“As expected, a new imprint is beginning to form…”
Lin Sheng looked at the faint, indistinct gray imprint that had appeared again outside the two blood-colored ring imprints on his chest, a look of unconcealed joy on his face.
The appearance of this imprint clearly proved that his original conjecture was correct: a new ring imprint would appear with each major Realm Breakthrough.
This also meant that the potential of the mountain and sea scroll was far greater than he had imagined.
Thinking of this, he was in a great mood.
However, to activate this third imprint, he would obviously need to absorb a large amount of exotic beast blood.
“It seems I'll have to spend a large sum of silver again.”
He shook his head slightly, a hint of helplessness on his face. At this point, let alone money, he was already deeply in debt.
Without a wealthy Senior Brother like Zhao Kongfang, it might have taken him a considerable amount of time to break through this time.
Of course, in addition to Zhao Kongfang, he had also borrowed five thousand taels of silver from Wei Yun, and three thousand taels from Bai Qing.
The total debt added up to over twenty thousand.
The money he had on hand now was only a little over 2000 taels.
“Now that I have broken through to the Blood Transportation Realm, it's time to temporarily set aside cultivation matters.”
He muttered to himself, already having a plan for the next step.
...
The next day.
Xiao Shi drove the carriage, pulling dozens of large and small leather bags into the quiet room.
In the quiet room, Lin Sheng sat slumped on the ground, looking at the leather bags before him. With a wave of his large hand, the leather bags burst open, spewing out a large amount of fresh blood.
Before the blood could land, it was all absorbed into his body.
Then, his gaze fell upon the ring imprints on his chest.
At this moment, the originally grayish-white third imprint had only gained a faint, almost imperceptible blood-colored thin line.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sheng frowned slightly.
This result was far worse than he had anticipated.
After exhausting the last 2000-plus taels of silver to purchase a large amount of high-grade ordinary beast blood, the progress was so minimal.
He focused his consciousness slightly, and soon the activation progress of the third imprint appeared on the panel. The result showed only 1.7%.
One should know that when activating the second imprint, such a quantity of high-grade ordinary beast blood could achieve at least 10% activation progress. Now, however, it was more than ten times worse.
“It seems the difficulty of activating the imprints increases exponentially…”
He frowned slightly, already having a conclusion in his heart.
Activating this third imprint would not be something that could be completed in a short time.
Having thought this, he got up and went to the backyard.
He opened the door to the room in the backyard, revealing the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey that was confined inside.
At this time, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey's fur, compared to its previous messiness, had a hint of brightness, and its entire body exuded a powerful pressure belonging to a Spirit Beast.
Feeling the familiar aura enter as the door opened, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey immediately widened its eyes in anger, bared its mouth full of sharp teeth, and let out a low growl at the figure walking in.
“You've recovered quite well during this time.”
Looking at the ferocious Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey, Lin Sheng's face showed a smile.
After more than a month of recuperation, plus being occasionally nourished with some Spirit Beast meat, this beast, which had been severely weakened after its blood was absorbed by him, seemed to have recovered quite a bit.
With a smile on his face, he walked towards the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Seeing the malicious smile on the other party's face, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey immediately showed a brutal expression.
However, it did not rush forward as usual, but slowly retreated, watching the other party vigilantly and carefully.
Because at this moment, it could feel that this hateful human in front of it seemed to have undergone a great change compared to before.
He was already able to bring it an indescribable sense of threat.
“Did you feel it? Sharp perception.”
Lin Sheng did not stop moving, muttering softly, his two palms indeed turning crimson.
Hiss!!
Seeing the other party getting closer and closer, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey could finally no longer suppress the resentment in its heart. With a wild roar, it directly pounced forward. Although its hands and feet were still bound by the green-gold chains at this time, its speed and flexibility were significantly affected, but the speed it burst out with was still extremely terrifying.
Especially its powerful strength, which was not affected at all. Its thick and strong legs actually stepped out cracks in the ground, and its body slammed over like a cannonball.
However, the next moment, it flew back at an even faster speed than before, hitting the back wall heavily, its entire body almost embedded in the thick stone wall.
Hiss!
The Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey roared, its eyes instantly bloodshot, and it immediately tried to rush out.
But the next moment, a crimson large hand pressed down on its head, directly pressing it back into the wall.
