Junior sister, I really need to control you

Li Yinsheng led the overjoyed Mu Xiaoyu to her seat.

Mu Xiaoyu's eyes were fixed on the dishes on the table—meat! It was all big pieces of meat!

On the large table, there were more than a dozen kinds of meat that she couldn't recognize, some roasted, some stewed, some steamed, and some fried, each with its own unique characteristics.

The only thing they have in common is that they both have an extremely enticing aroma.

She looked at her senior brother with anticipation, and after Li Yinsheng nodded, she immediately grabbed the nearest piece of roasted meat that looked like a lamb leg and took a big bite.

Li Yinsheng wasn't in a hurry to eat. Instead, he poured himself a glass of wine with a medicinal aroma and took a sip.

The wine contains some medicinal properties that are beneficial for tempering the body and strengthening qi and blood. Although the amount is small, the effects will be excellent if consumed over a long period of time.

Unfortunately, the True Blood Manual can only be rapidly improved with the help of some precious natural treasures.

These delicacies and medicinal wines, which are beneficial to ordinary body-refining techniques, have little effect on the True Blood Secret Manual.

However, putting aside this utilitarian mindset, these delicacies and medicinal wines are quite good in terms of taste alone.

Although the quality of the ingredients cannot compare with that of the Queen Insect of the Insect Cloud or the Holy Son of the Bloodscale Demon Clan, the chefs who made these dishes must be extremely skilled, having perfectly balanced the flavors.

After several rounds of drinks, Elder Yu put down his wine cup and looked at Li Yinsheng.

“Young friend Li, let’s not beat around the bush,” he said with a light cough, “You are only twenty-four years old, yet you have already achieved the status of a Great True Person through physical cultivation.”

"Such talent is beyond the reach of any of my dull-witted disciples!"

The cultivators present didn't react much to their master's blunt refusal.

They had all heard about Li Yinsheng's situation. Although what their master said was unpleasant to hear, it was the truth.

Especially since most of the disciples present were still only True Persons, the gap between them and Li Yinsheng, who was already a Great True Person, was so large that they couldn't feel any jealousy.

Even Gao Wanchong, who had already become a Great Master, remained indifferent and continued to eat and drink.

"Your talent is unparalleled in my life," Elder Yu said, staring at Li Yinsheng. "I intend to take you as my disciple and have you inherit my mantle. What do you say?"

Li Yinsheng remained silent for a moment, then stood up and cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you for your kindness, Elder Yu, but I have no intention of becoming your disciple at the moment."

Elder Yu was not surprised. With Li Yinsheng's talent, having now cultivated to the level of a Great True Person, he was probably confident that he could condense a Dharma Form within twenty or thirty years.

If one were to actually find an elder to become an apprentice to, and after twenty or thirty years their cultivation levels were comparable, it would be somewhat awkward.

"Since you are unwilling to become my disciple, I will not force you. However, if I am not mistaken, the cultivation technique you are practicing is the True Blood Scripture, isn't it?"

Elder Yu shook his head and said, "I know a little about this technique. Although it's not bad, its potential is not very high."

"Now that you've achieved the status of a Great True Person, you've probably mastered this technique to its peak, right?"

Li Yinsheng nodded: "Elder, you are very knowledgeable. I have indeed mastered the True Blood Secret Manual to the twelfth level."

He was somewhat surprised that this elder of the lineage knew about the True Blood Scripture. However, upon closer reflection, he realized that the origins of many lineages within the Xuanzhen Temple varied, and perhaps the True Blood Scripture was passed down from the lineage to the Xuanzhen Temple.

"Once you reach the twelfth level of the True Blood Scripture, you can still continue to condense true blood, but it will become much more difficult."

"Have you ever thought about switching to a better cultivation method?" Elder Yu asked.

Li Yinsheng shook his head: "I did think about it before, but now I want to continue practicing this technique and give it a try."

"Hmm? Why is that?" Elder Yu asked, puzzled.

