1035 Blood Source Nourishment
Golden Crow Clan:
"Have you prepared everything?" asked Jingwu Hua.
"I'm afraid we will need a little bit more time."
Jingwu Hua frowned, looking at the thin middle-aged man dressed in green. If she remembered correctly, he held the title of Crow Two and was known for his managerial abilities.
"I thought I told you to prepare beforehand."
Crow Two was immediately embarrassed. Jingwu Hua did not tell them why she wanted a peak Quasi-Emperor Artifact modified after her Proving Dao Artifact. In hindsight, they should have guessed what she wanted, but no one thought she would have another chance at proving the Dao.
"How much longer?" she asked.
"Give us 20 years, and it will be done."
"20 years? That's too long. I will give you 10. If you can't get it done, then consider that you don't have fate with an Emperor Artifact."
Crow Two's mouth twitched, but did not dare say anything, "We will get it done." Jingwu Hua nodded nonchalantly. Then, she asked him, "Why aren't you leaving?"
"There is something else I would like to consult you about."
Jingwu Hua sensed his careful tone, "Don't beat around the bush."
"It's about...the Yang Clan."
"Do you guys want my help to eliminate them?"
"Not eliminate per se since that might cause you trouble with Yang Guowei. But is it possible to force them to move out of the sun?"
"In your dream," said JIngwu Hua directly. "Okay, you can leave."
Crow Two secretly sighed as he expected this outcome. He secretly cursed the former patriarch of the clan. That bastard was greedy and wanted to forcefully get his hands on that Emperor Bone to turn his waste of a son into a Heaven Chosen. The worst part is he convinced many others in his lineage to follow his stupid plan. By the time he knew of the truth, a terrible rift had already been built between the clan and Jingwu Hua.
Crow two walked out of the room, his shoulder lower than when he walked in. He did not even mention the third issue he wanted to discuss: Grand Dao Source Baptism. Something told him their clan should not expect such a favor.
Jingwu Hua calmly watched this and only sneered. She wanted to leave this place as soon as possible after repaying her karmic debt to this damn clan.
Afterward, she only had to preach to the Myriad Emperor World and prepare her Secret Vault. Her focus should be on the branch on the upper dimension and the upcoming war.
Sword Casting Villa:
"I did not expect the situation to be so dire," sighed Jian Sha. "At least there is some good news about our ancestors - if that can be called good news."
"Best we stay positive."
"True," nodded Jian Sha. "You have to be careful?"
"I will."
"What about your goal?"
"I've acquired some information," explained Jian Wushuang. "They know about the Ultimate Sword Path, but the Extreme Swordsmen have gone above and beyond to suppress it."
"Doesn't that mean you're in trouble?"
"Yes and no," responded Jian Wushuang. "There are currently no Paragon Tier Extreme Swordsmen, so the situation is still manageable. Additionally, I learned that the situation was not aggravated because someone intervened."
"Someone intervened? Are you referring to one of the moons?"
"Probably not. As you know, we, swordsmen, are arrogant, so how could we listen to them?"
"So, a very powerful and respected swordsman calmed down the situation? I wonder who it is?"
"I have no idea, as everyone I tried to acquire was purposely vague. I didn't want to raise suspicion and not pry too deep into it," replied Jian Wushuang. "But as you said, it must be a very powerful and famous swordsman to have such a large influence. My next task is to find more information about this person and their intentions."
"You suspect they have the same goal as you?"
I can't help but do," nodded Jian Wushuang. "After the news, all Extreme Path Swordsmen reacted harshly - especially after knowing this new path was the trend of Heaven and Earth. However, despite all their influence, this person chose to calm the flame instead of fueling it. Of course, there is a chance they did not want this new development to affect the current political situation, but I have to be wary."
"That's a good direction to investigate. However, you should have realized it's not simple to take the destiny of this new path?"
