Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 258 Slaying Impurities and Renewing Blood, Eating Immortal Artifacts, Cooking Ingredients

[The second level of the Defilement Removal Technique uses blood and qi as a catalyst, drawing spiritual energy into the blood and qi, then continuing to cleanse the bone marrow, completing a new round of blood exchange. Only after one hundred and eight such blood exchanges is it completed. This also signifies that the Defilement Removal Technique has been mastered.]

[The third level of the Defilement-Slaying Technique involves drawing upon the five elements to cleanse the body and bone marrow, thus completing a marrow cleansing and bone tempering process. Completing one hundred and eight such cleansing and bone tempering sessions signifies the successful attainment of the third level and the perfection of the Defilement-Slaying Technique.]

Once you've fully grasped the meaning, the newly condensed Qi and blood within your body surge and rush towards your bone marrow. You feel pain, a deep, piercing agony. But your mind remains steadfast, you suppress the pain, allowing the Qi and blood to flow freely.

[Your extraordinary wisdom, as your blood and qi cleanse your marrow, allows you to experience the profound mysteries of the first level of the Defilement-Slaying Technique. Then, combining it with the Eighteen Forms of Xingyi and the Defilement-Slaying Technique, you create the first level of Xingyi Defilement-Slaying. Through the body tempering provided by the Eighteen Forms of Xingyi, you further refine your marrow and complete a more thorough blood transfusion. Its effects are several times greater than those of the ordinary Defilement-Slaying Technique.]

[Your extraordinary wisdom intended to create a new second level of purification. Unfortunately, your knowledge of methods for drawing in spiritual energy is extremely limited, and you lack the means to learn from or create such a method. Therefore, your creation has failed.]

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Di Xiao digested the insights and understanding, as well as the first level of the Form and Intent Defilement Slaying Technique he had created, and the profound mystery of the Defilement Slaying Technique. His mind was stirred, he erased the pain, circulated his qi and blood, and rapidly cleansed his bone marrow.

"Crunch, crunch..."

Di Xiao gritted his teeth, his whole body wracked with extreme pain, but beneath the pain, his blood and qi circulated, and gushing foul blood surged from his pores.

Seeing this, Xue Ping didn't know whether to be happy or shocked: "Good heavens, he's only just begun to comprehend it and he's already started cultivating. And he's already completed his first blood exchange. Excellent, excellent comprehension."

"However, this blood transfusion process is incredibly painful. Yet you didn't utter a single sound, which shows your strong will. Truly impressive, truly impressive..."

"Haha, it seems I'm in luck this time. I've gotten such a precious talent."

Xue Ping was well aware of what it meant to train a powerful recruit, or even a prodigy.

Xue Ping was filled with anticipation, but upon seeing the numerous impurities pouring from Di Xiao's body, he couldn't help but frown: "This kid has so much filth and impurities inside him. He clearly possesses terrifying comprehension, yet his physical aptitude is terribly poor. Alas... among the human race today, who isn't impure?"

It sounded like a sigh, or perhaps a soft murmur. But he quietly guarded Di Xiao.

After a long while, accompanied by Di Xiao's roar, a torrent of dark, foul filth poured from his body, dripping onto the ground through his pores and forming a small pool of blood.

Clearly, Di Xiao had expelled all the blood from his body, and now the blood flowing in his body was relatively pure.

"Huff, huff..." Having completed his first blood transfusion, Di Xiao's eyes were filled with exhaustion, and his body felt weak. "General, I... I'm so hungry!"

"Haha... No wonder you're hungry. A complete blood transfusion will consume a lot of your vital energy. Although you'll become stronger after the blood transfusion, even the strongest body needs resources to maintain itself."

Xue Ping made it very clear that cultivation requires resources. Whether it's future cultivation or the cultivation in the present, sufficient resources are essential. However, for Di Xiao right now, the resources he needs are relatively easy to obtain: "Di Xiao, come with me. I'll take you to eat something delicious."

As he spoke, he helped the somewhat weak Di Xiao toward a spot in the new recruits' camp.

Soon, Di Xiao arrived at a special palace.

This palace is called the Hall of Food Immortals. Stepping inside, one can clearly sense that something is different here. A rich, fragrant aroma wafts towards you.

Upon arriving, Xue Ping said, "Food Immortal, quickly bring me my food."

"Here he comes, here he comes..." A voice like muffled thunder came from the depths of the palace. Then a plump man slowly walked in, and with a flick of his sleeve, countless foods appeared before him.

Each one was brimming with rich vital energy and accompanied by numerous medicinal herbs. Di Xiao's eyes lit up at the sight, and he pounced on it without hesitation, beginning to devour it greedily.

The fat man, known as the Food Immortal, looked at Di Xiao and couldn't help but say, "Xue Ping, you've hit the jackpot this time. You've actually encountered such a genius. This recruit has completed the first level of the Blood Transformation Technique in such a short time."

"Haha...who says otherwise?" Xue Ping laughed heartily, but then teased, "Although this kid has extremely high comprehension and completed a blood transfusion in a short time, no matter how he cultivates, he needs resources. So, Food Immortal, you old codger, don't hold back, bring out whatever good stuff you have."

"I do have a lot of good things inside me, but with this kid's current physique, he simply can't digest them. Let him complete several more blood transfusions. However, right now I do have a dish inside me that would suit him." The Food Immortal didn't stand on ceremony; with a flick of his finger, a golden carp appeared before him.

Xue Ping looked at it and smiled, "A carp containing a trace of dragon blood? That's not bad..."

"A carp containing dragon blood, isn't that a dragon fish?" Di Xiao ate, listened to their conversation, and pondered. He was especially astonished when he looked at the carp in front of him.

"Little one, this fish is nothing compared to a dragonfish. A dragonfish must have a strong dragon blood, or even a dragon-like appearance. But this is just a carp with a little dragon blood, nothing special."

"However, I do have a dragon inside me. But the spiritual energy contained in this thing is considerable, beyond what someone of your level can digest. So if you want to eat dragon meat, you'd better first cultivate the first level of the Defilement Severing Technique to the final blood exchange."

Di Xiao's eyes widened, his curiosity and surprise growing as he listened to the fat man's words. Dragon meat? A dragon turned into food?

Good heavens, this dragon meat is quite a valuable resource for Emperor Xiao now.

However, what was inside this body puzzled Di Xiao.

Di Xiao asked curiously, "Senior Food Immortal, what exactly do you mean by 'within the body'?"

"Haha... what else could it mean? It just means that the Food Immortal before us isn't human, but a spirit of a weapon." Xue Ping laughed, not paying any attention to the Food Immortal before him, and directly said: "Hey~ Emperor Xiao, the Food Immortal's true form is a high-grade immortal weapon, specifically designed for cooking. It was also crafted by some of the strongest members of our Tang Dynasty army."

"Food cooked by the Food Immortals has undergone numerous refinements and is absolutely free of impurities. It is an excellent food for our Tang soldiers. Therefore, soldiers in our Tang army whose cultivation level is below Human Immortal eat the food cooked by the Food Immortals."

(End of this chapter)