Chapter 210 – Sacrificing an Entire Realm’s Cultivation to Fulfill One Person’s Dao!

A look of interest appeared on Su Xing’s face as he asked with curiosity:

“A great gift? You mean…”

Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, the tall and muscular Void Return stage cultivator produced a bottle of liquid and handed it over, saying:

“Senior, this Blood Spirit Liquid… is the highest-grade cultivation treasure of our Blood Demon Sect. Not only can it enhance cultivation, but its side effects are much milder as well… far less damaging to one’s foundation than Blood Coagulation Pills…”

Su Xing’s heart stirred at these words, and he extended his spiritual energy to hold the bottle of spirit liquid aloft.

To guard against any treacherous schemes, Su Xing carefully inspected it with his divine sense before accepting it.

Upon removing the stopper, Su Xing caught a whiff of a fragrance rich with spiritual energy.

Su Xing poured out a thread of spirit liquid and observed it closely for a moment. The liquid was a pinkish-red color, and indeed did not carry the same hatred and violent energy as the Blood Coagulation Pill he had found earlier.

Moreover, the quality of this spirit liquid was excellent—even slightly superior to Su Xing’s own low-grade spirit liquid. He estimated it had reached mid-grade spirit liquid quality.

But after a thorough examination, Su Xing still frowned slightly.

Though far better than Blood Coagulation Pills, this Blood Spirit Liquid was still tainted with a trace of karmic burden, lacking the purity of true spirit liquid.

Furthermore, prolonged consumption would inevitably damage one’s foundation.

Su Xing stored the Blood Spirit Liquid away and shook his head slightly:

“This spirit liquid is impure. It’s not enough to buy your lives.”

Hearing Su Xing’s words, the tall and muscular Void Return stage cultivator’s expression remained unchanged as he spoke with full confidence:

“Senior, a single bottle of Blood Spirit Liquid is naturally insufficient… but what about a million drops of Blood Spirit Liquid? Would that interest you?”

Seeing the cultivator’s self-assured demeanor, Su Xing almost wanted to laugh.

Admittedly, spirit liquid was a precious cultivation resource even for Void Return or Body Integration stage cultivators.

This Blood Spirit Liquid in particular was comparable to mid-grade spirit liquid.

And in the current Age of Dharma Decline, with spiritual energy depleted, this Blood Spirit Liquid was indeed a rare treasure.

But for Su Xing? Not necessarily.

If Su Xing wished, he could easily obtain millions of drops of spirit liquid in a single simulation.

The spirit liquid from the spirit field grotto-heaven might not match the Blood Spirit Liquid in terms of cultivation enhancement.

But it excelled in purity of energy, had no side effects, and wouldn’t taint him with the karmic burden that even immortals avoided like the plague.

Su Xing estimated that a million drops of Blood Spirit Liquid was actually worth only about three to five million drops of low-grade spirit liquid.

With Su Xing’s current standards, that was still beneath his notice.

Having thought this far—

Su Xing didn’t reveal his thoughts. Instead, he feigned a look of hesitation and asked:

“But I’ve killed tens of thousands of your Blood Demon Sect cultivators… Won’t Blood Dragon Ancestor come seeking revenge when he returns?”

Hearing Su Xing’s words, the tall cultivator’s smile only widened as he spoke with certainty:

“Heh heh, Senior doesn’t know… those low-level cultivators are nothing more than reserve Human Pills to us!”

“Our Blood Demon Sect worships the great Blood Immortal…”

“And the Blood Immortal’s lifelong wish was to create a golden age of cultivation where everyone could practice immortal arts, where everyone could become a great cultivator!”

“The path of cultivation has always been unfair… Why should those with spiritual roots be heaven’s chosen by birth? While we mortals… can only be ants?”

At this point, the tall cultivator’s face brimmed with fanatical devotion and reverence as he continued:

“The Blood Immortal Scripture! It is a technique capable of ushering in a new era!”

“In this new era, everyone can cultivate! Everyone has the chance to become immortal! As long as…”

“Heh heh, Senior seems to cultivate pure spiritual energy?”

The tall cultivator licked his lips and spoke with a somewhat crazed fervor:

“If Senior were willing to switch to the Blood Immortal Scripture, you could reach the Body Integration stage within a hundred years!”

“And with Senior’s long lifespan… within five hundred years, you might even glimpse the immortal Dao and attain the rank of Loose Immortal!”

“When that time comes… the world is vast, Senior’s lifespan is long… you could go anywhere you please!”

The tall cultivator swayed his head as he spoke, looking as though he was trying to brainwash Su Xing.

Su Xing scoffed inwardly after hearing this. An ordinary cultivator might truly be unable to resist such temptation.

