Blood Qi

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气血
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Original Name:气血Gender:NeutralScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:646Chapters:198
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Name Blood Qi
Original Name 气血
Type Martial cultivation energy
First Appearance Blood-Qi Soup 5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level Chapter Notes
First thread condensed 8 Fang Han condenses a thread of Blood Qi after reaching Entry in the Gale-Breaking Fist; overnight training and a ginseng root's medicinal potency contribute to the breakthrough.
Two wisps 11 Fang Han condenses a second wisp only a day later, an abnormally rapid result for a newcomer with a lower-grade Bone Constitution.
Five strands 35 After eating bear meat and practicing the Gale-Breaking Fist, Fang Han condenses his fifth strand. He suspects rotating nourishing meats helps prevent tolerance.
Ten strands; Skin Tempering 40 Nine Flood Dragon Palms reaching Perfection automatically produces five further strands, bringing Fang Han to ten. He uses them to enter Body Tempering First Layer and temper his skin.
Eight newly condensed strands 53, 54 High-grade demonic beast flesh enables Fang Han to condense three strands at once, then three more from a second piece and two from a third.
Ten strands; threshold to Bone Tempering 61 Gale-Breaking Fist reaching Perfection condenses ten strands, leaving Fang Han one step from Body Tempering Third Layer.
Bone Tempering 62 Fang Han guides ten strands through all 206 bones, completing the Bone Tempering stage of Body Tempering.
Refined by Black Tortoise Stake Skill 76 At Entry, the Standing Post Skill makes Fang Han's Blood Qi circulate in a new pattern; each completed round further condenses it and strengthens his body.
At least fifty pure strands; Proto-Force 80 Black Tortoise Stake Skill reaching Major Accomplishment produces at least fifty strands of purer, denser Blood Qi. Each strand carries a faint sensation of force—Proto-Force, a precursor to Manifest Force.
Major Manifest Force 123 After refining a bowl of essence-rich egg liquid, Fang Han's Blood Qi reaches its peak and his realm advances to Major Manifest Force.
Manifest Force Perfection 149 A Premium Golden-Silk Spirit Fish more than doubles Fang Han's Blood Qi and carries him to Manifest Force Perfection; he naturally gains a wisp of Innate Dark Strength.
Force Qi mistification 216 The Flood Dragon Essence Pill continually converts medicinal power into Blood Qi and then Force Qi. At Dark Strength Great Accomplishment, Fang Han exhales white vapor, marking Force Qi condensed nearly to substance.
Blood Dantian formed 318 Refined Blood God's Essence Blood forms a second, false dantian of pure Blood Qi. The Blood Dantian grants an immediate increase in strength and is the foundation of the Rebirth Secret Art.

Nature and Cultivation Role

Blood Qi is the foundational power of a Martial Artist, compared to oil in a lamp or charcoal in a furnace. Greater abundance directly raises physical force, while its refinement supports advancement into higher martial realms. 22

Body Tempering

  • A Martial Artist may attempt to temper one aspect of the body for every ten wisps of Blood Qi gathered. 22
  • The three Body Tempering stages are:
    • Skin Tempering — toughens the skin and membranes until ordinary blows are dispersed like impacts against cowhide. 22
    • Bone Tempering — strengthens the skeleton, allowing the body to fully bear and deliver force. 22
    • Sinew Tempering — makes the tendons resilient and elastic like drawn bowstrings, improving explosive and sustained power. 22
  • At least thirty wisps are required to perfect all three stages, though the stages may be trained in different orders or simultaneously. 22
  • Once Body Tempering is complete and Blood Qi is sufficiently abundant, it can be transformed into Internal Force and released at the Manifest Force realm. 22

Standing Post Skills

Standing Post Skills are the long-term method for producing, circulating, and refining Blood Qi rather than merely spending existing reserves. 74

  • They open and temper the spine—the body's “dragon bone” and primary channel for Blood Qi circulation. 74
  • Continued practice functions like digging a deeper well: the stronger the foundation, the more Blood Qi the body can store and generate. 74
  • The Black Tortoise Stake Skill specializes in Blood Qi tempering, durable flesh, and long-term development. 73 74
  • At higher proficiency, a Standing Post Skill can improve Blood Qi's quality as well as quantity, eventually generating Proto-Force. 80

