Practice begins with immortality

Wang Bai came to the abandoned mine that the guard had mentioned, and saw abandoned mines everywhere on the ground.

Wang Bai then released his divine sense to search for clues, and suddenly sensed a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy. This spiritual energy was very weak, and it would have been difficult to detect if Wang Bai's divine sense was not far superior to that of cultivators of the same level. With a thought, he walked towards the direction of the spiritual energy fluctuation.

The closer he got to the center of the wave, the more astonished Wang Bai became. Unexpectedly, there was a formation there. Although they were all first-level Hidden Spirit Formations, they cleverly combined multiple formations, creating a concealment that could even elude the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. "No wonder the previous search had been so difficult. With such a sophisticated formation, there must be something fishy going on here," Wang Bai thought to himself.

Wang Bai then took a deep breath and cautiously walked into the mine. The mine was dimly lit and the ground was covered with rubble. It was obvious that no one had been there for a long time.

But as Wang Bai's spiritual consciousness deepened, he discovered another world inside.

There were more than ten people tied up inside. They were weak and dying, looking seriously injured.

Walking further in, into the depths of the cave, one sees a huge pool of blood. Beside the pool, a man in a black robe is pouring blood into it.

"Haha, if I can get another batch of blood slaves, I'll soon be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!" the black-robed figure muttered excitedly to himself. His real name was Wei Huai, and he was originally an ordinary disciple of the Demonic Path's Blood Refining Hall. The Blood Refining Hall was a small sect of the Demonic Path that relied on blood for cultivation, and its strongest practitioners were only at the Foundation Establishment stage. However, with the rise of the Ghost Spirit Sect, the Blood Refining Hall was conquered and used as cannon fodder in the war. Wei Huai, due to his low cultivation level and his proficiency in flattery, was left at headquarters and did not participate in the battle. When the fate of the Ghost Spirit Sect's Golden Core became unknown, the entire sect fell into chaos. Wei Huai took advantage of the opportunity to steal the hall master's secret stash and disappeared.

Now, Wei Huai had finally found a safe place where he could cultivate in peace. From the hall master's secret stash, he had obtained this array disk, a second-level array inheritance, and the Blood Spirit Ascension Technique. This Blood Spirit Ascension Technique, a secret technique of the Blood Refining Hall, allowed him to extract spiritual blood from ordinary cultivators for cultivation. If the amount was large enough, it could even transform the blood into a qualitative change, raising it to a higher level. With the blood he had collected over the years, he would soon be able to refine spiritual blood worthy of the Foundation Establishment stage and enter the stage of Foundation Establishment.

"These blood slaves are almost drained of their blood. It seems we have no choice but to kill them all and then capture a new batch!" Wei Huai said ruthlessly. These people were merely menial servants and warriors without spiritual roots. The spiritual blood they refined wasn't of high quality, but the good thing was that the quantity was huge, and the risk was relatively low. After all, as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. The people of the Purple Jade Sect could never have imagined that demonic cultivators would exist within their sphere of influence and capture people for cultivation. He himself possessed the Hidden Spirit Array, which allowed him to easily conceal his presence, even from Foundation Establishment cultivators, keeping him undetected. Furthermore, the garrison cultivators in the nearby town were mostly in the Qi Refining stage. If he were truly discovered, with his Qi Refining Perfection cultivation, these garrison cultivators would be nothing more than fools trying to supply him with more blood.

Afterwards, Wei Huai planned to kill those people and squeeze out every last drop of their blood. However, just as he was about to do it, he suddenly felt a powerful pressure descending upon him.

"What's going on?" Wei Huai cried out in terror. He tried to struggle, but the pressure was like a heavy mountain pressing down on him, preventing him from moving an inch.

This powerful pressure came from Wang Bai. After exploring the entire mining area, Wang Bai immediately understood what Wei Huai had done, so he released the pressure without hesitation and rushed into the mine.

"This is... a Foundation Establishment cultivator!" Wei Huai widened his eyes and looked at the person in front of him in disbelief.

Before he finished speaking, Wang Bai had already arrived in front of Wei Huai. He grabbed Wei Huai and easily lifted him up. The next moment, Wei Huai's body instantly became stiff, and his eyes lost their luster. Wang Bai searched his soul without hesitation, obtaining all the information about the incident.

"Beast!" After reading Wei Huai's memory, Wang Bai couldn't help but curse, and then killed him.

Then, Wang Bo quickly untied the bound people and cast a recovery spell to help them recover some of their vitality. These people were originally weak and exhausted, but under Wang Bo's treatment, their complexion gradually improved.

"Thank you so much, sir, for saving us," the rescued people said weakly. Although Wang Bai used a healing technique to help them regain some vitality, their spirits had been on the verge of collapse after being drained of blood for so many days, and they no longer had the energy to communicate. Seeing this, Wang Bai took out a communication talisman and called the guards in Shengxian Town, asking them to come and take the people away.

Later, Wang Bai came to the deepest part of the mine and destroyed the blood pool with one blow.