Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Chen Yi paused, immediately checking the contents of the gold lettering.

[The Fiery Furnace skill produces an additional effect: Blood Burning]

[Blood Burning: Burns one's own blood and spiritual energy to temporarily boost strength]

"This...this is what a power spike looks like?!"

"This is an advanced effect of the blessing bestowed by the True Martial Emperor. Cultivating techniques and spells may produce additional effects." Chen Yi was secretly shocked.

Without hesitation, he immediately activated Blood Burning.

The next moment, Chen Yi felt his blood and spiritual energy burning like flames, and his body turned a strange bright red.

Chen Yi's aura continued to rise, eventually reaching the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage.

"Phew, it's surprisingly effective, but..."

Chen Yi could feel intense pain all over his body, and his meridians and internal organs were beginning to be damaged.

He immediately stopped activating the Blood Burning technique, calmed his mind and breathed for a while before recovering.

Chen Yi's face lit up with joy. Although activating the Blood Burning technique caused great damage to his body, it could save his life and kill enemies in critical moments.

However, he also discovered that the techniques and spells he practiced all consumed his own blood.

"It seems I need to prepare some pills to enhance my qi and blood, so as not to damage the foundation of my body," Chen Yi thought to himself.

He pushed open the backyard gate to check on the spirit insects and spirit fields.

Some of the Jade Dew Fragrant Rice matures directly, while the rice grown with the assistance of two insect colonies grows extremely fast.

The Azure Spirit Devouring Insect swarm has all matured, with a small portion undergoing mutation and evolution. Aside from those consumed at Wanling Mountain and given to Deng Liangyu, there are now over nine hundred Azure Spirit Devouring Insects remaining.

The Azure Spirit Devouring Insect Swarm is currently Chen Yi's trump card.

Chen Yi carefully collected all the Azure Venom Crystals secreted by the Azure Spirit Devouring Insect King.

There were already two or three mature purple-winged centipedes in the nearby enclosure, hovering and flying around.

The blessing effect of the Insect God's Blessing has a chance to directly turn insect eggs into mature organisms, which is also the basis for Chen Yi and Deng Liangyu to sign the contract.

Chen Yi used his insect control technique, and three purple-winged centipedes flew to his side.

He stepped forward to examine the purple-winged centipedes closely; their exoskeletons shimmered slightly in the sunlight.

Its sharp mouthparts gleamed coldly, its eyes were deep purple, and it exuded a murderous aura.

"Excellent!" Chen Yi couldn't help but exclaim.

He fed the insects with food and herbs so that they could grow quickly.

The purple-winged centipede has only fifty eggs in total. According to his agreement with Deng Liangyu, he only needs to give him twenty larvae.

Next, Chen Yi began building the insect house for the Golden Cloud Butterfly.

The Golden Cloud Butterfly only has a few hundred eggs, so the insect house doesn't need to be very large. But after he finished building it, he found that the entire backyard area was already used up.

Chen Yi felt a bit of a headache. As he planted spirit fields and raised spirit insects, the small courtyard was no longer big enough.

However, purchasing a large courtyard in the market requires a lot of spirit stones.

Chen Yi's ancestral home currently requires 20,000 to 30,000 low-grade spirit stones to purchase. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would need to accumulate spirit stones for a period of time before buying it.

"It's best to use spirit stones for cultivation for now. It would be great if I could join the Heavenly Spirit Sect," Chen Yi thought to himself.

Ordinary Qi Refining stage disciples can choose a separate courtyard within the sect or market, while Foundation Establishment stage disciples can even have their own cave dwelling.

However, joining the Heavenly Spirit Sect is an extremely difficult task for ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators.

First, age and talent are considered, and one must pass numerous tests before joining the Heavenly Spirit Sect.

Wei Wufeng has met the first condition, but he still needs to pass an assessment to join the Tianling Sect.

The original owner of this body wasn't particularly talented and had never considered joining the Heavenly Spirit Sect. But Chen Yi, blessed by the immortals, naturally wanted to join the Heavenly Spirit Sect.

It's good to have a powerful backer; Chen Yi needs the protection of a sect to safely cultivate spirit fields and raise spirit insects.

