After concluding his deal with the Two-Tailed Demon Wolf, Lu Xiaotian returned to his cultivation chamber. He raised a palm, and a jade flask brimming with demonic blood appeared in it.
Lu Xiaotian flicked a finger. The jade flask containing the stone wyrm's blood essence opened, and a faintly stony scent wafted out with the blood qi.
Blood-gang power surged in Lu Xiaotian's palm. Several clumps of it flew free and twisted before him, forming the illusory shapes of scarlet vermilion birds. Spiritual markings flickered across their forms, bringing them vividly to life. One looked spirited, another proud, and another cold; each wore a different expression.
The vermilion-bird phantoms spread their wings and flew back and forth before him.
More and more of the stone wyrm's blood essence poured from the jade flask. Lei had naturally obtained it in exchange from the Two-Tailed Demon Wolf. Its bloodline was not only noble, but the stone wyrm's blood essence was also one of the two largest quantities he had traded for. It was ideal for cultivating the Vermilion Bird Blood-Severing Seal.
Of course, vermilion-bird blood essence would have been even better for cultivating this art. But such blood essence wasn't something one could simply wish into existence. Even the Cloud Sparrow clan had few members left by now.
Not to mention that the Two-Tailed Demon Wolf had already used up some of it when refining the blood pool. Even if Lu Xiaotian had managed to trade for some, given his relationship with Yun Cangyue and Yun Xiaoqi, he could not have calmly used the Cloud Sparrow clan's blood essence to cultivate this art.
As the stone wyrm's blood essence tried to scatter and flee through the air, the surrounding vermilion-bird phantoms each opened their beaks and swallowed a clump.
Wyrm roars immediately