BLOOD BURNING SKILL (part 2)

The next day, early in the Mao hour.

It was the second day since Wang Yu became a Ling Nu of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.

Before dawn, the railing at the door was opened. Wang Yu got up on time and followed the crowd to the Azure Stone Plaza in front of the Shiwu Area.

At this moment, twenty Cultivators stood on a small platform, silently watching everyone.

On the plaza, besides the group from Shi Lake City who had just arrived yesterday, there were many others from different places, possessing miscellaneous Spiritual Root and waste Spiritual Root Aptitude. At a glance, there were at least several thousand people.

Wang Yu was unsure about the difference between Tai Lake and Red Kite regions, but the Shiwu Area was definitely not where all the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect’s Ling Nu were kept. It was estimated that a group was raised at the foot of each of the Nine Peaks.

Among them were many Ling Nu with graying hair and aged faces, all of whom were their Seniors…

Learn from the mistakes of others; never fall to such a state!

The twenty Reverse Spirit Blood Sect Outer Sect Disciples wasted no time and immediately began explaining the principles of Cultivation.

There was no need to fully understand the Blood Burning Art; they only needed to explain the principles of Spiritual Qi, Meridians, and the Circulation of the Heavens, allowing these Ling Nu to comprehend the Cultivation Technique.

As for the illiterate Ling Nu, they would listen first, and after an hour of explanation, it would be time for the Q&A session, where five Cultivators would be specially assigned to teach literacy.

Not everyone got a chance to have their questions answered; they had to fight and snatch for it!

As fellow villagers from Shi Lake City, Wang Yu noticed that a few poor farm boys deliberately did not step forward to learn literacy, trying to be clever.

They couldn't understand the two booklets distributed yesterday, so they wouldn't know the rules here. If they could generate profit, it would be fine, but if not, their fate was self-evident.

Death would be a mercy; living a life worse than death was the most torturous.

Only by creating value far exceeding their own could they hope to find the release of death.

Two hours of explanation concluded.

Everyone returned to their stone houses one after another. No one was noisy, no one talked, and no one took the opportunity to escape. Everything seemed suppressed and quiet.

Wang Yu returned to Stone House No. 83. Not long after he sat down, a cloth bag was thrown in through the window, containing water and food, the same as yesterday’s items.

However, there was one additional item.

“A note?”

Spreading it open, Wang Yu was both surprised and found it reasonable. Wherever there were people, there was society, status differences, varying degrees of closeness, and intertwined interests.

Let alone this group of Ling Nu who could generate profit but had no sovereignty.

The Reverse Spirit Blood Sect’s third peak was named Cold Blood Peak.

The wealth created by the Ling Nu belonged to the Sect’s public property. Assuming there were three thousand people, each producing 12 Spirit Stones per year, in ten years, that would be 360,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. This was not a small sum.

Such ample profit led to various power struggles and schemes behind the scenes. The note came from Manager Duan, who was in charge of the Ling Nu. There was more than one Manager in the Shiwu Area.

In total, there were three, each representing the interests of different factions within Cold Blood Peak. The content of the note, besides showing the background, mainly painted a promising picture and instructed Wang Yu.

It told him that after he Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Stage, he should submit one tael and four qian of spiritual sand to Manager Duan every month. The extra four qian would be recorded, and he could exchange it with Manager Duan for Spirit Pills, Spells, and medicinal soups to nourish his body.

Spending a certain amount could even grant him an Outer Sect Disciple slot in advance.

This promise, even for Wang Yu, who had experienced the tempering of modern society, made him feel a bit dizzy. Wouldn't others desperately condense spiritual sand?!

The Demonic Path indeed understood human nature deeply; interests and desires were always the root causes that drove people to work hard. Want something? Then work harder and desperately fulfill the duties of a Ling Nu.

He put the note aside, pondering.

Suddenly, a change occurred within his body. A wisp of Spiritual Qi, different from any before, appeared within him.

“Is this the Spiritual Qi of the Qi Refining Stage?”

Wang Yu felt this unique, gentle power, urging it to flow from his Dantian. Wherever it passed, his limbs and bones felt warm, his spirit was refreshed, and his strength greatly increased!

Normally, it should first go through the Meridians and then to the Dantian. Wang Yu’s situation was reversed. Due to the special nature of the placement slot, this wisp of Spiritual Qi appeared directly in his Dantian.

It skipped the process of breaking open the Dantian, going from point to surface, rather than the normal surface to point.

This feeling was incredibly wondrous.

Qi Training Stage One, achieved!

There were no tedious prerequisite steps, not even much understanding of the Cultivation Technique; he simply Broke Through, which was truly absurd.

According to the Aptitude of a waste Spiritual Root, perceiving Spiritual Qi, circulating a Cultivation Technique, refining Spiritual Qi… and so on, each step was a challenge. It was normal to take three to five years, but now all of that was skipped.

The placement slot ensured that he could absorb a wisp of Spiritual Qi every half hour. This was the first time that actual Cultivation, refined into Spiritual Qi, was transmitted to him, assisting him in Breaking Through to Qi Training Stage One.

According to the description of the Qi Refining Stage in the “Blood Burning Art”:

As long as ten wisps of Spiritual Qi are accumulated, one can Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Two, opening up more Cultivation Technique nodes within the body, and refining more and purer Spiritual Qi!

Even if the current wisp of Spiritual Qi in his body was consumed, it could recover on its own, completely belonging to him.

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If it were condensed into spiritual sand, it would be a permanent loss, so he was naturally reluctant.

“At a normal speed, even with guidance, the Breakthrough speed is still too fast, unless the special effects of the Blood Burning Art are used.”

Wang Yu was unwilling to damage his Lifespan, yet he was worried that his Cultivation Realm could not be concealed. If what the note said was true, he would have to exchange for a Spell that could hide his Realm.

“No, for a mere Ling Nu to exchange for such a Spell, wouldn’t that be self-incriminating?”

If he were to self-damage his Cultivation, reducing the illogical Realm and turning it into substantial spiritual sand to store, such an operation would be akin to a brain clot.

Wang Yu knew very well that power was his only way to change his current situation. The higher his Realm, the greater the chance of becoming an Outer Sect Disciple.

He actually had only one path: to activate the Blood Burning Art’s effect to conceal himself. He didn’t need to use too much, just enough to appear like other Ling Nu on the outside. Only then could he explain the abnormality of his Cultivation and the amount of spiritual sand.

Only by sacrificing his life would he be fast, and that would be logical.

He had to Cultivate.

Just as he was about to activate the Lifespan-burning Cultivation Technique for his main body, Wang Yu suddenly noticed that his cheat had changed. Perhaps it was due to his Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage One, transforming from a mortal to a Cultivator.

【placement slot 1: Blood Burning Art】

【placement slot 2: None】

“This—”

Wang Yu’s eyes darted. He didn’t know if it was due to the Realm Breakthrough or some other reason. He would get some answers once he Broke Through to Qi Training Stage Two.

Unfortunately, he had nothing else he could place.

After a long sigh, a flash of inspiration struck him again. He tried to place the Blood Burning Art into the second slot.

“It worked!”

【placement slot 2: Blood Burning Art】

「Blood Burning Art (1/100): Forty-eight practices a day, achievable in one year.」

Although the description hadn't changed, the progress was shared between both.

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