Just as everyone was in a stalemate, a strange fluctuation suddenly came from the depths of the cave. The next moment, a figure appeared.
"Li Dage!"
"Master!"
Xue'er, Xiaowa, and Xiaojin all looked at Li Mu, saying joyfully.
Li Mu nodded, his gaze falling on Xiaojin, sensing the strong Bloodline Power on him, and frowned.
Seeing Li Mu's appearance and the reactions of the beast companions, Xuanlin was slightly startled, his vertical pupils contracting slightly, as he looked at the suddenly appearing Li Mu with surprise and uncertainty. This Human cultivator clearly only had Mahayana Realm cultivation, yet he made the Peak Eighth-Rank Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix and Azure Moon True Dragon bow in submission; even stranger, when he secretly activated his Divine Sense to investigate, his spiritual perception was like a mud ox entering the sea, with no useful information feedback.
"This is their Master?"
Xuanlin was astonished in his heart, the snake scales under his black robe trembled slightly. As an Eighth-Rank Great Demon who had lived for thousands of years, he vaguely sensed a sense of incongruity—this seemingly ordinary Human cultivator seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist that even he couldn't see through.
Sensing Xuanlin's peep, Li Mu looked at him sideways, a half-smile appearing on his face: "Xuan Python Bloodline? No wonder he could Cultivate to the Eighth-Rank, it's quite rare!"
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist! I am Xuanlin. There was some misunderstanding with you all, and I am willing to offer three Spirit Medicine as compensation to resolve this matter."
Xuanlin cupped his hands in salute, but the snake scales hidden in his sleeve quietly stood up. He was outwardly respectful, but in reality, he secretly activated his Innate Divine Ability "Netherworld Sky-Peeking Art," a hint of imperceptible Deep Blue light appearing in the depths of his pupils. This Heavenly Talent, inherited from the ancient Xuan Python, could see through the Origin of all things, and even the disguise of a Ninth-Rank Demon Emperor could not escape his Dharma Eye.
However, when the Deep Blue light touched Li Mu, it instantly melted like snow meeting a fierce sun. What was even more terrifying was that Xuanlin suddenly found his Demonic Qi flowing backward uncontrollably, and the Xuan Python Inner Core within his body, which he had Cultivated for a thousand years, trembled violently, as if it had encountered a natural enemy.
"What does Fellow Daoist mean by this?" Li Mu still maintained a shallow smile, Chaos Qi emerged around him, and Chaos vortices appeared in his double pupils.
Xuanlin trembled all over, his pupils suddenly shrinking like needles! He felt an indescribable pressure envelop his entire body.
"This, this is..."
Xuanlin's voice trembled slightly, and the snake scales under his black robe stood on end. He was horrified to discover that his proud "Netherworld Sky-Peeking Art" was not only easily broken, but also backfired by a higher-level power. That power seemed to come from the beginning of Heaven and Earth, containing the most primitive Chaos Dao Rime.
The Chaos vortex in Li Mu's eyes slowly rotated, and he said softly, "It seems Fellow Daoist is very interested in me?"
"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me, I was just curious for a moment, and I have offended you greatly! I didn't expect Fellow Daoist to be not only a Chaos Dao Body..." Xuanlin apologized hastily.
The vortex in Li Mu's eyes gradually subsided, and he said coldly, "Oh? You actually recognize the Chaos Dao Body?"
"I, I once saw records in ancient books of my clan..." Xuanlin dared not raise his head, and explained apologetically: "Legend has it that the Chaos Dao Body is formed by Innate Dao Rime, and can control all Dao. I never thought I would be able to witness it with my own eyes today..."
"You do have some insight. However..." Li Mu's tone suddenly changed, "You just said you would compensate with three Spirit Medicine?"
"Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist, if you are not satisfied, you can add more! Our clan's treasure trove is entirely available for Fellow Daoist to choose from!" Xuanlin quickly added, fine cold sweat seeping from his forehead.
"Hmm! How many extreme poison Dao Power have you condensed?" Li Mu smiled slightly and asked with concern.
"Five, five!" Xuanlin quickly replied.
