Born with immortal seed

Chapter 187 Blood Like Mercury

"Warning fireworks!"

A firework shot straight into the sky, exploding in layers of ephemeral blooms, accompanied by unique ripples.

Bai Zichen and Long Long exchanged a glance, their expressions solemn. These were warning fireworks specifically for use by cultivators of the Law Enforcement Hall.

Before setting off, the three agreed that once they were released, it would mean they had encountered the Blood Path Demon Cultivator.

"Senior Sister Long, keep an eye out for any other demonic cultivators who might be there to provide backup. I'll go ahead and lend Senior Brother Qi a hand!"

The Blood Path Demon Cultivator has already appeared, so there is no danger here anymore. Bai Zichen naturally has to rush to the battlefield.

With a leap, Liu Yejian merged with the faint sword light, instantly reaching a hundred feet away.

"Such speed! No wonder he can defeat enemies of higher levels. How could an ordinary person possibly defend against that..."

Everyone knows that flying swords are as fast as top-grade flying magical artifacts.

However, the general public is more concerned with the killing power of flying swords. Only by experiencing them up close can one truly feel the lightning speed of sword cultivators as they move through the azure sky.

Looking at the sword light that had disappeared, Long Long felt for the first time that at her age, not even reaching the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment was progressing too slowly.

She spat out a pearl the size of a longan, and layers of moonlight fell on the flying magical artifact beneath her feet.

Without any other means of enhancement, the flight speed increased by 50%, reaching at least the level of a mid-grade flying magical artifact.

When he was in the Qi Refining stage, Bai Zichen had been to Shuanghuan Mountain once and still remembered it. He immediately recognized from the warning fireworks in the sky that Qi Yue's location was near the Fire Phoenix Mo Clan's territory.

When he arrived, he saw a streak of crimson light weaving back and forth in the field, so fast that it became a blur, too fast for the eyes to follow.

Qi Yue leaned against a towering tree, its massive canopy condensing a thick, blue light that hung down. Around him, clusters of divine lightning gathered and swirled, containing a terrifying power that, once unleashed, would have the destructive force to destroy the world.

However, Chi Lian was incredibly fast and possessed the ability to almost traverse space. He dodged the Yuan Yang Divine Thunder several times, leaving only a large crater several feet deep on the ground and mountain wall.

Qi Yue simply condensed the Yuan Yang Divine Thunder without unleashing it. He had just completed his cultivation, and the fact that he could unleash nine Yuan Yang Divine Thunders was only thanks to a secret treasure he possessed.

Ancestor Ge Cang slightly refined a naturally formed thunder pearl, which did not reach a certain grade, but could be carried on one's person to absorb the thunder-type spiritual power within it.

This allows his disciple, who has only just begun to understand the basics of Yuan Yang Divine Thunder, to be able to display the power of a cluster of divine thunder.

"What a bizarre movement technique! And it's so much faster than me. There's no way to deal with it... Although it fears the divine lightning and dares not get close, if its magic power is depleted over time, it will find a weakness!"

As soon as Qi Yue arrived at Shuanghuan Mountain, he saw that the Blood Shadow Heavenly Fire Array was nothing, as if he were walking leisurely in his own backyard.

He lunged at the Mo family cultivator, who let out a scream, and a shriveled corpse lay on the ground.

As a second-tier top-grade formation, the Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation, with two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Mo family presiding over it, is so powerful that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the mid-stage or the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage would not be able to easily break through it.

On the day Qingfeng Sect attacked the Mo family, they mobilized large warships, cultivator formations, numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators, as well as talismans, warrior talismans, and so on. It took them more than an hour to break through the formation.

Although this blood shadow possessed a powerful aura, accompanied by a chaotic barrage of violent, bloody, and chilling divine thoughts, it was definitely only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, not even reaching the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

However, he easily broke into the Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation, and the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Mo family lost their lives in the first exchange, their faces filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Moreover, Qi Yue dared not move his body, for the approaching Blood Shadow would cause his blood to boil, as if it were about to burst out of his body.

