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Seeing Long Chen follow her in, Tang Waner tried hard to suppress her laughter and put on a straight face. "Why are you following me?"

"Hehe, of course I want to witness the legendary top-tier Myriad Beast Blood Essence," Long Chen said with a wink and a grin, full of sycophancy.

Tang Waner had intended to pretend to be angry, but in front of Long Chen, this was clearly a task with an extremely high difficulty coefficient.

Tang Waner simply gave up on the act and said to Long Chen, "This is something only a Core Disciple can obtain. This Myriad Beast Blood Essence is countless times more Advanced than what they have in their hands."

"I will give you half of it now, but you must promise me that you will stay by my side from now on, help boost my morale, and you are not allowed to laugh at me."

"Give me half? Won't that not be enough for you?" Long Chen asked, stunned.

"If I use it sparingly, it should be enough," Tang Waner said, sounding a bit uncertain.

"What about my jar?" Long Chen asked about the jar of Demonic Beast blood essence that originally belonged to him.

Tang Waner handed him a jar and said, "This is what originally belonged to you, but the blood essence inside is all ordinary."

"I feel that your Physical Body is strong, so you need the Myriad Beast Blood Essence more than I do. It is said that the jar in my hand contains the blood essence of a Demonic Beast that is over ten thousand years old, which is incredibly powerful."

Long Chen opened the jar and found a seal on top. He gently shattered the seal, and immediately, a rich smell of blood rushed out, accompanied by an extremely heavy medicinal scent.

"Weili Powder, Arisaema, Qixin Grass, Earth Dragon Root…?"

Long Chen was stunned. From that pungent smell, he immediately identified several medicinal herbs.

Tang Waner looked at Long Chen as if he were a monster: "You can smell that?"

Long Chen nodded, extended a finger, dipped it into the coagulated blood, and gently placed it on his tongue.

"Kuding, White Peony, Water Lily Seed…" Long Chen rattled off eighteen types of herbs in one breath, then spat and said, "This is just ordinary Demonic Beast blood essence mixed with herbs to stimulate the blood essence, a medicinal liquid that merely assists people in refining their blood coagulation to the extreme."

Tang Waner looked at Long Chen blankly and asked, "Do you really know the formula for this Demonic Beast blood essence? You must know that this Demonic Beast blood essence is a secret of the Xuantian Sect that is never passed on, and countless people outside are incredibly jealous of it."

"And for many of us, a large part of the reason for enrolling in the Xuantian Branch Courtyard is for the sake of the Demonic Beast blood essence."

It was no wonder Tang Waner couldn't believe it; no one could accept it. One must know that the Demonic Beast blood essence at the Xuantian Branch Courtyard was a resource distributed from above, and even they themselves didn't know the formula.

Countless people had studied this secret recipe, but all had ended in failure. Therefore, for countless years, the Xuantian Branch Courtyard had used it to attract countless people.

"Let me try your Myriad Beast Blood Essence again."

Long Chen took Tang Waner's jar and gently tapped it open. However, Tang Waner's Myriad Beast Blood Essence was significantly more powerful; a terrifying blood aura instantly filled the entire room.

"Pah, what ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Beast blood essence? This is clearly just the blood essence of a Rank 3 Demonic Beast, only the medicine inside is different," Long Chen couldn't help but curse.

He possessed the Soul of the Pill Emperor and could distinguish any Heaven And Earth Treasure. Especially for Demonic Beast blood essence that could be used as medicine, he knew its composition just by smelling it.

This was the same as Long Chen's previous Demonic Beast blood essence, only there were many more herbs inside.

"Waner, do me a favor. Just write down whatever I say."

Although Tang Waner didn't know what Long Chen was going to do, she nodded and took out paper and a pen, getting ready.

Long Chen dripped a drop of the so-called Myriad Beast Blood Essence onto his tongue, then closed his eyes and said, "Soul Returning Incense, Spirit Protection Horn, Earth Bitter, Qiluo Flower…"

Tang Waner wrote with intense concentration, afraid of writing a single character wrong. By the time Long Chen finished reciting in one breath, Tang Waner had already written down the names of forty-eight types of herbs.

Long Chen ran outside to rinse his mouth, closed his eyes to focus for a while, then dripped another drop of Myriad Beast Blood Essence onto his tongue, continuing to recite the names of the medicinal herbs.

After repeating this three times, Long Chen stopped trying. Tang Waner picked up the paper and discovered that although the order of the herbs was different each time, the types and quantities were exactly the same—forty-eight in total.

"Long Chen, is this real?" Tang Waner simply couldn't believe her eyes. If anyone knew that Long Chen had deciphered the secret that the Xuantian Branch Courtyard never passed on, it would definitely invite a fatal disaster.

"It shouldn't be wrong. As long as I collect the blood essence of a Rank 3 Demonic Beast, I can concoct the so-called Myriad Beast Blood Essence myself." Speaking of Myriad Beast Blood Essence, Long Chen himself felt a bead of sweat on his forehead.

Ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Beast blood essence? Who are they trying to fool? This is clearly misleading others. A Rank 3 Demonic Beast can live at most for two thousand years.

A Demonic Beast over ten thousand years old would at least be a Rank 4 Demonic Beast. Isn't this deliberately scamming people? Using the blood essence of a Rank 4 Demonic Beast for experiments—even a prestigious sect would go bankrupt.

No wonder no one had been able to crack this secret for so many years; it was because people couldn't afford to mess with it. The Xuantian Branch Courtyard really had some tricks up their sleeves; this misleading information was truly brilliant.

