Chapter 2: The Blood of the Four Spirits
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The village chief smiled and said, "I mentioned that his constitution is good; he is a promising candidate."
Pharmacist was taken aback: "Is every body a dominant body?"
The mute blacksmith shook his head
Qin Mu immediately saw a green aura emerging from behind Master Ma, extending from the tailbone to the back of the head. The green aura gradually transformed into a green dragon, with its scales and whiskers clearly visible. One of the dragon's claws extended to Master Ma's single arm, while two other dragon claws coiled around Master Ma's legs.
He picked up a white porcelain cup, filled with scorching spirit blood, a cup of Vermilion Bird spirit blood. Qin Mu drank it all in one go, only to feel a line of fire entering his throat, reaching his limbs and bones, making him feel as if a raging fire had ignited within him, causing his blood to seem as if it were about to boil.
Grandma Si smiled and said: "We, the old and the disabled, have nothing to offer you. These four cups of four spirit blood are materials to stimulate the spiritual body. If you are of the White Tiger spiritual body, drinking the White Tiger spirit blood will activate the White Tiger energy within your spiritual fetus. If you are of the Vermilion Bird spiritual body, the Vermilion Bird spirit blood will invigorate the Vermilion Bird energy within your spiritual fetus. The same applies to the Black Tortoise spiritual body."
Good person? Hehe ... ...
The four-cylinder tank was placed in front of the green snake, the tiger, the thunderbird, and the golden turtle. The butcher bled each beast with a single stroke of his knife, and before long, the four prey had bled out completely
Only the golden turtle was caught by the blind man with a fishhook through its nostrils, unable to escape
The pharmacist was taken aback for a moment, carefully examining his face. Under the dim light of the oil lamp, the village chief's face appeared particularly charming as he smiled and said: "I want to see if an ordinary person, under unparalleled belief, can transcend the ordinary and accomplish things that even we spirits cannot achieve! Perhaps in the future, he might truly carve out a path where the mortal body becomes the dominant body!"
After a moment, this burning sensation dissipated
The butcher coldly stated: "Send him out, we will be discovered by our enemies, and we will all die. He will also be implicated by us and will die as well"
The mute blacksmith brought in a large bird, which was even taller than the mute himself, but its wings and feet were bound. As the large bird struggled, sparks flew from its feathers, crackling and popping, which was quite frightening
The village chief nodded: "It is something I said offhand. If I do not say this, the people in the village will find it very difficult to survive"
The one-armed Master Ma untied his clothing, stood bare-chested before Qin Mu, turned around to face away from him, and let out a low shout
"Pharmacist," said the village chief
The village chief said solemnly: "Let him believe that he is the one and only tyrannical body!"
Qin Mu drank the last cup of Xuanwu spirit blood, which made his body feel light, as if he were immersed in the river water; however, this sensation quickly faded away
The pharmacist sprinkled a handful of white crystalline foam, resembling salt, into the vat. Qin Mu observed in astonishment as four plump and large worms rapidly shrank in size.
Qin Mu drank the third cup of the Azure Dragon spiritual blood extracted from the Great Azure Serpent. This cup of spiritual blood made him feel his muscles swell and bulge, his blood felt swollen, and his internal organs were squeezed uncomfortably, but the feeling of swelling quickly dissipated
Grandma Si pulled him along excitedly towards the village, laughing as she said: "Stop looking around, hurry over here, today is your big day! The village chief and Master Ma are all out!"
Old Lady Si shot him a glance and said: "I won't take off my clothes to make it easy for you old ghosts. I will manifest myself using my energy for Qin Mu to see."
So do not tell him that there has never been a dominant body, and never tell him that.
Grandma Si was puzzled: "What is good?"
Her body trembled slightly, and a faint sound of a tiger's roar came from behind her, as a twelve-foot-long white tiger with piercing eyes appeared, seemingly materializing behind her.
After a moment, the pharmacist picked up four worms, each only the size of a palm. He then took out four white porcelain cups, grasped one of the worms, and squeezed it forcefully. The worm squeaked, and a cup of amber-like, crystal-clear plasma flowed from its mouth.
