqing exclaimed in alarm, "I never imagined we'd suffer such a fate! Come in quickly!"

"I'll have to trouble you again, fellow Daoist."

Jiang Wei was deeply moved and quickly helped his wife inside.

The portal will close automatically afterward.

The courtyard was cramped, and the main room was just around the corner.

Seeing that Jiang Wei's wife was seriously injured and unable to walk, Li Jieqing quickly took over and said, "This injury is different from the previous ones. Let me examine her and see how to treat her."

Jiang Wei stopped at the door and said with emotion, "I have no way to repay your kindness, fellow Daoist. Thank you in advance. What harm is there in taking a few liters of my blood afterward?"

"Enough with the talk, just watch what I've got!"

Li Jieqing helped Jiang Wei's wife, who was also expressing her gratitude, inside.

Not long after.

Jiang Wei paced back and forth, her worries gradually subsiding, only to sigh at the hardships of cultivation and the difficulty of finding a secluded cave.

Fortunately, my good friend Zhao Danshi was there to help, assisting me in finding out who owned the cave, bringing back resources through channels, and treating the sick and wounded.

With such a friend, what more could one ask for?

"Aaaaaah!!"

Suddenly, a series of mournful cries pierced through the house.

The protective formations around the house had already been fully activated, effectively blocking out the mournful howl.

Jiang Wei looked up blankly and recognized his wife's voice.

But why?

boom!

The window is broken.

A woman, bleeding profusely, was thrown into the air, while Li Jieqing, wielding the Qingshui Sword, followed closely behind.

"stop!"

Jiang Wei could no longer care about her thoughts. With eyes wide open and a roar, she drew her sword and leaped into the air.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out, and then they brushed past each other.

Li Jieqing retreated and smashed back into the broken window.

"Year after year, month after month, I thirsted for it, like a bloodthirsty beast. I never imagined it possessed such magical power?"

Amidst the chaos inside, Li Jieqing landed gracefully, grinning as he looked at the hole in the room.

He gripped the blood-red Qingshui sword tightly in one hand, while in the other hand he carried an unassuming coarse cloth bag, its opening tied shut.

The Jiang family has a storage bag, which they use for treasure hunting and robbery, but they keep it a secret from ordinary people.

Li Jieqing, who was a close friend of both, knew about this, so he first snatched the storage bag that Jiang Wei was keeping.

No matter how you buy it yourself, it's never as good as a storage bag given by an old friend.

This encapsulates the Jiang family's life's savings!