Thirteen levels of blood coagulation

In the tense environment, more than a month passed quietly, and the entire Branch Sect was preparing for battle.

Just as everyone in the Branch Sect was frantically increasing their cultivation, thousands of miles away from the Branch Sect.

On the Peak of a bare mountain, a person stood there, his blood energy surging, and the blood within his body roared like a rushing river.

A huge roaring sound made the mountain shake. The Aura erupting from his body was like a giant wave sweeping across the blue sky. Golden light erupted from behind him, and he appeared as if he were bathed in golden mist.

"Finally, Blood Condensation Thirteenth Level."

Long Chen's clothes fluttered, and his long hair danced incessantly. The blood within his body circulated frantically, and endless power washed over Long Chen's body.

Standing amidst the lightning, his chest was filled with the will to shatter the heavens and earth. Now, Long Chen had absorbed all the Ten Thousand Beast Blood Essence.

Having just broken through to the Blood Condensation Thirteenth Level, all the blood in his body had turned golden. The golden blood energy circulating within his body brought about a power that even he found frightening.

It was a pity that after entering the Blood Condensation Thirteenth Level, Long Chen did not enter the Tendon Changing Realm; it seemed something was still missing.

However, this already made Long Chen extremely excited. His Physical Body had become so much stronger; even he himself didn't know how many times stronger it had become.

With the increase in cultivation, the capacity within the Fengfu Star had also become larger and larger, storing more and more Spiritual Qi, which could provide him with powerful energy.

What surprised Long Chen the most was that his meridians had expanded again, almost tenfold, making him stronger than ever before.

"Hum."

Suddenly, Long Chen shook his arms and let out a long howl towards the sky. A divine ring appeared behind him, and the Aura on his body erupted like a volcanic eruption. A pillar of Qi shot straight into the sky, and the terrifying energy made the clouds in all directions move.

"Rumble."

The thunderclouds above Long Chen were affected by his Aura and let out a burst of explosions. In an instant, dozens of lightning bolts rushed towards Long Chen.

When those lightning bolts landed on Long Chen, he opened his arms and let the lightning strike his body. Bathed in the power of the lightning, crackling sounds emitted from his body.

When he advanced to the Eleventh Heaven, Long Chen discovered that as long as he summoned his divine ring and his luck was soaring, those dark clouds would seem to be provoked and descend lightning upon Long Chen.

At the beginning, Long Chen resisted with great difficulty, but after gradually getting used to it, it became much better.

Every time Long Chen advanced, he would actively summon these lightning powers to temper his Physical Body.

He discovered that this was a very good method. The Impurities in his body were forcibly removed, and the speed at which his blood changed from red to gold accelerated even more.

What excited Long Chen the most was that the prototype of the runes in his blood began to become clearer and clearer. What was originally blurry gradually began to have a real shape.

Strengthening the Physical Body, refining the blood, and collecting lightning—one effort could improve three effects. This was simply a Heaven-Defying cultivation.

Now that Long Chen's cultivation had advanced to the Blood Condensation Thirteenth Heaven, those lightning bolts no longer posed any threat to him.

Absorbing the power of lightning with all his might, looking from afar, a figure was bathing in the dense rain of lightning, which was extremely shocking.

Long Chen needed to use the power of lightning to temper his Physical Body. This was much easier than using his own lightning power to temper it. It could be called safe, fast, painless, energy-saving, time-saving, and labor-saving, achieving multiple goals at once.

This tempering lasted for three days and three nights. Long Chen felt that his body had reached a limit; no amount of lightning baptism would be of any use anymore.

Moreover, Long Chen also discovered that the power of the lightning here was becoming weaker and weaker, becoming listless. The thick dark clouds originally in the sky also began to become thin.

He knew that he was draining the pond to catch the fish. The environment here was special, and the thunderclouds accumulated over who knows how many years had almost all been consumed by him.

He put away the divine ring, and the thunderstorm stopped abruptly. The roaring in his blood also disappeared, and everything returned to normal.

"Bang."

Long Chen punched his own chest, emitting a violent roar, and the rocks under his feet shattered into pieces.

"Hehe, if I had such powerful strength last time, why would I have to risk my life against Wu Qi? I could have just slapped him to death!"

Even in his normal state, without circulating his blood energy, Long Chen was much stronger than he was in his full-power state before.

This filled Long Chen with confidence for this Evil Path trial. According to the standards of the trial, killing one Evil Path Outer Sect Disciple would earn five thousand points.

Killing an Inner Sect Disciple could earn thirty thousand points, while killing a Core Disciple could earn two hundred thousand points.

This was definitely the best Opportunity to make a big profit. When Long Chen was buying Alchemy Materials, he had once seen many medicinal Materials for refining Yuheng Pills.

However, those medicinal Materials were extremely precious. Cheap ones cost thousands of points, and expensive ones cost tens of thousands of points. Long Chen simply couldn't afford them.

So during this period, Long Chen basically didn't dare to think about it; the medicinal Materials to condense the Yuheng Star were simply too expensive.

In addition, even if all the medicinal Materials in the Branch Sect were collected, the recipe still couldn't be completed. There were a few medicinal Materials that the Branch Sect didn't have.

However, this was definitely a very precious Opportunity for Long Chen. He would collect as many medicinal Materials for the Yuheng Star as he could.

Later, if by chance he collected the other few medicinal Materials, he could open up the Yuheng Star. At that time, with the two stars gathering, even if he summoned the complete form of the Fengfu Battle Body, he would definitely be able to sustain it for a long time, unlike now where he would wilt after just a few strikes.

Most importantly, he didn't know what kind of changes the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art would have after opening the Yuheng Star, which made Long Chen even more expectant.