All the people in the village are spirits. We once knew glory in the past, but now we are merely a group of old and useless men and women.
The pharmacist skillfully prepared the concoction, extracting the blood from the bellies of the other three insects, and placed four cups in front of Qin Mu, shaking his head and saying, "After all, they are not true spirit beasts; the amount of spirit blood that can be refined is only this little."
As the crowd dispersed, the pharmacist and the mute blacksmith escorted the village chief back to his room. The mute left, but the pharmacist did not depart, quietly saying: "There has never been a tyrant body."
If the villagers were to know that Qin Mu was merely of the most ordinary constitution, unable to survive alone in the market, they would likely lose control and it is uncertain what actions they might take
He is not a Xuanwu spiritual body either" the pharmacist shook his head
The village of Canlao fell silent once more. Suddenly, the village chief said: "Alright"
A bonfire was lit in the village, and the village chief was carried out on a stretcher, speaking in a deep voice: "Have all four spirits been found?"
The village chief is very respected, and the elderly men and women in the village, who are missing arms and legs, are all very happy to hear this. Granny Si laughed and said, "Tomorrow I will also accompany the lame man to catch a tiger! Mu'er, you should go to bed early, as we will need to drink the spirit blood tomorrow!"
The village chief, Granny Si, and others all turned to Qin Mu in unison, revealing expressions of anticipation
Although the blood of the four spirits, Qinglong, Baihu, Zhuque, and Xuanwu, cannot be obtained, it is possible to substitute with Qingjiao snake, Tiegu tiger, Leiting bird, and Golden turtle to refine a small amount of spiritual blood, which will be sufficient
The villagers by the campfire fell silent, and the butcher said, "So, he is just an ordinary ordinary person"
Qin Mu held her hand and whispered, "Grandma, don't cry. Both you and Grandpa are good people, and neither of you will die..."
The one-armed Master Ma put on his clothes: "Old Lady Si is the spirit of the White Tiger"
The shepherd said, within the human body lie seven great treasures: the spiritual embryo, the five luminaries, the six harmonies, the seven stars, the celestial beings, life and death, and the divine bridge. These seven great treasures are inherently sealed, akin to treasures that are locked away, hence they are referred to as the seven divine repositories
The one-armed Master Ma gently stroked Qin Mu's head and said: "If the barrier cannot be broken, one cannot cultivate. Some people are favored by heaven; from the moment they are born, their spiritual womb barrier is already broken, and they naturally open their spiritual womb divine store. This kind of constitution is known as the spiritual body, blessed by heaven, and is a seed for cultivation. Those who possess a spiritual body have talents that far exceed those of ordinary people, making their cultivation efforts yield twice the result with half the effort. The spiritual womb has four attributes, and thus there are four types of spiritual bodies: the Azure Dragon spiritual body, the White Tiger spiritual body, the Vermilion Bird spiritual body, and the Black Tortoise spiritual body. To check if one is a spiritual body, one needs the blood of these four spirits."
These silkworms grow rapidly when exposed to the wind; the more blood they consume, the larger their bodies become. Soon, all the blood in the four jars is drained, leaving behind one fat and large worm in each jar
The village chief smiled and said: "It is difficult to awaken the Dominant Body with ordinary spirit blood; one must gather the true blood of the Four Great Spirit Beasts to manifest the Dominant Body. While the Four Great Spirit Beasts are not found in the Great Ruins, their descendants are not hard to come by. You should continue to capture ferocious tigers and giant snakes, refine their spirit blood, and with enough consumption, you will naturally be able to awaken his Dominant Body."
Qin Mu felt a sense of unease in his heart; although he had consumed countless strange substances while learning to gather herbs and refine medicine under the guidance of the pharmacist, none had been as peculiar as this time.
The village chief nodded to the butcher, who grinned and leaned forward with both hands on the ground. He was a man who had only his upper body left, his lower half severed by a blade, the wound cleanly cut.
