Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1648 - 1646: Treasure Blood

According to Hua Ci, once this business deal was concluded, Ahn Zhe’s smile stretched wide and he repeatedly instructed her to tell Lu Ye to come over for tea whenever he had time.

Where else could he find such a big and stable client?

Counting the previous transactions with Lu Ye, just the amount of spirit jade traded is already hundreds of millions, which is a huge sum for the domain behind Ahn Zhe and can greatly aid in the development of the entire domain.

Lu Ye certainly didn’t have time to go for tea; he hadn’t even had the chance to drink the Spiritual Tea that Hua Qianying had once gifted him.

There was nothing else the Merfolk Race needed him for, so he wasn’t in a hurry to return to Three Worlds Island.

After this, the fuel for the Talent Tree had been greatly replenished, making it the perfect time to focus on cultivation.

Since he had to enter the sea anyway, it didn’t matter whether it was at Three Worlds Island or here, and this place was more convenient.

After greeting Yann Miao, Lu Ye plunged into the deep sea, allowing the power of the seawater to erode his body.

While at it, he hunted some spirit fish star beasts!

With treasure coins in hand, even if he encountered a Sun Blaze, he wouldn’t be without the ability to fight back.

As time passed, Lu Ye would occasionally return to the Merfolk Territory to rest, but he spent most of his time submerged in seawater. His cultivation was greatly deepened and accumulated, and he also reaped a bountiful harvest of spirit fish star beasts.

Most of them were Constellation level; such spirit fish star beasts didn’t even require the use of treasure coins as he would simply take up his blade and slay them.

Occasionally encountering Moon Jade star beasts, he had to use the power of treasure coins. The golden brilliance of the treasure coins was something even Sun Blaze couldn’t resist, let alone Moon Jade, who once caught in the golden light could only be at Lu Ye’s mercy.

Until a month later, as Lu Ye was searching for spirit fish near the Merfolk Territory, he suddenly felt something different within his body.

Simultaneously, numerous realizations surged forth inexplicably in his mind.

He quickly halted his movement and examined himself.

Upon inner inspection, he sensed tiny points of brilliance within his flesh, the essence of his blood and flesh being refined. Every cultivator entering the Constellation Realm and starting to refine the essence of their physique would experience such changes.

The more of this brilliance within the body, the better the refinement of the essence of the physique.

However, the refinement of the essence of the physique differs among cultivators, especially those of different factions. In the Constellation Realm, physique cultivators have a relative advantage because they focus more on training their physical bodies, allowing for better refinement of the essence of their physique.

At this moment within Lu Ye’s body, brilliance filled to the brim, each point of light dazzling bright, signaling an ultimate state of refinement.

Moreover, although the seawater was still invading his body, Lu Ye could clearly feel that it could no longer enhance him!

In other words, the refinement of the essence of his physique had reached its limit!

Of course, this is only the current limitation of this realm; upon advancing to Moon Jade and Sun Blaze, the upper limit of his physique’s strength would further increase.

This explained why he had struggled so much when slaying Bai Jin; their physiques were on completely different levels.

Generally speaking, once a cultivator reaches this level, they can start preparing to advance to Moon Jade, and Lu Ye now had that qualification.

It wasn’t easy!

Since advancing to the Constellation Late Stage years ago, many years had passed. Regardless of previous cultivation, even with the aid of the Talent Tree, the efficiency in refining spirit jade couldn’t compare to delving into the All Phenomena Ocean. But since his return to the All Phenomena Ocean, he cultivated beneath the sea for no less than two months intermittently.

Throughout this time, he had no idea how much stellar space energy he had swallowed and refined, finally reaching this point.

If it weren’t for the Reincarnation Tree’s previous reminders, Lu Ye would have already begun preparing for advancement, as he could feel that the difficulty of advancing to Moon Jade would not be too great because his spirit force was sufficiently pure, without any impurities, significantly enhancing the success rate of transforming spirit force into mana.

However, with the Reincarnation Tree’s advice, he temporarily had no intention of advancing. No matter what, he had to first inspect the Yin-Yang Great Millstone.

The Tree Elder had lived so long, probably existing since the formation of this stellar space, naturally knowing some secrets unknown to others.

That Yin-Yang Great Millstone must have some advantage for advancing to Moon Jade.

But for now, despite the essence of his physique being refined to perfection, Lu Ye was more concerned about another matter.

He pondered silently for a moment, then turned and headed toward the Merfolk Territory.

Soon after, crossing a massive spirit jade vein, he returned to the Royal Conch Palace and back to his dwelling.

He raised one hand, his blood Qi converging at his fingertip, and in an instant, a drop of blood appeared at the tip.

The blood was not bright red but a dark red shade.

Though it showed no outward signs, Lu Ye could clearly sense the terrifying power contained within this drop of dark red blood, which, if suddenly unleashed, would be much stronger than his full-strength strike, potentially challenging an ordinary Moon Jade.

Those previous epiphanies under the sea surged forth in his mind once more.

Treasure blood!

It is something deeper than Essence Blood. If Essence Blood is the essence refined from one’s own flesh and blood, then Treasure Blood is the essence refined from the Essence Blood.

Ordinary cultivators don’t possess this; they generally only have Essence Blood.

The so-called Treasure Blood is possessed only by the Blood Race! Moreover, it’s typically those with Sacred Blood bloodline among the Blood Race who have it. Of course, it doesn’t rule out some exceptionally gifted Blood Race cultivators who have cultivated the Blood Race secret technique to the utmost and refined their own Treasure Blood.