"Phew, I just broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining. I'll take a break first." Chen Yi plans to take good care of the spirit field and spirit insects in the near future.

A breakthrough that is too rapid can also lead to an unstable foundation.

Chen Yi had just finished tending to the spirit insects and spirit fields when there was a sudden knock on the courtyard gate.

"Hmm? Someone's looking for me now?"

He looked up at the sky; it was nearing dusk. Chen Yi peeked through the crack in the door and saw Wei Wufeng outside the courtyard.

Chen Yi pushed open the courtyard gate, and Wei Wufeng, dressed in a purple brocade robe, stood in front of it.

"Brother Wei, did you need something from me?" Chen Yi asked as he ushered Wei Wufeng inside.

Wei Wufeng smiled and stepped into the courtyard.

Chen Yi noticed that Wei Wufeng's aura was a bit strange, and he usually wore a blue robe, but now he was wearing a conspicuous purple brocade robe.

Wei Wufeng's eyes swept across the courtyard, a strange glint in them.

"Oh, I came to you to give you a magical artifact."

"This is a magical artifact stored in Master Jinguang's storage bag. I'd like to give you one for self-defense."

Wei Wufeng waved his right hand, and a purple jade hairpin floated between the two of them.

"This is a magical artifact?!" Chen Yi exclaimed in surprise.

He examined the purple jade hairpin from head to toe, sensing a faint, chilling aura emanating from it. However, the purple jade hairpin also emitted a radiant glow, seemingly containing immense power.

Wei Wufeng laughed and then manipulated the purple hairpin.

In an instant, a purple streak of light darted through the courtyard, easily piercing through the giant rock within.

"Although this hairpin is not as powerful as a flying sword, it can still easily pierce through the shield of a mid-level Qi Refining cultivator," Wei Wufeng said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi looked surprised. He hadn't expected that such a small hairpin could be such a powerful magical artifact.

He thanked Wei Wufeng repeatedly, but the latter told Chen Yi not to stand on ceremony with him.

Chen Yi accepted the purple hairpin and chatted with Wei Wufeng. From him, he learned that the treasure of the Golden Light Master had been secretly sold. Next, Wei Wufeng planned to treat his sister's body.

"Xueqing's talent is far superior to both of ours. If we can cure her..."

"She'll definitely succeed in reaching the Foundation Establishment stage before us," Wei Wufeng exclaimed.

Chen Yi nodded slightly. Wei Xueqing had an ice-type spiritual root. If she hadn't made a mistake during her cultivation, she would have already joined the Heavenly Spirit Sect.

"If there's anything you need from me, Brother Wei, just let me know," Chen Yi said in a deep voice.

Wei Wufeng smiled calmly, patted Chen Yi on the shoulder, and said:

"Let's not talk about these things. Just focus on your cultivation and take good care of yourself."

Wei Wufeng said goodbye to Chen Yi and turned to leave the courtyard.

Chen Yi saw him out of the courtyard, and just as he was about to close the gate, Wei Wufeng suddenly spoke:

"Chen Yi, you..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi looked up at him and noticed a strange expression on Wei Wufeng's face.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just wanted to tell you to be more careful in your actions."

"Although Zhao Junri has killed Zhang Mazi and the other two, he will not let this go easily," Wei Wufeng said.

Chen Yi smiled calmly and said confidently, "Don't worry, he can't do anything to me."

Now, he has established a relationship with Deng Liangyu of Baibaoge.

Chen Yi didn't really take Zhao Junri, who was only at the Qi Refining stage, seriously.

Wei Wufeng waved his hand and turned to walk towards his small courtyard.

Chen Yi returned to the courtyard and took out a purple hairpin from his storage bag to examine it closely.

For some reason, he always felt that this hairpin gave him a sense of danger and misfortune.

"Strange, why do I keep feeling a little uneasy?"

"Moreover, I've never seen the material of this purple hairpin before," Chen Yi wondered to himself.

After pondering for a moment, he placed the purple hairpin into a special brocade box and sealed it away, intending to inquire about it when he went to the Treasure Pavilion.