Chapter 431: Chapter 268: Blood Sea Undying and the Celestial Spirit Root

Yang Jing suspended Chi Yu’s human skin in mid-air. With the Golden Needle in hand, he began carving a Restriction into it at top speed.

Since the concentration of Profound Yin Blood Demon True Blood within the Spirit Liquid was so high, a wave of Profound Yin Blood Qi billowed skyward the moment the needle pierced the skin.

Stimulated by the Profound Yin Blood Demon True Blood, Chi Yu’s human skin even began to show signs of transforming into a Demonic Spiritual Artifact.

Once Yang Jing had completely finished the Restriction, he directly used his True Martial Demon Vibration Divine Technique to forcefully erase the Demon Intent from the skin.

As the Demon Intent was being erased, the skin let out a piercing shriek. It only fell silent again once the Demon Intent was completely gone.

Yang Jing flipped the skin over and draped it onto Chi Yu.

For Chi Yu, her human and Profound Yin Blood Mosquito forms were two aspects of a single being. As long as the Restriction was etched onto her human skin, it would remain even when she transformed into her mosquito form.

Nourished by Yang Jing’s Celestial True Gang, the skin quickly fused back onto her body.

After dressing Chi Yu, Yang Jing fed her various Healing Elixirs to accelerate her recovery.

"How do you feel? Is the Profound Yin Blood Demon’s True Blood showing any signs of rejection?"

Since he had used such a large amount of Profound Yin Blood Demon True Blood, his greatest worry was that the Restriction it formed would become volatile.

This same volatility had appeared in the nine Outer Sect Disciples, but since the amount of True Blood used on them was minuscule, they could easily suppress it with their Blood God’s Magical Power.

This instability would only be completely resolved after they reached Foundation Establishment.

After achieving Foundation Establishment with the Blood Spirit Scripture, the Restriction carved into the skin would completely merge with their Spirit Root, becoming one.

This transformation was remarkably similar to how the Five Talisman Scripture turns a Five Elements Spirit Root into a Five Elements Wheel.

"No, Master. The Restriction on my skin is fusing with me."

Chi Yu’s eyes widened. The Restriction, etched with the Profound Yin Blood Demon True Blood, was thoroughly integrating into her physical body, fusing as one with her Profound Yin bloodline.

The Restriction and her bloodline fused at an incredible speed, completing the process before Chi Yu could even attempt to stop it.

The Restriction, which had originally only been on her skin, spread like tree roots throughout every corner of Chi Yu’s body during the fusion.

Yang Jing could see Chi Yu’s Attribute Panel changing. Her three original Talents—True Demon Blood, Blood Absorption and Shadow Tracking, and Blood Concealment Breath—were slowly fading. A few seconds later, a brand new Talent appeared on her panel.

[Talent]: Celestial Blood Spirit Root (Epic)

Yang Jing was absolutely certain that in all his memories, there was no record of anything called a Blood Spirit Root.

While Spirit Roots among Cultivators did occasionally mutate, they were mostly variants of the Five Elements Spirit Root, like the Wind Spirit Root or Thunder Spirit Root.

’He suddenly thought of Shao Zhongguang. Perhaps after reaching Foundation Establishment, his own Spirit Root had mutated into a Blood Spirit Root as well.’

Yang Jing deactivated the Restriction on the Quiet Chamber, allowing the other disciples who were waiting anxiously outside to enter.

"Master, how is our junior sister?!"

Iron Head said, looking at Chi Yu, who was sitting on a Meditation Cushion.

"In a sense, your Junior Sister Chi Yu is now a genius Cultivator with a Celestial Spirit Root."

After activating his Bright Qi Talent, Yang Jing could see Huabei Spiritual Qi flocking to Chi Yu like birds returning to their nest. However, it was repelled by the Black Death Seven Tribulations Scripture Magical Power within her body and couldn’t enter.

The Spiritual Qi was so dense it had even formed a turquoise-colored hazy mist.

He had only ever seen such a phenomenon around Yinjiao before.

