185: Vaginitis treatment issues

Although his good luck ended and no more top-quality pills dropped, the Flying Flood Dragon Beast Skin and blood-attaching grass seeds that dropped this time were both quite practical.

The Flying Flood Dragon Beast Skin could be used for the Blood Refining Art.

And the blood-attaching grass seeds could even pose a great threat to Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

Overall,

Xiao Shi was very satisfied with the five Blood Martial Grade items he acquired this time.

The several peerless pills in his hand would also become his powerful trump cards in the Blood Martial Realm.

“Next, it’s time to take control of the Yin Flame.”

Xiao Shi raised his head and looked at the valley ahead.

He knew that to control the Yin Flame, he needed to continuously venture deeper into the valley.

The deeper he went, the greater the power of the Yin Flame within.

However, as soon as he took a step forward,

a circle of inky black ripples, like water waves, spread out beneath his feet.

“This is… a restriction?”

Only then did he realize that this valley was also filled with restrictions.

However, these restrictions would not cause any harm; they would only impede progress.

“If certain conditions are met, one will not be affected by these restrictions and can move freely here.”

“Conversely…”

“If the conditions are not met, one will be blocked by these restrictions!”

Xiao Shi suddenly understood.

He looked down at the black ripples beneath his feet.

He carefully sensed them.

He gradually comprehended the conditions for these restrictions.

“Demonic nature, huh…”

He realized that to pass through this place, one must possess enough Demonic nature.

If the Demonic nature was insufficient, one would be blocked by the restrictions here.

Regarding Demonic nature… although Xiao Shi didn't know much, he did know that the more one killed, the heavier their Demonic nature would become.

However, there was a certain difference between the Orthodox Faction and Demonic Path forces.

While the killings by the Orthodox Faction would also increase Demonic nature, the increase was not significant.

And the Demonic nature would slowly fade over time.

Unless it was large-scale slaughter.

For example, massacring a city… such large-scale slaughter would often cause one's Demonic nature to skyrocket, thus causing one to fall into the Demonic Path.

For those of the Demonic Path forces, every kill would bring a certain degree of Demonic nature increase, and their Demonic nature would basically not fade, only growing stronger and stronger.

This was largely related to the cultivation methods they practiced.

The cultivation methods of the Demonic Path forces themselves had strong Demonic nature, so every kill they made would continuously strengthen their Demonic nature.

The cultivation methods of the Orthodox Faction, however, would not enhance Demonic nature; some even specifically aimed to diminish one's Demonic nature.

After all, Demonic nature was beneficial to Demonic Path martial artists and harmless.

But for Orthodox martial artists, it would have a huge impact.

This impact was very significant.

In severe cases, it would lead to stagnation or even confusion in one's cultivation.

One's mind and personality would also be subtly affected.

And once one's Demonic nature became too heavy,

one would even fall into the Demonic Path.

However, people of the Orthodox Faction usually only fell into the Demonic Path when they engaged in frenzied slaughter, such as massacring cities.

The killings Xiao Shi had experienced, at most, made his Demonic nature a bit heavier than normal people, but it wasn't enough to cause any major impact.

Xiao Shi pondered that perhaps it was precisely because of this.

That he could move unimpeded here.

However, as he continued to advance,

his brows gradually furrowed.

He found that the intensity of these restrictions was continuously increasing.

And as the intensity of the restrictions increased, the Demonic nature required also grew greater and greater.

“If this continues, I won't be able to enter the depths of the valley at all…”

Xiao Shi could clearly feel the strengthening of these restrictions.

But as he continued to move forward,

he was surprised to find that with his own Demonic nature, he could still proceed normally here, without being blocked by these restrictions.

“Strange.”

“With my Demonic nature, I shouldn't be able to continue moving forward…”

“But I'm still incredibly relaxed, feeling no obstruction at all…”

Xiao Shi was thoughtful.

Soon,

he understood the reason behind it.

And confirmed a fact.

“It seems the Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture… is indeed a cultivation method of the Demonic Path forces!!”

Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

Before, he had only guessed.

Now… it could basically be confirmed!

Since the Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture was a cultivation method of the Demonic Path forces, his Demonic nature increase after killing was already different from that of Orthodox people!

The Demonic nature he possessed now… was even greater than he had previously imagined!

“So, ever since I entered the Blood Martial Realm, I had already begun cultivating a Demonic Path forces' cultivation method…”

Xiao Shi's heart suddenly understood.

The Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture was obtained by him from the Crimson Tiger Totem.

From this, it could be confirmed that behind the Crimson Tiger Totem, there must be a connection with the Demonic Path forces… “Then, what exactly is the Red Tiger Sect in essence? Does it belong to the Orthodox Faction? Or to the Demonic Path?”

Xiao Shi fell into contemplation.

Because he had too little information at hand.

He could only analyze it based on his own situation.

He felt that this was a subtle stance, somewhere between the Orthodox Faction and the Demonic Path.

It did not belong to either side.

If it belonged to the Orthodox Faction… with his current Demonic nature, it would already affect his cultivation, temperament, and so on.

But before entering this place, Xiao Shi had not noticed that he possessed strong Demonic nature, nor had he been affected in any way.

And if it was the Demonic Path,

then he wouldn't care about indiscriminately killing innocents.

Xiao Shi felt that this was a subtle stance, somewhere between the Orthodox Faction and the Demonic Path.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this.

That he could cultivate Demonic Path cultivation methods so easily.

“No…”

“It's not just me!”

“Everyone in the Red Tiger Sect should be like this!”

Xiao Shi remembered that when he had Guo Chengdao and the others cultivate the Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture, they were also able to cultivate it normally.

However, in reality, it was extremely difficult for Orthodox people to cultivate Demonic Path cultivation methods.

“This means that people of our Red Tiger Sect can cultivate both Orthodox Faction cultivation methods and Demonic Path forces' cultivation methods…”

This discovery immediately caused a tremor in Xiao Shi's mind.

And a strong sense of crisis arose!

He knew very well that if other forces found out… with the current strength of the Red Tiger Sect.

It would inevitably be extremely dangerous!

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi quickly used the Crimson Tiger Totem to transmit a message to Guo Chengdao and the others.

He warned them never to expose their Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture!

Although Xiao Shi and they were far apart now,

with the power of the Crimson Tiger Totem, his words could still be clearly conveyed.

It was just that Guo Chengdao couldn't reply.

Xiao Shi believed that with his warning, Guo Chengdao and the others would surely know what to do.

“The current Red Tiger Sect… is still too weak.”

Xiao Shi sighed.

If the Red Tiger Sect were strong enough, there would be no need to worry about exposure.

However, with the current weakness of the Red Tiger Sect,

once the sect's uniqueness was exposed, it would inevitably face a bad end.

And the secrets of the Red Tiger Sect… were clearly far more than this.

Perhaps the current discovery was merely the most superficial of the many secrets of the Red Tiger Sect.

At the same time, Xiao Shi also realized that.

If he didn't let Guo Chengdao and the others expose the Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture, they wouldn't be able to improve their strength and cultivation through the Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture.

This would cause their strength to stagnate for a period of time.

But there was no other way.

He hadn't known before that the Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture was a Demonic Path cultivation method.

Now that he knew, he had to be cautious, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“It seems I can only collect more Natal Martial Blood for them and then bring these Natal Martial Blood to them…”

Xiao Shi thought to himself.

Of course, he also knew that.

This was not a long-term solution.

If Cen Qingci and the others also broke through to the Blood Martial Realm, he couldn't provide Natal Martial Blood for everyone.

This required him to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

So that the Red Tiger Sect would have independent capital in Tian Dou Province.

The simplest method was for him to quickly break through from the Blood Martial Realm to the Martial Soul Realm!

Once he stepped into the Martial Soul Realm,

then he would have the capital for the Red Tiger Sect to establish itself in Tian Dou Province.

At that time, there would be no need to be so cautious.

He shook his head.

Xiao Shi temporarily put this thought aside.

At this stage, the most important thing for him was to first take control of the Yin Flame.

After realizing that he possessed enough Demonic nature, Xiao Shi no longer had to worry about the restrictions here and continuously moved towards the depths of the valley.

As he moved forward,

the chilling cold permeating this place grew denser.

After he had traveled a certain distance,

he clearly saw.

A fire mass about the size of a fist suddenly appeared ahead.

The entire fire mass was deep black.

What it emitted was not heat.

But cold!

It was precisely… a ball of Yin Flame!

However, this ball of Yin Flame was only a very small part of the Yin Flame here.

To be precise,

it was like a tiny spark splashing out from a bonfire.

The true Yin Flame was located at the deepest part of the valley.

Xiao Shi looked at this ball of Yin Flame.

He knew that.

As he went deeper, more and more Yin Flame would appear here.

