Prison Suppressing Divine Physique (Part One)

Prison Suppressing Divine Physique (Part One)

Blood Surge—the final, third level of the Palace Knocking Realm. Just as its name suggested, blood energy surged like rivers galloping onward. Once the blood energy had been refined into the first drop of longevity blood, this level was complete.

Among cultivators, there was a common saying: the body strengthened the blood, blood nourished longevity, longevity contained life, and life forged the body. Life governed longevity, longevity gave rise to blood, blood strengthened the body, and the body protected life.

Physique, longevity wheel, and fate palace complemented one another, depended upon one another, and none could be absent.

A powerful physique could bolster one's blood energy. Vigorous blood energy could extend one's lifespan. The longer one's lifespan, the stronger one's life became. And a powerful life could forge an even stronger physique.

At the same time, the fate palace governed the longevity wheel, while the longevity wheel produced longevity blood. Longevity blood strengthened the physique, and a powerful physique could protect the fate palace!

Whether it was the fate palace, the longevity wheel, or the physique, the bond connecting all three was blood energy. However, as cultivation grew stronger, ordinary blood energy could no longer sustain a powerful physique, longevity wheel, and fate palace. Thus, blood energy could only be refined into longevity blood.

For any cultivator, longevity blood was incomparably precious. Every cultivator's longevity blood had been forged through repeated tempering. It was not merely the essence of blood energy—it was blood energy containing the profound mysteries of the boundless great dao!

Among cultivators, there was another saying: ten thousand drops of blood for one drop of longevity; one drop of blood for ten thousand years of longevity. Everyone understood this saying differently.

Yet more people understood it this way: one drop of longevity blood was condensed from ten thousand drops of blood energy. One drop of an Immortal Emperor's longevity blood could let a mortal live for ten thousand years!

Although no one had tried to see whether a drop of an Immortal Emperor's longevity blood could truly let a mortal live for ten thousand years, this was already enough to show just how precious it was.

For many cultivators, training in the Blood Surge level was not difficult. Ordinary cultivators needed no more than three to five months.

At the Blood Surge level, one tempered blood with a longevity method. Li Qiye did the same.

Light arose behind Li Qiye's head as rings of radiant longevity wheels revolved without rest. As his blood energy circulated, a vortex unexpectedly formed within his longevity wheel. The moment it took shape, his blood energy became forceful and powerful, like an enraged spring bursting forth.

Li Qiye's physique and longevity wheel were both of the mortal grade, and his blood energy was not powerful. Yet at this moment, the force of his blood energy was likely no weaker than that of someone with an innate physique and innate longevity wheel.

His blood energy surged endlessly like a river. The first time it completed a circulation cycle, it was finished in the blink of an eye. Then, as naturally as water flowing into a channel, it raced unceasingly through the cycle, turning faster and flowing more fiercely, until his blood energy formed a huge vortex throughout Li Qiye's entire body! At this moment, it was as though a blood moon rose and fell within him.

This was the marvel of Moon Vortex Sun **, and also its terror. It could compress blood energy into an incomparably powerful current.

Of course, Moon Vortex Sun ** was far more miraculous than that. When Moon Vortex Sun ** drove the blood energy into a gallop, the true fate within the fate palace immediately reacted.

In that instant, Li Qiye's true fate seemed to awaken completely. Like a whale swallowing the sea, it drew in the swirling blood energy under the pull of Moon Vortex Sun **.

The true fate inhaled and exhaled blood energy at astonishing speed. Like a giant whale devouring the sea, it swallowed the blood energy, and in the blink of an eye the true fate shone with dazzling brilliance. At that moment, the rune dao foundation of Kun Peng Six Transformations suddenly came alive.

The true fate swallowed the blood energy, then erupted it again like a giant whale. Throughout this process, the dao foundation of Kun Peng Six Transformations was like an enormous millstone, grinding the blood energy spewed from the true fate and refining it, as though it intended to grind the blood energy ever finer and smoother!

After being tempered by the dao foundation, the blood energy became finer, denser, and more crystalline. Then the tempered blood energy flowed back into the longevity wheel.

As the true fate inhaled and exhaled blood energy, it grew ever stronger. The dao foundation of Kun Peng Six Transformations also flourished. Its dao foundation runes seemed almost tangible, and the infinitely profound runes transformed into tiny Kun Peng that soared about the true fate, as though they were Kun Peng of flesh and blood!

The entire process was so natural, so perfectly integrated. Everything operated of its own accord.

Moon Vortex Sun ** was a terrifying longevity method and an exceptionally miraculous cultivation art. It turned blood energy into a strong, powerful engine, driving the dao foundation within the fate palace to build and refine itself.

For millions upon millions of years, countless people of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect had wanted to master Moon Vortex Sun **. Unfortunately, it had always contained flaws and was not perfect.

Li Qiye had also spent countless years and poured out immeasurable effort before repairing this cultivation art. By himself, he could not have repaired Moon Vortex Sun **'s flaws. This cultivation art contained the efforts of countless human forebears, including Immortal Emperors such as Immortal Emperor Mingren and Immortal Emperor Tunri, as well as the Black Dragon King...

