Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 171 170: Refining the Chaotic Sword Body
"What? A blood pool?"

By sheer accident, they stumbled into the Blood Pool.

What kind of ancient serpent is this? It actually has this kind of organ. Although I don't understand exactly what the blood pool is, bloodline is something crucial for the demon race.

This blood pool possesses the ability to draw upon the blood of all spirits, refine and extract the essence of their bloodlines, and enhance one's own bloodline. This is remarkably similar to how he synthesized the Fish-Dragon Grass to merge his soul and help Taiyi enhance his true dragon bloodline.

Not to mention that the blood pool also contains rich fragments of the laws of life.

Upon seeing the Mosquito Taoist making loud "gurgling" sounds, even if he was slow-witted, he should have realized that he had stumbled into a treasure trove.

The thin membrane outside the blood pool was not an ordinary barrier, but a barrier made of blood.

It's impossible for just any creature to break in.

It was expected that the guardian dragon soul would be blocked by the restriction, but the Mosquito Daoist was able to enter because his attainments in the Dao of Devouring and the Dao of Blood were also extremely high.

Its ancestor, the Bloodwing Black Mosquito, was an ancestral demon and a primordial ferocious beast in this field.

Li Chunfeng could only watch as the Mosquito Taoist rapidly sucked blood, the amount of his bloodline essence increasing at an astonishing rate.

Even its very bloodline, the bloodline concentration of the Chaos Blood Pool Black Mosquito, is increasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, after entering the blood pool, the life laws possessed by the giant serpent outside had almost completely disappeared from her devouring and refining power, and Li Chunfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I quickly regained my composure.

Step out of seclusion.

Taiyi of Feiyu Pavilion was the first to sense that Li Chunfeng had emerged from seclusion, and then rushed over with Lu Yun'er.

"Master, Master, where is Wenwen?"

"How is Little Crazy? Is Wenwen alright?" Lu Yun'er asked.

"They're not out of danger yet, but their lives aren't in immediate peril. The situation over there is a bit complicated. I just hope the teachers can get there faster." With that, Li Chunfeng pointed a finger, sending out a thought containing some of the information he had seen.

After refining it, Lu Yun'er was so shocked that her mouth dropped open. "I never expected that there would be such a dangerous element in the Imperial Academy?!"

Li Chunfeng was also helpless and inquired about the situation of the others.

Lu Yun'er said, "We have collected enough medicinal herbs. This batch of herbs can conservatively be used to refine over a hundred batches of pills."

"That's good. I need to keep a close eye on Mosquito Daoist's situation. I'll be going into seclusion from time to time, so please keep an eye on the alchemy. Don't slack off on your comprehension of the Void Runes either."

Lu Yun'er puffed out her chest proudly, causing it to tremble slightly. "Leave it to me. It's just a mere spirit-rank rune; it won't stump me. You can handle things over there with peace of mind. I'll help you teach Taiyi."

She looked at Taiyi, and the young man immediately shrank back.

He thought to himself, "Are you the nemesis of dragons?"

Li Chunfeng couldn't help but glance at her again, "...Okay."

"By the way, the Sword Tournament in Yuan City is almost over for the season. Don't you want to go check it out?"

"My points should be pretty stable, right? I'll check them when I have time."

When Lu Yun'er thought about how many points he had over the second place, she felt like she had asked for nothing. "Forget it, I'm not going to worry about you anymore. I'm going to study the runes."

Li Chunfeng would play a few matches whenever he had time on the God of Deception leaderboard.

The points have remained very stable.

There are only a few days left, and no one is likely to surpass him.

Unless those guys can achieve godlike ratings again in the next few days.

Immediately, Li Chunfeng summoned the array spirit fish Bubble and told it about some of his experiences in the secret realm, asking it to report them to the main array spirit.

If the mentors can successfully prevent this incident, it would be best to bring Mosquito Man back safely as well.

Turning his head, he merged with the Mosquito Taoist's soul again and entered the Mosquito Taoist's perspective.

The addition of a blood-sucking mosquito to the huge pool of blood had no effect whatsoever.

in contrast.

[Blood Feast Evolution: (High-grade Mystic Rank: 5/15)]

Traits: Blood Origin, Evolutionary Furnace (360/500).

