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Chapter 489 Blood Feeding Secret Technique - The Situation of the Reverse Immortal Alliance
After hearing about Lu Chengfeng's plight, Xiao Chen felt some sympathy and emotion.

You could say he had bad luck, since he was able to acquire cultivation aptitude far exceeding that of ordinary people.

But even if you say he had good fortune, he still encountered this outcome.

If this had happened in the Southern Region, the outcome might have been completely different.

Let alone something as trivial as helping manage the spirit fields, even a Golden Core cultivator could easily establish their own sect.

If you offer a few simple conditions, nearby cultivation families will voluntarily bring their spiritual fields to serve you.

Even in the Eastern Region, a Golden Core cultivator is considered a pillar of strength.

In particular, such outstanding qualifications make it very easy for them to receive offers from various sects.

Unfortunately, Lu Chengfeng was reborn into the new cultivation world.

Even though he successfully broke through to the Golden Core stage under harsh conditions, he was not taken seriously by the Guiyun Sect because he did not join a blessed land early on.

No matter what your qualifications are, as long as you're a rogue cultivator, you can be bullied at will.

As long as someone is falsely accused of being a reactionary, and put on an arrest warrant, white can be turned into black, and there is absolutely no room for reversal.

Because under such circumstances, if one does not join the Reverse Immortal Alliance for help...

He would probably be apprehended very soon if he relied solely on his own abilities.

But if someone like Lu Chengfeng actually joins the Reverse Immortal Alliance, then the previous accusations and slanders will be confirmed, and the falsehood will become the truth.

Under the rules established in the Holy City, such a situation is practically unsolvable.

In the end, all one could do was sigh in their heart: the lives of rogue cultivators in the new cultivation world are indeed miserable!
"Sigh~, I didn't expect that after all these years, there would still be no improvement at all."

Xiao Chen sighed softly, looking up at the sky as if reminiscing: "Back when I was young..."

"Sigh, let's not talk about it."

Adhering to the principle that the more you say, the more mistakes you make, and the less you say, the better, he deliberately obscured his origins.

He sighed again and shook his head: "All the blessed lands are birds of a feather, and the Holy City is even more indifferent. It is truly disappointing and disheartening."

"I used to think that the Reverse Immortal Alliance was just a bunch of evil heretics."

"But now I understand more and more why so many cultivators have stood up to act as rebels."

Xiao Chen spoke those last two sentences with genuine emotion.

After hearing about the many impacts of this large-scale crackdown...

Especially after learning about the troubles encountered by people of different identities and cultivation levels, such as Zhang Cunfu, Grandpa Cai, and the Broken Gold True Lord.

I have truly felt this deeply; many cultivators have been forced to the opposite side by the Holy City and the various blessed lands.

The so-called large-scale sweep did indeed bring considerable trouble to the Rebel Immortal Alliance.

However, at the same time, the Holy City and various blessed lands also took the opportunity to plunder and even seize massive amounts of resources.

During this period, they used large-scale crackdowns to frame and eliminate enemies in countless ways.

If Xiao Chen hadn't helped Zhang Cunfu, if Old Master Cai hadn't given up a large amount of ancestral property, if True Monarch Suijin hadn't possessed such superb Daoist skills that he could have received the sect's secret protection.

They probably won't survive this ordeal.

Xiao Chen even suspected that for most cultivators in the new cultivation world...

The so-called Anti-Immortal Alliance, the so-called Spirit Thieves, the evil deeds they committed, the losses they caused.

Even if we add them all up, can they really be half as harmful as the large-scale sweep?
Tsk, even half might be too much.

"By the way, I just heard them say that you practiced the Blood Feeding Secret Technique?"

Xiao Chen changed the subject and began to ask the key question: "This doesn't sound like anything good."

"Could it be a demonic secret technique?"

"Have you joined the Reverse Immortal Alliance?"

"Could it be that they forced you to do this?"

"Or is there some reason I don't know about?"

