Mythical Cultivation

"I'm glad you're okay. I was worried about any sequelae. Father, I'm also in the Blood Qi Realm now. Can you tell me what to do after that?"

"It's time for you to understand that the Blood Qi Realm is actually just a general term. The Blood Qi Realm is divided into two realms, the Blood Qi River and the Blood Qi Furnace. Each realm is further divided into four small realms: early stage, middle stage, late stage, and peak stage. The strength between each realm varies greatly. For example, I am in the middle stage of the Blood Qi River. Except for the City Lord's Mansion, whose strength is unknown in the entire Qingshi City, most of the Blood Qi Realm cultivators of our three major families are in the early and middle stages of the Blood Qi River." Lin Jinxian explained.

"The masters of the three major families are all in the early and middle stages of the Blood Qi Realm. Why are there no cultivators in the late and peak stages?" Wu Ming asked puzzledly. Because of the blood qi in their bodies, cultivators in the Blood Qi Realm can live to be a hundred years old unless something unexpected happens. How come they are all in the early and middle stages?

"Blood Qi Realm cultivators need a lot of resources to advance. If they stay in hiding, they won't be able to raise a real dragon. The resources in Qingshi City are simply not enough, not to mention that the four major forces are sharing them. Without enough spiritual medicines to supply them all, it will be difficult to improve their cultivation. The peak realm of the Blood Qi River requires that when the cultivator is transporting qi and blood, a long river of blood and qi will appear in his body. It is too difficult to cultivate to this level without external objects." Lin Jinxian sighed.

Wu Ming thought about the dozens of strands of blood and qi in his body, and then thought about the possibility of a long river appearing when transporting blood and qi. It was really far from enough. It felt more difficult to improve than the Qi training stage, after all, there were various elixirs to be consumed in the Qi training stage. Thinking of elixirs, Wu Ming asked, "Is there no elixir for the blood and qi realm? If I use elixirs, it should save a lot of time, right?"

"Of course there are pills. Blood Qi Pills are the pills used by Blood Qi Realm cultivators to improve their cultivation. However, in Qingshi City, one Blood Qi Pill costs five gold coins, and it's in short supply. Not everyone is qualified to get one."

"Five gold coins for one? So exaggerated?" Wu Ming was also shocked. Five gold coins for a bottle of Body Tempering Pill, Wu Ming felt it was exaggerated. Five gold coins for a Blood Qi Pill, what's the difference between this and robbery.

"The main reason is that there's no alchemist in Qingshi City, and there are no more than two dozen alchemists in the entire Huanglong Prefecture. Some of them are controlled by larger forces, and their elixirs are all supplied to these forces, rarely flowing out. There are less than half of them who are truly independent alchemists. Consider that there are over twenty cities like Qingshi City in the entire Huanglong Prefecture. How many elixirs do you think can flow into the market? That's why the price of elixirs has always been high."

Wu Ming didn't expect that there were so few alchemists in this world. No wonder the price of elixirs was so outrageous.

"Since you have reached the Blood Qi Realm, some of your previous methods are no longer enough. I will take you to the family library to learn some methods." After saying that, he waved his hand to signal Wu Ming to follow.

After hearing Lin Jinxian's words, Wu Ming also wanted to see what the difference was between the skills and martial arts of the Blood Qi Realm cultivators and those of the Body Refining Realm, so he followed Lin Jinxian to the library.

Neither of them stopped at the first or second floor of the library, but went straight to the third floor. Upon reaching the third floor, Wu Ming saw an old man resting on a bamboo chair. He opened his cloudy eyes at the sound of someone coming. He didn't react when he saw Lin Jinxian, but was startled when he saw Wu Ming.

"Second uncle, my son was promoted to the Blood Qi Realm some time ago, so I brought him here to learn the Blood Qi Realm's exercises." Lin Jinxian said respectfully.

Then he said to Wu Ming, "Xiao Feng, this is your second grandfather. You haven't met him yet."

"Hello, Second Grandpa." After saying this, Wu Ming also bowed to the old man. The old man was the only remaining member of the Lin family's older generation, Lin Feng's second grandfather, Lin Guangyi.

"You're a good boy, worthy of being a member of my Lin family, haha." The old man, Lin Guangyi, laughed.

"Jinxian, didn't you bring your eldest son here last month? Now the third son has also been promoted to the Blood Qi Realm, and the second girl has also entered the Feixian Sect. I can only say that you are very lucky. Xiaofeng is only sixteen years old as I remember. He seemed to be at the fifth or sixth level of body refining before. How come he has reached the Blood Qi Realm so quickly?" Lin Guangyi also said worriedly.

"Second Grandfather, I went to the Misty Forest to practice a few days ago. I found a Vermillion Fruit there and luckily entered the Blood Qi Realm," Wu Ming said. Later, he realized that his eldest brother had already been a Blood Qi Realm cultivator. He hadn't expected him to have hidden it so well.

"It's indeed a good opportunity, but you are also blessed. I guess it's not that easy to get the Zhu Fruit. You must have suffered a lot." Lin Guangyi knew that there is no such thing as a pie in the sky, and opportunities also depend on people's efforts.

Wu Ming also recounted to the two elders what he had experienced in the Misty Forest in the past few days.

"You are quite courageous. You snatched food from the mouths of hundreds of monsters and then dared to enter the inner realm. Fortunately, you are lucky. Even I cannot guarantee that you can survive in the inner realm. Remember, the inner realm is not as simple as you think. Don't joke with your life in the future." Lin Guangyi warned, and he felt relieved when he saw that Wu Ming had listened to his words.

"Jinxian, you are the same. You can't even take care of your sons. Both boys risked their lives to advance. Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, how are you going to explain to our ancestors? But it seems that my Lin family will control Qingshi City in your generation. You guys go in." The old man was also relieved and said with a nostalgic expression in his eyes. I don't know if he was thinking about the past, and he no longer paid attention to the two of them.

Lin Jinxian glared at Wu Ming before taking him into the attic. Unlike the first and second floors, the third floor didn't have multiple bookshelves. Instead, it had a single table with five books on it.

"Are you surprised that there are only five books of martial arts?" Lin Jinxian turned to look at Wu Ming, and Wu Ming nodded.

"Although my Lin family is one of the three major families in Qingshi City, it is nothing compared to the rest of the world. Not to mention in Tianfeng Country, even in Huanglong Prefecture, we are nothing. We can only be considered a third-rate force. Only when a cultivator reaches the peak of the Blood Qi Long River in the family can we be considered a second-rate force, and only a cultivator who has reached the Blood Qi Furnace realm can we be considered a first-rate force. There are not many first-rate forces in the entire Huanglong Prefecture, so my Lin family is really nothing in Huanglong Prefecture. Of course, we should not be too self-deprecating. The founder of my Lin family started as a casual cultivator and built the Lin family from scratch to become one of the three major families in Qingshi City. We should not be underestimated. And these two exercises, two martial arts, and one secret technique are the result of more than two hundred years of accumulation."

"What is the secret technique?" Wu Ming asked immediately after hearing a new word.

"Don't interrupt, just listen to me slowly. When I finish, you will know everything you need to know." Lin Jinxian said with a glare.

Well, Wu Ming didn't dare to interrupt anymore. He could only stand aside and listen respectfully to avoid being scolded again.