Blind Spot
Chapter 536 - 492 cultivation 2

Chapter 536: 492 cultivation 2

"Speaking of which, young master, your visit this time wouldn’t be for the mark, nor solely to find a suitable Holy Infant, would it?" Qingyang seemed quite interested in Li Chengyi as he spoke again.

From the brief exchange just now, she faintly felt that this young man called Bai Lu hadn’t used his full strength when defeating Yuan Qi.

Li Chengyi, on the other hand, vaguely reminded her of the first time she met Huo Qingkong.

Back then, Huo Qingkong hadn’t formed his Origin Seal yet, and his performance was above average.

Once he formed his seal, his strength soared to the heavens... so powerful that it was breathtaking.

"Indeed," Li Chengyi nodded.

"The selection of a Holy Infant usually involves making a contract with extremely vicious individuals or Demon Beasts. Our sect has captured quite a number of Demon Beasts, among which are those with unawakened spiritual intellect, but with strong and potent bloodlines. If you’re interested, you may go and choose one," Qingyang generously offered.

"Thank you, Immortal," Li Chengyi replied with joy. This saved him the trouble of searching everywhere for Demon Beasts.

After he had interacted with the original Holy Spirit Technique scripture, he understood that choosing a Demon Beast as a Holy Infant was better and more convenient than choosing a human.

Demon Beasts were mostly of a pure nature, which made them more compatible with practicing the Holy Spirit Technique. The more complicated the thoughts, the harder it was to practice the technique.

And if side effects occurred, he could use the restraint on the Holy Infant’s true form to forcibly suppress any resistance.

Hearing Qingyang’s generous offer, Li Chengyi analyzed it in his heart.

’The Evil Flower version of the Holy Spirit Technique mainly relies on absorbing half of the Holy Infant’s cultivated power most of the time to enhance one’s own cultivation level.

The original version, however, depends entirely on one’s own cultivation. That’s the biggest difference between the two... so, can I combine the advantages of both... and slightly improve the original to also absorb the Holy Infant’s power?’

The original didn’t require the Holy Infant’s cultivation, because the Holy Infant was just meant to bear the side effects. As long as the innate constitution was good, the bloodline strong, and the endurance high, that was ideal.

But if it’s modified according to the Evil Flower improved version...

Many thoughts flashed through Li Chengyi’s mind.

"That’s enough, you may go down now."

"Thank you, Immortal; thank you, Elder Bai. I will remember today’s gift in my heart," Li Chengyi politely made a promise.

After all, didn’t the other party give him a precious gift as a way to form a good karma and invest in advance?

"How sensible," Qingyang revealed a pleased smile.

Soon, as Li Chengyi was once again led out by the Snow Eagle lady, the smile on Qingyang’s face slowly faded.

"Sigh... What do you all think of this Bai Lu?"

The other six Elders looked at each other.

"The Giant White Deer’s bloodline naturally leans towards recovery and healing, but this child... why do I sense a tinge of dragon’s essence on him?" asked an Elder with rabbit ears looking at the silent dragon-headed, human-bodied old man opposite her.

"Dragon Brother, what’s your opinion?"

The dragon-headed, human-bodied old man was also one of the Elders, and he nodded at the question.

"This child has a rather mixed bloodline, but every strand of blood is quite pure and of high quality, obviously coming from a significant background," he evaluated comprehensively.

"He’s not as good as Huo Qingkong, but still a rare talent," he concluded.

"Then we should get closer to him in the future," Qingyang set the tone, "and come to think of it, it has been a long time since I’ve seen Kui Ling... invite her over for a drink sometime."

"That should be done soon. After all, the reaction from the Qingmu Sword Sect might...." Elder Tu with rabbit ears lowered his voice.

The usually composed Qingyang suddenly looked dismayed, covering her face, unable to respond.

’What evil had she fallen into that she used too much force in her slap... and that good-for-nothing Elder was as fragile as a chicken’s egg, cracking at the lightest touch.’

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The dungeon of the Suyue Sect.

Li Chengyi was slowly led down the dark underground passage by the Snow Eagle lady.