However, these are rare exceptions, because even Blood Race with Sacred Blood bloodline only have the opportunity to refine Treasure Blood, it is not guaranteed.

All the insights Lu Ye just gained came from the Blood Race’s bloodline inheritance.

This made him feel somewhat strange.

Honestly, before this phenomenon emerged, he didn’t even know about the existence of treasure blood. It was only when his physique’s essence reached its peak that this drop of treasure blood naturally manifested.

Lu Ye thought this was related to how much Sacred Blood he’d refined.

For an ordinary Blood Race of the Sacred Race, refining three to five drops of Sacred Blood would be remarkable. How much Sacred Blood had he refined? Hundreds of drops, surely, with a level of saintliness that no other Blood Race could compare to.

Thus, even the treasure blood, which was challenging for the Sacred Blood Race to produce, could naturally form within him.

Bloodline inheritance is a wonderful thing, not a direct method of verbal instruction, but when one’s bloodline advances to a certain degree, the secrets hidden within it naturally reveal themselves.

In the stellar space, many powerful star beasts, exotic beasts, and even demon beasts rely on bloodline inheritance, as their numbers are extremely scarce.

Take Amber, for instance. After it was born, no elder taught it directly, yet it could still transform into a minion spirit. This is bloodline inheritance, akin to an instinct.

The insights that Lu Ye suddenly gained were a kind of bloodline inheritance concerning treasure blood.

In an instant, he perceived many wonderfully practical uses of treasure blood. Directly detonating the energy contained within it was merely the simplest and most wasteful method.

With a slight thought, the treasure blood in his hand shone brightly, then twisted and morphed, quickly forming a human figure.

A figure identical to Lu Ye!

A doppelganger!

With the aid of treasure blood, one can easily form a doppelganger of oneself!

The Clone Technique is a highly practical secret technique commonly mastered by many cultivators, but few can perfect it to such a degree that it is indistinguishable from the real thing.

The Clone Technique also comes in various forms. For example, Yun Xuechu’s Little Butterfly doppelganger from years ago relied on external objects, like splitting a wisp of Mental Consciousness to attach to it; Little Butterfly’s true body was merely a cover armorer creation.

Such doppelgangers appear different from their original bodies and can even be considered a different kind of being.

There are also doppelgangers directly condensed using treasures, also facilitated by external forces.

The doppelganger that Lu Ye saw before his eyes was not facilitated by external forces but was formed from his own treasure blood. Such a doppelganger is more mysterious and perfect than conventional Clone Techniques, harder to discern as a fake.

However...

Lu Ye’s mind moved slightly, and he summoned the powers of his Talent Tree to produce another doppelganger.

He already had doppelgangers!

Now, with three Lu Yes standing together, they looked at each other, creating an incredibly bizarre scene.

Quietly comparing them, Lu Ye soon discovered that the doppelganger formed from his treasure blood seemed inferior to the one condensed from the Talent Tree. The difference was not in appearance but in essence.

Although the treasure blood doppelganger could be controlled as skillfully as any limb and could be mistaken for the original, it lacked the ability for rapid consumption and refinement compared to the Talent Tree’s doppelganger.

Moreover, Lu Ye sensed that the distance between himself and the treasure blood doppelganger couldn’t be too far; otherwise, they would lose connection. This aspect was obviously inferior to the Talent Tree’s doppelganger.

Although there was also a distance limitation for the Talent Tree doppelganger, that distance was far greater.

One has to admit that the Blood Race’s bloodline inheritance is formidable. However, if comparing just the doppelganger aspect, the Talent Tree is clearly superior.

For Lu Ye, the treasure blood doppelganger is somewhat redundant.

Its only advantage is speed and unpredictability, unlike the Talent Tree, which leaves traces when forming doppelgangers.

Therefore, if the treasure blood doppelganger is used in battle... Lu Ye couldn’t help but think it might be an excellent choice for catching an opponent off guard!

In any case, the emergence of treasure blood was unexpected, giving Lu Ye an additional method to confront enemies, which was certainly desirable.

Moreover, Lu Ye felt that his understanding of treasure blood was still superficial. Even with many insights just gained, he couldn’t immediately grasp the true value of treasure blood.

These secrets require gradual exploration and practice in the future.

He suddenly recalled that when he received the Sacred Blood lineage inheritance, it contained information about bloodline cultivation achieving its utmost, with the ability to undergo Drop of Blood Rebirth.

Back then, when Lu Ye was merely a True Lake cultivator, he naturally dismissed it. Now, having reached the Constellation realm, his perspective is far more advanced than it was before.

Looking at it now, there are no clues for Drop of Blood Rebirth, but who can guarantee that if Sacred Blood bloodline progresses further, treasure blood won’t undergo unexpected changes?

Lu Ye realized he now had an additional task: to refine more treasure blood.

Earlier, only one drop of treasure blood was born, a change due to the essence of his physique being refined to the extreme, but he could still refine more treasure blood to store within himself and use it later when needed.

Thinking about it, one drop of treasure blood can transform into a doppelganger. What if there are ten drops, a hundred drops...?

A veritable army of Lu Yes!

Each one capable of unleashing his full strength!

The most reassuring aspect is that when transformed from treasure blood, doppelgangers can even simulate clothing, unlike Talent Tree doppelgangers, which always require a set of clothes for the doppelgangers.