Then, with a muffled bang, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey was pulled out of the wall and slammed heavily onto the ground.
At this time, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey felt dizzy and disoriented, and vaguely felt a pain in its arm.
Immediately, a powerful suction force came from its arm.
Its body instantly shivered, remembering the terrifying experience from some time ago.
But by the time it reacted and wanted to struggle, it was already too late.
The surging blood in its body had already left its body.
Fortunately, this feeling did not last too long, stopping in just a breath's time, and did not give it the feeling of weakness as if its body had been sucked dry like last time.
“It hasn't recovered yet??”
Lin Sheng's brows furrowed into a knot, looking at the weak and listless Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey in his hand, and casually threw it onto the ground.
Looking at the few drops of Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey blood remaining on his fingers, these few drops of blood glowed faintly, but there was a clear gap compared to when he first absorbed it.
At that time, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey's blood was as crystal clear as a ruby, and it was rich in extremely powerful life vitality.
Although the blood at this time was also full of powerful life vitality, it could not be compared to before.
This situation meant that the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey had not yet recovered. No wonder the strength and speed displayed by this beast were much worse than before.
Lin Sheng sighed softly.
He didn't expect that after more than a month, this Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey still hadn't recovered. From this situation, it would probably take at least two or three more months for it to fully recover.
Even with the strong physique of a Spirit Beast, it needed such a long time to recuperate and recover.
Wanting to purely rely on this Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey to obtain Spirit Beast blood was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
His gaze fell on the panel. At this time, the activation progress had reached 3.2%.
Just now, after realizing that the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey had not recovered, he did not absorb too much blood, but the progress still increased by more than one percent.
Clearly, activating the third imprint, Spirit Beast blood was still the most efficient.
However, the amount needed was not a small number.
“Forget it, in the end, it still comes down to needing money.”
He shook his head slightly, muttering softly.
“I hope those people can give me some surprises…”
………
Wanhua City, Xixiang Restaurant.
Fei Long held two petite, attractive, and seductive women in his arms, his large, fleshy hands constantly roaming over the women's bodies.
One hand could wrap around a woman's slender waist.
The two women cooperatively let out delicate laughter.
From time to time, they picked up pieces of cut fat meat from the table and put them into Fei Long's mouth.
“So many days have passed, how are things with that Cao Family?”
Fei Long swallowed the fat meat brought to his mouth in one gulp, while looking at A Gou beside him.
“Incense Master, since we robbed several batches of the Cao Family's carriage teams, the Cao Family hasn't sent out another carriage team. They are only selling rouge and powder in the city.”
A Gou also had a seductive woman in his arms, a cold smile on his face, and replied.
“But Incense Master, you don't need to worry. I have already investigated. The Listening to the Moon Pavilion's main sales channel is the Fu City. Even if they give up the surrounding counties, they will absolutely not give up the Fu City side, so they cannot last too long.”
“How is that Personal Disciple of the Seven Forms Sect's Qingniao Yard, the one named Lin Sheng? Has there been any movement recently?”
“That Lin Sheng has a residence in the city, and I have also secretly sent people to investigate. However, to avoid exposure, I did not directly send people to track him. After all, the Seven Forms Sect also has a station in the city, and there are quite a few experts among them. If anything is detected, it will be troublesome.”
As if he had expected this question, the smile on A Gou's face grew wider, looking like he was in control of the situation.
“Those two siblings of the Cao Family have already asked that kid for help. I think that kid cannot give up this piece of fat meat, the Listening to the Moon Pavilion, and will eventually not be able to sit still. That will be our good opportunity to act.”
“However, according to my intelligence, this kid seems to have been in seclusion recently, perhaps wanting to wait until he breaks through to the Blood Transportation Realm before dealing with these matters…”
As if he thought of something, A Gou added.
“Blood Transportation? Heh…”
Fei Long grinned, a cruel smile of disdain on his face.
“What if he reaches Blood Transportation? A piece of trash with a lower-tier Bloodline, who joined a weak branch of the Seven Forms Sect like the Qingniao Yard. Counting it, he has only been in the Seven Forms Sect for two months. Even if he breaks through, it will be with other trash martial arts. Even if he breaks through, he will be no different from a useless person.”
