Chapter 206: Divine Pattern

These blood-colored patterns should be residual Divine Blood Paste blood poison.

Never did I expect that even after the body had almost completely collapsed, these blood poisons would still be impossible to clear.

Originally, Xu Chen did not intend to bother with these blood poisons; his current goal was to first repair the man's flesh and blood, and deal with the rest after resurrecting him.

However, as these blood-colored patterns, which were like living things, became clearer with the growth of the flesh and blood, and the patterns became increasingly strange, he slowly discovered that something was wrong.

Therefore, he increased his input of Yuan Qi and used his Divine Sense to observe carefully, eventually arriving at an answer that shocked him greatly.

These patterns formed by the blood poison actually resembled the structure of Ancient Runes; it seemed as if he had seen them somewhere before.

Linking this to the power of rules from the ancient legacy mentioned by the Elder earlier, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his heart suddenly became clear.

These blood-colored Ancient Runes were actually very similar to the ancient runes of the Demon Refining Art that the Blue Light Treasure Bottle had transmitted to him back then.

Could it be that this so-called blood poison is not a toxin at all, but a type of cultivation art?

Or perhaps, this is an ancient battle Divine Pattern that the human race obtained using the Divine Blood Paste in the Creation Pool?

Previously, when asking the Elder about the construction method of the God Blood Pool, the Elder had mentioned it once; at the time, Xu Chen hadn't paid much attention, thinking it was just a type of cultivation method from an ancient inheritance, but now, after connecting all the information, he suddenly felt he had made a new discovery.

Gods are ancient legends, innate species born at the creation of the world.

It is said that in the ancient era, there were no Demon Beasts or Immortals; when humans were first born, there were no cultivation arts either, and they all relied on devouring heaven and earth spirit objects to increase their strength, just like wild beasts, belonging to the acquired creatures of the Naked Insect category.

As human intelligence gradually opened and grew stronger, humans slowly learned to farm, cast off barbarism, and finally groped their way to cultivation methods, and only then were there Immortals.

But the methods of the earliest Immortals were completely different from those of today; at that time, the Spirit Qi of heaven and earth was abundant, spirit objects were diverse, and the methods of cultivation and advancement were also all different.

And things like Divine Blood Paste and the Creation Pool, which have long had no records in the Mortal World, are in all likelihood a type of cultivation method passed down from ancient times.

However, because too much of the inheritance was lost, the Nether Human Race can no longer use these blood-colored Ancient Runes, which should have been able to be transformed into powerful battle skills, and actually treat them as a type of toxin.

Could it be that this Divine Blood Paste is truly related to the gods?

If one could find a way to use the Divine Patterns, would it not be possible to solve the blood poison predicament of the Nether Human Race, and additionally help them obtain very powerful strength?

If he himself could also condense these Divine Patterns in his body, would he not be able to become as powerful as the ancient cultivators in the legends?

Xu Chen's inner heart surged like a tide in an instant, feeling as if he had discovered an unprecedented, massive secret.

Therefore, in his excitement, he tried to use his Divine Sense to contact and permeate these strange blood-colored patterns, attempting to find a way to unlock this secret.

However, no matter how he used his Divine Sense and Yuan Qi to strike them, these strange blood-colored patterns had no reaction at all, still condensing and merging into the newborn bones and flesh of the middle-aged man according to some completely incomprehensible rules, and they were even wriggling inside, seemingly wanting to fuse more closely with the flesh and blood.

Xu Chen researched for a long time without any gains.

Originally, he was just a small cultivator at the very bottom of the Mortal World and Immortal World, having just entered the Dao for only five or six years.

Even if this matter were changed to a Spirit Realm Great Cultivator who had lived for hundreds of years, they would likely be unable to make heads or tails of it, so for him, it was indeed too difficult.

However, Xu Chen still had his own unique traits, which was that the magical Blue Jade Bead was quite extraordinary; just the Demon Refining Art alone was enough for him to obtain unparalleled cultivation speed, and looking down upon the Mortal World in the future would be almost a matter of course.

And since this type of Divine Pattern was very similar to the information runes of the Demon Refining Art, perhaps it was something from the same era.

Through the Blue Light Treasure Bottle or the Demon Refining Art, perhaps one could unlock the secret of the Divine Patterns.

Once a method to reactivate the Divine Patterns is found, the strength of these Nether Human Race members would likely undergo a heaven-turning and earth-shattering change; if this type of Divine Pattern battle technique could be introduced into the Mortal World for cultivation and use, this unprecedented leakage of Underworld Qi and the disaster of the Nether Beasts might be quelled very quickly.

After all, the ancient human race had fought against the Nether Beasts here for countless years, and had even once killed their way into the Underworld, relying on the magical Creation Pool and powerful Divine Pattern battle techniques.

Xu Chen sank his Divine Sense into the Blue Light Treasure Bottle and began to communicate with the treasure bottle with all his might, while simultaneously beginning to constantly recall and reorganize those ancient runes with obscure auras that the Demon Refining Art had presented back then, in order to verify his thoughts.

However, this effort did not yield any harvest.

Although he did indeed discover that the runes in the Demon Refining Art were very similar to the blood-colored Divine Patterns, the Blue Light Treasure Bottle did not have the slightest movement.

Xu Chen did not give up either; at present, as the flesh and blood inside the middle-aged man's body recovered more and more, and the blood-colored patterns became more numerous, the more information he could compare. If the blood poison patterns were truly the battle Divine Patterns of the past, then first recording these constantly changing patterns and slowly researching them when he had time in the future might one day reveal the secret within them.

