127: Blood Moon Gu Transformation

Chapter 126: The Changes of the Blood Moon Gu

Inside the Black Jade King Cauldron, Zheng Yi first placed a Blood Moon Gu inside.

Heaven knew whether these twelve Blood Moon Gu would swarm forward and fight among themselves during the blood sacrifice!

Out of more than a hundred, only twelve were left; if he lost even one more, his heart would genuinely ache.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."

Seeming to sense Zheng Yi's intent, this Blood Moon Gu crawled back and forth continuously inside the Black Jade King Cauldron, still sniffing at something.

With a thought in his mind, Zheng Yi extended his right index finger. As Spiritual Qi surged within his body, he instantly tore a small slit on his index finger.

A drop of essence blood slowly condensed along his finger, and with a 'drip' sound, it dripped directly into the Black Jade King Cauldron.

"Squeak~!"

While the essence blood was still in mid-air, that Blood Moon Gu let out a piercing, sharp cry. Spreading its three pairs of wings, it flew up out of thin air, met that drop of essence blood, and swallowed it in a single gulp!

"Squeak, squeak, squeak~!!!"

The Blood Moon Gu hissed, its three pairs of wings fluttering wildly like a madman, looking extremely excited.

At this moment, Zheng Yi formed hand seals with both hands, following the guidance of the blood sacrifice secret method to transform the drop of essence blood swallowed by the Blood Moon Gu into a special blood sacrifice rune.

Wisps of blood mist surged from the body of the Blood Moon Gu, gradually condensing into special cloud-like runes. They began to slowly dissipate and then merged into the body of the Blood Moon Gu.

Not knowing how much time had passed, these blood mists finally completely permeated into the body of the Blood Moon Gu.

The originally blood-red body of this Blood Moon Gu also gradually underwent changes.

A thin black line appeared within it, which did not look very obvious.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak~!"

The Blood Moon Gu let out another hiss, and Zheng Yi also slowly opened his eyes.

"Is one drop of essence blood still not enough?"

"It's fine, We still have more here!"

"No matter how much you want, We have as much here!"

With a thought, the other twelve Blood Moon Gu also appeared from the surroundings and flew to his side.

These twelve Blood Moon Gu had been fed with his essence blood since birth and had long been spiritually connected with him.

At this moment, under his command, the twelve Blood Moon Gu lined up.

With a casual wave of his hand, twelve drops of essence blood shot out, and the twelve Blood Moon Gu also rushed forward fiercely, one bug per drop, swallowing them in large gulps.

Essence blood!

Zheng Yi quickly formed hand seals with both hands again, and accompanied by bursts of squeaking insect chirps, the blood mist runes appeared once more, enveloping these twelve Blood Moon Gu within them.

"Twelve drops of essence blood!"

"Swallow! Swallow them all down!"

"Let Us see your limits!"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak...!"

Time passed day by day.

After the twelve Blood Moon Gu finished devouring the first drop of essence blood, Zheng Yi once again bled profusely and sprinkled out twelve drops of essence blood.

The fourth batch, the fifth batch, the sixth batch...

Thick clusters of blood mist shrouded White Jade Capital, causing the entire White Jade Capital to reveal an unusual scarlet red.

And he had long since issued an order for seclusion, guarded alternately by the Shadow Guard and the Imperial Guards, allowing no one to approach.

The entire imperial court was also operating steadily under the assistance of Xu Mujun and the cabinet ministers.

More than a month later.

White Jade Capital.

The thick blood mist gradually dissipated, revealing Zheng Yi's true face.

At this time, he was almost no different from a month ago.

Even his complexion was not particularly pale.

It was just that his eyes held a trace of fatigue.

Over the past month or so, he had performed blood sacrifices for these twelve Blood Moon Gu without sleeping or resting. He even had the Shadow Guard leave meals at the door, and frequently forgot to eat.

However, Heaven does not disappoint those who put in effort.

These twelve Blood Moon Gu had now been completely and successfully refined!

Depending on their respective life breath, strength, and Spiritual Qi fluctuations, each Blood Moon Gu had fused with at least ten drops of essence blood!

The one with the most fused with a full fifteen drops of essence blood.

Even the weakest Blood Moon Gu had fused with eleven drops.

A total of one hundred and forty-six drops of essence blood!

