Chapter 37: The Blood Mansion Crucible

The Indomitable Blood Body was an evil path divine ability from ancient times. This supreme power flowed through the ages until it eventually fell into Uncle Han’s hands. Only then did this ancient wondrous technique see the light of day again. Using this technique, Uncle Han cultivated to the Heavenly Immortal realm and became a super powerhouse among Heavenly Immortals. That he could use this heaven-defying technique to fight against the many experts of the Xuanwu Sect was proof enough of how formidable the Indomitable Blood Body was.

Within a fissure dozens of meters underground, a bloody light flickered. Ye Yun was enveloped in a bloody glow, with strands of crimson True Qi swirling around him, whispering softly as if to him.

At this moment, the dantian’s Blood Mansion seemed to have vanished, yet also seemed to have become a vast space. It was filled with countless burning crimson flames. The flames continuously devoured the True Qi gathered from all over Ye Yun’s body. After a mysterious burning process, they produced a powerful and domineering crimson True Qi. It seemed these crimson flames could digest True Qi and also create True Qi.

Each act of devouring, each act of release, made the crimson flames grow more ferocious. The flames continuously expanded, beginning to dominate the entire dantian, boiling within the crystalline membrane formed by the dantian’s True Qi.

The dantian was the center of a cultivator’s power. Once True Qi was cultivated, one could build layer upon layer of crystalline membrane with True Qi during cultivation, protecting the dantian tightly, making it difficult for others to cripple. For true powerhouses, the dantian was a solid world. Within the dantian world, new power could be infinitely derived. It was said that the immortals of the heavens in ancient times used their dantian to nurture heaven and earth.

Now, Ye Yun’s dantian had formed a Blood Mansion. The Blood Mansion produced flame True Qi. The Blood Mansion itself was congealed from the most mysterious power of the Indomitable Blood Body. It could incinerate True Qi and devour everything.

Following the third layer of the Indomitable Blood Body technique, Ye Yun used True Qi to continuously fill the Blood Mansion. Large amounts of True Qi were quickly devoured by the crimson flames, subsequently giving rise to crimson True Qi. This True Qi actually formed pieces of crimson crystal walls within the Blood Mansion, completely enveloping it.

Letting the crimson flames devour True Qi, then slowly brewing it into crimson True Qi to forge these pieces of red crystal walls—this process was the refinement of True Qi into a higher grade. It could not be rushed in the slightest, otherwise the True Qi would not be pure, and the congealed Blood Mansion crystal walls would be very fragile.

After perhaps another few days, a huge Blood Mansion congealed from crimson crystal walls actually appeared in the dantian. This Blood Mansion was protected by the crimson crystal walls. The crystal walls were like armor, a defensive shield, protecting the Blood Mansion tightly, capable of deflecting any harm.

“Blood Mansion Crucible, for me, transform and manifest the spiritual trace.”

This moment was the final step of the Blood Mansion’s perfection. The Blood Mansion crystal walls needed to be condensed into the Blood Mansion Crucible—a space that could contain an ocean of True Qi, a crucible that could refine any True Qi.

Following the final Qi refining technique segment of the Indomitable Blood Body’s third layer, Ye Yun began the final True Qi conversion. At this time, the Blood Mansion crystal walls began to slowly shed. Following the mutual conversion between Ye Yun’s hand seals and the flow direction of his True Qi, each conversion was done according to the Indomitable Blood Body’s Qi refining technique; it was not simple or random conversion.

The spiritual trace was the most important stage for a Flesh Immortal. For a Flesh Immortal to advance to an Earth Immortal, besides the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, one also needed to condense the spiritual trace. The spiritual trace was the power that brewed and melted the spiritual root. Without it, one could not become an Earth Immortal. Without a spiritual root, one could not become an immortal, could not cultivate the Dao.

Normally, the spiritual trace only began to be slowly cultivated and condensed at the Tenth Layer of Flesh Immortal. Moreover, it required precious cultivation heart methods. Such heart methods were only possessed by super great families like the Yue Family and the Bai Family, and then the Xuanwu Sect.

After cultivating the spiritual trace cultivation heart method, the spiritual trace formed. Then one entered the Xuanwu Sect to obtain the Foundation Building Heart Method. The Xuanwu Sect tightly controlled the Foundation Building Heart Method; otherwise, it wouldn’t be the supreme power of a continent.

