In the quiet and bright stone room, Lin Yue stood motionless, staring blankly at the All Souls Blood Refining Jade in his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly.
"There is hope..."
Lin Yue murmured, holding the jade pendant tightly in his hand, as if he had grasped the future.
It’s been three months.
From the moment he knew Xia Honglie's true identity, he knew that he was in a desperate situation.
He is an ordinary person with a humble body, but he has offended the most noble son of the God Prince in the world, and even to the point of never ending!
When he sorted out all this, one can imagine the despair in his heart.
There is an unknown level of difference in class.
What a desperate situation is this?
If it hadn't been for the glimmer of hope of innate supernatural powers and this unknown glimmer of hope, his mentality would have collapsed long ago.
Before he came to this world, he was just an ordinary person with a little more experience. He was still afraid when he killed people, and his daily life was just the same daily necessities.
The poor people actually formed a deadly feud with Prince Xia Hong?
This is no different from a dead end.
It's just a matter of time.
However, morning and night are different after all, so he has been struggling so far.
For three months, every day felt like I was blindfolded waiting for the butcher's knife to fall, and every moment felt like an urgent countdown to death.
He had nothing to do but try his best to delay the moment of death.
but……
It's different now.
"Finally there is a way out..."
Lin Yue slowly closed his eyes, feeling a lot of emotions for a while, and there were faint tears in the corners of his eyes.
After a long while, he opened his eyes and looked at the All Souls Blood Refining Jade in his hand. He took several deep breaths and suppressed the excitement in his heart.
It's not time to relax yet.
Although I have accurate goals and hopes, it still seems difficult to achieve them.
"Think carefully about how to use it."
Lin Yue forced himself to calm down and think as carefully as possible.
The low voice said that it can be used by anyone who has not broken through the heaven barrier, and is most suitable for those who seize the body or reincarnate.
That is to say, it is specially used at the ordinary level.
Although he doesn't know how to seize a body or reincarnate, fortunately he is an ordinary person.
"Judging from the sound, this Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Jade was not left by the owner of this cave."
Lin Yue was thoughtful and sat down quietly at the stone table.
The difference between the deep voice he heard when he recognized the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Refining Jade and the voice of the body he has transformed into now is quite obvious.
Moreover, if it is the All Souls Blood Refining Jade refined by the owner of this cave, there is no need to leave the message in the All Souls Blood Refining Jade. Wouldn't it be enough to just leave it in the letter?
The owner of the cave mansion attaches so much importance to the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Jade, maybe it was an adventure he got?
"Inside this glazed box is the blood and soul of Fire Phoenix..."
Lin Yue looked at the glazed box on the stone table, and suddenly understood something in his heart.
It seems that this Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Refining Jade, as well as the blood and soul of the Fire Phoenix, were prepared by the master of the cave for his disciple. In order to compensate the female disciple, he left these things here before his death.
Lin Yue opened the letter again and looked at it, and found the signing time at the end of the letter.
[Winter of the Eleventh Year of the Emperor's Tour]
"Emperor Xun?"
Lin Yue looked at the year number and suddenly understood when this letter was written.
The Majesty of Dayong has always been His Majesty the God Emperor and has never changed. Therefore, the imperial court has always used auspiciousness and major events to determine the year names.
The last era name was called "Emperor Xun", which was chosen because His Majesty the God Emperor visited the human world.
The "Emperor's Tour" lasted forty-nine years in total, and it is now the fifteenth year of Qingyuan. In other words, this letter was left fifty-three years ago.
Since the owner of the cave was so sure that he would die, he probably died not long after writing this letter.
"Has the female apprentice never come for more than fifty years?"
Lin Yue looked at this cave and couldn't help but think deeply.
Since the owner of this cave thinks that his apprentice can see this letter, the female apprentice must also know the use of 'Appearance of All Beings' and the method of entering the cave.
Once the corpse of the owner of the cave is found outside, the cave owner can naturally open the cave by transforming into the appearance of the owner of the cave in the form of a living being.
only……
I'm afraid the owner of the cave didn't expect that his disciple never came.