Layer upon layer of colorful protective force fields shone, isolating this place completely from the outside world.

Following the long stairs downwards, they seemed to walk a great distance.

After a good ten minutes or more, a gray-green stone door faintly appeared ahead.

"Through this door, you can select the Holy Infant of your choice. Remember, it must be one that you can suppress on your own, otherwise the backlash will be even more severe," the Snow Eagle lady kindly reminded him.

Li Chengyi nodded.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

He approached just as the stone door slowly opened.

Then he stepped in boldly.

After more than half an hour...

Li Chengyi came out of the passage again.

In his wake followed a half-human-tall brown squirrel.

Yes, a squirrel, a rather big one with a dangerous glint in its eyes.

"You actually chose this one?" the Snow Eagle lady was taken aback, seeming a bit surprised.

"It’s called Volcano. Among the Demon Beasts, it has a strong bloodline with a trace of the Sea of Profound’s essence, is naturally strong, but its starting point is rather low, and its blood purity isn’t quite sufficient. Do you want to choose another one?" She was well-intentioned, as there were still many other captive beasts with stronger strength and bloodlines compared to this not-so-powerful red squirrel.

"No need, this one will do," Li Chengyi shook his head.

He had witnessed the power of the Black Squirrel Clan from Earth-Moon, and they were quite formidable. The huge black squirrel had left a deep impression on him. He wasn’t familiar with the others and didn’t have a good grasp on them.

"Alright then..." The Snow Eagle lady nodded, "Well then, lastly..."

"By the way, Senior Sister, do you have a botanical garden here? I love collecting various rare flowers. Could I have a chance to visit and see for myself?"

Li Chengyi’s most recent evolution of the New Divine Flower Position had just completed, and he was ready to select a new main flower.

It just so happened that the Suyue Sect was full of Spiritual Beasts, which had a far greater understanding of the wild than he could have imagined.

So it was a very appropriate question to ask.

"Rare flowers? There is a hot spring nearby, surrounded by a variety of flowers throughout all four seasons. It’s always spring there. I’ll take you," she offered.

Filling the Twelve Divine Flower Positions, obtaining the ultimate authority, summoning Primordial Soil King City into existence—this was a shortcut to greatly enhance Li Chengyi’s strength.

If I could summon the once mighty Thousand Leaves Army, Hundred Flowers Sacred General... Just looking at that previous Thousand Leaves, one would realize how formidable the ancient Empire of Flowers was.

But if, before that, my strength is not nearly enough to control this power, summoning them in advance would only invite disaster upon myself.

After all, even the overwhelmingly powerful Primordial Soil Flower Emperor was extinguished... one can only imagine how formidable their enemies must have been.

It was during the time when Li Chengyi was being taken around the botanical gardens.

Elsewhere.

Above the vast black sea of clouds.

Huo Qingkong, alone with his sword, searched everywhere for the missing and scattered disciples of the Sword Sect.

Roar!

Suddenly, a massive white eagle with a wingspan of a hundred meters burst from beneath, swooping up from the sea of clouds, and attacked him with fierce speed.

Five faint Origin Seals gleamed dazzlingly on the white eagle’s body.

Chi!

A streak of azure sword light suddenly fell from the sky, effortlessly slicing through the eagle’s massive body.

The entire eagle exploded with a boom, turning into countless flecks of blood and feathers, scattering and vanishing into the vast black sea of clouds in an instant.

Huo Qingkong sheathed his sword, appearing to have an epiphany from the eagle’s diving and pecking motions.

Immediately, the invisible strands of affection around him automatically transformed and improved; soon after, his movement speed became faster, his energy expenditure less.

The long sword in his hand also became more agile and burst forth with greater speed when wielded.

"Sure enough, a peerless genius that comes once in a millennium from the Faceless Sword Sect!" Suddenly, a booming voice came from the depths of the black sea of clouds and reached Huo Qingkong’s ears.

"Cowering and yet exposed, this is not the act of the powerful," Huo Qingkong lifted his head, looking toward the source of the voice.

