At the bottom of the blood river, a blood-red light shone brightly like the sun.
This was no longer the Blood Essence Demonic Tree, but a squarish blood-red crystal. The thick blood energy coming from it was no weaker than the Blood Essence Demonic Tree from before!
Ling Xiao quickly descended to the bottom of the dried-up red river. Looking at the small crystal mine, his eyes were filled with incomparable fanaticism.
"So many top grade blood crystals!" Ling Xiao gulped as he muttered.
He casually grabbed a piece and immediately shattered it into pieces. Then, he took a deep breath, and a stream of pure blood energy quickly rushed into his blood vessels. The powerful blood energy made his blood surge, and an endless stream of life energy rushed into his limbs and internal organs. It was as if this top-grade blood crystal had improved the toughness of his blood and bones.
"What a pure blood crystal, it's just right for me to improve my Ancient Emperor Divine Technique!" Ling Xiao licked his lips.
Ling Xiao had long since reached the fourth transformation of the Ancient Emperor Divine Technique, the Bone Refining realm. However, he had yet to step into the fifth transformation.
In order to cultivate this transformation, he needed a large amount of blood replenishing high-grade spirit herbs or pills.
Ling Xiao originally wanted to put the Ancient Emperor's Divine Arts aside for a while, after all, what he was currently cultivating was not the complete version of the Ancient Emperor's Divine Arts, but this small crystal like top grade blood crystal in front of him just happened to replace those blood replenishing high level Spirit Grass or pills.
These top-grade blood crystals were much better choices than spirit herbs or elixirs!
After all, these top-grade Blood Crystals were condensed from the Blood Essence of an Earth Monarch Realm powerhouse, and they had been nourished by the Demonic Blood Essence Tree for 100,000 years. Every single top-grade Blood Crystal was priceless, and it could instantly restore the vitality of anyone who had lost too much blood. Moreover, it was a rare material for refining high-grade healing pills.
"It really is Young Master Ping Yi!"
Ling Xiao exclaimed excitedly. He immediately began to collect all the top grade blood crystals at the bottom of the river into his cauldron.
Even if he couldn't finish using these top-grade Blood Crystals, he could auction them off for a high-grade Mysterious Crystal Vein.
However, if Ling Xiao wanted to establish his own force, he would need to accumulate resources, so it was better to keep these rare things for himself.
When a corner of Ling Xiao's cauldron was filled with a large amount of top-grade blood crystals, he couldn't help but roar with laughter, "Good people really do get what they deserve. If I hadn't burned these bones to ashes and sent them back to the ground, I'm afraid I wouldn't have found these good things." He paused for a moment, then looked into the distance and muttered, "I just don't know who won, the Blood Essence Demon Tree or Lu Weng. The Blood Essence Demon Tree hasn't finished gathering its spirit, so it probably won't be a match for Lu Weng. Whatever, it has nothing to do with me."
Back then, he had borrowed his Knowledge Sea to help Lu Weng recover. He didn't know how much it had recovered, but after all these years, it should have recovered quite a bit. Moreover, he only had a mutually beneficial relationship with it, so it didn't matter if it wasn't by his side. In any case, he still had some Ten Thousand Year Tree Milk and Ten Thousand Year Tree Fruit. These were all good things that Ling Xiao had traded for before, and they could be used to save his life at a critical moment.
After Ling Xiao collected most of the top-grade blood crystals, he gathered the remaining ones beside him and sat cross-legged in the middle of them.
Ling Xiao began to concentrate and silently circulated the Ancient Emperor's Divine Art. His meridians, which were like waves of gold, began to circulate, and the five-colored spirit energy in his dantian began to overflow.
After an hour of meditation, Ling Xiao's aura gradually increased. His skin, flesh, meridians, organs, and bones all emitted a golden light.
The Ancient Emperor's Divine Art: Skin Refining, Meridian Refining, Viscera Refining, Bone Refining, and Blood Refining. Every time it advanced, its defense would become a bit more abnormal, and it also had the ability to quickly repair the body's muscles. It could be called a godly cultivation method.
Now, Ling Xiao had finally cultivated it to the last transformation, Blood Refining.
After this transformation was completed, the blood energy in his body would be equivalent to replacing the original ordinary blood, becoming a supreme bloodline. Not only would it be of great benefit to him, but it would also be of great benefit to his descendants.
Therefore, no matter what method Ling Xiao used, he would definitely cultivate Blood Refining to the Realm of Completion.
After Ling Xiao adjusted everything, the aura around him trembled slightly. Many of the top-grade blood crystals around him immediately exploded, and a thick blood energy began to overflow.
Whoosh!
Ling Xiao opened his mouth and inhaled fiercely, and the blood energy quickly entered his mouth.
The powerful blood energy fused into Ling Xiao's blood vessels, and the golden blood began to assimilate the blood energy. A large amount of blood essence constantly rushed into Ling Xiao's blood vessels. The boiling heat emitted a terrifying temperature, and the blood vessels swelled to the point that they were about to explode.
If it wasn't for the fact that Ling Xiao's meridians and blood vessels had already been strengthened, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to withstand this terrifying blood energy.
Even so, Ling Xiao's face revealed a painful expression, and beads of sweat continuously flowed down his face.