Unexpectedly, there is a special case like Lin Yue, who relied on his innate magical power to discover the appearance of all living beings and also obtained the secret of entering the cave.
He was just an accident that shouldn't have existed.
It's like he is a person who does not belong to this world.
Just an accident.
Now he had to take away this meaningful relic.
Lin Yue slowly turned around and looked at the skinned corpse outside the cave door.
After a long silence, he said softly: "Your disciple has not come for so many years, and I don't know if she will come again, but this opportunity you left behind is my only hope of survival, so... ...Sorry, if I can survive this time, when I meet your disciple in the future, I will try my best to repay you. This is what I owe her."
Although he is a time traveler, he does not feel that he is so special.
After all, he is just a normal person with heart and lungs.
So he is very vengeful and affectionate.
How can we forget the grace of living?
"The blood and soul of the fire phoenix..."
Lin Yue glanced at the glass box in his hand and couldn't help but shook his head slightly.
Although he didn't know if the fire phoenix was a divine beast, the name of the phoenix needed no introduction. Even if it wasn't a divine beast, it wouldn't be any worse.
If he can gather the conditions for the first step of blood sacrifice, and then use the blood and soul of the fire phoenix, he should be able to make the fire phoenix's bloodline his own, and the road to cultivation will be extremely broad and smooth.
Unfortunately, for him, this option does not exist.
If Xia Honglie is not dealt with, even if he can refine the fire phoenix bloodline, he will be dead in the face of the superior Xia Hong family.
Therefore, his only choice was to refine Xia Honglie's blood and soul.
Since the creator of the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Refining Jade dares to call the God Emperor an 'old thing', he is so treacherous that he must be a peerless figure in the world even if he is not as good as the God Emperor.
Moreover, the people of the Demonic Way were originally listed on Xia Hong's must-kill list, and they were afraid that they were not hidden deep enough.
Since these people proposed that the blood of the God Emperor was the best choice, they did not do so just because they were afraid of the disaster brought by the God Emperor. Thinking about it this way...
I am afraid that the problems caused by the death of the prince, such as the resonance of heaven and earth, the curse of resentment in the soul, etc., can also be solved by this Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Jade.
After all, the reason why the prince's death resonated with the world was because of his magical blood, and the curse of resentment was because of his soul. Since this Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Refining Jade can refine blood and soul, it can theoretically solve these difficulties.
Of course, Lin Yue was just making assumptions based on the known information.
Exactly how, he couldn't be sure.
But at least in his opinion, the possibility is not small.
Nothing is perfect in this world.
Now that he has come this far, he will not back down.
"As for the source of Xia Hong's bloodline, His Majesty the God Emperor will cause disaster because of it..."
Lin Yue's eyes were calm, showing no sign of wavering.
I turned to think about other issues.
"To activate all spirits to refine the blood jade, you must first undergo a blood sacrifice, which means soaking the jade pendant in blood."
"This first step of blood sacrifice requires nine practitioners who have broken through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier to donate half of their blood essence, or one practitioner who has broken through the Four Symbols Heavenly Barrier to donate half of their blood essence."
Lin Yue frowned slightly, then glanced at the glazed box placed on the stone table.
This glass box contains the blood of the fire phoenix and its soul. He won't use it for refining and fusion anyway. Maybe it can be used for blood sacrifice?
However, the deep voice said that it requires the essence and blood of the cultivator, and there are also realm requirements.
He also didn't know whether the blood of the fire phoenix was considered to be the blood essence of a cultivator, nor did he know what the state of the fire phoenix was during his lifetime. He was even less sure whether the blood of a non-human species like the fire phoenix could be used for blood sacrifice.
But, you have to give it a try anyway.
It would be great if Xia Honglie's blood and soul could be refined now.
When the time comes, he transforms into Xia Honglie with the appearance of living beings, returns to Qingdu to meet Baili Fengzhi, finds a reason to let the old drunkard go, and then thinks of a way to escape.