Startled, he quickly summoned his strongest spiritual weapon, conjuring a phantom of the legendary ancient divine tree, which blocked the influence of the blood shadow and calmed his blood.

However, once this magical artifact is unleashed, the divine tree it transforms into connects to the underground and cannot be moved.

"We're both at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, yet I'm so much weaker than the demonic cultivator..."

Qi Yue was filled with bitterness. He was full of pride and wanted to make a good impression when he left the mountain, but he didn't expect to be hit hard.

Seeing Junior Brother Bai approach, the crimson streak let out a shriek and flew closer. It quickly warned, "Be careful! This demon can manipulate blood and corrupt protective artifacts!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the red ribbon inexplicably split apart, becoming two halves.

Qi Yue looked closely and realized that his junior brother Bai had used a semi-transparent flying sword to cut the demonic cultivator in two with a single strike.

However, the sword light was faint and its whereabouts were hard to find, making it look as if the Crimson Serpent had deliberately split in two.

"Good lad! The Azure Maple Sect has actually produced a sword cultivator!"

The two halves of the crimson ribbon merged in mid-air, revealing a bloody shadow, and without moving their mouths, a chilling voice echoed throughout the entire arena.

"I don't recall having either of you among the elders of the Azure Maple Sect. You must be hidden Core Formation seeds... If we bury you all here, the Azure Maple Sect will surely be heartbroken!"

Bai Zichen felt a chill run down his spine, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Just now, when Chi Lian approached, just as Qi Yue had said, my blood boiled uncontrollably.

It still operates with the five crystals and the glass body working together, giving it stronger control over the physical body than ordinary body-refining cultivators.

Only when the bones are like glass, the skin like iron, and the blood like mercury, can the restlessness of the blood throughout the body be calmed.

But this strange situation was something he had never encountered before.

"If Blood Shadow's cultivation were any higher, wouldn't he be able to detonate a cultivator with just a flick of his finger, ignoring any defense... And after being hit by my sword, he was completely unharmed, instantly recovering to his original state!"

Bai Zichen could obviously tell that Xueying was at the same level as him, but still a little short of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

However, the technique was truly bizarre, drawing upon the blood to transform the body into a crimson streak, rendering flying sword strikes ineffective, as if it could grant immunity to attacks.

"Wait, Chi Lian, you look so familiar... You're Mo Changzhi, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who escaped from the Mo family back then!"

Back in a similar spot, I was standing on the Wind Chaser when I took a hit from Chi Lian and almost lost my life.

Although Chi Lian was merely agile and unpredictable that day, unlike today when it was filled with malevolent energy and a thick aura of blood, Bai Zichen still recognized it.

This person's entire family was killed by the Qingfeng Sect, a deep-seated hatred that will never end, and will only stop when one side is wiped out.

They weren't helpers invited by the Ghost Spirit Sect; they were mortal enemies of the sect!
'But Mo Changzhi took the most valuable assets from the Mo family's secret treasury and didn't go to join the Ghost Spirit Sect; instead, he went to find another master elsewhere?'

Among all the cultivators in the Ghost Spirit Sect, not a single Core Formation cultivator is proficient in blood-path techniques. The supernatural abilities that Mo Changzhi displayed must have been due to being taught and passed down top-tier techniques, which allowed him to progress so rapidly and demonstrate astonishing strength.

"Could it be that he has become a disciple of the Blood God Immortal?"

Bai Zichen felt a chill run down his spine. When the Blood Path Technique was mentioned, the first thing that came to mind for all the cultivators of Liang Kingdom was the Blood God True Man.

The Blood God True Man has reached the Perfected Core Formation stage, a true giant of the demonic path. His self-founded Blood Demon Sect has become a prominent sect of the demonic path in just over a hundred years, dominating several prefectures.

In the previous great battle between the righteous and demonic paths, if it weren't for the intervention of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the demonic sects, led by the Blood God True Man, would have already gained the upper hand and were poised to sweep through the enemy.

If Mo Changzhi really becomes a disciple of the Blood God, then things will become even more complicated.

