That was why, when Changqing cut off Dan Ji’s head to break the Seal, he deliberately cut off half of her body.
Dan Ji had said that to Cultivate the Blood Sea Organ, one must constantly absorb “immortal flesh,” replenish Qi and blood, and activate the Blood Healing Spirit to regenerate the internal organs.
Even with not much Cultivation experience, Changqing knew that his actions were extremely risky and that he might die during Cultivation, or even be tortured to death or driven mad by the constant shattering and Rebirth of his internal organs, a torment comparable to Prometheus’s.
But he was fearless.
During these Rebirths, he had experienced far too many desperate situations.
Although the current situation was difficult, there was a glimmer of hope, and compared to the helpless despair of his previous lives, he would seize this glimmer of hope without hesitation.
His character was such that, before facing a desperate situation, he would always use the most stable and precise plans to keep everything under his control, but once forced into a corner with no retreat, he would dare to risk his life in a single gamble.
He was the most cunning schemer and the boldest gambler.
Finally, with no major mishaps, he used the remaining fresh blood in the Blood Pool and Dan Ji’s half-body to refine the Blood Sea Organ.
With the underground palace and the Blood Sea Organ, he could finally use the Blood Demon Spirit and the Blood Storage Spirit simultaneously, gaining the power to suppress Dan Ji.
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Releasing the Qi and blood from the Blood Storage Spirit without reservation, and activating the Blood Demon Spirit, Changqing’s entire body swelled up.
His hands, transformed into mace-like weapons, smashed wildly left and right, and he steadily suppressed Dan Ji with only his speed and strength.
He was exceptionally cunning; transforming his hands into blunt weapons rather than sharp ones made it easier to injure and subdue Dan Ji. He knew Dan Ji couldn’t be killed, so his fundamental goal was to incapacitate her.
Dan Ji dodged and weaved under his attacks; three hundred years of combat experience allowed her to instantly see through Changqing’s intentions.
With the Blood Demon Spirit’s enhancement, Changqing grew stronger with each passing moment, while she was already at the end of her rope, only able to continuously evade.
But she hadn’t completely given up yet.
Both of them knew this was a war of attrition.
Although Changqing had the Qi and blood stored in the Blood Storage Spirit to activate the Blood Demon Spirit, the Qi and blood in the Blood Storage Spirit were like water without a source, bound to dry up eventually.
And while Dan Ji’s use of the Red Blood Boiling Spirit harmed her Origin, as the Master of these Blood Law Spirits, her years of experience easily allowed her to determine that the time she could sustain the Red Blood Boiling Spirit would definitely be longer than the time Changqing could sustain the Blood Demon Spirit.
Once the Qi and blood in the Blood Storage Spirit were depleted, the sparse Qi and blood in Changqing’s body would cause him to be instantly corroded by the Blood Demon Spirit, just like Liu Lu was back then, turning him into a living corpse.
Meanwhile, Changqing’s consciousness slowly recovered during the battle.
For the first time, he felt as if his body wasn’t his own, struggling to control it as if reining in a wild steed.
By the time he reacted, more than half of the Qi and blood in the Blood Storage Spirit had been consumed.
Seeing this, he quickly stopped, standing still, no longer moving.
Dan Ji, seeing this, cursed him inwardly as despicable and shameless. Her Red Blood Boiling Spirit was an Imperial Spirit that continuously strengthened herself; regardless of the intensity of the battle, it would consume a fixed amount of Spiritual Qi and Origin to maintain this state.
The Blood Demon Spirit, on the other hand, was an Imperial Spirit that parasitized the user, just like one of the user’s arms or organs; as long as it wasn’t used, there was no consumption.
In other words, once Changqing rested, the rate of consumption for both of them would instantly reverse.
However, Changqing, empowered by the Blood Demon Spirit, was huge and extremely powerful, far surpassing Dan Ji in everything except combat experience. Dan Ji had only managed to hold out against his attacks until now by relying on hundreds of years of combat experience.
But if she were to actively attack, it would undoubtedly be a much more difficult task, and the risk of being subdued would be greater.
“Boy, where’s that Aura from just now? Come on, kill me, and you’ll have no more worries. The Hundred Flowers Legacy will all be yours.”
Though anxious, she still feigned a disdainful posture, trying to provoke Changqing into acting.
Changqing’s expression, however, remained unruffled. Even though his body had swelled into a monstrous giant, and slender, crimson tentacles occasionally writhed out from his facial features, his expression remained as calm as ever.
“What? Scared? You’ve pushed me this far, yet you don’t dare to strike?”
Dan Ji’s tone grew increasingly agitated, gradually shifting from provocation to taunts and curses. The Evil Path never hesitated to use such vulgar methods, because for some people, they were actually quite effective.
But these words reached Changqing’s ears like bubbles that burst with a breath, leaving no trace.
He stood there, unmoving, in his monstrous form, his eyes like deep, still pools, unperturbed. No matter how Dan Ji mocked him, even describing in detail how she would flay him and Luo Hongyan, torturing them wantonly, he remained indifferent.
Dan Ji hated that expressionless face.
Even though it was affixed to a raging monster, it was still as pale as a delicate porcelain mask, showing no emotional fluctuations.
She finally began to panic, and, tormented by anger and a deep sense of powerlessness, she shrieked hysterically and charged forward.
Her fists and feet moved with the wind, using only Moves that harmed herself a thousand to kill an enemy eight hundred, trading injuries for injuries, leaving deep wounds on Changqing’s grotesque body.
Changqing’s hands suddenly separated, each arm transforming into countless fine, crimson tentacles, writhing and intertwining to form a thick shield, deflecting her attacks.
“As long as I minimize consumption, victory will be mine.”
He was not eager for quick success, nor did he covet any openings revealed by Dan Ji’s attacks. He merely defended purely, ensuring he remained invincible.
This was despicable, but also very effective.
There was no grand, dramatic climax as expected. It wasn’t until Dan Ji’s strength gradually weakened to the point where she could no longer leave a mark on Changqing’s body that he lowered his guard, watching her collapse to the ground, gasping for breath.
“Master, you lost.”
Suppressing the Blood Demon Spirit within him and undoing the changes to his body, he slowly shrank, returning to his former appearance as the thin young man.
At least two-tenths of the Qi and blood in his body remained, so even if Dan Ji had a hidden trick to launch a sneak attack, he could still activate the Blood Demon Spirit to recover again, thus he was fearless.
Now everything was under control, and he had fulfilled his promise, destroying this lewd demonic den known as the Hehuan Sect.
Three of the Four Guardians were turned into human pigs, one was torn apart by Liu Lu herself, and the Sect Master Liu Lu was now within his abdomen.
As for the minor minions, he had killed them all cleanly.
Yes, as early as when Dan Ji and the Hundred Flowers Remnant Soul were fighting, he had already used the Blood Demon Spirit to kill every living thing in the entire Hehuan Sect.
Whether it was the thousands of female demons in the Immortal Cave or the imprisoned humans, not a single one was spared; they were all killed cleanly.
These were the trump cards he kept for himself. All their corpses were piled up behind him in Liu Lu’s Immortal Cave. Once the Qi and blood in the Blood Storage Spirit were exhausted, he would emulate Liu Lu from his previous life, turning to devour these corpses to supply the Blood Demon Spirit and continue fighting.
However, it seemed this trump card wouldn’t need to be revealed.