Vampire Cultivation Notes

Chapter 193 Blood Heart Cave Heaven Ascends?

Chapter 194 Blood Heart Cave Heaven Ascends?

The White Bone Tower was a spiritual artifact that Li Jieqing collected at the altar of the Blood Heart Sect in the East Sea. It was swallowed by the Spirit Devouring Fiend for countless years but did not lose its spirituality.

Although it cannot be repaired since it was acquired by Li Jieqing, it has been nurtured for so long using the Treasure Nurturing Technique that it is ready to be used again.

Before using it to smash the precious seal, Li Jieqing knew that the power of the White Bone Tower was extremely fierce. It contained the power of suppression and wear and tear, and those who were pressed into the tower would suffer the pain of being devoured by white bones at all times. It was especially effective in destroying people's physical bodies.

And its ability to be driven is also extraordinary.

Not only does it require the coordination of magical power and divine consciousness, but it also requires feeding the skeletons to the White Bone Tower from time to time. Feeding it with malevolent energy is the best option.

With that sinister and awe-inspiring appearance, Li Jieqing could tell at a glance that this person came from one of the Blood God Sect branches.

"It works quite well, actually."

Seeing the White Bone Pagoda achieve its goal, Li Jieqing raised his hand and summoned it back, shrinking it and holding it in his hand, like a pagoda-bearing heavenly king.

It's just that the tower is a bit strange.

With a concealment talisman affixed to his body, Li Jieqing suppressed his aura and descended to the summit of Black Mountain.

Master Baozhang wreaked havoc in the capital, managing to evade the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Eastern Court, but he couldn't escape the watchful eye of the Imperial Observatory.

When Li Jieqing followed, he even waited a little longer behind, and only after Baozhang left the Eastern Land and he did not see anyone chasing after him did he choose to make his move.

This was the first time he had fought alone since entering the Foundation Establishment stage. Although it was still a sneak attack, the result was quite good.

"Could it be that I truly possess astonishing talent in combat?"

Li Jieqing removed the precious pearl from his head, put away the Qingshui Sword, Taiping Sword, and Baowu Sword, and then reached under the White Bone Tower to forcibly take out the magic sword of Master Baozhang from inside the tower.

"Only one magical weapon this time? What a penniless wretch—"

Inside the White Bone Tower, without the protection of the magic sword, the wails of Master Baozhang gradually emanated, clearly indicating that the White Bone Devouring Body Restriction within was exerting its power.

This small white bone tower was no ordinary object. Back then, it was at least a high-grade spiritual artifact, if not a top-grade one. However, after being swallowed by the Devouring Spirit Fiend for a long time, it lost much of its spiritual power.

But now that it's been used, it's not a problem at all to trap Master Baozhang, who is only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

"He wanted to commit suicide. It seems he really wasn't pretending to be stupid to fool me."

Li Jieqing kept a close watch on the White Bone Tower and discovered that Master Baozhang was indeed in a state of complete mental collapse, choosing to stop circulating his internal energy and dissipate his dantian power to commit suicide.

This is terrible!

Li Jieqing lifted the White Bone Pagoda, and a faint light flashed. Bao Zhang Zhenren, covered in blood and grime, emerged, his eyes closed, emaciated and in a sorry state.

Before he could open his eyes, Li Jieqing stepped forward and made a sword-like gesture, sending a stream of bloody energy into his forehead.

"Blood Demon! How dare you—"

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Master Baozhang's eyes widened in fury. He had originally wanted to die, but because Li Jieqing had tried to control him as a puppet, he was so enraged that he tried to gather his magical power again.

However, the Blood Fiend had already entered his body and invaded his Niwan Palace (a point in the brain) of consciousness.

"The resistance is quite fierce."

"Tell me, where is the exit of the Blood Heart Cave?"

As the blood demon entered his body, Master Baozhang struggled, but his hand involuntarily pulled out a scroll of silk that he kept close to his body from his sleeve.

