The Legend of the Unity Heaven Art
"This is..."
Lin Qing's gaze sharpened as he looked at the crimson energy ball, sensing an extremely vigorous life force contained within it.
"This is Blood Essence."
As Wang Ling spoke, he reached out and grabbed the crimson energy ball in his palm. The ball slowly contracted and suddenly transformed into a solid crimson crystal.
"There are evil creatures in Blood Valley, the most numerous and the only valuable ones being Blood Corpse. Killing Blood Corpse will yield Blood Essence, and consuming Blood Essence will not only evolve Martial Artist's physique but also grant them a fragmented version of the Unity Heaven Art." As Wang Ling spoke, he raised his hand and tossed the Blood Essence towards Lin Qing.
Lin Qing reached out and grabbed the Blood Essence. It was surprisingly elastic to the touch and had a sweet, fishy smell.
He didn't find the smell repulsive; on the contrary, his body felt a strong urge to swallow it whole.
"Swallow it?" Lin Qing hesitated. He was cautious by nature and dared not put anything uncertain into his mouth, especially something as strange as Blood Corpse.
"Yes, swallow it." Wang Ling gave an affirmative answer again.
Just then, another Blood Corpse emerged from the white mist beside them. Wang Ling attacked again, smashing the Blood Corpse into pieces in mid-air with a single punch. Within three or five breaths, the Blood Corpse condensed into a Blood Essence.
Wang Ling, seemingly to allay Lin Qing's concerns, first popped the Blood Essence into his mouth.
Lin Qing no longer hesitated and swallowed the Blood Essence. It melted instantly in his mouth, turning into a sweet and pungent liquid that rushed down his throat and into his stomach, before transforming into a warm current that surged through his limbs and bones.
Lin Qing suddenly felt his physical strength increase, although not by much. Moreover, a man's voice appeared in his mind, explaining a martial art.
"Form and spirit in harmony, inner and outer in unity, heaven and earth as their tools, all things returning to their true nature..."
At first, Lin Qing felt that what the man was saying was profound and complicated, and he couldn't understand it at all.
After listening for about ten breaths, Lin Qing vaguely understood part of the content and was preparing to study it in depth when the sound suddenly disappeared. Immediately afterward, the warm current that had been emanating from his body due to swallowing the Blood Essence also vanished.
"How are you feeling?" Wang Ling asked.
"This Blood Essence is indeed miraculous; it can transform the body and also has the effect of transmitting magical powers," Lin Qing said.
"That's right. To obtain the Unity Heaven Art from Blood Valley, you must continuously consume Blood Essence until you can memorize the complete version of the Unity Heaven Art. However, this requires astonishing Talent and comprehension. Moreover, Blood Essence can only exist in Blood Valley. Once taken out, it will immediately dissipate. There is no way to preserve it. This is another great test. You must be able to withstand the continuous impact of evil energy," Wang Ling said in a deep voice.
"My lord, if that's the case, then as long as someone has high enough comprehension and keeps consuming Blood Essence in the Blood Valley, they will eventually be able to master the Unity Heaven Art," Lin Qing said.
"The principle is true, but it's easier said than done. Moreover, Blood Essence is of varying quality. The Blood Corpse on the outskirts of Blood Valley are generally weaker, and the Blood Essence they produce is of the lowest quality. It contains the opening chapter of the Unity Heaven Art. Even if you consume 10,000 low-grade Blood Essence, you can only obtain the opening chapter. To obtain the subsequent parts, you must consume higher-grade Blood Essence and hunt more powerful Blood Corpse."
"Furthermore, don't think that swallowing Blood Essence is without danger. During the body's transformation process, evil energy will also erupt within the body. It requires high- Yin Bone Quality, physical strength, and soul strength. If these three are not strong enough, there is a certain chance that you will die instantly if you rashly swallow high-quality Blood Essence," Wang Ling added.
After listening, Lin Qing already felt the immense difficulty involved.
"In other words, one must reach an extremely high level in all four aspects— Talent, Yin Bone Quality, martial arts realm, and even soul strength—to have a chance to comprehend and master the Unity Heaven Art."
"Indeed, I have searched all over Shichuan Prefectural City, looking for a peerless genius who can obtain the Unity Heaven Art from Blood Valley. Your Talent is the only one that satisfies me. It's just that the Yin Bone Quality is somewhat lacking. But if your Yin Bone is lacking, there are various ways to make up for it. If your Talent is lacking, there is no way to change it later in life," Wang Ling added.
"My lord, you have shown me great kindness. Rest assured, I will do my utmost to achieve the Unity Heaven Art," Lin Qing said in a deep voice.
Wang Ling nodded slightly, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes. "Next, I will collect various precious medicines and cultivation techniques that can improve the Yin Bone Quality. You only need to focus on improving your martial arts realm and soul strength."
As he spoke, his gaze turned forward again, a determined look flashing in his eyes.
"Legend has it that a Martial Artist of extremely high strength is buried deep in this Blood Valley. The Unity Heaven Art was his most powerful martial art during his lifetime."
The so-called Blood Essence is nothing more than a wisp of blood and qi within the body.
If someone can master this supreme martial art, they can stand at the pinnacle of Martial Artist.
Therefore, in the decades since I came to Shichuan Prefectural City, a large number of powerful Martial Artist from all over the Great Yuan have come here to search for and try to obtain the Unity Heaven Art, but in the end they all returned empty-handed. Over time, people have come to believe that this so-called Unity Heaven Art is nothing but a deception created by Evil Spirits. Even if you can kill all the Blood Corpse in Blood Valley, even if you swallow endless Blood Essence, you will not be able to obtain the complete Unity Heaven Art.
But I understand that the Unity Heaven Art is real, the legend is true. It's just that those who came here to explore before had too little talent and comprehension, far from meeting the requirements to master the Unity Heaven Art, including myself.
Lin Qing, you are different. Your martial arts Talent is the best I have seen in all these years. I see a glimmer of hope for the future in you.
"If even you can't succeed, perhaps no one in this world can. Perhaps I should let go of this obsession." Wang Ling spoke, a hint of wavering appeared in his eyes.
Over the years, he had also sought out other geniuses from the Prefectural City in an attempt to acquire the Unity Heaven Art, but without exception, they all failed, which made him begin to have doubts.
Lin Qing was his last attempt; if he failed again, he decided to give up.
"My lord, are you so obsessed with the Unity Heaven Art because of your daughter?" Lin Qing had already heard some unsubstantiated rumors from others. Wang Ling had a daughter who had been seriously injured by the Yinyuan Sect and had not yet recovered. However, he did not know the details of what kind of injury she was, how serious it was, or why she could not recover.
Now that you already know, there's nothing to hide. This is the deepest pain buried in my heart that I don't want to mention, but if you want to know, it's fine to tell you.
More than a decade ago, my wife was brutally murdered by the Yinyuan Sect Fiend, and my daughter was also captured and used as a test subject for medicine. I went through countless hardships to rescue her from the den of demons, but it was all too late. Too many Forbidden Drug had been injected into her body, which had become a rare poison in the world, and there was no antidote that could cure it.
She could only lie in bed all day, tormented day after day, living in constant pain.
As her father, I would risk my life to save her.
Unity Heaven Art is the last hope; it is said that Unity Force has the effect of helping others reshape their bodies.
Therefore, as long as someone can master the Unity Force, my daughter will be saved.
Lin Qing, I've never asked anyone for anything in my life, you're my last hope, I'm entrusting all of this to you!