The clothes on his body were basically all blasted into ashes by the lightning. Long Chen changed into a new set of clothes, tidied up, and looked at the thin thunderclouds in the sky, a smile appearing on his face—"Thanks."

Now, the power of lightning within Long Chen's body was becoming more and more solid, strong enough to shock people. Through the baptism of lightning, Long Chen had the confidence to survive the next Heavenly Tribulation.

When Long Chen returned to the Branch Sect again, he clearly felt that the atmosphere of the Branch Sect was even more solemn.

In the large Branch Sect, apart from some people on duty, he basically couldn't see anyone walking back and forth. He estimated that everyone was in seclusion to Cultivate.

When Long Chen arrived at the Heaven and Earth Association, it was the same. Everyone was hiding in their Immortal Caves to practice, with all Spirit Stone arrays activated, frantically increasing their cultivation.

Although increasing cultivation like this wasn't a good thing and would loosen the Foundation, the Evil Path trial was coming up soon.

In that life-and-death environment, it would allow their Foundation to stabilize again. So at this time, rapid improvement wasn't a problem. The most important thing was that every extra bit of strength meant an extra chance of survival.

This was the order of the Branch Sect. If anyone dared not to participate, they would be directly expelled from the Branch Sect. Everyone here was a practitioner; if they didn't dare to participate because they were afraid of death, then cultivation would lose its meaning.

When Long Chen returned to the Immortal Cave, Tang Waner, who was Cultivating, slowly opened her beautiful eyes.

What shocked Long Chen was that the Aura on Tang Waner's body was extremely powerful and was frantically expanding outward.

Seeing Long Chen return, Tang Waner couldn't help but have joy in her eyes, but immediately she straightened her face and said, "Where did you run off to? You were gone for more than a month. I thought you had run away."

Long Chen laughed and said, "I really did run away, but halfway there, I felt I couldn't bear to leave you, Goddess, so I came back!"

"I knew you were just spouting nonsense." Tang Waner rolled her eyes at Long Chen, and suddenly she looked at Long Chen with some suspicion and uncertainty:

"Why is your cultivation so strange? It feels like the Peak of Blood Condensation, but it's also a bit different. Why do I feel such great pressure in front of you, and my heart feels like it's pounding wildly?"

Long Chen lightly flicked his hair, posed in an extremely cool manner, and said with a distressed face, "You also know that I am a low-key person. I try my best to not be so conspicuous, but it is so difficult."

"With the daily increase in cultivation, my personal charm also begins to increase day by day, like the rising sun, shining brightly. Any normal woman who sees me will have a pounding heart."

Tang Waner listened quite seriously at first, but halfway through, her pretty face was full of disdain: "A normal woman's heart pounds when seeing anyone; if it doesn't pound, then they're dead!"

"If you don't want to say it, then forget it. Don't always be so glib. This is not good. You are now the Soul of the entire Heaven and Earth Association. You need to pay attention to your image," Tang Waner said seriously.

"How did it become me? You are the big boss—oh no, you are the President. It's not good for you to shirk responsibility like this," Long Chen shook his head and said.

He didn't want to be in the spotlight. The greater the responsibility, the greater the pressure, and he wouldn't be able to let go and act freely. He liked to be free and unrestrained.

"Long Chen, I am trying to talk to you properly. Can you be a bit more serious?" Tang Waner was a bit angry and also a bit aggrieved, her eyes turning a little red.

Long Chen was stunned and hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, I will pretend to be serious. You go ahead and speak."

Tang Waner almost laughed out loud again. This guy never had a serious demeanor. Trying her best to make her tone calm, Tang Waner slowly said:

"Long Chen, actually, I don't want to be any President. It's just that I'm under pressure from my family, and there's no other way."

"The Heaven and Earth Association being where it is today is basically all your credit. Although they all respect me very much, I know that you, Long Chen, are their idol and spiritual pillar in their hearts."

"From their eyes, I saw that kind of fanaticism. They are even willing to give their precious lives for you!"

"Long Chen, for everyone's sake, and for my sake, I hope you can help me shoulder the burden again, okay? I don't want so many brothers and sisters to lose their lives at the hands of Evil Path disciples because of my mistakes."

Tang Waner pulled Long Chen, her voice nearly pleading. She knew that no one in the world could have more leadership than Long Chen.

As long as he was willing to lead everyone, he would definitely reduce everyone's casualties to the minimum. She believed that among everyone, only Long Chen had this ability.

But Long Chen was always hanging around carelessly; you never knew what he was thinking. This made Tang Waner feel insecure. For the safety of everyone, she had to make things clear to Long Chen. Even if it meant abdicating to let a worthy person take over, she didn't care.

A bitter smile appeared on Long Chen's face, and he sighed, "Although I clearly know that some things are just a cage, I still stupidly crawl into them."

"Crawling in makes me an idiot, but not crawling in makes me even worse than an idiot. Alright, I choose to be an idiot."

Long Chen's meaning was very clear. This was an emotional burden. Once carried, it was very difficult to put down. But if he didn't carry it, he would become trash without any human touch. Sometimes, being an idiot was a good choice.

"Long Chen, thank you."

Tang Waner was extremely moved and hugged Long Chen, her pretty face full of tears. She had originally thought that Long Chen would scold her for being sentimental and womanish, because Long Chen had warned her at the beginning not to let emotions dictate her actions.

But she still couldn't control her emotions. She didn't want anyone around her to die. Now that she had begged Long Chen, it was equivalent to pulling Long Chen in as well.

Long Chen knew it was a quagmire, yet he still jumped in. This made Tang Waner both moved and guilty, sobbing softly in Long Chen's arms.

Just as Long Chen was hesitating whether to hold the beauty in his arms and take advantage of her, suddenly the earth shook and the mountains swayed, and a huge noise came.