This was the hallmark of a Cultivator with a Celestial Spirit Root: their affinity for a specific type of Spiritual Qi had reached its absolute peak.

Regardless, possessing a Celestial Spirit Root was something 99.9% of the Cultivators in the Nine Heavens World would dream of.

Yang Jing then spent Spirit Stones to instantly upgrade Chi Yu’s Blood Spirit Scripture: Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Chapter to the Peak of Perfection.

Upgrading a Cultivation Technique of the same Tier to the Peak Realm would normally cost over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones. But because Chi Yu was so perfectly compatible with the Blood Spirit Scripture, it only cost him thirty thousand.

The Talent on Chi Yu’s Attribute Panel changed again, and a brand new Talent appeared on his own panel.

[Talent]: Undying Blood Sea (Epic)

Yang Jing erased all of Chi Yu’s Cultivation from the Black Death Seven Tribulations Scripture and her Profound Whale Body, then assimilated the Peak Realm Blood Spirit Scripture and the Undying Blood Sea Talent for himself.

Even though he already had some guesses about the Undying Blood Sea Talent, Yang Jing still couldn’t help but gasp when he learned its true function.

This Divine Technique was bizarre compared to others. To fully activate it, one had to choose a location, construct a Blood Pool, and then fill it with one’s own Essence Blood.

Once established, the Blood Pool could automatically absorb nature’s spiritual energy and convert it into Essence Blood.

In the future, even if Yang Jing were to encounter a powerful enemy and be killed, he could be completely reborn within the Blood Pool by consuming some of its Essence Blood.

Of course, such a powerful Divine Technique was not without its drawbacks. Each rebirth would cost him three layers of his Cultivation.

For example, if the current Second Layer Golden Core Yang Jing were to die and be reborn, his Cultivation would drop to the Eighth Layer Foundation Establishment.

’This is almost like I’m still playing the game Nine Heavens World.’

Yang Jing thought, looking at his own hands. In the game Nine Heavens World, if a player died, they would also lose three layers of their Cultivation.

As for the difference between the Peak Realm Blood Spirit Scripture and the Blood Spirit Scripture Yang Jing had created, it was like the difference between the Five Talisman Scripture and the Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture.

The former’s strength lay in its novel cultivation method and impressive techniques, but the latter could truly be called a Sect’s Foundation Method.

Although Chi Yu had lost all her Cultivation, the powerful Divine Sense she had developed from practicing the Five Dragons Hibernation Scripture remained. The moment she began circulating the Blood Spirit Scripture, the billowing Huabei Spiritual Qi around her surged back into her body.

"Chi Yu will be cultivating in my Quiet Chamber for the time being, to try and return to the Foundation Establishment Realm as soon as possible."

Yang Jing said, watching Chi Yu’s solemn expression as she absorbed and refined the Huabei Spiritual Qi.

He could sense that the Blood God’s Magical Power Chi Yu cultivated was incomparably pure, far surpassing that of other Cultivators.

At this rate, she would only need three months to cultivate back to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and with no risk of an unstable foundation.

According to the records in the Five Elements True Spirit Sect’s ancient texts, not even a true Celestial Spirit Root had such a terrifying cultivation speed.

The Peak Realm of the Blood Spirit Scripture likely deserved some of the credit as well.

"Master Yang, while we were practicing the Blood Spirit Scripture, the amount of Spiritual Qi we could absorb suddenly plummeted. Did something go wrong?"

One of the Outer Sect Disciples practicing the Blood Transformation Scripture approached apprehensively to ask Yang Jing, looking uneasy.

Shao Zhongguang’s successful example of reaching Foundation Establishment had greatly boosted their morale.

It wasn’t that the Blood Spirit Scripture made it impossible to reach Foundation Establishment, it was just that the luck of the first few who failed was too poor.

"The concentration of Huabei Spiritual Qi that the Blood Spirit Scripture requires is not high within the Spirit Vein’s ambient Spiritual Qi. After Shao Zhongguang reached Foundation Establishment, the Huabei Spiritual Qi here is no longer enough for so many of you to absorb at once. From today on, return to your own residences to cultivate. Of course, if you encounter any difficulties, you can still come to me for guidance."

