Blood Sea Seal
Song Wen clearly underestimated Xing Liren's importance in Xing Gaohan's heart.
The next day, at dawn.
It was still dark.
A female cultivator from the Xing Family, at the Foundation Establishment Realm, led a group of guards and stormed into the inn.
She ordered everyone to gather in the hotel lobby so she could search them one by one.
Song Wen patted the Storage Bag at his waist and walked out of the room with a calm expression.
After his Divine Sense searched the entire city, he was already prepared. He had sealed his storage ring inside his heart, so even if Xing Gaohan himself came, let alone a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he wouldn't be able to detect anything wrong.
Song Wen passed the search without any problems.
This cheap inn was full of rogue Rogue Cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, and the female cultivator didn't find anything wrong with it.
After the nun left with her guards, the travelers did not return to their rooms but chatted idly in the lobby.
"Shopkeeper, what major event has occurred? Why is the Xing Family making such a fuss?"
The shopkeeper, a middle-aged male cultivator, shook his head.
"Although I have some connections in Fangzhu City, I'm just a minor cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refinement. Today's events must involve a great deal of information; how could I possibly be qualified to know? However..."
The shopkeeper changed the subject, lowering his voice as he continued.
"A close friend of mine who lives outside the city just sent me a message. Tonight, the Xing Family's search focus is not inside the city, but outside. Almost all of the Xing Family's cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage have been mobilized, as if they want to turn the entire Fangzhu Island upside down. I wonder what the Xing Family is looking for?"
"Fangzhu Island spans a radius of 100,000 li, with mountains, rivers, lakes, caves... the terrain is incredibly complex. Even if all the cultivators of the Xing Family were to be mobilized, it would be impossible to investigate every single one of them, right?" a guest at the inn asked.
The shopkeeper shook his head. "I don't know about that. But everyone should keep a low profile and be cautious these next few days, lest we incur the wrath of the Xing Family."
The customers in the shop all nodded in agreement.
Seven days later, the Xing Family failed to find what they were looking for and had to give up.
Meanwhile, Song Wen, the real murderer, has already boarded the large spaceship bound for Azure Sky Island.
Azure Sky Island is about 300,000 li away from Fangzhu Island. It is a medium-sized island with a radius of 10,000 li and is controlled by a Golden Core Lineage.
This island is a vital passage for those entering and Fangzhu Island, attracting numerous cultivators.
Therefore, large merchant ships were set up between Azure Sky Island and Fangzhu Island specifically for transporting cultivators.
Song Wen left Fangzhu Island because the Shadow Gu, Blood Escape Technique, and Life-Substitution Technique had all been exposed.
If he continues to stay on Fangzhu Island, his identity will be exposed when he uses these methods in a fight, attracting the pursuit of the Xing Family.
Song Wen's destination was Limitless Island.
Although Limitless Island calls itself a sect, it is more like a cultivator alliance.
Limitless Island is divided into inner and outer sects. The inner sect consists of the direct disciples of Limitless Island, and their numbers are relatively small.
The outer sect consists of numerous Rogue Cultivators who joined Limitless Island halfway through their journey.
These Rogue Cultivator have no true loyalty to Limitless Island; they merely rely on Limitless Island's powerful influence and engage in mutually beneficial exchanges with the Limitless Island's core members.
Moreover, Limitless Island is founded on the Corpse Path Cultivation Method, making it easier for Limitless Island Song Wen to find the many Corpse Path spiritual materials he needs for cultivation.
The journey was smooth and calm.
After flying at sea for several days, the spaceship landed in a city.
Song Wen disembarked from the spaceship and flew northwest towards the city.
Limitless Island is located eight million li to the northwest. At Song Wen's speed, he could reach it within a month.
After leaving Azure Sky Island, there are a few small islands scattered across the sea.
Song Wen put away the flying boat and flew at full speed.
After flying tens of thousands of miles, Song Wen found an uninhabited island and landed there.
The storage ring, sealed inside his heart, made him quite uncomfortable; he needed to find a suitable place to retrieve it.
This uninhabited island is small, only about twenty miles in circumference, and is covered with lush trees, making it easy to conceal one's whereabouts.
Song Wen found Cave on a cliff near the sea to use as a temporary cave abode.
After setting up the formation, Song Wen took out his storage ring.
He first took out the bloody token, which had the word "seal" engraved on it.
Song Wen's expression brightened. Based on past experience, any token with engraved characters was extremely valuable.
Upon probing it with his Divine Sense, Song Wen discovered that it contained a method for crafting a natal Life-Bound Treasure.
This Life-Bound Treasure is named 'Blood Sea Seal'.
The Blood Sea Seal is extremely bloody and cruel to forge, requiring the melting of the blood of countless living beings. The more living beings' Essence Blood are melted, the more powerful the Blood Sea Seal becomes.
Before crafting this treasure, the blood of living beings must first be refined and purified. This is an extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive process that cannot be carried out by others.
Next, the cultivator needs to fuse the purified Essence Blood with their own Law Power to form a Blood Sea Embryo.
This step is the most crucial and also the most dangerous part of refining the Blood Sea Seal.
During this process, the cultivator needs to completely immerse their mind in the Blood Sea Embryo and establish a Divine Sense connection with it.
The Blood Sea Embryo evolved from the Essence Blood of countless living beings, and within it remain the resentment of those beings.
When these Wraith gather together, they create an extremely terrifying form of mental pollution.
The slightest misstep could result in a backlash from the resentment of living beings, plunging one into an abyss of no return.
Finally, cultivators need to gather several rare spiritual materials and use special refining methods to condense the Blood Sea Seal.
Song Wen discovered that the first two steps, which were the most difficult, were actually the easiest for him.
His physical body can directly devour the Essence Blood of others, and then force the Essence Blood out, thus completing the fusion of Essence Blood, and there is no need to worry about the backlash of resentment.
The Essence Blood he forced out was Essence Blood his own. How could his own Essence Blood turn against him?
The only difficulty is how to gather several rare spiritual materials.
With a thought, a square Blood Brick appeared in front of Song Wen.
The Blood Brick contains a massive amount of Essence Blood, which is perfect for refining the Blood Sea Seal.
After putting away the Blood Brick and tokens, Song Wen began to take stock of the items he had obtained from Xing Liren's storage ring.
Xing Liren's storage ring had long been thrown away by Song Wen, but the contents of it had all been transferred to Song Wen's own storage ring.
Xing Liren was extremely wealthy, possessing over two hundred Superior Spirit Stones, as well as a considerable amount of other pills and spiritual materials, including one needed to refine the Blood Sea Seal.
Song Wen took out the Coldlight Mirror, which was Xing Liren's natal Life-Bound Treasure.
Life-Bound Treasure is connected to the cultivator's mind and its power far surpasses that of ordinary Law Treasure. However, after the cultivator dies, even if others refine it again, it is difficult to unleash its true power.
Therefore, this Coldlight Mirror was of little use to Song Wen and could only be disposed of at a low price.
However, Song Wen did find a defensive Law Treasure among Xing Liren's belongings.
This treasure is shaped like an iron scroll and is called the 'Ten Directions Diagram'. It is a mid-grade Law Treasure, and when activated, it can form a defensive barrier.
The shape and size of this barrier can be changed according to the cultivator's will.
However, the larger the barrier, the more Law Power it consumes.