That was one hundred and forty-six years of lifespan!

With so much lifespan, one could imagine the terror of the blood sacrificial spirit bugs.

If other Cultivators whose lifespans were coming to an end learned that Zheng Yi was wasting essence blood like this, who knew what they would think?

And this one hundred and forty-six years of lifespan was nothing much to Zheng Yi.

As long as he was willing, he could fully make up for it within a mere few days!

Under such consumption, who knew to what extent these twelve Blood Moon Gu had grown?

Compared to before, the current Blood Moon Gu were slightly larger in size.

The originally bloated belly had long since disappeared, replaced by a slender belly resembling a mosquito's, and a slightly curved mouthpart grew on its mouth.

On both sides of the mouthpart grew two front pincers, emitting a cold glint.

Their three pairs of wings became increasingly transparent. Although the overall body still presented a scarlet red, circles of fine black patterns had appeared on their bodies.

Looking at them, they looked more like wasps!

"I wonder what abilities the new Blood Moon Gu will have?"

With a thought in his mind, the twelve Blood Moon Gu suddenly moved.

Scarcely seeing their wings flapping, the twelve blood-red shadows instantly rushed a hundred zhang away, effortlessly leaving twelve hollow holes on the wall.

Just like bullets shooting.

Not only that, the front pincers in front of the mouthpart of one of the Blood Moon Gu suddenly flicked, and two extremely fine blood-red moon blades shot out, once again leaving two subtle yet very obvious slits on the wall.

Speed, attack, and moon blades had increased by at least ten times compared to before!

Moreover, the Spiritual Qi fluctuations on their bodies were all above the Middle Stage of Qi Condensation, infinitely close to the Late Stage of Qi Condensation.

The most powerful one among them, which was the Blood Moon Gu that had absorbed fifteen drops of Zheng Yi's essence blood, was properly at the Late Stage of Qi Condensation!

Who knew how they would perform when facing Cultivators?

Putting away the Blood Moon Gu, Zheng Yi opened the door and walked out slowly.

"Your Majesty!"

Chen Liancang's ghost-like figure abruptly appeared in front of Zheng Yi.

"Elder Chen, how is the imperial court?"

"Everything is normal, Your Majesty, you..."

"It's nothing, just that I gained some insights from seclusion."

Zheng Yi waved his hand and said, "Have the people from the Ministry of Works come and repair White Jade Capital."

"Understood."

Chen Liancang said, "Your Majesty, this old slave has an important matter to report."

"Oh, what is it?"

"Your Majesty, the situation of the Martial Artists in the capital that you asked me to investigate last time has already been investigated clearly by this old slave."

Chen Liancang said, "During the month or so that you were in seclusion, another person in the Shadow Guard broke through to the Grandmaster Realm."

"Now within the entire Shadow Guard, including this old slave, there are a total of three Innate Martial Artists, five Grandmaster Martial Artists, and all the rest are First Grade Realm Martial Artists!"

"One person among the Imperial Guards broke through to the Grandmaster Realm."

"Within the Jinyi Guard, two people broke through to the Grandmaster Realm."

"Within the Forbidden Army, two people broke through to the Grandmaster Realm."

"One person in the martial arts halls within the capital broke through to the Grandmaster Realm."

"Within the Imperial Clan Court, a prince also broke through to the Grandmaster Realm."

"In the suburbs of the capital, the abbot of Baiyun Taoist Temple broke through to the Grandmaster Realm."

"The rest of the ministers and aristocratic families are hard to investigate, but someone must have broken through."

"There are even more Martial Artists hiding in Jianghu. The time was too short, so this old slave could not investigate them all at once."

"Apart from these Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists, the number of other First Grade Realm Martial Artists and Second Grade Realm Martial Artists is countless..."

Hearing Chen Liancang's report, Zheng Yi also nodded slightly.

Ever since he took back the seven strands of innate spiritual energy, he had already anticipated this degree.

Within the capital's territory, the number of high-level Martial Artists would definitely multiply several times over in a short period.

The reason was very simple: some Martial Artists with high talent, Physique, and Comprehension Ability had stayed at the Bottleneck for years or even decades due to the lack of Origin Qi of heaven and earth.

Once the Origin Qi of heaven and earth increased, their Bottlenecks would loosen in a short time and then break through.

This situation might last for a year, or it might last even longer.

