The Blood Sea

Deep within the Green Mountain Daoist Temple, the door to the meditation room was quietly closed.

Qi Yun cross-legged on a black jade futon, with the outline of the Blood God Scripture floating in front of him, its blood-red Daoist aura flowing endlessly like a living thing.

His eyes were slightly closed, his mind already immersed in the profound world of this Devil Cultivation Method.

In the early stages of cultivation, only a faint aura of Blood Qi lingered in the quiet room, like mist or gauze.

However, as Qi Yun's understanding of the first level of the "Blood Guidance" mental technique in the scripture deepened, strange phenomena began to appear.

A faint reddish Blood Qi seeped from the pores of its body. This Blood Qi did not dissipate, but instead intertwined and entwined in the air of the quiet room, faintly forming delicate blood-red veins that pulsated as if they were alive.

Three years have passed.

The scene inside the quiet room was quite different.

The Blood Qi that had previously only spread a few feet has now transformed into a dark red mist covering an area of about ten feet in diameter.

Blood droplets occasionally congealed and dripped into the fog, only to quietly evaporate back into the mist before touching the ground.

Qi Yun sat upright in the heart of the mist, his face calm, but faint blood-red patterns could be seen flickering beneath his skin, as if another bloodline system was being generated.

His breathing became extremely long.

With each inhale, the crimson mist in the quiet room contracted slightly towards him.

With each exhale, the mist dissipates.

With each breath, a certain resonance was formed with this crimson realm.

The essence of "Blood God Scripture" gradually became clear to him.

This method does not cultivate the Five Elements, nor does it incorporate Yin and Yang; it focuses solely on refining the source of Blood Qi, regarding the physical body as an inner world of the Blood Sea.

When refined to its highest level, a single drop of blood can create an avatar, and a wisp of energy can capture Divine Soul; it is truly bizarre and domineering to the extreme.

Five more years have passed.

The crimson mist in the quiet room had become so thick that it could not be dispersed, flowing slowly like viscous blood plasma.

Qi Yun's figure was faintly visible among them, and the futon beneath him was already soaked in blood, turning into a writhing mass of blood.

Most strangely, this blood mist domain began to seep outwards.

Not through doors and windows, but directly through a the Unseen connection, connecting with the faint Blood Qi drifting between heaven and earth.

The lingering murderous aura of the battlefield, and even the faint smell of blood emanating from wounded and sick creatures, created a subtle connection.

As Qi Yun's Divine Sense deepened with the mastery of this Cultivation Method, subtle changes also occurred.

He closed his eyes and looked inward. In his Purple Mansion, the edge of the originally clear sea of Divine Soul began to ripple with faint blood-red hues.

And within these ripples, the faint reflections of certain Blood Qi- rich lands beyond the green mountains and within the Holy Sect's territory are faintly visible.

The bloodstains from a recent execution in a certain execution hall were still wet; in a certain market town, someone was injured and bleeding in a fight; even further away, the bloodthirsty aura accumulated over many years in the ruins of a battlefield.

With a slight shift in his eyes, Qi Yun gradually understood.

When the Blood God Scripture is cultivated to a certain level, one can use one's own Blood Qi as a guide to sense, attract, and even absorb all the qi related to "blood" in the world.

This is not a simple act of devouring, but rather a resonance and domination at a fundamental level.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The quiet room no longer exists.

Or rather, the entire quiet room space has been expanded and transformed into a strange, blood-red world.

At the center of heaven and earth, Qi Yun still sits cross-legged.

But the figure was already blurred and indistinguishable, with only an extremely dense dark red blood light visible.

Amidst the blood-red light, the faint sound of tides could be heard, initially faint, gradually growing into a thunderous roar.

The ground beneath him had vanished, replaced by a bottomless, slowly swirling vortex of crimson blood.

Within the vortex, viscous blood churned and surged, and grotesque phantoms occasionally emerged from it.

Twisted faces, broken limbs, and struggling ghosts are all manifestations of the most yin and filthy Blood Qi, malevolence, and resentment in the world.

This already has the initial form of a "Blood Sea".

Where the blood-red waves surged, not a trace of life could be seen, only death and destruction remained.

Within this small realm of the Blood Sea, neither fish nor shrimp live, nor do plants grow; only the purest essence of the Blood Sea Dao flows.

It seemed to have become the gathering point and destination of all negative Blood Qi in the world, spontaneously attracting the yin and filth Blood Qi that wandered within a radius of hundreds of miles to converge here.

Qi Yun's Divine Soul was now completely immersed in the profound mysteries of the Blood Sea Dao.

He felt as if he had transformed into a boundless Blood Sea, each drop of which was an extension of his will.

The Blood Sea can devour the Essence Blood of all things to strengthen itself, can evolve into countless Blood God Son incarnations, and can condense the Blood River Dao to corrupt magical Law Treasure.

Eroding the Dao Foundation ----

As his cultivation deepened, his perception of "blood" reached an unprecedented level.

He "saw" the life imprint contained in the blood, the emotional memories carried in the Blood Qi, and the solidified cause and effect of slaughter within the blood's malevolence—

Wherever life bleeds, wherever battles occur, wherever hatred grows, all will eventually return to this boundless Blood Sea.

