Spirit Beast Blood

Zhang Tie slowly opened his Storage Pouch and swept his gaze over its contents. Only around fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones remained inside.

He frowned slightly and thought to himself that this amount of Spirit Stones would probably be far from enough if he wanted to buy demon beast blood.

Zhang Tie looked again at the low-grade artifacts lying quietly in the Storage Pouch: a ruler and a small sword.

After a difficult decision, he finally gritted his teeth and decided to sell the ruler-shaped low-grade artifact in exchange for Spirit Stones.

With his mind made up, Zhang Tie did not hesitate. He got up and left, hurrying straight toward the Artifact Refining Hall.

"Thirty Spirit Stones? Senior Brother, are you joking?" Zhang Tie asked in disbelief, his voice carrying a hint of urgency.

"The buyback price for low-grade artifacts is fixed. No bargaining," the young man behind the counter said expressionlessly.

Zhang Tie left the Artifact Refining Hall full of helplessness. That price was truly outrageous. As far as he knew, a Grade 1 low-grade artifact was definitely worth more than fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Afterward, Zhang Tie went straight to the Spirit Beast Garden, intending to ask about the price of spirit beast blood.

The moment Zhang Tie stepped into the Spirit Beast Garden's administration office, he looked up and saw a young girl of about sixteen.

She had lovely features, and her fair skin carried a faint rosy flush, like peach blossoms opening in spring—delicate and captivating.

Beneath her curved willow-leaf brows were a pair of clear, bright eyes, lively and intelligent. As her gaze shifted, it seemed as though she could see through people's hearts.

Her hair was arranged in neat twin buns, adorned with several simple yet elegant silver hairpins. They swayed gently with her movements, glimmering with scattered light like stars.

She wore a light blue, narrow-sleeved dress, its sleeves fluttering lightly. Several clusters of plain little flowers were embroidered along the hem, making her seem fresh and refined, like an immortal maiden descended to the mortal world.

A white silk ribbon was tied around her waist, further emphasizing her slender figure. She stood gracefully, elegant and enchanting.

The corners of her lips remained lifted in a warm, sweet smile, as though it could dispel the gloom in a customer's heart and fill them with warmth. Zhang Tie found himself staring foolishly for a moment, wanting to draw closer to her.

"Junior Brother, who are you looking for?" The girl in the long dress suddenly looked up, saw Zhang Tie standing there in a daze, and asked with a smile.

Zhang Tie snapped out of it and quickly cupped his fists in greeting. "Greetings, Senior Sister. I wanted to ask whether spirit beast blood is sold here."

"Of course we have spirit beast blood. It depends on which kind you want," the girl said with a slight smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble Senior Sister to introduce them to me."

"Spirit beast blood is also categorized according to the demon beast's grade. We have Grade 1 low-grade, Grade 1 mid-grade, and Grade 1 high-grade spirit beast blood here, and their prices differ.

A bottle of Grade 1 low-grade spirit beast blood sells for fifteen Low-grade Spirit Stones, mid-grade costs forty Low-grade Spirit Stones, and high-grade costs one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones," the girl explained patiently as she looked at Zhang Tie.

"Um, can I exchange an artifact for it?" Zhang Tie asked awkwardly.

"Yes, you can."

The girl was slightly startled upon hearing this. She thought to herself that the Spirit Beast Garden's purchase price for artifacts was twenty percent lower than the sect marketplace's.

So people generally would not exchange artifacts directly. It seemed that the young man before her did not know about the sect marketplace.

"Then take a look. How much can this be exchanged for?" Zhang Tie took out the ruler-shaped artifact and carefully handed it to the girl.

The girl carefully examined the artifact in her hand and tested it. "This can be exchanged for one bottle of Grade 1 mid-grade spirit beast blood."

"Then give me two more bottles of Grade 1 low-grade spirit beast blood." After thinking for a moment, Zhang Tie took another thirty Low-grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Pouch and placed them on the counter.

The girl put away the Spirit Stones, then took three porcelain bottles from a Storage Pouch and placed them on the counter.

Zhang Tie picked up a bottle of Grade 1 low-grade spirit beast blood and gently opened it. Immediately, an astonishing burst of violent spiritual power erupted from the bottle.

He quickly sealed the porcelain bottle again, put away the other two as well, and prepared to leave.

"If you want to sell artifacts in the future, you can go to the sect marketplace. The prices there will be higher." Before Zhang Tie had gone far, the girl's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Zhang Tie paused, then turned around and cupped his fists in salute. "Thank you, Senior Sister."

With that, he hurriedly left the Spirit Beast Garden.

After returning to his residence, Zhang Tie calmed his mind and steadied his emotions. He recalled the contents of the first revolution of the Nine Revolutions Undying Body, then opened the porcelain bottle of Grade 1 low-grade spirit beast blood.

Feeling the violent Spiritual Qi within, Zhang Tie gritted his teeth, opened his mouth, and swallowed a drop. Immediately afterward, he began circulating the first revolution of the Nine Revolutions Undying Body.

The moment the spirit beast blood entered his stomach, a violent force exploded within his abdomen.

But at that moment, the circulating technique guided the drop of spirit beast blood to slowly disperse and divide, becoming smaller and smaller portions before gradually entering every part of Zhang Tie's body under the technique's guidance.

As the technique circulated, the veins on Zhang Tie's forehead bulged, and sweat poured down his entire body. It felt as though his body had been placed inside a furnace, continuously refined and scorched.

After roughly an hour, Zhang Tie let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes. He was drenched from head to toe, and a foul, fishy stench permeated his body. Fine layers of grime covered the surface of his skin.

"These should be the impurities expelled from my body." With that thought, Zhang Tie rose and went to a secluded place outside. After looking around and confirming that no one was nearby, he took off his clothes and used the Water Gathering Technique and Dust Removal Technique, washing himself completely clean in an instant.

After changing into fresh clothes, he turned and returned to his room.

Zhang Tie sat cross-legged on his bed and carefully sensed the changes in his body. He felt that his flesh had become firmer, and his strength seemed to have increased slightly, though not by much.

Zhang Tie took out the porcelain bottle containing spirit beast blood again, opened it, poured a drop into his mouth, then closed his eyes and began circulating the technique once more.

Cultivation knew no passage of time. In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed. During that time, Zhang Tie had remained in his room cultivating.

To save time, he even placed a wooden tub in his room. After every cultivation session, he washed himself clean in it, poured out the dirty water, replaced it with clean water, and did the same thing again after his next session.

However, after he finished consuming one bottle of spirit beast blood, almost no impurities—or at least very few—were expelled from his body anymore.

In half a month, Zhang Tie had completely refined and absorbed the spirit beast blood from two bottles of Grade 1 low-grade spirit beasts.

He felt completely renewed from head to toe, and every gesture was filled with strength.

He was extremely confident that he could now defeat Geng Daxin within just a few breaths.

His current physical condition was definitely at the level of mid-stage Qi Refining, perhaps even higher.

The great strength brought Zhang Tie immense confidence. He felt that he had finally found the path of Immortal Cultivation that belonged to him.

For a time, he was filled with anticipation for his immortal path, as though the great pursuit of eternal life lay right before his eyes.

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