Blood Burning Spirit Sacrifice

Yang Lingrui also clapped his hands and said, "We still have to rely on Sister Qing. Your analysis is so thorough."

Yang Guanfeng and Elder Yu looked at Yang Lingqing speaking articulately, couldn't help but show looks of admiration, and nodded repeatedly.

Having a descendant like Yang Lingqing, who is quick-witted and steady, is something many families dream of.

"Lingqing is right. No wonder you're the only one who can communicate with that Spirit Stone."

After the battle with the beast tide, the Yang Family had changed how they referred to Chen Yang.

If anyone asked them externally, they would still say it was an Exotic Stone, but in private, they had already started calling him Spirit Stone.

Everyone's gaze fell back to the forbidden area's ancestral hall.

Yang Guanfeng led the other four inside. Chen Yang was currently placed quietly in the very center.

As the five stood firm, Yang Guanfeng respectfully cupped his hands towards Chen Yang and said, "This beast tide... thank you, Senior Spirit Stone, for protecting my Yang Family. We are eternally grateful for saving our lives!"

Afterward, he led the other four in bowing to Chen Yang.

His words were sincere and heartfelt, without any pretense.

In fact, it was true. If it weren't for Chen Yang, they wouldn't have even lasted until the fox demon appeared. That single ape demon beast at the Fourth Layer of Qi Gathering could have annihilated all 300+ members of the Yang Family.

Upon confirming that Chen Yang might possess sentience, Yang Guanfeng and Elder Yu began a thorough review from beginning to end.

In the Lesser Treasure Realm, they first discovered the Four-leaf Spirit-Nesting Grass. As they were leaving, Elder Yu sensed a faint spiritual energy fluctuation, which led them to notice Chen Yang in the corner.

After bringing it back home, Wang Lie used a magnet to disrupt the formation. Chen Yang then emitted another fluctuation, waking Yang Lingqing and preventing Wang Lie's sneak attack from succeeding.

Later, after the beast tide began, he continuously warned Lingqing and Linghu about the approaching demonic beasts. At the most critical moment, he instantly killed the fox demon, saving the lives of the two children.

Looking back now, everything that happened was by no means a coincidence.

In fact, from the very beginning, this Spirit Stone might have already possessed sentience!

In other words, it wasn't them who brought the Spirit Stone out of the secret realm; rather, this Spirit Stone had chosen their Yang Family!

Elder Yu even imagined more scenarios because of this, concluding that even their route into the secret realm might have been guided by the Spirit Stone!

After confirming this, the Yang Family members did not dare to delay. They quickly moved Chen Yang from the high platform in the courtyard to the ancestral hall, placing it in the same position as their ancestors.

The other four also tried to communicate with Chen Yang, but unfortunately, only Yang Lingqing occasionally received a reaction when she spoke to him. When others tried to communicate with it, it was like dealing with a dead object.

After analyzing, everyone felt that it was likely because Lingqing often communicated with the Spirit Stone and had gained its acknowledgment.

Now, in the ancestral hall, the cultivators of the Yang Family decided to repay Chen Yang's life-saving grace to the entire Yang Family through a special method.

As Yang Guanfeng finished speaking, he took out a fire talisman from his sleeve and placed it in his palm.

With a slight thought, the fire talisman ignited fiercely.

Then he extended his other hand, condensed his spiritual power, and broke through his fingertip.

A drop of blood glowing with spiritual light flew out.

Elder Yu and the three children behind him followed his example and took out a drop of blood.

This was not ordinary blood; it was the unique essence blood from a cultivator's Dantian after condensing their Qi Mansion, which was extremely precious.

Each drop lost would require a significant amount of time to recondense.

A lack of essence blood would prevent cultivators from using sorcery, and depletion of essence blood would cause their cultivation to regress.

This substance, which was like their lifeblood to cultivators, was now being taken out by five cultivators of the Yang Family, one drop each.

The crowd activated their spiritual power, guiding the essence blood from their fingertips towards the flame in Yang Guanfeng's palm.

The moment the essence blood touched the flame, it erupted with an extremely dazzling orange light, illuminating the entire forbidden area.

If it weren't for the formation isolating it, the mortals below the mountain would have thought a second sun had appeared.

The five drops of essence blood fused and vaporized in the light. As they transformed into a wisp of crimson spiritual energy, the light dissipated.

Then, this peculiar spiritual energy slowly floated towards Chen Yang.

"Hmm? This aura... smells so good!"