And "Blood God Scripture" is the supreme method to steal and control this cycle.

Twenty years----

Thirty years----

The entire side hall where the meditation room was located was shrouded in a layer of translucent, dark red blood-red light from the outside.

Blood-red light enveloped the palace like an eggshell, with blood-red runes flickering and flowing across its surface.

Within a radius of thirty feet around the palace, the vegetation withered, insects and birds disappeared, and even the Spiritual Qi became cold and sticky.

If it weren't for the [Grotto-Heaven Mote Two-Worlds Dharma] separating them, such a strange phenomenon would have already alarmed the entire sect.

Inside the hall, everything had been turned upside down.

A true phantom of a "Netherworld Blood Sea" filled the entire space.

The Blood Sea was boundless and bottomless, with viscous blood churning and surging, creating waves hundreds of feet high.

Amidst the surging waves, countless grotesque phantoms rose and fell, howling—these were the malevolent energy of heaven and earth, and the resentful thoughts of remnant souls drawn by the Blood Sea.

Above the Blood Sea, a chilling wind howled, whipping up a pungent, sweet-smelling mist of blood.

At the center of the Blood Sea, a huge twelve-petaled blood-red lotus platform slowly rotated.

On the lotus platform, Qi Yun's figure finally became clear.

He remained seated cross-legged, but his skin had transformed into a translucent, blood-jade color, within which the phantom of a vast Blood Sea could be seen flowing.

Three thousand strands of blood-red hair moved without wind, each strand pulling at a tributary of the Blood Sea.

Between his brows, a vertical blood-red mark resembled a third eye, its opening and closing revealing a blood-red light capable of devouring the heavens and the earth.

After thirty years of arduous study, the Foundation Establishment chapter of "Blood God Scripture" has reached its zenith.

At this moment, Qi Yun, judging solely from the Blood Sea Dao, is no less powerful than any seasoned demon who has dedicated himself to this path.

With the slightest thought, the Blood Sea could churn and overturn; with the will of his, his Blood Qi could erode the void.

However, Qi Yun's desires went far beyond this.

On this day, as the Blood Sea surged to its peak, the figure on the lotus platform slowly opened its eyes.

He spoke, his voice not loud, yet it resonated throughout the entire Blood Sea: "To govern all laws, to evolve all forms."

As the eight-character mantra was recited, Qi Yun's forehead suddenly radiated Infinite Light —the original mark of the [Primordial True Body], a point of primordial chaos light that had been dormant for so long!

The celestial light was clear and cold, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding filthy Blood Sea, yet it did not clash with it. Instead, it acted like a stabilizing force, instantly suppressing and calming the restless and churning Blood Sea.

"The primordial True Intention differentiates Yin and Yang."

Qi Yun formed an ancient and profound hand seal in front of his chest.

As the hand seals took shape, his aura began to undergo a dramatic transformation.

The vast and boundless Dao intent of the Blood Sea, enough to engulf an entire world, began to be forcibly stripped, purified, and reshaped under the supreme dominion of the [Primordial True Body]!

"Hiss hiss hiss"

The Blood Sea churned more violently, and countless Blood Qi rose from the Blood Sea, converging in front of Qi Yun.

These Blood Qi were no longer scattered and disordered, but were rearranged and recombined under the illumination of the Primordial Immortal Light.

Gradually, the outline of a blurry figure emerged as the Blood Qi converged.

This figure bears a striking resemblance to Qi Yun himself, but their auras are completely different.

Her skin texture was like that of carved blood jade, and her long hair was like a river of blood cascading down.

His body was enveloped in a tangible aura of bloodlust, and behind him, an endless Blood Sea seemed to rise and fall, within the Blood Sea one could see karmic fire lotuses blooming and the Blood God Son bowing in worship.

His eyes were tightly closed, but an aura of authority, surpassing even the most malevolent and sinister, already permeated the air.

Qi Yun gazed intently at the taking-off Dharma Body, his eyes gleaming, and slowly uttered the name he had given it. "The Supreme Nether Underworld Spring Dharma Body."

The six words, once uttered, were like a decree from the Great Dao.

"Boom-!!!"

The blood-red figure suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a deep and endless Blood Sea. In the center of this sea of the Blood Sea, a Primordial Immortal Light shone like an inextinguishable beacon.

The entire quiet room was filled with the Blood Sea, and endless Blood Qi surged wildly into the newly Dharma Body body, forging the most perfect foundation for its bloodline.

Thirty years of arduous cultivation amidst Blood Sea, finally at this moment, borrowing the supreme mystery of the [Primordial True Body], it differentiated and formed its own unique Dao Lineage Dharma Body.

Qi Yun's aura subsided slightly, but his eyes grew even brighter.

The Supreme Nether Underworld Spring Dharma Body stood quietly on the blood-red lotus platform in the center of the meditation room, with the boundless Blood Sea phantom floating and undulating behind it, exuding a vast majesty that ruled over all blood and controlled life and death.

Qi Yun, whose mind and spirit were connected with the Dharma Body, had his eyes flashing with a mixture of chaos and bright yellow light, which eventually settled into a clear and lucid understanding.

