Chapter 116 Cultivating Secret Arts

  Na Yun Xianzi proposed in the Jade Scepter that two years later, Zhao Di's arm strength would be needed. Specifically what it was, he refused to elaborate. He only mentioned that this matter would not bring trouble to Zhao Di and was definitely within his ability range.

  If it were just like this, Zhao Di would never have kindly agreed to lend a hand.

  He wouldn't just become a hen-pecked husband because his partner looks like an angel, letting them order him around!

  But Yun Xianzi made a promise in the jade slip with an extremely tempting condition - once Zhao Di took action, he would give away a set of high-level spell arrays, and after the event, regardless of the outcome, he would also give away a Heart Purification Pill.

  Qixindan is a very useful spiritual medicine when impacting the elixir, although this dan can only be taken once in a lifetime, but its effect is also lifelong. It is said that this dan not only greatly enhances the foundation-building period of the cultivator's dantian material, making it more suitable for solidifying the true yuan, but also has great help in resisting the invasion of heart demons when impacting the elixir bottle neck. Rumor has it that relying solely on this dan can increase the hope of elixir by more than 10%!

  Even in the ancient times when cultivation resources were extremely rich, the Heart Purification Pill was still an extremely rare object. Among the many auxiliary pills and materials that were confirmed to be beneficial for forming the Golden Core, the effect of the Heart Purification Pill was considered the best.

  Qixindan was not made from the elixir of immortality, and its specific refining method has long been lost. It is also unknown where Yunxianzi got this Qixindan from.

  Since the other party has already brought out the Qixin Dan, Zhao Di, who had always wanted to form a great Dao, was naturally moved.

  Although they didn't have much contact, he also didn't think of her as an untrustworthy and sinister person.

  He clearly knew that his foundation-building period cultivation was still within his ability range, and it didn't seem to be a particularly troublesome matter. With his actual strength far surpassing that of a late-stage foundation-building cultivator, even if he couldn't complete it smoothly, self-preservation wouldn't be an issue!

  If the other party has a mind to set traps, there is no need to wait for two years afterwards, it can be laid in ambush at his place. Moreover, he did not offend this woman, and even saved her once, and he did not reveal any treasure to make the other party covet, this woman does not have to plan for many years just to deal with him!

  So, despite some doubts, Zhao Zhi agreed to this matter after considering it for a while.

  In the next two years, he had to make thorough preparations for this matter. Although he didn't quite believe that the woman had a mind to harm him, it was always good to be prepared and have some tricks up his sleeve, just in case.

  He returned to the cave and first refined several second-level Jiaolong inner elixirs into a furnace of Huajiao Dan. Because whether it is the second or third level Jiaolong inner elixir or the high-level Jiaolong inner elixir, they can all be refined into Huajiao Dan specifically used to nurture spiritual beasts, but the effect and medicinal power are far apart, usually distinguished by the grade of the inner elixir used for refining dan. The Huajiao Dan refined from the second-level Jiaolong inner elixir is called the second-level Huajiao Dan.

  Zhao Di cultivated these Hu Xian Dan in a small cauldron and fed one to the Ice Wind Snake at regular intervals.

  Then he started to massively use the fourth-grade demon pill to refine a large batch of astonishingly numerous Yuan condensing powder. Although this elixir was just right for his current foundation-building middle-stage realm, after cultivating each spiritual pill in a small cauldron, he did not immediately sit down and take it, but instead began to study a secret technique called "Residual Shadow Flash" with extreme caution.

  This secret art was obtained from the jade slip in the storage bag of the young master of the Blood Intent Gate, and is a lifesaving secret technique recorded in his main cultivation method, "Blood Shadow True Devil Technique". Zhao Di had once seen the young master of the Blood Intent Gate use it, and it was extremely mysterious. At critical moments, it could consume a certain amount of vital energy to instantly transfer several zhang away, leaving behind only a blood-colored afterimage at the original location.

  If he mastered this secret technique, then Zhao Di would have an unexpected lifesaving method in critical situations, and when encountering unpredictable dangers, it could increase his chances of survival by a large margin.

  If you don't major in Blood Shadow Magic, although you can also use this secret technique, but you must rely on some external objects.

  "Blood Jade Pill" is one of the conditions for using this secret technique.

  At this time, Zhao Di sat cross-legged on the ground in the Huo Yan House with his eyes tightly closed and an exceptionally solemn expression. A bright red dan furnace was suspended above the flames, slowly rotating continuously.