In just a short while, the essence of blood rapidly accumulated to 360, and it was still increasing at a steady rate.

Even his own bloodline has been greatly improved.

[Bloodline]: Chaotic Bloodwing Black Mosquito Bloodline, Profound Rank (83.8%→86.2%).

Li Chunfeng was relieved.

"Was this a blessing in disguise?"

He also has a Rank 1 Bloodline Transformation Crystal, which can help his demon pets' bloodlines transform into Rank 1.

It can be used once Mosquito Taoist's bloodline reaches 100% of the Profound Rank.

Humans are never satisfied; having gained such a great advantage, he began to covet the life laws contained within the blood pool.

"I don't know how to extract the laws of life?"

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long.

Just then, wisps of radiant light rose above the entire blood pool, and a blood mist, like auspicious clouds, rose up.

The temperature dropped suddenly.

These blood mists contain countless deadly poisons, accumulated from the blood of the ancient dragon and serpent refining the blood of all spirits. They are extremely poisonous, cold, and domineering, and are also mixed with the poisonous gas of the dragon and serpent demon core.

If other creatures come into contact with even a little bit of the poisonous mist, their blood and qi will immediately solidify, and they will turn into water and die within a short time.

It must be an external battle that has escalated to a higher level, causing the giant serpent to already be using the blood pool's deadly poison in combat.

Fortunately, the Mosquito Taoist is also quite poisonous, with extremely high poison resistance.

Her devouring ability is not just about sucking blood; she can also absorb poisonous mist.

He continuously inhaled the rising blood mist, refining it into his 'Divine Thought Mixed Poison,' constantly increasing the source of poison. This caused the 'Divine Thought Mixed Poison,' which already possessed properties of paralysis, burning, corrosion, and virality, to gain additional properties such as 'blood transformation,' becoming increasingly toxic.

But the Mosquito Taoist was also having a hard time at this time, his body was churning.

Half of his body was frozen stiff by the extreme cold of the blood mist, yet he still endured the torment of the cold and tried his best to refine the source of the poison.

It's both painful and joyful.

All Li Chunfeng could do was continuously input soul power, providing a constant stream of soul power support for Mosquito Daoist.

He felt that if he had the means in the future, it would be necessary to tailor-make some powerful magic weapons for his several natal demon pets.

External objects can also quickly enhance their strength.

As time passed, the faint, almost invisible divine toxin within the mosquito-like human body slowly flowed, refining the blood poison that had surged into the body bit by bit. Meanwhile, its own toxicity continued to increase.

After waiting for a while, it was discovered that the Mosquito Taoist had adapted to the blood poison, and the destruction and repair had reached a relative balance.

And so it began to "glug glug" and devour the source of blood in the blood pool again.

Seeing that the 500 sources of blood essence for the 'Blood Feast Evolution' had been accumulated to perfection, his mind immediately became active again.

Do we want to evolve here?
I wonder what the situation is like outside, and whether the Dragon and Snake boss can still hold on.
Haven't the mentors arrived yet?

If the dragon and snake are defeated and captured, the Mosquito Taoist will likely have a hard time escaping.

Should we find a chance to slip away?
It's a shame they left like that; it would be such a waste.

Mosquito Taoist's strength is too weak. Once he leaves this blood pool, he will inevitably encounter the refining attack of the Law of Life. There might also be a 'Guardian Dragon Soul' watching over him outside.

After thinking it over, he decided to start the evolution right here.

As Li Chunfeng made his decision, blood cocoons reappeared on the surface of the mosquito-like human body, and it frantically absorbed the blood energy from the surrounding blood pool.

"Wow, the blood cocoon is forming really fast this time!"

"If the blood essence can continue to replenish energy during the evolution process, perhaps this evolution will not take too long."

Meanwhile, Mosquito Taoist's evolutionary talent tree reappeared in Li Chunfeng's perception.

The three evolution paths this time are: Poison Refining/Cold Light/Magic Refining!

Li Chunfeng's eyes immediately fell on the poison-making.

As the name suggests, it involves refining any toxin to enhance its own toxicity.

nice one.

He was almost about to choose this evolutionary path, but after taking a closer look at the two branches that followed, he suddenly became uneasy.

