Sage of Humanity
Chapter 1050 - 1048 Tempered Through a Thousand Trials

A moment later, Lu Ye returned to his residence with a bruised face. Under the curious gaze of Dao Thirteen, who was guarding the door, he sat down silently.

Senior Brother is so unreasonable!

He had just been promoted to the Divine Sea and hadn't had time to consolidate his cultivation or get familiar with his suddenly increased power, yet Senior Brother had already given him a beating.

Although Senior Brother only used Divine Sea Level 1 strength throughout the process, it was still Senior Brother. How could he be a match?

Of course, Lu Ye had no complaints about this. He knew that Senior Brother did this for his own good. Such trials, though a bit embarrassing, would allow him to grasp his own power more quickly, which was much better than working behind closed doors.

He had a premonition that Senior Brother's trials were just beginning!

If he didn't want to be so embarrassed, he needed to quickly get familiar with his power.

Sure enough, the next day, just as Lu Ye was sitting and meditating, he heard two loud bangs from outside the door, followed by the angry roar of Dao Thirteen, whose voice quickly faded away.

Lu Ye's ears twitched. Although he didn't witness it, he could imagine the scene outside the door. Someone must have tried to force their way in, Dao Thirteen blocked them, but ended up getting thrown away.

And to so easily throw Dao Thirteen, a Divine Sea Level 5, there were dozens of such figures on Sacred Island.

The door was violently pushed open, and Mong Jie, wearing a straw hat, barged in like a bandit.

Judging by his appearance, he must have been planting seedlings in the spirit fields, as his pants' legs were still rolled up, and his calves were covered in mud and water.

"Senior, what is this..."

Mong Jie looked at him calmly. "The Sacred Master asked me to come and put you through some training."

Saying this, he reached out his big hand to grab Lu Ye.

Lu Ye had no choice but to allow himself to be carried like a chick and thrown into the air by Mong Jie. With arms crossed, Mong Jie said, "I will only use the power of Divine Sea Level 1; attack with all your might. If within two hours I take a single step, consider you passed the test. If not, you come work for me."

"That's what you said." Lu Ye immediately drew his Boulder Mountain Saber and surged forward with a complete burst of spirit force against Mong Jie, truly holding nothing back.

Lu Ye knew it was impossible to be a match for someone like Mong Jie, this senior, but at the same cultivation level, he might just force him to move a step in two hours.

Instantly, spirit force stirred and saber light raged.

Two hours later, Lu Ye, now even more bruised and swollen, was led by Mong Jie like a dead fish into a spirit field to plant seedlings all afternoon...

The next day, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a fragrant scent instantly filled the room.

Lu Ye looked up to see Tofu Lady smiling at him.

This time Dao Thirteen didn't even issue a warning.

"Ready to go?" Lady Moon smiled happily.

"Let's go!" Lu Ye stood up.

That afternoon, Lu Ye didn't help her sell tofu because it was already sold out; instead, he helped her grind soybeans.

The days went by.

Each day, a well-meaning senior would come to find Lu Ye, forging him in different ways, both physically and mentally.

Lu Ye suffered yet found joy in it.

Because he knew such opportunities were simply too rare.

Those seniors, were any of them not the top strongmen in this world? Without Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury, it was impossible to gather them together. Regular people wouldn't have a chance to have them hone them; it would be overqualified.

But in this Blood Refinement World, with the request and guidance of Senior Brother, this opportunity presented itself to Lu Ye.

How could he not seize it?

Although he was tormented every day to the point of feeling like going through divine ecstasy, Lu Ye's progress was obvious, swiftly consolidating his Divine Sea realm, and consistently familiarizing himself with his current power with every beating.

Yet this wasn't the main point, because even if it wasn't for these seniors, Lu Ye could accomplish these things himself with some time.

The more important aspect was that the seniors' factions were different, their methods varied, which opened Lu Ye's eyes to the sophisticated techniques of the Nine Provinces' top experts, and through repeated confrontations, he also learned how to utilize his power more effectively.

No one deliberately taught him anything; everything depended on his own understanding, using his own pain and body to feel.

What can be taught are always others' things; what you comprehend is your own.

If one were to describe it, Lu Ye was like a piece of stubborn iron, each senior hammering it over and over again into a piece of well-tempered steel.

Each day, the confrontation time with these seniors was incredibly short; a set time like Mong Jie's two hours was actually the longest, most were no more than half an hour.

The remaining time, sometimes Lu Ye would follow their requests, help them with chores, but more often, he would reflect on himself. Having taken a beating, there should be some worth to it; the brief pain in his body was converted into combat experience, a tremendously beneficial thing the average person could only yearn for.

Lu Ye took it all in stride.

Additionally, he acquired a new skill.

Blood Technique!

When breaking through to the Divine Sea Realm under the Blood Sea, he devoured a golden orb, which was something that could enable the Blood Race to transform into a Sacred Seed, hence it's called Sacred Blood.

The mysterious nature within the Sacred Blood that allowed beings to transform into Sacred Seeds was burned away by the Talent Tree, but the bloodline inheritance of the Blood Race was preserved, precisely the vast information that exploded into Lu Ye's mind at that time.

