Chapter 13: Blood Qi Transformation

The appearance of premium Beast Tooth Rice differed slightly from ordinary Beast Tooth Rice.

The surface of premium Beast Tooth Rice bore several blood-red veins, red and white interwoven, strikingly beautiful.

Its spiritual energy and blood-enhancing effect were three times that of ordinary-quality Beast Tooth Rice.

It could greatly enhance blood qi.

With excited emotions, Qin Ming quickly cleaned up these several hundred stalks of Beast Tooth Rice.

This batch alone yielded him six jin of premium Beast Tooth Rice!

The next half month.

Qin Ming followed the same method, setting aside some premium Beast Tooth Rice as seeds.

Using the remaining four "Ripen" terms, he continued ripening them in batches.

In the end, he harvested a total of thirty jin of premium Beast Tooth Rice and four "Weak Blood Qi" terms.

As of now, all of his "Ripen" terms in his mind sea had been consumed.

Later, he could only wait for the second season's spirit field, hoping to spawn more "Ripen" terms.

This usage was somewhat wasteful, but Qin Ming no longer cared.

His immediate priority was to boost his strength as quickly as possible.

He estimated that if these thirty jin of premium Beast Tooth Rice were brought to Qingyang Marketplace, countless people would fight over them.

Its value was self-evident.

Qin Ming understood the need for humility; with his current low strength, it was unwise to draw attention in the Immortal Realm—better to remain discreet.

Attracting the covetous gaze of schemers would be disastrous.

That evening.

Qin Ming boiled a pot of premium Beast Tooth Rice; when it was done, the aroma filled the air, the rice glowing with a mesmerizing red-and-white hue.

It was intoxicating.

The key was its potent blood-qi enhancing effect.

This was precisely what countless body refinement cultivators dreamed of.

Placed on the dining table, it qualified as a delicacy—something only major sect figures could afford.

Qin Ming, smelling the scent, drooled uncontrollably.

He carried the Beast Tooth Rice meal to his bedroom and sat on the bed.

He began devouring it eagerly, quickly finishing the entire pot! Boom! A scorching torrent of energy erupted within Qin Ming, the blood qi from the Beast Tooth Rice surging through him.

Qin Ming immediately followed the cultivation method of the "Hundred Treasures Glass Sutra," beginning to circulate his blood qi.

After one incense stick's time.

Qin Ming's skin grew increasingly red, and a faint red mist began to rise from his entire body!

This was a sign that blood qi was being driven deep into the bone marrow, entering the stage of blood replacement.

After personally practicing the "Hundred Treasures Glass Sutra."

Qin Ming discovered that this scripture produced no violent cultivation reactions—it was remarkably gentle.

His whole body grew warm, gradually heating and swelling.

Combined with premium Beast Tooth Rice, it was twice as effective! Soon, Qin Ming turned entirely red.

Blood droplets continuously seeped from his skin, replacing old blood with new.

Qin Ming gritted his teeth, focused his mind into his mind sea, and consumed one "Weak Blood Qi" term.

Boom! A massive surge of blood qi enhancement flooded in like a tide; Qin Ming felt as if he were inside a steamer, his whole body burning hot.

Continuous blood qi began to transform, surging within him.

Gradually, the old blood shed from his body began to crust over, enveloping him entirely.

He resembled a giant blood cocoon.

Thump! Thump! Inside the cocoon, red light pulsed in rhythm with Qin Ming's heartbeat, dimming and brightening.

Plop!

After exactly two hours.

A crack appeared on the blood cocoon; as more cracks formed, the entire giant cocoon slowly began to peel away.

Qin Ming burst free from the cocoon!

A new kind of power was born within him—something more mysterious: Blood Qi Power!

The emergence of Blood Qi Power marked Qin Ming's entry into the first layer of the "Hundred Treasures Glass Sutra."

Having completed his blood qi transformation, Qin Ming gained the enhancement of Blood Qi Power; his internal organs, bones, and skin were all strengthened beyond anything he had ever known. He now felt boundless strength in every gesture and movement.

His skin, once weathered by sun and rain, became smoother, as if he had shed a layer—paler and cleaner than before.

Crucially, a thin membrane seemed to have coated his skin, making it far more resilient; he estimated ordinary mortal weapons could no longer harm him.