Normally, cultivation techniques are extremely important secrets for any cultivator.

If Xiao Chen had asked directly from the start, it might have made Lu Chengfeng hesitate or become wary.

However, his question, tinged with concern, seemed perfectly normal.

Lu Chengfeng combined the vague and unclear words from before.

He thought he had met a senior who had also been persecuted by the Holy City, leading to the decline of his family, and who had recently emerged from seclusion after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Hearing that he seemed to have a misunderstanding about the Reverse Immortal Alliance, I immediately felt anxious.

He hurriedly explained, "Senior, please don't misunderstand. I did this voluntarily; no one forced me."

"It is true that the Blood Feeding Secret Technique originated from demonic arts, but no innocent bystanders are harmed during the cultivation process."

As he spoke, he explained the cause and effect of the matter in great detail.

To explain the situation clearly, he also revealed part of the Anti-Immortal Alliance's organizational structure that he knew.

When Lu Chengfeng was first put on the wanted list, he was filled with grief and indignation, followed by despair and hopelessness.

He even considered finding the culprit from Guiyun Sect who framed him and dying together with him.

Unfortunately, he didn't even know who was harming him.

It was the Reverse Immortal Alliance that learned of the situation in time, and then took the initiative to contact him and bring him to a temporary stronghold.

They told Lu Chengfeng, "Your talent is exceptional, far surpassing that of 99% of the rogue cultivators in this wasteland!"

"It would be such a pity if he died like this."

"Since you've already been accused of 'colluding with the Rebellious Immortal Alliance,' why don't you actually join us?"

“We can provide you with cultivation resources, help you evade the Guiyun Sect’s pursuit, and perhaps even grant you the power of revenge.”

At that time, Lu Chengfeng already had no other choice.

Hearing the hope of revenge was like a drowning person seeing a lifeline; he immediately nodded in agreement.

Of course, he subsequently underwent a series of overt and covert investigations and tests before gaining the trust of the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

Even so, in order to prevent the arrest of one person from leading to the downfall of the rest.

The Reverse Immortal Alliance employs a fairly strict separation mechanism.

Within each stronghold, only a Nascent Soul True Monarch can access the complete list of members.

The remaining members can only get to know a select few people when needed.

Taking Lu Chengfeng himself as an example, although he is a Golden Core cultivator, he can be considered a core member because he has successfully cultivated the Blood Feeding Secret Technique.

However, he had only met fewer than ten Golden Core cultivators and fewer than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators, and if he went further back, he only knew True Monarch Su Bai and True Monarch Tuo Jin.

Even if they are caught and taken back, they won't be able to confess anything more.

Moreover, according to his understanding, if you go down to the next level, some Foundation Establishment cultivators who act as informants to provide intelligence may have known only one Golden Core cultivator who came to collect information for a long time.

"You mean that only those who successfully cultivate the Blood Feeding Secret Technique become core members?"

Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised: "So, this method has become very widespread?"

That doesn't make sense.

Firstly, if there are many people cultivating, where exactly do they find so much blood and evil energy to satisfy their cultivation needs?

Don't be fooled by the seemingly small amount of malevolent energy emanating from Lu Chengfeng; it's actually quite difficult to condense.

Secondly, if this kind of thing is already very common, why is it not mentioned in the Cai family's collection of books?

Is the knowledge in the new spiritual practice community so fragmented?

Or is it that the Cai family's book collection actually had omissions?
"No, even within the Reverse Immortal Alliance, very few people possess the Blood Feeding Secret Technique."

Lu Chengfeng shook his head, his expression somewhat complicated: "Because once you embark on this path, it's a matter of life and death."

"So whether or not to cultivate the Blood Feeding Secret Technique is entirely up to the cultivator's own choice."

“Every now and then, the Anti-Immortal Alliance organizes an attempt.”

“Take all the Golden Core cultivators who voluntarily practice the Blood Feeding Secret Technique to the Blood Pool Secret Realm.”

