Translator: CinderTL
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"If you insist, I will grant your wish."
Li Chunjun said.
The man looked at Li Chunjun.
After a moment, he asked, "You don't know about Flaming Phoenix Blood?"
"No."
Li Chunjun shook his head.
"Flaming Phoenix, also known as the Undying Flaming Phoenix. Flaming Phoenix Blood is called the Undying Blood. Depending on how it is extracted and utilized, it can allow a severely injured cultivator to undergo up to nine rebirths. Each rebirth is akin to a complete reconstruction, enhancing one's talent and aptitude!"
The man's gaze shifted to a tube of blood. "Using the essence of Flaming Phoenix blood during the rebirth process to refine a sword is equivalent to sacrificing oneself to the sword. It can drastically increase the power of a life-bound flying sword! Additionally, after rebirth, all injuries are healed, eliminating any hidden damage a sword cultivator might have. That's why... Flaming Phoenix Blood is also known as the innate sword cultivator's bloodline!"
Healing all injuries?
It sounded similar to his "leveling up."
But...
"Can't your injuries be healed through rebirth?"
"My bloodline purity isn't high enough. I only have one chance at rebirth. Moreover, there's a period of weakness after rebirth! It was during this time that Zhang Qing, that beast, captured me and reduced me to this state!"
As the man spoke, deep hatred filled his voice. "He stole my life-bound flying sword, extracted the Flaming Phoenix blood from my body, and tried to refine it. He even planned to use the physical transformation during the 'energy infusion' process to merge his own bloodline with the Flaming Phoenix blood. But... it's not that easy..."
Hearing this, some of Li Chunjun's questions were suddenly answered.
Why had Zhang Qing failed three times in a row with energy infusion?
As a Dao Foundation cultivator, he had already experienced drawing energy into his body. There was no way he should have been stuck at this stage.
Why had Zhang Qing abandoned his Dao Foundation to become a sword cultivator, using his Dao Foundation to nurture a flying sword?
According to the man, Flaming Phoenix Blood was a perfect match for sword cultivators.
Zhang Qing, who had only reached the Dao Foundation realm in his sixties, clearly had mediocre spiritual roots and talent.
If he could truly obtain Flaming Phoenix Blood and walk the path of a sword cultivator...
It would be nothing short of defying fate.
With such potential rewards, even knowing the immense risks, Zhang Qing had chosen to gamble everything.
Success would mean soaring to new heights.
Failure...
Wouldn't cost him much.
However, after failing to refine the Flaming Phoenix blood for so long, Zhang Qing had turned his attention to Li Chunjun, planning to refine him into a human elixir to aid his cultivation.
But in the end...
Zhang Qing overestimated himself and underestimated Li Chunjun, leading to his demise.
"The future of Flaming Phoenix sword cultivators lies in the Taixu Sword Sect! The Taixu Sword Scripture is a perfect match for Flaming Phoenix Blood. Every generation of Flaming Phoenix sword prodigies has become legends of Taixu! With the undying blood, they forge peerless flying swords, dominating their era and roaming the heavens and earth! Wherever their swords point, even the prodigies of immortal sects and the holy sons of great religions flee in terror..."
The man's gaze turned toward Zhang Qing's corpse. "I converted to a sword cultivator, full of ambition, waiting to go to the Taixu Sword Sect and inherit the Taixu Sword Scripture. I was going to revive the name of the Taixu Flaming Phoenix sword cultivators and make a name for myself. But because I was too high-profile, Zhang Qing, that beast, targeted me. He extracted the Flaming Phoenix blood from my body... My dream of immortality and eternal life turned to dust..."
After listening, Li Chunjun remained silent.
"The Undying Flaming Phoenix, an innate divine being. Such an existence, even if not an immortal, is likely not far from true immortality. They have long since imprinted their bloodline and true spirit into the fabric of space and time."
The man's expression returned to its numb state. "To truly activate the Undying Flaming Phoenix bloodline, Flaming Phoenix Blood is just a catalyst. The key is to use this catalyst, along with an undying, unyielding heart that embraces death and rebirth, to resonate with the true spirit imprint left by the Undying Flaming Phoenix in space and time. Only then can one inherit the legacy of the Undying Flaming Phoenix! Zhang Qing was so afraid of death. How could he possibly resonate with the true spirit of Flaming Phoenix?"
