Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 81: Changes in Blood Qi

In Luoqing, the wind was blowing strongly, dispersing the mist in the mountains and brushing against the lush green pines and cypresses.

Xu Xuan returned to the mountain, and Liang Yong came with him. This cultivator who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining went to the side hall to rest.

In the Juzhen Palace, Xu Xuan took out the magic weapon he got from Du He. When he touched the blood-colored pill lightly, fine sharp teeth grew on it, biting human flesh and blood.

Tian Tuo took a look and found something unusual. He whispered:
"This blood pill is indeed different. The magic weapon in Liang Yong's hand is clearly the orthodox refining method of "blood qi". It is not contaminated by anything. It must be the pearl of Qingyang.

"The one in your hand was refined using pure demonic means. It's the Turbid Yin Pearl. If the two pearls meet, yin and yang will merge. The Yin Pearl will absorb and refine blood and energy, while the Yang Pearl will repair the body. It can be considered a powerful magical weapon."

Lightning flashed on Xu Xuan's hand as he picked up the blood pill and roughly understood the purpose of this magic weapon.

"No wonder Du He consumed so much energy using this magical instrument. It turns out it's incomplete, lacking the Yang Pearl."

When he saw this "Blood Qi" magic weapon, he recalled the matter of the Abyss Blood Pill and felt confused.

"This Abyssal Blood Pill doesn't require human blood. It refines a demon into the pill, so there are no hidden dangers. How does this work? Demon blood is just blood energy, so how can it be harmless?"

Xu Xuan expressed his long-standing doubts, but he didn't know the answer.

Tian Tuo was silent for a while, and seemed reluctant to mention this matter, but he still explained:

"This matter is naturally related to 'blood qi'. Cannibalism is taboo. In ancient times, 'blood qi' was highly respected. It inherited the teachings of the sages and was a tradition that few humans could master. It was the righteous way to develop the body's hidden treasures and exhaust the potential of the flesh."

"As for the subsequent changes, it was because the reigning True Lord committed a great disaster, and at the cost of polluting his 'blood qi', he ascended to the rank of Immortal. From then on, cannibalism was of great benefit to him."

Xu Xuan looked at the blood pill in his hand, thinking about something, and continued to ask:

"Surely there's such a connection, but why would drinking human blood pollute the spirit platform?"

The old monster laughed and continued:

"You don't think that all ancient immortal cultivators were kind people? After this disaster, many people began to secretly eat blood and harm their fellow cultivators."

"This is a matter of life and death for the world. The Thunder Palace naturally cannot tolerate it. They will exterminate all the immortals of the Blood Qi sect. The She Lei will patrol the sky, branding those who have killed their own kind and bringing down a heavenly calamity."

"The so-called impurity of the spiritual altar is actually a punishment from the 'communal thunder'. The evil energy of heaven and earth has responded to the call. It would have been followed by a thunderbolt, but now there is no such a scene."

Speaking of this, Tiantuo's tone was deep, like an old ghost, and he said in a low voice:
"When I was alive, those who aspired to attain the Purple Palace were not subject to blood and qi. But now it is different. The restrictions are becoming increasingly relaxed. One day, the 'She Lei' will completely disappear, and no punishment will befall. Then the good days of you immortal cultivators will come."

"When the time comes, the True Immortal will rely on the Foundation Establishment, and the Foundation Establishment will rely on the Qi Refining. From top to bottom, it will be much more convenient to plan the Qi luck than it is now."

Xu Xuan's expression remained unchanged, he just sighed softly:
"This matter doesn't mean much to me. Nowadays, the immortal sects in various places rely on the blood and sweat of the lower cultivators for support. Which one is truly innocent?"

"Take Chi Yunnan for example. Aren't we all at the mercy of others? Now we should focus on the task at hand and take back the market first."

Xu Xuan has already set the time to attack the market and destroy the temple at noon tomorrow.

The most important thing now is to prepare a countermeasure for the remains of the wizard. He looked at the Mani Pearl in his Qi Sea and tried to touch it.

