Blood Sha Magic

"Where is Cao De?"

"Li Mo, I know you are Cao De's confidant. If you are willing to be a witness and identify Cao De on the spot, I will petition the Longyuan Prefecture Jinyiwei Commander's Office to give you a lighter sentence!"

Chen Fan looked at Li Mo and said in a deep voice.

The seven Jinyiwei banner officers who had fought alongside Li Mo were either dead or had surrendered under the siege of the other Jinyiwei. The dozen or so demons and devils were also in full retreat under the combined efforts of Lu Xuenning, Huang Chengyue, Wang Chao, Qin Yuan, and others.

The strongest among these demons and devils were only at the fourth level of the Spirit Concealment Realm, and there were three of them. The strongest, a black ape, had already been kicked to death by Chen Fan.

The remaining two were also being suppressed by Lu Xuenning, a martial artist at the peak of the Spirit Concealment Realm.

Without these two top-tier combatants, the morale of the demons and devils at the second and third levels of the Spirit Concealment Realm plummeted. They were being beaten down by Huang Chengyue and the others. However, these demons and devils had tough hides and extremely long health bars, making it difficult to kill them quickly.

The situation on the scene was slowly tilting in Chen Fan's favor.

"You want me to betray Cao Centurion? You're dreaming!"

"I'll go to the Yellow Springs first, and you'll join me soon!"

Li Mo extended his left hand, grabbed the blade of Chen Fan's Embroidered Spring Blade, and fiercely stabbed it into his own throat. He then fell to the ground.

"He's quite a man!"

Chen Fan looked at Li Mo with newfound respect.

"Cao De, even if you don't show yourself, everything that happened today will be attributed to you. Your collusion with demons and devils, elimination of rivals, manipulation of Ping'an County, disregard for human life, and indiscriminate killing of innocents are already common knowledge!"

"Cao De, weren't you going to kill me? Why aren't you making a move? Are you afraid?"

Chen Fan looked around and said loudly.

He knew Cao De must be nearby. This whole elaborate setup today was meant to kill him. How could he hide at such a critical juncture?

He glanced at the demons and devils still resisting stubbornly around him and decided to take them down first. He moved swiftly, killing eight demons and devils with single strikes. The remaining few also met their end under the blades of Lu Xuenning, Huang Chengyue, and the others!

"Hahaha!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Chen Fan, what will you do now that I'm here?!"

Cao De, dressed in his Centurion uniform and wielding a straight Meteorite Iron Blade, walked out from a corner.

A terrifying blood mist emanated from his body, spreading outwards in all directions.

The blood of the fallen demons, devils, and martial artists rapidly flowed out, turning them into desiccated corpses.

This flowing blood merged with the blood mist, causing it to continuously expand. Cao De suddenly inhaled, drawing the blood mist into his body. His aura grew stronger and stronger, radiating a terrifying presence!

"Blood Sha Skill!"

"This is the Blood Sha Skill of the Blood Sha Sect! It's a genuine Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation technique!"

"To cultivate this skill, one needs to find a place with Yin Sha Qi, guide the Yin Sha Qi into the body, and then supplement it with vital blood to refine Blood Sha. Using the power of Blood Sha, one can open acupoints and guide the primordial energy of heaven and earth into the body, helping one to break through to the Spirit Aperture Realm!"

"However, this is a Devilish Heresy. Those who break through to the Spirit Aperture Realm using this method will have limited future achievements."

"Furthermore, the energy of Blood Sha will erode the entire body. Once Blood Sha enters the brain, a Blood Devil will be born, and at that point, the practitioner will completely lose themselves!"

"Cao De cultivates this method using the blood of various demons, devils, and human martial artists. This kind of Blood Sha is the most impure. Although the effects may be significant and the power considerable, it greatly increases the risk of becoming a Devil!"

Lu Xuenning couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing Cao De's appearance.

