Chapter 549 - 234: Silent Calamity Forbidden Land: First Meeting Su Li
Chapter 549: Chapter 234: Silent Calamity Forbidden Land: First Meeting Su Li
’She’ll probably have a hysterical fit, I suppose.’
’But it doesn’t matter. Whatever happens, I’ll stick to our agreement and bury all the Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Ganoderma with her.’
CRACK!
The Spirit-Extinguishing Cloud Wood snapped in two.
It was, after all, just unprocessed raw material, and it ultimately couldn’t withstand Xiao Chen’s rough handling as he rushed to finish the job.
Staring at the wood, now in two pieces, he suddenly understood the true meaning of "haste makes waste."
Su Li had specifically emphasized, ’Two trees are enough, don’t take more.’ But now the material was broken. What was he supposed to do?
"Uh..."
Xiao Chen turned his head and saw that she had also looked over at the sound. He decided to test the waters. "Senior, should I go cut down another Spirit Wood?"
’I accidentally damaged her wood, which is worth over a thousand Spirit Stones. I don’t have to pay for it, do I?’
"Mm, go ahead."
Su Li’s expression was calm, with no trace of anger.
’Good, she’s not holding a grudge over this little mistake.’
Xiao Chen expertly headed for the forest on the other side. As repayment, he decided to pick a thicker Spirit Wood to carve a larger statue.
’The main purpose is to return the favor. It’s definitely not because thicker wood is less likely to break.’
He flew a circle above the forest and picked out a good target.
Xiao Chen leaped down from mid-air and landed right in a pool of water.
Hm?
He looked down at the bloody water that came up to his knees, and at the same time, he sensed an immense Qi Blood Power contained within it.
As everyone knows, Cultivators possess Divine Sense, which allows them to directly perceive most things.
But some things appear as nothing but empty space when scanned with Divine Sense—for example, Treasures of Heaven and Earth like the Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Ganoderma, or the strange little Blood Pool at his feet.
The pit wasn’t large; it looked like a common puddle you’d find in a forest.
But for some unknown reason, it was filled with bloody water.
Moreover, it seemed to be alive, trying to burrow into Xiao Chen’s body right through his clothes.
Any other Cultivator in this situation would have been terrified, scrambling to get out and meticulously checking if they’d been poisoned or had touched something taboo.
But Xiao Chen wasn’t afraid at all. He even took the initiative to sit down cross-legged and place both his hands into the bloody water.
’Who cares what this thing is? I’ll find out just by trying it. Anyway, even if there are negative side effects, I’ll be immune to them.’
Such was the confidence his Divine Protection Veil gave him!
SPLASH~!
The moment the bloody water touched a living creature, it began to boil.
In an instant, Xiao Chen felt a massive, dense wave of Qi Blood Power scrambling to drill into his body.
But the moment it entered him, it was as if it suddenly lost its soul, becoming ownerless.
From this, two things became clear.
First, there was definitely something strange about the Blood Pool.
Second, this stuff was an incredible tonic!
He didn’t even need to actively absorb it; the power fought to enter through his skin, so all Xiao Chen had to do was focus on taking it in.
If there was ever a shortcut in cultivation, he was definitely taking it right now.
He had just been worrying about his slow progress as a Body Cultivator.
But now, in just two quarters of an hour, Xiao Chen had successfully expanded the upper limit of his Life Pill by a full three strands of True Essence, saving him the equivalent of ten days of arduous training.
Not only that, but he also felt the total volume of his Qi Blood had increased significantly.
"Hiss... The effect is remarkable!"
Xiao Chen stood up and looked at the now-empty pit, feeling like he hadn’t had nearly enough.
After all, increasing one’s total Qi Blood was much harder than increasing the True Essence within one’s Life Pill.
If a Magic Cultivator’s bottlenecks were determined by their level of enlightenment, then a Body Cultivator’s bottlenecks were determined by their total Qi Blood.
As long as one’s total Qi Blood was high enough, a Body Cultivator would encounter almost no bottlenecks before the Divinity Transformation realm.
This mysterious Blood Pool had not only increased his True Essence but had even raised his total Qi Blood. It could be considered a minor fortuitous encounter.
If he could have a few more lucky breaks like this, Xiao Chen estimated his progress as a Body Cultivator would take off like a rocket.
The question was, why was there a Blood Pool here?
He checked the area. The surrounding forest was clearly ordinary, and the pit itself showed almost no abnormalities.
If he had to point out anything different, it was the strange smell at the bottom of the pit.
It smelled like fallen leaves and withered flowers, a bizarre, mixed-together scent.