In the mountain forest.
A drop of crimson blood gathered at Jiang Ning's fingertip.
Under the sunlight, flecks of gold like starlight flashed within it.
He studied it for a moment.
"As I thought! My blood contains Divine Radiance!"
Jiang Ning swallowed the drop of blood.
As it passed through his mouth, it seeped into his blood vessels and rejoined the blood coursing through them.
The energy his body had just lost was instantly replenished.
For him now, a single drop of blood contained an immense amount of energy, comparable to a potent medicinal herb, perhaps even more.
So losing one drop was no simple matter to make up for.
An ordinary person who lost a few dozen milliliters of blood could recover most of it after a few days of good food and rest.
That was impossible for him.
The overall quality of their blood was on entirely different levels.
To replace one drop, he had to draw nourishment from large quantities of meat or replenish it with medicines and pills.
He would not casually waste even a single drop.
Then a beam of light flew from between his brows and landed in his open palm, turning into a token.
The front bore the image of Ten Suns Sharing the Sky; the back carried the imprint of his name.
"A Shangyang Immortal Sect true disciple can enter the sect's Inner Landscape Grounds with this token!" Holding it, he sank into thought.
Since leaving Upper Yang Grotto-Heaven, he had been curious about the Shangyang Immortal Sect's Inner Landscape Grounds, but had yet to act.
The grounds were mysterious and unknown, with scant mention of them even in ancient texts. He knew too little to venture in lightly, yet he could not simply stay away, so he had wanted to prepare