The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

The illusory figure screamed in a miserable and terrifying manner, and Li Qing watched the illusory figure trembling slightly.

That was no longer a human, covered with tumors all over the body, and with strange limbs.

Splat!

The illusory human figure was bitten to pieces by the Flood Dragon.

After the Flood Dragon bit the illusory human figure to pieces, it flashed back to Li Qing's jade pendant.

Li Qing's whole body went limp and he sat on the ground, gasping for air.

He had already exhausted all the energy in his body.

"I can only use this thing once now. If I fail, it will be the end of me."

At this moment, his gaze turned to the bearded man lying on the ground.

His eyes were lifeless, a lump rose high on his back, and he seemed to have no breath left.

His body was visibly shrinking and drying up at an alarming speed, soon turning into a terrifying mummy.

Seeing this scene, Li Qing's mouth twitched. "This is too miserable."

After catching his breath for a while, Li Qing walked over and poked the body with a stick.

The body had no reaction, and the lump on its back remained motionless.

He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. "It seems that he's really dead."

Li Qing began to search the body, and soon the body was stripped clean. What appeared in front of him was a skeleton.

There was a huge shriveled tumor on its back.

"This person should have been on the verge of mutation, but died before the mutation occurred."

"So the mutation would also stop."

With pensive thoughts, Li Qing began to inventory his gains.

A tattered piece of clothing, a black package containing two cakes and a piece of sauced beef, a water bottle, a night pearl, and a black token with large blood characters symbolizing a certain identity.

A purse containing ten taels of silver.

"Ten taels of silver, enough to live for a while."

However, what caught his attention the most were the two yellow booklets in the other party's hands.

At this point, his attention had already shifted to the jade pendant in his mind.

One of the booklets had been recorded in it the moment it was touched.

Old version:

"Blood Fusion Art" (Category: Foundation Building within a Hundred Days)

Cultivation method: Nine kinds of creature's essence blood, inscribe the second blood curse, can integrate one's own bloodline with a certain essence blood, thereby gaining a certain ability corresponding to the creature's life, and strengthen one's own origin to complete Foundation Building.

Talent minor art: Blood Ignition, burning blood essence, doubling all physical abilities.

Cost: Lifelong abstinence from consuming the corresponding nine creatures, breaking the taboo will gradually lead to mutation and become abnormal.

"Blood Refinement Art"...

New version:

"Blood Essence Art" (Category: Foundation Building within a Hundred Days)

Cultivation method: Inscribing one's own essence blood with the modified Heaven and Earth blood curses, locking in one's own dissipated essence, to complete Foundation Building.

Talent minor art:

1. Bloodletting, any wound touched by the minor art's power cannot heal and continues to bleed.

2. Blood Ignition, burning blood essence, temporarily doubling all physical abilities or other minor arts.

Cost: None

"Two scriptures, one is 'Blood Refinement Art', and the other is 'Blood Fusion Art', both are similar techniques that can be cultivated to Foundation Building, but with slightly different effects."

"Could this person be practicing both of these two martial arts?"

"But the fusion of these two martial arts is quite astonishing, and the effect of the jade tablet is truly remarkable."

A strange expression flashed across his face, "So, I can practice this martial art again."

With this in mind, he shook his head slightly, "But I don't have the conditions for it now."

"Let's run away first."

Li Qing didn't want to stay with a corpse for the night, so he put the night pearl in his hand and placed it in a black cloth bag.

He carried the package on his back and held a large pancake in his hand.

While nibbling on the pancake and taking a sip of cold water, he quickly passed through the dense forest and continued along the road.

Li Qing walked for at least two or three miles before stopping and finding a large tree nearby to climb.

By this time, he had finished eating the pancake and half of the beef in his backpack.

Planning to rest and restore his energy, he silently recited scriptures, allowing the food in his stomach to slowly digest and transform into a stream of vitality circulating throughout his body.

In the blink of an eye, several hours passed, and the sky was bright with the sun already risen.

Li Qing also woke up from his meditation and leaped down from the tree.

At this point, the vitality in his body seemed to have returned to its original state, greatly enhancing his physical abilities.

Dropping from a height of 5 meters, he landed steadily, with almost no impact from gravity.

With a pensive look in his eyes, he murmured, "It seems that physical abilities increase significantly when vitality is abundant."

Thinking of the remaining half piece of beef and a pancake in his backpack, he shook his head slightly.

"It's only enough for one meal, and the county city is at least 200 miles away."

Li Qing shook his head slightly and took out the food, eating as he walked along the mountain road, hoping to encounter fellow travelers or way stations along the way.

At this point, he was completely unburdened, having discarded the package, two scripture books, and the token.

He didn't want to carry obvious target items, especially since someone was still pursuing that person.

The night pearl was stored in the black pocket of his tattered clothes, and the silver coins were also put together.

Walking on the mountain road, Li Qing was constantly pondering the new "Blood Essence Art."

He found that the most important part of it was the two different blood curses.

One was called the Sky Blood Curse, and the other was the Earth Blood Curse, which gave him a thought.

"Could there be a Human Blood Curse as well? The three realms of heaven, earth, and human? Is that the perfect Foundation Building martial art?"

With these thoughts in mind, he felt that this was highly possible.

Walking at a steady pace, Li Qing did not hurry, conserving his energy to keep himself in peak condition.

Under the scorching sun of the hot summer, although Li Qing had been walking in the shade of the forest, the sun still made it unbearable.

Shaking his head slightly, a look of heaviness appeared on his face, "It won't be easy to walk 200 miles in this heat."

There was no one in front or behind on the official road, at least so far, he had not seen anyone passing by.

Dodging and walking cautiously, a morning had passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Qing's legs were starting to feel numb. "I should have walked about thirty or forty miles."

He had already left Black Wind Mountain and was walking on the flat ground leading to the next mountain peak.

Looking exhausted, Li Qing had already finished his water bottle and was feeling quite thirsty.

Suddenly, a building in front caught his attention.

There were red lanterns hanging on the building, with the word "inn" written on them.

A smile appeared on his face, "Finally, a place to rest."

"I hope there's something to eat, otherwise I won't be able to hold on much longer."

"I can only try my luck in the forest to see if I can catch something to eat."

With a wry smile, Li Qing walked towards the front.

Rumble.

A loud noise came from behind.