The silk scroll was unfolded, revealing a flat map of the Blood Heart Cave.

Master Baozhang raised his hand again, and the flat map carved on the silk scroll glowed. His magic power outlined mountains and terrains that rose up, each in its proper place, filling the sky.

The entire Blood Heart Cave Heaven region was shrouded in the Black Mountain range, coming into Li Jieqing's view.

And deep within the Western Demon Realm, beside the source of the Tongtian River, lies the location marked with the exit!

"good!"

"Excellent!"

Li Jieqing sincerely applauded and accepted the valuable map.

Master Baozhang secluded himself for thirty years, recording the entire terrain of the Blood Heart Cave Heaven, encompassing everything above and below ground, even finding the exit from who-knows-where. He truly is a talent of the superior sect.

"Say one more thing, what are you two worried about in this Blood Heart Cave?"

Li Jieqing pressed for an answer.

For decades, they remained secluded, never venturing out of the resource-rich Blood Heart Cave. It took two attempts by Bao Wu to lure them out, and when Bao Zhang was left alone, he found the exit and ran away immediately.

Li Jieqing eventually sensed that something was amiss.

"Heaven has sent forth a murderous intent! Heaven has sent forth a murderous intent!"

"The Crimson Kun won't last much longer! The Blood Heart Cave Heaven is ascending!"

Tears of blood streamed from Master Baozhang's eyes.

What is this thing called "Heaven has sent out a murderous intent"?

Li Jieqing looked puzzled, and at that moment, Bao Zhang's struggle disappeared, replaced by resentment.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the blood demon that had been introduced had already been refined by him.

Li Jieqing also sensed this, and his expression changed slightly.

Yes, there is another trick. Foundation Establishment cultivators can refine evil energy. The task of creating blood slaves is a long and arduous one.

"Blood Demon—you deserve to die!"

Bao Zhang spoke harshly, his face full of resentment.

Within his body, his dantian was shattering, and his sea of ​​consciousness was beginning to collapse.

He continued to commit suicide.

"Spring brings forth life, autumn brings death; this is the natural order of things."

Li Jieqing stepped back, his crimson pupils brightening slightly, and opened his mouth.

Black Mountain's Blood-Draining and Qi-Transforming Supernatural Power!

The dying Master Baozhang's body stiffened, and a stream of crimson blood energy was forcibly extracted and drawn into Li Jieqing's abdomen.

Another dose of Foundation Establishment blood and qi nourishment followed. Li Jieqing stepped back, removed the Thousand Illusions Mask, revealing a rosy complexion, and looked up at the summit of Black Mountain with a feeling of complete comfort.

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'm not in line with common sense."

After a while, Li Jieqing, with his youthful face, turned around.

He is indeed the Blood Demon, but these Seven True Ones from the Upper Sect are not exactly righteous either.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one's true qi and jade liquid become truly pure. In short, one's spiritual power will liquefy and undergo a qualitative change.

Inhale and exhale spiritual energy into the body, circulating it throughout the body for one cycle, and finally transforming it into a gentle stream that flows into the dantian.

The deeper the accumulation, the wider the sea of ​​magical power within the dantian becomes.

When one first enters the Foundation Establishment stage, the sea of ​​magical power is only a thin layer. Once the Foundation Establishment is completed, the dantian will transform from a mulberry field into a vast ocean.

At this moment, the sea of ​​magical power within Li Jieqing's dantian was no longer what it used to be. A crimson halo stretched across the sea, and the liquefied magical power stirred up waves. When the liquefied magical power circulating from his body's microcosmic orbit was poured in, the sea of ​​magical power no longer rose, but only occasionally surged.

One or two.

This is already the accumulation of magical power at the peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment. The surging sea of ​​magical power has no room for expansion, waiting for the moment to break through the realm and be reborn.

Having broken through the Foundation Establishment stage in just thirty years, Li Jieqing directly reached the peak of the initial stage.

