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Above the Blood Sea, a Yin Wind howled, kicking up a sweet, acrid mist of blood.

At the center of the Blood Sea, a massive, Twelfth-Grade blood-red lotus platform slowly revolved.

Atop the lotus platform, Qi Yun’s figure finally became clear.

He was still seated cross-legged, but his skin had taken on the translucent color of Blood Jade, and within it, the phantom of a vast Blood Sea could be seen flowing.

His three thousand blood-red strands of hair moved without any wind, each tip connected to a tributary of the Blood Sea.

Between his brows, a vertical, blood-colored mark resembled a third eye. As it opened and closed, a blood-red light capable of devouring heaven and earth flickered in and out of existence.

Thirty years of arduous cultivation. The Foundation Establishment Chapter of the Blood Spirit Scripture had reached Great Perfection.

At this moment, in terms of the Blood Sea Dao alone, Qi Yun was no less skilled than any old Demon who had specialized in this path for years.

With a mere thought, he could make the Blood Sea roil and overturn the earth. Wherever his will was directed, blood-qi could corrode the void.

However, what Qi Yun sought was far more than this.

On this day, as the Blood Sea roiled to its peak, the figure upon the lotus platform slowly opened his eyes.

He spoke. His voice wasn’t loud, yet it caused the entire Blood Sea to resonate in sympathy:

"To command the Ten Thousand Laws, to evolve all forms."

As these eight True Words fell, the point of chaotic immortal light that had long been dormant on Qi Yun’s forehead—the origin mark of the Primordial True Body—suddenly bloomed with infinite brilliance!

The immortal light was pure and cold, a stark contrast to the surrounding filth of the Blood Sea. Yet, there was no conflict. Instead, like a Stabilizing Needle, it instantly suppressed and organized the churning, agitated Blood Sea.

"Primordial intent, divide Yin and Yang."

Qi Yun formed an ancient and profound Seal Technique with his hands in front of his chest.

As the Seal Technique took shape, the aura around him began to undergo a world-shaking transformation.

The vast and majestic Blood Sea Dao Intent—powerful enough to submerge a corner of Heaven and Earth—began to be forcibly stripped away, purified, and reshaped under the supreme commanding power of the Primordial True Body!

CHHSSSSS—

The roiling of the Blood Sea intensified. Countless streams of blood-qi rose from it, converging in front of Qi Yun.

This blood-qi was no longer chaotic and disordered. Under the illumination of the Primordial Immortal Light, it began to rearrange and recombine.

Gradually, the blurry silhouette of a figure appeared amidst the converging blood-qi.

The figure bore a strong resemblance to Qi Yun’s true self, but its temperament was completely different.

The texture of its skin was like carved Blood Jade, and its long hair cascaded down like a Blood River.

A tangible Blood Evil Dao Rhyme coiled around its body. Behind it, a boundless Blood Sea seemed to ebb and flow, within which Karma Fire Red Lotuses could be seen blooming and phantoms of Blood God Children kowtowing.

Its eyes were tightly shut, yet a majesty that transcended malice and cruelty already permeated the air.

Qi Yun gazed at the forming Dharma Body, his eyes bright, and slowly uttered the words that would give it its name:

"Taiyou Nether Spring Dharma Body."

Once these four words were spoken, it was like a Decree from the Great Dao.

BOOM—!!!

The blood-colored figure abruptly opened its eyes. Within them was a deep and endless ocean of a Blood Sea, and at its center, a point of Primordial Immortal Light shone unquenchably like a lighthouse.

The entire Blood Sea in the quiet chamber began to boil. Endless blood-qi surged madly into this newborn Dharma Body, forging for it the most perfect blood-dao foundation.

Thirty years of arduous cultivation in the Blood Sea had finally, at this moment, culminated in the creation of a Daoist Inheritance Dharma Body, separated out through the supreme mystery of the Primordial True Body.

The aura of Qi Yun’s true self receded slightly, but his eyes grew even brighter.

The Taiyou Nether Spring Dharma Body stood silently on the blood-red lotus platform in the center of the quiet chamber. Behind it, the phantom of a boundless Blood Sea ebbed and flowed, emanating a vast majesty that commanded all blood and controlled life and death.

Qi Yun’s true self, whose Heart and Spirit was connected to the Dharma Body, had a chaotic and bright yellow light flashing alternately in his eyes, which finally settled into a crystal-clear understanding.

’So that’s how it is...’ he muttered to himself, his fingertips gently brushing across the Jade Scroll containing the general principles of the Blood Spirit Scripture, which now floated before him, dim and lackluster.

’The hidden trap in this Blood Spirit Scripture... so this is what it was.’

Thirty years of immersive cultivation in the Blood Sea had not only allowed him to push this Demon Technique to its current stage but, from the perspective of the Primordial True Body’s ability of Commanding All Skills, had also allowed him to completely see through its true nature.