"Crimson Flame, Azure Dragon, you two go with Fellow Daoist Xuanlin!" Li Mu nodded and looked at Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix and Azure Moon True Dragon, signaling.
Upon hearing this, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix and Azure Moon True Dragon immediately transformed into two streams of light, one red and one green, and landed beside Xuanlin.
"Fellow Daoist Xuanlin, Cultivate diligently and strive to condense nine kinds of extreme poison Dao Principles as soon as possible. At that time, I will come to seek your guidance again!" Li Mu looked at Xuanlin with a slight smile and anticipation.
"Yes!" Xuanlin trembled all over, understanding Li Mu's meaning. Condensing nine kinds of extreme poison Dao Principles was the supreme Realm in the legends of the Xuan Python clan - the Nine Return Emperor Realm.
Soon, the three figures flew out of the cave together and disappeared into the sky. Xue'er walked to Li Mu's side and looked at Xiaojin worriedly: "Li Dage, is Xiaojin alright!"
Li Mu withdrew his gaze and looked at Xiaojin again.
"Master!" Xiaojin looked at Li Mu pitifully, the boiling Bloodline Power within his body, the bloody, violent power uncontrollably backfiring on his will.
Suddenly, Xiaojin let out a suppressed low growl, his golden fur bristled, horrifying bloodshot lines appeared in his emerald eyes, and he painfully curled up on the ground, his muscles spasming uncontrollably. It was as if countless steel needles were piercing under his skin, his veins bulged all over, and a wild, violent aura gushed out.
A hint of solemnity flashed in Li Mu's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "This is a sign of the 'Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art' backfiring. Xiaojin swallowed too many demon python Bloodline in order to quickly improve his strength, which led to the impure and mixed Bloodline in his body."
Li Mu raised his hand and struck out a stream of Chaos Qi, enveloping the struggling Xiaojin: "The Tongtian Violent Ape is an ancient Divine Beast, its Bloodline is overbearing and unparalleled, how can it tolerate other lower Bloodline mixed in?"
Xue'er's spirit lifted, and she asked with concern: "Then what should we do? Will Xiaojin..."
"No worries!" Li Mu formed a Seal with both hands, and the Chaos Qi transformed into countless fine threads that drilled into Xiaojin's body. "This is a good opportunity to help him refine his Bloodline and eliminate hidden dangers!"
Xiaojin's body suddenly burst into dazzling golden light. Those mixed demon python Bloodline were forced out of his body, transforming into blood-colored small snakes twisting and struggling in the air. The ancestral Bloodline Power of the Tongtian Violent Ape was like an enraged emperor, crushing and devouring all these alien Bloodline...
Xue'er quickly walked to Li Mu's side, her small hands nervously clutching her clothes: "Li Dage, Xiaojin, he..."
Before she finished speaking, Xiaojin suddenly let out a roar that was not human-like. His body suddenly swelled, his muscles bulged like coiling dragons, and his emerald eyes were completely submerged in blood-red. A suffocatingly violent aura swept through the entire cave, and the broken stones on the rock wall rattled down.
"Not good!" Xiaowa's face changed dramatically, and he hurriedly reminded Li Mu: "Master, be careful, Xiaojin is about to lose control."
At this moment, Xiaojin had completely changed his appearance—a ten-zhang tall body covered with golden bone spurs, fangs protruding from his lips, and four blood-red arms regenerating on his sides. The most terrifying were his blood-red eyes, which had completely lost all reason, leaving only the most primitive desire for slaughter.
"Roar!"
Xiaojin, in his Violent Ape form, punched Li Mu. Where the punch wind passed, space showed subtle distortions. Xue'er screamed in fright, but was sent flying by the aftermath.
Li Mu's figure flashed, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow. The ground where he had stood instantly exploded, creating a ten-zhang diameter deep pit.
"Xiaojin! Wake up! Xiaojin!" Xiaowa tried to wake Xiaojin, but the only response he got was an ape roar directed at the sky.
"I can only suppress him first!"
Li Mu formed a hand Seal, and the Chaotic Dao Domain surged out from around him. Immediately after, nine chains appeared out of thin air from the Dao Domain.
"Go!"