This progress is incredibly fast, comparable to anything like a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Firstly, consuming a lot of elixirs helps accumulate magical power; secondly, it allows one to absorb blood and transform it into supernatural abilities.

A few years ago, he refined the blood essence of Bao Wu, who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, enabling Li Jieqing to reach the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. He was just one step away from breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage himself.

At this time, having newly acquired the blood essence of the treasure, the timing was even more opportune.

Within Li Jieqing's dantian, a stream of crimson blood energy, forcibly extracted by the Blood Absorption and Qi Transformation Divine Power, circulated, enveloped by layers of magical power, and settled at the bottom of the magical power sea within his dantian.

Li Jieqing was not in a hurry to refine the newly acquired blood energy. He had just encountered a bottleneck in his breakthrough and was waiting to slowly work through it. When he broke through, the blood energy of this treasure would be a great help, so that he would not fail to break through due to insufficient magic power.

Black Mountain Cave.

After quelling the fighting outside Black Mountain, Li Jieqing descended to the foot of the mountain and entered the cave passage.

The paper figures guarding the gate remained unmoved, and the gate opened automatically.

The yellow worm, sensing the scent, excitedly twisted its body and poked its head out, its ugly face blocking the entrance to the cave.

"Yellow Worm, how many powerful demons have come to visit outside these days?"

"Roar roar roar!"

"The three people passing by are alright."

"Hooray~"

"You said the spirit rice in the cave grows slowly? I have no idea about that."

"roar!"

"Just passing by to take a look, I have to leave later, so take good care of the house."

After learning about the situation in Black Mountain from Huang Chong, Li Jieqing went straight down to the deep underground cave of Black Mountain.

Before even arriving, a chilling sensation enveloped his entire body. In the dark earth beneath the mountain, dew was flowing, and the air was filled with moisture, making even Li Jieqing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, feel somewhat cold.

Upon entering the deep cave, a dark, shadowy object, like a mist or a shadow, came into view in the center.

The Yin Dew spreading outwards was all influenced by a dark shadow in this deep cave. If evil spirits and heretics were to find so much Yin Dew, it would be twice as effective to use it for corpse refining.

"Even though it's trapped by a second-tier magic array, this black mud pool is still affecting the outside world. That's incredible."

The yellow worm crawled in from behind, opened its mouth and spat out a half-dead bat monster, throwing it into the dark shadow, then shrank back into the passage.

A bubbling sound came from the shadowy figure, then changed, revealing a pair of scarlet eyes that ignored the hiding yellow worms and stared straight at Li Jieqing.

The two sides were only a few feet apart, but the magic array blocked their way, and they could not cross it at all.

Li Jieqing ignored the meaning behind that gaze and raised his hand to beckon.

From the top of the deep cave, a jade plate with a vertical sword fell down, revealing the scene within the formation.

The pool of black mud still existed, but unlike the dampness and moisture outside, the black mud pool that caused all of this had shrunk and dried up considerably. At this moment, it took quite a while to swallow a bat-like monster.

However, in its place, the floating organs, bones, and other debris in the black mud pool have mostly disappeared, leaving only a slightly bulging patch of pure black mud in the center.

"It's malevolent energy."

Li Jieqing released his grip, letting the vertical sword array plate return to its original position.

Before the Imperial Observatory sealed it off, he would occasionally return to check on Black Mountain and knew that Black Mud Pool, following the method of cultivating evil spirits that he had learned from the Seven Immortals, was already approaching evil energy.

Now, several years later, the nature of the malevolent energy has been determined.

It was a demon.

Once the black mud dries up, the demon will be born.

Judging from this appearance, that day is not far away.

"At that time, relying solely on Baocheng's magic array might not be enough to restrain this lurking winged demon."

Li Jieqing raised his eyes to follow the gaze within the magic array.

This winged demon can take human form before it is even born, and the amount of demonic energy it generates is unheard of. Li Jieqing stole Bao Wu's glass cabinet to keep as a treasure, and in his opinion, even the six demonic energies stored inside combined cannot compare to the power of this demon.