The spiritual trace cultivation heart method seemed ethereal and unattainable to ordinary people, yet it was actually recorded in the final segment of the Indomitable Blood Body’s third layer heart method. Now, Ye Yun could use this to cultivate his spiritual trace. In the future, once he obtained the Foundation Building Heart Method, he could begin his cultivation, face the Heavenly Tribulation, and upon successful Foundation Building, transform into an Earth Immortal.

The red crystal walls shed, transformed, and condensed into form. Driven by majestic True Qi, a massive crimson crucible appeared within the dantian. This was the Blood Mansion, yet another form of the Blood Mansion—the Blood Mansion Crucible.

The Blood Mansion Crucible was the final ultimate form of the Indomitable Blood Body’s third layer. Once cultivated, Ye Yun’s future cultivation speed would far surpass his peers. The Blood Mansion Crucible had many functions, but they needed Ye Yun to develop them one by one.

“I didn’t expect the Blood Mansion Crucible to require so much True Qi to sustain. Come, all True Qi.”

Ye Yun separated his hands. His absorption of breath suddenly sped up. The True Qi around his body continuously absorbed natural spiritual energy, fusing the energy with True Qi, drawing it into his body, then converting it into ordinary True Qi. Finally, it was sucked into the Blood Mansion Crucible, where it was burned and refined by the crucible to form purer, more powerful crimson True Qi.

The crystal walls around the crucible continuously increased, and the crucible itself became more solid, forming a unique crucible world. At this time, the Serpent Spirit Flying Armor, floating within the dantian, had grown restless when Ye Yun was condensing the crystal walls. Now that the Blood Mansion Crucible was completed, it actually actively flew into the crucible world.

“The Serpent Spirit Flying Armor is actually absorbing True Qi on its own, and even accepting the tempering of the crucible’s True Qi flames. It seems ancient cultivation artifacts are indeed extraordinary. It might even produce an Artifact Spirit.”

Ye Yun was startled at first, then calmed down. He just felt his True Qi was being consumed even faster. The crucible’s crystal walls were constantly being consolidated, and the Serpent Spirit Flying Armor was also absorbing True Qi. Ye Yun gradually felt somewhat overwhelmed.

Hiss! Hiss!

Under the tempering of the crucible’s flames, the Serpent Spirit Flying Armor actually trembled slightly, and sounds of cracking came from it.

“I didn’t expect the internal seal within the Serpent Spirit Flying Armor to be activated like this. It seems the Blood Mansion Crucible can also refine cultivation artifacts. Even if there are will seals set by the artifact’s original owner inside the cultivation artifact, it can likely erase them, and the cultivation artifact becomes ownerless. But all this is my conjecture; I’ll find opportunities to test it in the future.”

Ye Yun felt the aura of the Serpent Spirit Flying Armor continuously change, becoming heavier, its power stronger, its natural potency greater. Because of this, Ye Yun’s confidence in his own strength greatly increased.

“Good, you’ve indeed cultivated the Blood Mansion Crucible. Back then, Uncle Han obtained the Indomitable Blood Body at the Earth Immortal realm and cultivated the Blood Mansion Crucible. After that, his realm breakthroughs were extremely fast. The Blood Mansion Crucible has many more uses. It can refine cultivation artifacts, and can even refine Demon Crystal Cores. But you must wait until you possess a powerful realm above Heavenly Immortal to do that.” Uncle Han’s excited voice echoed faintly.

“It can refine Demon Crystal Cores?”

For a moment, Ye Yun was speechless. He knew how hard Demon Crystal Cores were. The key was they were filled with evil power. What Righteous Path Cultivator would risk their life to refine them? They were only used for artifact forging and array crafting. Who had ever heard of using them for refining Demon Crystal Cores?

Uncle Han said slowly, “The functions of the Blood Mansion Crucible, at your current cultivation level, can only be used to accelerate cultivation and refine some ordinary cultivation artifacts with will seals, like low-grade saint items. Work hard. At most, you can break through to Earth Immortal in five years, perhaps even within three years.”

“Five years?”