"At the beginning, when we ask about your willingness to go to the entrance of the secret realm, including before you officially enter the secret realm, we will clearly inform you of the dangers of doing so and give you a chance to regret it."

“I hesitated at the time, but only by doing this could I gain the power to take revenge.”

At this point, Lu Chengfeng paused for a moment, as if recalling his journey in the secret realm: "That time, there were 105 of us."

"Because three people came to the secret realm and then suddenly regretted it."

"Actually, I can understand them, because just looking at the entrance to the Blood Pool Secret Realm and smelling that strong and disgusting bloody smell will give people a strong sense of discomfort."

"Once inside, that feeling became even stronger."

"I started cultivating immediately according to the mental techniques taught by my predecessors, but I still soon saw all sorts of hallucinations."

"One moment I felt like an executioner, the next I felt like I was on a battlefield, and then I felt like I was acting as a calamity cultivator... and then I passed out."

"I don't know how many hours have passed in between."

"When I first woke up, I found that there were only about ten people left around me who were still persisting in their cultivation."

"Half of the people are still unconscious, while the other half have already died."

"As instructed before I came in, I extracted the essence and blood of two of them as essential raw materials for the Blood Feeding Secret Technique."

"After waking up from the second coma, there were still six people continuing their cultivation."

"The third time there were three people left, but the fourth time it was just me and another little girl."

"There may have been two more times when I lost consciousness, maybe 30% of the time. There were too many hallucinations to distinguish them."

"The last time I woke up, I was the only one left in the entire Blood Pool Secret Realm."

"After consuming a total of twelve portions of essence blood, I successfully entered the Blood Feeding Secret Technique and successfully absorbed six Paths of Blood Fiends."

"Later I heard that such a performance was already considered above average."

"Actually, as long as you can successfully absorb a blood demon, you can survive. There have been cases where eight people survived at the same time before."

"But there have also been cases where no one ever came out until the secret realm closed."

"I've also heard of a time when someone absorbed a full thirty-six streams of blood demons, and later, with the help of the blood demons, successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul realm."

"It's a pity that everyone usually praises my good aptitude."

"But when we actually got to the secret realm, we were several times worse off than others."

At this point, Lu Chengfeng's tone clearly showed regret.

It was clear from his expression that he had also considered using this opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. "We all knew before entering the secret realm that if we failed in our cultivation, we would become resources for our companions."

Lu Chengfeng concluded, "So although the Blood Feeding Secret Technique is considered a demonic art, it does not harm unrelated individuals during its cultivation."

"After bringing the Blood Fiend out of the secret realm."

“Aside from the time I killed the Guiyun Sect cultivators, I usually only use my own blood essence to nourish them.”

"Others may not be able to guarantee it, but I myself have absolutely never engaged in any demonic acts."

Xiao Chen finally understood.

The so-called blood-feeding secret method is simply a shortened form of using blood essence to nourish malevolent energy.

Moreover, due to his lack of cultivation and vision, Lu Chengfeng described many things vaguely, and he himself was not very clear about them.

But Xiao Chen is different; he has a considerable understanding of malevolent energy.

Almost before the words had even finished, I already understood what was going on.

If he's not mistaken, that Blood Pool Secret Realm should be a dangerous place that naturally gathers a large amount of blood and evil energy.

Although such places should not be very common under normal circumstances.

However, considering the situation in the new cultivation world, there may not be just one place; there could be several.

As for Lu Chengfeng's cultivation process, it can be said to be a long story.

The reason why illusions are seen during cultivation is actually because the dense malevolent energy in the secret realm is eroding the cultivator's mind.

Just as Xiao Chen had heard at Pudu Temple, an excessively strong evil aura could affect cultivators, causing them to suffer from qi deviation during cultivation.

One of its specific manifestations is illusion.

This situation alone shows that the so-called Blood Feeding Secret Technique is actually incomplete; at best, it can only be considered as a different approach based on the Evil-Avoiding Secret Technique.

Rather than saying they possessed some secret technique to manipulate malevolent energy.

