133: Preparation before the Blood Teaching Game

"Not bad!"

Cheng Tianhao nodded.

"This is also one of the differences between True Blood and Mortal Blood."

"The Blood Source for Mortal Blood usually comes from other Blood Martial Realm martial artists, and is relatively not very difficult to obtain."

"However, the Blood Source for True Blood needs to be extracted from Blood Beasts."

"Blood Beasts?"

Xiao Shi looked at Cheng Tianhao in confusion.

He didn't know what Blood Beasts were.

Cheng Tianhao immediately explained.

"Blood Beasts are a kind of strange beast in the world; most of the original Blood Sources come from Blood Beasts."

"It's just that there aren't many Blood Beasts left in Tian Dou Province, which has made Blood Beasts a very scarce and important resource..."

"It is said that a long time ago, Rapid Shadow Palace also raised Blood Beasts."

"But as time passed, all the former Blood Beasts were used up."

"Now, Rapid Shadow Palace no longer has any Blood Beasts."

"Not only does Rapid Shadow Palace not have Blood Beasts, but Blood Beasts throughout Tian Dou Province are also as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, making them an extremely scarce resource that all forces value greatly."

Xiao Shi suddenly understood.

No wonder he had never heard of Blood Beasts.

Even in Tian Dou Province, Blood Beasts were extremely rare, so there must have been even fewer in the former Seven Stars Province.

"You said before that Rapid Shadow Palace's sequence disciples are not allowed to enter the Blood Martial Realm with Mortal Blood... does that mean the sect will prepare Blood Beasts for you sequence disciples?"

Xiao Shi's heart stirred.

"That's right."

Cheng Tianhao nodded.

"As far as I know, to obtain Blood Beasts now, one can only find an organization called the 'Blood Sect'."

"This organization is extremely mysterious and vast."

"It is said that they have branches in various territories and provinces."

"Our Blood Sect in Tian Dou Province is also just one of their branches."

"And the purpose of the Blood Sect's existence is to provide Blood Beasts to the major forces."

"The mystery of this organization lies in their secret method for breeding Blood Beasts. Although the number they can breed each time is not large, they can basically breed a batch of Blood Beasts every three years."

"Whenever this time comes, they will sell them to the major forces."

"However..."

"Their method of selling is a bit different."

"It's not a highest bidder wins situation."

"Instead, one must participate in a game organized by their Blood Sect."

"Only by winning in the game can one obtain the right to purchase..."

Xiao Shi then realized.

"The opportunity you mentioned to kill a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection, does that refer to the Blood Sect Game?"

"Yes."

Cheng Tianhao nodded.

"Usually, those who participate in the game are Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection from various major forces. Although the content of the game varies each time, there will inevitably be fighting in the game."

"Soon, it will be the Blood Sect's Blood Beast selling period. As long as one participates in the game at that time, there will be an opportunity to kill a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection, and also an opportunity to obtain Blood Beasts."

Xiao Shi nodded slightly.

This was indeed a good opportunity to kill a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection.

It was also the only way to obtain Blood Beasts at present.

After all, besides the Blood Sect,

it would be difficult to find more Blood Beasts in Tian Dou Province.

For Xiao Shi,

he would definitely enter the Blood Martial Realm with True Blood.

It was impossible for him to enter the Blood Martial Realm with Mortal Blood.

However, Xiao Shi suddenly thought of the Red Tiger Sect's special situation.

He wondered if the Red Tiger Sect's people might be different from others when it came to the Blood Martial Realm.

He needed to ask the sect master Guo Chengdao about this later.

At the very least, he needed to know how Guo Chengdao and the others broke through to the Blood Martial Realm.

Just like that,

after learning a lot about the Blood Martial Realm from Cheng Tianhao,

Xiao Shi immediately returned to the treehouse.

He then immediately teleported into the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree through the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree.

With his current authority,

as long as he was in Tree Shadow City, he could teleport into the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree at any time.

Xiao Shi went directly to the location of the crystal formation.

Through the Crimson Tiger Totem, which was nourished by the formation, he sent a voice transmission to Guo Chengdao, who was far away in Bi Xin City.

He asked him about the Blood Martial Realm.

Although the two sides were far apart,

the Crimson Tiger Totem could still ensure mutual voice transmission.

Xiao Shi had always kept in touch with Guo Chengdao and the others.

He kept abreast of their situation at all times.

Although they no longer had their former dominance in Bi Xin City, they were still safe and sound.

