Life Source Liquid, Moon Spirit Essence

Early morning.

In an area of low-rise buildings, on the second floor of a small supermarket facing the street.

Chen Xia, wearing autumn clothes, sat cross-legged with his quilt around his feet, having spent the night indoors.

Previously, Chen Xia would lie down to rest every night. Last night, while cultivating the Eternal Night Blood Scripture, the circulation of the technique stimulated the bloodline within his body, making him feel warm all over. The improvement in his mental power brought him pleasure and clarity, and the night passed by.

"So clear..."

When he opened his eyes, he felt the small room brighten. It was clearer than ever before. He could even distinctly see the curved patterns on the green leaves of the tree ten meters away by the window, as if they were magnified before his eyes.

The bird calls in his ears were also crisper and louder than before, chirping in his eardrums. The entire world seemed to be vividly presented in his mind.

"The Eternal Night Blood Scripture can indeed enhance mental power. And compared to the original version of the technique, cultivating this one is like sleeping for me, without any pain, yet the effect is doubled."

Chen Xia's eyes were sharp. He noticed that the internal energy in his dantian had increased significantly compared to before. He extended his right hand and circulated the internal energy to his fist. A wisp of scarlet blood mist eerily appeared, looking quite strange.

"This is Blood Yang. It's warm..."

Chen Xia murmured. Although the blood mist on his fist wasn't very dense or abundant, and it was quite transparent, it had reached a visible level.

At this pace, once the blood mist permeated his entire body, it could condense into Gang Qi.

However, this was a long process. Condensing into Gang Qi was not that easy. But in the early stages, with sufficient Blood Yang, he could perform Spirit Techniques and generate Bat Blood Shadows.

"No wonder the Night God Sect is so widespread. With a technique like this, many people are willing to join them. It's indeed much faster."

For ordinary citizens in the Federation, becoming a martial warrior is very difficult. Without a strong innate physique or access to potions, even cultivating for a lifetime might not allow them to break the standard punch force of 1000 kilograms.

But cultivating the Eternal Night Blood Scripture can allow an ordinary person to reach that level within a few years.

If they have some talent, it will be even faster. Or if they already have a cultivation foundation but have been stuck for a long time, cultivating this technique can bring progress.

Currently, Chen Xia has the Seven Injuries Fist and the Eternal Night Blood Scripture, which is enough.

He needs to cultivate both techniques to perfection first to build a solid foundation.

"Time to go to work!"

Chen Xia got up, stretched, washed up, and then went to the Patrol Inspection Office. After clocking in, he headed to a nearby drugstore.

He now had over 700,000, so he could restock.

This time, he carefully selected items at the drugstore. He finally bought three Lingpo Pills, plus two tubes of Life Source Liquid, one tube of Moon Spirit Essence, and thirty-one Qianyang Pills.

He had basically spent almost all his money, leaving only a thousand yuan.

Although Chen Xia's cultivation of the Eternal Night Blood Scripture had no side effects of becoming a blood slave, refining Qi and Blood into Blood Yang still consumed nutrients and required replenishment.

Therefore, he specifically spent a high price to buy many tonics.

Life Source Liquid was a green liquid contained in glass tubes. Inside was a green essence that shimmered like stars under the sunlight, very dazzling.

It was an essence extracted from a vigorous ancient tree from the Outer Domain, containing powerful life energy.

It could quickly repair bodily damage, enhance vitality and Yang energy, and boost the viscera, muscles, and primal qi. Each bottle cost over 100,000, and he bought two.

As for the other tube of Moon Spirit Essence, there was an ancient term called "Essence of the Sun and Moon." With the development of modern technology, the Green God Group had successfully used high-tech means at their Moon base to collect a type of radiation from within the moon, which could be condensed into a solid form. This moonlight-like substance could enhance the body's life functions, Qi and Blood, and heal the mind and body.

However, this Moon Spirit Essence could not be taken orally; it was for medicated baths. A single drop was used each time, and when circulating the technique, it would be absorbed through the pores, having the effect of tempering the skin and muscles.