The nine chains instantly wrapped around the Violent Ape's six arms, surrounding his entire body. Xiaojin let out a heaven-shaking roar, struggling desperately. However, under the suppression of the nine chains, he was unable to move.
Xiaojin's Violent Ape transformed body struggled wildly, his six arms bulging with muscles, veins throbbing. Every exertion of force made the nine chains clang, almost breaking. He roared to the sky, and blood-colored Demonic Qi surged like a raging tide. The entire cave trembled, and broken stones rattled down.
"Brat! What strong brute force!" Li Mu smiled slightly, his hand Seals changing again, and the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk appeared.
The Chaos Zhenyuan Disk floated in the air, with Yin and Yang Qi flowing on its surface, and the power of the Five Elements intertwined, forming a mysterious and unpredictable Seal Grand Formation.
"Yin and Yang as the guide, Five Elements as the forbidden!"
Li Mu formed a Seal with both hands, and the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk suddenly expanded, covering Xiaojin's head. In an instant, Yin and Yang Qi coiled like dragons and snakes, wrapping downwards, transforming into black and white chains that pierced through Xiaojin's limbs and bones, suppressing his rampaging Bloodline Power.
"Roar—!" Xiaojin let out a painful roar. The boiling demon blood in his body was forcibly suppressed, the blood vessels under his golden fur contracted inch by inch, and the mixed demon python Bloodline was crushed and refined by the Chaos Power.
"Five Elements rotate, Seal Demons and Suppress Origin!"
Li Mu again formed a hand Seal. Golden, wood, water, fire, and earth five-colored divine light burst forth from the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk, transforming into five Seal divine chains, each locking Xiaojin's five internal organs—heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. The Five Elements Power permeated his demonic Origin, completely imprisoning his violent Demonic Qi, preventing it from circulating.
"Spiritual Sense, Seal!"
Finally, Li Mu condensed a wisp of Chaos True Intent on his fingertip, and with a mid-air point, the taiji diagram in the center of the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk suddenly rotated, and a chaotic divine light shot directly at Xiaojin's forehead.
"Buzz—!"
Xiaojin's blood-red eyes suddenly froze, and the violent spiritual sense receded like a tide, eventually being completely sealed by the Chaos Power. His body rapidly shrank, his bone spurs receded, his six arms retracted, and he finally returned to his original size, falling softly and falling into a deep sleep.
Inside the cave, the violent Demonic Qi gradually subsided, leaving only the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk floating in the air, slowly rotating, maintaining the Seal Power.
Xue'er quickly stepped forward and found that Xiaojin's body temperature was scorching hot, but his breathing had stabilized, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Li Dage, Xiaojin, he..."
Li Mu put away the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk and said in a deep voice: "I have sealed his Bloodline, demonic Origin, and spiritual sense with the Chaos Seal. Within three days, he will no longer suffer the pain of backfire."
"Next, I will refine a furnace of Blood Fusion Pill to help Xiaojin fuse his Bloodline and purify his Demonic Qi!" Li Mu added.
With that, Li Mu waved his right hand, and a Pill Furnace, glowing with starlight, appeared out of thin air. The furnace body was engraved with the stars of the Zhou Tian, and as soon as it landed, it drew in the surrounding Spiritual Qi, forming a rotating nebula vortex at the bottom of the furnace.
"Li Dage, can this Medicinal Pill save Xiaojin?"
Looking at Li Mu taking out Spirit Medicine emitting a rich medicinal fragrance from the tianxuan ring, Xue'er couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Of course, you used to have an incompatible Heavenly Talent Bloodline, which resulted in an alternate personality formed by the Heavenly Fox Bloodline. You successfully integrated it with this Medicinal Pill!" Li Mu smiled slightly, indicating: "Xue'er, you look after Xiaojin. Xiaowa, protect me. Next, I need three hours for Alchemy!"
Upon hearing this, a hint of realization flashed in Xue'er's eyes, and then she nodded heavily, gently bringing Xiaojin to a corner of the cave.
Xiaowa, on the other hand, flashed and transformed into a stream of light, guarding the cave entrance, vigilant and alert.
