I am really not a medical immortal.-Chapter 1678 - 1677: Awakening (First Update)

"The Ancient Blood Devouring Array awakens!" Zha Muzhen roared.

A massive formation enveloped a kilometer radius, with eerie blood-red lines surrounding everything, intersecting and flashing in the air, creating a stark contrast.

In an instant, countless streams of blood-red liquid shot out from the stacks of flesh towering over ten thousand meters around, crisscrossing. Moments later, they formed a small blood-red tree in the air.

At first, the blood-red tree seemed small, but as it absorbed the endless influx of bloodline energy from its surroundings, it rapidly transformed into a towering tree a hundred meters tall. It rooted itself in the void, three feet above the ground, with immense suction emanating from its depths, drawing the frantic energy into the giant blood-red tree.

Visible to the naked eye, blood sacrificial fruits, each the size of a grown man’s fist, were continuously drawn in by the bloodline energy. Absorbed by the blood-red tree, they were further refined into the purest essence, finally nurtured into blood-red fruits as large as adults.

"Gulp! Can this... really work?" Witnessing this scene, Zha Muzhen’s eyes widened in astonishment.

He’s no fool. From these adult-sized blood-red fruits, he sensed a familiar bloodline power and an inner desire that told him consuming these fruits would grant him immense fortune.

Turning around, Zha Muzhen looked at Zhang Xiaohao with reverence in his eyes and thought seriously.

"No wonder this is the master I follow! With just a simple gesture, he causes such a massive commotion! If those old codgers in the clan or those True Spirits knew about this formation, they would fight tooth and nail for it!"

Reflecting on this, Zha Muzhen felt fortunate, grateful to be following a master of unlimited potential.

In the Spirit Clan, weak followers serving strong ones is commonplace. Even among the royal family, apart from a select few, each person has their circle of influence, and Zha Muzhen is no exception.

In his circle, he is the monarch, the absolute authority, capable of deciding others’ fates with a word.

Shaking his head, Zha Muzhen refocused, wasting no time. He promptly slapped his waist pouch with one hand, releasing several formation flags that rapidly emerged. With a few flickers, he placed them around the Ancient Blood Devouring Array.

Having done all that, Zha Muzhen stood aside, forcibly activating his Divine Thought to remain vigilant.

Without external interference, the towering flesh mountains, each over ten thousand meters high, were swiftly transformed into streams of bloodline energy, rapidly absorbed and refined by the Ancient Blood Devouring Array.

As time passed, these flesh mountains visibly shrank.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

During these three days, Zhang Xiaohao remained in closed-door training, continually consuming elixirs and Spirit Stone milk to replenish his energy, transformed by the Shennong Reincarnation Scripture into energy to compensate for his depletion.

Yet the depletion of his bloodline power was so severe that despite utilizing countless treasures and aided by the Shennong Reincarnation Scripture, he still hadn’t fully recovered. At this rate, full recovery will take at least three years, even with the Scripture’s assistance.

It’s undeniable that Zhang Xiaohao consumed excessively this time; after all, the Xuantian Jiao Sword, ranked among the top ten treasures on the Chaos Spirit List, possesses inexhaustible power and world-rending might.

If it were anyone else, even the Phoenix Clan, activating such a Mystic Sky Treasure as the Xuantian Jiao Sword would exact a tremendous price. This demonstrates Zhang Xiaohao’s sacrifices.

Swish!

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohao opened his eyes during his training, a flash of brilliance shooting out, stirring a massive tempest in the air that only subsided after a long while.

"Ah! Master, you’re awake!" Seeing Zhang Xiaohao awaken, Zha Muzhen quickly rushed over.

"Hmm." Zhang Xiaohao nodded.

His gaze fell upon the giant blood-red tree before him, glancing at over a hundred thousand blood sacrificial fruits on it, nodding in satisfaction.

"You’ve worked hard during this period." Zhang Xiaohao said.

"It’s my duty!" Zha Muzhen replied respectfully.

"You shouldn’t belittle yourself! It’s not that you weren’t diligent, but the enemies we face are truly formidable! Even I feel a hint of trepidation!" Zhang Xiaohao remarked, hands behind his back.

"By the way, Master, your injuries haven’t fully recovered yet. Sit down and heal up; I’ll protect you here! Besides, this blood-red tree, estimating the absorption of surrounding bloodline energy, will take at least another two hours." Zha Muzhen suggested.

"No need! I’m merely depleted; after three days of training, although I haven’t fully recovered, my injuries are stabilized! Once the blood sacrificial fruits mature, that will mark our complete recovery!" Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes flashed.

"Understood," Zha Muzhen replied, cupping his fists.

Under Zhang Xiaohao and Zha Muzhen’s gaze, the surrounding bloodline energy, absorbed by the Ancient Blood Devouring Array, rapidly transformed into adult-sized blood sacrificial fruits...

After an hour.

As the massive blood-red Holy Tree absorbed every last drop of surrounding bloodline energy, it spun, releasing concentrated bloodline power from over a hundred thousand blood sacrificial fruits.

The surrounding air, under the cover of the numerous fruits, turned blood-red, staining the space.

"Master, is this... mature now?" Zha Muzhen exclaimed in shock.

His mind was genuinely stunned by this sight.

What he deemed useless scraps of flesh had transformed into valuable blood-red treasure before his eyes, truly broadening his perspective!

"Hmm!" Zhang Xiaohao nodded.

Grasping the air with one hand, he retrieved a storage pouch. The countless blood sacrificial fruits on the massive tree spun before flying into the storage pouch in his hand. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Moments later, all the hundred thousand plus blood sacrificial fruits had been collected by Zhang Xiaohao.

Then he took another storage pouch, slapped it with one hand, placing five thousand blood sacrificial fruits into this pouch and passed it over.