This tube also cost over 100,000.

These were purely tonics, considered relatively expensive medicines. Because most of these tube-shaped items had no side effects, Chen Xia spent a long time choosing and only picked these two. As for other items, even if they had minor side effects, were Grade 3 or higher, they were too precious.

Low-end Reversal pills had insignificant effects, so Chen Xia only had Lingpo Pills and thirty-one Qianyang Pills with side effects.

But it wasn't that important. With the time he spent choosing, once Chen Xia's strength improved, he could go to the bases of evil cults and develop them further to earn more money.

After obtaining the medicines, Chen Xia rode his bike on his way to the Patrol Inspection Office.

"Chen Xia, have you found any leads on the evil cults you've been investigating recently?"

At this moment, a voice came from his electronic watch.

It was Jiang Xinglan, from Headquarters, her avatar flashing on Feixun.

Jiang Xinglan's avatar was the Federation's national emblem from the Federation era.

It was a blueprint formed by combining the national emblems of multiple countries into an ancient shield shape, with two wheat ears curving upwards at the bottom. Above the shield was the icon of a blue star, symbolizing peace, prosperity, honor, and dignity. The blue star above represented the unified authority of the Federation, and the shining blue star symbolized hope and light.

Hearing Jiang Xinglan's magnetic female voice, Chen Xia thought for a moment and didn't hide anything. He replied, "Director Jiang... there are people from the Night God Sect in South City. They are secretly supporting the Gathering Justice Mercenary Group and have kidnapped many young girls."

"Their superior is named Edel, a missionary who controls the Gathering Justice Mercenary Group."

"Next, the Night God Sect is likely going to hold some kind of ritual to summon the Blood God, but the specific purpose is still unclear."

After sending the message, it wasn't long before Jiang Xinglan's avatar flashed again: "Oh?... I'm very pleased that you could investigate this far."

"There have been multiple missing persons cases in the South City district recently, which is having a bad impact. If you can find the evil cult's base, notify me, and I will send people to eliminate them and maintain the public security of Yijiang City. You will also earn merit, preparing for future promotions."

"Director, can I still be promoted?"

Chen Xia was a little stunned. He had only been promoted not long ago.

Jiang Xinglan's magnetic voice came through, "With your strength, you are more than qualified to be a Mid-level Captain. If you find the base this time, I will lead the arrest and give you a major merit, and then I will arrange a position for you."

"Do this well, and when you complete Tempering Bones, I will find a way to transfer you to Headquarters. However, if you discover the evil cult's base, don't act. Let me handle it."

"Thank you for your care, Director Jiang..."

Chen Xia saw the message from Jiang Xinglan and was a bit confused.

Although he had killed Hu Biao before, it wasn't enough to warrant such attention from Headquarters.

However, Jiang Xinglan saw it differently.

Chen Xia killing Hu Biao was a battle achievement.

Hu Biao, when he erupted, was close to Grade 2, and a Grade 2 could already be a Chief Captain of South City.

A Grade 2 Martial Warrior already surpassed many people.

Jiang Xinglan believed Chen Xia had the potential to advance to Grade 2, or even higher. Even within Headquarters, reaching Grade 2 meant you weren't at the bottom.

Cultivating someone with such potential was not a loss for her. Even if Chen Xia's ceiling wasn't high in the end, Jiang Xinglan wouldn't lose anything.

"Director Jiang, I'd like to ask, what level of strength do those Night God Sect missionaries generally have, compared to Martial Warriors?"

Chen Xia had only fought against Edel's subordinates before and felt they were quite sinister. He wasn't sure of Edel's strength if he were to face him directly.

Hearing this, Jiang Xinglan replied, "It depends on the level. In your South City area, since he was assigned to the old town to preach, he should correspond to the strength of a Grade 2 Martial Warrior. However, these people master Evil Cult Spirit Techniques. A Grade 2 Martial Warrior might not be able to capture them, and if they're unlucky, they might even be killed in return. Why are you asking this? Do you want to deal with a missionary?"

"No, I just want to understand more information," Chen Xia replied.