It's more accurate to say they were a group of people who wanted to rebel against the Holy City but lacked the ability, and were forced into this situation.

Based on demonic secret techniques, it was tested and refined over an unknown period of time, risking human lives, and finally, through countless sacrifices, a flawed method was developed.

Even today, only a portion of the cultivators with suitable talent can withstand the invasion of the evil energy and survive.

This level of method, theoretically, isn't even a semi-finished product.

Of course, what Lu Chengfeng possesses may not necessarily be the most powerful secret technique in the new cultivation world.

But it should also be the most mature method within the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

This situation genuinely caused Xiao Chen some disappointment upon hearing it.

He originally wanted to learn from the unique cultivation methods and manipulation techniques of this place.

However, it seems that the cultivation method may not be suitable, so we can only refer to the latter.

Fortunately, this blood-feeding technique is not entirely useless; it also has two major advantages.

These are the methods they further explored for maintaining the malevolent energy and the techniques for using it to attack enemies.

Although this exploration process was full of sacrifices, it could even be said that the current optimal solution was found by risking human lives.

However, these sacrifices were not in vain and did bring about some results.

For example, Lu Chengfeng mentioned that a cultivator from the Reverse Immortal Alliance once absorbed a full thirty-six streams of blood evil at once.

He then broke through to the Nascent Soul stage with the help of Blood Fiend.

This is a significant success, especially in the new spiritual world where spiritual objects are scarce.

Moreover, although the form is different, this approach is actually quite similar to how Xiao Chen used baleful energy to increase the success rate when breaking through to a higher realm.

However, when compared in this way...

Clearly, the master of the Xuantian Immortal Palace is more powerful, and the methods he has developed are more awesome, safer, and easier to use.

For example, Lu Chengfeng brought out six Blood Fiends, and he also used six incredibly powerful Blood Flying Swords when he was fighting desperately.

This is unlikely to be a coincidence; it's highly probable that the six flying blood swords are directly related to the blood evil within his body.

While Xiao Chen didn't really need to learn how to nurture evil energy, he was very interested in the methods of controlling it.

So he pretended that he hadn't guessed anything.

He asked with further curiosity, "You said before that absorbing evil energy could grant the power of revenge."

"But just hearing your description, it's still a bit hard to understand."

"You mean, we can use malevolent energy to help us break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future?"

"Isn't it too hasty to do this now? Why not wait until the late Golden Core stage before trying to absorb the baleful energy?"

Lu Chengfeng, without any suspicion, immediately replied, "That's one reason, I suppose."

"In fact, it takes accumulating a lot of bloodthirsty energy to truly help with the breakthrough."

"However, most cultivators who come to absorb the blood-fiend energy do so for two other reasons."

"Firstly, after absorbing the blood essence, one can periodically extract blood to offer to the Alliance Leader, who will then feed the Golden Feather Blood Eagle."

"I have never seen the Golden Feather Blood Eagle, but I have heard that it is an extremely intelligent and special great demon."

"Since its establishment, the Reverse Immortal Alliance has experienced many attacks on the Holy City. In times of crisis, it has often survived only with the help of the Golden Feather Blood Eagle."

"But as a price or reward, we need to provide it with blood regularly to feed it."

"Moreover, no other blood will do; it must be the blood of a cultivator who has mastered the Blood Feeding Secret Technique."

"Secondly, after absorbing the blood demon, one can use the blood demon energy as a foundation to cultivate blood-path magic."

"Ordinary blood magic has many flaws and is easily countered."

"However, its destructive power will be greatly enhanced after being infused with malevolent energy."

"Even a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator like myself has a great chance of killing a late-stage Golden Core cultivator if used properly."

"If we ever find ourselves in dire straits, at least we'll have the ability to take everyone down with us."

Yes, he wasn't lying. Judging from the Blood Flying Sword's performance earlier, it can indeed be said that it easily killed enemies of higher levels.

