Chapter 128 - 95: Condensing Blood Seal, Half-Step Sensing Profound

Inside the cave, Xu Guang sat with his eyes closed. His body, like a hollow, surging river, constantly emitted waves of roaring sounds. It sounded like churning seas and the thunderous roars of tigers and leopards.

Specks of light emerged through his flesh. Much like the Tyndall effect, it made his body look like a sieve. Starting from Visceral Force, to his bones, and then his flesh and skin—every trace of Cultivation he had accumulated along his journey was fading. They transformed into incredibly pure Essence Blood, which then rapidly dissipated.

This was Dissipating Skill.

However, his Dissipating Skill seemed somewhat different from ordinary people. The Essence Blood that should have scattered was unexpectedly absorbed by his blood bones.

Seemingly unaware of his own physical changes, Xu Guang remained in a state of absolute tranquility. He gathered and sorted through the rhythm born from the Dissipating Skill. He intended to use this rhythm to step into the Profound Skill and experience the Scattering Tribulation.

At a certain moment, as if reaching some kind of limit, the specks of light on the surface of his body suddenly expanded, emitting an alluring, blood-red glow.

His blood was glowing!

Overjoyed, Xu Guang activated his Blood Eye, unreservedly pouring all the treasured Essence Blood stored within it into his body.

After an unknown amount of time, a drop of "blood"—resembling blood yet not quite, possessing a somewhat solid form—slowly materialized at his heart. This blood looked like exquisitely carved glazed glass, shimmering with brilliance. Its surface was covered in intricate patterns that would make an ordinary person dizzy just by looking at it.

The moment it appeared, it acted like a spring. With every beat of his heart, specks of wondrous energy surged, flowing through his meridians and bones to the rest of his body. The weakness brought on by the Dissipating Skill vanished in an instant, replaced by an unprecedented sense of formidable strength. Xu Guang slowly clenched his fist, a gleam flashing in his eyes.

He couldn’t help but rejoice at his sudden inspiration during the Bone Forging Realm to practice several extra Cultivation Techniques. Otherwise, with the Dissipating Skill of a single Cultivation Technique, he might not have comprehended the Scattering Tribulation so easily and condensed the Blood Seal.

To his surprise, for some unknown reason, the blood bones condensed from practicing five Cultivation Techniques did not dissipate with the Dissipating Skill. Instead, they became even more scarlet due to the convergence of Essence Blood.

He didn’t overthink it, turning his attention to the newly emerged Blood Seal.

He wondered if this was the Blood Seal. Next, he only needed to continuously practice "Seeing God", Cultivate the Profound Skill, plant a Profound Seed within the Blood Seal, and connect with the Profound World to truly reach the Sensing Profound Realm. If he could draw upon the wondrous energy of the Profound World to catalyze physical changes, that would be... the First Transformation!

Xu Guang extended a hand and opened his palm, a peculiar color flashing in his eyes.

The Power born from the Blood Seal was indeed different from the Power Cultivated through ordinary Refining Viscera. His Power also showed signs of "Life." This "Life" seemed like an Attribute, yet also like an effect. This was exactly as described in the *Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill*: by producing the Nine Calamities Seal Blood, every strike he made would carry a tribulation within its Force!

Currently, his Blood Seal had only passed through one tribulation, called... the Scattering Tribulation!

"A punch with the Dissipating Skill—can anyone even block it?" he thought.

Calculating it, his current Realm had already reached the level of that Sheep Demon he had encountered in the mountains of Feiyun City. It should be called... Half-Step Sensing Profound! If he wished, he only needed to wait until his Blood Seal was sufficient to birth a Profound Seed, and he would attain the Sensing Profound!

The corners of Xu Guang’s mouth slowly curled up.

After Sensing Profound, by continuously drawing in the Profound World Power, one would enter the realm of Sensing Profound Fifth Transformations. Every step of change was comparable to passing a major threshold.

The Sensing Profound offered five opportunities for transformation. In the First Transformation, one shed their mortal body and formed the Mystic Body.

Second Transformation: Golden Flesh and Jade Bone. One’s aura became flawless, and their physical body could endure astral winds without perishing and resist fire and water without being breached, gaining the strength of a dragon.

The Third Transformation, also known as the Transformation, appeared increasingly fantastical. The Power within the body and the Profound World Power formed an endless internal cycle. Control over one’s Power became increasingly formidable, and profound anomalies were born within the body. Not only did the Power possess Life, but it could also take physical form.

The Four Transformations was also known as the Heaven-Reaching Transformation. Upon reaching this Realm, the Qi Mechanism within the body became limitless, constantly intersecting with the Profound World to condense an existence akin to a Domain around the body. In front of an expert of the Four Transformations, those of the first three transformations were merely ordinary and could be crushed with a flick of a finger.

The Fifth Transformations, also known as the Celestial Being Transformation, varied from person to person. It was also the major threshold for crossing from the Mortal World to the Profound World. One had to endure the Celestial Five Declines; anyone who successfully survived the Five Declines could be called a Celestial Being, capable of traversing both worlds!

The *Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill* could only be Cultivated up to the Fifth Transformations, the Celestial Being Transformation. Yet it was truly extraordinary. Every time Xu Guang recalled its intricacies, he felt an endless sense of wonder, not knowing what kind of mental state Yuchi Xu had been in when he created it.

Turning around, he grabbed a prepared packet of herbs and swallowed it in one gulp.

This was the medicinal powder Calamity Breaker required for the Cultivation of the *Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill*, which he had prepared before going into seclusion. The effect of the Calamity Breaker was simple: it stimulated the Nine Calamities Seal Blood, allowing the Essence Blood in his body to convert into Nine Calamities Seal Blood much faster.

His daily Cultivation required consuming three portions of the powder. Each portion required incomparably precious medicinal herbs and was extremely expensive to produce. Just making a few dozen portions during this period had nearly depleted all the money he had brought from Feiyun City.

Xu Guang finally understood why those Martial Artists back in Feiyun City had scammed their apprentices like that, charging exorbitant tuition fees. He was already considered extremely frugal. After all, with the Blood Eye, he didn’t need to take vitality-boosting medicines all day, which implicitly saved him a lot of money. However, he still needed the medicinal powders required for his Cultivation.

As Xu Guang emerged from his seclusion, Ji Xiaolu walked into the cave, carrying Xu Zhan in her arms.

Seeming to sense Xu Guang’s changes, Ji Xiaolu couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, "Husband, have you grown stronger again?"

Xu Guang chuckled and nodded. He glanced at the Transcendent Level Combat Power displayed on his status panel. "I’ve gotten a bit stronger. Aside from a few individuals in the Inner City, I should be Invincible across the rest of Yuan City."