It was the arrival of this healthy little child that dispelled the resentment in everyone's hearts. Everyone raised Qin Mu, treating this little boy as their closest kin. Qin Mu maintained the fragile spirits of the villagers in the aging village.
Master Ma displayed a look of disappointment and shook his head, saying: "It is not the Azure Dragon Spirit Body"
"It is not the spirit of the White Tiger." Granny Si shook her head, somewhat disappointed
The pharmacist was taken aback. The villagers of Canlao Village each have their own backgrounds, but they have all been forced to enter the market and come to Canlao Village, struggling to survive. They originally resented heaven, earth, and humanity, harboring deep grievances. The fact that they are still alive today cannot be said to be without the merit of Qin Mu.
The village chief nodded emphatically: "As long as there is belief, any body can become a dominant body"
The village chief's voice carried a certain authority, his face illuminated and shadowed by the flickering light of the bonfire, as he spoke in a deep tone: "The Seven Divine Hiding Places are in a closed state, requiring the martial artist to open them themselves. The obstacles that hinder the martial artist from unlocking the Divine Hiding Places are the Walls: the Spirit Embryo Wall, the Five Luminaries Wall, the Six Harmonies Wall, the Seven Stars Wall, the Celestial Human Wall, the Life and Death Wall, and the Divine Bridge Wall. The process of breaking through these seven walls is referred to as 'breaking the wall.'"
Qin Mu poured the second white porcelain cup, which contained the spiritual blood of the White Tiger. Drinking it felt as if he were consuming a mixture of iron slag and molten copper, bitter and stinging, and once it entered his body, a sensation of sharp pain coursed through him. Soon, however, the stinging sensation faded away
Yes, it is a dominant body
Master Ma chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "We useless people have been forced into the great market, struggling to survive until now. The great market is too dangerous; without us, it would indeed be very difficult for Mu'er to survive. We should send him out of the great market; it is much safer outside..."
Pharmacist Dao: "If you are the Azure Dragon Spirit Body, after drinking the Azure Dragon Spirit Blood, it will awaken the energy of the Azure Dragon. Master Ma is indeed the Azure Dragon Spirit Body."
The one-armed Master Ma dragged in a several-zhang long big snake, which was bluish-green in color and still alive, exuding a fishy smell, but was held firmly by Master Ma by its seven inches, unable to move.
The blind man brought over a giant tortoise that was larger than the surface of the table. This tortoise had no known age, its shell turned a golden yellow. Its four limbs were retracted into its shell, occasionally sneaking out a claw. When Qin Mu saw its claw emerging from the shell, vapor rose from beneath it, as if it could lift the golden tortoise and ride the vapor away.
"Then it must be the Xuanwu spiritual body." The Medicine Master rarely revealed a hint of a smile, making his face appear even more ferocious
"Mute, is he the Vermilion Bird spirit body?" the village chief asked
The pharmacist said expressionlessly: "But you cannot hide it for a lifetime, we will all eventually grow old and die, leaving only Qin Mu."
The pharmacist stepped forward and took out four peculiar red leaves, each with a snow-white egg on it. The pharmacist placed one leaf in each tank, and soon the eggs hatched, with the caterpillars crawling on the leaves to drink blood
The village chief said: "Qin Mu, continue."
Grandma Si suddenly burst into tears, choked with emotion as she said: "We are all old and useless. If we die, he won't be able to survive. It's so dangerous here; he won't last a single day..."
The term "霸体" left Granny Si and the others looking puzzled. They were all well-informed individuals, yet they had never heard of the name "霸体".
The village pharmacist stepped forward; he had no face, as if the skin on his face had been cut away, along with his nose and half of his upper and lower lips. He was the most hideous and terrifying person in the village, yet Qin Mu felt that the pharmacist grandfather was the kindest person towards him in the village
This is the Azure Dragon spirit body
"Qin Mu, the third cup." The village chief said in a deep voice
The butcher, the pharmacist, and others were all taken aback, not understanding the meaning. The village chief smiled and said, "I believe that Mu'er should possess a different constitution, one that combines the strengths of the four major constitutions into a dominant body"
All have been found