The Longyuan Prefecture Jinyiwei Commander's Office had orthodox Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation techniques, with virtually no significant side effects. Yet, Cao De had chosen to cultivate a demonic technique!

Such techniques were strictly forbidden in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and this alone was enough to cost Cao De his life.

However, since Cao De dared to reveal it in front of everyone tonight, he had no intention of letting anyone present leave alive!

"Little girl, you're not old, but you know a lot."

"That's right, I, this seat, cultivate the Blood Sha Skill!"

"I also know that this technique is not tolerated by the imperial court, but I had no choice!"

"I, Cao De, have served diligently as the Ping'an County Jinyiwei Centurion for twenty years. I have gone to the Longyuan Prefecture Jinyiwei Commander's Office's armory multiple times to exchange for Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation techniques."

"But my aptitude is dull. I exchanged for a full three Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation techniques, and I couldn't cultivate any of them successfully."

"Finally, the senior guarding the armory directly told me that if I couldn't even get started with these three simplest techniques, then exchanging for other Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation techniques would also be a waste of merit points and meaningless."

"So, I can only stay in this godforsaken place, Ping'an County, for the rest of my life? I can never become a Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist in this lifetime?"

"No!"

"I refuse!"

"I am not resigned! I want to defy the heavens!"

"Now, I have succeeded! Using the Blood Sha Skill, I have successfully opened my acupoints, communicated with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and become a true Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist!"

"When the time comes, I can switch to other Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation techniques and transform the Blood Sha energy within my body. Although that might cause me to stagnate for the rest of my life, I will be content."

"Speaking of which, I must thank you all for wreaking havoc in Ping'an County, slaying demons and devils."

"The reason I was late tonight is because I first went to the Government Office to refine the vital blood of all the demons and devils there."

"Now that I have refined the vital blood of the demons, devils, and martial artists here, the Blood Sha energy within me has grown stronger. I have now opened three acupoints, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth I communicate with is becoming increasingly vast."

"Are you ready to welcome death?"

Cao De strode with the bearing of a dragon and the power of a tiger, exuding boundless confidence. He held the Meteorite Iron Blade, his body shrouded in a bloodthirsty aura that radiated outwards, his clothes fluttering as if in a strong wind.

"Let's go!"

"Cao De has already become a Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist, and he has opened three acupoints. Even though he used a shortcut and walks the path of Devilish Heresy, he is now a genuine Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist."

"The Divine Treasure Five Gates are merely the starting point of the martial path, while the Spirit Aperture Realm and the Spirit Concealment Realm are worlds apart!"

"I've already requested reinforcements from Longyuan Prefecture. Don't try to be brave for a moment. Take a step back, and the sky will be wide open. If you have the green hills, you'll never run out of firewood!"

Lu Xuenning grabbed Chen Fan's arm and said in a deep voice. But no matter how hard she pulled, Chen Fan remained motionless, making her increasingly anxious.

"Go?"

"I can leave, but what about you all?"

"What about those Jinyiwei brothers who trusted us and followed us to fight against Cao De?"

"Anyone can leave today, but I, Chen Fan, cannot!"

Chen Fan's gaze was firm as he spoke.

The Jinyiwei looked at him with shining eyes. They knew their choice was not wrong; they had not followed the wrong person!

"Hahaha!"

"None of you will escape! All of you will die!"

"Blood Sha Palm!"

Cao De laughed loudly. He leaped into the air, light as a swallow, like a fleeting glimpse of a startled swan, and charged directly at Chen Fan!

"I said I wouldn't leave, but I don't think I said I'd let you slaughter me!"

"So what if you're a Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist?"

"Let's see if my Ten Realms of Martial Arts can defeat your crooked path!"

Chen Fan faced Cao De's attack without a hint of panic. He unleashed the Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc Fist, punching out with a surge of primal energy that carried a terrifying force, as if it could shatter the heavens and tear apart the firmament!