With the first success under his belt, everything that followed became much simpler.
He only needed to follow his earlier experience and complete each step in order.
Wisps of bright red Qi-Blood Power kept flowing from his limbs and bones, gathering in his chest.
Compressed and condensed through the secret art, they transformed into deep red Vital Blood Essence.
One wisp, two wisps, ten wisps.
As Liu Yu grew more familiar with the process, he compressed his blood and qi faster and faster.
In just six hours, he finished condensing a thousand wisps of Vital Blood Essence.
All the deep red Vital Blood Essence was stored in the Shanzhong Acupoint at the center of his chest, ready to be used with a mere thought.
"It's done."
Feeling the swelling pressure in his Shanzhong Acupoint, Liu Yu opened his eyes with a thought. A gleam flashed through them and vanished.
But a powerful wave of weakness immediately followed. His vision darkened, and his body felt limp and powerless.
It was like staying online for three days and nights without sleep in his previous life.
Liu Yu remained entirely calm, knowing these were symptoms of excessive depletion of his Qi-Blood Power.
He immediately slapped his Storage Bag and took out a dark red pill the size of a longan.
It was a Blood-Melting Pill!
Gulp.
He placed the pill in his mouth. His Adam's apple bobbed, and the Blood-Melting Pill slid into his stomach.
Once there, it did not release its medicinal power rapidly like pills used for cultivation.
It retained its stable structure, its appearance barely changing.
Liu Yu immediately formed hand seals with both hands and circulated his magic power to refine the pill, replenishing his depleted Qi-Blood Power.
As the Blood-Melting Pill was refined, fresh wisps of Qi-Blood Power