Holy blood turns into mortal body

The Scarlet Nine-Headed's corpse just happened to solve Xu Ke's pressing problem.

That was, as the types and numbers of strange beasts grew, the six heads that originally served as culture dishes were slowly being depleted.

Though the Scarlet Nine-Headed was a single entity, its nine heads each had different personalities.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this unique biological characteristic that the strange beasts cultivated evolved in myriad different directions.

If the cultivation Materials were replaced with other Yao Beasts of the same level, such as that brown roc, it might not have the same effect.

Therefore, it could be said that the Scarlet Nine-Headed arrived at just the right time.

In Xu Ke's calculations, once the number of existing strange beast species reached a certain threshold, even without the Scarlet Nine-Headed's flesh and blood, the sheer number of strange beasts themselves would be enough to sustain their self-propagation and evolution.

So, next, Xu Ke shifted his focus to how to control these strange beasts.

Because most of the strange beasts in this world were cultivated from the Scarlet Nine-Headed's flesh and blood, coupled with his previous research on the Myriad Beast Wheel, after several generations of Mortals, Xu Ke, drawing on the former Beast Taming True Art, finally created the "Confluence Core," which could communicate with and control strange beasts.

After Xu Ke taught the Confluence Core to the Human Race in this world, humanity, by controlling the countless strange beasts between heaven and earth, achieved complete dominion over this Small World and established a Human Empire.

Xu Ke was respectfully called "Saint Emperor" by the Mortals, while Xiao Hong and Xiao Qing, who had always accompanied Xu Ke, were called "Saint Masters."

Even though he was hailed as an Emperor by the people, Xu Ke was clearly not interested in the mundane affairs of mere Mortals.

He simply delegated power, allowing humanity to govern itself. As for him, he lived in seclusion daily, shrouded in mystery, so much so that even Xiao Hong and Xiao Qing didn't know what he was doing.

Until one day, Xu Ke suddenly brought a small boy before the two of them.

Xu Ke claimed that this was his offspring.

It was his descendant, produced by transforming his own vital essence through the "Holy Blood Transformation" method, which he invented by studying the Legacy of Di Yi's gift.

The so-called Holy Blood Transformation was to transform a portion of one's own vital essence into an embryo that could inherit most of one's memories. Without the need for a maternal body, given sufficient nutrition, the embryo could grow into the appearance of a human child in just seven days.

And its physical ability and intelligence would both grow to a relatively high level.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar little boy, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong both felt a hint of surprise. At the same time, a bad premonition arose in their hearts.

As expected, Xu Ke instructed Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong not to interfere too much with the affairs of the Human Empire, only to help when the Empire faced an extinction-level crisis. The Holy Embryo, who carried his Bloodline, only needed to be a Puppet Emperor.

After explaining all this, Xu Ke resolutely left this place.

He did not reveal his specific whereabouts to anyone and had been missing ever since.

Until today, many years later, when Xiao Hei came knocking.

Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong also sensed the disappearance of Xu Ke's aura, so they could silently endure Xiao Hei's angry accusations.

However, after venting for a while, Xiao Hei also sobered up. He knew Xu Ke's temperament; there was a stubbornness within his carefree nature. Once he decided something, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong simply couldn't disobey.

After seeing Xu Ke's descendants, Holy Embryos who had self-propagated for more than a dozen generations, Xiao Hei was deeply disappointed.

Although he could still vaguely see Xu Ke's shadow, even his aura was faintly similar.

She herself recognized Xiao Hei immediately.

But…

He was not Xu Ke after all.

Without even saying hello, Xiao Hei left the Empire directly and never returned.

In the years that followed, Xiao Hei traveled through various Small Worlds, never giving up on finding the true cause of Xu Ke's death.

But, ultimately, he found nothing.

Wandering outside the Origin World for many years also caused Xiao Hei's Lifespan to rapidly decline.

When his time was almost up, Xiao Hei returned to the last place he met Xu Ke.

He quietly waited for death to come in his memories.

…

Xiao Hei's corpse completely turned into dust and dissipated between heaven and earth.

However, the image of Xiao Hei on the Xuan Bird's Feather within Li Fan's body became increasingly vivid.

"Xiao Hei once merged with the Beast Seed Realm. Although his Lifespan ended and he died, through my re-gathering of the scattered Luck, plus this feather from his body…"

"Perhaps a form of Rebirth in some sense can be achieved."

"However, even if it truly succeeds, this Xiao Hei will not be that Xiao Hei."

Li Fan shook his head slightly.

Leaving the wooden house, he came to the clear pool at the top of the mountain.

He stretched out his right hand, and the next moment, a brown jade bottle containing Xu Ke's vital essence flew out from under the water and landed in Li Fan's palm.

There were several of Xiao Hei's Seal Restrictions on the bottle, which kept the drop of vital essence active even after thousands of years.

"No rush for now. Let's first figure out the mystery of Han Yi's statue." Li Fan pondered for a moment, then put away the jade bottle.

He took a step and returned to the black three-legged tower.

In his perception, Medicine King Sect Disciples were busy in various corners of the Beast Seed Realm.

Looking at their movements, it seemed they were carving some kind of Formation on the ground.

"Old Liu, what are you busy with?" After observing carefully for a moment, Li Fan couldn't recognize the Origin of this Formation and asked curiously.

"Hehe, this was my idea." Before Liu San could speak, Fang Zaiji eagerly claimed credit.

"Although this world is quite vast, enough for Disciples to relax and move around, the Spiritual Qi is too thin, which is not conducive to cultivation if they stay for too long. However, the Spiritual Qi in Chang Sheng Valley is very dense. So we plan to transfer some of the Spiritual Qi from Chang Sheng Valley here. Of course, this is on the premise that it does not affect the herbs in Chang Sheng Valley," Fang Zaiji added.

Liu San also said at this time: "For safety, I have already ordered the Disciples to conduct a thorough search to see if there are any other passages. Once found, Old Fang and I will work together to Seal off the spatial passages here."

"This way, the outside world can only enter here from Chang Sheng Valley. And once Chang Sheng Valley is attacked and we cannot resist, we can then reopen the passage and retreat calmly."

"Thus, the safety of our Medicine King Sect will be fully guaranteed!" Liu San explained with a look of triumph.

"Thank you both for your trouble." Li Fan, hearing this, also showed a very satisfied expression and nodded.

After entrusting Liu San and Fang Zaiji with the matters of connecting Chang Sheng Valley and the Beast Seed Realm, Li Fan carried the Xuan Bird's Feather, which was filled with the Luck of a Small World.

He came to the vicinity of Han Yi's stone statue again.

Feeling a huge suction force approaching, Li Fan's mind moved, and Qi Luck continuously surged from the Xuan Bird's Feather, counteracting the suction force.

At the same time, he accelerated to the maximum and quickly flew towards Han Yi.