Chapter 245: Return to Saint Dan City
The Evil Blood Technique wasn't very long, about ten thousand words or so, but every word was filled with a sinister aura. The entire technique involved devouring others' flesh, Dou Qi, and Hun force, and the cultivation conditions were extremely harsh—only those who reached the Dou Wang level could cultivate it. Once cultivated successfully, the practitioner would be led down a path of evil.
An endless path of evil!
Because the Evil Blood Technique didn't offer any enhancement to one's cultivation speed, unlike other techniques, its path was only one—devouring others. The more you devoured, the faster your Dou Qi cultivation would grow. Reaching the Dou Zong level by the age of twenty was incredibly easy as long as your body could withstand it.
"Interesting..." Yao Yan's eyes flickered as he placed the Evil Blood Technique aside and turned his gaze to another grey scroll.
This scroll contained a high-level Earth Stage battle skill, known as the Heavenly Infernal Shura Hand, one of the Tianming Sect's supreme techniques. This battle skill, like the Evil Blood Technique, was complementary and could help the practitioner devour others' flesh, Dou Qi, and even Hun force. It was a very difficult technique to master and incredibly domineering in power.
It was clear that Yi Chen hadn't completely mastered this battle skill. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily defeated by a slap from Yao Yan; he should've been able to hold on for at least a little while.
"This seems very suitable for my cultivation," Yao Yan chuckled inwardly, storing the technique and battle skill in his spatial ring before his gaze landed on the scroll Bing He had given him—the secret technique for condensing the Curse Poison Body.
Compared to the Evil Blood Technique, the content of Bing He's secret technique was much more extensive, covering every aspect of the physical body, even involving bloodlines and acupoints with impressive detail.
As he read, Yao Yan became more engrossed, his eyes flashing as he compared the contents with some of his own hypotheses.
The so-called "body constitution" ultimately came from the bloodline that nourished the body. Everyone was formed from a bloodline given by their parents, nurtured in the womb, and eventually forming a body constitution unique to them. To cultivate a new body constitution later in life, one needed to implant a bloodline from another person and replace their own bloodline until they transformed their acquired constitution into an innate one.
Besides this, there was another possibility in the secret technique: to turn the old body into nourishment, using the bloodline to nurture a new body!
However, the process of nurturing a new body was extremely dangerous, and a small mistake could cause the body to collapse, leading to death. Because of this, Ice River Valley's Valley Master, Bing He, didn't choose the reverse path of acquiring an innate constitution. Instead, he opted for a blood transfusion, which resulted in the creation of the acquired Curse Poison Body.
The more Yao Yan read, the more interesting he found it. He couldn't help but joke to himself: "Looks like even in a fantasy world, they're getting into research... I guess this body's adaptability might be related to blood types."
Then, Yao Yan began analyzing its possibilities.
The bloodline of the Hun Devouring Clan gave Yao Yan's body a strong ability to be shaped. There was almost no rejection response, which might be related to the sinister aura, since the essence of the sinister aura came from the innate divine forces created by a world's primordial essence. This power was highly inclusive, containing the rules of that world, and different worlds shared the same fundamental source of power, which explained why different worlds could invade and occupy each other.
"It looks like I'll need to collect the blood of various body constitutions..." Yao Yan thought as he looked at the secret technique in his hand. Such techniques would be useless in the hands of ordinary people, and even if they tried hard, they could only cultivate one acquired constitution. Achieving a reversal from acquired to innate could take a long time and might even cause the body to collapse in the process.
But Yao Yan didn't have these concerns. He could easily collect large amounts of essence blood, use this secret technique to cultivate unique bloodlines, and then, with the talent of the Hun Devouring Clan, fuse them all together. He could create a divine fetus and perhaps even create a "Chaos Body" from the version of the Great Thousand World.
However, when he thought about the concept of "body constitution," Yao Yan realized that the Dou Qi continent had very few body constitutions. Aside from a few imperial families, the only ones that had appeared were the Curse Poison Body and the Green Eyes Triple Flower Eyes. Other body constitutions had never appeared.
"This matter still relies on the Hun Palace," Yao Yan thought, his eyes flashing slightly.
It would obviously be more convenient and faster for someone from the Hun Palace to act than relying on himself to gather everything. The Hun Palace's people were spread all over the Dou Qi continent, so their information would definitely be more accessible than his. But ultimately, to achieve greatness, it still depended on the Great Thousand World! The resources on the Dou Qi continent were too scarce!
After pondering for a moment, Yao Yan turned his attention to Bing He's cultivation insights. He didn't expect much, but after reading it, he couldn't help but admire Bing He's cleverness and ruthlessness. He had even thought of such an extreme method. No wonder he could create the acquired Curse Poison Body.
