Mu Qing and Ling Fei returned to their dormitory. As top students, their dorm was designed for two people and featured luxurious decor that could almost rival a four-star hotel in Hangzhou City!
Seeing that Mu Qing was not discouraged by the breakup with Song Yalan, Ling Fei felt relieved and sat cross-legged on his bed to begin practicing the Blood Refining Technique.
He had not awakened his Blood Spirit long ago, so in order to cope with the upcoming College Entrance Exam and the Mock Exam in a few days, he naturally had to seize every moment to cultivate.
Watching Ling Fei enter a state of cultivation, Mu Qing felt a sense of melancholy in his heart.
The Blood Refining Technique was the standard bloodline cultivation method issued by West Lake High School. By practicing it, one could continuously enhance the bloodline power within their body, thereby becoming more powerful.
The only condition for practicing the Blood Refining Technique was to possess a Blood Spirit!
Without a Blood Spirit, one could only do as Mu Qing did: hone their body in the training room and ingest medicinal herbs, allowing the medicinal properties to merge into their blood to gradually strengthen their bloodline.
At the fourth stage of Blood Qi, one possessed eight hundred jin of strength, but at the fifth stage, after awakening a Blood Spirit, one could convert it into Origin Force, allowing their strength to reach one ton!
"Beep beep. Mr. Mu Qing, you have a package, which has now been deposited at the West Lake High School security office."
Suddenly, the communication device on Mu Qing's wrist lit up and emitted a notification sound.
Mu Qing was slightly stunned. He had been racking his brain lately on how to break through to the fifth stage of Blood Qi and had no time to buy things online.
"Who sent me a package?" With a hint of confusion, Mu Qing still left the dormitory and headed to the school security office.
"This is my package?"
Mu Qing held a black box with the word "Jifeng" marked on it.
This was the logo of the Jifeng Group. It was said that their couriers could deliver to any place; even in the oceans teeming with ferocious beasts, they could help you deliver it.
Weighing the package, it was unexpectedly light.
Mu Qing carried the package to the school training room; since Ling Fei was cultivating in the dorm, Mu Qing did not want to disturb him.
Because he was a top student, the school provided him with an exclusive training room. Even though his cultivation level had not kept up with the standards of top students, the school had not revoked the benefits and privileges belonging to a top student.
"Click."
Mu Qing opened the package, scanned it with his eyes, and his expression froze slightly.
Inside the box lay a purple tubular potion and a golden bracelet-style communication device.
This type of bracelet-style communication device was the most popular one currently; basically, everyone had one, and Mu Qing had one too, which was fully functional.
"Mu Qing..."
A figure formed by light appeared on the golden communication device, only about the size of a finger.
"Dad?"
Seeing this, Mu Qing exclaimed. The person on the golden communication device was none other than his mysterious father, Mu Yu, who never seemed to work but was extremely wealthy!
"Mu Qing, Dad has some important matters to attend to and will be away from home for a while. As for your situation where you have been unable to awaken your Blood Spirit, I have also racked my brains, but I haven't figured out what exactly is going on."
"The College Entrance Exam is coming up soon. If you cannot awaken your Blood Spirit, I am afraid you will miss the opportunity to become a Federation Martial Artist. Therefore, I have brought you a Blood Spirit Potion."
"The Blood Spirit Potion has only one effect: it allows a martial artist to possess a Dual Blood Spirit. Although your inherited Mad Shark Blood Spirit cannot be awakened for some reason, this Blood Spirit Potion should not be affected. It can allow you to immediately possess a Blood Spirit!"
"Remember! Do not let anyone know that you have taken the Blood Spirit Potion. In the future, if your Mad Shark Blood Spirit awakens, do not easily show it in front of others."
After saying this, Mu Yu's figure disappeared from the communication device.
"What exactly... does Dad do?"
Looking at the golden communication device and the Blood Spirit Potion in front of him, Mu Qing's pupils constricted slightly, and he gasped.
He had many doubts in his heart, such as what his father's true identity was, why he could produce such a precious potion, and why his mother, who had divorced his father, had never mentioned him to him, or even allowed him to meet her.
"Blood Spirit Potion, can it really allow me to directly possess a Blood Spirit?"
Mu Qing took a deep breath and shifted his attention to the purple tubular potion.
Inside the Blood Spirit Potion, purple radiance flickered, surrounded by tiny stardust and swirling mist, as if lightning were flowing within the vapor.
"Whatever! Since Dad gave it to me, he certainly wouldn't harm me. Besides, the Mock Exam is in two days, and that Wang Haixuan will definitely look for trouble with me. If I don't have the strength of the fifth stage of Blood Qi, I'm afraid I'll be humiliated by him!"
Mu Qing gritted his teeth, pressed the end of the potion, and a needle popped out.
This Blood Spirit Potion, like the top-tier Blood Refining Potion Mu Qing had used before, was injection-based.
Extending his left hand, Mu Qing stuck the needle into his arm. The purple swirling mist inside the potion suddenly trembled violently, carrying wisps of lightning, and surged into Mu Qing's arm, then followed his blood vessels into his entire body.
Mu Qing let out a muffled groan, not expecting such excruciating pain after taking the Blood Spirit Potion. He trembled all over, unable to support his body, and collapsed onto the floor. Beads of sweat as large as beans broke out on his forehead and back, as if countless insects and ants were tearing at his body.
