In Green Luo, vast winds swept across the sky, scattering the mountain mist and brushing over verdant pines and cypresses.
Xu Xuan returned to the mountain with Liang Yong. The Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator went to rest in a side hall.
Inside True Abode Hall, Xu Xuan took out the magical artifact he had obtained from Du He. At the slightest touch, fine, sharp teeth sprouted from the blood-red pellet, eager to devour flesh and blood.
Tiantuo examined it, noticed several peculiarities, and said quietly:
"There is indeed something strange about this blood pellet. The artifact in Liang Yong's possession was clearly made through the orthodox methods of blood qi, untouched by corruption. It should be a Pure Yang Pearl.
"The one you hold was refined through purely demonic methods. It is a Turbid Yin Pearl. If the two pearls meet, yin and yang will embrace: the yin pearl devours and refines blood qi, while the yang pearl restores the cultivator's body. Together, they make a formidable magical artifact."
Lightning wreathed Xu Xuan's hand as he picked up the blood pellet, roughly understanding its purpose now.
"No wonder using this artifact drained Du He so badly. It was incomplete, missing the yang pearl."
Seeing this blood qi artifact reminded him of the Deepblood Pill, stirring a question in his mind.
"Why does refining monsters into Deepblood Pills instead of using human blood eliminate the hidden dangers? Isn't monster blood also blood qi? Why is it harmless?"
Xu Xuan voiced the question that had puzzled him for so long, unable to understand the crucial distinction.
Tiantuo fell silent for a moment. He seemed reluctant to discuss it, but still explained:
"Naturally, this has to do with blood qi. Devouring your own kind is taboo. In the Primordial Era, blood qi