The cold light can be ignored.

What does "refining the law" mean? It is the ability to refine the laws.

The Way of Heaven acts without claiming credit. It encompasses the laws of time, space, creation, destruction, light, darkness, life, and destiny.

The Way of Earth is to nurture without dominating. This includes the Five Elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth), the laws of wind and thunder, the law of death, the law of reincarnation, and so on.

Humanity's way is to be deluded and cling to illusions as truth. The law of cause and effect, duality, must be broken through to enlightenment and awaken the true self.

The way of all things is the law of the jungle: the strong prey on the weak, the fittest survive, and all living beings are endlessly sinking into depravity. Each thing has its own cause and effect, and each person reaps its own consequences.

This refining method actually has the ability to refine the rules of heaven, earth, humanity, and all things.

It must be an innate ability drawn from the giant serpent's blood pool.

"Refine the technique!"

He chose this newly emerged path without hesitation.

We need to observe the subsequent effects. If the effects are reliable, subsequent evolution will inevitably require cultivating this ability.

So the Mosquito Taoist conjured a blood cocoon in the blood pool, sank into it, and concealed his presence.

Li Chunfeng silently withdrew.

He wanted to find out what was going on, but didn't know who to ask. He could only ask his mentor for help.

Shen Que was speechless when he heard that he had actually thrown his natal demon pet into the belly of the giant monster in the small world.

But Dean Jiang and the others have not yet returned, and he is unaware of the situation there.

Several days passed in a flash.

Dean Jiang and others have not returned to this day.

Mosquito Taoist fell into a deep sleep, and Li Chunfeng was as if he were blind.

At this moment, the final time of the season for the God of Destruction rankings at Yuancheng Sword Arena was finally over.

Li Chunfeng couldn't wait to enter Yuancheng.

[You have achieved first place on this season's Godly Tribulation Ranking, and your privileges in Yuan City have been upgraded. Rewards include 10 Heavenly Coins, one Divine Power Rule Fragment, and two Divine Power Advancement Stone Fragments!]

That's all the stuff. It was already announced earlier, so it wasn't unexpected.

Li Chunfeng was still overjoyed.

The first thing to look at was that fragment of divine power rules.

However, this is a fragment of a divine power rule without any attributes, which can enhance one's understanding of a particular divine power. It is extremely effective for comprehending spells and Taoist techniques.

Li Chunfeng guessed that it was something similar to the purification crystal.

Unfortunately, there was only one fragment.

If he had three pieces, with his abilities, he could easily combine them into a single piece.

Its power and effects are another matter entirely.

Perhaps it's possible to directly upgrade a Heavenly Rank spell to the Divine Power level.

Therefore, there's no rush to use this part.

The other two fragments of the Supernatural Power Advancement Stone, along with the original fragment, were combined by Li Chunfeng into a complete Supernatural Power Advancement Stone.

The only supernatural ability that can be improved now is [Summoning Clouds].

I feel there's no need to improve.

Let's keep it.

In the new season, everyone is very enthusiastic about playing matchmaking.

With five godlike performances, Li Chunfeng started with four thousand base points, continuing to dominate the top tier alongside Sha Lairu and others.

The strong stay strong.

Fair competition doesn't seem to matter in Yuancheng.

Now, the number of residents in the Three Realms Abyss City has exceeded 30,000, and it feels much more lively than before.

Thinking back to my initial confusion when I first entered Yuancheng, I realize how similar I am to these newcomers.

But now he stands at the highest peak of Yuancheng.

Those who come after me are only fit to see my back.

"Fellow Daoist Li!"

The key suddenly trembled and emitted a broken, intermittent divine soul transmission.

"Oh, which friend is looking for Mr. Li?"

He doesn't have many key friends, and this divine thought is clearly unfamiliar to him.

[Send this message, with your current permissions, across realms, and collect 10 Heavenly Coins per message?]

Li Chunfeng was stunned for a moment, but he already guessed who it was.

【send!】

"...It actually works. It's me, Han Fan from the Star River Sword Sect in the Xuan Tian Realm."

Li Chunfeng: "Fellow Daoist Han Fan, why are we able to contact each other again now?"