This precious pearl was left by a Bodhisattva, and Xu Xuan’s immortal methods were completely useless.

He finally came up with a way to place the Mani Pearl on the white jade platform.

The bead fell under the moonlight, vibrating continuously and gradually producing a hazy silver-white halo.

He was barely able to summon it out of his body, but he still couldn't make it take the initiative to fight the enemy. He could only let the Mani Pearl react on its own.

"That's all."

Seeing that Xu Xuan was able to sacrifice this object, Tiantuo assured him that it was enough to deal with the Lotus Temple.

Xu Xuan felt more at ease, thinking that taking over the market should be a sure thing.

Fan Qingzhu and Liang Yong are both at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and Xu Xuan's combat power is now also top-notch among Qi Refiners. With only three of them, they can take down the enemy. Wen Sian has now cultivated into Sword Yuan, so it is easy for him to deal with the monks.

After all, Wang Xiwei is not good at fighting, and the mountain gate needs someone to guard it. Dongmi also needs to be guarded, so Xu Xuan persuaded this senior brother to stay at the mountain gate.

Xu Xuan took out a green wooden treasure ship, which was an untied boat and a mid-level foundation-building flying device.

"The temples in Dapan can attract spiritual power. If we destroy them, we will be successful."

He has already set the time, and will seize the market and take back the spiritual field at noon tomorrow.

In addition, Xu Xuan had other plans. He wanted to go and see the place where his master died.

"When the decree was issued, Master died. This doesn't match what I read in the Taoist books. Who was behind this?"

These things can only be checked after tomorrow. Xu Xuan calmed his mind and regulated his breathing.

Dapan Mountain is a place that must be fought for. As long as we take it, Shi Xiu will not be able to cross the river, and then we can slowly deal with the Black Wind Valley.

"What if I could unify Qingwei, take all seven mountains under my wing, and then plan to take over the spiritual land on the plain?" This thought suddenly arose in his mind, but was then suppressed.
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Outside Dongmi Mountain, there is a horse-tying path.

From time to time, some evil monsters would attack, mostly a mixture of humans and animals, looking like they were stitched together, which was uncomfortable to watch.

A [Small Evil Wind Array] has been set up in this area. It is a "Evil Qi" array. It has been improved a lot by Wang Qiyun over the years and is even more powerful. At least the monsters below the sixth level of Qi Refining will not get any good results if they come here.

If someone in the late stage of Qi Refining comes, he can resist for a while and call the elders of the sect.

Liu Fanqing was patrolling beside the formation at the moment. Occasionally, he saw some monsters coming in, so he reported it to his fellow disciples at the back, activated the formation, and a murderous wind blew up, crushing the monsters to pieces.

Being stationed here is a tough job. The spiritual energy in this place is polluted, which slows down the speed of cultivation, so most of the disciples in the sect take turns to look after it.

Liu Fanqing is now about thirty years old and has reached the late stage of fetal breathing. He is an outer disciple. If he practices hard for a few more years, he will be able to refine his Qi soon.

His spiritual roots were four inches long, which was quite rare. Most of his fellow disciples had spiritual roots of two or three inches, and usually people with five inches of spiritual roots could be directly accepted as true disciples. He was a little short of that.

At the age of twenty-one, he broke through the middle stage of fetal breathing, but was still a little short of entering Luo Qing's practice.

"If you can give me more resources to practice, I will definitely be able to enter Luoqing."

Liu Fanqing's family are just ordinary mortals, how could they find spiritual objects? He did not resent his parents, but just felt it was a pity.

He was originally from Baigang, and was related to the head of the Xu Xuan sect, Liu Xiaowen. He wondered if he could ask for a favor, so he asked the disciple of Xiaowen, but the other party just refused.

"I've been stationed here for so many years, I should be the first outer disciple to succeed in Qi Refining. Why don't you give me a chance?"