Ye Yun couldn’t quite believe it and wondered if he had heard wrong. Breaking through the Flesh Immortal realm after the fifth layer was very difficult. For example, Ye Yuan took several decades to cultivate to the tenth layer. Someone like Grand Elder Ye Wentian had not broken through to the tenth layer of Flesh Immortal in decades. Ye Yun calculated carefully. Since he started cultivating the Indomitable Blood Body, he had broken through from the first layer to the fifth layer in less than three months. If he broke through to the tenth layer of Flesh Immortal within three years, then he would achieve Flesh Immortal perfection, successfully build his foundation, and ascend to Earth Immortal within five years.

Breaking through to Earth Immortal in five years—Ye Yun had never heard of such a thing. Unless a peerless genius from a great family like the Qin Family was taken in by the Xuanwu Sect for key nurturing, fed all kinds of spiritual pills and medicines, and had senior experts help with Foundation Building cultivation, only then could one achieve Earth Immortal in five years. And now, Ye Yun could surpass Flesh Immortal in five years without anyone’s help.

Ye Yun suddenly looked up at the dappled light above, speaking with full confidence. “Yan Linlang, Qin Ming, you might have become disciples of the Xuanwu Sect by now, feeling smug and throwing your weight around. But, within the next few years, I can break through Flesh Immortal. By then, I will make that despicable woman Yan Linlang know how wrong her decision to break off the engagement was. I will make Qin Ming understand what a true genius is. The Yan Family and the Qin Family, together suppressing my Ye Family—in the future, I will have you groveling at the feet of the Ye Family, barely clinging to life.”

Nearly a year ago, to be precise nine months ago, at the disciple recruitment competition held by the Xuanwu Sect in Red Cloud City, Ye Yun, hailed as Red Cloud City’s number one genius, confused and arrogantly complacent, was defeated by Qin Ming. From then on, respect was gone, love was gone, friendship was gone, and even familial affection gradually faded. The fallen genius became trash everyone looked down upon.

Ye Yun often recalled the scene of his first meeting with Yan Linlang at the Yan Mansion back then. Just one glance, and he was deeply captivated, never forgetting her. Later, Ye Yun and Yan Linlang successfully became engaged. Ye Yun considered himself the happiest person as a genius.

Later, after his cultivation was crippled, he realized how foolish he had been. He had been a fool from the start. The Yan Family valued his talent, his potential. What love? There was no love.

Failure was the greatest growth. It was that failure that allowed Ye Yun to see everything clearly. Besides his father, who else in the world remembered him in their heart?

Whoosh! Whoosh!

While Ye Yun was immersed in past memories, the self-condensed Blood Mansion Crucible suddenly emitted a bell-like trembling sound. Ye Yun hurriedly looked. The Blood Mansion Crucible had actually taken shape, forming a huge crucible with crimson crystal walls. At the same time, the Serpent Spirit Flying Armor was jumping for joy inside it.

“Indomitable Blood Body, I have finally cultivated it. From now on, with each realm I ascend, I will recast the Blood Mansion Crucible, making its space larger, more solid. Thus, where in the world is there a place I cannot go? Given time, I will naturally obtain the Derivation Elixir Formula from the Xuanwu Sect.”

At this moment, with the Blood Mansion perfected and the Blood Mansion Crucible condensed, Ye Yun felt his dantian was deep and hollow. Within its vast, mysterious center resided the Blood Mansion Crucible—a crucible capable of devouring all True Qi, of incinerating everything.

“Before cultivating the Blood Mansion Crucible, I could slay a peak Tenth Layer powerhouse like Yan Yun’ao. Now, having cultivated the Blood Mansion Crucible, if I fight a powerhouse of Yan Yun’ao’s level again, I can slay them without lifting a finger. Plus, with the Serpent Spirit Flying Armor, hmph, even a newly Foundation Building successful Earth Immortal, I have the confidence to fight. Even if I can’t defeat them, I have the confidence to preserve my life.”

“Low-level mature stage and below demon beasts hold no challenge for me anymore. I want to challenge low-level mature demon beasts, even high-level demon beasts. I’ll go deep into the mountain range again to test my true power.”

Ye Yun leaped out of the fissure, seeing the light of day again. He had cultivated underground for nearly ten days. Checking his direction, Ye Yun accelerated toward the center. His speed was so fast that only a long, trailing shadowy streak could be seen.