Chapter 531 - 531: Absorbing Blood

'Blood Origin… Qi and Blood Power…'

Chu Qingyun frowned, deep in thought.

Suddenly, inspiration struck him, and he thought of something.

The crimson crystal he had devoured from the sphere using his Devouring Power!

'Could this be the so-called Blood Origin?'

Chu Qingyun took out a palm-sized piece of the crystal, weighed it in his hand, and decided to give it a try.

Chu Qingyun controlled a strand of Devouring Power to absorb a portion of the crimson energy from the crystal into his body. Then, following the cultivation method of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter, he began to cultivate.

The First Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter required one to use Blood Origin and Qi and Blood Power to cultivate nine Blood Talismans and suppress them within the body, thereby enhancing its strength.

And the core of a Blood Talisman was the so-called Blood Origin.

Chu Qingyun controlled the crimson energy and, following the method recorded in the Secret Technique, began trying to condense the core of the first Blood Talisman.

'Worst-case scenario, this attempt fails and I just waste a bit of this crimson energy. No big deal.'

The moment he tried, a look of joy instantly appeared on Chu Qingyun's face.

'It worked! This crimson energy really is the Blood Origin described in the Secret Manual!'

'It seems the creator of this sphere was quite thoughtful, leaving not only the Secret Technique but also the Blood Origin needed for cultivation,' Chu Qingyun thought to himself.

However, he was giving them too much credit.

The people of the Blood Sect were not so kind-hearted. They had simply used the Blood Origin to seal the Secret Technique.

Without the Blood Sect's special method, it would have been impossible to open the sphere and obtain the Secret Technique.

Even if it were broken open with brute force, the Secret Technique inside would be completely destroyed, ensuring no one else could get it.

Unfortunately for them, they never expected that the blood-colored sphere would end up in Chu Qingyun's hands.

At the hands of his Devouring Power, not only was the Secret Technique extracted, but even the Blood Origin used for the seal was forcefully stripped away by Chu Qingyun to cultivate the very same technique.

Time passed unknowingly as he cultivated.

The palm-sized crimson crystal in Chu Qingyun's hand slowly shrank, eventually vanishing as it was completely consumed.

Chu Qingyun immediately took out another piece and continued cultivating.

After consuming nearly three crimson crystals in total, Chu Qingyun finally succeeded in condensing the core of the first Blood Talisman.

It was a crimson, mysterious-looking rune, floating quietly inside one of his major blood vessels.

'The next step is to activate this core and absorb Qi and Blood Power… but it doesn't say how to supply the Qi and Blood Power…'

Chu Qingyun was still a little puzzled.

Nevertheless, he still tried to activate the Blood Talisman Core, which was condensed from Blood Origin, according to the method described in the Secret Technique.

Instantly, Chu Qingyun's expression changed drastically.

He felt that after the core was activated, the blood next to it began to converge toward it, as if drawn by some unseen force!

The core was actually absorbing his blood!

Startled, Chu Qingyun immediately stopped activating the Blood Talisman Core. The blood in that part of his body quickly calmed down and returned to normal.

The absorption had only lasted for a moment; it hadn't even taken a few drops of his blood.

But Chu Qingyun's face had turned a little pale.

'This strange thing actually absorbs blood…'

Chu Qingyun couldn't help but recall the blood-sucking monsters from the Blood Sect's ruins, and a chill ran down his spine.

'There seems to be a connection here…'

'Qi and Blood Power, Qi and Blood Power…'

As Chu Qingyun repeated the term in his mind, he seemed to come to a realization.

The Qi and Blood Power required to cultivate this Secret Technique was very likely the power of blood itself!

'If that's the case, it would be incredibly difficult for an ordinary person to cultivate this Secret Technique. Losing too much blood isn't something you can recover from in just a few days.'

'But for me… it might be worth a try…'

With a flip of his palm, Chu Qingyun retrieved a dark red elixir pill from his Storage Ring.

This was something he had created by using his Devouring Power to devour the flesh and blood of Demon Beasts.

It was highly effective for healing and restoring stamina, so logically, it should also work for replenishing blood.

Chu Qingyun decided to give it a real try.

And so, he once again cautiously activated the Blood Talisman Core. Immediately, it began to absorb his blood again—the so-called Qi and Blood Power.

The Blood Talisman Core absorbed very slowly, and Chu Qingyun had to focus his energy on activating it.

Little by little, his blood was absorbed by the core.

Chu Qingyun gradually noticed that a single thread of blood seemed to have appeared on the crimson Blood Talisman Core, drifting in his bloodstream.

Time slowly passed as he focused on activating the Blood Talisman Core.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Suddenly, Chu Qingyun's vision went black, and he was struck by waves of dizziness.

He had lost too much blood!

A Martial Spirit Realm expert's physique was hundreds of times stronger than an ordinary person's.

But even someone in the Martial Spirit Realm was ultimately a creature of flesh and blood. If they lost too much blood, they would grow dizzy, lose consciousness, and could even die!

For a sixth-level Martial Spirit like Chu Qingyun to feel dizzy and faint, the Blood Talisman Core must have unknowingly absorbed nearly half of his blood!

Realizing this, Chu Qingyun immediately stopped activating the Blood Talisman Core.

Then, he unleashed a strand of Devouring Power, wrapping it around the dark red elixir pill in his hand.

Streams of dark red energy were devoured by the Devouring Power and channeled into his body.

This time, however, Chu Qingyun's body did not ignore the dark red energy. Instead, it greedily absorbed it, constantly converting it into new Qi and Blood Power and blood to replenish his system.

About a third of the dark red elixir pill was quickly consumed.

And Chu Qingyun's once-pale face regained its healthy color. All symptoms of excessive blood loss vanished, and his entire body felt filled with power.

'It really works. I'll call this a Blood Pill from now on…'

Chu Qingyun smiled and put away the remaining two-thirds of the Blood Pill.

Nearly half of his entire blood supply had been absorbed just to condense three threads of blood on the Blood Talisman Core. He was likely still a long way from completing a single Blood Talisman—not even one percent of the way there.

Outside, the sky was already bright.

Chu Qingyun stood up, stretched, and pushed open the door to go outside.

He went to find Elder Zhu, intending to bid him farewell and leave.

However, a servant at Elder Zhu's residence informed him that the Elder had left on business the previous day and had not yet returned.

Furthermore, Chu Qingyun learned from the servant that he had been sitting in the cultivation room for four whole days without realizing it!