To be precise, it shouldn’t be called a voice since the words appeared directly in his mind.

"Huo Qingkong, always hiding your true nature, disguising your strength, it must be tiring, no?"

The voice came again.

Boom!

In an instant, a beam of azure light exploded from Huo Qingkong’s back, turning into a sky-full of sword rain, shooting towards a fan-shaped area ahead.

The azure light rampaged.

Chi chi chi chi chi!

The dense sword rain, like shooting stars, completely cleared the tens of miles of sky in front of them instantly.

The black clouds were torn apart, revealing deeper layers of innumerable black mists below, but still, no one was there.

The azure sword light returned to its flight, re-entering Huo Qingkong’s Sword Nurturing Pouch.

His expression was stern as he concentrated on searching for the other party’s location.

"Tsk tsk tsk... such a powerful strike... I’m afraid even the typical elders of the Faceless Sword Sect aren’t your match... Truly worthy of being born with a naturual Origin Seal..." the voice continued.

Huo Qingkong’s expression remained unchanged, still floating quietly in mid-air, supporting himself with the Sword of Wisdom.

"Demon Emperor?"

He had a guess.

"As it turns out, I am the one born from the backlash of the transfer of techniques by Ancestor Chi Yuan. The Seven Spirit Holy Technique, seven sacred spirits merged together... When Ancestor Chi Yuan left, he planned to take me with him, but I sneakily avoided it,"

the voice laughed.

"So? Why are you looking for me? What’s your purpose?" Huo Qingkong asked coldly.

Having confirmed the identity of the other party, he didn’t waste his strength; with his current power, even if he found the opponent, he couldn’t resolve the issue completely.

"Heh heh heh heh!" The Demon Emperor laughed even louder. "Have you noticed? The sacred spirit... It’s impossible to completely eliminate it! To truly reach transcendence with the Seven Spirit Holy Technique, aside from Ancestor Chi Yuan himself, none can achieve it!"

"....." Huo Qingkong’s face remained immutable, entirely unmoved.

"Because you realized this early on, thus... you must be trying now to create another technique with the sacred spirit, condensing it into another state of your being... The seven spirits combined... one side benevolent, one side evil... Ha ha ha ha... Huo Qingkong, do you know? You are walking a path unimaginable, unprecedented evil way!!" the Demon Emperor said in a bizarre tone.

"What does it have to do with you?" Huo Qingkong’s face was expressionless.

"What does it have to do with me?" The Demon Emperor’s laughter grew even louder.

"Haven’t you realized? You’re not Chi Yuan; the Seven Spirit Holy Technique is not perfect in you, you’re destined not to transcend, destined... to become the second me.... Ha ha ha ha ha!!"

Huo Qingkong remained silent, just floating in mid-air, quietly listening as the laughter faded, drifted away, and disappeared.

After a long time.

Not until the laughter had completely vanished.

Did he slowly lower his head, a flash of inexplicable ferocity passing in his eyes that even he had not noticed.

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June.

The disciples’ trial ended without incident.

Li Chengyi, having initially caused a conflict with the Qingmu Sword Sect, thereafter continued smoothly, completing the successive imprints.

The trial task was also simple: to taste all the street food in a small city and chat idly with every street food shop owner for a hundred sentences.

For Li Chengyi, it was an easy task as long as he disguised himself as an ordinary sightseeing young man.

After everything was over, he also set off on the journey home.

He had already decided on the eleventh primary flower; at his current realm, most Flower Language Techniques were not greatly effective. Instead, concepts like the Heart of Convergence and the Hand of Obsession proved more beneficial.

Speaking of which, the selection of new Flower Language Techniques primarily aimed to facilitate the acceleration of cultivation.

After several painful experiences of being suppressed by systemic powerhouses, Li Chengyi made up his mind to diligently cultivate, aiming to reach the pinnacle following a single system.

Therefore, Flower Language Techniques that were conducive to cultivation became his first choice.

After all, without bending the rules, he was just an ordinary college student with average understanding, average aptitude, relying entirely on perseverance.

Otherwise, how could he ever stand on equal footing with those natural born prodigies?