Yang Jing concealed the fact that Chi Yu now had a Celestial Spirit Root, shifting the blame to Shao Zhongguang.

After all, Chi Yu gaining a Celestial Spirit Root via the Blood Spirit Scripture involved too much luck and coincidence; it would be nearly impossible to replicate.

If the Sect found out about this, given the heaven-defying aptitude of a Celestial Spirit Root having no bottlenecks before Core Formation, they would definitely try to replicate it.

Not just anyone can withstand Profound Yin True Blood. Any attempt at forced replication would not only needlessly cost many lives but also risk exposing Chi Yu’s unique situation.

After giving each of the Outer Sect Disciples a few of his Communication Talismans, Yang Jing sent them away from his Cave Mansion.

Now, the most urgent priority was to build the Blood Pool.

Yang Jing made this his top priority. The Blood Sea Undying Divine Techniques was a top-tier Power of Avoiding Tribulation; even a Divinity Transformation Cultivator would go mad for it.

The location of the Blood Pool was, of course, of critical importance.

His first thought was his own Inner World. However, he still needed the Inner World for Demon Summoning to raise his Cultivation. If a Demon Venerable from the Outer Realm were to notice his activities and possess a Celestial Demon to seek revenge, the resulting battle would undoubtedly endanger the Blood Pool.

Second, if he were ever trapped in some kind of Trapping Array or imprisoned, he wouldn’t be able to escape his predicament by killing himself, since the Blood Pool would be inside his Inner World with him.

Furthermore, the Blood Pool needed to constantly consume Spiritual Qi to create Essence Blood, and the Spiritual Qi within his Inner World was far too scarce. He would have to spend a massive amount of Spirit Stones just to maintain it.

The Sect was, naturally, an excellent choice. As a Major Sect that had existed for tens of thousands of years, the Five Elements True Spirit Sect had weathered countless tribulations and remained one of the Six Sects of the Western Continent. Moreover, the Sect’s Grand Array was impregnable.

But Yang Jing still had his reservations. After all, once the Blood Pool was established, it would be incredibly difficult to move.

He let out a deep breath and decided to go to the Sect’s Library Main Pavilion to look up some methods for constructing a Spirit Pool.

According to the insights gained from the Blood Sea Undying Divine Techniques, the Blood Pool simply required digging a basin and filling it with his Essence Blood. But Yang Jing didn’t want to be so careless. A minor earthquake or a nearby Magical Combat could easily impact the Blood Pool.

Besides, in the Nine Heavens World, the art of constructing a Spirit Pool was extremely profound, involving the disciplines of Arrays, Artifact Refining, and Spirit Plants.

The most outstanding example of this was the Dragon Transformation Pool built by the Dragon Taming Dong Family.

With Ren Xingzhou’s Daoist partner, Liu Yuhuan, present, Yang Jing quickly located nearly every Jade Scroll in the sect related to Spirit Pool construction. He began perusing them while simultaneously cultivating his True Yang Body.

When the day of the Magical Combat between Shao Zhongguang and Zha Wenxun arrived, he finally took his disciples to watch.

"Junior Brother Yang."

A Daoist walked up to Yang Jing and greeted him with a warm gaze. He wore a golden crown holding his hair in place, a plain Daoist Robe, and cloud-walking shoes.

He stood seven feet tall, with a face as handsome as jade, and carried a jade umbrella on his back.

"Senior Brother Zhou."

Yang Jing replied to the Daoist before him, his expression indifferent.

This person was Zhou Boyi, who, like Yang Jing, was a True Disciple of their master-disciple lineage. He was not yet two hundred years old, yet he was already a Core Formation Cultivator at the Fourth Layer Golden Core. Before Yang Jing’s arrival, he had been the most outstanding disciple of their lineage and the undisputed candidate to inherit the Nine Marvelous Creation Qi.