Sources and Replenishment

Resource or method Effect on Blood Qi Limitations / risks
Martial arts practice Reaching higher mastery in fist or palm arts can permit or directly produce Blood Qi condensation. 8 40 61 Normal practitioners usually require suitable talent, technique mastery, and luck. 22
Nourishing herbs Can create a 10–20% chance of condensing Blood Qi. 22 Effects vary by person and cannot be forced. 22
Blood-Qi Soup Nourishes muscles, tendons, and bones with a warming medicinal current. 5 Its effect is limited compared with stronger supplements.
Blood-Qi Pills Each pill is said to equal ten bowls of Blood-Qi Soup in medicinal effect. 11 Frequent use before tempering Blood Qi may force premature growth, destabilize the foundation, and exhaust future potential. 22
Blood-Gathering Pills Highly prized pills that greatly aid Blood Qi condensation; even Manifest Force Martial Artists value them. 23 Rare and expensive, valued at around ten taels each. 23
Wild beast meat Tiger and bear meat can produce the sensation of Qi needed for condensation. 35 The body develops tolerance, reducing the benefit of repeated consumption. 49
High-grade demonic beast flesh Rich enough to allow multiple strands to be condensed in a short time. 53 54 Inferior-grade demonic beast flesh is poisonous and contains no Blood Qi. 53
Dragon Blood Pill Rapidly restores expended Blood Qi during or after battle. 176 Costs thirty taels per pill. 176
Flood Dragon Essence Pill Generates abundant Blood Qi that can subsequently be refined into Force Qi. 216 Remaining medicinal power must be stabilized rather than greedily refined. 216

Detection and Concealment

Aura Observation

Blood Qi can be perceived as an aura and assessed to estimate another Martial Artist's cultivation.

  • The Entry-level Qi Observation Art can discern Blood Qi fluctuations of Martial Artists below the Transformed Force realm. 160
  • Dense, brighter Blood Qi generally indicates greater strength; Fang Han identifies Wang Long as far stronger than his apparent realm through the thickness and brightness of his aura. 160
  • During combat, observing Blood Qi circulation can reveal brief stagnations and openings in an opponent's movements. 240
  • Strong Martial Artists may notice hostile observation through Martial Sense, making careless aura-gazing dangerous. 160

Concealment

  • The Empty Mountain Tortoise-Breath Technique restrains Blood Qi fluctuations to conceal a user's aura. 87
  • Ordinarily, two conflicting breathing methods cannot be cultivated together without disrupting Blood Qi circulation or causing deviation. 87
  • The Mystic Sound Bell can detect Blood Qi fluctuations within thirty zhang, bypassing the Tortoise-Breath Technique's concealment. 298

Known Characteristics

  • Ordinary Martial Artists' Blood Qi is described as fiery crimson. 159
  • Fang Han's Blood Qi is unusually gentle and contains faint golden light, giving each strand a denser, more solid impression than ordinary Blood Qi. Its cause is unknown. 159
  • Blood Qi is warm and compatible with the physical body, making it safer for strengthening the senses than Force Qi. 159
  • Force Qi is fiercer and sharper; improperly directing it through the senses can cause severe backlash, including blurred vision or bleeding from the seven orifices. 159

Demonic Applications

Blood God Remains

The Blood God's Severed Finger feeds directly on vital blood and can rapidly drain a victim's Blood Qi. Xiao Yan temporarily survives its pull by using the Meridian Locking Formula to seal his meridians and halt circulation. 299

Blood Dantian

The Blood God Rebirth Secret Art creates a false second dantian from essence blood, allowing it to circulate Force Qi alongside the user's original dantian. 314 318

  • Its intended cultivation method requires drawing other Martial Artists' essence blood, making it a demonic practice punishable by the Great Qian Court. 318
  • Fang Han resolves to use it only on enemies he must kill, rather than indiscriminately targeting innocents. 318
  • After correction by the Panel, the technique can also extract and refine demon-beast essence blood, reducing its dependence on human victims. 328 330