111: Chapter 111 I'm a genius!

Chapter 111: I Am Truly a Genius!

Shen Quan held the white jade bottle, frozen on the spot as if struck by lightning.

The bottle was lustrous, with a faint red-gold light seeping through its walls, making his face flicker between light and shadow.

The medicinal liquid inside was clear and transparent, with a few drops of round, full blood suspended within; each drop was red-gold, its surface faintly flowing with intricate runes, appearing like solidified amber.

Even more shocking was that within the blood, a tiny phantom of a Phoenix, shrunk countless times, was slowly swimming and flapping its wings as if about to take flight!

"This... this is..."

Shen Quan's voice was trembling, his eyes filled with disbelief.

phoenix blood!

A legendary divine object!

Seeing him like this, Patriarch Shen Tianze, who was standing nearby, curled his lips slightly. "Correct! This is phoenix blood!"

He paused for a moment, waiting for Shen Quan to ask about the origin of the phoenix blood, but he saw Shen Quan staring fixedly at it with no intention of asking anything.

"Aren't you curious? Where did this come from?"

Shen Quan looked up and glanced at Patriarch Shen Tianze with a look as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Dad? In our Shen Family, besides Ninth Uncle, who else could bring out such a thing?"

Patriarch Shen Tianze's expression immediately stiffened.

That... that seemed to make sense...

"Fine." Patriarch Shen Tianze pulled a long face and said seriously, "This phoenix blood is for you. Go to the secret room in the backyard and refine it well. Don't let this treasure go to waste. If your cultivation doesn't improve, I'll break your legs!"

Shen Quan's whole body shook, and his eyes burst with uncontrollable ecstasy.

For him?!

He had thought this phoenix blood was meant for the Old Ancestors of the clan.

He didn't expect his father would actually give it to him!

"Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Dad!" Shen Quan's voice was shaking with excitement.

Patriarch Shen Tianze rolled his eyes. "What's there to thank? You're my son; if I don't give it to you, who would I give it to? Hurry up, don't waste time."

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm going right now! Going right now!"

Shen Quan held the white jade bottle with both hands, carefully tucking it into his robes as if carrying a peerless treasure, then turned and ran toward the backyard.

After a few steps, he suddenly stopped and looked back at Patriarch Shen Tianze, his eyes full of gratitude. "Dad, I definitely won't let you down!"

Patriarch Shen Tianze waved his hand, too lazy to bother with him.

As Shen Quan's figure disappeared outside the hall door, Patriarch Shen Tianze stood in place with his hands behind his back, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

phoenix blood.

This thing was enough to make Shen Quan undergo a complete transformation.

...

Secret room.

This was a secret room located deep within the Shen Mansion. The surrounding walls were covered with dense Array Patterns, capable of isolating all outside interference and gathering Spiritual Qi within the room.

The secret room wasn't large, about three zhang square, with a meditation mat placed in the center.

Shen Quan sat cross-legged on the mat, took a deep breath, pulled out the white jade bottle from his robes, and placed it in front of him.

The phoenix blood in the bottle glowed slightly, its red-gold light bathing the entire secret room in warmth.

"phoenix blood..."

Shen Quan murmured to himself, his eyes full of excitement.

Although he was the son of the Clan Chief and had been favored with resources since childhood, never lacking in Medicinal Pills or Cultivation Techniques, this was his first time coming into contact with a supreme treasure of the phoenix blood's level.

Legend has it that a single drop of phoenix blood could make a Cultivator of mediocre Aptitude undergo a complete transformation, cleansing their Meridians and marrow, and greatly improving their cultivation Aptitude.

If a Cultivator with already outstanding Aptitude consumed it, the effect would be even more shocking.

He was currently at the third level of the Soul Fire Realm and had awakened the Acquired Treasure Body; his Aptitude was considered top-tier among his peers.

If he refined the phoenix blood as well...

Shen Quan took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and carefully pulled out the stopper.