But Su Xing had plenty of time, and more importantly, he had the simulator. Steady, step-by-step progress beat everything else.

“The Blood Immortal, hm…”

Su Xing fell into thought.

Clearly, from the tall cultivator’s words, Su Xing could roughly determine that the Blood Immortal and Blood Dragon Ancestor were not the same person.

And Su Xing was now more than sixty percent certain that Blood Dragon Ancestor was most likely Protector Dragon.

After all, dragon-type beings were rare to begin with, and Protector Dragon had personally admitted to coming from this Blood Demon realm.

Su Xing continued asking:

“Heh, I appreciate your goodwill for now… How long until Blood Dragon Ancestor returns?”

“I’d quite like to meet him…”

Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, the tall cultivator hastily replied:

“My father is currently in secluded cultivation and is not in this realm… However, I expect he already knows about Senior breaking the formation.”

“At the earliest three months, at the latest half a year… my father will certainly come to meet Senior!”

“When that time comes… with me acting as intermediary, any misunderstandings can surely be resolved!”

“Once Senior cultivates the Blood Immortal Scripture, you are destined to become our Blood Demon Sect’s second ancestor, and eternal life will be within reach!”

Su Xing chuckled but offered no explanation, simply saying:

“In that case, bring me the complete Blood Immortal Scripture. I wish to enter seclusion and study it…”

The tall cultivator promptly handed over a jade slip.

Su Xing didn’t refuse. After accepting the jade slip, he casually found a spot and began examining it.

Before long, the immersive simulation time ended, and Su Xing returned to the Real World.

Back in the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath, a flash of astonishment in his eyes.

“This Blood Immortal Scripture… is actually a genuine Heaven-tier supreme technique!”

“There are even vague descriptions of the path beyond immortality… This Blood Immortal must have extraordinary origins!”

Su Xing had no intention of cultivating the Blood Immortal Scripture.

But he was in no hurry to leave the Blood Demon Sect either, planning instead to meet this so-called Blood Dragon Ancestor.

“In the simulation, there should be about half a year left before the Amalgamated Beast descends…”

“I need to make good use of this time!”

A vague idea took shape in Su Xing’s mind as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【You were in no rush to leave the Blood Demon’s Lair instance, choosing instead to remain within the Blood Demon Sect.】

【Over the next month, you entered the spirit field grotto-heaven and accumulated three days’ worth of Wisdom in Foolishness state enhancement.】

【After accumulating the Wisdom in Foolishness state, you prepared to cultivate the Soul Search Art.】

Su Xing nodded slightly at this and murmured:

“Three days should be more than enough to learn the Soul Search Art!”

The Soul Search Art was something that Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators could already learn.

With Su Xing’s current cultivation level, mastering such an ordinary technique was naturally effortless.

Combined with the comprehension boost, three days would be more than sufficient.

With this in mind, Su Xing silently intoned:

“Activate immersive simulation function, duration seventy-two hours!”

【Ding, you have successfully activated the immersive simulation function, spending 7.2 million energy points. Remaining: 1,040,730,000 points.】

As the simulator’s notification faded, Su Xing’s vision shifted and transformed.

Then Su Xing looked at the jade slip containing the Soul Search Art in his hand, ready to begin studying.

He activated the Great Wisdom state’s comprehension boost…

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, during which Su Xing had been entirely devoted to studying the Soul Search Art.

After three days, a satisfied smile appeared on Su Xing’s face as he glanced at his attribute panel.

Sure enough, a new entry had appeared in his skills—the Soul Search Art.

And it was directly at Major Mastery level!

“Tsk tsk, as expected, when your cultivation is high enough, learning these secret arts becomes so easy…”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction, stroking his chin as he said:

“This Soul Search Art may be somewhat sinister in nature… but it has plenty of uses for me! And there are no real side effects!”

Most crucially, the memory of learning the Soul Search Art through immersive simulation could be directly retained in reality!

“When you think about it, seven million energy points for a Soul Search Art isn’t a bad deal at all! It even saves me a redemption slot…”

Su Xing’s thoughts stirred, and he promptly left the spirit field grotto-heaven, reappearing within the Blood Demon Sect.

The reason Su Xing hadn’t slaughtered all the Blood Demon Sect cultivators was precisely because he wanted to use the Soul Search Art now—only then could he obtain more information.

To that end, Su Xing had previously chosen to temporarily placate the cultivators within the Blood Demon Sect.

“It’s time…”

Su Xing murmured, then a thought stirred in his mind as his divine sense instantly blanketed the entire Blood Demon Sect.

