NCCnovel #403 - Blood Sword
#403 - Blood Sword
Chapter 400: Blood-Transforming Divine Blade
That Nine Bends Yellow River Formation was like a thorn stuck in the throat of Patriarch Changsheng, causing him to be unable to eat or sleep in peace.
Qingcheng Mountain was his territory, yet suddenly there appeared a great formation of unknown depth. What was going on?
As for the whereabouts of the various old ancestors, he had already raised his vigilance in his heart, lest he be plotted against.
Zhang Chen heard Patriarch Changsheng's instructions, but did not leave. Instead, he lowered his head and said, "This disciple has recently had some insights into the scriptures and wishes to seclude himself for a period of time to see if he can cultivate mana. I beg the Patriarch's permission."
Patriarch Changsheng nodded upon hearing this, "Go! If you can cultivate mana, it will be your good fortune."
Although he said so, he did not believe that Zhang Chen had the aptitude to cultivate mana.
Zhang Chen glanced at Patriarch Changsheng, then respectfully withdrew. He wanted to cultivate the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, and he had to seclude himself for a period of time.
Zhang Chen returned to his courtyard, pondering the matter of seclusion. He wondered if cultivating the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade would cause any fluctuations, and if his aura would be captured by Patriarch Changsheng. If something unexpected happened, he would need to find a way to conceal it.
Zhang Chen pondered for a moment and made a decision. He planned to cultivate the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade within the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. With the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation as a cover, he would not be afraid of the aura of the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade being sensed by the outside world.
He happened to have the Water Droplet Teleportation Technique. He could leave a drop in his room in advance. If the Patriarch went to investigate, he could quickly use the teleportation technique to return to his room.
And he lived in the backyard. As long as he informed Xu Erniu in advance, no one would bother him again.
Who would care about a mere disciple who couldn't even cultivate mana?
His house was less than eight hundred meters in a straight line from the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, the distance was just right, it was perfect.
Zhang Chen came to Xu Erniu's house. From afar, he smelled a herbal fragrance wafting from the house, drifting in the small courtyard.
"Little sister, are you refining pills?" Zhang Chen stood outside the house and asked softly.
As soon as he spoke, the door opened, and Xu Erniu walked out of the house, disheveled, and said, "Why do you have time to look for me today?"
"I'm going to seclude myself for a period of time to try to cultivate mana," Zhang Chen said.
Xu Erniu's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she quickly stepped forward and said, "You have an epiphany?"
"I have a little bit, but I don't know if I can succeed," Zhang Chen said.
"You will definitely succeed!" Xu Erniu corrected Zhang Chen's words with certainty.
Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this, a gentle look in his eyes, and touched Xu Erniu's head, "You must take good care of yourself. I'm going to seclude myself for a period of time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you anymore."
"Just go! I'm not a child. Cultivating mana is the most important thing," Xu Erniu urged impatiently, "Go quickly! Don't delay, lest the opportunity slip away."
Zhang Chen smiled and nodded. After saying goodbye to Xu Erniu, he came to his house, closed the doors and windows, and turned into a stream of water, sneaking into the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. He opened up a shelter in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and began to silently operate his supernatural powers, comprehending the mysteries of the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade.
Zhang Chen was the Lord of the Blood Dao, and the mysteries of the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade were not difficult for him. He had already understood all the mysteries at a glance. Then, Zhang Chen poured out all the eighteen kinds of blood he had collected, and saw eighteen shining balls of blood of different colors floating in front of him. Then, Zhang Chen's Blood Control Technique circulated, and wisps of aura continuously drilled out from the eighteen balls of blood, pouring into Zhang Chen's nose and mouth, entering Zhang Chen's Mysterious Pass. Then, Zhang Chen's Blood Dao power circulated, evolving countless runes that gathered in the Mysterious Pass in his body, and merged with the eighteen kinds of blood. The two formed a strange reaction, and a fist-sized blood ball was formed. There were runes constantly combining and intertwining in the blood ball, turning into chains of order. The chains of order were intertwined according to some mysterious law.
Time passed day by day, and no one came to disturb Zhang Chen. The Patriarch did not pay attention to Zhang Chen at all. Except for Xu Erniu who occasionally came to stand outside Zhang Chen's door for a while, no one paid attention to him, a little transparent figure.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, forty-nine days had passed.
Within the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, on this day, there was a sudden sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling. A trace of blood-red drizzle fell in the vast yellow sand, and the sky was dyed blood-red.
In front of Zhang Chen, all the blood had been absorbed. At this time, Zhang Chen was seen sitting cross-legged in the yellow sand, with red light flowing around him. In his Mysterious Pass, there was a fist-sized ball of blood wriggling and twisting, as if it was breathing, constantly breathing and pulsating, absorbing the spiritual energy in the dark.
