Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130: Blood Spirit (2)

 

Ban Sigyeong quickly found the cave in the northern mountain.

 

A talisman from the Taeul Yeokri Sect had been placed at the cave entrance to prevent interference with Qi Circulation Cultivation, but thanks to that, it was actually easier to discover.

 

‘I can easily neutralize a barrier of this level.’

 

It would be possible to force his way through, but doing so would immediately send a signal to whoever was inside.

 

His plan to launch a surprise attack during Qi Circulation Cultivation would become impossible.

 

So Ban Sigyeong took out a Blood Life Bead and concentrated his mind.

 

“Seep.”

 

Then blood began flowing out from the Blood Life Bead.

 

However, the blood didn’t take any particular form and seeped into the ground.

 

At first glance, it just looked like the ground was wet.

 

But that moisture moved smoothly beneath the earth.

 

The blood that passed through the underground entered the cave without touching the barrier blocking the entrance.

 

‘This much is easy.’

 

Ban Sigyeong concentrated his consciousness on the blood spirit with his eyes closed.

 

Then the blood spirit smoothly emerged from the ground.

 

And slowly began taking human form.

 

Originally, this was the basic form of a blood spirit.

 

However, since Ban Sigyeong had mastered the Blood Soul Curse Spirit Technique, he could freely change the blood spirit’s form.

 

‘Now then…’

 

While remotely controlling the blood spirit, Ban Sigyeong tried to find his target who would be performing Qi Circulation Cultivation.

 

Inside the cave, a large number of spirit stones were spread across the floor.

 

Judging by the flow of yang energy he could sense, it seemed like cultivation related to True Fire was being practiced.

 

The Core Formation Realm mercenary named Shin Hyeok should be in the center of it.

 

‘…?’

 

But something was strange.

 

The spirit stones were indeed laid out for Qi Circulation Cultivation.

 

But there was no one in the center of them.

 

‘What’s going on here?’

 

Spirit stones were laid out in abundance, but there was no one using them to perform Qi Circulation Cultivation?

 

This was incomprehensible by Ban Sigyeong’s common sense.

 

He manipulated the blood spirit to explore the interior of the cave, but couldn’t even find traces of anyone having been there.

 

Seeing the talisman attached to the cave entrance, they shouldn’t have gone outside either, so where on earth had they disappeared to?

 

‘Did they make a mistake during Qi Circulation Cultivation and burn their own body with True Fire…?’

 

Such a thought crossed his mind, but there wasn’t even a speck of ash on the floor.

 

‘This feels like being possessed by a ghost…’

 

Faced with this incomprehensible strange phenomenon, Ban Sigyeong could only tilt his head in confusion.

 

* * *

 

Eastern Section of Taixu Cave Heaven.

 

There, Cheon Woo-jin had finished his Qi Circulation Cultivation and was researching the Blood Life Bead.

 

“Right, as expected, there should be something useful to reference among Sama Moon’s collection of books.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin held up a book titled ‘Blood Poison Great Technique’ and exclaimed with satisfaction.

 

This was a cultivation manual of Sama Moon, who had been the Elder Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Poison Six Death Sect.

 

Previously, Cheon Woo-jin had killed Sama Moon and moved items from his cave dwelling to this place, and among them was a secret manual of the Blood Poison Great Technique, a poison art that used blood.

 

The Blood Poison Great Technique was a poison art heavily influenced by demonic cultivation methods, so there were many parts worth referencing.

 

“I don’t use poison now, so I can’t utilize the Blood Poison Great Technique itself, but…”

 

Cheon Woo-jin had once used poison by utilizing the Black Spiral Sword.

 

But these days, there was no need to poison enemies one by one to weaken them, so he rarely used it.

 

It was also difficult to prepare poisons that would be effective against strong enemies.

 

“This thing called Blood Poison Form Control seems to work on a similar principle to the blood spirits of the Blood Soul Horn.”

 

Blood Poison Form Control was a technique that created poisonous blood in a human-like form and controlled it remotely.

 

Compared to the blood spirit descriptions and settings that appeared in the game, there were many similar aspects.

 

“In that case…”

 

After sufficiently understanding that part, Cheon Woo-jin held the Blood Life Bead in his hand and closed his eyes.

 

Then he observed the Blood Life Bead within the divine consciousness of his Manifest True Life Body.

 

‘The reason the Blood Life Bead can keep blood fresh is because there’s a spiritual structure inside the bead that generates powerful yin energy.’

