Of course she knew what it was,
This should be Heavenly Demon Sect's unique "Blood Escape Message Transmission Technique", which conveys the message in an almost weird way at the cost of burning his own blood.
The man in gray robe used a similar method that night.
Once this pillar of air reaches the sky, all Heavenly Demon Sect people within a radius of dozens of miles will feel it.
She didn't have time to hesitate, and her whole body shot out, trying to catch up with the blood-colored air column that had not yet fully formed.
But the blood column that the gray-robed man desperately urged had left her body, so she was a step too late after all.
At this critical moment, a figure instantly jumped over Lu Pingping at an incredible speed.
Jiang Fa's whole body was like an arrow from a string, rushing to punch the blood-colored air column before it reached the sky.
The blood column formed by the burning essence and blood didn't even last for half a breath before it was shattered into pieces by the punch, turning into a dark red blood mist that filled the sky and dissipated in all directions.
When the blood mist dissipated, the man in gray robe was shocked, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"You..."
Before he finished speaking,
An ink-colored long sword instantly pierced his throat.
The tip of the sword came out from the back of his neck, bringing out a dark red mist of blood. The man in gray robe's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and then there was no sound again.
Lu Pingping put away his sword and stood up, turning his head to look at Jiang Fa.
There was a trace of surprise in his eyes.
The man in gray robe tried his best to activate Blood Escape Message Transmission Technique, burning his essence and blood in exchange for that flash of lightning. Even she was caught off guard.
But Jiang Fa is obviously just the cultivation level of Peak An Jin, and his reaction speed is actually faster than hers.
She knelt down, groped for a moment in the gray-robed man's clothes, and pulled out a few pieces of silver and a palm-sized black cloth bag.
The bag was tied with a string. She untied the knot and poured several things out of it.
Three dark red pills, a gray-white animal core, and a thin roll of gray silk.
She first put the elixir to her nose and smelled it, then her brows immediately wrinkled.
"This is the elixir used by Baleful Intent Gathering Pill, Heavenly Demon Sect disciples to assist in the cultivation of Sha Qi. It is refined from human blood. One pill requires the blood essence of at least ten warriors to refine it."
Jiang Fa frowned.
Lu Pingping unfolded the roll of gray silk and glanced at the writing on it.
Her face became more and more solemn.
"What's written on it?" Jiang Fa was a little curious.
"It's Heavenly Demon Sect who summons people to return to Qingshan County."
Lu Pingping handed the silk to him with a solemn look on his face. "It says that the materials for refining Blood God Pill are almost gathered, and the elixir refining will begin in three days. Everyone must be present to protect the law."
Jiang Fa took the silk and looked at it again.
The above content is almost the same as what Lu Pingping said.
"Three days later."
Jiang Fa glanced at the corpses on the ground and said solemnly, "In other words, we still have three days."
Lu Pingping nodded. "Having said that, if the two of us want to stop this conspiracy, it's like hitting an egg with an egg against a stone."
She paused and analyzed carefully. "The man in gray robe just now has a cultivation level of Middle Stage of Transforming Force. He is just a peripheral deacon responsible for cleaning up the remaining warriors in the periphery. The core who is really involved in alchemy. The weakest is Late Transforming Force. There may even be Innate masters from the Heavenly Demon Sect participating."
Jiang Fa raised his eyebrows. "Innate master?"
"You... don't know Innate?" Lu Pingping was a little surprised.
Jiang Fa shook his head and said, "I only know Ming Jin, An Jin, Transforming Force, and I don't know anything about it."
Lu Pingping was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.
Thinking of remote places like Qingshan County, martial arts inheritance is extremely limited, and most martial artists will never reach the threshold of Transforming Force in their entire lives, let alone the realm above Transforming Force.
It's normal that he doesn't know.
"Then let me tell you briefly."
She spoke slowly.
"Martial arts in the world are divided into nine realms, Ming Jin, An Jin, and Transforming Force. The first three realms are called 'Mortal Realm'. They are the stages where a warrior lays the foundation. To put it bluntly, it is to let the physical body generate strength, and then let the two reach Perfection."
Jiang Fa nodded.
When he was at the Zhao Clan Martial Hall, Master told him this, but only up to Transforming Force, and Master didn't mention it further.
"On top of Transforming Force, there is Innate."
Lu Pingping's tone was more solemn. "Innate Realm, also called 'Transcending Mortality Realm'. If you want to step into Innate, the warrior must convert the strength in the body into True Qi, True Qi is completely different from strength. It is the essence condensed after the fusion of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and its own strength. It can be placed externally on the body surface or attached to the weapon. It has endless magical uses."
"True Qi..."
Jiang Fa whispered the word again.
"The biggest benefit of stepping into Innate is that you are completely transformed."
Lu Pingping continued, "The Innate warrior's physical body will be re-tempered by True Qi. His lifespan will be greatly increased, he will be free from illness and disaster, and a 'True Qi Seed' will be condensed in his body. All future training will revolve around this seed."
"True Qi Seed?"
"Yes."
Lu Pingping explained patiently, "With this seed, the warrior can continuously absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and strengthen True Qi. The higher the cultivation level, the more solid the seed will be. When the seed is completely solidified, it will be..."
She paused and glanced at Jiang Fa.
"That's Core Embracing."
"Core Embracing?" Jiang Fa raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Core Formation Realm, True Qi Seed in the body transformed from virtual reality into a Golden Core, True Qi turned into True Essence, now the warrior has completely faded away from the mortal body, and his lifespan can reach three hundred years. With every move of his hands and feet, True Essence can be used like an arm and his fingers, and his power is far beyond that of Innate."
Lu Pingping said with a hint of emotion in his tone, "In the entire Qingyang Prefecture, the number of the Core Formation Realm strong men on the surface can be counted on one hand, they are extremely rare."
Jiang Fa silently keeps this information in mind.
"What about above Core Embracing?"
Lu Pingping glanced at him and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. "You are greedy. You are already thinking about Core Embracing before you even step into Transforming Force."
Jiang Fa said without changing his expression, "It never hurts to know more."
Lu Pingping stopped teasing him and continued, "Core Embracing is above Divine Gang Realm, Divine Gang Realm and I just listen to Dark Robe Guards The seniors in mentioned that it is said that at that level, True Essence will condense into Gang Qi. The body protection is indestructible, invulnerable to all means, and one person can defeat tens of millions of troops."
"Further up, there are three realms: Void Treading, Entering Sainthood, and Human Immortal. Those realms are too far away from us. I can't even find a few of them in the Wei Kingdom. I only know their names."
At this point, she stopped talking and looked at Jiang Fa: "In short, Innate is a threshold. If you cross it, you will be in another world. If you can't cross it, you will be trapped in Transforming Force for the rest of your life. When your energy and blood decline, you will have no way to save yourself."