The scent of the crimson spiritual energy was intoxicating to Chen Yang, who immediately activated his spiritual power to draw it in and absorb it into his body.

Seeing Chen Yang absorb the crimson spiritual energy, Elder Yu's face showed immense excitement: "It truly is a divine object! Excellent! Excellent!"

This method was called the Blood Burning Spirit Sacrifice Technique.

Elder Yu, formerly a disciple of a sect, had learned of this technique in the library.

It was a secret method for refining spiritual treasures, often used for treasures that guarded a nation or sect.

Cultivators offered their essence blood to cleanse the spiritual treasure, removing impurities. Simultaneously, a connection would be established between them with the blood as a medium.

Every time a cultivator who offered essence blood broke through a realm, the spiritual treasure would receive a portion of their cultivation as a backlash.

Legend had it that if a spiritual treasure developed sentience, it would actively absorb the crimson spiritual energy evolved by this technique.

Otherwise, cultivators would need to guide and infuse it.

The Yang Family members couldn't hide their joy upon seeing this.

A spiritual treasure that had developed sentience was a treasure that only existed in legends!

Even sects like the Myriad Transformation Sect and Solitary Moon Mountain wouldn't possess such a thing, let alone the Tiger Chasing Dynasty.

And yet, their Yang Family had obtained such a treasure through a fortunate coincidence.

Yang Guanfeng's smile had just appeared when his expression suddenly turned grim.

"Obtaining this treasure is the fortune of our Yang Family, but it could also be the cause of our family's destruction," he said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the three children's faces turned pale with shock. Elder Yu nodded in realization, "The Patriarch speaks the truth. The Yang Family's fate rests on this single stone. If a powerful cultivator discovers this treasure, not only will we perish, but the entire Yang Family, along with the mortal village at the foot of the mountain, will likely be utterly annihilated!"

Yang Lingrui and Yang Linghu's expressions grew solemn upon hearing this, as if facing a formidable enemy.

At this moment, Yang Lingqing spoke, "Lingqing's humble opinion is that the two Old Ancestors need not worry so much. It is a matter of time and fate. As the Old Ancestors once said, we cultivators are gamblers who fight against heaven for our lives. Since the Yang Family has obtained this treasure, we must naturally fight for it!"

Lingqing's words eased the expressions of the two elders, and they both nodded in approval.

"Indeed, since this Spirit Stone chose our family, there is no reason to hand it over. However, this matter must be kept absolutely secret from now on, as it concerns the survival of our Yang Family!"

Yang Guanfeng immediately led the four to make a blood oath, pledging their cultivation paths and life force to protect the secret of the Spirit Stone.

While they were talking, there was movement from Chen Yang's side.

As the crimson spiritual energy flowed through his body, Chen Yang was astonished to find that it was as if it were raining within his white space, with drops of pure spiritual power falling into it.

In just a quarter of an hour, the spiritual energy produced was equivalent to five years of his breathing and absorbing!

This was enough to show how precious a cultivator's vital blood was, and how effective the spirit-sacrificing ritual was.

This was only with five Qi Gathering cultivators. If the Yang Family were to grow stronger in the future, with more cultivators and higher realms, the effect of spirit sacrifice would increase exponentially.

After a few more breaths, the crimson spiritual energy dissipated.

In that instant, Chen Yang felt an unprecedented sense of comfort, as if he had undergone a full-body health and wellness treatment. His entire body felt much lighter and more agile than before, and the flow of spiritual power within him was even smoother.

At this moment, through internal vision, Chen Yang discovered five red soul fires had appeared within his body.

Two large and three small, with subtle differences among them.

Of the two larger soul fires, one was bright and vigorous, while the other flickered, appearing slightly dim.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yang immediately understood.

"The one burning vigorously is Old Yang. Because the old man is advanced in age, although his soul fire is the same size as Old Yang's, it appears much dimmer in comparison."

"Of the remaining three, the one with the flickering flame should be Linghu, the one with the stable and steady flame is Lingrui, and the one constantly emitting sparks is that young girl, Lingqing."

Chen Yang later verified this by recognizing their auras.

In this way, his connection with the five members of the Yang Family became even closer. By observing the soul fires within his body, he could monitor their real-time status at any time.

And through this connection, Chen Yang could directly link his consciousness with the divine senses of the five, transmitting information without needing to emit spiritual energy fluctuations as before.

"The spirit sacrifice is complete. Lingqing, follow the method I taught you and try it quickly!"