Liu Fanqing had never told anyone about these thoughts in his mind. According to seniority, Liu Xiaowen should call him uncle, but the other party was so unkind that it chilled his heart.

"Ever since I entered the outer sect, I've always been considerate of my fellow countrymen. Which of the outer sect disciples from Baigang doesn't know me? They call me Senior Brother, and I take care of them in every way, giving them a lot of support."

When Wang Qiyun was in charge, he naturally didn't dare to say much. When Liu Xiao heard that he was coming here, although he appeared to be friendly on the surface, he was really unhappy in his heart.

"Recently, Qingyuan Town was built, and many of Baigang's fellow villagers came to Liu Xiaowen to plead for mercy, but he ignored them all. He is truly cruel."

Liu Fanqing sighed, but felt a little proud in his heart. Over the years, he had accumulated a lot of connections in the outer sect. He greeted the people in charge of Qingyuan and helped take care of the people from Baigang.

"The outer sect is the place with real humanity. These true disciples of Luo Qing are all inhumane things."

Recently, his prestige among his fellow disciples has been growing, and many of his fellow disciples are convinced of him. As for Liu Xiaowen, many people are pointing fingers at him behind his back. When the news got back to Baigang, it brought shame to the old man Liu Shengshui.

The person in charge here these days is Senior Brother Qiyun. He is a kind-hearted person and never gets angry with others. Liu Fanqing's life is becoming more and more comfortable. He just needs to rely on his many years of hard work to ask for some spiritual energy from the sect to break through the Qi Refining stage.

These outer disciples all practiced second-grade skills and were mediocre, truly pitiful.

"How could Liu Xiaowen be able to cultivate the true teachings right after arriving? Master Xu has killed countless enemies, but he is only a third-grade cultivator."

The longer time passed, the more resentful he felt, but he hid it deeply.

A formation flag was raised in the distance. It was Senior Brother Qiyun calling everyone. Liu Fanqing did not dare to delay and hurried towards the camp.

Along the way, many fellow disciples greeted him and he responded with a smile. This feeling was quite good and made him feel a little more relaxed.

After entering the camp, I saw that about thirty outer disciples had already gathered at the edge of the open space. They were all in the late stage of fetal breathing and were considered the elite of the sect.

Liu Hanshui was the youngest among them, and even Senior Brother Qiyun praised him a lot, saying that he had great potential in Qi training. It was such a pity.

Wang Qiyun was followed by two people, one was a handsome young man in blue clothes, and the other was a thin young man with yellow eyes.

"My fellow disciples, these two are the true disciples of the Sect Master. They have received the Sect Master's orders and have come to assist the Horse Tie-up."

Wang Qiyun had a smile on his face. Luo Qing sending people here would relieve a lot of his pressure. What's more, he could get closer to his two junior brothers, which was naturally a very good thing.

Liu Xingfang stepped forward first, saluted his fellow disciples, introduced his name, and smiled brightly.

As for Xu Fayan who was standing aside, he had no expression on his face. He just stepped forward, gave his name, and then stepped back without saying anything, lowering his head to look at the ants on the ground.

Liu Fanqing didn't react at first, but when he heard the name Xu Fayan, he was shocked, realized something, and started to guess.

"The surname is Xu, so he must be from Baigang. I was saying that the head of the Xu family has been quite upright in recent years, and Liu Fanhe has had to be tolerant of him. It turns out that he has sent another direct descendant."

Liu Fanqing immediately looked at the thin disciple and started to think.

"We're both from Baigang, so we can be close. This guy seems to be a quiet person and young, so I'm afraid he doesn't have any scheming."

"Liu Xiaowen has been an orphan since childhood and doesn't know the meaning of blood ties. The Xu family's children all have good family traditions and have a good relationship with me. Perhaps this is my chance."

A smile gradually appeared on Liu Fanqing's face and he looked at the thin boy.

Xu Fayan was looking intently at the ground. He saw ants carrying rotten fruit. He stretched out his right foot and gently crushed them to death.

(End of this chapter)