The Blood Spirit Scripture was indeed one of the most supreme Demon Dao inheritances in the Profound Yellow Origin Realm.

It pointed directly to the Blood Sea Dao, using the body as a furnace to transform blood and qi into an ocean, granting mastery over all the Supreme Yin, supreme evil, supreme filth, and supreme defilement forces in Heaven and Earth.

Cultivators who practiced this skill were almost without rival among their peers. The only exception were those heaven-defying individuals who possessed something like a Venerable Dao Foundation.

Whether in the strangeness and power of their offensive techniques, the depth and longevity of their potential for cultivation, or the resilience of their body and Divine Soul after being tempered a thousand times by the Blood Sea, they were considered top-tier and rarely met their match.

The roiling Blood Sea could defile Magical Treasures, corrode Dao Foundations, devour Divine Souls, and convert the essence and blood of all things for its own use.

At the highest levels of cultivation, a single drop of blood could birth a Blood God Child, and it would be impossible to distinguish the true body from its thousands of incarnations.

A single thought could cause an enemy’s blood and qi to surge in reverse, causing them to explode and die.

It could even use the residual blood-qi in Heaven and Earth to trace causality and hunt down enemies.

Its power was so immense and its nature so bizarre that any Cultivator would be tempted by it.

However, the Celestial Dao is perfectly just. For every great power it bestows, it conceals an equally great danger.

Although the Blood Sea Dao was powerful, it was a supreme blade, and even more so, a mouthful of honey laced with deadly poison.

Without a matching level of absolute control that surpassed the Blood Sea itself, a Cultivator was like a child wielding a giant axe—liable to harm themselves before hurting the enemy.

The Blood Spirit Scripture gave a Cultivator the ability to absorb all the filth and Blood Essence from Heaven and Earth to strengthen themselves.

But at the same time, the Cultivator’s own Divine Soul, Dao Foundation, and even their True Spirit would suffer from the pervasive erosion and assimilation of the Blood Sea’s Origin.

’The higher one’s cultivation, the more severe the erosion.’ Qi Yun tapped his finger on the Jade Scroll, producing a crisp sound.

’This erosion isn’t a simple cultivation deviation, but a "pollution" on the level of the Great Dao.

’The Blood Sea Dao is, by its very nature, the collection and manifestation of all the negative forces of Heaven and Earth: bloodlust, resentment, and filth.

’By immersing oneself in it for a long time, a Cultivator’s disposition will gradually become sinister, bloodthirsty, and paranoid. They’ll grow indifferent to life, and eventually... they might slowly lose their "self" and become a Blood Demon that only knows how to devour and expand.’

This was why the Elder Master had previously said that the path he had walked was the wrong one.

Every generation of Cultivators who practiced the Blood Spirit Scripture had to struggle against this ever-worsening erosion from the Blood Sea.

The method the Elder Master used was clearly ineffective. He couldn’t avoid the Blood Sea Backlash, and to prevent himself from degenerating into a Blood Demon, his only choice was Reincarnation Cultivation.

’But no matter what method is used to avoid, resist, or divert it, they are all just stopgap measures. They treat the symptoms, not the root cause.’

Qi Yun’s gaze pierced through the quiet chamber, as if he could see the senior Cultivators of the past struggling to survive within the Blood Sea.

’The Blood Sea’s erosion stems from the Great Dao itself. As long as one continues to practice this skill and draw upon the Power of the Blood Sea, the erosion is like a maggot gnawing at the bone—impossible to eradicate.

’Unless...’

He paused, a flash of complete understanding appearing in his eyes.

’Unless a higher-level power intervenes... and directly redefines the relationship between the Cultivator and the Blood Sea Dao.’

And in the Profound Yellow Origin Realm, there was only one source for such a higher-level power—

A True Monarch.

’What a brilliant, open conspiracy.’

A cold smile touched the corners of Qi Yun’s lips.

’No need for threats, no need for bribes.

’One only needs to deliver this supreme Cultivation Skill that points to the Great Dao to the right person, then wait for them to cultivate, grow, become addicted to its power, and finally be driven to a dead end by the backlash...

’At that point, in order to survive, to avoid being completely devoured by the Blood Sea, the Cultivator will naturally do everything in their power to seek the True Monarch’s protection.’

This was a precise manipulation of human nature, of a Dao seeker’s thirst for power.

The scheme was far-reaching and left no trace, yet it sent a chill down one’s spine.

However, the smile on Qi Yun’s face gradually widened, finally turning into an inscrutable scoff.

’The schemer calculated for human nature and the backlash of the Great Dao, but I’m afraid they never calculated for...’

With a flicker of thought, the ancient and mysterious Magic Technique Panel silently materialized deep within his Purple Mansion.

On the panel, light flowed as the information in the column for the Taiyou Nether Spring Dharma Body became clearly visible:

[Taiyou Nether Spring Dharma Body 1.0: Blood Sea Backlash mechanism removed]

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