"Waner, you should absorb all of this Demonic Beast blood essence. Although it is Rank 3 Demonic Beast blood essence, I have calculated it."

"After being synthesized with forty-eight types of herbs, the active components in the Demonic Beast blood essence have all been activated. As long as you absorb them, the flaws in your own blood will be smoothed out, and a perfect Breakthrough will not be a problem," Long Chen said.

"But you…"

"It's fine, I can handle it myself. Besides, even if I absorb it now, I won't be able to advance to the Tendon Changing Realm, so it would just be a waste," Long Chen advised. He was grateful to Tang Waner; she was a kind-hearted girl.

Tang Waner nodded, her jade hand gently waving. Her Soul force probed out. It had to be said that Tang Waner's Soul force was extremely powerful.

The Demonic Beast blood essence in the jar slowly floated out, like a mass of swimming water, appearing in front of Tang Waner.

Tang Waner slowly closed her eyes, placed her jade hand on that mass of blood essence, and began to slowly absorb the energy within the blood essence.

Long Chen quietly exited the Immortal Cave and saw that Qingyu was also outside, knowing that Qingyu was acting as a Protector for Tang Waner.

After greeting Qingyu, Long Chen found a quiet place by himself and reached his hand into the jar.

He circulated his Soul force, and a vortex appeared at his palm, beginning to crazily absorb the Demonic Beast blood essence in the jar.

In almost just the time of a single breath, the blood essence in the jar was sucked clean by Long Chen.

Compared to Tang Waner's gentle method, Long Chen was like a hungry wolf, swallowing a piece of meat in one gulp.

As the Demonic Beast blood essence entered his body, Long Chen's blood immediately seemed to boil, beginning to flow crazily.

If others were to discover that Long Chen used such a method to absorb Demonic Beast blood essence, it would definitely scare the living to death, scare the dead back to life, and scare the half-dead to death and back.

That was Demonic Beast blood essence, not human blood. It conflicted with human blood, and absorbing it rashly into the body would cause the blood to collide. In mild cases, it would burst blood vessels; in severe cases, one would directly explode and die.

That was why Tang Waner was so cautious when absorbing it, because she needed to block out the berserk power within the Demonic Beast blood essence and only absorb the active energy in the blood. Because only the active energy could allow her own blood to be purified again, reaching a flawless and pure state, which was the only way to achieve a perfect Breakthrough.

As for Long Chen, he understood his own body best. He couldn't be bothered to go through the trouble of filtering it out, so he directly absorbed it into his body, letting his own Bloodline Power tame the beast blood.

This was a battle of trapping the enemy to beat them. The blood inside Long Chen's body crazily attacked the newly arrived beast blood.

Long Chen's blood had condensed to an almost terrifying degree. That jar of beast blood, once inside Long Chen's body, didn't even make a splash before being completely devoured.

At the same time, with a wave of his hand, a streak of blood shot out. Those were the Impurities that had been isolated, while the useful active energy had already been completely absorbed.

"Boom, boom, boom."

A rumbling explosion sounded from within Long Chen's body, like a flowing river, surging endlessly. That was the sound of his blood running incessantly, which could be heard clearly even from the outside, which was extremely terrifying.

Being able to raise one's Bloodline Power to this degree was simply shocking. He didn't know how others Cultivate, but Long Chen knew that no cultivation notes ever contained such a record.

Therefore, Long Chen didn't want to Cultivate with others. It was mainly because his path of cultivation had already started to become different from others', and this would cause a sensation.

"Boom."

Suddenly, an explosive sound came from within Long Chen's body, and rolling waves of Qi spread out to the surroundings, directly snapping several small trees nearby.

"Hoo."

Long Chen let out a light breath. He had finally achieved a Breakthrough. His Physical Body's strength had become much stronger, but his Qi and blood had decreased significantly, and he needed more time to condense his Qi and blood.

Calculating the time, Long Chen discovered that the time for each of his advancements was double the previous one. A quick mental calculation revealed that this advancement had taken more than a month.

Now that he had promoted to the seventh level of Blood Coagulation, calculating by this speed, the eighth level would take two months, the ninth level would take four months, and advancing to the Tendon Changing Realm would take eight months.

At this rate, wouldn't it take nearly a year and a half for him to advance to the Tendon Changing Realm? If things went on like this, it would really be too late.

If it were an ordinary Disciple, he might be able to challenge those of a higher level by summoning his Divine Ring, but if he encountered those Core Disciple types, wouldn't he be beaten like a dog?

Moreover, a year and a half was a conservative estimate; perhaps the time would be even longer. That would mean he would be holding Tang Waner back.

No, he had to level up quickly. This "Myriad Beast Blood Essence" must be concocted immediately.

When Long Chen returned to the Immortal Cave, Tang Waner was still cautiously absorbing that mass of blood essence. However, Long Chen noticed that Tang Waner's face was flushed and her aura was fluctuating, which was the precursor to a Breakthrough.

Qingyu and Long Chen were both guarding in front of the Immortal Cave. Although they knew it was very safe here, they were still afraid that someone might disturb Tang Waner at this time, so they could not be careless at all.

"Boom."

Suddenly, a soft sound came from behind, and a powerful aura rose up. Long Chen and Qingyu couldn't help but be overjoyed, turning their heads to look at Tang Waner.

At this moment, Tang Waner was still sitting there cross-legged, a gentle breeze floating around her, her long clothes fluttering. Her beautiful eyes held a layer of lustrous sheen, filled with joy.

Looking at Tang Waner, feeling the powerful aura on her body and the immense pressure in his intuition, Long Chen sighed in his heart:

"I'm afraid I'm going to get beaten up from now on!"