Chapter 145: Hundred Li Blood Pool Refines Killing Qi

145. Chapter 145: Hundred Li Blood Pool Refines Killing Qi

Li Xuan watched Tang Chen leave, shook his head, and then, with a thought, returned to the space inside the Palm Sky Bottle.

The moment he returned to the Palm Sky Bottle, Li Xuan took out a Seed of Soul Nurturing Wood, found a suitable spot and planted it; Soul Nurturing Wood is extremely important to Li Xuan, being one of his crucial life‑saving methods.

Previously, Li Xuan's piece of Soul Nurturing Wood had already been used to contain the soul of a blood‑red nine‑headed bat, so Li Xuan also needs to cultivate another piece of Soul Nurturing Wood for his own use.

After planting the Soul Nurturing Wood, Li Xuan summoned a drop of Green Spirit Liquid and placed it on the Seed.

Having absorbed the Green Spirit Liquid, the Soul Nurturing Wood grew rapidly, but even with Thousand-Year Cultivation it only reached half a meter in height,

Soul Nurturing Wood differs from other trees; it has no flowers, fruit, branches or leaves, looking just like a wooden pole stuck in the ground, with no distinctive features and easily overlooked.

Seeing the Soul Nurturing Wood cease growing, Li Xuan did not hesitate, reached out and snapped off the topmost piece; this neither harms the tree nor deprives it, and provides a piece for his own use.

"This size should be enough for a life‑saving tool," Li Xuan said, comparing the size of the Soul Nurturing Wood, and nodded.

The capacity of Soul Nurturing Wood increases with its cultivation level; for example, the previous wooden spike was made from three‑hundred‑year‑old Soul Nurturing Wood, with average effect and average soul‑holding capacity.

Then Li Xuan took out some tools and began polishing the Soul Nurturing Wood, soon crafting it into a simple pendant.

Li Xuan wore it around his neck, making it his third life‑saving method, greatly enhancing his safety.

After securing the Soul Nurturing Wood pendant, Li Xuan left the space of the Palm Sky Bottle.

It would be troublesome if Tang Chen returned and couldn't find him.

Back in his Courtyard, Li Xuan sat, sipping tea, awaiting news from Tang Chen.

Soon after Li Xuan emerged from the Palm Sky Bottle, Tang Chen flew in from afar.

"The deity has granted your request, allowing you to enter Diyu zhi Lu directly; we can set out at any time," Tang Chen said, his gaze deep as he looked at Li Xuan and nodded.

Li Xuan glanced at Tang Chen's eyes with a hint of confusion; it seemed Tang Chen had already returned to normal, and he was curious about himself.

"That's wonderful, under the Heavenly Crown, please thank Shura God Lord for me," Li Xuan said with an indifferent smile, then gave a slight nod.

"Little brother, Tang Chen is already dead; from now on... only the Shura Grand Priest remains, no more Tang Chen," Tang Chen said calmly with a smile, saying nothing further.

"Seems you've decided to become the Grand Priest, Grand Priest. I'm Li Xuan; you can call me Xuan Ge'er from now on, that's what my friends call me," Li Xuan said to Tang Chen, flashing a brilliant smile.

"Hello Xuan Ge'er, just call me Grand Priest from now on. Shura God Lord and I share a life‑saving debt; had Shura God Lord not intervened back then, the blood‑red nine‑headed bat would have devoured me long ago, and you are also my life‑saving benefactor," Tang Chen said, his mood brightening as he looked at the radiant Li Xuan, a faint smile curling his lips.

"Since Shura God Lord has consented to your entry into Diyu zhi Lu, I'll take you there now; with your abilities, leaving Diyu zhi Lu shouldn't be too hard," Tang Chen nodded at Li Xuan, then extended his hand, a burst of blood‑red soul power erupted, enveloping both Li Xuan and Tang Chen.

Immediately followed the familiar sense of weightlessness and dizziness. Li Xuan, not new to teleportation, remained unflustered, slowly closing his eyes and awaiting the end of the transfer.

After a while, the weightlessness vanished, and Li Xuan felt his feet back on solid ground.

"Xuan Ge'er, we've arrived," Tang Chen patted Li Xuan's shoulder and said softly.

Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes; he was standing on a circular Stone Platform, surrounded by blood‑red light, with a massive rocky dome overhead.

He thought this must be Diyu zhi Lu.

"Xuan Ge'er, this is Diyu zhi Lu; do whatever you wish. I'm heading to hunt that dark‑gold three‑headed bat and cut off its chance of resurrection!" Tang Chen nodded at Li Xuan and said.

Li Xuan naturally knew whose life Tang Chen intended to end—the life of the blood‑red nine‑headed bat that had nearly trapped Tang Chen.

The dark‑gold three‑headed bat is the final Soul Body left by the blood‑red nine‑headed bat; as long as the dark‑gold three‑headed bat is slain, the blood‑red nine‑headed bat will never rise again.

"Very well, Grand Priest, be at liberty," Li Xuan said with a smile, nodding, saying little more; Li Xuan did not interfere with Tang Chen's revenge.

Tang Chen responded to Li Xuan, then rose into the air and flew toward the distance.

Li Xuan looked around; beneath his feet floated a Stone Platform, suspended here. Apart from a narrow path leading outward—the only way out of the City of Slaughter—looking down, the Blood Pool stretched dozens of meters below, resembling magma.

"Exactly, this is it. This Blood Pool is the one described in the Shura Killing Codex that can refine Killing Intent. It's a fine spot, unused for years, likely accumulated much energy, enough for me to awaken a Killing Domain," Li Xuan said, his eyes brightening as he gazed at the Blood Pool beneath the Stone Platform.

The Shura Killing Codex records that the method to condense Killing Intent is to absorb the special energy of the Blood Pool, stimulate one's spirit, generate Killing Qi, and then condense it into Killing Intent.

Of course, the blood in this pool differs from the Bloody Mary outside; the pool's blood is the essence formed by Bloody Mary under special conditions, containing massive energy, and, having undergone special processing, it lacks the Blood Mist Toxin of the blood‑red nine‑headed bat, making it directly usable for refining Killing Intent.

Then Li Xuan took out the Filthy Flame Lotus Platform, tossed it into the Blood Pool; the Filthy Flame Lotus Platform settled steadily on the pool and floated.

Seeing the Filthy Flame Lotus Platform stabilize, Li Xuan leapt onto it, sat cross‑legged, and began meticulously recalling the technique to avoid any omission that might cause him to go mad.

The Shura Killing Codex was originally a technique left by Shura God Lord for the heir of the divine seat, capable of condensing Killing Qi without any impurities; this Killing Qi is purer and reaches the soul more directly.

However, this method is extremely dangerous, requiring a powerful Soul Body and strong will; failure can easily cause one to go mad.

Clearly Li Xuan need not worry; having absorbed the Filthy Flame and the soul of the blood‑red nine‑headed bat, his soul power is already immense, so even if cultivation fails, he can sacrifice some soul power to avoid going mad.

With that in mind, Li Xuan dared to begin cultivation, gradually adjusting his transmutation, aiming for a single successful attempt without sacrificing too much soul power.

(End of Chapter)