We can only hope that this trip was Mo Changzhi's personal action and did not represent the will of the Blood God True Man; otherwise, the implications behind it are too daunting to contemplate.

"Huh, kid, have you seen me before?"

Upon hearing this name, Blood Shadow trembled violently, then a surge of intense hatred welled up within him.

"You must be one of the traitors who participated in the attack on my Mo family. I'll only take half of your flesh and blood, and let you die slowly in agony!"

The blood shadow transformed back into a crimson streak, and a mysterious pearl rose above Bai Zichen's head, while the Seven Wonders Divine Light descended.

Chi Lian travels around unpredictably, fully activating her cultivation technique. She can lock onto a target within ten feet, and as long as the target's cultivation level is not higher than her own, she can control the target's blood.

Without warning, it can completely rupture the opponent's blood, leaving not a single drop of blood in their body, resulting in an inexplicable death.

If a defensive artifact is present, this ability will be weakened depending on the strength of the artifact and the element of mutual restraint.

But it can at least make the opponent's blood flow faster, slower, or even reverse.

In a battle of equal strength, this can create countless openings that can be exploited.

"Damn it, the Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Technique is a top-tier cultivation method, and I have further refined my own bloodline to enhance its strength. Among those of the same level, there should be few who can rival me... How come I've encountered two cultivators in a row in this little Black Mountain who have a way to resist the surging blood tide!"

Mo Changzhi's mad and out-of-control state was partly due to his martial arts techniques and partly due to deliberate indulgence.

The extermination of his entire family and the death of his grandfather to cover his escape filled Mo Changzhi with hatred.

After leaving Black Mountain County, fearing that the Ghost Spirit Sect would covet the Mo family's centuries-old wealth, he went directly to the Blood Demon Sect, where he was taken in as a disciple by the Blood God True Man.

The Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Technique is a top-tier blood cultivation method. In the early stages of cultivation, the body transforms into a blood shadow, which can be gathered and dispersed without form. In the later stages, the body can directly transform into a sea of ​​blood.

The Blood Sea Never Dries Up means one is immortal and indestructible, and is known as one of the top-tier cultivation techniques with the strongest survival ability.

Furthermore, the Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Great Technique has a unique characteristic: it can enhance the quality of the technique by refining various powerful bloodlines.

Mo Changzhi directly refined his own Fire Phoenix bloodline. Although it was a thin and almost non-existent branch of the Fire Phoenix bloodline, it still enhanced the power of the Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Technique.

But the two people in front of him, the first of them, the sword-browed and starry-eyed youth, had an extraordinary spiritual artifact that could manifest a tree. The tree canopy covered him, and his body was covered in a blue light, which directly cut off the connection between him and the blood in his body, so that he could not sense it at all.

The protective divine lightning contains a terrifying power that makes people instinctively want to dodge it.

The handsome cultivator who arrived later had a special secret method to control the blood in his entire body.

He could clearly sense the blood, which was sweet, full of vitality, and powerful, but no matter how he tried to activate his blood surge technique, not a single drop of blood followed.

It was as if I was facing not liquid blood, but a hard rock.

Mo Changzhi had only encountered this situation once before, when he faced a Foundation Establishment Perfection Body Cultivator. His various methods were ineffective, and he was almost blasted into pieces by the opponent's punches.

These are irreparable fragments, representing the complete annihilation of the soul and spirit.

Perhaps the blood shadow will slowly gather and be reborn, but the monsters born will only know how to kill and have no intelligence. What does that have to do with him?

Fortunately, the eldest disciple of the Blood God True Man intervened that day, tearing the body of the Foundation Establishment Perfection Body Cultivator with a single claw, thus saving Mo Changzhi's life.

"But you're not a Foundation Establishment Perfection Body Cultivator; you've only cultivated a special secret technique to maintain your blood in a mercury-like state..."

Mo Changzhi didn't believe it. How could someone be both a sword cultivator and a body-cultivating practitioner, and achieve remarkable success in both?

The blood-red shadow flickered and scattered into dozens of beams, staining the sky crimson as they hurtled towards Bai Zichen.

(End of this chapter)