They did add each other as friends on the Boundary Key, but after that Abyss Calamity, Li Chunfeng had already tested it and found that they could not communicate with each other across different Abyss Cities.

So what's the situation now?
"Could it be that he has come to the boundary city where I am?"

Han Fan explained through divine thought, "Today, the ranking of the God Tribulation list in my city was updated, and my Yuan City authority was improved. That's why I suddenly had the idea to contact Fellow Daoist Li. I didn't expect it to actually work."

"So that's how it is. It turns out that everyone's Abyss City God Tribulation Ranking is settled at the same time. Today, my Abyss City is also settling the God Tribulation Ranking, and my permissions have been upgraded accordingly. I suppose that both permissions must meet the requirements for us to communicate with each other."

Han Fan said, "That's how it should be. However, my authority isn't high enough. I have to pay 50 Heavenly Dao Coins for each divine thought message I send. There's also a limit to the length of the message, so let's keep our conversation brief, Fellow Daoist Li."

Li Chunfeng thought to himself, "50 Heavenly Dao Coins... are five times more expensive than mine."

The two started chatting, but the conversation quickly got to the point.

We're all intelligent people. We're cultivators from two different worlds, and we don't have much of a relationship. Now that we've finally made contact, are we supposed to be all talk and no action?

The thought flashed through my mind, and my first consideration was naturally the possibility of an exchange of benefits.

I'm wondering if I could become a middleman trading between the two worlds.

Han Fan asked impatiently, "Do you have any pills or formulas for condensing a divine embryo? I'm willing to exchange them for a sword technique, specifically the prerequisite sword technique for the 'Azure Star River Sword Technique'."

He actually wanted the pill formula, but Li Chunfeng didn't care for the prerequisite sword technique, saying, "I have the pill formula. The Protective Aperture Pill can protect a cultivator from damage to their divine aperture when they fail to condense their embryo, thus saving their life. The Life-Giving Fire can temporarily increase the pressure of the divine soul, making it easier for a cultivator to control the surging power of their divine soul when condensing their embryo. The Embryo-Forming Liquid can promote the fusion of a cultivator's three souls and seven spirits. There's also the Divine Embryo Pill, which can directly increase the chance of condensing a divine embryo by 30%, without any side effects. But I don't want any prerequisite sword technique; I've already mastered the 'Azure Star River Sword Technique.'"

In a simple cave dwelling in the Xuan Tian Realm, Han Fan's situation was far from good.

He lost his magical flying sword during the last tribulation and suffered the backlash of his inner demons from the broken vow. If it weren't for the protection of his own treasure, he would probably have been tormented by the inner demons and gone mad long ago.

As for informing the elders of the sect, it's best not to even think about it.

His status in the Star River Sword Sect was not as high as Li Chunfeng had imagined.

Cultivation in this world is based on sects, with narrow rules of inheritance. Bloodline families form large and small forces within sects, leading to a strong sense of power struggles. Moreover, cultivation depends entirely on spiritual roots and aptitude.

Han Fan's spiritual root is only a low-grade wood spiritual root, and his cultivation aptitude is very poor.

From being fortunate enough to embark on the path of cultivation to successfully joining the Star River Sword Sect, the journey has been full of hardships.

His ability to make rapid progress in cultivation at such a young age, even leading Li Chunfeng to mistakenly believe that he was a genius in the Star River Sword Sect, was all thanks to the Xuan Tian Supreme Treasure Alchemy Furnace.

Last time, Li Chunfeng searched his storage treasures, but he was blind to the true value of the treasure and only took the Star River Sword, ignoring the real treasure.

This also allowed Han Fan to regain his treasured alchemy furnace.

Unfortunately, his cultivation level could not be publicly displayed within the Star River Sword Sect. Otherwise, he would not only be given special training by the sect, but he would also likely have his treasures stolen by treacherous individuals, and his life would be in danger.

This is his current situation.

Everything must be done discreetly, and many things should be done outside the sect rather than revealing one's strength within the sect.

Now, facing the task of condensing a divine embryo, if he followed the normal procedure, he would need to travel all over the world to find a pill formula to help condense the embryo and collect medicinal materials, which would undoubtedly waste a lot of time.