Although there will be many hidden dangers in this way, Xia Hong's side may still investigate, and Baili Fengzhi will definitely be suspicious, but it is indeed easier.
Any subsequent troubles can be solved later.
"Go try it now."
Lin Yue couldn't help but look forward to it.
Of course, he did not rush to leave the cave to find Xia Honglie. Instead, he cut his finger with a knife and wiped a drop of blood on his eyebrows to cancel the changes in the appearance of all living beings, and soon returned to his original appearance.
Immediately, he did not reveal the appearance of all living beings, but with a thought, he once again transformed into the jade-like beauty in the surging blazing current.
As long as a person has been analyzed and analyzed among all sentient beings, he will be 'recorded' and can become a recorded person at any time.
After transforming into the jade-like beauty again, Lin Yue subconsciously twisted slightly, revealing a touch of white shoulders.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he pulled up the collar expressionlessly.
Then, taking the jade pendant and the glass box containing the blood of the fire phoenix, he came to the door of the cave and stepped over the two corpses and the rusty iron sword in the middle.
If he neglected this step, he might be cut open by the iron sword on the spot, so it was better to be careful.
Amidst the sound of footsteps, Lin Yue held the long pearl in his hand and walked quickly through the dark cave. After a while, he came to Xia Honglie, who was still unconscious.
If the blood sacrifice is successful, it will be refined directly on the spot.
"Try it."
Lin Yue first took out the prepared gourd and water scoop, placed it on the ground, and then took out the small glass box.
After gently pushing the box open a gap, the strange musk mixed with the aroma of sycamore wood escaped.
Immediately, Lin Yue took out the piece of All Souls Blood Refining Jade and placed it in the gourd and water ladle. He then tried to carefully tilt the glass box in his hand and slowly poured a thin wisp of Fire Phoenix's blood onto the jade pendant. .
The next moment, the golden blood of the fire phoenix came into contact with the All Souls Blood Refining Jade.
but……
And nothing happened.
Soon, half of the All Souls Blood Refining Jade was soaked in the blood of the Fire Phoenix, but it did not change at all, as if it was just an ordinary jade pendant.
Lin Yue still didn't give up, and soon the water ladle was filled with the blood of the Fire Phoenix.
This small glass box seems to have the ability to store things. It seems to be much smaller than the water scoop, but the water scoop is already full. In this small glass box, the blood of Fire Phoenix still does not feel less. .
But what makes Lin Yue most helpless is——
This Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Jade showed no reaction at all.
According to what the deep voice said, the jade pendant completely turned into the color of blood, which meant that the blood sacrifice was completed and the jade pendant could be activated.
But this jade pendant, soaked in the blood of the fire phoenix, did not change color at all.
There wasn't even a little change or movement.
"It really doesn't work..."
Lin Yue sighed helplessly, shook his head slightly, and slowly poured the fire phoenix's blood in the water ladle back into the glass box. The glass box also generated invisible suction on its own, completely sucking back the fire phoenix's blood. .
I don't know if it's because it requires the so-called 'blood essence', or because it must be the blood essence of a 'practitioner'?
All in all the situation is clear.
It is true that the blood of the Fire Phoenix cannot be used in blood sacrifices. I am afraid that I have to wait until the blood sacrifice is completed and the All Souls Blood Refining Jade is activated before I can use the blood of the Fire Phoenix as a fused and refined bloodline and make it my own.
After Lin Yue silently put away the blood of the fire phoenix, he returned to the cave and continued to think about what to do.
Failure was also expected and he was not depressed.
If he didn't have even this little patience, he would have collapsed a long time ago during these three months of suffering.
He sat down again in front of the stone table in the cave.
"Now it seems that the biggest difficulty is the blood sacrifice in this first step."
Lin Yue slowly frowned, "I'm afraid it will take nine practitioners who have broken through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier to donate half of their blood essence, or one practitioner who has broken through the Four Symbols Heavenly Barrier to donate half of their blood essence."