“That's also true…”
A Gou nodded, agreeing with this point. Under such conditions, it was likely that the kid named Lin Sheng was no different from the Dart Head s who had died at his hands.
While the two were talking, footsteps sounded outside the door.
Hearing the footsteps, Fei Long's ears twitched slightly, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“It seems there's some news. I hope it's good news.”
“Come in.”
Without waiting for the person outside to speak, he waved his large hand, and the tightly closed door opened in response.
Revealing a full-bearded man outside the door, full of surprise.
“Incense Master, Deputy Incense Master, the Cao Family finally couldn't hold back. Just now, they were preparing carriages again. They should be preparing to transport goods out of the city! And the flag of the Seven Forms Sect has been hung on the carriages.”
Hearing this, A Gou couldn't help but ask.
“What about the Seven Forms Sect's station? Is there any news?”
“Reporting to the Deputy Incense Master, the informant inside the station has confirmed that the Personal Disciple named Lin Sheng has taken several days off.”
“Good!”
A Gou and Fei Long exchanged glances, both revealing smiles.
“Incense Master, I will set off now and set up an ambush on the road in advance.”
A Gou drank the wine in his cup and stood up, saying.
Saying this, he intended to walk out the door.
“No hurry. Since that kid couldn't hold back, let's go together. Although that kid is useless, there's no guarantee he won't bring helpers. This matter cannot afford any mistakes, and not a single bit of information must be leaked.”
Fei Long slowly stood up, the smile on his face fading, replaced by an unspeakable coldness.
The next moment, with two clicks, the necks of the two beautiful women in his arms were twisted off by his rough hands.
“Ah!!”
Another woman, seeing this scene, was about to scream but was covered by a large hand over her mouth. With a crack, her body slumped powerlessly.
...
Clip-clop, clip-clop…
The sound of horse hooves echoed on the official road. A line of carriages stretched out, heading towards the Fu City.
On the foremost carriage, a red flag with white characters reading 'Blade Breaking' was hung.
This was the flag of the Blade Breaking Escort Agency in the Linjiang Prefecture. The Blade Breaking Escort Agency was one of the top three escort agencies in the Linjiang Prefecture.
The chief escort of the agency, the Blade Breaking Guest Song Dao, was an expert who had stepped into the Bones Transformation Realm, and he had gathered a group of experts with considerable combat power, which was why he could gain a foothold in the Fu City and make the Blade Breaking Escort Agency famous.
Behind the carriage team was a blue flag with white characters, with the character 'Form' written on it. This was the flag of the Seven Forms Sect, but the blue background with white characters represented the Qingniao Yard.
At the end of the carriage team was a rather spacious carriage. Outside the carriage, a coachman was driving the horses, but he would shiver from time to time, seemingly feeling quite cold. Although it was already late autumn, there was still some time before the weather turned cold.
He sneezed, tightened his clothes, and subconsciously moved his body forward, trying to stay as far away from the carriage compartment behind him as possible.
Occasionally looking at the carriage compartment, his eyes also showed a look of horror.
Inside the carriage compartment, Lin Sheng sat cross-legged, a hint of cyan-blue appearing on his body.
His hands were folded on his knees, and a thin layer of frost actually appeared on his palms.
Even though the sun was bright outside the window, the temperature inside the carriage compartment was like an ice cellar.
After a long while, he opened his tightly closed eyes, and the cyan-blue color on his cheeks slowly dissipated.
“The cold poison of the Star Dew Grass is indeed remarkable. Integrating it into the Three Corpse Soul Severing Palm can significantly enhance the power of this technique.”
Looking at the subtle frost forming on his palms, he mused to himself.
Because the Star Dew Grass had extraordinary effects on him, he was quite interested in this poisonous grass.
The cold poison of the poisonous grass was one of the most potent poisons he had ever seen. After consuming a large amount of Star Dew Grass, he even had a feeling that the cold poison of the Star Dew Grass could affect a person's mind and will.
Although it was only a slight effect, it still made him feel quite incredible.
After all, toxins that could affect the mental level were inherently quite strange.
The longer the Star Dew Grass grew, the stronger the cold poison it contained. The poisonous grasses he bought were only ordinary years old. If he could purchase some of high years, the effect of influencing people's minds might be even stronger.
“If the Three Corpse Soul Severing Palm can completely refine this cold poison, can it also achieve the level of affecting people's minds?”