Li Yinsheng hesitated for a moment before recounting how golden light had appeared in his blood after reaching the twelfth level of the True Blood Scripture.

After all, the person in front of him was a body cultivator at the Dharma Aspect Realm. He couldn't understand what practical use that layer of golden light had. Perhaps this person could answer his questions.

“Golden light… Hahahaha,” Elder Yu shook his head and laughed, “Boy, if you insist on cultivating the True Blood Scripture for the sake of that golden light, you’re probably going to be disappointed.”

"That golden light could be considered very useful, or it could be considered completely useless."

Meeting Li Yinsheng's questioning gaze, Elder Yu explained, "That golden light is not some minor supernatural power or strange ability, but a sign."

"This signifies that after you have 50% of your true blood, you will begin to transform into a True Blood Treasure Body."

"As your true blood continues to increase, reaching 60%, 70%, 80%... this golden light will become more and more obvious."

"Once all the blood in your body has turned into true blood, the golden light will merge with your true blood, transforming you into a True Blood Treasure Body."

"But until every drop of blood in your body has turned into true blood, that golden light is completely useless, even if it's 99% effective."

Li Yinsheng immediately became interested: "Elder Yu, is this True Blood Body useful?"

"It's useful, but not much," Elder Yu chuckled.

"After you have mastered the True Blood Body, the recovery speed of all the true blood in your body will be further increased, even to the point that it is similar to the recovery speed of mortal blood for a normal body cultivator."

"In addition, it can extend one's lifespan by about a hundred years."

"Also, it should look better, since the previous levels have similar effects. As a complete transformation, the True Blood Body will naturally have the same effect."

Li Yinsheng was somewhat puzzled: "True blood can recover as quickly as mortal blood and can also increase lifespan by a hundred years. Isn't that very useful?"

"It's not worth it. You should have felt it yourself. Once the proportion of true blood exceeds 30%, the speed will slow down a lot, and the time required to consume the remaining 70% of true blood will increase significantly."

Elder Yu shook his head and said, "The difficulty of cultivating the True Blood Body is no less than that of cultivating the title of True Person."

"Compare this sacrifice to the true bloodline body, do you still think it's worth it?"

Li Yinsheng was stunned for a moment. Although he had also experienced a slowdown in his cultivation speed after consuming 30% of his true blood, his cultivation speed returned to normal after he quickly changed to the Forging Vein Rope.

So for a moment he really overlooked the difficulty of cultivating true blood to the fullest extent.

Only when Elder Yu mentioned it did he realize that for other cultivators, the True Blood Body, which could only be cultivated with 100% true blood, was indeed not cost-effective.

Even if it adds a hundred years to one's lifespan, the wasted time is probably more than a hundred years.

Thinking about this, Li Yinsheng also considered giving up on cultivating more true blood.

After all, even with the Forging Vein Rope, it wouldn't take him too long to cultivate the True Blood Body.

However, the benefits of the True Blood Body are not significant; the only real benefit to him is that it further accelerates the recovery of his true blood.

He doesn't need a lifespan of a hundred years.

It might enhance one's appearance, though it's not entirely useless, but the effect is usually minimal.

But switching to other cultivation methods probably won't be that easy...

For him, the greatest advantage of the True Blood Manual is that it can be used as a supplementary cultivation method, and he does not need to use it as his main cultivation method to cultivate normally.

Within the grotto-heaven, one can essentially gain free cultivation time.

There should be many body cultivation techniques stronger than the True Blood Manual, but how many of them can be used as supplementary cultivation methods like the True Blood Manual?

Seeing the thoughtfulness and hesitation on Li Yinsheng's face, Elder Yu was secretly pleased.

"Kid, are you thinking about changing your cultivation method?" he asked with a smile.

Li Yinsheng nodded: "Based on the elder's advice, I feel that continuing to cultivate this True Blood Scripture seems to be somewhat unworthy of our attention."