Upon hearing the list of several elixirs for aiding conception from Li Chunfeng, he was overjoyed.

"The Divine Embryo Pill has a 30% success rate! It's truly a divine pill!"

"I must win this."

However, Li Chunfeng actually entered the threshold in such a short time without having practiced the prerequisite sword technique, which shows that he has extremely high talent in cultivation.

To put it bluntly, Li Chunfeng's talent for cultivation was unparalleled in his life.

Compared to Li Chunfeng, those disciples from various sects were like the moon and fireflies.

After careful consideration for a long time, he solemnly replied, "A powerful immortal technique that can enhance spiritual root talent, is that feasible?"

"No need. In my world, cultivation does not require spiritual roots or aptitude. If there are other methods that can improve one's spiritual roots, I can consider them."

what……

Han Fan was surprised again.

They are both cultivators, yet the difference between their two worlds is so vast.

He asked many more detailed questions, and finally gritted his teeth and took out his trump card, "A method to improve sword aptitude. After mastering it, you can cultivate the Chaotic Sword Body. But your conditions are not good enough, so I can only give you the first three levels."

Li Chunfeng stroked his chin and asked a crucial question, "How many levels are there in this martial arts technique?"

"Eighty-one layers."

"Oh~"

The abacus beads were practically hitting his face.

With the two sides so far apart, he had no way of knowing whether the whole thing was real or fake.

Han Fan seemed to have guessed what Li Chunfeng was thinking, and quickly added, "Fellow Daoist, you can rest assured. I can swear on the Great Dao that this technique is real. If resources are plentiful, you can quickly master the first few levels, which will significantly improve your sword aptitude."

"Moreover, our current permissions only allow us to send messages to each other. But if our permissions are further improved in the future, we might be able to trade physical goods with each other."

His last words moved Li Chunfeng.

Han Fan is clearly a capable person, and it shouldn't be a problem for him to be promoted in the future.

For Li Chunfeng, it was a risk-free business, so it was worth a try.

After some haggling, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

Han Fan was eager to obtain more prescriptions.

However, the recipe for the elixir is not a rare and precious secret that is difficult to find in the Earthly Realm.

As long as his cultivation level is high enough, Li Chunfeng can exchange for more pill formulas. Moreover, unlike cultivation manuals, pill formulas do not require a vow not to be passed on before reading them.

The two parties finally reached their first deal: the recipe for the Divine Embryo Pill would be exchanged for the first nine levels of cultivation techniques.

Han Fan backed down. In his view, as long as Li Chunfeng was interested, the value of the subsequent cultivation techniques would continue to rise, and he would inevitably be able to control the other party.

Thus, this unsecured transaction was successfully completed in two worlds separated by an unknown distance.

[Nine Revolutions Chaotic Will Sword Body Technique: Nine Levels (Incomplete)]

Features: A divine and demonic body-refining method that can enhance one's sword-wielding spiritual root aptitude.

Li Chunfeng carefully studied the technique and discovered that it was actually a Qi Refining method, which immediately made him feel uneasy.

However, at this moment, a strange movement occurred in his soul aperture, and he had no time to savor it. After leaving Yuan City and returning to Yulong Island, he reunited with Mosquito Daoist in spirit and soul.

The Mosquito Man has successfully evolved.

[Blood Feast Evolution: (High-grade Mystic Rank: 6/15)]

Traits: Blood Origin, Evolutionary Furnace (0/1000).

[Spells]: Undying Vajra Defense (Level 2 Passive), Shadow Flash (Yellow Rank Low), Shadow Escape (Mysterious Rank Low), Mind Control (Mysterious Rank Mid), Void (Mysterious Rank Mid), Refining Technique (Heaven Rank High).

It was actually a high-grade Heaven-level 'Refining Technique'.

This was truly unexpected.

But upon closer reflection, only a Heavenly Rank talent could refine the threads of law.

Having just completed its evolution, the Mosquito Taoist couldn't wait to devour the essence of blood in the blood pool.

Li Chunfeng asked him to test his ability to 'refine magic'.

Instantly, the blood pool in their field of vision was filled with wisps of cyan-green law threads.

These are fragments of the laws of life.

However, the giant serpent's situation doesn't seem too good.

(End of this chapter)