The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

"Less than half an hour after these bodies died, their blood turned black."

"This is very abnormal. It seems that there is some problem."

Upon hearing this, Wen Tianquan's eyebrows twitched.

A hint of horror appeared in his eyes, as if he realized something.

With a solemn expression, he said, "Don't spread the word. I will report this matter quietly."

"There may be a big problem inside."

Li Qing nodded, "Will I be rewarded for this?"

Wen Tianquan gave him a glance, "Don't worry, the Demon Slaying Temple never mistreats its heroes."

"If there is indeed a problem, your rewards will not be less."

The three continued their work of burying the bodies, with Li Qing and Wen Tianquan always walking by the corpses as if by chance.

As they secretly observed the bodies, the more they observed, the more alarmed they felt.

All the bodies' blood had turned black at a rapid speed, clearly indicating that their Essence Qi had been drained.

The more he observed, the more furrowed Li Qing's brow became, "Could it be the Blood Demon Cult again?"

The Blood Demon Cult is fond of directly extracting Essence Qi from the human body, causing the blood to turn black, which is the result of Essence Qi loss.

Originally, this process was supposed to take a day, but now it was completed in less than half an hour.

Ying Taihua completely did not notice this, only Li Qing and Wen Tianquan did.

As the sky was approaching dusk, the bodies were almost buried.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew from a distance.

Everyone shivered, and a ghostly wail slowly echoed in the wind.

"Woo... woo..."

This seemed to be a voice mixed in the wind, and the gravediggers all turned pale, trembling all over.

Ying Taihua's face darkened, and he shouted, "What are you still doing here? Why aren't you leaving?"

With his shout, the gravediggers finally came to their senses and quickly pushed the cart, swiftly heading towards the official road.

They fled in panic, not daring to stop for a moment.

Ying Taihua, Li Qing, and Wen Tianquan followed behind them, vigilantly protecting them as they left.

The three silently kept an eye on the rear, ready to act at the first sign of danger.

Perhaps because there were many of them, the ghostly wail only continued to echo in the wind, and no strange occurrences ultimately appeared.

Finally, they successfully returned to the official road and quickly headed towards Jade City.

Just before the sun completely set, they safely entered Jade City, and everyone finally relaxed.

Wen Tianquan patted Li Qing and said, "I'll go report quickly. Once the situation is clarified, your rewards should be forthcoming."

Li Qing nodded slightly, "Okay."

Now, he was in need of rewards. According to the directory, he needed to complete the "All-Encompassing Heaven and Earth Mortal Dao Technique" to practice Essence Qi cultivation for various organs, requiring at least four exchanges to cover all types of organs in his body.

Of course, the most important thing was to see if the Jade Tablet would display perfection.

Although his Goldfinger was powerful, it was not intelligent.

For example, this comprehensive technique did not show him what other techniques he needed to completely perfect it.

"Sigh, I can only continue to perfect it bit by bit."

"I hope it won't take too long."

Li Qing headed towards the direction of the escort agency.

Crossing the main street, he arrived at an alley, and suddenly, a strange crying sound rang in his ears.

"Woo, woo, woo."

His scalp tingled, and Li Qing instantly used the Lunar Shadow Art, dissolving into the shadows.

He cautiously looked around, and a shadow had appeared behind him about three zhang away.

The shadow was wearing a black shroud.

The eerie crying sound continued to emanate from its mouth, and Li Qing felt as if countless people were chanting in his head, causing a dizzying sensation.

"Not good, this sound seems to be able to disturb the mind."

His eyes revealed a hint of fierceness, and he stepped on the ground, rushing towards the figure.

The black figure, seeing Li Qing charging towards it, slowly raised its head.

It had a pale, featureless face, without even a mouth, yet the eerie sound continued to echo.

The eerie figure lunged towards Li Qing, as fast as a flash of light.

Instinctively, Li Qing raised his hand and sent a burst of blood flame towards the figure.

The blood flame covered the area, but just as it was about to touch the shadow, it suddenly disappeared, sending a chilling sensation from behind.

A pair of icy hands silently landed on Li Qing's shoulder.

An infinite chill rushed to his head, and at that moment, he felt as if a mouth was biting into the back of his head, trying to dig out his brain.

An unprecedented sense of impending death froze his entire body, rendering him unable to move.

"Careless!"

A surge of Essence Qi instantly flowed into the summoning card held in his left hand.

"Moo."

A dragon-like roar sounded.

The phantom of the Flood Dragon burst out from the summoning card, instantly biting the figure that had grabbed him from behind.

"Ji, ji, ji."

The eerie phantom let out a shrill cry, and finally, it was burned into nothingness by the blood flame.

An Essence Qi stone fell to the ground, and Li Qing walked over to pick it up.

The Jade Tablet trembled slightly, and the Essence Qi in the stone was instantly absorbed.

Following that, a pure Essence Qi flowed into his body.

The Essence Qi in his bloodline naturally circulated, and after about a few breaths, his total Essence Qi had increased to 4/5 of his bloodline.

"With one more Essence Qi stone, my 'Spirit Blood Art' will be complete."

"If I continue, it will be 'Body Strengthening,' radiating Essence Qi from the bloodline to all organs in the body."