When Li Qiye's blood energy had circulated for a full day and night, on that very day, he felt a soft "drip," as though something heavy had fallen into his longevity wheel. In that instant, his entire body felt refreshed and invigorated, utterly comfortable. Faint radiance seemed to flow from his body, while the longevity wheel behind his head emerged and its blood-colored light became even brighter.

Li Qiye hurriedly looked inward. At that moment, he discovered an additional drop of longevity blood within his longevity wheel. The longevity blood was crystalline, scarlet as flame, and incomparably beautiful, like a masterpiece crafted by heaven itself.

One drop of longevity blood. Without a doubt, Li Qiye had broken through the Blood Surge level and entered the Territory Expansion Realm.

Cultivation realms, from low to high: Palace Knocking, Territory Expansion, Body Containment, Palace Opening, Longevity Strengthening, True Fate, Canopy, Nirvana Bath, Heavenly Origin, God Nurturing...

His true fate had taken three months to awaken, yet he had condensed longevity blood in a single day and night. No one would dare believe it if they heard of such a thing, but this was precisely the terror of Moon Vortex Sun **.

A genius might awaken their true fate within a single day. But even a genius would need at least ten days to condense the first drop of longevity blood. Li Qiye, however, had condensed longevity blood in one day and one night. It was simply shocking beyond belief.

It was precisely because Moon Vortex Sun ** was so miraculous that, over millions upon millions of years, many geniuses of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect had cultivated it. Unfortunately, they had ultimately ruined themselves.

The next day, when Nan Huairen saw Li Qiye, he was greatly shocked and blurted out, "Senior Brother, y-you... you've reached the Territory Expansion Realm?"

"I entered the Territory Expansion Realm last night." Li Qiye showed no pride as he stated the fact in the calmest tone possible.

Had it been anyone else, they would certainly have been immensely proud. Condensing longevity blood in one day and one night was absolutely the mark of a heaven-defying genius. Of course, Li Qiye also knew that it was Moon Vortex Sun **'s achievement, so there was nothing worth being proud of.

Upon hearing Li Qiye's words, Nan Huairen was somewhat dazed. "Senior Brother, I-I remember that your true fate hadn't awakened a few days ago."

"It happened to awaken two days ago," Li Qiye said, as still as an ancient well.

"Y-your true fate took three months to awaken, but condensing the first drop of longevity blood only took one day and one night?" Once he understood the situation, Nan Huairen was utterly dumbfounded and stammered.

Li Qiye merely smiled at Nan Huairen's words. After recovering himself, Nan Huairen could not help but exclaim in admiration, "Moon Vortex Sun ** truly is the number one miraculous art. No wonder countless geniuses of our Washing Yan Ancient Sect once rushed forward one after another for it."

At this point, Nan Huairen sighed regretfully. "Unfortunately, Moon Vortex Sun **'s flaw is also fatal." Over millions upon millions of years, countless geniuses of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect had wanted to repair Moon Vortex Sun **'s flaw, but no one had ever succeeded.

Moon Vortex Sun ** could be called a miracle. The person who created it was undoubtedly one of the most remarkable geniuses since time immemorial. Of course, its flaw was not so easily repaired. If Li Qiye had not transformed into the Shadow Crow and become immortal, living from the age of savagery until now—

If Li Qiye had not constantly worked to repair this art, and later invited invincible Immortal Emperors such as Immortal Emperor Mingren, Immortal Emperor Tunri, and the Black Dragon King to take part in the repairs, then this cultivation art could never have been repaired!

In the end, Nan Huairen still had to face a question. He asked softly, "Senior Brother, at what realm do you plan to switch to another longevity method?"

Nan Huairen also understood that Moon Vortex Sun ** could not be cultivated to the end. After all, the flaw within it could not be remedied.

For cultivators, whether it was a longevity method or a fate cultivation art, as long as it was a Foundation Establishment cultivation art, it was best to cultivate just one fate cultivation art and one longevity method from beginning to end if one wished to go farther.

Although one could change longevity methods or fate cultivation arts midway, doing so would leave enormous hidden dangers on one's dao path. Should declining longevity and adversity of life descend one day, such hidden dangers would be fatal.

However, for many cultivators, this was not a choice they could make. Few people could encounter the finest cultivation arts from the very beginning; such things required accumulation over time.

If a cultivator cultivated only one Foundation Establishment longevity method and fate cultivation art throughout their life, it would be fine if they were powerful Imperial Techniques or ancient secrets. But if they were low-grade cultivation arts, then that cultivator's fortune in life would be limited.

Of course, some people cultivated a low-grade cultivation art to its utmost limit, reached the pinnacle and sublimated beyond it, ultimately deriving its final profound truth. Such people would eventually become legends who roamed freely across the nine heavens and ten lands!

Clearly, since Li Qiye cultivated Moon Vortex Sun **, Nan Huairen believed that he would have to change his longevity method in the future. Otherwise, Moon Vortex Sun ** would ultimately destroy him.

Thus, Nan Huairen reminded Li Qiye, "Senior Brother, the earlier you replace Moon Vortex Sun **, the better. Otherwise, once you reach the later realms and become trapped within it, changing will become difficult. You will never again be able to escape its control over your blood energy."