The deeper he went,

the purity and power of these Yin Flames would also become greater and greater.

The ball of Yin Flame currently appearing before him was of the weakest level in terms of purity and power.

If his Demonic nature was insufficient now and he couldn't continue moving forward, perhaps he could choose to take control of this ball of Yin Flame.

But now that he could continue moving forward,

he naturally wouldn't choose this weakest ball of Yin Flame.

He immediately continued forward.

At the same time,

the Flame Bearers outside had already arrived in a spacious room.

There was a huge table here.

It was fifty to sixty meters long and wide.

On the table was a chessboard that covered the entire surface.

However, this was not an ordinary chessboard.

Instead, it displayed a lifelike valley chessboard.

It could be seen… the terrain and landscape displayed within the entire chessboard were completely… identical to the valley where Xiao Shi was currently located!

It was like a miniature version of the entire valley.

At the same time, a thumb-sized puppet could be seen continuously moving forward in the valley on the chessboard.

Clearly, this puppet represented Xiao Shi, who was currently in the valley.

Under the gaze of these Flame Bearers,

they clearly saw the puppet continuously moving forward within the valley.

“I wonder what purity of Yin Flame he will choose?”

They were all very curious.

At the same time, they also believed that with his Demonic nature, he would surely be able to reach a relatively deep location.

Usually, the stronger the Demonic nature,

the farther one could go.

This would give him more choices regarding the Yin Flame.

It's just that they also knew.

Even if there were more Yin Flames to choose from, if the chosen Yin Flame was too powerful, then one would also face the problem of being unable to control it.

And in terms of controlling the Yin Flame, cultivation became very important.

This was also the reason why some of them had not been optimistic about Xiao Shi before.

Even if Xiao Shi's Demonic nature was stronger than ordinary people's,

if his cultivation was insufficient,

he still wouldn't be able to control those powerful Yin Flames.

Under everyone's attention,

as Xiao Shi continuously moved forward,

the Yin Flames appearing in his sight also gradually increased.

These Yin Flames were scattered everywhere.

They had different sizes and purities.

However, Xiao Shi didn't even glance at these Yin Flames, only continuously moving forward.

When this scene fell into the eyes of those Flame Bearers,

many people immediately shook their heads.

“This person is clearly relying on his strong Demonic nature, thus wanting to choose the Yin Flame deep in the valley. Heh, with his cultivation, he will surely not succeed, and instead will be severely injured by those powerful Yin Flames.”

“It seems this time, he will not be able to successfully take control of the Yin Flame.”

Many of them immediately lost the desire to continue watching.

As if they already knew the outcome.

After all, some of them had tried to control those powerful Yin Flames and ended up severely injured.

This would lead to failure in taking control.

Only after recovering from the injuries.

Could they re-enter.

However, each Flame Bearer only had two chances to enter the Yin Flame Valley in total.

If they failed to take control twice… then they were destined not to become Flame Bearers.

Xiao Shi naturally couldn't hear the discussions of these Flame Bearers now.

He moved forward at a rapid pace.

In fact… this time, he wasn't just here to take control of the Yin Flame.

Or rather,

he had an even more important plan than taking control of the Yin Flame—

That was to use the Yin Flame… to form a second Natal Martial Blood! Thereby breaking through to the Second Blood Realm of the Blood Martial Realm in one fell swoop.

To achieve this,

one needed to possess the Yin Flame Secret Refining Method.

And this Secret refining method existed within the Flame Holding Token.

Normally, mastering this Secret refining method might take some time for ordinary people.

But with Xiao Shi's comprehension… he only read it once.

He had already mastered it.

However, to form Natal Martial Blood with this Secret refining method, one also needed to choose a Yin Flame.

The Natal Martial Blood formed by Yin Flames of different purities would often have great differences.

In this regard,

Xiao Shi naturally intended to choose a high-purity Yin Flame to serve as his Natal Martial Blood.

Therefore, he did not hesitate at all.

He had no attachment to the Yin Flames he saw along the way.

With his ambition,

he even wanted to use the Yin Flame from the deepest part of the valley as his Natal Martial Blood.

“The Yin Flame I control can be a bit weaker…”

“Anyway, I won't be staying here for too long.”

“Once I leave Lieyin City, the Yin Flame I control, without the boost, won't have much effect.”

“But the Yin Flame that forms my Natal Martial Blood is the important power that can continuously make me stronger!”

Xiao Shi understood the priority between the two.