Blood Spirit Qi Ranged Attack, Old Man Duan Continues to Take the Blame

Everything that just happened, I guess you could say I went all out.

Facing five Outer Sect Disciples, all at least at the mid-Qi Refining Stage, and managing to kill three of them – that's not a bad record.

Even as he was dying, Shen Fan felt a sliver of pride.

"Azure Steel Sword! Go!"

The flying sword let out a sharp cry as it sliced down towards Shen Fan.

However, at this critical moment.

A thick, bloody scent washed over him.

It was like the smell of fresh water to someone dying of thirst in the desert.

A glance from the corner of his eye.

Shen Fan saw the Outer Sect Disciple he had just killed. The fresh blood was now flowing from the wound.

This blood, like the most delicious delicacy, stimulated Shen Fan's taste buds, igniting his primal desires.

Even the Blood Spirit Qi that had already returned to his Dantian was, at this moment, reawakened.

"Boom—!"

Two streams of Blood Spirit Qi within him were activated again, his Blood Essence burning fiercely.

A powerful surge of energy swept through his entire body once more.

If he didn't get enough blood replenishment with this exertion, even a god couldn't save him.

The next moment.

Shen Fan shot forward, dodging the flying sword strike with sheer force.

Then, he lunged directly onto the body of the slain Outer Sect Disciple.

He bit down hard on the neck.

The body was still warm, the Blood Essence fresh.

"Gulp! Gulp—!"

Shen Fan greedily slurped down the man's blood.

This gruesome sight caused Li Qingshan and the remaining Outer Sect Disciple to widen their eyes in shock.

"Drinking blood... You're a demon!"

Seeing this, Li Qingshan pointed at Shen Fan, his voice trembling as he shouted.

Blood gushed out, filling Shen Fan's mouth and flowing into his body, frantically replenishing the burning Blood Essence.

It made the Blood Spirit Qi coursing through him even more wild.

The blood-drinking technique from the latter half of the Blood Spirit Unification Art allowed the exhausted Shen Fan to regain his vitality.

Even his chest, which had been struck by the golden seal, was rapidly healing.

"Next! It's your turn!"

Shen Fan looked up indifferently, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Then, the corner of his lips curved slightly as he used his finger to lick a smear of blood into his mouth.

He then dropped to all fours and darted forward.

He pounced directly on the Outer Sect Disciple next to Li Qingshan.

The blood of a living person was like a fountain.

"Ch—!"

The blood, like mercury, made Shen Fan's physique boil even more fiercely, like a furnace.

"Boom—!"

The next moment, a powerful force erupted from within him.

Another stream of Blood Spirit Qi condensed in his Dantian.

Blood Refinement, third layer!

The Blood Spirit Unification Art broke through again!

His eyes snapped open, turning completely blood-red.

Everything around him seemed to transform into a world of blood.

Li Qingshan, radiating golden light, looked like a fragrant piece of prey as he retreated rapidly in Shen Fan's vision.

He then turned and activated the Wind Riding Technique, fleeing quickly.

"Trying to escape?"

In his current state, Shen Fan seemed to have pushed the Blood Spirit Unification Art to its absolute limit.

In an instant.

In the latter five layers of the Blood Spirit Unification Art, aside from the blood-sucking method.

Another technique was activated by Shen Fan.

"One Qi rushes the Laogong, Crimson Shuttle splits the long rainbow!"

Shen Fan let out a low growl.

The three strands of Blood Spirit Qi within his body rapidly gathered along his spiritual meridians. The meridians acted like a racetrack, allowing the Blood Spirit Qi to circulate even faster.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!"

The next moment, Shen Fan flicked his wrist.

Three strands of Blood Spirit Qi condensed into three blood swords, leaving his palm and flying out.

The blood swords formed a triangular formation and, at extreme speed, struck Li Qingshan, who had already fled a hundred meters away.

What surprised Shen Fan even more was that the three strands of Blood Spirit Qi did not pierce through the opponent's body.

Instead, after entering, they quickly roamed along the opponent's spiritual meridians.

Madly absorbing his vital essence.

"Retrieve!"

Shen Fan's mind moved.

Three noticeably strengthened blood swords broke free from Li Qingshan's body and shot out.

They then returned to Shen Fan's body, finally circulating along his meridians. After fully absorbing the vital essence they brought back, they returned to his dan tian.

"Awesome!"

Shen Fan was stunned by this backlash of power.

"Boom—!"

His Blood Essence surged like a rainbow.

The power within Shen Fan exploded.

The vital essence that was drawn back condensed once more, becoming Shen Fan's fourth strand of Blood Spirit Qi.

"Blood Refinement... fourth layer!"

Shen Fan's eyes gleamed with excitement he could barely contain.

After a long while, the surge of blood energy subsided.

Shen Fan appeared as if nothing had happened. Apart from looking a bit disheveled, he showed no signs of injury whatsoever.

He looked around.

The sky was pitch black, and the surroundings were silent.