Within that fist-sized ball of blood, hundreds of chains composed of rune order were constantly intertwined and linked together, forming a strange rune formation. The rune formation was very mysterious, and even Zhang Chen, as the ancestor of the Blood Dao, could hardly distinguish its mysteries. It felt as if the rune formation was naturally formed, a natural rune formation.
As Zhang Chen's heart moved, the ball of blood flew up, shuttled through the meridians of his body, fell into the crystal core, and plunged into the boundless sea of blood. After absorbing the blood of the sea of blood, the ball of blood began to pull and shape, turning into a long knife as thin as a cicada's wing, flashing with blood-red light.
The long knife was somewhat similar to a Mo Dao. The entire blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, and engraved with blood-red lotus flowers. The hilt of the knife was silvery-white, like a calcified white bone, like mutton-fat jade, and had already begun to form a patina. At one end of the hilt was a small skull as decoration. The skull was the size of a chicken egg, and its eyes flashed with green ghost fire, which looked very eye-catching.
The entire knife was one and a half meters long, delicate and beautiful, and did not show any evil feeling at all. No one would have thought that this knife was actually the embodiment of the Blood Dao's great lethality. Once the body was stabbed by the long knife, blood would definitely flow non-stop, and then the long knife would take away the essence of the body's blood and become the nourishment of the long knife.
"Next, it is necessary to continuously kill living beings and use the blood of living beings to nurture it. The more living beings are killed, the more types of blood are gathered, and the more powerful the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade will be." Zhang Chen stroked the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, a look of joy in his eyes.
The appearance of the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade can be said to have made up for one of his shortcomings. He can practice martial arts and polish his martial arts, so that his biggest shortcoming can be erased.
As Zhang Chen put away the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, the vision of the divine knife's birth disappeared. Zhang Chen stood up and walked through the yellow sand, and came to the place where the Sea Cicada Monk was practicing. He saw that the Sea Cicada Monk's body was flowing with five-colored divine light, and he was in a state of deep Nirvana refinement.
"At least ten years!" Zhang Chen sighed softly, how many decades can one waste in life?
Zhang Chen decided to leave seclusion. He had been practicing for such a long time, and it was time to leave seclusion. For him, monitoring the actions of the Changsheng Old Ancestor at all times was the most important thing. He wondered if his theft of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror had a big impact on Xu Erniu.
He did hope that because of the loss of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, Patriarch Changsheng would give up his plans for Xu Erniu, even if he no longer valued Xu Erniu in the future and treated her as an ordinary disciple, that would be good.
He saw Zhang Chen use the Escape Technique to return to his house, looking at the house covered with dust, and then pushed open the door and walked out. He saw Xu Erniu sitting under a banana tree outside the courtyard in a daze. Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xu Erniu opened her eyes and turned to look at Zhang Chen, her eyes full of anticipation: "Zhang Chen, you're out of seclusion? Have you cultivated Qi sensation?"
She didn't dare to ask Zhang Chen if he had cultivated mana, she only dared to ask Zhang Chen if he had cultivated Qi sensation. She knew that Zhang Chen's aptitude was really too poor. Being able to cultivate Qi sensation was already a big step forward, and he had the opportunity to cultivate mana.
Meeting the little girl's concerned eyes, Zhang Chen felt warm in his heart. It was not in vain that he had planned for her like this. This girl had a conscience.
"Of course I have cultivated Qi sensation. After all, this long period of seclusion is not a waste of time." Zhang Chen said lightly, meeting the little girl's nervous gaze.
Xu Erniu cheered upon hearing this, and jumped up directly: "Zhang Chen, you are really great, I knew you could do it! You have cultivated mana today, you should celebrate it well, let's get drunk."
Zhang Chen didn't want to attract attention. He felt that it was better to be low-key under the eyes of Patriarch Changsheng, so he touched the little girl's head and pressed down on the jumping little girl: "Low-key! Low-key! Let's just secretly eat something good, why alarm the senior brothers."
The little girl was very obedient and agreed with Zhang Chen's words, so the two senior brothers and sisters began to prepare meals with great interest, and had a drink under the moonlight.
Zhang Chen looked at Xu Erniu and asked, "Has your cultivation improved recently?"
"Where is it so easy? But I have recently mastered a new method." Xu Erniu put down her wine glass, casually broke a weed next to her, held the weed in her hand, green light flowing in her palm, and then saw the weed flashing with a bright light, and then it actually took root and sprouted, turning into a living complete plant.
Zhang Chen was surprised to see this and praised, "Good method! Really a good method!"
"What is this?" Xu Erniu put the plant on the ground, only to see her white and tender little hand pointing at the plant, only to see the plant began to grow rapidly, and then bloomed, fruited, and finally turned into a seed and fell on the ground.
The plant had completed its life in just three breaths, leaving only a seed.
"Zhang Chen, we won't have to worry about eating fruit in the future. If you want to eat any fruit in the future, just tell me. Even if we don't have any achievements in cultivating immortality in the future, it's not bad to go home and sell fruit." Xu Erniu said triumphantly.