Chapter 73: Appraisal Upgrade

Li Heng pondered for a moment.

He decided to upgrade the Identification Function.

As the level of things he encountered continued to rise, this Identification Function was becoming somewhat insufficient. It would have to be upgraded sooner or later, so he might as well take this opportunity to try it out.

With a thought, Li Heng directly consumed ten points of Source Power, applying it to the Identification Function to initiate the upgrade.

The information floating before Li Heng began to change, with countless characters emerging within it, dense and packed. Soon, the upgrade was complete, revealing more detailed information.

【《Outline of the Blood Exchange Realm》: A true method of blood exchange, capable of causing one's own bloodline to evolve into something transcendent. It was written by a madman with the nickname Monk Dao Guest; his specific name is unknown. Flaw 1: This method has a certain probability of failure. Flaw 2: If one's will is not firm, it is extremely easy to lead to one's own fall.】

Good grief, ten points of Source Power for one upgrade, and it can only reveal a nickname, while the name is still unknown?

Li Heng was surprised. What kind of existence was this madman named Monk Dao Guest, and what was his background? What kind of things had he encountered, and what kind of trouble had he provoked?

He thought about it and did not continue the upgrade.

He did not have much Source Power on his person, and he could not waste it because of this so-called name. The Identification Function after the second upgrade might still be unable to identify a powerhouse like Monk Dao Guest, but it was enough for his use.

To upgrade further would just be a waste.

Good steel must be used on the blade!

Li Heng did not care at all about the flaws of the 《Outline of the Blood Exchange Realm》 that had appeared again; in any case, he was not really performing blood exchange.

As for those costs, he did not find them strange either. Using such a method to evolve into a transcendent bloodline ahead of time already had a flavor of defying the heavens.

Even if a few more costs were added, it would not be surprising.

He temporarily set aside the doubts in his heart.

Li Heng browsed through the 《Pure Yang Soul Refining Secret Art》 and the 《Outline of the Blood Exchange Realm》 a few times, and the information for these two methods appeared directly on his Data Panel.

《Pure Yang Soul Refining Secret Art》 (Not Initiated) +

《Outline of the Blood Exchange Realm》 (Not Initiated) +

With a thought, he clicked the plus sign directly. Without any suspense, these two secret arts were quickly initiated. A great deal of information regarding these two secret arts burst into Li Heng's mind.

It was as if he had been immersed in them for a long time, and they were incomparably familiar.

Li Heng's eyes lit up immediately.

Not to mention the 《Outline of the Blood Exchange Realm》 for now, but the 《Pure Yang Soul Refining Secret Art》 truly gave him a surprise, making up for his deficiency in the soul and deserving to be called comprehensive development.

In the past, although he could visualize the Great Sun True Form to suppress his mind, that was only to defend against mental attacks and prevent mental Pollution. But his own soul was still the same as an ordinary person's; wanting to have an out-of-body experience and travel ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers was impossible.

But this secret art gave him that possibility.

This could also be considered dual cultivation of life and soul.

Visualizing the Great Sun True Form in his heart, he began to temper his own soul with the supreme Yang nature of the Great Sun Dharma Image and the supreme Yang might of the Sun True Fire, slowly causing it to undergo a transformation.

He planned to go into seclusion for a few days to practice this secret art.

At this moment, he received a message from his Divine Dao avatar again.

Li Heng raised his eyebrows. What did that female Great Demon want to do now? Hadn't she already finished fighting with that person from the noble family? Could it be that she still wanted to go out?

Sensing carefully, he was stunned.

Good grief, is this female Great Demon being so good to the Divine Dao avatar? She directly extorted the Divine Dao Power from that person of the noble family and turned it into a Divine Power Crystal to supply the avatar for cultivation?

His expression was strange; where is this a Great Demon?

She is clearly a great philanthropist!

However, did the person from the noble family who fought with the female Great Demon also possess Divine Dao Power? Could it be that it originated from the same source as the Divine Power Crystal he picked up earlier?

Interesting... Li Heng's eyes flickered, and he thought of many possibilities. But soon he withdrew these distracting thoughts, ordered the Divine Dao avatar to accept everything, and continued to immerse himself in closed-door cultivation.

Speculation is just speculation after all; it is better to cultivate first.

At the Sanshan Gathering, near the Seal Altar.

The female Great Demon was inside the seal, looking at the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus that was constantly refining the Divine Power Crystal, revealing a look of gratification. Although this Yin Demon Primordial Fetus was currently still sealing her, as long as the demonic nature was successfully nurtured, it would become one of her own.

By then, her investment would yield a return.

A Yin Demon Primordial Fetus capable of cultivating the Divine Dao...

The female Great Demon could not help but sigh with emotion. Perhaps this situation was extremely rare, even in that place...

She examined the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus, paying attention to its movements at all times.

Because refining the Divine Power Crystal would inevitably cause the divine side of the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus to rise. If the divine side were allowed to rise and suppress the demonic nature, her schemes would be in vain.

She would not accept the outcome of a bamboo basket fetching water—all in vain. At the same time, she wondered, where did that junior who escaped go? Could it be that she would just let the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus fall into her hands?

She felt that things were not that simple.

Giving the Divine Power Crystal to the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus this time was actually her fishing. If that junior had buried a backup plan inside the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus, it would likely erupt along with the divinity.

At that time, she could use thunderous means to erase all the backup plans hidden in the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus. Let it become completely independent, no longer restricted by the so-called original body.

At that time, it would be a peerless Great Demon, a terrifying Evil God!

Little one.

How will you repay me in the future?

The female Great Demon looked at the Divine Dao avatar and smiled lightly.

She did not expect that she would be unlucky and be sealed for so many years. But now that the Node was about to open wide and she was about to break the seal, there was this auspicious start, allowing her to obtain such a great opportunity...

That little Daoist boy had also finally returned to the Sanshan Gathering.

The young man from the noble family beside him panicked.

They also did not expect that this person, who looked younger than them but was actually their elder, would actually fall into a disadvantage and suffer a great loss in the confrontation with the Weird.

What kind of terrifying existence was that Weird?

They were shocked in their hearts.

One must know that when they first set out, their elders also treated this Little Martial Uncle and little Daoist boy with great courtesy. Some even had a hint of respect; one could imagine how high his seniority was.

Or perhaps, how high his strength was?

But even so, he still suffered a huge loss...

The young Daoist boy looked exhausted. This time, the loss was simply too great. The Rebirth Great Sacrifice of twenty years was interrupted, leading to no hope of advancing for now; he feared he would have to start all over again.

Even to save his life, he had humiliatingly paid out a Divine Power Crystal, which was equivalent to fifty percent of his Divine Power Origin, directly causing his combat strength to drop to Half-step Innate...

With things like this, how could he even talk about closing the Node?

He shook his head, feeling incomparably puzzled in his heart. Because in his original calculations, this was supposed to be a fairly easy journey, and he should not have encountered such a formidable enemy at all.

What exactly caused this kind of deviation to appear?

He pondered, then immediately spoke.

"Xiao Ye Zi, let us go; do not linger here, let us head to Bei'an City to recuperate for a while. I remember that our Wang Family... left a branch there."

"It is just that I do not know if it still exists..."