Chapter 108 - 98: Xuansha’s Rebirth, Three Years Later
Xuansha nodded. "I can already control the Bloodline Power of the Ancient Ba Snake."
"However, I just tried using this Bloodline Power to stimulate my True Energy cultivation, and it’s still not quite enough."
"This Bloodline Power is still too weak. It can’t help me break through to the Rebirth Realm."
"But I am still grateful to the Saint Master for giving me hope!"
"I will probably need to train for several more decades to further refine this Demon Fiend Bloodline. Only then can I rely on it to break through to the Rebirth Realm!"
Lu Changfeng nodded slightly. "There’s no rush. Next month, I’ll use a Secret Technique to transfer the Ancient Ba Snake bloodline to you again, and I’ll continue until it’s enough for you to break through."
"Your methods are incredible, Saint Master. That would be for the best, of course," Xuansha said, clasping his hands together. He didn’t question how the Saint Master possessed a Secret Technique capable of extracting bloodlines.
After all, no Saint Master from any generation had ever been an ordinary person.
He was already fortunate enough to be able to follow this generation’s Saint Master and witness the rise of the Saint Demon Sect.
"Alright. Go and familiarize yourself with the Demon Fiend Bloodline Power you now control."
"Come find me again the next time I successfully extract the bloodline."
Lu Changfeng sent Xuansha away to comprehend the power of the Ancient Ba Snake on his own.
After watching Xuansha leave respectfully, Lu Changfeng took a shallow breath, drew a long saber, and began practicing the Fengtian Saber Technique: Tendon Transformation Chapter.
Cultivating this Sabersmanship to its peak would allow one to form the Intermediate Saber Intent: Fengtian Saber Intent. Thanks to his Saber Extremity Talent, Lu Changfeng had recently begun to grasp the faint outlines of this Fengtian Saber Intent.
As Lu Changfeng practiced the Saber Technique, he contemplated his next steps.
Lu Changfeng was certain he would continue his secluded cultivation; he couldn’t let those few Daliang Human Pigs with Demon Fiend Bloodlines go to waste.
’He really had to thank those Daliang People for packaging and sending over so many individuals with Demon Fiend Bloodlines.’
’If he had to find them himself, he certainly wouldn’t have been able to gather so many in such a short period.’
His next main task was to help Xuansha break through to the Rebirth Realm.
For one, it would raise the peak Combat Power of his subordinates.
For another, it would serve as a way to accumulate experience for his own future breakthrough to the Rebirth Realm. Through Xuansha’s advancement, he could test what level of Demon Fiend Bloodline was necessary to help someone reach the Rebirth Realm.
With his thoughts organized, Lu Changfeng once again entered secluded cultivation.
When his replication interface refreshed for the fourth time that year, Lu Changfeng copied another portion of the Ancient Ba Snake bloodline and transferred it to Xuansha.
The concentration of the Ancient Ba Snake bloodline in Xuansha’s body reached 1%, but unfortunately, it was still just shy of what was needed.
For the fifth replication, Lu Changfeng directly copied the "Ancient Ba Snake 1%" from Xuansha’s body and then transferred it back to Xuansha.
This was essentially exploiting a bug in the system’s interface.
As a result, the concentration of the Ancient Ba Snake bloodline in Xuansha’s body reached 2%.
This time, Xuansha finally felt his body changing.
Under the dual stimulation of his True Energy and the 2% concentration of the Demon Fiend Bloodline, Xuansha’s body finally began to metamorphose, starting its transformation into a Spirit Body.
Throughout this process, Lu Changfeng remained by Xuansha’s side, observing and taking notes.
Afterward, Lu Changfeng received some rather bad news from Xuansha.
During the transformation from a Mortal Body to a Spirit Body, Xuansha needed the assistance of the Demon Fiend Bloodline. As a result, the Demon Fiend Bloodline would thoroughly integrate into his body and undergo the metamorphosis along with it.
Xuansha’s body would become stronger, and the concentration of the Demon Fiend Bloodline would also be enhanced as his Mortal Body transformed into a Spiritual Embryo.
However, Demon Fiend Bloodlines were extremely exclusionary.
The Demon Fiend Bloodline that was integrating into Xuansha’s Spirit Body had already fused with him completely.
After this breakthrough, Xuansha would never be able to integrate any other type of Demon Fiend Bloodline.
Lu Changfeng related Xuansha’s metamorphosis process to his own situation.
’Unless I can break through to the Rebirth Realm and form a Spirit Body without needing a Demon Fiend Bloodline, I’ll have to fuse the bloodlines inside me when I reach that step.’
’I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.’ Lu Changfeng was still a long way from the Bone Refining Fifth Layer, so he could afford to observe and contemplate things for now.
Xuansha went into secluded cultivation. According to his estimates, it would take at least a year to complete his body’s full metamorphosis.
By then, his skin, flesh, meridians, and all his internal organs would complete their spiritualization, and he would achieve a Spirit Body.
After achieving a Spirit Body in the Rebirth Realm, he would be able to clearly perceive the existence of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy with his body and use it to continue strengthening his Spirit Body.
Having set Xuansha on the path to the Rebirth Realm.
Lu Changfeng became even more focused during his own secluded cultivation.
A few days later, Lu Changfeng comprehended the Intermediate Saber Intent: Fengtian Saber Intent.
For the sixth replication, Lu Changfeng copied Xuansha’s "Ancient Ba Snake 2%." With the increased bloodline concentration, this bloodline now came with an additional skill, Snake Swallowing. It was an auxiliary skill that allowed him to devour massive amounts of food and convert it into energy reserves.
In theory, Snake Swallowing allowed for limitless devouring, which would make Lu Changfeng’s secluded cultivation even more time-efficient.
He only needed to come out for a feast whenever he replicated a Talent, allowing him to spend all his other time on cultivation.
Strangely, food digested by Snake Swallowing produced almost no waste, which was an unexpected bonus.
For the seventh replication, which occurred around the end of the year, Lu Changfeng chose to copy "Ancient Candle Dragon 1%."
The power of this Bloodline Talent seemed to be the strongest of the four Demon Fiend Bloodlines.
However, Lu Changfeng didn’t just choose one Demon Fiend Bloodline to replicate to its limit. Instead, he kept experimenting, giving each bloodline equal attention to see their late-stage abilities.
’Even if I have to make a choice in the future, I can still choose to initiate a fusion and merge these bloodlines into a new, mutated one.’