Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 382 - 348

Under the empowerment of the Purple-veined, Pale-cored Immortal Peach, Qi Xiu’s realm began to ascend.

Bloodstained Layer Five...

Sixfold Bloodshade...

Sevenfold Bloodshade...

Blood-Coated Eightfold...

Blood-Dyed Ninth Layer!

In just one year, the power of the Immortal Peach had not yet been fully digested, but Qi Xiu’s realm had already soared to the Blood-Dyed Ninth Layer.

Feeling the seemingly unfathomable and vast Cultivation within his body, Qi Xiu’s tightly closed eyes moved slightly.

The five barriers!

Without the assistance of the Immortal Peach’s power, it would have taken him at least eighty to ninety years to achieve this feat.

Yet now, it had only been a mere year.

And the power of the Immortal Peach had not yet been fully exhausted.

This extremely pure primordial force was still continuously flowing through the Ancestral Aperture on his forehead, surging into the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace located behind his spine.

Above the ninth layer is the pinnacle realm. To achieve the Blood-Stained Peak, one must unite the nine bodies into one!

Qi Xiu’s hands gently came together, his fingertips ingeniously interlocking to form an ancient Hunyuan Talisman, as if executing the utmost truth of heaven and earth.

The contents of the Sixth Realm of "The Secret of the Primordial Dragon-Tiger Scripture" gradually emerged in his mind.

Ancient and abstruse texts flashed by like shooting stars, conveying endless Daoist charm and principles.

These texts contained the totems of a dragon and a tiger, symbolizing the interdependent nature of yin and yang. They clashed and merged with each other, transforming into an incredibly profound current of Qi.

This current of Qi, thin as silk, poured down from the Ancestral Aperture above his forehead, penetrating through the nine towering layers of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace.

The phantoms within each layer of the Heavenly Palace, under the guidance of this current of Qi, seemed to come to life. They slowly merged as their boundaries gradually blurred, ultimately becoming one complete entity, real and unified.

It was as if another young Daoist was responding from afar to his original self.

When the nine bodies unite, they transform into a spiritual embryo; when the spiritual embryo encompasses the Dao, it becomes a Daoist Spirit!

As he slowly opened his eyes, a rich burst of color suddenly emerged in Qi Xiu’s calm and indifferent gaze.

The nine Immortal Blood Bodies within the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace behind his spine had already fused into one, transforming into an extremely solid figure.

This was the Bloodstained Pinnacle Realm!

The Immortal Blood Body, returning to the truth after nine cycles, transformed into a miraculous spiritual embryo.

And this miraculous spiritual embryo was the stepping stone to the Dao Body Realm.

A cultivator of the Blood-Stained Realm who wished to step into the ranks of the great Dao Experts needed to let this miraculous spiritual embryo attest to the Dao within themselves and transform into a Daoist Spirit!

From then on, a Daoist Spirit was not only the invincible technique of the great Dao Experts but could also preside over the Heavenly Palace, assisting the original body in attracting the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and cultivating even more profound Divine Marvels.

The miraculous spiritual embryo, formed from the gathering of nine Immortal Blood Bodies, possesses self-healing and surrogate death or injury abilities far surpassing the Immortal Blood Body by countless times. Moreover, this miraculous spiritual embryo contains Divine Marvels within its entire composition, pure and untainted; once the soul takes residence, it can use this body of purity to accelerate the cultivation of the Great Dao. Understanding of various Dharma Gates will take a qualitative leap.

With the help of the power of the Immortal Peach, Qi Xiu successfully cultivated the miraculous spiritual embryo, stepping into the Bloodstained Pinnacle Realm.

And he felt secretly fortunate.

He had previously estimated that he might reach the Blood-Stained Peak by the age of 150, which was somewhat presumptuous.

Indeed, with his Aptitude, reaching the Blood-Dyed Ninth Layer before the age of 150 was not difficult.

But to unite the nine bodies and cultivate the miraculous spiritual embryo required more power than the total required to create nine Immortal Blood Bodies.

That is, if he had not fortuitously obtained this Immortal Peach.

If he had cultivated in an orderly manner without this coincidence, it would have taken him at least until the age of 300 to achieve the Bloodstained Pinnacle Realm.

In that case, he must break through to the Dao Body Realm within 500 years.

This 500-year span may seem long.

But Li Qingshan, who had reached the Blood-Stained Peak at the age of 29, also spent this much time just to touch the threshold of the Dao Body Realm.

Having used 300 years just to achieve the Blood-Stained Peak, would 500 years truly be enough?