For the demonic figure who refined the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Refining Jade, perhaps it was indeed not difficult, so it was called a 'simple blood sacrifice'.
Even for the owner of this cave, this condition may not be difficult to achieve.
But for Lin Yue, this difficulty was incredible.
"Five Elements Heaven Pass? Four Symbols Heaven Pass?"
Lin Yue sighed.
These days, he has read a lot of Taoist classics.
I also have a little understanding of the so-called 'Tianguan'.
This is the barrier set by God for all creatures in the world.
It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to sense the vitality of heaven and earth. Even if the energy is introduced into the body, it will only attract a trace of the vitality of heaven and earth, and it is impossible to transform the mortal body.
This is because of the first heavenly gate, the Five Elements Heavenly Gate.
Only when certain aspects such as the spirit, body, and perception are enough to break through the Five Elements Heavenly Gate, and you can use the Five Elements' vitality to practice, can you truly enter the realm of a practitioner and begin to move toward transcendence.
for example--
The martial arts practice of entering the Tao through martial arts is to develop the mortal body to the extreme, practice the strength to the smallest detail, and after it is perfect, then with the help of external forces or secret methods, it is possible to break the five elements and become a true martial arts practitioner.
People of the three religions also need to meet certain conditions in order to break through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier.
Even the Xia Hong clan, a member of the royal family, would not be able to transcend the world without breaking the barrier of heaven!
Any cultivator who breaks through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier is a real big shot to ordinary people.
For example, martial arts cultivators can become captains of thousands of troops at the northwest border.
Even the captain in charge of thousands of city guards in Qingdu is not a strong martial artist, and a strong martial artist will not condescend to this small Qingdu.
And the first step of the blood sacrifice actually requires nine such strong men to donate half of their blood essence?
It's just a fool's errand.
"There are fifteen Ten Thousand Captains over there in Xiongguan in the northwest, which is also the fifteen martial arts cultivators of Five Elements Heavenly Pass."
Lin Yue tried his best to spread his thoughts: "If I disguise myself as Baili Fengzhi and go to Northwest Pass, maybe I can get the blood essence of nine of them?"
But he immediately shook his head slightly and denied his idea: "It's too whimsical."
This method is too difficult to implement.
Even if she has the appearance of a sentient being, if he wants to become Baili Fengzhi, he first needs to get part of her body, such as a few hair strands with hair follicles.
Maybe he could become Baili Fengzhi's maid or servant and get close to her, but such a strong martial arts master has almost perfect control over himself. How could he not notice that his hair was pulled out?
Even if he really succeeded, he would still have to go to Northwest Pass.
He didn't know where the Northwest Pass was, let alone that Baili Fengzhi came with his guards. If he entered the Northwest Pass alone without the guards following him, it would be very suspicious.
Moreover, those ten thousand captains were also martial arts cultivators, high-status military attachés in Dayong. They were just subordinates, not slaves, so how could they casually donate half of their blood essence?
The other option is even more outrageous.
He actually asked a cultivator who broke through the Four Symbols Heavenly Barrier to donate half of his blood essence?
A strong person who can break through the four celestial barriers is considered a big shot among practitioners.
Lin Yue knew it without thinking.
The great commander of the Northwest Border Army, Baili Fengzhi, the secret about her is the Sanxiang level, which is one level higher than ordinary martial arts and spiritual masters.
Based on this speculation, she is very likely to be the strong one who breaks the Four Symbols Heavenly Barrier!
"Using Baili Fengzhi's secret to threaten her into handing over half of her blood essence?"
An idea flashed in Lin Yue's mind, and he immediately gave up the idea of seeking death.
Not to mention that his behavior of asking for half of the essence and blood is very suspicious. What would an ordinary man do with the essence and blood of a martial arts expert like Baili Fengzhi?
Not to mention, he was not qualified to threaten Baili Fengzhi at all. If he dared to make such a request, he would be slapped into pieces.