"I see—" he murmured to himself, his fingertips lightly brushing against the now dimmed Blood God Scripture, which floated before him.

General Outline Jade Slip

"So that's how the hidden trick in ' Blood God Scripture ' was played out."

Thirty years of immersion in the Blood Sea not only allowed him to push this Devil Cultivation Method to its current level, but also, from the perspective of the [Primordial True Body] who governs all laws, he thoroughly understood its essence.

The Blood God Scripture is indeed one of the most outstanding demonic inheritances in the Xuanhuang Home Realm.

It points directly to the "Great Dao of the Blood Sea," using the body as a furnace to transform Qi and Blood into a vast ocean, and controlling all the most yin, evil, filthy, and vile forces in the world.

Those who cultivate this method are among the few cultivators in the same realm who possess the heaven-defying [Supreme Dao Foundation].

Whether it's the bizarre and powerful nature of their offensive methods, the profound and enduring potential of their cultivation, or the resilience of their physical body and Divine Soul after being tempered by countless trials in the Blood Sea.

All of them are top-notch and rarely matched.

The churning Blood Sea can defile Law Treasure, erode Dao Foundation, devour Divine Soul, and transform the Essence Blood of all things for one's own use.

When cultivation reaches its highest level, a single drop of blood can transform into Blood God Son, whose countless incarnations are indistinguishable from the real ones.

A single thought can cause the enemy's internal Qi and Blood to surge in reverse, causing them to explode and die.

Furthermore, it can use the residual Blood Qi in the world to trace back cause and effect and pursue enemies.

Its power and unpredictability are enough to tempt any cultivator.

However, Heavenly Dao is impartial; whatever great power it bestows, it also conceals great danger.

Although the Great Dao of the Blood Sea is powerful, it is both an unparalleled sharp blade and a mouthful of honey coated with deadly poison.

Without a matching, absolute control that transcends the Blood Sea, a cultivator is like a child wielding a giant axe, injuring themselves before harming the enemy.

The Blood God Scripture grants practitioners the ability to absorb all the impure blood essence of heaven and earth to strengthen themselves.

However, at the same time, the cultivator's own Divine Soul, Dao Foundation, and even true spirit will also be subjected to the all-pervasive erosion and assimilation of the [Origin of the Blood Sea].

"The higher the cultivation level, the heavier the erosion." Qi Yun tapped the Jade Slip slip with his fingertips, producing a crisp sound.

"This erosion is not a simple Qi Deviation, but rather a pollution at the level of the Great Dao."

The Way of the Blood Sea is inherently a collection and manifestation of the negative bloodlust, resentment, and filth of heaven and earth.

Prolonged immersion in this practice will gradually cause the practitioner's temperament to become sinister, bloodthirsty, and suspicious, leading to indifference towards life, and ultimately—

They may gradually lose their sense of self and become a "Blood Demon" who only knows how to devour and expand.

This is why the old True Person once said that he had taken the wrong path.

Throughout history, cultivators who have practiced the Blood God Scripture have all struggled against this ever-increasing erosion by the Blood Sea.

The method practiced by the old True Person was clearly ineffective and could not avoid the backlash from the Blood Sea. In order not to fall into the form of Blood Demon, he could only reincarnate and start cultivating again.

"But no matter what methods are used to circumvent, resist, or divert, these are merely stopgap measures, treating the symptoms but not the root cause."

Qi Yun's gaze pierced through the quiet room, as if he could see those senior cultivators struggling to survive in the Blood Sea.

"The Blood Sea erosion originates from the Great Dao itself. As long as one continues to cultivate this method and draw power from the Blood Sea, the erosion will be like a malignant tumor that clings to the bone and cannot be eradicated."

unless----"

He paused slightly, a clear understanding of the whole situation flashing in his eyes.

"Unless a higher level of power intervenes—directly redefining the relationship between cultivators and the Great Dao of the Blood Sea."

This higher level of power exists only in one place within the Xuanhuang Home Realm.

True Lord.

"What a brilliant, open scheme!"

Qi Yun's lips curled into a cold smile.

No need for coercion or bribery.

Simply present this top-tier Cultivation Method, which points directly to the Great Dao, to the right person, and wait for them to cultivate, grow, become obsessed with its power, and ultimately be driven to a dead end by its backlash.

At that time, in order to survive and avoid being completely swallowed by the Blood Sea, cultivators will do everything in their power to seek the protection of the True Lord.

This is a precise grasp of human nature and the seeker's desire for power.

The layout is profound and subtle, yet it sends chills down your spine.

However, Qi Yun's smile gradually widened, eventually turning into a soft, ambiguous sneer.

"Those who devised the plans calculated the hearts of men and the backlash from the Great Dao, but perhaps they failed to foresee—"

With a slight thought, the ancient and mysterious [Law Technique Panel] silently appeared deep within his Purple Mansion.

On the panel, light flowed, and the information belonging to [Supreme Nether Underworld Spring Dharma Body] was clearly displayed:

[Supreme Nether Underworld Spring Dharma Body 1.0: Removed Blood Sea Backlash Mechanism]

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