Recalling everything that had just happened, Shen Fan trembled with excitement.

"This Blood Spirit Unification Art is actually so powerful! And the latter five layers even contain ranged attack spells!"

"What evil path is this? This is the true path of cultivation! Such a technique is destined to be mine!"

After a moment of reflection, Shen Fan immediately began to clean up the battlefield.

He then collected the Universe Pouches of the five individuals.

However, Shen Fan then began to ponder carefully.

"These are five people! Five Outer Sect Disciples!"

"If they just disappear so cleanly, it will undoubtedly cause a huge uproar."

"Li Qingshan was instructed by Bai Qianyu to silence me, so Bai Qianyu must know Li Qingshan's movements. If Li Qingshan dies, Bai Qianyu will immediately suspect me!"

"What should I do?"

Originally, Shen Fan had planned to destroy the bodies and evidence, and also acquire their magical treasures.

But now, it seemed like a disaster that couldn't be kept.

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Shen Fan became anxious.

These bodies, he couldn't burn them, nor could he leave them.

"Or should I also fall to the ground and create a scene of mutual destruction? Then I can say that Li Qingshan was instructed by Bai Qianyu to kill me? They have the Soul Searching Technique anyway, so it'll be clear once they check!"

"But... what kind of good person joins the Outer Sect and immediately kills five Outer Sect Disciples!"

If this got out, wouldn't he be dissected and studied!

Especially with his rank-one Five-Element Mixed Spirit Root.

However, just as Shen Fan was at a loss, A low, hoarse voice came from the winding path leading from the Waste Elixir Chamber.

"Shen Fan?"

Shen Fan, who was concentrating in thought, instinctively unleashed a Flame Serpent Art upon hearing a sound.

BOOM!

Flames shot into the sky, illuminating the surroundings.

Under the firelight, a familiar old face, wrinkled and rough like tree bark, appeared in his vision.

"Old Man Duan?"

"You little brat!"

Old Man Duan waved his hand, and a Corpse Puppet materialized out of thin air, blocking the Flame Serpent Art before incredulously approaching Shen Fan.

Then, he looked at the corpses scattered all around and asked.

"These... did you do all this?"

Shen Fan stared blankly at Old Man Duan, a wicked grin appearing on his lips. "No! You did this!"

"What are you talking about? I just got here!"

Old Man Duan chuckled and cursed, not understanding what was happening.

"There's no time to explain! Hurry up and have the Corpse Puppet finish them off, leave its traces, and then disguise it as if you did it. Let's go!"

Shen Fan urged Old Man Duan.

"Making me take the blame again!"

Old Man Duan grumbled, but his hands were swift.

He immediately controlled six or seven Corpse Puppets to act.

However, Old Man Duan didn't have the Corpse Puppets finish off the already dead. Instead, he collected all the bodies.

"Such excellent materials for refining corpses! It would be a waste not to take them!"

Hearing this, Shen Fan suddenly understood.

Indeed!

He himself cultivated the Nine Nether Corpse Refinement Art, and these Outer Sect Disciples had good potential.

If they were refined into Corpse Puppets to feed back into his cultivation, the speed would be unimaginable!

Furthermore, leaving the bodies behind would still leave traces of his battle with them.

For example, two corpses were drained of blood, and there were traces of Li Qingshan's Blood Spirit Qi absorbing his essence and blood.

These traces would be impossible to hide from cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Leaving behind Corpse Puppet traces while taking the bodies was the best option.

After finishing everything, Shen Fan and Old Man Duan quickly rushed towards the Waste Elixir Chamber.

"Why are you here? Walking into a trap?"

On the way, Shen Fan asked in a low voice.

"Get lost! A disciple from the Icefire Sect was captured. They've posted a bounty outside: one hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones for the person alive, or the corpse if dead. I came to gather some information!"

"Leng Ningshuang?"

"You know her?"

Old Man Duan's eyes widened.

"I've met her. That woman is no good!"

"What happened?"

Shen Fan immediately told Old Man Duan about what happened last time.

"Damn it!"

Old Man Duan cursed under his breath. "What a load of crap, these so-called righteous immortal sects! They're all scum!

You have no idea, after I left the Heavenly Xuan Sect, I heard a lot of news we never knew before.

I've joined the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect now. An elder there once told me that this damn Heavenly Xuan Sect was formed by a bunch of trash three hundred years ago."

"What crap, these Four Great Immortal Sects of the Great Li Kingdom! That Icefire Sect, it evolved from the former Joyous Union Sect. This damn Heavenly Xuan Sect was formed three hundred years ago by disciples and elders from the Three Great Immortal Sects after they jointly attacked the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect!

At that time, it was to suppress the Corpse King of the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect. After it was sealed, these people didn't return to their respective sects. Instead, they used the resources of the Nine Nether Corpse Puppet Sect to establish the Heavenly Xuan Sect!"

Shen Fan listened to Old Man Duan's narration, his expression filled with disbelief.

He never expected there to be such a story behind the Four Great Immortal Sects.