Chapter 44: Uses of Immortal Blood
"Senior brother, how do you feel?"
Wanxiang Sect, Chunyang Palace.
All the Void Refining cultivators within the Taoist Field gathered together, along with some Divinity Transformation cultivators with special statuses. Aside from these people, there were also a few low-tier cultivators standing nervously at the back of the crowd.
Zhao Feng sat next to Wang Ba and other top cultivators within Little Cang World. Upon hearing Wang Ba's inquiry, a faint flicker of something strange passed through the dual pupils in his eyes, and he pondered:
"The feeling is... extraordinarily wonderful."
He swept his gaze over the crowd below and noticed more than ten others possessing dual pupils like his. These individuals had various cultivation realms and mostly unfamiliar faces.
Aside from Qian Baimao and the reincarnation of An Changshou, he didn't recognize anyone.
After a moment of thought, he described:
"When the immortal blood entered my body, my consciousness suddenly became dazed and confused. However, although my awareness was in an oblivious state, my perceptions of the surroundings became incredibly clear. It felt like my skin had been replaced with a new layer, and even the wind brushing against me felt entirely different... past obstacles in cultivation seemed to dissolve on their own. I vaguely felt it was an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; in my dazed state, I couldn't focus on anything else and seized this moment to cultivate, achieving unexpectedly good results, but..."
He subconsciously touched his eyes, frowning slightly:
"Even though the dual pupils remain, I don't feel anything unusual."
Wang Ba, hearing this, was thoughtful yet puzzled.
Improvement in cultivation understanding should be the effect of the immortal blood.
But the state described by the senior brother seemed somewhat different from that of Yu Wuheng and Wu Monkey King at the time.
Yu Wuheng and Wu Monkey King lost emotional fluctuations, becoming like living dead, but their consciousness was sharply clear. For example, Wu Monkey King, under his arrangement, adeptly resisted the Double-Pupil People and propelled the Bone Seeds.
None encountered a situation similar to the senior brother's, where they didn't know what they were doing in their dazed state.
"Could it be the influence of those chaotic wills mentioned by the Double-Pupil Taoist?"
Wang Ba pondered over it for a while, feeling this guess to be the most likely.
He slightly diverted his gaze towards Ji Ying, Liang Wuji, and others:
"Everyone, do you have similar feelings?"
Several nodded.
"It's quite similar to the Sect Master," Ji Ying responded after some contemplation:
"Additionally, I feel that this immortal blood seems to have a time limit. Initially, the effect was most apparent, making my spirit extremely agile and my wisdom exceptionally keen. It seemingly enhanced my understanding by multiple folds, dissolving many doubts I had while comprehending the Map of Celestial Bodies. However, later it deteriorated, and I felt myself becoming dull in a very short time. When startled awake, while slightly better compared to usual, it was still quite limited."
"A time limit?"
Wang Ba silently noted this characteristic.
But Ji Ying's words made Zhao Feng, who had spoken earlier, slightly frown:
"There is a time limit, but not as exaggerated as Elder Ji Ying suggests. For instance, in terms of understanding Dao Intention, I feel my current peak is only a small portion below what it once was."
He gave an example:
"If ordinarily it was one, and at the peak it was ten, then now it still looks like around seven."
Upon hearing this, Ji Ying recalled his own feelings and shook his head:
"At most three, not even reaching three."
"No, I think it's just about four," Sect Master Liang Wuji from the Longevity Sect unexpectedly spoke up.
Xiong Zhaojing from Youxian Temple immediately refuted:
"It's no four, Elder Ji Ying said it right. I also feel at most three would be something to boast about."
"Seven is too much, three is too little; I say it should be about four," Jiang Yi joined the discussion.
Not only were those above debating, but other Void Refining cultivators, Divinity Transformation cultivators, and low-tier cultivators below also began discussing fervently.
Wang Ba didn't speak, just listened patiently.
Soon, he discerned a pattern.
Those claiming seven were a minority and coincidentally were the first to stop leaking the immortal blood, including Zhao Feng among the dozen or so individuals.
Those claiming five belonged to the second batch, numbering over three hundred.
The ones claiming four, three, or even lower levels generally matched the order they had stopped the leakage of immortal blood previously.
"Is the retention degree of the state of enlightenment related to the time when the immortal blood stopped leaking?"
Almost without needing deduction, this conclusion naturally emerged in Wang Ba's mind.
"So, the immortal blood can enhance a cultivator's practice and comprehension ability?"
"The more retained in the body, the better the effect."
"Doesn't this make it the ultimate cultivation treasure?"
His heart instantly surged with excitement!
The Map of Celestial Bodies encompasses everything, with Dao Intentions nurturing, almost feeding the cultivators directly.
But the cultivator's appetite and digestion ability are ultimately limited; even if the Map of Celestial Bodies is spoon-feeding, they're still confined by their comprehension ability.
Adding the immortal blood essentially increases a cultivator's appetite and digestion ability, potentially significantly accelerating their cultivation.
Despite a time limit, according to Zhao Feng, even now, he maintains a comprehension state seven times above the ordinary.
Although it's unknown if such effects will persist, even a mere doubling would be a tremendous achievement.