Chapter 37: The First Blood and Qi Meridian Achieved!-Minha irmã teve o osso celestial arrancado? Empunho a espada mágica e massacro na masmorra(Três doses de vinho por dia.)

Ye Xiao looked at Mu Xue, who was standing at his door, looking delicate and pretty, and felt a bit puzzled.

Why had this girl come over when it was already dark?

Mu Xue kept her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and wore a playful and cute smile on her face.

"Brother Ye Xiao, I heard from my brother that you need the essence blood of a demonic beast?"

Hearing this, Ye Xiao’s heart skipped a beat, but he did not let it show on his face. He simply nodded slightly and said, "That is correct. I have a deal with Brother Mu Bai."

"Here!"

Mu Xue extended her hand to offer a porcelain bottle, saying with a radiant smile, "Inside are ten drops of essence blood from a first-level Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast. My brother said you needed them, so I brought them to you."

Ye Xiao hesitated for a moment before accepting the bottle. "Thank you!"

Mu Xue waved her hand. "Don't mention it! You should go back to resting; I'll be going now."

With that, she turned and skipped away into the distance. After taking a few steps, she paused to wave back at Ye Xiao.

Watching Mu Xue’s departing figure, Ye Xiao felt a slight stir in his heart.

Once he closed the door, he sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling a surge of excitement as he opened the porcelain bottle. A faint scent of blood wafted out. Sensing the fluctuations of power from within, Ye Xiao nodded to himself. It was indeed the essence blood of a first-level Foundation Establishment demonic beast.

Without further hesitation, Ye Xiao took one drop and swallowed it directly.

A sensation of scorching heat spread through his body. He immediately began to circulate the Blood God Scripture to refine it.

Half an hour later, Ye Xiao opened his eyes, a look of excitement on his face. This single drop of essence blood had made the faint blood-energy meridians within his body even more pronounced.

"If I refine the rest of this essence blood, I should be able to successfully construct the first blood-energy meridian!"

With that, he began to refine again.

The second drop, the third, the fourth...

By the time the last drop was refined, he felt his body tremble. His Profound Energy seemed to have found a new breakthrough point and began to surge wildly.

"Finally, I've succeeded!"

Ye Xiao opened his eyes in excitement. The first blood-energy meridian had been successfully established. Now, as the blood-colored Profound Energy passed through this new meridian, it became even purer. Furthermore, his cultivation level had risen from the first level of the Foundation Establishment stage to the second.

Although it was only a small increase, one had to remember that Ye Xiao had only broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage a few days ago. Such a frantic pace of improvement was enough to prove the heaven-defying nature of the saint-grade technique, the Blood God Scripture.

Even more importantly, the lingering trace of Water Law energy remaining in his body had been completely refined. His physical strength had also successfully reached the level of the Foundation Establishment stage. It could be said that his strength had undergone a qualitative leap. Even if he were to encounter a cultivator at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, he would have the ability to put up a fight.

He stood up. The sky outside was already starting to turn bright, so he stepped out of his room and into the small garden. Feeling the power within him, he couldn't help but draw his broken sword and begin practicing his sword techniques. This was a set he had created himself while at the Yin-Yang Academy. Because the inspiration came from the Water Law, he named it the Water Spirit Sword Technique.

As he finished the entire set of movements, applause rang out from the side.

Ye Xiao sheathed his broken sword and looked toward the source of the sound, discovering an old man leaning on a cane.

"Young man, that sword technique of yours is quite impressive."

The old man chuckled and walked over to sit in a nearby pavilion. Ye Xiao offered a smile and sat down opposite him.

"Is the senior also a member of the Mu family?"

The old man nodded. "Indeed. I heard that Mu Bai brought two geniuses from the Yin-Yang Academy back with him, so I decided to come and take a look."

Ye Xiao smiled modestly. "Senior is too kind. I am no genius, merely a servant disciple."

The old man laughed heartily. "And what if you are a servant disciple? I can see that your sword technique contains a certain charm of water, yet it is not quite perfect. You must have created it yourself, right?"

Ye Xiao nodded.

The old man continued, "Based on this sword technique alone, calling you a genius is not an exaggeration at all. May I ask your name, young friend?"

Ye Xiao hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands in a salute. "This junior is Ye Xiao!"

"Ye Xiao? Hmm, we don't have a family by the name of Ye around here."

Ye Xiao paused and explained, "This junior is from Lingfeng City; it is only natural that Senior has not heard of it."

The old man frowned. "Lingfeng City? That is quite remote."

Ye Xiao simply smiled without speaking.

Just then, footsteps approached from not far away, followed by a voice calling out.

"Grandfather? Why are you here?"

Ye Xiao looked up to see Mu Bai and Mu Xue. Upon seeing the old man, Mu Xue rushed directly into his arms. "Grandfather, why are you up so early?"

The old man patted Mu Xue’s head dotingly and laughed. "I'm old now. I couldn't sleep, so I came out for a stroll."

Mu Bai walked over and said to Ye Xiao, "Ye Xiao, this is my grandfather, Mu Qingshan."

Ye Xiao nodded with a smile. "Elder Mu!"

The old man patted Mu Xue to signal her to stand up, then said with a smile, "Mu Bai, this young friend Ye is quite remarkable. You should spend more time with him."

With that, he waved his hand and turned to leave. "You young people chat; I won't get in the way."

After the old man left, Mu Bai looked at Ye Xiao with a hint of surprise. "Ye Xiao, you're quite something. My grandfather doesn't praise people easily."

Mu Xue added with a cheerful laugh, "It seems Brother Ye Xiao really is quite impressive."

Upon hearing this, before Ye Xiao could say anything, Mu Bai’s face darkened. He grabbed Ye Xiao’s arm and pulled him toward the exit. "Come! I’ll take you to the Mu family’s training grounds!"

However, he hadn't taken more than a few steps before he stopped and turned back, looking incredulous.

"You—you’ve broken through again?"

A look of shock appeared on his face! Good heavens, was this guy even human? It had only been a few days since he broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and he was already at the second level?

"Kid! Tell me the truth! Dammit, are you an evil cultivator?"

Mu Bai’s eyes were wide as he stared fixedly at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao said helplessly, "An evil cultivator? Have you ever seen an evil cultivator practice by relying on the essence blood of demonic beasts like I do?"

Mu Bai pondered for a moment and couldn't help but nod. "That’s true. If you were an evil cultivator, you would need to absorb human essence blood to improve so quickly."

At this point, Mu Xue stepped forward and hugged Mu Bai’s arm. "Brother, what are you doing? How could Brother Ye Xiao be an evil cultivator?"

Seeing his sister speak up for Ye Xiao, Mu Bai’s face darkened once more. He pulled his arm away from Mu Xue and continued dragging Ye Xiao along. As they walked, he muttered to himself, "Damn it, I need to send this kid away quickly, otherwise my foolish sister is going to be in trouble!"