A scorching aura surged from the bottle, rushing toward him. It contained extremely dense Spiritual Qi and a faint, almost imperceptible Phoenix pressure.

Shen Quan's whole body trembled, and the spiritual power in his body actually accelerated its circulation involuntarily, as if drawn by something.

He didn't dare to be careless. He poured the phoenix blood along with the spiritual liquid into the air and inhaled.

The drops of red-gold blood, along with the clear spiritual liquid, turned into a streak of light and fell into his mouth.

The moment the blood entered his throat—

Boom!

An unimaginably vast and scorching energy exploded within his body!

That energy was as vast as the sea and as blazing as the sun, flowing down his throat into his abdomen and toward his limbs and bones!

Everywhere it passed, his Meridians felt as if they were being burned by raging fire, sending waves of intense burning pain!

Shen Quan let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning bright red, veins bulging on his forehead, and cold sweat pouring like rain.

He gritted his teeth and desperately circulated his Cultivation Technique, guiding the energy to flow within his body.

This wasn't ordinary energy; this was the Origin Essence Blood of a Phoenix!

It contained a trace of the power of Nirvana True Fire!

If an ordinary Cultivator couldn't withstand it, at best their Meridians would be shattered, and at worst they would be burned to ashes on the spot!

But Shen Quan had already awakened the Acquired Treasure Body, and his Physical Body strength far exceeded Cultivators of the same rank, so his resistance was naturally much stronger.

Although the pain was unbearable, he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

The energy circulated wildly inside him. Everywhere it passed, his Meridians were widened and reinforced, and the speed of spiritual power circulation was more than several times faster than before!

His Dantian began to expand and compress, and his spiritual power became increasingly solidified and pure!

His cultivation began to climb!

Third level of the Soul Fire Realm—

Fourth level of the Soul Fire Realm—

Fifth level of the Soul Fire Realm—

Sixth level of the Soul Fire Realm—

In just a short moment, his cultivation went from the third level of the Soul Fire Realm all the way up to the sixth level!

And—

It was still rising!

That momentum seemed as if it would break through the Soul Fire Realm Bottleneck in one go and step directly into the Dharma Image Realm!

Shen Quan's mind was racing, but he quickly calmed down.

He remembered what Shen Qingyuan had told him—on the path of cultivation, haste makes waste.

Rushing too high in one go would lead to an unstable Foundation and cause harm instead.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to continue the Breakthrough, and guided the remaining energy into his Physical Body to temper his bones, flesh, and Meridians.

As the heat circulated in his body, a layer of red-gold light faintly flowed over the surface of his skin; that was the power of the phoenix blood transforming his body.

He could clearly feel his Physical Body becoming stronger.

His bones became tougher, his flesh and blood became denser, his Meridians became wider, and even his Dantian expanded slightly.

After an unknown amount of time—

That scorching energy finally gradually subsided, merging into his flesh and blood.

Shen Quan slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

In his eyes, two flashes of brilliant light flickered and vanished.

He looked down at his hands.

His hands were as fair as jade, with a faint layer of red-gold light flowing on the skin's surface; that was the residual power of the phoenix blood.

Clench your fist, A power several times stronger than before gathered in his palm.。

"Sixth level of the Soul Fire Realm..."

Shen Quan murmured to himself, his eyes full of excitement.

Moreover, he could clearly feel that under the tempering of the phoenix blood, his Acquired Treasure Body had improved by another level!

Although it hadn't reached the level of a Saint Body yet, it was already more than a notch stronger than before!

"phoenix blood... it truly lives up to its reputation!"

Shen Quan stood up and stretched his limbs, and a series of crackling sounds came from all over his body.

He took a deep breath, feeling the power within him that was so full it almost overflowed, and a surge of unprecedented confidence rose in his heart.

The current him would dare to step forward and exchange a couple of moves even if facing a Cultivator of the Huahong Realm.

"Ninth Uncle is awesome!"

Shen Quan sighed in admiration, then sat down cross-legged to continue stabilizing his cultivation.

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