A terrifying storm exploded in Mu Qing's mind. Wisps of purple mist continuously dispersed, wrapping around his entire body. Blood seeped out from the pores all over his body, and he fell into a complete coma.
If there had been anyone in the training room at this moment, they would have discovered that Mu Qing was currently surrounded by purple mist, with flashes of lightning. The blood vessels on his body bulged, intertwined like coiling dragons, and a force of purple lightning was tempering his flesh.
It was unknown how much time had passed before Mu Qing slowly woke up from his coma.
His first sensation was as if the bones all over his body had fallen apart. He had no strength, and his stomach growled, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.
Mu Qing struggled to crawl up from the floor and went to the safe on the side of the training room, taking out three crimson ginsengs.
Ever since the cosmic ferocious beasts invaded Earth, a mysterious force had transformed the planet. Many plants had mutated; like the red ginseng in Mu Qing's hand, it was a mutation of ordinary ginseng, and its medicinal power was dozens of times greater than that of ordinary ginseng.
Only those at the fourth stage of Blood Qi could barely consume it.
Picking up the Crimson Ginseng, Mu Qing was so hungry he could no longer restrain himself. He shoved it into his mouth and swallowed it in a few quick bites, the intense hunger finally easing slightly.
"Huh?"
Mu Qing's expression suddenly tightened. He discovered that as he swallowed the Crimson Ginseng, a mysterious power surged from his mind, helping him refine the medicinal potency of the plant.
"Hum."
His internal Blood Qi fluctuated. A wisp of Blood Qi surged out from within Mu Qing, forming a section of purple bamboo behind his back. The Blood Qi transformed into a purple, misty vapor that coiled around the purple bamboo, with lightning bolts slithering through the mist like small snakes.
That section of purple bamboo was incredibly solid and shimmering with brilliance. Streams of light flowed out and drilled into his body, causing the medicinal power of the Crimson Ginseng to be rapidly refined and dispersed throughout his entire body.
"Fifth stage of Blood Qi!"
Mu Qing gasped, and then a look of excitement appeared on his face.
Fifth stage of Blood Qi!
From the fourth stage until now, amidst the questioning gazes of others, he had seen his hopes shattered countless times. With the College Entrance Exam looming, even Mu Qing had felt a trace of despair in his heart, yet he never expected to successfully break through today!
This was the Blood Spirit his father had given him: the Purple Lightning Bamboo!
"Ordinary Blood Spirits are awakened from the dantian, but the Purple Lightning Bamboo is in my mind, condensed with the help of the Blood Spirit Potion." Mu Qing gradually calmed down and sat cross-legged, attempting to communicate with the Purple Lightning Bamboo in his mind.
Through internal observation, Mu Qing discovered that the Purple Lightning Bamboo in his mind flickered in and out of existence, wreathed in wisps of lightning power. On the Purple Lightning Bamboo, Mu Qing noticed five patterns flashing with electric light.
He knew that everyone's Blood Spirit had such patterns. One needed to use the Blood Refining Technique to continuously refine Blood Qi and inject it into the Blood Spirit. Only when ten patterns were condensed and fused, allowing the Blood Spirit to release its first-stage power, could one truly be considered a Federation Martial Artist!
Why was the College Entrance Exam so important?
Because only by passing the College Entrance Exam could students enter the Federation early to enjoy its benefits, exchanging the hunting of cosmic beasts or the completion of missions for the medicinal herbs and potions needed to rapidly improve their cultivation.
If one failed to pass the College Entrance Exam, they would have to cultivate silently on their own, spending years or even over a decade to reach the first-stage release of their Blood Spirit before they could register at a Federation institution and become a Federation Martial Artist.
From this, the importance of the College Entrance Exam was clear; even Mu Qing's mysterious father wanted him to seize the opportunity, going so far as to send him the Blood Spirit Potion!
"Let's try the school's Blood Refining Technique."
Now that he possessed a Blood Spirit, Mu Qing could hardly wait. He raised his hand and tapped his communication device.
A light screen popped out from his communication device, hovering in mid-air.
Mu Qing logged into the West Lake High School official website, entered the compulsory courses for the third year, and found a video within.
Inside the video was a transparent body with clearly visible meridians, where threads of blood-colored light constantly rotated.
This was the detailed video for the Blood Refining Technique. Basically, top students had already previewed it when they reached the fourth stage of Blood Qi, so they could start practicing immediately upon awakening their Blood Spirit.
Although the Blood Refining Technique was not a very high-level cultivation method, it was considered relatively advanced among the public. If one wanted a better cultivation method, they would likely only be able to obtain it within a Federation institution.
After watching the video a few times, Mu Qing committed the key points to memory. He then sat cross-legged in the training room, swallowed the remaining two Crimson Ginsengs in one go, and began to stimulate his Blood Spirit, initiating the Blood Refining Technique.
Following the pathways of the Blood Refining Technique, the Purple Lightning Bamboo deep in his mind began to tremble slowly, emitting wisps of purple energy that refined the surging medicinal power of the two Crimson Ginsengs.
At the same time, Mu Qing mobilized the Blood Qi in his dantian, sending it toward his mind along with the medicinal power.
As the Blood Refining Technique operated, the thick medicinal power and Blood Qi were gradually converted by the Purple Lightning Bamboo into wisps of scorching white lightning power!
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