  Zhao Di suddenly opened his eyes, and with a light tap of his fingers, the lid of the dan furnace automatically opened and flew up several feet, floating in mid-air.

  He flipped his right hand over, and a small silver sword appeared in it. Then he manipulated the sword with a determined expression and lightly slashed at his left wrist.

  Xiao Jian easily cut a wound about an inch long on Zhao Di's wrist, and a large amount of blood spurted out.

  Zhao's mouth murmured words, his right hand continuously casting seals, gathering all the fresh blood flowing from his left wrist into a small, perfectly round ball of blood suspended in mid-air.

  As the fresh blood gushing out of his wrist grew more and more abundant, the size of the blood cells also gradually increased. But Zhao Di's face turned paler and paler.

  A moment later, the wound on his wrist coagulated and no longer bled.

  Zhao Di unhesitatingly manipulated the small sword to lightly slash at his wrist again. His wrist sprayed out a large amount of blood once more.

  When the blood ball was as big as a fist, Zhao slapped a Rebirth Talisman on his body, and instantly stopped the wound that was still bleeding.

  He then manipulated the blood orbs to fly into the crucible, and with his hands moving in rapid succession, he threw more than a dozen materials into the furnace in a specific order and timing. After that, he covered the bright red crucible and continued to rotate it above the flames.

  Half a time later, he suddenly smelled a scent of burnt smell, and hastily withdrew the fire from the earth lung. He carefully opened the furnace cover, and a strong burnt smell accompanied by a strong bloody smell came out. In the furnace, a dark red waste pellet appeared, apparently this time the blood pill's refining had failed.

  This Blood Essence Pill, apart from requiring the cultivator's own essence blood as the main ingredient, also requires over a dozen auxiliary materials, several of which are quite rare and not cheap. Zhao Di didn't dare buy too much either, according to his calculations, he could only refine five or six batches at most.

  Because each refinement requires a large amount of vital energy, it is fundamentally impossible to refine continuously. Every time he loses vital energy, he needs to rest for half a month with the help of elixirs before fully recovering and starting refinement again.

  It's still because the cultivator's physique far surpasses that of ordinary people, and he also bought a lot of spiritual medicine to supplement his qi and blood. Otherwise, the time it takes to recover his qi and blood would increase exponentially.

  He finally succeeded in refining two Blood Spirit Pills before using up all the materials. These two pills were about the size of soybeans, bright red and translucent, without any bloody smell, but instead had a faint sweet fragrance.

  Zhao Di swallowed two Blood Jade Pills into his body, and in his Dantian, he slowly refined them with a strand of innate true fire.

  After refining for a period of time, the aura of the Blood Spirit Pill can be merged with one's own body. When using "Residual Shadow Flash", simply recite the incantation and consume a single Blood Spirit Pill from the dantian, allowing the body to transform into a cluster of residual blood shadows left in mid-air, while the true self has already teleported several meters away.

  If one is a master of the "Blood Shadow True Devil Technique", then there is no need to rely on the Blood Pulse Pill, and directly burning a certain amount of pure blood in the body can also bring out this secret technique.

  The Blood Spirit Pill has another limitation, which is that it cannot be refined simultaneously in large quantities. Generally speaking, due to the limitations of the foundation-building period cultivator's dantian, cultivation level, and physical condition, no more than three Blood Spirit Pills can be refined at the same time, and any more would be detrimental to the cultivator's body. In other words, the "Shadow Flash" technique can only be used consecutively for a maximum of three times.

  Zhao Di had two Blood Jade Pellets, which could activate the "Residual Shadow Flash" twice. This was enough for a lifesaving trump card that didn't need to be used until the very end.

  He spent a lot of time seriously studying the residual shadow flash technique. After all, the more skilled he became, the greater his chances of escaping alive.

  The young master of the Blood Intent Sect, as expected from his esteemed status, aside from this "Blood Shadow True Devil Technique" jade slip, also has several other jade slips that detail many techniques and secret arts that Foundation Building cultivators can practice.

  Some formulas can be obtained in the market or through other channels, and are not particularly rare. However, if you want to collect them so comprehensively, it will be very difficult.

  Moreover, there are some secret techniques that ordinary foundation-building cultivators cannot even touch, and many people in Zhao have never even heard of them!

  Among these secret techniques, a considerable part of them can be cultivated by Zhao at this time. He selected several most useful and relatively easy to cultivate ones, and comprehended and cultivated them one by one.

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