The True Blood Escape Technique
East Birch Market is located in the northern part of the eastern part of the Heavenly Origin Continent.
More than 800 miles east of East Birch Market, there is a mountain rich in Spiritual Qi called Myriad Beasts Mountain, which is the location of the Beast Taming Sect, one of the five major sects in the northeastern part of the Heavenly Origin Continent.
East Birch Market is the largest market established by the Beast Taming Sect.
Moreover, more than two thousand miles southwest of East Birch Market, there is the famous Lei Clan, known throughout the cultivation world for their thunder-based Technique Method.
Song Wen has been in East Birch Market for two months.
He disguised himself as a low-level talisman master at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, who was over thirty years old.
Song Wen's talent in talismanic arts was far less than his talent in Technique Method.
After completely absorbing and refining Wu Ren's soul, his Divine Sense strength was comparable to that of Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator. However, he only had a 50% success rate in drawing mid-grade first-tier Flying Talisman, which was shockingly low.
Some exceptionally talented talisman masters in the market, despite only having Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivation level, can achieve a 70% success rate in drawing Flying Talisman.
Take, for example, the elderly man sitting in front of him. He had mediocre talent in cultivation and was over sixty years old. He only had the Qi Refining Sixth Layer and would probably never be able to break through to the Late Qi Refinement Refining in his lifetime. However, he made a name for himself in East Birch Market by relying on his skill in drawing talismans.
"Brother Zhang Cheng, aren't you really going to check out the brothels? Peony Pavilion has recently gotten some new girls, their figures, their looks, their skills..."
"Tsk tsk tsk... Absolutely wonderful."
Looking at the old man's savoring expression, Song Wen was somewhat suspicious. The man had been stuck at the Qi Refining Middle Stage for over a decade without breaking through; perhaps his life force had been drained by the female demons in the brothel.
The old man's name was Ai Kun, and he truly lived up to his name.
With a wry smile, Song Wen shook his head.
"Ai Kun your kind offer, Senior Ai Kun, but my interests lie elsewhere. I'd better decline."
Ai Kun stroked his slightly graying beard and said.
"You're over thirty, and your cultivation is only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer. I'm afraid you'll end up like this old man, with no hope of breaking through to the Late Qi Refinement. You might as well enjoy life while you can."
"You are single and have no dao companion, why suffer in solitude?"
Song Wen didn't respond. The old man seemed nice, but he talked too much.
Seeing that Song Wen didn't reply, Ai Kun felt a little bored. He picked up the tea in front of him, took two sips, and continued.
"I obtained some of the latest information on the Righteous-Demonic War from a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect I know well. Would you like to know?"
Song Wen immediately became interested, straightened his back in the chair, and urged.
"Senior Ai, please tell us quickly."
Ai Kun also beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"It is said that a stalemate has been reached. Originally, the five major righteous sects joined forces to besiege the Corpse Demon Sect, thinking that it would be a matter of course. However, they did not expect that the Corpse Demon Sect had an extremely powerful protective formation that prevented the five major sects from breaking through it for a long time. It is said that two Nascent Soul Grand Elders from the righteous Nascent Soul personally went to the Corpse Demon Sect, but they still failed to break through the formation and returned empty-handed."
"Furthermore, with the Crimson Blood Gate and the Mysterious Yin Sect keeping them in check, the five major sects are now in a dilemma. They have spent years preparing and a huge amount of manpower and resources, but have not gained any benefits."
"It is said that before the invasion of the righteous sects, the small demonic forces within a radius of several thousand miles of the Corpse Demon Sect were completely looted by the Corpse Demon Sect, which carried out a scorched-earth policy. The five major sects did not gain any benefits, but the Corpse Demon Sect took the opportunity to make a fortune."
As Ai Kun recounted the story, he seemed somewhat gloating, as if seeing the righteous sects suffer a setback was something to be happy about.
The fact that the five major sects had been unable to break through for so long was not good news for Song Wen.
After all, he was a defector, and his soul still lingers within the Corpse Demon Sect. If one day the Corpse Demon Sect recovers and decides to purge the defectors, Song Wen would be one of them.
After chatting for a while, Ai Kun got up and left.
The place where they chatted was Small Courtyard that Song Wen rented from the market for ten Spirit Stone per month.
In East Birch Market, Song Wen's Small Courtyard is not considered expensive, but it's not the cheapest either.
The cheapest option is the shantytown west of the market. There, you can rent a thatched hut for two Spirit Stone a month, but the environment, comfort, and most importantly, security are much worse.
Over the past two months, Song Wen has discovered that these righteous sects exploit Rogue Cultivator no less than the Devil Dao Sect.
In East Birch Market, setting up a stall is quite cheap, costing only one Spirit Stone per day. However, the prices in industries controlled by sects are significantly higher than those in the Corpse Demon Sect Market.
Take the Qi Refinement Qi-Gathering Pill cultivators, for example.
Prices at the Corpse Demon Sect Market are generally around two and a half Spirit Stone, while prices at the East Birch Market are around four Spirit Stones. Other Cultivation Resources such as Cultivation Method, Law Artifact, talismans, and spirit medicine are also generally 30% to 70% more expensive than those at the Corpse Demon Sect Market.
Under the management of the Beast Taming Sect, a large number of independent Rogue Cultivator gathered near East Birch Market. These Rogue Cultivator, like worker ants, tirelessly brought together various treasures scattered in dangerous and remote places to East Birch Market, where the Beast Taming Sect bought them at low prices. Then, the Rogue Cultivator purchased various cultivation resources at high prices from the shops opened by the Beast Taming Sect.
Furthermore, the righteous sects are not, as they claim, devoted to serving all living beings, slaying demons and monsters until their dying breath.
Although they don't openly slaughter mortals and Rogue Cultivator like the demonic sects, they also don't truly care about the lives of mortals.
The stories circulating among mortals about righteous cultivators slaying demons and evil spirits are mostly about how these demons and evil spirits possessed some rare spiritual material that cultivators coveted, which is why the cultivators killed them. Otherwise, why would cultivators risk their lives to care about the lives of mortals?
After seeing Ai Kun off, Song Wen arrived at the gate of the Small Courtyard. He glanced at the Small Courtyard across the street, and seeing no unusual activity, he closed the gate and went back inside.
The Small Courtyard across the street was rented by Song Wen, who was in disguise, using Spirit Stone.
He dug out a secret underground chamber in the courtyard across the Small Courtyard.
He then set up the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> in a secret room, and bought a complete Demon Beast corpse, used Secret Method to create a corpse beast, and placed it in an underground secret room to nurture it.
Song Wen did this not to refine a useless corpse beast, but to test the effectiveness of the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> and whether the array could truly conceal the detection of Golden Core cultivator.
As the largest and most profitable market in the Beast Taming Sect, East Birch Market has a Golden Core cultivator stationed there.
However, this Golden Core expert usually cultivates in a cave abode with abundant Spiritual Qi, ten miles outside the market, and rarely shows himself.
Song Wen will not enter the secret chamber opposite until the effectiveness of the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> has been truly verified.
He obtained many good things from Wu Ren's storage ring, especially two Cultivation Method.
Firstly, it is an advanced Cultivation Method of the Blood Escape Technique, or rather, this is the true Blood Escape Technique.
When faced with a life-or-death crisis, one can burn all the Essence Blood in one's body, transforming into a cloud of blood mist. This not only allows one to evade fatal attacks, but also enables one to instantly travel tens or even thousands of miles, depending on the amount of Essence Blood and blood burned. This is quite similar to the legendary Divine Ability of "shrinking the earth to an inch".