But when Lu Chen saw what he needed for cultivation, the delight on his face gradually faded.
"The Azure Dragon's liver, the White Tiger's lungs, the Vermilion Bird Heart, the Black Tortoise's kidneys, the Qilin's spleen..."
He read the words in the scripture under his breath, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.
"But where am I supposed to find the five sacred beasts?"
The Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Qilin were all sacred beasts that existed only in ancient legends.
Hunting them down and harvesting their organs was out of the question.
Even if ordinary martial artists spent their entire lives searching, they might never have a chance to glimpse one from afar.
Besides, how terrifyingly powerful would a true sacred beast be?
Lu Chen feared that the moment he approached one, its aura alone would crush him into a bloody mist.
Cultivating this art with the organs of the true five sacred beasts was almost impossible.
"No wonder this senior possessed such an art, yet still passed away here in meditation."
Lu Chen glanced at the skeleton in the stone chamber, lost in thought.
It was not that the Five Saints Life-Exchange Scripture lacked power, but that the resources it required were simply too staggering.
Even someone who obtained the art might never truly master it.
Lu Chen continued turning the pages.
Soon, after the five sections of the art, he found a supplementary passage.
"The five sacred beasts are difficult to find, beyond the sight of mortals."
"Yet all scaled creatures and birds, mountain spirits and aquatic beasts beneath heaven have bloodlines that can be traced to their origins. Flood dragons and pythons may harbor the Azure Dragon's blood; tigers and leopards may inherit the White Tiger's lineage; firebirds may be remnants of the