Xu Chen thought this, flipped his hand to produce a Blank Jade Slip, used his Divine Sense as a pen and Yuan Qi as ink, and soon drew an imprint of a blood poison pattern inside.

However, to his surprise, this imprint actually collapsed and disappeared rapidly after taking shape.

He tried again, and the situation remained the same.

"How can this be?"

Xu Chen was completely stunned, muttering to himself as he tried one more time; the Ancient Rune still disappeared rapidly after taking shape, and not the slightest trace was left inside the Jade Slip.

Could it be that this rune cannot be recorded by Immortal arts?

Although this was the first time Xu Chen had encountered such a strange thing, the world is vast, and there are plenty of strange things; the more broad one's experience, the more strange things one encounters.

If this type of blood poison pattern was indeed related to the ancient gods, then it must carry the power of heaven and earth rules, and perhaps it is reasonable that it is not allowed to be recorded.

Therefore, Xu Chen once again sank his Divine Sense into the Blue Light Treasure Bottle, looked at the few clusters of God Crystal he had stolen from the God Blood Pool, and with a thought, probed his Divine Sense into the radiance of the God Crystal.

God Crystal should be a type of crystal formed by the accumulation of Divine Blood Paste over countless years; its aura is even more terrifying than Blood God Grass, and its uses are certainly greater than Blood God Grass. However, Xu Chen did not know the method of using it at the moment, and after it was taken into the Blue Light Treasure Bottle, there was no movement, as if they were a few clusters of golden-red intertwined suns, illuminating the entire treasure bottle with brilliant rays.

The Blue Light Treasure Bottle, which had always looked relatively illusory, was now shining with gold, red, and blue colors, looking magnificent and extremely gorgeous.

The God Crystal did not repel Xu Chen's Divine Sense, so he quickly came into contact with the outer layer of transparent blood-colored crystal, but then his Divine Sense could not penetrate this layer of crystal, and he could only see those golden flowing lights winding and swimming inside from across a layer of red light.

"Back then, the Demon Refining Art was transmitted to me by the treasure bottle through a grain of Blue Starlight; these starlights should also be able to store information..."

Xu Chen researched the God Crystal for a long time without finding a method, and could only once again let his Divine Sense fall upon that layer of illusory Blue Starlight that composed the light and shadow of the treasure bottle, using his Divine Sense to contact one of the grains of starlight, while simultaneously using Yuan Qi to simulate the blood poison pattern he had just seen.

Unexpectedly, the moment this pattern appeared, a blood-colored light appeared out of thin air in Xu Chen's Sea of Consciousness, fused with this rune, and actually formed a blood poison pattern in the exact same shape as the one inside the body of the Wind Race man.

And at the same time this blood-colored Ancient Rune was formed, the grain of Blue Starlight that Xu Chen was focusing on suddenly exploded, turning into a cluster of blue light that wrapped the rune inside; at the same time, the few God Crystals suspended in the treasure bottle also suddenly lit up, releasing a brilliant and magnificent golden-red light, and the three-colored rays instantly filled the entire treasure bottle.

Xu Chen only felt a sudden glare before his eyes, and his Soul was so stimulated that he could not see clearly. When the light dissipated, he saw that among the illusory starlight composing the Blue Light Treasure Bottle, there was actually an extra piece of deep blue Jade Piece that looked like a physical object, with a red Ancient Rune on it, flowing with a layer of golden halo.

The Jade Piece was very, very small, occupying almost less than one ten-thousandth of the entire Blue Light Treasure Bottle.

It could only be seen clearly by magnifying it with Divine Sense.

And this Jade Piece with red characters on a blue background flickering with a golden halo was just like a materialized part of the treasure bottle, appearing exceptionally conspicuous mixed in the misty, illusory blue light fog.

Although Xu Chen did not understand why this change had occurred, he was certain that he had found a method to make the Jade Bottle advance again.

That is, one can constantly depict blood-colored Ancient Runes to fuse with the Blue Starlight; as long as the quantity is large enough, it might be possible to make the Blue Light Treasure Bottle completely materialized.

And a materialized Immortal Treasure will become more solid, and the protection for his Soul will be more secure.

Therefore, Xu Chen hurriedly observed the changes in the blood poison patterns on the flesh and blood inside the Wind Race man's body again, and soon drew another rune in the Blue Light Treasure Bottle; this time, it was the same, and soon another Jade Piece with a rune imprint appeared.

These two Jade Pieces were not connected, and they were constantly flowing and moving along with the illusory Blue Starlight.

Xu Chen hesitated for a moment and paused the drawing of the third Ancient Rune, instead focusing his Divine Sense on the first formed Ancient Rune Jade Piece; instantly, a defensive consciousness called Wind Barrier appeared within his Soul, and he tried to release his Divine Sense.

"Oh no!"

The moment his Divine Sense was released outside his body, Xu Chen felt a surge of Qi within him lose control, and before he could react, a powerful aura burst out from his body, transforming into a streak of cyan light that exploded within the narrow stone chamber.

All the Wind clansmen still waiting in the corridor for the result only heard a boom from the stone chamber as a cyan light flashed, and then several people came flying out with a thud, crashing into the corridor.

Amidst the cries of alarm, many people rushed in a panic to the entrance of the stone chamber, only to see Xu Chen standing inside, staring blankly at the layer of cyan mountain phantom floating around his body.

The Elder and the two middle-aged men responsible for the treatment were all pressed against the stone wall by this mountain phantom, and while their faces were full of terror, they were also exerting all their powerful Soul Power to resist the impact and pressure of this mountain phantom.

(End of this chapter)