What Su Xing hadn’t expected was that these few remaining cultivators were actually still inside the Blood Demon Sect, having chosen not to flee.

But upon further reflection, this made sense.

After all, Su Xing hadn’t killed them before, and an entire month had passed without incident.

In these cultivators’ eyes, there was simply no need to run. They probably genuinely believed Su Xing wanted to join the Blood Demon Sect.

After all, even if you gave them ten thousand brains, they’d never have imagined that a Void Return Great Perfection cultivator like Su Xing hadn’t even learned the Soul Search Art, right?

Su Xing quickly arrived at the sect’s main hall and found the surviving cultivators.

Upon seeing Su Xing, these cultivators straightened up with reverence and hastily said:

“Sword Demon Ancestor, how may we be of service?”

Hearing what these cultivators called him, a strange expression crossed Su Xing’s face.

“Sword Demon Ancestor?”

Seeing Su Xing’s confusion, the cultivators explained:

“Haha, Ancestor, you may not be aware!”

“One month ago, your dashing figure in that battle has been etched into the memory of everyone in the entire Blood Demon Realm!”

“We’re planning to erect a statue in your honor. You should be our Blood Demon Sect’s second Ancestor!”

Su Xing’s face darkened. Damn, these Blood Demon Sect people really were a bunch of weirdos!

But Su Xing wasn’t about to abandon his plan to kill these cultivators just because of some “Sword Demon Ancestor” title.

His figure flickered, and the next second he appeared beside a Spirit Transformation cultivator.

He grabbed the Spirit Transformation cultivator, then his divine sense surged violently into the cultivator’s soul.

Like a rainstorm battering flowers, Su Xing recklessly invaded the cultivator’s consciousness.

Moments later, Su Xing obtained the information he wanted.

And the Spirit Transformation cultivator, after having his soul searched, instantly fell unconscious, his soul severely damaged.

At the same time, the remaining cultivators’ faces filled with horror.

“Senior… you, what are you doing?”

Su Xing rubbed the space between his brows, digesting the information he’d extracted, then the corners of his mouth curled slightly upward.

He said leisurely:

“Heh heh, I’ve suddenly changed my mind… I’ve decided that meeting Blood Dragon Ancestor isn’t strictly necessary after all…”

“If I kill all of you, perhaps I can still get what I want!”

With that, Su Xing exploded into action again, Blackice sword in hand, pursuing the remaining Spirit Transformation cultivators.

These cultivators instantly scattered in all directions.

But how could they possibly escape from Su Xing at Void Return Great Perfection?

With every swing of his sword, another Spirit Transformation cultivator fell.

In mere minutes, Su Xing had slaughtered every last Spirit Transformation cultivator, leaving only two Void Return stage cultivators fleeing into the distance.

“Heh heh, the Blood Immortal Scripture… the spiritual energy it cultivates is flimsy and hollow, making them far too weak!”

Su Xing remarked casually, then gave chase toward the two remaining Void Return cultivators.

Su Xing first caught up with the older of the two Void Return cultivators, and battle erupted instantly.

This Void Return cultivator did have some tricks up his sleeve, managing to last a full ten rounds against Su Xing.

But in the end, Su Xing shattered his dantian and sealed the spiritual energy within his body.

Then Su Xing performed the Soul Search Art on the Void Return cultivator.

The difficulty of soul searching a cultivator at the same realm was clearly far greater than soul searching someone at the Spirit Transformation stage.

But Su Xing’s divine sense was immensely powerful, and after merely two soul impacts, the cultivator’s soul defenses crumbled completely.

Su Xing searched through it without restraint.

Moments later, Su Xing casually tossed the unconscious, limp Void Return elder onto the ground.

Rubbing his slightly throbbing temples, he murmured:

“The Soul Search Art really isn’t omnipotent after all!”

“This soul searching method works best on cultivators one full realm below oneself… only with a sufficient gap in soul strength can it be completely risk-free!”

“But against cultivators at the same realm, there’s a certain risk of soul backlash!”

“Though with my current soul strength, backlash is impossible… at most it’s just slightly troublesome!”

Su Xing discovered that these cultivators who practiced the Blood Immortal Scripture not only had flimsy spiritual energy, but even their divine sense was far weaker than cultivators at the same realm.

“As expected, shortcuts in cultivation… come with plenty of drawbacks!”

Su Xing now had a considerable amount of information in his mind, but the most critical piece had yet to be extracted!

“Heh heh… that tall and burly Void Return cultivator claims to be Blood Dragon Ancestor’s son. I should be able to get even more information from him, right?”

With that thought, Su Xing swiftly pursued the last Void Return cultivator.

The tall, burly Void Return cultivator had fled the farthest and fastest, already over a hundred li away from Su Xing.