Master must have seen this point early on, which is why he let me serve as an Agriculture Official so that I could eat Spirit Rice thanks to my position and extend my lifespan. But now there seems to be no need for that.

Feeling the life force within his body almost at its peak, Qi Xiu couldn’t discern his specific lifespan.

But he still had a vague premonition.

After consuming the Purple-veined, Pale-cored Immortal Peach, his Cultivation level was elevated to the Pinnacle of the Bloodstained Realm, and his lifespan was extended by at least 3,000 years.

Adding this to the 800 years he already had as a Blood-Stained Great Cultivator.

His lifespan had reached a terrifying 3,800 years!

This was even longer than the lifespan of a Dao Expert.

Advancing my Cultivation level and adding years to my life, just these two alone make this journey worthwhile. Not to mention, there were unexpected gains.

Qi Xiu slowly spread his right hand open, his gaze lowered to see a faint peach symbol in the palm of his hand, almost visible.

A realm seal!

The recognition from the Heavenly Dao of the Longevity Star Realm, or one could say... trust.

With this realm seal, he could travel to the Longevity Star Realm at any time and place.

But the seal could only transport him to the Longevity Star Realm, and not back, so it was a one-way ticket.

Though with the realm seal, he could temporarily open a gap between the two realms.

Living beings can’t pass through this rift, but some non-living things are not a problem.

The Longevity Star Realm produces Spirit Peaches, which have numerous uses and are Divine Marvels. Among them, there are Longevity Peaches like Spirit Rice that can extend one’s lifespan. These peaches could very well become a significant bargaining chip in my hands one day.

Clenching his right fist tightly, Qi Xiu’s gaze was profound.

Lifespan-extending items were extremely rare in any world. Especially for those veritable living fossils nearing the end of their days, it was even more so.

In the Tianyuan Main Realm, aside from Spirit Rice, such lifespan-extending substances were few and far between, all accounted for and produced in extremely low quantities.

If he could control the production of Longevity Peaches, it would be as if he’d gained an incredibly terrifying group of helpers.

An 800-year-old Blood-Stained Great Cultivator was not to be feared.

But what about a 2,900-year-old Dao Expert?

What came with the passage of time, aside from the decline of the body and the loss of lifespan, was the accumulation of depth and the amplification of strength.

It could be said that every major Sect secretly has a group of living fossils whose lifespans are nearly exhausted. They use various means to slow down their vitality, just wanting to live a little longer. During times of crisis for their Sect, these elderly near-death living fossils would erupt with an extremely terrifying force. That was the reward given by time even as it took away their lives.

After completely assimilating the power of the Purple-veined, Pale-cored Immortal Peach, Qi Xiu slowly stood up, and the mountain range beneath him, thousands of meters tall, began to shake suddenly, with long cracks constantly bursting open.

Hm?

Sensing something unusual, Qi Xiu’s gaze grew sharp as he quickly retracted his aura, preventing the mountain range from collapsing then and there.

A five-level advancement in one year. Such significant power gain might lead to loss of control if not managed in a short period of time.

Tucking away the Sword Gourd hovering above his head and several Rune Arrays, Qi Xiu transformed into a streak of Lei Mang and went to search for Tao Guyun.

And this was just after a short year’s time. The entire Longevity Star Realm was bathed in a pure, gentle Spiritual Light as if all the dust had been cleansed by this clear and spiritual aura, leaving behind only tranquil harmony. Every inch of land was adorned with peach trees, like pink sonnets blooming in the vast fields, with green leaves cradling delicate flowers, resembling stars scattered across the hem of the earth. The clouds floated lightly, like artfully sculpted desserts of pale yellow cream, entertaining themselves under the pink canopy of the sky, adding a dreamy softness to the world. The air was thick with the fragrance of peach blossoms, with every breath tasting like springtime, fresh and sweet. This breath was like ambrosia, nourishing every cell, and each inhalation and exhalation seemed like a purification of body and soul, leaving one refreshed and invigorated.

Gazing at the transformed Longevity Star Realm with amazement, Qi Xiu suddenly showed a hint of peculiarity on his face.

Is this really just a Hengsha Microcosm?

It can foster the divine Taogong Clan that produces lifespan-extending Spirit Peaches.

And moreover... there are True Dragons like The Fifth Prince of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea residing here.

A peculiar feeling suddenly rose in his heart, as Qi Xiu faintly realized.

This Longevity Star Realm seemed not as simple as he had previously perceived.

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