Chapter 38

Blood essence soul ring? Wang Yan kid's summary is not bad; these years of research seem not to have been fruitless.

That night after returning to the Sea God Pavilion, Tang Wulin told Mu En what Wang Yan had said during the day; Mu En nodded approvingly, showing his agreement with Wang Yan's conclusion.

Tang Wulin asked: "Old Mu, do you have any way to increase my blood essence power? I've discovered that my Golden Dragon King's ability is closely linked to blood essence power."

After parting with Wang Yan, he privately conducted some experiments and found, just as Huo Yutong had guessed, that blood essence power can to some extent substitute for soul power.

When he uses Golden Dragon Claw and Golden Dragon Body, although he also consumes some soul power, the main consumption is blood essence power; only when his blood essence power is exhausted does he mainly consume soul power.

At that point, the consumption caused by Golden Dragon Claw and Golden Dragon Body becomes astonishingly large; evidently, at least regarding Golden Dragon King-related abilities, the conversion efficiency of soul power is inferior to that of blood essence power.

Tang Wulin now lacks not strength but soul power; since soul power cannot be hurried, he turned his attention to blood essence power.

Mu En stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes.

You ask about methods to enhance blood essence power? Well, I know a few, each with its pros and cons.

The first is to eat more food prepared from high-level soul beasts as ingredients; this method demands great financial resources, which ordinary people cannot afford, but for you it's not a big concern—the Sea God Pavilion's exclusive chef will prepare nutritious meals for you every day.

The second is to seek out heavenly herbs that can boost blood essence; if you can find the relevant kinds, the improvement would be enormous, but such heavenly herbs are extremely rare, hard to come by; I advise you not to waste too much time on this, lest you end up with nothing.

As for the third, it is to study blood essence-related cultivation methods and train daily; I happen to have a few sets of techniques, not bad in quality, but frankly, those truly skilled in this cultivation on this continent are still the Body Sect.

Body Sect?

Hearing an unfamiliar term, Tang Wulin instinctively repeated it.

Mu En nodded.

Well, the Body Sect is an extremely powerful reclusive sect that accepts as disciples soul masters whose martial soul is part of their own body; Huo Yutong's Spirit Eyes martial soul also belongs to the body martial soul, and even among body martial souls it is of a rather high rank. Since Body Sect soul masters are all body martial soul holders, they especially emphasize tempering their own bodies, making their blood essence cultivation methods the most unique and advanced. If you ever meet Body Sect members, you could try discussing with them; if the process goes smoothly, it will be greatly beneficial.

I see...

Tang Wulin felt his horizons broaden.

He had never known before that there was such a classification as body martial soul, and had thought Huo Yutong's martial soul was quite ordinary.

He hadn't expected such a background.

He earnestly asked Mu En: "Old Mu, can you impart your blood essence tempering method to me?"

Although Mu En said his method is inferior to that of the Body Sect, even a mosquito leg is still meat, let alone the cultivation methods mastered by Mu En as Sea God Pavilion Master—surely not trivial; if he could master them, his blood essence power would surely advance to a higher level.

Mu En revealed a warm smile.

Of course; I told you this precisely to teach you—come, extend your hand.

Yes!

Tang Wulin overjoyed, he extended his hand forward as Mu En had said.

Mu En extended a finger, touched Tang Wulin's palm, then a flow of golden light poured in, infusing him with luminous energy.

Tang Wulin only felt a warm current swiftly flow from his palm into his body, quickly spreading to his limbs and bones, making his whole body feel warm.

Mu En's voice sounded in his ear.

Pay attention to the flow of my soul power; later when you practice in private, use your own soul power to envelop the blood essence power, letting them move along this path, accumulating little by little, eventually achieving results. "Yes."

Tang Wulin took a deep breath, focused his spirit as Mu En instructed, and went to memorize the trajectory of soul power's movement.

He found that, unlike usual cultivation where soul power mainly flows through the meridians, Mu En's soul power at this time always flows toward the body's major organs, especially the heart.

The source of blood essence is the soul master's flesh, and the heart is the source of human power; under the influence of Mu En's luminous aura, Tang Wulin felt his heartbeat seemingly grow stronger, continuously bestowing upon him tremendous strength.

Golden blood essence soul rings rose uncontrollably around him, and Tang Wulin's whole body grew hot.

Mu En's demonstration to him was not long; after repeating it three times inside his body, he stopped and asked, "Remembered?"

... Hmm.

Tang Wulin wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes full of excitement.

Just this short while, he could clearly feel his blood essence power had become a bit more vigorous than before.

Of course, this training's rapid effect is due to Mu En's intervention; afterward, practicing on his own certainly won't be as swift with Mu En's help, but steady progress wins the day—if he persists, I believe within a few months his blood essence strength could double.

All that remains is to break through the seals ahead.

Thinking of this, Tang Wulin recalled something very important and hurriedly said to Mu En:

Old Mu, for some personal reasons I need some herbs; could you help me find them? I can repay with forged metal.

Oh? Mu En raised his brows curiously, "What herbs? Tell me about them."

Tang Wulin quickly relayed all the information Old Tang had left him.

After listening, Mu En fell into thought.

Hmm... these are all herbs that nourish the foundation and consolidate vitality, greatly beneficial to the body; some have strong effects, some mild. I'm not well versed in medicinal knowledge—are you sure there's no problem?

I'm sure.

Tang Wulin said firmly.

Even if not believed, there's nothing else he can do but trust Old Tang.

All right, I understand. Mu En smiled with relief, "The lower-grade herbs you mentioned are basically available at the Academy; you can exchange them via forging as just said. For the higher-grade ones, I'll send people to look for them and notify you when there's news—what do you think?"

Yes, thank you, Old Mu!

Tang Wulin overjoyed, he quickly bowed his head in thanks.

The Golden Dragon King's seal had always been a great weight pressing on his head, making him dare not relax even a moment; now with Mu En's guarantee, at least the herb supply will be largely secured, letting him relax considerably.

Mu En laughed heartily and said:

All right, it's getting late; hurry back to your room to cultivate, remember the path I just pointed out, and follow that procedure.

Understood!

(End of chapter)