6: The method of lighting a lamp will lead to a short-lived ghost.
Li Yan gulped, looking at the eerie fourth-floor Scripture Pavilion before him.
Senior Brother Mingzhe clearly intended to trick him, but on second thought, although an ominous aura permeated the Scripture Pavilion, most of it seemed to emanate from the bookshelves.
Could it be…
Li Yan now had a bold idea. He stepped into the fourth-floor Scripture Pavilion, his gaze sweeping over the Cultivation Technique names on the shelves.
A quick glance revealed that most of the book titles on the shelves were filled with keywords like 'Blood,' 'Corrode,' 'Devour,' and 'Bone.'
For example, the Cultivation Techniques before Li Yan included “Bone Corroding Technique” and “Gu Devouring Heart Art.”
It was only then that Li Yan suddenly understood.
None of the Cultivation Techniques on display in this first-floor Scripture Pavilion were proper ones.
That hypocritical Senior Brother Mingzhe choosing to bring him to the fourth floor to select a book clearly intended to use him as a test subject.
“These books were probably all acquired by Immortal Master Old Daoist Xuanwang from various places, and some even have bloodstains.”
“Moreover, the books are covered in a thick layer of dust, indicating that no one usually comes to the fourth-floor Scripture Pavilion.”
Li Yan speculated, but secretly rejoiced.
Mingzhe wanted to harm him for no reason, but unexpectedly helped him greatly.
Immune to side effects. If these evil techniques and Demonic Techniques all had side effects, wouldn’t that be wonderful?
Excited heart, trembling hands.
Facing rows of bookshelves filled with Cultivation Techniques with extremely strong side effects, Li Yan was momentarily overwhelmed.
Suddenly, his gaze fell upon a blood-stained book.
Although many books had bloodstains, only that one was completely soaked in blood!
Li Yan was drawn to the crimson blood book. He stood on tiptoes and reached out to take down the Cultivation Technique.
“Bloodline Lighting Lamp Method”
Turning to the first page, a bloody palm print immediately met his eyes.
“Pinch the profound gate with fingers, sacrifice blood for the lantern; the soul ties the wick, the spirit becomes the oil!”
As he read, a wave of Evil Qi surged towards him.
From this single sentence on the first page, one could discern the evil nature of this Cultivation Technique.
Li Yan turned to the second page, which described in detail that the introductory chapter used blood as a guide and the Physical Body as a candlestick to illuminate and extinguish the evil in the world.
Further on, when this art was practiced to a high level, it could even use the soul as fuel to summon a Blood Demon corpse.
Absolutely an evil technique, a Demonic Technique! This thing is an absolute forbidden art!
Following the methods described, it was unlikely anyone could Cultivate this Cultivation Technique to Perfection.
“This thing is equivalent to setting oneself on fire as a sky lantern. Who in their right mind would Cultivate it? The person who wrote this Secret Manual is quite a talent.”
“However, what is poison to others is a secret medicine to me!”
Li Yan closed the book with satisfaction. This was the one!
This Cultivation Technique was extremely simple to get started with; one only needed to learn how to chant incantations and make a lantern-lighting gesture to activate the Blood Qi throughout their body.
Just then, Senior Brother Mingzhe, who dared not enter the fourth-floor Scripture Pavilion, urged from outside the door.
“Junior Brother, have you chosen yet? Morning practice is about to begin!”
Li Yan took the “Bloodline Lighting Lamp Method” and quickly walked out of the fourth-floor Scripture Pavilion.
As he left the room, a pale, ethereal figure emerged from a bookshelf in the corner, sitting on the shelf and dangling its feet, watching Li Yan depart.
Unaware of anything unusual behind him, Li Yan closed the door, and Senior Brother Mingzhe eagerly asked.
“What Cultivation Technique did you choose? Let me see!”
Li Yan calmly replied, “Senior Brother, I chose a relatively easy Cultivation Technique to Cultivate. Do you want to learn it?”
When he picked up the blood-stained Cultivation Technique and handed it over, Mingzhe didn’t even dare to look at it, waving his hands repeatedly, “No need! No need!”
“Junior Brother, you truly have good taste. Among so many Cultivation Techniques, you picked the best one.”
Saying that, Mingzhe gave Li Yan a thumbs-up.
This new Junior Brother is quite a character!
Among hundreds of Cultivation Techniques, he chose one stained with blood to Cultivate.
This Junior Brother truly doesn’t treat himself as a newcomer; he specifically picks the most challenging ones to Cultivate!
After saying these words, Mingzhe lowered his voice and asked, “When you just entered the fourth-floor Scripture Pavilion, did you see anything?”
“See what? No.”
Li Yan shook his head. He indeed hadn’t seen anything.
And after receiving the answer from him, Senior Brother Mingzhe seemed very disappointed.
“Alright, take this Cultivation Technique to the counter to register it, and then we’ll go to morning practice.”
As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the first-floor counter.
When Li Yan placed the blood-stained Cultivation Technique on it, the female Disciple in charge of supervision trembled and looked at Li Yan with an incredulous gaze.
However, the female Disciple didn’t say much, merely silently took up a brush to write down the borrowing record, then gestured for Li Yan to leave.
It was only then that Senior Brother Mingzhe grinned and placed his hand on Li Yan’s shoulder.
“Junior Brother, let’s go!”
Leading Li Yan out of the Scripture Pavilion, the two quickly arrived at the square where the Disciples of Jingxu Sect held their morning practice.
At this time, hundreds of Disciples within Jingxu Sect had already gathered in the square early.
Some were sitting cross-legged in meditation, some were stretching their muscles and bones, and some were practicing with their peach wood swords.
Seeing Li Yan approach, everyone’s gaze collectively turned to him, sizing up this new Disciple.
“I heard he replaced Ming Che and is in charge of the Stone Workshop.”
“He’s quite handsome, but I wonder how long he’ll live.”
“So fair and clean, he looks like a short-lived ghost at first glance.”
The Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters whispered, discussing in private.
Little did they know that Li Yan was already at Blood Coagulation Realm Layer 1, and with a slight movement of his ears, he could hear their discussions.
These Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters were full of malice towards him, this new Utility Disciple.
They were all betting on how long this new Junior Brother would live, and some more unrestrained Senior Sisters even bet their ‘spring night’ from their boudoir on how many days this Junior Brother would live.
Li Yan squinted, secretly chuckling.
These Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters probably hadn’t Broken Through to Blood Coagulation Realm Layer 1.
As long as he was careful and secretly stole their Blood Qi, he shouldn’t be discovered.
Unable to see his Master nearby, Li Yan mustered his courage, raised his hand, and began Blood Qi Theft.
As he absorbed, the Blood Qi of the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters within twenty steps silently flowed into Li Yan’s palm.
The Blood Qi of these Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters was completely incomparable to that of those diners.
A single move of Blood Qi Theft almost made Li Yan cry out in pleasure.
Blood threads surged into his palm, rushing directly into his Dantian Qi Sea.
Countless fine threads converged into a red river within his body, nourishing his Dantian Qi Sea.
As Li Yan stole, his Qi Sea began to expand, and the Blood Qi within his Dantian became denser.
Blood Condensation Realm Layer 2!
Blood Condensation Realm Layer 3!
Li Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, quietly stealing the Blood Qi of the surrounding Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.
Among these hundreds of Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, Li Yan understood a truth.
What is meant by ‘one who walks with wise men becomes wise, and one who walks with fools becomes foolish’—when with this group of people, the speed of Blood Qi Theft is fast, and the Blood Qi comes fiercely!
Just as he was engrossed, preparing to impact the Blood Condensation Realm Layer 3.
“Master arrives!”