According to this method for cultivating body constitution, the practitioner needed to prepare a strand of essence blood from someone with that constitution, and the more blood, the better. Ideally, the practitioner would replace all the blood in their body, and even their bones... But Bing He clearly hadn't encountered anyone with the Curse Poison Body's bloodline. He had only gotten a corpse and had to take a different route. He used a method akin to breeding poisonous insects, having thousands of poisonous insects devour each other and feeding them with highly toxic substances. Eventually, the insects devoured the remnants of the Curse Poison Body corpse, and the insect king born from that process was implanted into Bing He's body, allowing him to create a body constitution similar to the Curse Poison Body.
The insect king was now fused with Bing He's life force and could devour highly toxic substances at will, converting them into nutrients to nourish Bing He's Dou Qi!
Yao Yan had to admit that the talents on the Dou Qi continent were indeed numerous. Some even came up with such extreme methods, and some of them even succeeded. As for how many test subjects died in the process, Yao Yan didn't know, but this method of using poisonous insects was indeed interesting. It reminded him of a book he read in his past life.
Indeed, even though the power systems of different worlds were different, the fundamental principle never changes. The paths may differ, but the similarities remain. What was lacking was just the person who developed it.
Moreover, the power system of the Dou Qi continent was very inclusive.
"Bing He is indeed a ruthless person. If he were pushed to his limits, he could offer up all his blood to the insect king in his body. That might give birth to a terrifying creature..." Yao Yan's eyes flickered, and he had a guess.
However, he quickly suppressed these thoughts. What Bing He did had nothing to do with him.
Yao Yan sat cross-legged to recover his energy and then began to attempt activating the secret technique. With his talent, he easily made his way into the basics of the technique. The immense force of bloodline energy began to surge through his body, gathering toward his major acupoints...
Time flew by, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Yao Yan slowly opened his eyes, looking at his unchanged body with a wry smile. He realized he had done something foolish. This secret technique's purpose was to transform an ordinary body into a special constitution, but Yao Yan didn't need to go through this process. His body was already highly compatible with the devoured bloodlines and could naturally evolve into the corresponding body constitution.
In other words, this secret technique was essentially useless to Yao Yan, though it wasn't without value. It had opened his eyes to many things, especially in terms of acupoint studies, which were quite interesting.
He didn't choose to continue in seclusion because the time he had agreed upon with Mo Yu and the others had arrived.
...
Not long after leaving the secret chamber, Yao Yan saw Mo Yu and Bing He waiting outside. To outsiders, these two were important figures, but now they seemed like servants, respectfully standing at the door until they saw him emerge.
"Young Master," Mo Yu stepped forward, handing Yao Yan a pitch-black spatial ring. "The techniques and battle skills you required are all inside. It also includes some techniques and battle skills from the Hun Palace. If you're interested, you may have a look, but most of them are Yellow and Profound Stage. There are very few Earth Stage techniques. If you need more, I can ask the Palace Lord and prepare them for you."
Yao Yan took the spatial ring. There was no Hun imprint on it. As his Hun force entered, nearly ten thousand techniques and battle skills appeared, a staggering number. But as Mo Yu said, most were Yellow and Profound Stage, with only a few dozen at the Earth Stage.
"This is enough for now. Thank you, Nine Heavens Master. I'll remember this favor," Yao Yan said as he happily stored the ring, then smiled at Mo Yu.
"It's my honor to do things for the Young Master," Mo Yu responded, his smile growing warmer.
"Nine Heavens Master is too kind," Yao Yan chuckled lightly and then continued, "I plan to return to Saint Dan City. I'll be in seclusion there for a while. The next time we meet, it should be within the Hun Clan's territory."
"I look forward to our next meeting, Young Master," Mo Yu nodded, his eyes flickering slightly.
Yao Yan glanced at Mo Yu, and the space around him slightly warped before he disappeared from the spot. With his Hun force, he easily found Wind Venerable and the others. After meeting up with them, they immediately tore through space and headed toward the Pill Tower.
Bing He and Mo Yu watched as the group left, and then Bing He quietly asked about Yao Yan's identity: "Lord, this Young Master is…?"
"Not something you should know. Don't pry," Mo Yu said coldly, giving Bing He a glance before vanishing from his sight.
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A small boat sailed through the void, a faint silver barrier separating them from the outside world.
Wind Venerable and Iron Sword Venerable stared at Yao Yan as if he were a monster, curiosity and confusion almost filling their entire gaze. If it weren't for their status, they might have jumped onto Yao Yan already.
"Old Wind, if you have any questions, just ask," Yao Yan said with some helplessness in his voice, noticing their gaze.
"Heh, I'm just curious about Ice River Valley's attitude... Did you really help him condense the Curse Poison Body?" Wind Venerable coughed lightly and then adjusted his tone, asking curiously.
"I didn't win, and I didn't lose either... But if we kept fighting, I'm very confident I could wear him down!" Yao Yan said, his lips slightly dry, his eyes cold as he spoke slowly.
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