Practice begins with immortality

Inside the Zhang Mansion, a secret chamber, the atmosphere was heavy and oppressive. The faint candlelight flickered, illuminating the cold stone walls.

In the center of the chamber, a mysterious figure wearing a silver-white mask stood tall. His voice was low and gentle, yet it carried an undeniable authority: "Why are those men sent by your brothers still lingering outside?"

Before he could finish his words, he saw a man kneeling before him. He looked nervous and terrified, and hurriedly replied, "Sir, I am at my wit's end! Those people were sent by my own brothers. I can't be so cruel as to slaughter them all. So, for now, I can only hold out for a while. As for how long I can hold out, I have no idea."

It turned out that the kneeling man was none other than Zhang Yi, the eldest son of the Zhang family. Beads of sweat were already oozing from his forehead, and it was clear that he was under tremendous pressure.

Upon hearing this, the masked man reacted calmly, saying simply, "Hmph, they're just after money and profit. There's no need to worry too much." After a brief pause, he continued, "You might as well sell off some of your assets. That way, they'll inevitably fight each other for the wealth."

The masked man narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of shrewdness and cunning. He continued, "Don't be too attached to worldly things. The little wealth you hold is nothing to us. The goal we pursue is far higher and greater than money."

As he finished speaking, a small, exquisite porcelain bottle suddenly appeared from the masked man's empty palm. He casually tossed it, and it landed steadily in front of Zhang Yi. Then, the masked man spoke slowly, "This is the third Essence Blood Pill I promised you. Once you refine and absorb it, it should be enough to help you break through to the late stage of Blood Refining."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi's face was filled with surprise and joy. He kowtowed and thanked the master, saying, "Thank you so much for your kindness, sir! I will do my utmost to repay your kindness!"

"Okay, hurry up and go--"

"Doesn't it feel nauseating to eat medicine made with human blood?"

Before he finished speaking, a flash of red-gold lightning appeared, and a bloody hole appeared between the masked man's eyebrows.

Then, the mask fell off, revealing a pale human face, "I can see at a glance that you are not human!"

Wang Bo's eyes focused, and he suddenly slapped his palm. An extremely powerful force instantly gushed out and hit the opponent directly!

With a loud bang, the object was smashed into countless tiny fragments, which scattered all over the ground. In its place, only a strange mass of air, the size of a human head, emitting a gray-green light remained.

In this world, those so-called "transformed ghost cultivators" are very different from ordinary people. They use the power of ghosts to cultivate themselves. To some extent, these people have become special individuals between humans and ghosts.

When such cultivators die, they often leave behind a substance known as "Strange Source" within their bodies. This Strange Source is extremely dangerous; once it appears, it is likely to breed a large number of strange creatures. Furthermore, due to the extremely twisted will contained within it, recycling it is extremely difficult. Even experts can only sigh in despair when faced with this Strange Source, as it is much more difficult to refine than ordinary strange objects.

However, for the powerful Wang Bai, refining this ball of strange source was as easy as taking something out of a bag. In just a moment, the strange source that was originally shimmering with gray-green light had completely disappeared, and Wang Bai had successfully refined it.

"Well, not bad. The energy contained in this strange source is roughly equivalent to the total amount of energy I absorb from the power of heaven and earth in half an hour on a normal day. Adding to the results accumulated before, my cultivation has finally broken through to the Sixth Heaven Realm!"

Afterwards, Wang Bo began to read the masked man's memories and knocked Zhang Yi unconscious. He would deal with the man after he figured out the cause of the matter.

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This man, Jiang Quan, was a scion of the Jiang family, a prominent merchant clan. He had shown a talent for martial arts since childhood, breaking through barriers at the age of twenty-three, becoming a powerful blood-refining warrior. As a result, he was adopted as a son by the head of the Jiang family and joined an organization called the Yuanxian Society.

The Yuanxian Society is a mysterious organization whose members are primarily wealthy businessmen and martial artists who yearn to escape the mundane and embark on a path to transcendence. The organization's original purpose was to collect rare and mysterious techniques and artifacts, cultivating their own powerful masters. The head of the Jiang family is one of these individuals.

When Jiang Quan joined the Yuanxian Society, he was told that all he needed to do here was to focus on his cultivation. Once he had perfected his blood refining, he would be arranged to refine the strange creature.

The Yuanxian Society, founded over a century ago, had finally mastered a unique method of transforming ghosts through countless explorations and attempts. This was a strange creature they called the Corpse Demon Tree.

It's said that this corpse demon tree periodically produces a fruit shaped like a human heart. Anyone who consumes this strange fruit, whether human or animal, undergoes a horrific transformation. They lose consciousness, transforming into beings devoid of thought and emotion. However, their bodies simultaneously become incredibly powerful, possessing extraordinary strength. Furthermore, their bodies possess remarkable self-recovery abilities. As long as their heads remain intact, even severe torso injuries can be rapidly healed. For this reason, the Yuanxian Society calls these mutated creatures the walking corpse.

If someone who has reached Perfect Blood Refining consumes the fruit and practices the Refining Ghost Technique, they may be able to refine the fruit and become a Transformation Ghost cultivator. This is how Jiang Quan became a Transformation Ghost cultivator. He refined a grayish-white fruit. It was the lowest level.

It had been at least thirty or forty years since the Yuanxian Society had acquired the mysterious and eerie Corpse Demon Tree. In fact, they had long known that the strength and potential energy of a cultivator was closely linked to the demon they had refined.

The fruit of the Corpse Demon Tree comes in three colors: off-white, black, and green. Those who choose to refine the off-white fruit are relatively weaker. After refining, their bodies grow a layer of white fur and sharp claws. However, the innate abilities they gain are limited to increased strength. Furthermore, these off-white transformed beings are terrified of light, fire, and lightning.

In contrast, those who have refined the black fruit are far more powerful. Their bodies are covered in inky black hair, and their overall strength far surpasses that of the white-colored demons. Even more astonishingly, when they devour the flesh and blood of other demons, they have a certain chance of plundering their unique abilities. However, even so, they still fear lightning and fire, just like the gray-colored demons.

As for the green fruit, no one has yet successfully refined it. The reason is simple: it's still undergoing meticulous cultivation. The process is complex, requiring a vast supply of flesh and blood as nutrients. In the past, the Yuanxian Society typically used the flesh and blood of livestock to cultivate the black and white fruits. However, one day, when they boldly experimented with human flesh, they were surprised to discover a subtle hint of green emerging from the originally black fruit.