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Translator: CinderTL
West of Old Day City lies the Old Mountain Range.
The peaks stretch endlessly, their slopes covered in dense vegetation and teeming with wild flora and fauna.
After deciding to enter seclusion, the Lord of the Mist and Feng Qi searched this area until they found a suitable spot.
They chose a dense patch of forest beside a mountain stream, cleared a space, and built a fence from trees. There, in the tranquil wilderness, they established their hermitage.
Unlike the Lord of the Mist, who could remain in seclusion without food or drink, Feng Qi was unable to do so.
Every three days, he had to hunt wild game in the forest to replenish his nutrients.
As for cultivation, he didn't need it.
After the Demon Dragon Transformation, his body had changed, making his cultivation efficiency extremely low.
His only path to growth was through physical conditioning, strengthening his body.
This physical enhancement also helped mitigate the side effects of his mental energy's rapid growth.
During this time, the Lord of the Mist's power began to grow at an astonishing rate.
During the fierce battle in the canyon, he had absorbed vast quantities of qi blood, even the blood of a super domain creature.
However, this essence blood had not been fully converted.
During his seclusion, the Lord of the Mist absorbed the essence blood, his strength rapidly advancing.
Moreover, the miracle bloodstone, now fully integrated into his body, continuously produced pure qi blood every moment.
This qi blood required no conversion and could be directly absorbed into his body, becoming part of his power.
Feng Qi had nothing more to say about the Lord of the Mist's constant fortunate encounters and growth.
He was practically the textbook definition of a protagonist.
Surviving near-death experiences, being accompanied by fortuitous encounters, and unleashing power at the brink of death... and now, a miracle bloodstone that perfectly matched his abilities.
In the Lord of the Mist's own words, he was now steadily improving his strength even while lying still.
Compared to Feng Qi's own arduous struggles and slow progress across each Sacrifice Line, the Lord of the Mist was practically blessed by fate.
Thinking of this, Feng Qi felt a bitter pang in his heart.
Comparing myself to the mist makes me want to die.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
That evening, as the sun set and twilight descended,
Feng Qi, having finished a day of intense training, was washing and preparing a wild rabbit he had just caught by the stream.
He then skewered the rabbit with a pre-prepared branch and approached the crackling campfire.
Having gone days without eating, he decided to treat himself to a wild game feast that night.
As time passed, oil and juices seeped from the rabbit's skin under the licking flames, sizzling and crackling.
Just then, a gray mist materialized beside him.
The mist churned and coalesced into the form of the Lord of the Mist:
"I taught you how to absorb qi blood. Why are you still eating in such a wasteful way?"
Hearing the familiar voice, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"What you taught me only replenishes energy, it doesn't fill my stomach. I've grown accustomed to eating while living among humans. Perhaps my original race also sustained themselves this way."
"Never mind that. I came out of seclusion to share some good news!"
Intrigued, Feng Qi turned to the Lord of the Mist.
"What is it? Has your power surged dramatically?"
The Lord of the Mist's eyes glowed with purple light, his excitement palpable. "It's not about my power. I recently made a new discovery while researching bloodstones—one that could elevate us to the pinnacle of the world in the future."
Hearing this, Feng Qi felt a pang of self-consciousness.
He suspected the Lord of the Mist was about to start his usual grand pronouncements.
From once effortlessly defeating Mu Qing to becoming a Pillar God, the Lord of the Mist always came up with bizarre ideas at regular intervals.
Yet Feng Qi was deeply curious about what new concept the Lord of the Mist had conceived this time.
Seeming to notice Feng Qi's distracted air, the Lord of the Mist immediately declared:
"I've discovered something fascinating in the bloodstone—it's very likely a rule path."
"A rule path?"
"Exactly. For example, when you cast art magic, you're actually tracing a segment of the world's natural laws to form the spell. This is fundamentally part of the power of rules."
"For instance, you'll find that certain art magics can't be cast in specific Domain Fields because the rules within those fields differ from the outside world. Take the Yellow Sand Domain Field we visited—water-based spells were impossible there..."
As the Lord of the Mist explained, Feng Qi finally understood what a rule path was.
This was essentially a natural law.
Releasing art magic involved calculating along a specific trajectory formula, combining energies into another form allowed by the rules.
When such a formula or energy form didn't exist within the rules, even if the trajectory was traced, the art magic couldn't manifest.
The Lord of the Mist stated that he had also observed rule trajectories on the bloodstone.
Through experimental cultivation, he discovered that these trajectories significantly enhanced physical attributes and the intensity of qi blood within the body.
They could even boost a cultivator's potential for bloodline growth.
Hearing this, Feng Qi couldn't help but freeze.
His mind immediately flashed to the future-altering Super Cultivation Technique, Flesh and Blood Sacrifice.
He had previously considered two theories regarding the origin of the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice technique.
The first theory was that the Lord of the Mist, after infiltrating the Tiger Soul Research Institute, had used Wang Jinsheng's research to develop Flesh and Blood Sacrifice.
However, even after Lin Ran replaced Wang Jinsheng, the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice still appeared in history.
The second theory was that the Lord of the Mist had developed Flesh and Blood Sacrifice himself.
After interacting with the Lord of the Mist for some time, Feng Qi had become increasingly convinced of this theory.
The Lord of the Mist's learning and research abilities were no less than Lin Ran's, and he was fully capable of developing such a history-altering Super Cultivation Technique.
However, after hearing the Lord of the Mist's explanation, Feng Qi suddenly realized that the creation of the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice was likely related to the miracle bloodstone.
From this perspective, he suspected that in the normal timeline, the Lord of the Mist had also obtained a miracle bloodstone.
Next, he asked the Lord of the Mist in detail about his understanding of the rule trajectory.
As the Lord of the Mist elaborated, Feng Qi grew increasingly certain that the rule trajectory imprinted on the bloodstone was the prototype of the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice.
In the following days, the Lord of the Mist began to study the rule trajectory of the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice, entering a state of seclusion.
Six months later, Feng Qi, who was felling trees, encountered the Lord of the Mist again.
This time, the Lord of the Mist delivered astonishing news: he had improved the rule trajectory on the bloodstone, removing its most profound aspects and weakening its effects, but making it smooth and easy to use.
The first version of the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice was officially completed.
(End of the Chapter)
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