Fallen Immortal Blood

"Where did you learn about Profound Qi and Spirit Transformation, fellow Daoist?" Yang Yu asked.

"In a cave dwelling on Blood Corpse Mountain."

As Gou Jun spoke, a stone slab suddenly appeared in his hand.

The slab looked ancient. Its edges and back were uneven, clearly pried by force from a rock wall.

"This slab was originally carved into the wall of the cave dwelling," Gou Jun said.

All nine pairs of eyes turned toward the slab in Gou Jun's hand.

Several lines of small characters were carved into it.

The first part of the inscription described how to fuse Profound Qi.

At the very end was a single sentence.

"One who possesses Profound Qi can refine Fallen Immortal Blood and break through to Spirit Transformation."

The nine of them visibly grew excited. Their eyes shone as they studied the slab, afraid to miss a single detail.

This was the first time they had seen it.

Gou Jun had never revealed its existence before.

"What is Fallen Immortal Blood?" Lan Chen asked, voicing everyone's question.

Gou Jun shook his head. "I don't know either. That's why I want all of you to enter the Divine Blood Hall with me. The hall may well contain Fallen Immortal Blood. Even if it doesn't, it must hold information about it. And I cannot explore the entire hall alone."

Just then, a flash of insight lit up Song Wen's mind, piercing the fog that had troubled him for years.

Back in the airborne secret chamber of the Azure Tide Secret Realm, he had seen an inscription too.

But the White Tiger that had occupied the chamber had badly damaged it. Only a few words remained legible.

Song Wen remembered the lines he could make out:

"Reared beneath a high mountain."

"Fond of drinking water