"Of course I do." Jian Wushuang was not stupid, so he knew the difficulty that lay ahead. A Little Eternal Emperor could only dream of bearing the weight of such a destiny. Furthermore, he soon realized the main thing needed to achieve his ambition - the support of a powerful faction.
The Sword Casting Villa appeared to fill these criteria, but things were not as simple as stated. He did not know whether his seniors and ancestors would support this new path or be adamant in their stubborn ways, choosing to eliminate it instead of embracing it.
If that becomes the situation he faces, he might have to do things alone.
"Time is not on your side," stated Jian Sha. "Wang Tian will ascend in the next generation, not giving you much of an advantage. And if the Heavenly Emperor decides to suppress you as a way to pave the way for his father, your situation will become even worse."
Jian Wushuang was silent, looking in the distance, "Wang Wei won't intervene."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Two reasons: Wang Tian is a swordsman and has our arrogance - he won't allow his son to intervene in such a thing. Secondly, Wang Wei has inherited the Dao Opening Sect's ideology of how to train genius. He will probably treat me as a sharpening stone for his father."
"You might be right, but it also seems you're relying too much on luck." Jian Sha was not as confident as him.
"My current greatest threat is not the Wang Clan."
"Who else could possibly be a threat?"
"It's that swordsman called Ji Lanfang," replied Jian Wushuang. "After I descended, I sensed a few supreme swordsmen, and he was the most dangerous."
"He's indeed a great threat," uttered Jian Sha. Ji Lanfang was of this generation, meaning he could immediately compete with Jian Wushuang. According to the villa's deduction, the Heavenly Emperor Era will spread throughout the Endless Void, delaying Ji Lanfang's ascension, but he should leave around the same time as the Heavenly Emperor.
"So, what are you going to do next?"
"No rush. I first need to settle my karma in the lower dimension and deal with a few other things."
Body Dao Cave:
"Welcome the Cave Master." These words echoed between Heaven and Earth as thousands of people pronounced them simultaneously. Yin Gen calmly watched everything, taking in everybody's happiness and hidden emotions.
He knew why they were so accepted. In the cave's history, the Ancestor was the only pure body refiner, while all the others were 'Double Practitioners." These Emperors did not want to risk dying and chose to prove the Dao as Qi Practitioners.
But today, the Body Dao Cave finally has its second Pure Body Refiners that absorbed a Heaven Will. And based on records, Yin Gen's achievements were even more remarkable than the Ancestor's.
"Be at ease," he said before immediately beginning his work. The cave was his home, and he wanted it to strive. So, Yin Gen wanted to increase their foundation to the best of his ability. He started a Blood Essence Nourishment for the sect on the spot.
Body Refining Emperors of his kind could not use Grand Dao Baptism, but he could nourish these people with a drop of blood from his essence. Such a process had the same effect as the baptism but rather focused more on enhancing Blood Qi and talent for body refining.
Yin Gen nodded in satisfaction a few hours later after finishing the process. He knew even if the Heavenly Emperor did it, he could not do as good a job as him, and it was not because his current body refining realm was higher. At the end of the day, his essence was the purest because he did not double-cultivate his body and Qi.
The next step was to leave his scripture for the cave. While absorbing the Heaven Will, Yin Gen did not just increase his cultivation level. The Heaven Will showed him the truth of the universe and many more. In the process of absorbing it, he learned a great deal about the universe's [Essence], which allowed him to optimize his original scripture and prepare for his future cultivation. Regarding tempering the body and understanding Willpower Manifestation, Yin Gen did not know whether he was the best in the lower dimension, but he was definitely in the top 3.
The result of his comprehension was an update on his Zombie Art. He updated it to be more universal by lowering the threshold and the side-effects of becoming an undead creature first to cultivate.
This technique should have been called [Yin Refining Art], but he kept the original name for sentimental reasons.
Besides the scripture, Yin Gen had to set up a formation that used his entire exoskeletons as a medium, along with a Blood Artifact.
