Everyone knew that for a cultivator to advance from Qi Gathering to Condensing Origin, they had to condense an Origin Core within their dantian.
Yet not every Qi Gathering Cultivator possessed the aptitude to condense an Origin Core. For most, reaching Li Yuande's level was already an extraordinary achievement.
After reaching the Twelfth Floor of Qi Gathering, those unable to condense an Origin Core but wishing to increase their combat strength began researching other unorthodox paths.
This Blood Core was one such path, but it belonged to the Demonic Dao.
This method required gathering over a hundred newborn boys and girls, refining their flesh and blood, taking their essence as a catalyst, and merging one's own spiritual power with that essence. In the end, one would imitate an Origin Core and condense a Blood Core within the dantian.
So long as one drew upon the Blood Core's power afterward, their vitality and the might of their techniques would greatly increase, giving them combat strength several notches above an ordinary Twelfth Floor of Qi Gathering cultivator.
The Blood Core needed to be constantly fed with flesh and blood. Otherwise, it would consume the cultivator's own blood essence.
Thus, once one stepped onto this path, there was no turning back.
He Shenglai picked the object up and examined it carefully in his hand.
"Interesting. Such a tiny place actually hid a Blood Core."
After putting the Blood Core into his storage pouch, He Shenglai looked at Elder Yu. "Lead the way. I'll go take a look at Sanglu Valley."
"Yes, Lord He."
Elder Yu carried Gao Hui on his back and walked slowly. He Shenglai did not urge him on, merely glancing from time to time at the unconscious Gao Hui, seemingly lost in thought.
When the two arrived at Sanglu Valley,