Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

Now, Su Mu is among the second group of people who know about the existence of Red Wood, and perhaps Su Mu is destined for this Red Wood. However, all of this can only proceed after he recovers, otherwise, it would just be a waste.

Passing through the area where Red Wood is located, he traveled deep into the land over ten miles, and an ice-covered lake appeared before his eyes.

After finding the lake, Yan Xiaolan identified the direction, then pushed Su Mu further into the mountain’s depths. Ten miles later, Yan Xiaolan stopped.

"Senior, please wait a moment."

Yan Xiaolan said to Su Mu, then drew her long sword. After infusing it with power, she swept it across the snowy ground, revealing the entrance to a hidden cave after clearing away the snow.

"Senior, this is the entrance to the cave."

Su Mu gently nodded, but his heart harbored some doubts. This cave entrance is less than a yard in diameter; if the Fire Sparrow’s corpse is truly inside, how did the Fire Sparrow enter the cave?

Yan Xiaolan pushed the wheelchair into the cave, advancing half a mile until the view opened up to reveal a natural cave formed by stalactites. At this moment, Su Mu could already feel the temperature inside the cave starting to rise.

As they went deeper, the temperature inside the cave rose sharply, and the scorching air distorted the surroundings. When they turned the last rock wall, the sight made Su Mu’s pupils contract suddenly.

What appeared in front of him was a ’Flame Hill’!

It was a massive Fire Sparrow entirely red in color. Even though it had been dead for countless years, the corpse showed no signs of decay, and each feather still seemed to have flames flowing through it, silently emitting an overpowering aura. Its massive body far exceeded Yan Xiaolan’s previous description.

Su Mu, sitting in the wheelchair, tilted his head slightly, estimating that when alive, the Fire Sparrow’s wingspan would have been at least six yards. More astonishingly, the rock where the Fire Sparrow’s blood had flowed was melted, revealing a glaze-like texture, testifying to the Fire Sparrow’s strength in life.

"Drip!"

A drop of scorching, viscous, dark red blood dripped from a terrifying bite wound on the Fire Sparrow’s neck, forming a pit with a yard-wide radius where a small pool of demon blood had already accumulated.

Su Mu considered himself as having more vigorous qi blood than martial artists of the same realm. Yet, even standing several yards away and facing the corpse of a Fire Sparrow dead for who knows how many years, his internal qi blood surged turbulently, even uncontrollably trembling.

"This Fire Sparrow’s realm in life probably exceeded sixth grade!"

Compared to Su Mu’s turbulent qi blood, Yan Xiaolan’s qi blood was much calmer. However, she couldn’t hide the admiration and astonishment on her pretty face.

She remembered arriving with her younger brother initially, where just stepping into the cave made their qi blood surge as if about to run amok. It took them half a year to adapt before they could withstand the oppressive aura by consuming a substantial amount of Fire Sparrow Blood.

Compared to Su Mu’s first arrival while remaining calm, the difference was clear!

"Little brother, father, mother, uncle... wait for me... I will avenge you all, certainly..."

Yan Xiaolan vowed in her heart, clenching her fists tightly until her fingers turned blue, the fingertips piercing her palm with blood oozing unnoticed.

"I, Lin Mou, need time. You should leave first."

"Senior, this Fire Sparrow Blood is extremely fierce, and must not be directly consumed... besides..."

Su Mu waved his hand from his wheelchair, "Thank you for the reminder, but I have my own plans."

Yan Xiaolan was speechless, but recalling that it was Su Mu who cured her poison, and knowing that he was quite skilled in Huang Qi Skill, she realized she might be worrying too much.

"I wish Senior all the best, Junior will be awaiting your return at Mountain Lord Temple!"

With a final salute, Yan Xiaolan withdrew from the Fire Sparrow Cave.

Once Su Mu was alone in the cave, his gaze focused on the wounds of the Fire Sparrow. As he entered a state of intense focus and transformation, he could capture a trace of extremely sharp gold spiritual qi from those wounds.

"This Fire Sparrow’s body remains undecomposed for years, the blood unfaltering, its life force is incredibly strong... The fall of the Fire Sparrow is likely due to another powerful demon beast with a gold attribute."

In this way, it also explains the origin of the Red Wood. Su Mu speculates that the Red Wood was born from the blood spilled during the battle between two powerful demon beasts.

"Let’s begin then."

Su Mu shakily stood up from the wheelchair, a flash of spiritual light in his hand as he took out a wine gourd. Before leaving Qingyun City, Su Mu stored plenty of strong wine in the Sumeru Ring.

At this moment, these spirits were precisely useful. Yan Xiaolan and her brother diluted it with spring water from the mountain. Spring water has a cold attribute; using it to dilute would inevitably diminish the effect of Fire Sparrow Blood.

Su Mu planned to dilute Fire Sparrow Blood with wine and blend it into Demon Blood Wine to better utilize the Fire Sparrow Blood’s effectiveness.

Approaching the Fire Sparrow’s body, Su Mu’s qi blood surged tumultuously, while the Dragon of Spiritual Power at his brow was intensely hot, signaling caution.

Su Mu removed the stopper from the wine gourd and, with a tilt of his head, took a big gulp before starting to collect the demon blood. As each drop fell, Su Mu felt as if a ball of fire had dropped into the wine gourd, rapidly heating up a whole gourd of wine.

Two drops.

Three drops.

Being cautious, Su Mu collected only three drops of Fire Sparrow Blood during his first attempt to prepare medicinal wine. Then, Su Mu took out the medicinal herbs for preparing medicinal wine from the Sumeru Ring. With his current level of alchemy and medical skill, he soon prepared the first gourd of Demon Blood Wine, then the second, until the fifth gourd.

"With Fire Sparrow Blood as the base, this medicinal wine shall be called Sparrow Blood Wine henceforth... Let’s test its effects."