"That's the right thing to do!" Elder Yu laughed. "My Golden Stone Peak has plenty of superior body-refining techniques. I'll personally take young friend Li to choose one after the banquet."

Hmph, once I bring you into the Sutra Repository and you're faced with the allure of the entire Jinshifeng lineage, I'll have no trouble convincing you to become my disciple.

Elder Yu was quite pleased with himself.

However, although Li Yinsheng had expressed interest in switching cultivation methods, he couldn't allow him to do so immediately because...

"Although the True Blood Manual is not top-notch, True Blood does have one advantage that makes it very suitable for the Golden Crow Pool."

He cautioned, "The Golden Crow Pool uses the essence of the sun to solidify the foundation and temper the body, while the true blood is extremely compatible with the essence of the sun, able to accommodate more of the essence of the sun, and even able to fuse with the essence of the sun."

“Even if you have chosen your cultivation method, there is no need to rush to switch. You can go to the Golden Crow Pool to finish your cultivation first.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yinsheng's expression shifted slightly.

"Elder Yu, you said that true blood and the essence of the sun are extremely compatible?"

Elder Yu nodded: "That's right. Moreover, it's not just about being compatible with the essence of the sun; if you nourish the essence of the sun with true blood, you can even make the essence of the sun grow stronger."

"There are rumors that the True Blood Scripture actually originated from a low-level demonic technique of the Golden Crow clan."

"The Golden Crow royal family members with relatively pure bloodlines will use their own Golden Crow divine blood to cultivate the true fire of the sun within their bodies."

"As for the mixed-blood Golden Crows whose bloodline is not pure enough, they will imitate the Golden Crow Divine Blood of the royal family and condense a special essence blood in their bodies that is compatible with the essence of the sun, thus cultivating inferior solar true fire."

"It is said that the True Blood Codex was based on a similar demonic technique, but it was modified to suit the human race."

As he spoke, Elder Yu shook his head: "However, these are just rumors and should not be taken seriously."

"Moreover, although true blood is somewhat useful for cultivating solar essence, it is still too slow, and cultivating it consumes true blood and wastes energy, and the effect is not very good."

"I'm afraid that even if the essence of the sun is cultivated for hundreds of years, it may not be able to transform into even a trace of inferior solar true fire."

Elder Yu's words clearly showed that he didn't take the use of true blood to cultivate the essence of the sun seriously at all.

Unexpectedly, Li Yinsheng only pondered for a moment before speaking with a serious expression.

"In that case, I think it might be worth a try for this True Blood Scripture and the body with 100% True Blood."

Upon hearing this, Elder Yu was immediately filled with questions.

Wait, what's going on? What happened? Why did you suddenly change your mind?

Chapter 147 The Seven Luminaries Gather, the Dao Test Begins

Jinshifeng, the residence of Li Yinsheng in the palace.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, his hands forming a mudra.

After the banquet yesterday, he politely declined Elder Yu's invitation to take him to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a cultivation method.

Since true blood is quite useful for cultivating the essence of the sun, let's continue cultivating the True Blood Manual for now.

There's also the True Blood Body... If cultivating the essence of the sun consumes true blood, then the True Blood Body can restore true blood as quickly as mortal blood, which is quite useful.

Moreover, as an add-on, breeding the Red Yao mosquitoes will be faster.

After deciding to continue focusing on the True Blood Manual, he has been cultivating the Five Elements Treasure Wheel ever since he moved into this guest hall yesterday.

After taking the Dragon Pearl elixir, Aunt Qin taught him the Five Elements Treasure Wheel, and he never slacked off in practicing it.

However, supernatural powers are far more difficult than magic, and he has only just begun to grasp the basics today.

His dantian is now very different from what it used to be.

He moved the White Rainbow Sword from the center to the outer edge, while the Taibai Sword, Tianqing Sword, and Yanjing Sword remained in the center of his dantian. In place of the White Rainbow Sword was a jet-black dan bead.