Apprenticing Under Divine Arrow (Please Follow and Vote Monthly)

After obtaining six Blood Crystals, Gu Yi decisively activated the Myriad Worlds Gate and instantly traveled to Qingshan Town.

He then returned to Nuoding City on Douluo Continent, appearing in his room.

That was the convenience of the Myriad Worlds Gate: he could travel freely between different worlds.

As for the twenty points of source power it consumed, Gu Yi, now flush with wealth, did not care about such a trivial amount.

Besides, by returning a day earlier, he could harvest more source power from the students of Nuoding Academy.

By that calculation, Gu Yi had not lost out. He had actually profited.

As for his next trip to Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings, Gu Yi would no longer need to painstakingly travel all the way there.

That was because when he entered Star Dou Great Forest, he had already selected a concealed location on its outermost perimeter and set it as Douluo Continent's third Anchor Point.

The first two remained at Maple Leaf Village and the small courtyard in Nuoding City, and would not change anytime soon.

It was currently night, and Gu Yi's return did not wake Xiao Wu in the other room.

Gu Yi sat cross-legged on the bed, continuously turning the six smooth Blood Crystals in his hands.

Such dense Blood Malice Qi!

A sliver of Gu Yi's awareness settled upon the Blood Crystals, and he immediately sensed Blood Malice Qi within them that was countless times denser than that in his own body.

In a daze, Gu Yi seemed to see the death wails of countless soul beasts.

"These Blood Crystals were formed when Blood Crystal Bat soul beasts drank the blood of other soul beasts over countless years. It is inevitable that they would carry some Blood Malice Qi."

The soul power contained within the Blood Crystals was not particularly abundant, and they contained too many impurities. Unlike the beast cores of Nine Heavens Continent's demonic beasts, they could not be used for pill refinement.

However, if used to forge weapons, they would make quite good materials.

After all, Blood Malice Qi could be of considerable use in battle.

But Gu Yi clearly did not intend to forge these Blood Crystals into weapons.

The cultivation art Gu Yi practiced was the Iron Blood Malice Art. Once cultivated, it naturally generated Blood Malice Qi within the body, making it a perfect match for these Blood Crystals that contained Blood Malice Qi.

If he could comprehend the structure of these Blood Crystals, it would greatly aid his understanding of the Iron Blood Malice Art.

Moreover, just as Gu Yi had thought when leaving Star Dou Great Forest, he also wanted to see whether he could comprehend further mysteries from them, improve the Blood Refinement soul skill, and strengthen its effects.

He wanted to see whether Blood Refinement could "refine" the blood of other living beings, rather than merely refining Gu Yi's own blood and soul power.

In addition, Gu Yi planned to use the Blood Malice Qi within the Blood Crystals to temper his mind and hone his will.

—Gu Yi was making preparations for the near future.

Gu Yi's first soul ring was already 2,400 years old. His second soul ring would have to be at least 5,000 years old.

As for his third soul ring, if it did not reach ten thousand years, Gu Yi would not absorb it at all.

Only in this way could the quality of his Blood Martial Soul rise higher and undergo its second awakening more quickly.

However, Gu Yi had not forgotten that Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings on Douluo Continent contained the lingering spiritual remnants of soul beasts, which would launch soul attacks against those absorbing the rings.

If his spiritual power was insufficient, then even if Gu Yi's physical constitution had reached the level needed to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, he would not dare absorb one recklessly.

Otherwise, if the soul beast remnant within the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring struck him and his soul collapsed, death would still be his only outcome.

And level thirty cultivation, when converted to Nine Heavens Martial Dao, was Qi Martial Realm Level Six.

Gu Yi, now at Qi Martial Realm Level Two, would reach it within three or four years at most.

But unlike Tang San, Gu Yi did not have a cultivation method like the Purple Demon Eye that allowed him to actively cultivate spiritual power. With Tang Hao around, it was also impossible for Gu Yi to seize the Purple Demon Eye's cultivation method from Tang San.