After Guo Chengdao received Xiao Shi's voice transmission,

he immediately told Xiao Shi the truth about their breakthrough to the Blood Martial Realm.

As Xiao Shi expected,

Guo Chengdao and the other three Blood Martial Realm Elders all entered the Blood Martial Realm with Mortal Blood.

And their Blood Source all came from the deceased Red Tiger Sect ancestor.

According to Guo Chengdao,

their Blood Source was the Crimson Tiger Blood Source.

Everyone who cultivated the Crimson Tiger Art needed to break through with the Crimson Tiger Blood Source when advancing to the Blood Martial Realm.

Only in this way,

could they proceed with the subsequent Crimson Tiger cultivation.

Xiao Shi couldn't help but frown at this.

That meant... if he wanted to continue on the path of the Crimson Tiger,

then he could only break through with Mortal Blood, obtaining the Blood Source from Guo Chengdao and the others.

He didn't even need to think to know... Guo Chengdao and the others' Crimson Tiger Blood Source had at least a dozen generations of lineage.

Breaking through to the Blood Martial Realm with such a Blood Source clearly did not align with Xiao Shi's path.

After all, what Xiao Shi wanted to pursue was the strongest path in each realm.

Only in this way could he wear the Martial Emperor Regalia of each realm.

If he broke through to the Blood Martial Realm with Mortal Blood, and it was likely a Blood Source of a dozen or even more generations, it would clearly be impossible to achieve the strongest in the Blood Martial Realm.

"Unless..."

"I can create a new Crimson Tiger Blood Source!!"

A bold idea suddenly sprouted in Xiao Shi's mind.

He didn't want to give up on the subsequent cultivation of the Crimson Tiger.

Especially after coming into contact with the Crimson Tiger Totem, he had already realized that the Crimson Tiger was far from as simple as it appeared on the surface.

The weakness of the Red Tiger Sect

was mainly due to the Crimson Tiger Totem not yet having recovered.

Only when the Crimson Tiger Totem recovered,

would the true sharpness of the Crimson Tiger be fully revealed.

Since he couldn't give up on the Crimson Tiger,

then he could only re-form a new Crimson Tiger Blood Source.

Although Xiao Shi didn't know much about Blood Source at present,

he figured that as long as he had the Crimson Tiger Totem, his idea was not wishful thinking.

However,

the specific situation would require more research after he at least obtained a Blood Source.

"So..."

"The Blood Sect Game isn't just about killing Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection... it's also about finding a way to obtain Blood Beasts."

Xiao Shi planned to learn as much as possible about the Blood Sect in the coming time.

At the same time, he also needed to further improve his own strength.

Although Xiao Shi easily killed these Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection in the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree this time,

this was entirely due to the powerful authority he possessed within the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree.

If he didn't have the buffs provided by the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree... facing a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection,

especially a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection who had condensed and combined their Qi Vortex, it would be far from this easy.

Xiao Shi knew that he couldn't face the upcoming Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection with the same mindset as before.

He must not underestimate these Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

What's more, some Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection themselves possessed powerful cultivation, coupled with some treasures and methods, so if he was too careless, he might very well suffer an unexpected setback.

Xiao Shi figured that he needed to at least thoroughly comprehend the giant axe cleaving move he saw in the enlightenment bead before the Blood Sect Game.

At the same time, he would try to expand one or two more Qi Vortex.

Although there were no Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection to kill now,

the items dropped from killing other Qi Martial Realm could also be used to expand the Qi Vortex, though it would be much slower.

In short, before the Blood Sect Game, he would do his best to improve as much as possible.

Soon,

Cheng Tianhao followed Xiao Shi's instructions and took care of Cen Qingci and the others.

According to Xiao Shi's instructions,

Cheng Tianhao did not solely target Cen Qingci and a few others.

Instead, he extended this benefit to many people.

Cen Qingci just happened to be among this group.

This way, even if someone with ulterior motives noticed, they wouldn't think that Cheng Tianhao was specifically looking after Cen Qingci and the others.

Many people felt that Cheng Tianhao was doing this

to win people's hearts.

After all, as a newly promoted sequence disciple,

it was quite logical for Cheng Tianhao to introduce such benefits at this time.

Because of this,

Cen Qingci and the others were overjoyed.

Especially Wang Luo and Yang Zhen.

They no longer had to do the daily task of converting their internal Qi Strength into Spirit Tree Qi.

They finally escaped the miserable life of a corporate drone.

Xiao Shi's own identity was also under Cheng Tianhao's care.