 

Blood is red, so it’s easy to think it’s related to Fire or Yang.

 

But as can be seen from calling it “yin blood,” blood is an existence that corresponds to Yin.

 

And Cheon Woo-jin, with his Manifest True Life Body, was suited to handling such yin elements.

 

‘Then I should be able to gain control by connecting it with my yin energy.’

 

Based on the theory he had derived from studying the Blood Poison Great Technique, Cheon Woo-jin concentrated his consciousness on the Blood Life Bead.

 

Then, as he understood the spiritual structure of the blood bead, he could even sense the state of the blood stored within it.

 

But this wasn’t the end.

 

He needed to be able to draw out and control this blood to finally utilize it as a blood spirit or blood poison formation.

 

‘I can’t just draw it out carelessly. If I do that, it’ll just flow down like water and be absorbed into the ground.’

 

There were also practitioners in the Blood Soul Hall who possessed techniques to operate blood by infiltrating it into the ground… but Cheon Woo-jin had no intention of being greedy for such tricks.

 

‘Blood is a liquid. But if I use yin energy to create a structure, I can give it form.’

 

How should he go about creating that form?

 

Cheon Woo-jin had known the method for a long time.

 

‘It’s the same as creating Sword Qi.’

 

Just like when he refined the Heart Sword in the Spiritual Domain to create Sword Qi.

 

He just needed to create the form here and manifest it in reality.

 

The only difference was whether the material was spiritual energy or blood.

 

‘First, let me create the form within the Spiritual Domain.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin initially tried to create a human shape.

 

But it didn’t work well. No matter how many times he tried, he couldn’t create a proper form.

 

This wasn’t simply a matter of sculpting skill.

 

The very idea of creating a human shape from blood didn’t resonate well with Cheon Woo-jin.

 

‘I need to change my thinking.’

 

Anyway, to master a proper blood spirit, he would need to contact high-ranking members of the Blood Soul Hall and obtain the Blood Soul Curse Spirit Method.

 

Here, it would be faster to recall an image familiar to Cheon Woo-jin.

 

‘Blood Sword Qi… I’ll create a Blood Sword.’

 

The moment he conceived that idea.

 

A single sword appeared above the Spiritual Domain.

 

An old saying goes: “Blood serves as the companion of qi.”

 

This means blood becomes the partner of qi, indicating that the action of qi is essential for blood activity.

 

Blood is a tangible substance, but to operate it, intangible energy called qi is necessary.

 

So Cheon Woo-jin first created Sword Qi.

 

Then he envisioned that Sword Qi becoming one with blood.

 

Gradually, a clear shape began to take form.

 

Red liquid floated in the air, forming a single sword.

 

Cheon Woo-jin reached toward it.

 

And brought it out into the real world.

 

“…!”

 

Wooooong!

 

The entire hermitage shook from the tremendous force.

 

The blood-red sword in Cheon Woo-jin’s hand.

 

An overwhelming presence was bursting forth from its blade.

 

Perhaps because it was the nutritive blood of someone at the mid-stage of Won Yeong-gyeong, it was much more powerful than he had expected.

 

‘If I’m not careful, the entire cave dwelling might collapse.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin tried to stabilize the blood-red sword.

 

Making full use of his spiritual power that had grown another level from taking elixirs like the First-Grade Sacred Spirit Pill.

 

After struggling for quite a while, he finally managed to control it.

 

‘This is my Blood Sword.’

 

As he gazed at the blood-red sword, he felt a strange sensation.

 

As if he was feeling attracted to the blood itself…

 

‘This is dangerous.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin immediately closed his eyes and calmed his mind.

 

Perhaps because it reflected the principles of the Demonic Path, it seemed to be affecting his deep psychology.

 

‘I need to keep my wits about me. If I’m not careful, I might fall into heart demons and develop a craving for blood.’

 

Once he started being cautious, things seemed to be okay from then on.

 

He would need to be careful not to fall into heart demons in the future as well.

 

‘Even in the Core Formation Realm, many people fall into heart demons by cultivating power in the wrong way. I must always be careful.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin went outside the hermitage to test the Blood Sword.

 

He tried holding it and swinging it around, but having never learned swordsmanship, it felt very awkward.

 

So he eventually ended up practicing by launching it through the air like regular Sword Qi.

 

‘The operation method itself isn’t different from Sword Qi. Now all that’s left is to test it in actual combat…’

 

But where exactly should he test it?

 

In Ghost Head City, he could practice by hunting monsters without worrying about others’ eyes, but on Gongling Island, it was nearly impossible.