But it could be foreseen that with the stabilization of innate spiritual energy, this situation would become less and less until it returned to calm.

"Are there any Innate Martial Artists?"

Among so many Breakthrough Martial Artists, the one Zheng Yi valued most was still the Innate Martial Artist.

After all, Innate Martial Artists had a chance to hurt Cultivators.

"There are."

Chen Liancang's tone was also a bit cautious: "However, this person's whereabouts are extremely secretive, and this old slave cannot find them out."

"This person broke through seventeen days ago, located in Dongling Mountain east of the capital. The Breakthrough Aura was astonishing."

"When this old slave sent the Jinyi Guard to investigate, no human figure was found. Perhaps they had left long ago."

"This person's identity is still a mystery to this day!"

Zheng Yi instructed: "As long as they are not from those aristocratic families and great clans, it's fine. However, you must still find a way to locate him, understand?"

"Understood!"

"Right, are there any movements from the southern aristocratic families and other forces, as well as Nanyue County?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, none."

"None?"

Zheng Yi's eyes looked a bit strange. He dealt with the Wang family with thunderous methods, yet this group of people still had no movement?

That shouldn't be!

Now, not only could the Jinyi Guard and Shadow Guard not find out, even the Baihua Sect...

Hmm?

Something's wrong!

The Jinyi Guard and Shadow Guard were imperial institutions after all, with many restrictions, and they were watched by people all the time.

But the Baihua Sect was a Jianghu Sect, and it started from brothels, yet it couldn't find out anything either.

Could it be that the Baihua Sect had also been bought off?

Or rather, there was something fishy about the Baihua Sect?

Zheng Yi touched his chin, and instantly made a decision in his heart.

"Since you all still don't want to make a move, then We will give you a chance and an excuse!"

"We are already prepared, let's see how you all take this move!"

"Want to rebel? Still preparing? Then We will force you to rebel!"

"Elder Chen, summon Grand General Xu Mujun, as well as Wang Anshi, Yuan Qichang, and Cai Dashi."

"Understood!"

More than an hour later, Xu Mujun and the others came for an audience.

White Jade Capital was under repair, so Zheng Yi had to receive them in Qiankun Hall.

"Your subjects pay respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years!"

"No need for formalities. My beloved ministers, please rise, take your seats."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Several people took their seats successively. Zheng Yi did not speak, but instead sized up the few of them.

Needless to say, Xu Mujun, although not the Prime Minister now, had long since surpassed the Prime Minister in status and power.

He could be called below one person and above ten thousand people.

And Wang Anshi beside him was not only the Associate Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, but also concurrently held the post of Left Vice Minister of Fee the Ministry of Revenue.

In just a few years, he sat in this position, which could be called a smooth ascent.

Yuan Qichang, Left Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Cabinet Attendant, and the number two figure of the Censorate.

Cai Dashi, Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Cabinet Attendant, and the number three figure of the Ministry of Rites.

If not for the problem with his background, Zheng Yi would have wanted to promote him to Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Unfortunately, the ministers opposed it, so he had to first let him concurrently hold the post of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

"I wonder why Your Majesty summoned us today?"

Among the four, Xu Mujun had the highest official position, so naturally he spoke first.

"Grand General Xu, Heaven bless Great Yu. Over the past few months, young Martial Artists have emerged in large numbers in Our Great Yu. There are already more than ten Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists alone, and even more Martial Artists striving for the Innate Realm!"

Zheng Yi said: "For Our Great Yu, this is an auspicious sign, and even more, a major event."

"However, knights violate prohibitions with martial arts!"

"It's easy to speak of Martial Artists belonging to Our imperial court; with the imperial court's prohibitions holding them back, they can restrain themselves and serve the public, not provoking the common people."

"However, some Jianghu Martial Artists born from Sects, or people from martial arts halls and Gangs who break through by luck, all act purely on a burst of hot-blooded passion in their hearts, making conflicts extremely easy to arise."

"Therefore, Today We invited Minister Xu here, wishing to discuss a suitable method."

"Not only to manage this group of Martial Artists, but also to make them serve Our Great Yu, without disturbing the common people, guarding our home and defending the country."

"There are so many high-level Martial Artists now?"

Xu Mujun was also a bit surprised, but quickly reacted: "I wonder what idea Your Majesty has?"

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