Chapter 659 - 659: Dare to Fight?

To cultivate the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form, one had to use the Qi and Blood Power from spiritual medicines like Blood Lingzhi and Blood Ginseng to open unique meridians within the body. This process would generate a special power known as "Blood Flame."

The difficulty of opening special meridians inside the body was clearly much greater than condensing Divine Patterns on its surface.

Chu Qingyun had not prepared Spiritual Medicines in advance, but he had Blood Pills, which could serve as a substitute.

A surge of Devouring Power gushed from Chu Qingyun's palm, enveloping the three Blood Pills. He swiftly devoured them, transforming them into streams of dark red energy that flowed into his body.

Then, following the method recorded on the first page of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form, Chu Qingyun began to use his Primordial Power in conjunction with the dark red energy to open the first meridian.

Time ticked by.

With the aid of the Saint Extreme Tower's eighth floor, Chu Qingyun's cultivation went smoothly and progressed rapidly.

Chu Qingyun quickly cleared the first of the three meridians detailed on the first page of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form.

Unlike the body's normal meridians or blood vessels, what circulated within this special meridian was a blood-colored power. By mixing Primordial Power into it using the unique method of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form, he could activate the power of "Blood Flame."

"Blood Flame!"

Chu Qingyun muttered, and Primordial Power surged into the meridian.

Instantly, a blood-colored power emanated from the meridian, filling Chu Qingyun's body and dyeing his skin with a faint Blood Aura.

After unleashing the Blood Flame, Chu Qingyun felt a scorching heat course through him, from the inside out.

But this was accompanied by an incredible sensation of surging, powerful energy.

After activating the Blood Flame of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form, his physical strength, which was already based on the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter, increased tremendously once again.

'In this state, I feel like I could easily defeat an ordinary level-one, or even level-two, Martial King using nothing but my physical strength!'

Maintaining the "Blood Flame" state, Chu Qingyun practiced his sword techniques and hand-to-hand combat in the training room for a while, gaining a better understanding of his power in this form.

However, after he stopped injecting Primordial Power and deactivated the "Blood Flame" state, Chu Qingyun discovered that the blood-colored power in the meridian seemed to have faded significantly.

Furthermore, with each circulation through the meridian, the power within would absorb some Primordial Power and Qi and Blood Power from his regular meridians and blood, converting it to replenish itself.

'It seems that while this Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form is powerful, its use is time-limited...'

Chu Qingyun made a mental note of this.

'This kind of detail is crucial. If I waste the Blood Flame's power and can't maintain the Secret Technique at a critical moment, the consequences will be severe.'

After opening the first meridian for the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form, Chu Qingyun didn't continue cultivating it.

The Blood Flame from the first meridian alone was already causing his body some discomfort and a burning sensation.

If he rashly opened the second meridian, the Secret Technique's "Blood Flame" would undoubtedly become even more powerful.

That would make his body even more uncomfortable, and the scorching sensation would intensify, which would be counterproductive.

Therefore, he had to approach this Secret Technique step by step.

He would wait until his body had completely adapted to the current intensity of the Blood Flame before opening the second meridian and wielding its stronger version.

'I've broken through to the Martial King Realm and learned the Secret Technique. The Second Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter won't be mastered in a day or two. Now, it's time to choose a powerful Sword Technique to cultivate!'

On the path of the sword, comprehending true Sword Intent was merely the beginning of a new stage.

Using Sword Intent as a foundation, one could cultivate more profound and powerful Sword Techniques.

The move Chu Qingyun had used to defeat Zhou Yongyang during the Inner Sect qualification tournament—unleashing his Thunder Sword Intent—was actually just the most rudimentary application of that power.

Fortunately, Zhou Yongyang had also just broken through at the time and had no idea how to use Heaven and Earth Primordial Power in concert with his Fist Techniques or Soul Techniques.

Otherwise, Chu Qingyun probably wouldn't have won so easily.

Without cultivating a Sword Technique, he would just be a brute who didn't know any Martial Arts, relying solely on Brute Force to injure others.

He hadn't noticed the passage of time while focused on cultivating the Secret Technique.

It was only when Chu Qingyun prepared to leave that he realized he had unknowingly spent over a day in the training room. Five hundred and twelve Saint Extreme Points had been deducted from his sect Token.

'It took over a day even on the eighth floor of the Saint Extreme Tower... It seems this Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form is incredibly difficult to master under normal circumstances.'

Chu Qingyun shook his head, feeling grateful for the Saint Extreme Tower's assistance.

Otherwise, whether it was Refining the Martial King Essence Pill back in the Martial Spirit Realm or cultivating the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter and the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form, it would have likely taken him a hundred times longer.

As for the cost of over five hundred Saint Extreme Points, he couldn't care less.

Most disciples in the Saint Extreme Sect conducted their regular cultivation outside the tower.

Only when they hit a bottleneck and struggled to break through would they enter the Saint Extreme Tower, hoping its effects would help them find an opportunity.

There were probably fewer than ten people in the entire Saint Extreme Sect as extravagant as Chu Qingyun, who went directly to the eighth floor of the Saint Extreme Tower just to speed up his cultivation.

After all, staying on the eighth floor for two days cost over five hundred Saint Extreme Points.

The most Chu Qingyun had ever obtained at once was just over two hundred Saint Extreme Points from a so-called Outer Sect Seed Disciple. Even some low-level Martial Kings in the Inner Sect probably couldn't cough up five hundred Saint Extreme Points!

Having mastered the Secret Technique, Chu Qingyun exited the Saint Extreme Tower, only to see Wu Jiancheng—the very person who had been forced to apologize to him—waiting outside.

"Chu Qingyun, you finally deigned to come out!"

A look of resentment flashed in Wu Jiancheng's eyes the moment he saw Chu Qingyun.

"Were you waiting for me?" Chu Qingyun asked.

"Hmph! Chu Qingyun, you may have beaten two of my subordinates before, but that was just a lucky break. I've invited someone else this time. Do you dare to fight!?"

"This time, we'll go to the Inner Sect battle stage for a proper fight!"

Wu Jiancheng said.

"Ridiculous. Why should I accept? If you went and found some Celestial Martial Realm expert, would I be expected to go fight to my death then, too?"

Chu Qingyun scoffed, having no intention of humoring him.

"You... You think experts at the Celestial Martial Realm are a dime a dozen? That I can just find one whenever I want?"

"The one I invited is a level-three Martial King! We're both in the Human King Realm. If you don't dare to fight, you're nothing but a coward!"

Wu Jiancheng was getting anxious.

It had cost him a fair bit to invite this person. On top of that, he himself had been waiting miserably outside the Saint Extreme Tower for nearly two days.

If Chu Qingyun flat-out refused, all his effort would go down the drain.