With a thought from Li Mu, the Starry Radiance Alchemy Furnace suddenly lit up. The stars on the furnace wall twinkled in sequence, and the nebula vortex at the bottom of the furnace slowly rotated, gathering a vast amount of Star Power. Inside the furnace, the Star Fire ignited silently, the temperature gradually rose, and the Pill Furnace began to preheat.
Li Mu closed his eyes and concentrated, his mind completely immersed in Alchemy.
First step — Purify Spirit Medicine
Li Mu flicked his finger, and a "Nine-Leaf Blood Spirit Mushroom," entirely crimson and with nine spiritual leaves, flew into the furnace. This medicine was the main ingredient of the Blood Fusion Dao Pill, containing extremely strong Blood Qi essence, which could help Cultivator cleanse their marrow and veins, and reshape their Bloodline Foundation.
As soon as the Blood Spirit Mushroom entered the furnace, under the refining of the Star Fire, it gradually softened and liquefied, transforming into a mass of crimson, blood-like spiritual liquid, slowly flowing within the furnace, emitting a rich Blood Qi. Li Mu meticulously controlled the heat with his Divine Thought, ensuring that the medicinal essence was perfectly released, while also removing any Impurities that might be contained within.
Immediately after, he took out the second main medicine—"Purple Vein Dragon Blood Fruit." This fruit was shaped like a longan, with purple patterns on its skin, and was nurtured by a Dragon-shaped Spiritual Vein. Its medicinal properties were overbearing and could suppress Bloodline backfire.
As the Dragon Blood Fruit entered the furnace, it instantly fused with the Blood Spirit Mushroom spiritual liquid. The furnace immediately glowed with a layer of purple-gold light, the medicinal fragrance became even stronger, and the faint sound of a Dragon's roar echoed.
Second step — Refine Medicinal Liquid
After the essences of the two main medicines were completely fused, Li Mu again took out several auxiliary medicines—"Profound Ice Cold Marrow" to harmonize the dryness of the Blood Qi, "Earth Core Spirit Milk" to stabilize the demonic Origin, "Heavenly Green Spirit Vine" to clear the Meridians...
These Spirit Medicine entered the furnace in sequence. Under the refining of the Star Fire, they gradually transformed into streams of light, integrating into the main medicinal liquid. The color of the medicinal liquid in the furnace gradually deepened, changing from crimson to dark gold, and then to deep purplish-red, as if containing endless vitality.
Li Mu was fully concentrated, his Divine Thought like silk, meticulously controlling the heat to ensure perfect Fusion of the medicinal properties without conflict.
Third step — Form the Pill Shape
The medicinal liquid was complete, and now came the most crucial step—dividing and shaping the Pill!
With Li Mu's Divine Thought strength, he could barely condense this furnace of Blood Fusion Dao Pill into three pills, but each additional pill increased the difficulty of Alchemy by twofold. He took a deep breath, and his Divine Thought surged into the Pill Furnace like a tide, evenly dividing the medicinal liquid, with each portion containing the same medicinal power.
"Condense!"
With his low shout, the medicinal liquid in the furnace suddenly contracted, and under the refining of the Star Fire, it gradually condensed into the prototype of a Medicinal Pill.
Fourth step — Nurture Pill Patterns
The Medicinal Pill prototype was formed, but the real challenge had just begun. A Seven-Rank Dao Pill needed to be nurtured with Dao Principles to achieve perfect quality.
Li Mu condensed a wisp of Chaos True Intent on his fingertip and carved Pill patterns in the air. As each pattern fell, a mysterious Pill pattern appeared on the surface of the Medicinal Pill, faintly resonating with the Heaven and Earth Dao Principles.
Inside the furnace, three Blood Fusion Dao Pill slowly rotated, their Pill patterns gradually forming, and a purple-gold Pill glow filled the entire cave.
The Pill is complete!
"Boom—"
The furnace lid shot up into the sky, and three blood-colored light beams shot straight into the clouds. Three Blood Fusion Dao Pill the size of dragon eyes floated in the air, their bodies adorned with purple-gold patterns, emitting astonishing Bloodline pressure.
Li Mu let out a long breath, waved his sleeve, and put the Medicinal Pill into a jade bottle, a satisfied smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. (End of this chapter)