Tu Laodao should also be a Taoist master who broke the Four Symbols Heavenly Barrier, but Tu Laodao is being imprisoned and supervised by Baili Fengzhi. What reason should he use to get half of Tu Laodao's essence and blood?
not to mention……
He knew that Tu Laodao was already injured, and there was no way he could make Tu Laodao pay such a high price.
Therefore, you can only start from Baili Fengzhi or the Ten Thousand Husband of Northwest Pass.
Lost in thought.
"Wait...it doesn't seem like there's no chance?"
Suddenly, a strange idea came to Lin Yue's mind: "If this is the case, it should be possible. At least it is more reliable than pretending to be Baili Fengzhi..."
After thinking for a long time, he already had the prototype of a plan in his mind.
The specific plan and its details still need to be thought over slowly and gradually deduced to perfection.
"However, there seems to be another difficulty."
Lin Yue remembered the message left by the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Jade clearly.
"The owner of this jade pendant said that those with full spiritual veins are the easiest to succeed, but I... don't have the qualifications to practice, and I don't have any spiritual veins at all. What are the chances of success?"
He frowned tightly.
Whether one is a practitioner of martial arts, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, or other cultivation methods, any path requires people with spiritual veins to practice it.
Spiritual veins.
It is the channel for the human body to transport the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, just like the route for transporting materials in previous lives. The more spiritual veins, the faster the cultivation speed will naturally be.
Even if there is only one spiritual vein and the cultivation speed is slow, there is still hope for a breakthrough.
But if there is no spiritual vein, it will be impossible to break the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier.
"I don't know what the chances of success are."
Lin Yue sighed and glanced at the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Jade in his hand, "According to what the voice said, this method is against the harmony of heaven. There is only one chance. If it fails, maybe there will be a second Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Jade." Jade is useless..."
Although the deep voice said it was 'two jade pendants', it was obviously two pieces of the All Souls Blood Refining Jade that were refined, but after so many years, God knows where the other piece is.
"No matter what, it's better to have hope than nothing. Let's go back to Qingdu first."
Lin Yue took a deep breath to calm down, glanced at the stone room, and stood up.
…
After a while.
The secret door of the cave closed slowly, but the cave became empty at this time.
Including the shabby black and blue futon that was originally placed in front of the stone statue of the stunning woman, it also disappeared at this time.
"Buzz-"
When he was about to leave, Lin Yue turned into the jade beauty and just stepped over the rusty iron sword, when the iron sword suddenly made a clear and rapid sword cry.
Seems very reluctant to give up?
Lin Yue faintly heard the emotion in this sword cry.
He was silent for a moment, turned to look at the rusty iron sword, and said, "Wait here, I will pick you up after a while."
He now has the sweet and waxy voice of a jade beauty.
And the rusty iron sword seemed to really understand his words, and it gradually stopped making the sound of the sword.
A smile appeared on Lin Yue's lips.
I will come back alive.
…
By the time Lin Yue left the cave and walked out of the magic array, the sun had already begun to set towards the horizon.
It was just after Si hour when he took Xia Honglie to leave Qingdu today, but three or four hours had already passed. If he had come out later, it would probably be dark.
"Fortunately, it won't take more than an hour to get back quickly. We should be able to get back before dark."
Lin Yue carried Xia Honglie, who had transformed into Su Ziqiu again, quickly through the stone forest, down the short mountain, and soon found the carriage.
About an hour later.
The sunset reflected the setting sun, and the sky was so red that it was gradually eroded by the deepening twilight. It won't be long before the night will completely cover the earth.
The entrance to the west city of Qingdu.
A simple gray-covered double-column carriage finally returned to the city before the city gate closed.
Finally came back before dark. Fortunately, the days in Xiliang are relatively long... Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief and drove the carriage all the way home from Qingque Road.
When he rounded the corner and was almost home, his eyes suddenly changed slightly and his pupils suddenly shrank.
Reflected by the remaining sunset, one could clearly see that a group of armored soldiers were standing in front of the courtyard gate of his home, as if waiting for his return.