To Xiao Chen's surprise, the Reverse Immortal Alliance actually had a Golden Feather Blood Eagle as an ally.

Considering the situation in the new cultivation world, it is most likely a fifth-order great demon.

That's not the key point. After all, there should also be fifth-tier great demons in the endless sea of ​​the Eastern Region, but you might have to go deep into the outer sea to see them.

The key issue is that it requires a large amount of blood, and it must be blood tainted with the aura of bloodlust.

Could it be that the great demon is also using blood energy for cultivation?

You know what, there really is such a possibility, otherwise it wouldn't make sense.

A dignified fifth-order great demon can't just be trying to swindle the blood of some Golden Core cultivators, especially since it doesn't want ordinary blood.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen felt that if he had the chance in the future...

You could consider meeting this Golden Feathered Blood Eagle to learn more about its situation.

Perhaps we can get some inspiration or enlightenment from it.

Perhaps we can even have a conversation or discussion with it then.

It should be noted that fifth-tier demons are definitely capable of communication, and transforming into human form shouldn't be difficult for them.

It depends solely on whether they want to or not; there is absolutely no question of whether they can or not.

Of course, on the other hand, it was, after all, a fifth-tier great demon.

Xiao Chen is currently only at the Nascent Soul stage, so it might not be convenient for him to communicate with it.

After all, monsters generally have bad tempers, especially ferocious beasts or birds of prey, whose aggressiveness is innate.

Ideally, you should have the ability to easily defeat it, and then demonstrate it.

Only then will it take the initiative to restrain its temper and sit down to talk in a down-to-earth and peaceful manner.

Yes, escape techniques or trapping techniques are also very important.

Otherwise, sometimes monsters might choose to run away if they can't win.

Therefore, this matter should be done after Xiao Chen breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage and masters the fifth-order escape technique; it might be easier to succeed then.

For now, let's focus on studying blood magic.

"A secret technique for fighting enemies of a higher level? That sounds quite interesting."

Xiao Chen snapped out of his thoughts and asked, "If it's convenient, could you demonstrate it?"

"Using such a secret technique shouldn't come at a particularly high cost, right?"

Although he had already seen the Blood Flying Sword once before, he didn't know about the evil energy at the time, so he didn't look at it very carefully.

Now that I've heard about this, I naturally want to see it again.

"Using the Blood Path Secret Technique is indeed a bit of a burden, but thanks to the senior who healed me earlier, I am much better now."

Lu Chengfeng first thanked him, and then said, "However, I am currently lacking in true energy, so I may need to recuperate for a while. Please wait a moment, senior."

"It's alright, it was my oversight."

Xiao Chen waved his hand: "You've just been through a big battle, you should rest."

"You can meditate here, I'll go up the mountain to protect you."

"By the way, do you carry any elixirs with you?"

"I have a bottle of third-tier Rejuvenation Pill here. You can take it and use it."

In order to help him recover his true essence as soon as possible, Xiao Chen specially left behind a bottle of elixirs to restore his true essence before going to the top of the mountain to meditate and rest.

Rather than acting as protectors, they were simply standing at a distance to prevent Lu Chengfeng from becoming too nervous.

Ordinary cultivators naturally don't recover their true essence as quickly as Xiao Chen; they can recover about 70-80% in just a moment.

Fortunately, with the help of the Rejuvenation Pill, Lu Chengfeng recovered half of his true essence in just one hour, and his overall condition improved significantly.

So he got up and went up to the top of the hill.

In front of Xiao Chen, he used the Blood Dao Secret Technique again and condensed six Blood Flying Swords once more.

This time, they stood even closer, intentionally observing, and Lu Chengfeng was also very cooperative.

Therefore, Xiao Chen quickly sensed the bloodthirsty energy flowing within the Blood Flying Sword.

He also confirmed that this was exactly the evil energy attack technique he wanted.

It's a pity that this is blood-fiend energy rather than the five elements' fiend energy, otherwise we could just take the existing secret technique and use it.

(End of this chapter)