As for purchasing a soul cultivation method on Nine Heavens Continent? That was practically impossible.

Even on Nine Heavens Continent, where martial arts flourished, soul cultivation methods were exceedingly precious. The lowest grade among them was Earth-tier Martial Skills.

Even ordinary Profound Martial Realm experts might not possess one, much less Gu Yi, a mere Qi Martial Realm cultivator.

Thus, Gu Yi sought another path. He wanted to use Blood Malice Qi to adapt to soul attacks in advance and temper his mental resistance.

If possible, Gu Yi also wanted to use enlightenment to create a simple soul cultivation method, or perhaps a soul defense method!

While Gu Yi was acquiring his first soul ring, Mu Hu had already ridden Thousand-Mile Snow to Broken Blade Horizon.

Through his son's connections, Mu Hu's effort to seek Divine Arrow Liu Canglan as a patron had progressed very smoothly.

Mu Hu successfully placed the crystal glass business and distilled liquor business under Liu Canglan's name.

For Mu Hu, this meant he could establish these two businesses in all the major cities of Snow Moon Kingdom without worrying that other forces would covet them. He could conduct business and earn money in peace, providing Gu Yi with more cultivation resources.

For Liu Canglan, the dividends from these two major businesses would provide him with a substantial sum for military expenses, allowing him to form more Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry.

Furthermore, soldiers in the army loved strong liquor, and the distilled liquor invented by Gu Yi perfectly met their needs.

The higher-concentration alcohol could also serve as a disinfectant, enough to save the lives of many officers and soldiers wounded in war.

To the Snow Moon Kingdom soldiers at Broken Blade Horizon, this was far better than ordinary gold and silver.

For Mu Hu, who had brought these two things, Liu Canglan immediately stated that he would grant him ample rewards.

Mu Hu also did not wish to delay Gu Yi's talent because of himself, so he explained Gu Yi's circumstances to Liu Canglan and requested that Liu Canglan accept Gu Yi as his disciple.

When Liu Canglan heard that Gu Yi, who was only a little over six years old, had already reached Qi Martial Realm Level One—unaware that Gu Yi had made another breakthrough—and could unleash a thousand jin of force with a sweep of his arms, he was immediately somewhat astonished.

What an extraordinary genius!

In Snow Moon Kingdom, most children Gu Yi's age were still learning to read and write. They could not even accomplish the first step of drawing qi into their bodies.

Liu Canglan, who had never accepted a disciple before, was moved to take one now, and thus agreed to Mu Hu's request.

Therefore, one month after Gu Yi obtained his first soul ring, Mu Hu led a unit of Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry back to Qingshan Town in Yangzhou City, intending to take Gu Yi north to Broken Blade Horizon.

Upon learning that Divine Arrow Liu Canglan intended to accept him as a disciple, Gu Yi agreed without hesitation.

After all, Liu Canglan was an important supporting character in the early stages of Peerless Martial God, as well as the father of the "female lead," Liu Fei. His fortune was immense, and following him would make it easier to take part in the plot.

Moreover, Liu Canglan was a powerful Profound Martial Realm warrior, his strength no weaker than that of a Titled Douluo on Douluo Continent.

Gu Yi even felt that if Liu Canglan were on Douluo Continent, his combat strength would be no weaker than that of the three great Limit Douluo.

Such an expert was more than qualified to be Gu Yi's current master.

Furthermore, Liu Canglan possessed an Arrow Martial Soul. His archery was peerless, and his fame had spread throughout Snow Moon Kingdom and Moyue Kingdom. The world respectfully called him Divine Arrow!!

He was also the commanding general of an army, and his spear techniques were equally superb, no weaker than those of some Spirit Martial Realm and Profound Martial Realm warriors with Spear Martial Souls.

With Liu Canglan's guidance, Gu Yi felt that his spear and archery skills would both improve by leaps and bounds.