Chapter 67: Physical Cultivation Perfected, the Seed of Primordial Embryo

The situation in Dongbin City was already settled.

On HLD.

At this moment, Bai Li Feihong was unaware of the changes in Dongbin City. Even if he knew, being out on a mission, he would not concern himself with such matters. He might even feel fortunate to have avoided some trouble.

The ninth refinement of blood required nine million experience points. He possessed one hundred bottles of Essence Blood Pills, amounting to a thousand pills in total. In theory, this stockpile was enough for him to undertake the ninth refinement.

“Should I refine my blood first, then open the acupoints?”

If his blood energy reached the ninth refinement, he could use it to forcefully break open dozens of acupoints in one go. The principle behind blood refinement was simple: purification, tempering, compression. Not only does the continuous purification, tempering, and compression of human blood create terrifying power, but even a single drop of water, when compressed, can unleash unimaginable force. Matter contains energy—tremendous energy.

He had 2,775 skill points, not a large amount. If possible, Bai Li Feihong wanted to rely on cultivation to reduce his reliance on skill points.

He sat cross-legged. The Blood Refinement Returning Origin Technique had already reached its peak, constantly tempering his blood at all times. His blood essence increased daily, and the rate was not slow. Yet, compared to the vast reserves of blood energy within him, advancing through cultivation alone would take at least three years. In three years, even a child could learn to run errands.

He retrieved the Essence Blood Pills from his pack. Naturally, Yan Ruyu would not use a hundred separate bottles for his pills; “one bottle” was merely a habitual term. In reality, the pills were stored in three large wooden boxes, each holding over three hundred pills. He also had ten bottles of Acupoint Refinement Pills and one bottle of Divine Refinement Pills.

Grabbing a handful of Essence Blood Pills, he swallowed them in one gulp. Simultaneously, he activated both the Blood Refinement Origin Technique and the Six Paths Demon Suppression Sutra. His stomach became like a black hole, rapidly transforming the pills into blood essence, which then merged with his blood, nourishing and tempering it.

Outside HLD, shadows drifted, as if waiting for nightfall. The island was eerily quiet now that all the monsters had been slaughtered. Yet beneath the calm, unknown dangers lurked.

Unnoticed, darkness fell. At some point, the winds over the sea intensified, escalating from a first-level gale to a level-eight typhoon. Trees bent and snapped as the storm swept through, and the wild beasts on the island scrambled for shelter.

Inside the cave, the Dragon-Severing Stone had already been lowered, sealing the entrance from wind and waves. Yet the atmosphere within was stifling, the surging blood energy relentlessly battering the stone walls. The entire mountain felt like a dormant volcano on the verge of eruption.

Bai Li Feihong paid no heed, continuing to devour the pills. Lines of text flickered before his eyes:

[Essence Blood Pill refined, experience gained: 10,000+]

...

As he consumed the pills with abandon, his blood was continually refined and tempered. His mercury-like blood, shot through with silvery threads, began transforming into a pure, vibrant crimson, shining with radiant light. The flow of blood surged like a mighty river. Crimson light surfaced on his skin, forming mysterious sigil patterns closely resembling those of the Blood Suppression Divine Ability.

With the ninth refinement, flesh and bone became as one. Every inch of his body underwent a tremendous transformation—muscles, bones, tendons, marrow, organs, and even the most enigmatic regions of the brain all showed signs of further evolution. The effects of ninefold blood refinement were long-lasting, nurturing every cell in his body, allowing them to grow steadily under the influence of his transformed blood.

Bai Li Feihong stretched lazily. Air exploded around him like thunder. Now, with his ninefold-refined blood alone, his strength surpassed anyone in the Dongbin City Demon Suppression Division. The first path of the Six Paths Demon Suppression Sutra had already produced a powerful blood divine ability, which he could wield with ease without reaching the Divine Ability tier.

Divine abilities refine my blood; nine refinements lead to the divine.

“So these are the acupoints my body has yet to awaken?”

Wherever his blood flowed, the acupoints revealed themselves. This was indeed the right path. He found he no longer needed to deliberately train his acupoints; by simply circulating his blood energy, he could remodel every aspect of himself. In time, the terrifying blood within would naturally break open all hidden acupoints.

“The art of refining acupoints lies in discovering them.”

This was the hardest part. Acupoints are concealed within the body; without the right method, they are impossible to find and refine. But with his blood circulating perfectly throughout every inch of his being, the hidden acupoints were laid bare before Bai Li Feihong’s eyes.

Seizing the opportunity brought by his ninefold blood refinement, he took an Acupoint Refinement Pill and swallowed it. A cool current spread through his body, and he guided it to pierce the acupoints.

The Yongquan, Dadun, Taichong, Taibai, Taixi, Shenmai, Qiuxu, Kunlun...

One by one, the acupoints in his lower limbs were opened. With both feet on the ground, he could now sense the surging power of the earth beneath him.

From the feet upward, pill after pill was consumed.

With a single, unbroken effort, he used the power of acupoint refinement to open the doors of these points. The raging blood energy poured into them, swiftly establishing the bridges between the twelve principal and eight extraordinary meridians.

In that instant, though still sitting in the cave, the world looked utterly different to him. Threads of elemental energy became clearly visible: fiery and passionate fire energy, ever-changing and gentle water energy, solid and vast earth energy, sprightly wood energy, and razor-sharp metal energy. These were the five elements of heaven and earth.

With the bridges constructed and the acupoints open, he could now actively draw the elemental energies of the world into his body. If he could refine them, he could store their power in his acupoints; if not, the energy would quickly dissipate.

All one hundred Acupoint Refinement Pills were used by Bai Li Feihong as the sharp edge to break open the acupoints. The surging energies of heaven and earth rushed in from the moment the bridges were completed. From now on, his practice would no longer require him to feed on ordinary food for energy.

His cultivation of the Six Paths Demon Suppression Sutra now broke into a new level.

“System, raise the First Path of the Six Paths Demon Suppression Sutra to its peak.”

“Deducting 1,568 points. The First Path has been cultivated to its peak.”

The wonders of acupoint refinement and the mysteries of divine refinement flooded Bai Li Feihong’s mind. Countless insights from repeated cultivation and martial will crystallized in an instant.

He seized the moment to swallow the Divine Refinement Pill.

His Baihui acupoint shone with strange light. A special force surged into his Sea of Consciousness, linking him with the heavens, and his spiritual will soared ever higher. Within a ten-mile radius, his mind’s eye perceived everything as clearly as if it were before him.

The energies of heaven and earth on HLD were already abundant. His spirit, transformed into a great hand, drew these energies in, circulating them through his body via the acupoints. They gathered in his dantian, forming a primordial fetal seed.

At this point, by spending skill points, he was able to push both acupoint and divine refinement to their peak.

Blood essence surged into his dantian and merged with the elemental energy, forming a radiant light that illuminated his inner world. The primordial fetal seed, once ethereal, gradually became solid.

He had yet to generate true elemental force within, lacking only the final barrier to break through the mystery of the primordial fetus. Bai Li Feihong breathed in the energies of the world, gathering them into himself, and his blood energy grew stronger.

“The next stage of the Six Paths Demon Suppression Sutra requires ten times as many skill points.”

In other words, if he had thirty thousand skill points now, he could instantly become a master at the peak of the Primordial Fetus stage.

Unfortunately, he did not.