But Su Xing cultivated the Sword-Controlling Technique, and though he had only achieved Minor Mastery, it was more than enough to chase down a mere Void Return cultivator.

Moments later, Su Xing cut off the burly cultivator’s escape.

A look of terror surfaced on the burly cultivator’s face. Gritting his teeth, he said:

“Do you truly intend to kill every last one of us?”

“My father is Blood Dragon Ancestor! Kill me, and you won’t come to a good end…”

Su Xing rolled his eyes in exasperation and retorted:

“Damn it, even if your daddy were Zhang Erhe, it wouldn’t help you!”

With that, Su Xing charged at the burly cultivator, man and sword as one!

The two quickly clashed for several dozen rounds.

Su Xing didn’t go all out, instead fighting while carefully observing the burly cultivator.

Sure enough, compared to the previous Void Return cultivator, this one who claimed to be Blood Dragon Ancestor’s son was considerably stronger.

His cultivation wasn’t hollow or flimsy — it was roughly on par with cultivators at the same realm.

Moreover, the burly cultivator had mastered a special secret technique that seemed to originate from a bloodline inheritance.

Red-black scales surfaced across his skin, looking remarkably like the dragon scales of legend.

But regardless, this man was no match for Su Xing.

Su Xing put in just slightly more effort and captured the burly cultivator alive.

Then he recklessly battered the cultivator’s soul.

When the cultivator’s soul had been shattered by Su Xing’s impacts, Su Xing used the Soul Search Art and invaded with ease.

Moments later, Su Xing tossed the burly cultivator aside like a dead dog and rubbed his slightly throbbing temples.

“So that’s how it is… the Blood Immortal Scripture, the Blood Demon Sect’s cultivation… it’s actually like this?”

Su Xing took out the storage rings from those cultivators and retrieved four items.

A red pill, a red stone, a vial of Blood Spirit Liquid, and a parasite.

“The red pill is the Blood Coagulation Pill… a cultivation resource for the Blood Demon Sect’s lower-ranked cultivators!”

“Generally used most by cultivators from Foundation Establishment up through Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage!”

“And this red stone is a Blood Spirit Stone… born in places steeped in blood fiend energy and yin ghosts! Catalyzed into existence… capable of supplying cultivation resources for Spirit Transformation and Void Return stage cultivators… or Nascent Soul cultivators with decent potential!”

“As for the Blood Spirit Liquid… that’s something only the Blood Demon Sect’s two Void Return cultivators and Blood Dragon Ancestor himself can consume!”

At this point, a look of astonishment crossed Su Xing’s face as he murmured:

“Who would have thought that even heretical cultivators had developed such a well-structured cultivation system… the Blood Demon Sect must have existed for a very long time!”

He paused, then took out the last item — the parasite.

“This parasite is called the Blood Spirit Parasite!”

“And this Blood Spirit Parasite is the source of everything!”

“Every cultivator who practices the Blood Immortal Scripture, upon reaching Foundation Establishment stage, is implanted with a parasite — this Blood Spirit Parasite!”

“With each cultivation session, a portion of the cultivator’s spiritual energy is devoured by the Blood Spirit Parasite… along with a portion of their flesh essence and lifespan!”

“And when any cultivator dies, the Blood Spirit Parasite rapidly devours all of the cultivator’s cultivation, then is recovered by the Blood Demon Sect to be placed in a new host!”

At this, a chill surfaced in Su Xing’s eyes as he continued:

“This means that every single cultivator is nothing more than a vessel!”

“Their sole purpose is to feed these Blood Spirit Parasites!”

“And once the Blood Spirit Parasites have absorbed enough spiritual energy, they enter the Blood Demon Sect’s secret realm and ultimately excrete Blood Spirit Liquid!”

“After being purified through the cultivators’ physical bodies and evolved through the Blood Spirit Parasites… this Blood Spirit Liquid no longer has the terrifying side effects of its original form, nor does it drain lifespan as horrifically!”

“And the final beneficiary of the Blood Demon Sect is none other than the Blood Immortal, or Blood Dragon Ancestor himself!”

“This means every single cultivator is cultivating for Blood Dragon Ancestor alone! In the end, they all become spirit liquid…”

At this thought, even with Su Xing’s temperament, he couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.

To put it bluntly, every cultivator in the Blood Demon Sect — and indeed the entire Blood Demon Realm — existed to serve Blood Dragon Ancestor alone!

They were merely vessels… vessels for filtering spirit liquid, nothing more!

At this, Su Xing drew a deep breath and murmured:

“And moreover… the way they create lower-ranked cultivators is even more depraved!”