However, Xiao Shi mostly operated under the identity of Nie Jie now.

He would only use his own identity when meeting with Cen Qingci and the others.

Now with Cheng Tianhao's care,

Xiao Shi believed that they would soon be able to improve their strength through the Spirit Tree Qi in Tree Shadow City and the conversion of the Spirit Tree Qi.

A week later,

Xiao Shi finally learned from Cheng Tianhao that the Blood Sect's Blood Beast selling period would officially begin in one month.

Before that,

all forces participating in the Blood Beast sale would first play the Blood Sect Game.

And the Blood Sect Game would begin in two weeks.

Usually, each force participating in the game would have a limit on the number of people; it wasn't something one could join just by wanting to.

For Rapid Shadow Palace,

those qualified to participate, besides sequence disciples like Cheng Tianhao, were only Meng Que, Lin Ying, and a few other sequence contenders.

Other Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection were far from having the qualifications to participate.

However, for Cheng Tianhao, as a sequence disciple currently in the limelight, it was not difficult to bring a guard.

Xiao Shi didn't need to worry about not being able to participate.

Since the Blood Sect was a completely neutral force,

they would not only sell to the "Orthodox Faction" of Tian Dou Province, but also to the "Demonic Path forces" of Tian Dou Province.

Therefore, in the Blood Sect Game, there would not only be Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection from the Orthodox Faction, but also Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection from the Demonic Path.

"Demonic Path? Are they like Heretical Organization organizations?"

Xiao Shi asked Cheng Tianhao in confusion.

In Seven Stars Province, he had never heard of any distinction between Orthodox and Demonic Paths.

There were only official forces representing the provincial authority, organizations hostile to them, and then Heretical Organization organizations.

But in Tian Dou Province, it seemed there was also a concept of Orthodox and Demonic Paths.

"Heretical Organization organizations are also a type of Demonic Path," Cheng Tianhao said.

"However, most Demonic Path refers to cultivation methods and certain stances that are vastly different from us normal people."

"Take the opening of the Qi Vortex in the Qi Martial Realm, for example."

"We Orthodox individuals basically open our Qi Vortex through various auras."

"The Demonic Path, on the other hand, opens their Qi Vortex through extensive slaughter."

"Their methods and means of cultivation are often incredibly cruel, their style of action is extreme, and they stop at nothing to achieve their goals."

"Although this is a chaotic world, we Orthodox individuals still maintain a basic bottom line in this chaos."

"But the Demonic Path has no bottom line whatsoever."

"As long as it benefits them, they will mercilessly slaughter even unarmed women and children."

Xiao Shi nodded.

Actions like Heretical Organization organizations creating evil spirits and directly destroying a province were clearly without any bottom line.

Although human lives were cheap in chaotic times,

wanton slaughter without a bottom line was also something Xiao Shi detested.

"Besides their different styles and stances, their methods are also something we need to be particularly wary of."

"Due to differences in their cultivation system,"

"their methods often differ significantly from ours."

"Some methods are extremely strange and hard to guard against."

"Master, please be extra careful at that time."

Cheng Tianhao said with a solemn expression.

However, he himself had never actually encountered people from the Demonic Path.

He had only heard about them.

Now, he was merely relaying the information he had heard before.

"Demonic Path, huh..."

Xiao Shi's eyes showed no fear.

Instead, a hint of excitement flickered within them.

If it was against people of the Demonic Path, then he would have no psychological barriers regarding slaughter.

Just like when he killed those bandits outside Jin Yun City.

Perhaps by killing these Demonic Path individuals, he could obtain the Entering Martial Rank Martial Emperor's Armor that he had always wanted.

This made Xiao Shi even more eager for the upcoming Blood Sect Game.

Soon,

as time passed,

two weeks flew by.

Although Xiao Shi had no Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection to kill during these two weeks,

by killing other Qi Martial Realm practitioners,

he also successfully expanded two Qi Vortex to their limits.

By now... he had already successfully expanded ninety-eight Qi Vortex to their limits.

Only the last two Qi Vortex remained.

And among these two Qi Vortex,

one of them was the main Qi Vortex.

It required more items to expand to its limit.

Furthermore,

he had almost completely comprehended the giant axe cleaving move he saw in the enlightenment bead.

He was already able to perform it.

Xiao Shi was very much looking forward to this killing move.

This killing move... was far superior to his Absolute Severing Blade Technique. Although it was an axe chop, it could still be performed with the Qi Severing Blade.

In terms of power, there wouldn't be much impact.