He glanced at Li Chunjun. "True immortality and indestructibility never come from external assistance. They come from within!"
"Thank you."
Li Chunjun said.
Flaming Phoenix Blood!
It could allow a person to be reborn nine times!
That meant dying and coming back to life nine times!
It didn't take much imagination to understand how powerful and extraordinary such an ability was.
Moreover, each rebirth could enhance a person's talent and aptitude.
This bloodline was countless times more valuable than any rare treasure or immortal artifact.
"If you want to thank me... then kill me."
The man was now solely focused on seeking death.
With his current state of mind, it was impossible for him to reactivate the rebirth power of the Flaming Phoenix bloodline.
"Tell me your name."
"Jiang Linxian."
"Do you have any last wishes?"
Li Chunjun asked.
Jiang Linxian's mind flashed through the twenty-four years of his life.
From the moment he could remember, his mother had already passed away.
It was said that she had been injured by his father's out-of-control sword qi.
For the first twenty-two years, under his father's harsh demands, he trained relentlessly.
He was determined to achieve something in his cultivation path, to prove something.
His father never cared whether he could actually do it.
Finally, at twenty-two, his father's unstable sword qi once again left him severely injured and dead.
Jiang Linxian thought he had finally escaped his cage, that he could soar to new heights, free as a fish in the vast ocean or a bird in the open sky.
But then...
He was deceived by a villain, ensnared by Zhang Qing, and captured.
What followed were the most miserable years of his life.
Until now!
His greatest wish...
"Live a splendid life. Go out and see the wonders of the world. If possible, as a peerless sword cultivator, let the name of the Flaming Phoenix Sword Prodigy resound throughout the cultivation world."
"I will."
Li Chunjun nodded.
"That... would be enough."
A faint smile appeared in Jiang Linxian's eyes.
"Whoosh!"
A sword pierced through his skull, and his nervous system ceased to transmit any pain.
The frozen smile seemed to turn into one of relief.
Rest in peace.
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"Killed a level 12 creature, experience +531!"
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[Life Level: 13 (2992/3000)]
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Li Chunjun stood quietly in place.
As if seeing him off.
After a moment, he walked over and picked up the tube of Flaming Phoenix blood.
He didn't inject it immediately, nor did he lie down in the medical pod. Instead, he went outside.
The alchemy furnace outside was still operating.
Even though it lacked him as the main ingredient, the vast amount of rare treasures thrown into it had filled the furnace with a medicinal aroma.
Just a single whiff was enough to invigorate the spirit.
Li Chunjun searched for a while and soon found what he was looking for.
"Myriad Spirit Pill."
It was the pill being refined in the furnace.
The "Myriad Spirit" here didn't refer to ten thousand types of spiritual herbs.
Rather, it referred to humans as the pinnacle of all living beings.
Li Chunjun didn't understand alchemy.
But with his near-instinctive perception, he felt that if the furnace continued refining without the main ingredient, the pill would be ruined.
It was better to make use of the remaining medicinal properties before they were completely mixed and wasted.
So, he stopped the alchemy furnace and poured out its contents.
After letting it cool slightly...
He consumed it.
As soon as he took it, he felt a surge of heat throughout his body.
Additionally, he focused for a moment on the data displayed by the "Human Emperor" banner to assess the situation.
In more concrete terms, it was something like "experience +1, experience +1, experience -1, experience +1," and so on.
Overall, the increases outweighed the decreases.
Cultivation could also lead to an increase in "experience," though the efficiency was extremely slow. Li Chunjun had already verified this.
Now, he was close to leveling up, and after consuming so many medicinal ingredients...
He picked up the syringe and resolutely injected the Flaming Phoenix blood.
Instantly, a searing pain spread throughout his body.
It felt as though he hadn't injected blood, but fire, magma, as if his entire body was about to burn.
Li Chunjun endured the pain and began using the medicinal power of the alchemy furnace's rare treasures to break through his physical limits from the inside out, undergoing a physical transformation.
In other words...
The transformation from a martial artist to a cultivator.
(End of the Chapter)
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