In other words, Lu Ye, as a member of the human race, acquired the bloodline inheritance of the Blood Race!

This is quite bizarre.

Blood Techniques are mysterious and have a very strong corrosive attribute towards anything with spirit, a fact proven in numerous battles against the Blood Race.

If such benefits were obtained by a magic cultivator, they would surely be delighted, because no matter how Blood Techniques evolve, at their core they're a type of magic and spells.

But Lu Ye is ultimately a combat cultivator, and he can't abandon his current cultivation in saber skills to switch to Blood Techniques.

Fortunately, he doesn't need to abandon saber skills, because the inheritance of the Blood Race is imprinted deep into the bloodline. As long as one's power is sufficient, it can be easily deployed. Although the inheritance Lu Ye received was incomplete due to the burning by the Talent Tree, it's still an intangible asset.

Moreover, Lu Ye himself is quite proficient in the path of magic and spells.

The reflections of the Soaring Dragon World's Origin have allowed him to achieve progress across various factions. His disguise as a magic cultivator, Niu Meng, was convincingly executed; as a sword cultivator, Li Taibai, even Lin Yue couldn't spot the flaws. If he wishes, he can even disguise himself as a ghost cultivator.

Now, with the inheritance of the Blood Race Blood Techniques, it will only enrich his methods.

Among those numerous Blood Techniques, he favors three specific ones.

One is the Blood River Technique, which is a type that only Blood Race members in the True Lake Realm and above can manifest. This technique can create an environment conducive to one's advantages anytime, anywhere, and at critical moments, it can be used to avoid fatal damage.

This is a very practical technique.

The second is the Blood Escape Technique.

In the Nine Provinces, there are many versions of the Blood Escape Technique, but they are mostly similar. Ying Wuji once used it back in the day; it's a Secret Technique for escape.

However, once deployed, it leaves one in a weakened state for a short period.

Lu Ye hasn't practiced any Blood Escape Techniques nor does he know how the ones in the Nine Provinces work, but there's no denying that the Blood Race has unique insights into such techniques, and Nine Provinces' Blood Escape Technique probably can't compare with the Blood Race's version.

If used well, this technique can be life-saving when encountering an unbeatable foe.

The third is the Blood Refining Technique.

Through Secret Technique, refine one's blood Qi, transforming it into Essence Blood.

Essence Blood has infinite uses; if integrated into the Blood River, it can amplify its power significantly, and if used to drive Blood Techniques, it can greatly enhance their potency.

Take the Blood Escape Technique as an example; using the Blood Escape in its normal state compared to using it with Essence Blood yields completely different results, with the latter allowing for much faster escape.

Moreover, if Essence Blood is refined to its utmost depth, it can even lead to Drop of Blood Rebirth.

Lu Ye felt that this was a bit far-fetched.

But the Blood Race's bloodline inheritance records it this way, so it's hard to tell whether it's true or false.

Ninety-nine percent of Blood Techniques don't require him to exert effort in cultivation. Since he has received the Blood Race's bloodline inheritance, the deployment of these techniques is ingrained in his very bones, easily accessible. Of course, limited by cultivation level and familiarity, the power displayed varies.

The Blood Refining Technique, however, requires active participation because it consumes one's blood Qi to refine Essence Blood.

Lu Ye has been engaged in this process these past days.

He has already achieved some results, storing a drop of Essence Blood in his heart chamber, containing immense and potent power within.

Moreover, he discovered that the Blood Refining Technique was exceptionally compatible with him.

Ordinary members of the Blood Race need continual supplementation during the Blood Refining process because their blood Qi is being heavily consumed.

Although Lu Ye also requires it, it's not as serious because his vitality is abundant.

The remnants of the Soaring Dragon World's Origin gifted him formidable vitality, and over time, it continually transforms his physique.

In terms of physical stature alone, he is in no way inferior to physique cultivators of the same realm, thanks not only to the early refining of dragon scale but also due to the subtle transformations of the Soaring Dragon World's Origin.

Even if it's a fragmented Origin, it remains an Origin of a domain, and its benefits when bestowed upon one person are beyond imaginable.

With such a vast and endless source of vitality, the loss of blood Qi in Lu Ye's Blood Refining can be quickly replenished. As long as it's done with some moderation, the consumption from Blood Refining doesn't really impact him.

Yet, ultimately, Lu Ye only refined three drops of Essence Blood.

It's not that he doesn't want to refine more, but that he's not capable of doing so.

The Blood Refining Technique also has its limits; the higher the cultivation, the more Essence Blood can be refined.

Having just ascended to the Divine Sea Realm, three drops of Essence Blood represent his current limit.

For him, these three drops of Essence Blood serve as three killer moves. By activating Essence Blood, his explosive power can experience a massive surge instantly, and he even feels that he might employ burning Essence Blood to activate Bloodstain Spirit Runes and even Beast Transformation!

If this is true, it would be excellent news for him.

Both Bloodstain and Beast Transformation are his trump cards, but both have inherent drawbacks that are hard to overcome: the inability to achieve instantaneous bursts and instead requiring continuous buildup.