Dashing Student-Chapter 1172: Condensing the Blood Crystal

Chen Nan prepared thoroughly, took two deep breaths, and directly opened the Storage Ring.

What he did not expect was that inside the Storage Ring, there were no lingering souls trying to possess him, nor any traps—only a Jade Scroll.

Holding the Jade Scroll in his hand, Chen Nan was quite surprised because there were three large blood-red characters on it: Heaven-Slaying Art.

Chen Nan’s heart thumped uncontrollably with excitement. The "Heaven-Slaying Art" that he had yearned for was now in his possession just like that?

After working so hard on tasks, even offending other division halls, and not daring to use any contribution points, was it now unnecessary?

Chen Nan thought the whole situation was rather fantastical, and he certainly did not believe that Yama Hall would be this benevolent.

"What does this mean? Are they trying to win me over?"

He really couldn’t figure out what was worth winning him over for; after thinking for a long time, he steeled his heart: "No matter, since it’s already in hand, there’s no reason to let go!"

No matter what motives Yama Hall’s Elders had, learning the secret technique first was what’s real.

As long as his strength was strong enough, why care about schemes and conspiracies!

Chen Nan placed the Jade Scroll against his forehead, and a vast amount of information flooded into his mind.

The Heaven-Slaying Art, based on Blood Evil Qi, with slaughter as its bones, refines Blood Crystals, and forges a Demon Shadow, is a first-class Slaughter Skill.

After a good while, Chen Nan rubbed his swollen head, unable to contain the joy on his face— the Heaven-Slaying Art was genuine!

Now, he didn’t want to ponder over what Yama Hall’s Elders were plotting; he just wanted to quickly cultivate the Heaven-Slaying Art, after all, currently, he could only resolve the Blood Evil Qi through Dual Cultivation Method.

Anyone who didn’t know would think he was some kind of lecher!

Chen Nan sat cross-legged on the ground, his mind gradually immersed within his body, starting to cultivate according to the method of the Heaven-Slaying Art. Soon, he discovered that the Blood Evil Qi hidden within his bloodline was gradually drawn out.

He was suddenly startled— it seemed his temper becoming irritable and murderous was indeed related to the Blood Evil Qi. Although the Dual Cultivation Method could resolve it, it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

One day the Dual Cultivation Method would become ineffective.

Thankfully, the Heaven-Slaying Art relied on Blood Evil Qi for cultivation, thereby easily gathering all the Blood Evil Qi within him, allowing it to circulate slowly along specific meridians.

At this moment, blood energy surrounded Chen Nan, and a vague blood-colored shadow appeared behind him, with prominent features that resembled a demon god or fiend.

Only, Chen Nan didn’t know that at this moment, he was cautiously controlling the Blood Evil Qi within his body, aware that this power was quite dangerous.

If not careful, the Blood Evil Qi would re-integrate into his blood and bones, waiting for the day it completely overwhelmed his sanity, turning him into a killing madman.

Fortunately, he had completely understood the Blood Evil Qi, so after circulating it around the meridians once, all the Blood Evil Qi within Chen Nan gathered and gradually solidified into a blood-colored Crystal Stone.

This is the Blood Crystal documented in the Heaven-Slaying Art, gathering all the Blood Evil Qi and allowing Chen Nan to use its power.

As more Blood Evil Qi flowed through his meridians, gathering into the Blood Crystal, it grew from the size of a drop of water to eventually as large as a pinky fingernail.

According to the records in the Heaven-Slaying Art, the further one progresses, the more difficult it becomes for the Blood Crystal to grow, finally reaching the size of a baby’s fist is considered mastery.

Beyond mastery, there are no records; Chen Nan was somewhat curious but did not delve deeper.

Now that the hidden danger within his body had been completely removed, his heart was overwhelmed with excitement. It wasn’t until all the hidden Blood Evil Qi in his body was condensed into the Blood Crystal that he finally stopped.

His eyes opened, and a red light flashed across his pupils as the blood-colored gas surrounding him quickly receded back into his body like a retreating tide.

At this moment, Chen Nan also felt a mysterious sense; the mana within his body was like a water tank filled to the brim, almost overflowing.

Taking advantage of the opportunity from cultivating the Heaven-Slaying Art, his cultivation seemed on the brink of advancement.

Though it was only advancing from the Golden Core Realm’s Second Layer Middle Stage to the Later Stage, it was like a barrier; some cultivators are blocked by such barriers for a lifetime!

Chen Nan dared not relax in the slightest, hurriedly retrieved a large number of Spirit Stones from his Storage Belt, arranged them around him, and began cultivating his Cultivation Technique, the Scripture of the Hidden Talisman.

This was the foundation of everything he had, with no worry about the subsequent cultivation method, as it directly pointed to the Great Dao through this cultivation technique.

As his cultivation improved, all of nature’s spiritual energy within a ten-mile radius was exhausted by Chen Nan, and the Spirit Stones around him rapidly lost their luster, becoming thoroughly drained.

After more than another hour, Chen Nan finally stopped, as if he heard a "pop" in the mysterious realm.

The barrier between realms was broken in one go, and Chen Nan’s cultivation was firmly anchored at the later stage of the Second Layer Golden Core Realm!

"Phew, I feel much clearer in my mind."

The smile on Chen Nan’s face couldn’t be suppressed; not only had his cultivation advanced, but the greatest joy was obtaining the Heaven-Slaying Art. How is this different from a pie dropping from the sky? Later, he was eager to test the power of the Secret Technique.

But just as he was reveling, a pain as if ripping his head open suddenly surged in, contorting his expression instantly.

He clutched his head with both hands, gritting his teeth to hold on, and after a full incense stick of time, all the pain quickly subsided.

Chen Nan felt like he had just been fished out of water, sweat-soaking his clothes, as he fell back onto the ground, gasping for breath.

"The damage to my Divine Soul must be resolved quickly. Now that I have the Ink Jade Lotus, I need to refine the Ink Lotus Nourishing God Pill soon."

With a plan in mind, Chen Nan quickly got up, packed away all his arrangements, then swiftly headed to Forget Sorrow Forest.

Although he could gradually gather the other materials for refining the Ink Lotus Nourishing God Pill, he could not endure any longer the pain from the damage to his Divine Soul.

Thus, entrusting it to the landlady of the Forget Worry Inn was the best option, as long as there were Spirit Stones and contributions, anything was obtainable.

Sure enough, after returning to the Forget Worry Inn and explaining to Lin Rou, Lin Rou patted her abundant chest and agreed.

"Since it’s something my little brother needs, I will naturally help you find it. But... these are all spiritual medicines for mending the Divine Soul. Are you going to practice Alchemy, my little brother?"

For some unknown reason, Chen Nan saw a hint of desire in Lin Rou’s eyes, as if hoping he would agree, yearning for a definite answer.

"So what if I am? So what if I’m not?" Chen Nan was very cautious, unmoved by the beauty that could charm nations in front of him.

"If that really is the case, I won’t take any of the spiritual medicines, as long as I get one Elixir Pill!"