Qin Ming rose and stepped into the small courtyard, raised his fist, and struck the stone grinding wheel beneath the tree. Bang! Stones shattered and flew.

The grinding wheel shattered into countless fragments under his punch.

So strong!

Qin Ming was overjoyed!

'This is far stronger than an ordinary Body Refinement Layer One cultivator!'

He was secretly astonished.

No wonder Friend Ruan would bankrupt himself to cultivate this scripture.

Qin Ming stared at his own hands, his hope for the future reignited.

Perhaps he had found a shortcut to surpass others.

In the days that followed.

Qin Ming spent his time diligently farming and cultivating the *Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra*.

Whenever the 'Accelerate Maturation' trait refreshed, he immediately used it on premium Beast-Tooth Rice.

With a continuous supply of Beast-Tooth Rice supporting him, his vital energy grew stronger.

Qin Ming's progress in body refinement could be described as advancing a thousand li in a single day.

……

Time passed.

Half a year later.

Through Qin Ming's use of a massive quantity of premium Beast-Tooth Rice, combined with the forced accumulation from the 'Faint Vital Energy' trait.

The *Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra* had already been cultivated by him to the third layer.

If Fellow Daoist Ruan knew this, he would probably be so frustrated he'd spit blood.

Qin Ming also understood now why Fellow Daoist Ruan's eyes had lit up at the mere mention of 'Beast-Tooth Rice' back then.

It turned out that among all spiritual materials capable of enhancing vital energy, Beast-Tooth Rice possessed the highest compatibility with this cultivation technique.

This was something Qin Ming had deeply experienced himself through his cultivation.

However, according to the records within the technique, the body-refining effects of the first five layers of the *Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra* were only slightly superior to ordinary body refinement.

The true qualitative transformation would only arrive upon breaking through to the fifth layer! Refining one's entire vital energy until it flowed like mercury paste, condensing a 'Glazed Treasure Robe' from the power of one's own vital energy.

As the realm advanced further, ordinary body-refining practitioners would no longer be comparable.

Such vigorous vital energy would also be of great assistance to Qin Ming's future path of Foundation Establishment.

In the Immortal Realm, for an immortal cultivator to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, they must reach the peak of the Qi Condensation stage before the age of sixty; this was the minimum requirement.

Furthermore, Foundation Establishment Pills were strategic resources, often monopolized and controlled by major powers and great sects.

For ordinary rogue cultivators, not only was obtaining a single Foundation Establishment Pill impossible, but even catching a glimpse of one was an extravagant hope.

Beyond this, there were three major hurdles.

The first was the Vital Energy Hurdle; when breaking through to Foundation Establishment, a cultivator's vital energy must be abundant, and their body must be free of hidden illnesses or injuries; otherwise, attempting Foundation Establishment with declining vital energy carried the constant risk of collapse.

The second was the Magic Power Hurdle; upon breaking through to Foundation Establishment, one's magic power must be substantial, with certain requirements for both its quality and quantity, and the meridians must be sufficiently resilient; if any of these conditions fell short, condensing liquid would be impossible.

The final hurdle was the Divine Sense Hurdle; a Qi Condensation cultivator's spiritual sense could only perform internal vision, enhance the five senses, and scan jade slips, among other limited functions.

Upon Foundation Establishment, however, divine sense was born, allowing it to be projected outward to probe an area of at least several dozen zhang around the body, offering immense convenience for daily cultivation and combat.

……

Days passed one by one.

During these half a year, something unexpected also happened to Qin Ming.

That was, Alchemist Su had actually visited Qin Ming twice.

This was truly a rare guest among rare guests!

Having not seen Alchemist Su for over half a year, he had already broken through to the sixth layer of Qi Condensation.

Qin Ming was truly very envious.

'Alchemists really do cultivate their realms quickly!'

Each time Alchemist Su came, it was to purchase some daily-use spiritual rice from Qin Ming.

Qin Ming naturally welcomed this with open arms.

After coming and going a few times, the two gradually began to become familiar with each other.

After discussing with Alchemist Su, he exchanged two hundred jin of Golden Spirit Rice in two separate transactions for two Spirit-Gathering Pills that enhanced Qi Condensation magic power.

Alchemist Su readily agreed.

(End of Chapter)