 

If he used such abilities where the Taeul Yeokri Sect people were present, he would immediately be considered a minion of the Blood World Demon Sect and be subdued.

 

‘It can’t be helped. Let me think about it slowly.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin decided to gradually exit the Great Void Cave Heaven Realm.

 

Quite some time had passed, so there must have been various incidents happening outside as well.

 

‘Even greater chaos must be unfolding. Or perhaps it has already happened.’

 

With that thought, Cheon Woo-jin exited the Great Void Cave Heaven Realm and returned to the cave.

 

But he immediately witnessed a scene that made him doubt his eyes.

 

Inside the cave stood a doll made of clumped red blood.

 

‘A Blood Spirit!’

 

Cheon Woo-jin wasn’t the only one caught off guard.

 

The Blood Spirit also showed a startled reaction.

 

The operator controlling it remotely was surprised, and that reaction was reflected in the Blood Spirit as well.

 

‘Did they infiltrate the Blood Spirit underground and send it into the cave!’

 

Who could it be?

 

He couldn’t check the status window here, but it was likely Ban Si-gyeong, the deputy master of the Blood Soul Hall.

 

The hall master Swaehon Blood Demon probably hadn’t arrived yet… and in the game, Ban Si-gyeong used Blood Spirits in exactly this way.

 

‘If that’s the case…!’

 

Cheon Woo-jin swiftly deployed his Blood Sword.

 

Seeing Cheon Woo-jin draw his blood-colored blade, the Blood Spirit flinched once more.

 

A state of complete vulnerability exposed due to consecutive unexpected situations.

 

This made it the perfect opponent for Cheon Woo-jin to test his Blood Sword in actual combat.

 

“…!”

 

Tremendous power surged from the Blood Sword made with the spiritual blood of mid-stage Nascent Soul.

 

Cheon Woo-jin thrust it forward with great force.

 

Then he felt a sensation different from when unleashing ordinary Sword Qi.

 

It was a heavy feeling, as if handling a massive steel sword.

 

Wooong!

 

The Blood Sword extended while vibrating through space.

 

The Blood Sword that charged forward with tremendous presence struck precisely at the blood clump humanoid’s chest area.

 

And with overwhelming power, it burst the body, covering the entire cave in blood as if a person had exploded.

 

‘Incredible power!’

 

The Blood Spirit’s spiritual structure was completely destroyed.

 

Even the spiritual energy contained in the blood had been completely blown away.

 

That blood could never be used to create another Blood Spirit again.

 

However, Cheon Woo-jin didn’t feel relieved.

 

The person who remotely controlled this Blood Spirit… Ban Si-gyeong of the Blood Soul Hall would be outside.

 

‘I must catch him.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin rushed out of the cave.

 

But the moment he came outside.

 

He felt an ominous premonition from below.

 

He could sense several Blood Spirits approaching from underground.

 

Though not at the level of the Swaehon Blood Demon, Ban Si-gyeong could also operate multiple Blood Spirits simultaneously.

 

His specialty was the Blood Spirit Burrowing Technique, where he infiltrated multiple Blood Spirits underground and then attacked from beneath one’s feet.

 

‘This was quite troublesome in the game.’

 

Regular Blood Spirits could be defeated by attacking them like before.

 

But Blood Spirits that had burrowed underground were difficult to deal with that way.

 

The best method was to counter with Earth Element magic arts… but that was a field Cheon Woo-jin had barely cultivated.

 

Until now, Cheon Woo-jin had enjoyed considerable success targeting enemies’ feet with techniques like the Black Shadow Technique.

 

This time, Cheon Woo-jin was on the receiving end of such techniques.

 

‘However.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin didn’t feel a sense of crisis.

 

From the moment he realized that Ban Si-gyeong of the Blood Soul Hall had attacked, he had expected this kind of assault.

 

If you know what methods your opponent will use, it’s possible to prepare countermeasures in advance.

 

The reason Cheon Woo-jin always tried to learn various techniques was because he understood this well.

 

The opponent tries to induce Cheon Woo-jin to respond incorrectly.

 

And Cheon Woo-jin responds in a way that can neutralize the opponent’s methods.

 

By maintaining such an attitude continuously, Cheon Woo-jin had been able to survive until now.

 

‘This is my countermeasure, Ban Si-gyeong.’

 

The Golden Core that had been busy creating pure yang True Fire recently.

 

From there, pure yin energy burst forth for the first time in a while.

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