Ling Xiao quickly circulated the Ancient Emperor's Divine Art, and the golden blood accelerated the speed at which it assimilated the blood energy.
The golden blood vessels in his blood vessels roared non-stop, and it constantly swallowed and assimilated the blood energy. The golden blood vessels continuously became richer and brighter.
The densely packed blood vessels transported the golden blood to all the muscles in Ling Xiao's body.
His skin, flesh, meridians, internal organs, and bones all received a significant increase, and their color became even more golden. An endless stream of vitality filled Ling Xiao's body, and at this moment, his body had accumulated a large amount of blood essence.
Ling Xiao felt that even if he lost more than half of his blood, it would be replenished in a short while. He didn't have to worry about losing too much blood. Moreover, the blood essence had completely improved his body's muscles, and greatly increased his lifespan. With his current Earthly Sovereign cultivation, he could live for at least 500 to 800 years, but with his current situation, even if he didn't cultivate, he could still live for another 200 years.
Ling Xiao meditated at the bottom of the dried-up Blood River for three days and three nights, and the small pile of top-grade blood crystals around him was almost completely absorbed by him.
Now, Ling Xiao's body was flashing with a rich blood energy, and all the skin and flesh on his body had turned golden red. Even his jet-black hair seemed to have turned golden. Behind him, a seemingly solid Golden Dragon constantly floated up, and this Golden Dragon seemed to be even more vivid and extraordinary than before.
When Ling Xiao shattered the last top-grade blood crystal and absorbed all the blood energy, he couldn't help but jump up from where he was.
Roar!
A dragon's roar came out of Ling Xiao's mouth, and the powerful sound waves formed a terrible storm, blowing the air around him, and many of the rocks under him exploded.
The dragon's roar echoed endlessly in this wide open space, and it didn't dissipate for a long time.
Behind Ling Xiao, a Golden Dragon roared into the sky, and the dragon's body changed from the original six claws to seven claws, and the dragon's Battle Qi also increased.
Ling Xiao let out a light breath, and converged the Essence Qi that appeared on his skin and flesh. His whole body became a bit more Dignified than before, and he looked more heroic.
"What a surging vitality, I can feel my blood boiling all the time!" Ling Xiao clenched his fists and said excitedly to himself.
He could feel that after his Ancient Emperor Mystic Technique absorbed so many top-grade blood crystals, the golden blood in his body became even thicker and more viscous. His blood seemed to be several times thicker than an ordinary person's, and the energy it contained was comparable to a fourth or fifth-grade healing pill!
"It's a pity that I've already reached a saturation state. It seems that I've only stepped into the Initial Stage of the Fifth Transformation. If I want to advance further, I don't know how long it will take." Ling Xiao sighed.
After absorbing a large amount of top-grade blood crystals in the past few days, his blood had been filled and improved. However, it had only allowed him to reach the Initial Stage, and he was still far from the Great City Realm.
However, Ling Xiao was already satisfied. After all, these top-grade blood crystals had allowed him to shorten the time he needed to find high level Spirit Herbs that could replenish blood and cultivate.
Ling Xiao took out the Ice and Fire Sword, and then did something shocking.
He actually heavily slashed at his other arm.
Ding dang!
The Ice and Fire Sword slashed at his sturdy arm, producing a crisp sound of metal clashing.
Ling Xiao stared blankly at his intact arm, and laughed out loud, "Haha, good, good … After this improvement and upgrade, my body has also improved by a lot. Now, even a high level spirit weapon would find it difficult to injure me."
As of now, Ling Xiao's physical body was probably as tough as a seventh-grade spirit beast's defenses. Even the seventh-grade Ice and Fire Swords couldn't cut through it. It must be known that he had used all his strength just now.
If it was a few days ago, if he had been slashed by a high level spirit weapon, although he wouldn't have been cut in half, he would definitely have been injured. In just a few days, his physical defense had increased by so much, so Ling Xiao was naturally very satisfied.
Following that, Ling Xiao dispelled the power in his arm, and then used the Ice and Fire Sword to fiercely slash at his arm.
If anyone saw this scene, they would probably think that this guy was a masochist. He actually stabbed his own subordinates twice, this was too abnormal!
Hiss!
A ferocious wound that reached the bone split open on Ling Xiao's arm, and golden blood gushed out.
Ling Xiao could not help but take in a deep breath of cold air. It had to be known that he did not use any energy at all just now, so no matter who it was that was cut by the sword, it would be extremely painful.
"Let me see how fast my recovery is!" Ling Xiao clenched his teeth, and immediately started to circulate the Ancient Emperor's Divine Technique crazily.
The powerful Essence Qi and spirit energy quickly surged, and the wound also healed at an extremely fast speed.
After a while, Ling Xiao looked at his arm that had become as smooth as jade and could not help but exclaim, "It's done so quickly?"
Ling Xiao was shocked by such a fast recovery speed, and his face was filled with joy.
"The Ancient Emperor's Divine Technique is indeed abnormal. Now that my defense and recovery ability have increased greatly, I believe that the dragon-shaped battle intent will also increase by quite a bit!" Ling Xiao muttered as he smacked his lips.
Then, he cast his gaze into the distance, "It's time to find the Emperor Pellet!"
Swoosh!
His figure instantly disappeared into the distance.