Chapter 119: A Drop of a Thousand Years

After several whole hours had passed, Li Xuan finally put down the notebook in his hand, then rubbed his smooth chin and began to ponder.

But to understand the concrete effects of this technique, one must practice it personally to know.

Although recklessly activating an unfamiliar technique is dangerous, Li Xuan has experienced the soul power cultivated by a Blood Demon, which is completely restrained by his own Burning Heart Divine Flame, and Li Xuan is very familiar with the meridians, so even if cultivation goes awry, he can quickly control it.

After careful deliberation, Li Xuan then directed the soul power in his body to operate according to the method described in the book.

After a full cycle, a strand of blood‑red energy condensed in Li Xuan's dantian.

At the same time, Li Xuan felt a wave of heat in his body, a strong urge to drink something, and even a flash of irritability.

This is a feeling Li Xuan has never had since acquiring the Burning Heart Divine Flame.

At that moment, Li Xuan suddenly saw fresh blood lingering on the wounds of several corpses nearby, and his subconscious instinctively licked his lips?

"What the—? What's going on?" Li Xuan was stunned, finding himself intensely craving that blood! "This technique is truly sinister; after practicing it, I'll probably have to keep drinking blood to counter the heat it generates. This is a genuine evil‑cultivation method," Li Xuan muttered, frowning.

Li Xuan's mind shifted; the Burning Heart Divine Flame and Filthy Flame activated together, swiftly burning all the blood‑red energy in his body into pure Spiritual Energy, which then spilled out of his body.

However, as the blood‑red energy dissipated, Li Xuan felt a sudden emptiness in his qi and blood, his complexion turned pale in an instant, his mind hazed, looking as if he had suffered massive bleeding.

"This technique has secretly siphoned my qi‑blood power," Li Xuan frowned, saying in astonishment.

This technique is truly bizarre.

But precisely because of its strangeness, its research value is extremely high.

With that in mind, Li Xuan immediately took out his notebook, began dissecting the technique's operational pathways, and recorded them.

Li Xuan looked at the meridian flow chart he had organized, confirmed nothing was missing, and nodded in satisfaction.

The Blood Nerve is not complex, involving only twelve meridians, whereas Li Xuan's designed "Douluo Number One" involves a full thirty‑six meridians.

However, the Blood Nerve is more intricate than "Douluo Number One".

Filthy Flame Yin Lotus conducted detailed research on human meridians in a volcano, determining that there are one hundred eight meridians usable for cultivation.

Each meridian, when activated, yields a specific effect; combining them produces even more wondrous results, and changing the order alters the effects, reverse flow changes them further, and multiple recombinations generate additional variations…

Thinking of the infinitely complex meridian variations made Li Xuan's head ache.

Li Xuan will need a great amount of time and many hands to test them.

"Douluo Number One" is a combination of thirty‑six mutually independent meridians, aiming for nothing special but relative stability.

But the Blood Nerve is a set; missing any of its eighteen meridians prevents achieving the current level of effect.

"What a pity, this technique isn't useful to me right now; 'Douluo Number One' is already sufficient for use on Douluo Continent," Li Xuan sighed.

Then Li Xuan took out a large box filled with notes, placed the original Blood Nerve and his notebook on the Blood Nerve into the box. However, Li Xuan suddenly felt something was off with the Blood Nerve original, so he took out an iron case, locked the Blood Nerve inside, and threw it into the Kongming Crystal.

After tidying the notes, Li Xuan suddenly recalled that the Blood Demon had left a blood‑red crystal behind, but Li Xuan had no knowledge of such gems or special treasures, and the system remained silent.

Helpless, Li Xuan took out a new Jade Box, placed the crystal inside, and then put it back into the Kongming Crystal.

"What a pity, this technique can't be used by me; never mind, since it can't be used, then never mind," Li Xuan shook his head, no longer thinking about the Blood Nerve.

Li Xuan stretched his limbs, which had become stiff from sitting in meditation for too long, and then checked the Heavenly Material Earth Treasure.

At this moment, all the seeds of the Heavenly Material Earth Treasure that Li Xuan had planted had already sprouted, and some had even grown quite tall.

Li Xuan suddenly thought of the Green Spirit Liquid in the little green bottle, unsure whether it could be used here.

Li Xuan extended his left hand, slowly circulating soul power, releasing green soul power from his body; however, what he summoned was only a single drop of Green Spirit Liquid, not a Master Sky Bottle.

"Well, there you go, so inside the Master Sky Bottle you can directly summon Green Spirit Liquid. I was wondering if I could summon a little green bottle within its space," Li Xuan chuckled, laughing at his own cluelessness for trying to exploit a bug in the Master Sky Bottle.

Li Xuan held the Green Spirit Liquid aloft, then looked around, still undecided which plant to use it on.

Now the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower has been obtained, but Li Xuan's soul power hasn't reached level 30 yet, so cultivating it is still premature.

After looking around, Li Xuan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly took a tea tree seed from the seed bag.

"Wu Dao Tree..." Li Xuan showed a delighted smile; this is a bona‑fide Immortal Grade spirit plant.

Then Li Xuan planted the seed near the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, and dripped Green Spirit Liquid onto the seed.

The Wu Dao Tree seed seemed to fast‑forward, completing rooting, sprouting, and growth within a few breaths.

A half‑meter‑tall sapling appeared at the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

Although only half a meter tall, its branches and leaves were filled with myriad wondrous patterns.

"It grew so much—could it be that after absorbing Ice‑Fire Dragon Pearls, the effect of the Green Spirit Liquid was amplified?" Li Xuan raised an eyebrow and muttered.

Then Li Xuan applied a Medicine Appraisal Technique to the Wu Dao Tree.

【Plant: Enlightenment Tea Tree】

【Quality: Immortal Grade】

【Cultivation: 1000 years】

【Description: One of the celestial spirits of heaven and earth, a top‑tier Immortal Grade spirit plant, lives a hundred years, grows a hundred years, yields half a jin of tea per hundred years; after drinking, the Dao heart becomes clear, with a high chance of entering a sudden enlightenment state; extremely precious, please the Host cultivate it carefully.】

【49】 "A single drop of Green Spirit Liquid has boosted the Enlightenment Tea Tree's cultivation by a thousand years—fantastic! With that, I have many things to do!" Li Xuan looked at the Light Screen before him, his eyes instantly brightened! Dear readers, get some rest early, good night!

"What a pity, this technique can't be used by me; never mind, if it can't be used, then that's that," Li Xuan shook his head, refusing to think about the Blood Nerve any longer.

(End of Chapter)