When he returned to the Ancient Forest of Ten Thousand Demons, Ling Xiao had a vague feeling of creepiness, as if he had been out for half a month and the forest had undergone unexpected changes.
【No change. Oh, I see, haven't you recently gained a deeper understanding of mana, so you can perceive things that you couldn't perceive in the past? Don't worry, it's not a bad thing. 】
Xiaoshu said with a smile.
"I see."
Ling Xiao suddenly realized.
Returning to the familiar wooden house, Ling Xiao waved her hand to open the Cave Heaven Paradise, and a stunningly beautiful silhouette flew out of the crack. She held the Red Moon Raccoon in her arms and glanced around curiously.
"Master, is this your home?" she asked.
"For the time being. After you finish your spiritual work every day, you can come out here to practice freely, but don't make too much noise. You must get my permission before you want to open this door. Remember?"
"Um."
Xiao Gua responded softly, with a trace of expectation between her brows.
In the Cave Heaven Paradise, Ling Xiao would never allow her to practice. After all, the aura inside was provided by the spirit stones. When she came outside, she would be much freer.
Her top priority is to quickly improve her cultivation!
In addition, she has never figured out the reason for the devoured phalanx these days. After getting out of here, she can also try other methods to test it.
[Hey, this spiritual pet can transform into a human form despite its low cultivation level? Ling Xiao, it seems that you had quite an adventure while you were out! 】The big tree at my feet spoke angrily.
Ling Xiao nodded slightly and said via voice: "There are indeed some adventures. She was originally a second-level three-tailed fox..." He briefly introduced the origin of Xiaogua and took out a box, "In addition, I got something. , I would like to ask senior to palm my eyes."
Uncover the box.
Dashu was slightly startled when he felt the evil energy in his blood.
【This is……】
Dashu sensed it carefully for a moment and said hesitantly: "Whose blood is this?" To be honest, I felt the aura of an old friend from above, but it was a bit unlike...]
Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows and said: "This was summoned by the Red Sect. It is said to come from a certain ancient power."
[Red-clothed Sect? That's right, this drop of blood has the aura of the first leader of the Red Sect! 】
"What?!"
Ling Xiao was so shocked that he couldn't help but shrink his pupils and took a step back.
His strange behavior even alarmed Xiao Gua, who was practicing next to him.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
Chi Yueli climbed up on Ling Xiao's shoulder, looking very concerned.
Ling Xiao touched its head and fell silent.
The name of the first leader of the Red Clothes Sect was a name he had admired for a long time.
This person was not only a genuine ancestor of the God Transformation Stage, he also made great achievements in the war against the invasion of the demon world more than five thousand years ago, and took the opportunity to found the Red Clothes Sect.
However, not long after the founding of the sect, this man quickly became a Zen monk. Since then, there has been no news from him, leaving only a bunch of legends.
According to the information left inside the Night Watch, this person seems to have ascended to the fairy world.
What method did the Red Sect use to actually draw blood from people across the border?
Have you had breakfast? Are you going to smoke?
Looking at it this way, the finger bones that Xiao Gua swallowed also belong to the ancestor in red?
This person's fingers are bleeding. Could it be that he has died?
"Senior, this drop of blood has two auras: sacred and fierce. Which one belongs to the ancestor in red?" Ling Xiao asked curiously.
【Both. That old friend was originally a special being who was a combination of gods and demons, and his magical powers and methods were extraordinary. This also created this person's unique personality and moodiness...]
There was a hint of nostalgia in Dashu's tone.
What a combination of gods and demons, it’s just a schizophrenia!
Ling Xiao cursed endlessly.
"From the senior's tone, are you guessing that the ancestor in red has died?"
【It's possible. But this drop of blood not only has the aura of the ancestor in red, but also at least the auras of multiple powerful men. As for who it is fused with, I don't know. 】
The tree fell into deep thought.
Ling Xiao had a shocking guess.
The Red Sect is deliberately doing this kind of thing. Could it be that they want to summon their ancestors back?
Thinking of the blood corpses studied by the Red Sect, Ling Xiao felt even more weird and horrified.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head.
No matter what the Red Sect wants to do, it has nothing to do with him. He only cares about what the blood is used for.
"Senior, could you please give me some advice as to what this drop of blood is used for?"
[Whatever monster blood can do, this drop of blood can do. However, I think it is really a waste to use it to refine weapons and make talismans. Maybe you can try refining it. According to my perception, this drop of blood is not only filled with evil spirits, but also contains extremely huge energy. 】
"Refining?"
Ling Xiao pondered.
Although it contained huge energy, it was still the blood of the ancestor in red, and Ling Xiao did not dare to rashly refine it into his body.
He had an idea.
Let Minghu try it first.
[Se embryo, can you give me a drop? I want to try it! 】 Xiaoshu asked a little embarrassedly.
After all, Ling Xiao had taken all this blood on his own.
Ling Xiao did not hesitate and sent Xiaoshu and the blood box to the Cave Heaven Paradise.
"Use as much as you want." He said proudly.
Then, Ling Xiao brought the three-tailed fox demon pill to Nangong Zhu and asked about refining the three-color pill.
Nangong Zhu was not sure whether the demon elixir with greatly damaged spirituality could still be refined. She could only wait until the injury healed and then ask the alchemist in the night watch.
As for the spirit stones obtained in exchange for the inner elixirs of other fox demons, Ling Xiao did not hide it and split it 50-50 with Nangong Zhu.
Stinginess is stinginess, but at least the spirit of contract must be maintained.
"I guess you still have some conscience!"
Nangong Zhu held these spiritual stones and finally felt better.
This serious injury cost at least nearly ten thousand spirit stones in medical expenses. Without the spirit stones sold by these demon pills, this trip would really be a loss to my grandma's family.
"Go out, my aunt has to go all out to heal her injuries. We can't delay consolidating the formation pattern next time."
For the next half month, the campground was extremely peaceful.
Ling Xiao returned to a familiar daily rhythm. As Xiaogua slowly learned to plant first-order spiritual fields, Ling Xiao had more free time.
He can even spare half an hour every day for research on weapon refining to prepare for the future refining of his natal magic weapon.
On the eve of a new round of strengthening the formation, Minghu finally refined a drop of blood and swallowed the energy in it, improving his cultivation by a large margin!
However, this result made Ling Xiao feel mixed.
Fortunately, the blood does contain huge energy, but unfortunately, it also contains huge evil energy.
If it were an ordinary monk, he could naturally absorb it and then slowly refine it to expel it.
However, the Huangting Sutra and the Golden Body Relics that Ling Xiao cultivated, one came from Taoism and the other came from Buddhism. Naturally, they were unable to deal with these external evil spirits, and the absorption risk was extremely high.
