Zhao Changhe wasn't just testing the waters; he had thrown a straight pitch.

Blind man must have had a reason, their request to abruptly drag oneself over may be inappropriate, but certainly not intended solely to harm himself. Rather, they simply considered him a pawn to be used.

In other words, her request and his desire to "return home" shouldn't conflict, at worst there might be a clash in timing. In theory, they could genuinely cooperate openly without the need for such enigmatic behaviors, which only served to unnecessarily cause resentment and reluctance in oneself or Elder Xia, preventing anything from being accomplished.

But for some reason, she refused to be forthright, and even such direct talk proved futile.

Zhao Changhe was so frustrated he almost wanted to wipe his face with the Heavenly Book again.

Forget it. Zhao Changhe held back and opened the Spirit Clan's Basic Skills manual that the young Spirit Clan girl had brought. With a great battle looming, his goal for these days was to practice various Cultivation Techniques.

After the resurrection of the Corpse Puppet, its body's transformation into steel and the immense strength it received left a profound impression on both Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling. If that was the result of the deep earth's Golden Energy and Earth Energy accumulating over time, it suggested that absorbing such elements into the body could strengthen it. Theoretically, this could be used as a deliberate Cultivation Technique, absorbing the Five Elements into the body to transform it.

This could well be the origin of many Body Refining Secret Methods.

Others might absorb gold and earth elements, but as a Blood Asura Body, one might not choose these.

The Spirit Clan's Technique divided into two directions. One was similar to Lie, forging one's Blood and Flesh as the basis. The Ancient Great Witches were no exception, and the biggest difference from Lie was that normal magic did not involve Evil Qi. That is to say, Blood Qi and Evil Qi were actually separate; many practiced with Blood, but Evil Qi was Lie's specialty. He should not be called Blood Demon or Blood God, but rather, Evil Demon would be more appropriate.

Zhao Changhe looked at his arm, then circulated his magic, and Evil Qi overflowed. Considering this, what should this arm be called?

The other direction was that of the Spirit Tamer, where 'spirit' referred to beast spirits, essentially viewing Gu as a type of beast. It made sense for later generations to distinguish between Beast Tamers and Gu Masters, but in ancient times, perhaps beast manipulation was stronger than Gu manipulation, given the extraordinary nature of the ancient exotic beasts, which had become extinct... Gu, however, had survived the collapse of epochs and evolved into Gu Masters.

The Spirit Clan people had always been able to manipulate various Exotic Beasts and establish contracts and such. Sisi now controlled the Blood Turtle, the azure hawk, and leopards and tigers, which showed her strength during the Holy Mountain rebellion.

What they once lacked was not the method of beast control, but the Secret Technique to draw the beasts' power into their bodies. After all, if one was not strong enough and depended solely on controlling beasts, one could easily be ambushed and captured, rendering even the most ferocious beasts useless. To avoid this, one must attract the Beast Power into oneself, becoming as powerful as the Exotic Beasts.

Of course, the prerequisite was that one's body could withstand it; the foundation of Blood and Flesh had to be well established, otherwise, it would explode.

Lie, as a slave, clearly could not have inherited such a beast manipulation Secret Technique, but with his absolute understanding and control over Blood Qi, he forcibly extracted the power of exotic beasts into his body, creating his own Blood Demon Body. This was the final step in Lie's Body Refining.

In fact, Zhao Changhe's previous step of combining the Blood Turtle's Power of Restoration to form the Undying Blood Demon Body was already along these lines. At the time, he knew the effects but not the rationale, simply feeling that the Blood Turtle's regenerative trait was useful. It was treated as one of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures rather than as part of a System Method, and he didn't grasp the essence of controlling all spirits' Qi and Blood, so he only gained Recovery Power and couldn't use the Blood Turtle's other abilities.

But now, he had both the Spirit Clan's orthodox techniques and Lie's Qi Blood Control Technique, allowing him to merge the two. There was no need to rear a host of Exotic Beasts like the Spirit Clan, absorbing their power only when a battle was imminent, nor to forcibly strip and transfer power like Lie. He should be able to mimic absorption and permanently incorporate it into himself.

Crossing this step, one would walk towards Great Success in the path of controlling the Qi and Blood of the world, utilizing the traits of all spirits—this was one of the fundamental meanings behind the third page of the Life Path he obtained.

Zhao Changhe pondered over the Spirit Clan's Technique for half a day then suddenly stood up and went to the Blood Turtle pond.

To call it a Blood Turtle pond was a misnomer; the Blood Turtle was bred here, but in fact, it was a mountain surrounded by various Exotic Beasts and was a sacred place of the Spirit Clan.

Upon Zhao Changhe's arrival, the pond guards saluted in unison: "Saint Envoy."

Zhao Changhe waved his hand: "Show me the Blood Turtle."

Now in the Spirit Clan, Zhao Changhe was a god, and even the Queen was like a maid to him; he could take the Blood Turtle away, and no guard would dare to make a peep.

Hearing his request, the guard quickly led Zhao Changhe to the Blood Turtle pond: "Right now, we have two Blood Turtles, one guards the Holy Mountain, and the other guards the ancestral tombs. Both are just two or three month-old infants and aren't very strong yet."

So-called two or three month-old infants were already the size of a large house...

Zhao Changhe activated the Spirit Manipulation Technique and soon felt that both Blood Turtles bore Sisi's brand, which left him amazed. According to the Spirit Clan's Technique, there was a limit to the number of beasts one could control; the stronger the beast, the fewer one could manage. Xue Wu, at his level, could only control one Blood Turtle, yet Sisi managed to control two at the same time, and could still manipulate others. Her talent was astounding.

You are a natural-born Holy Daughter of the Spirit Clan, why bother sneaking around in the Central Plains stealing Swordsmanship? Look, after all the hardships to exchange for the Sword Emperor Sword Skill, few in your clan have learned it, even you have set it aside, not using it as much as I do. After all the effort, those sword techniques, aside from being the connection between you and me, had almost no relation to the rise of the Spirit Clan. You're still risen through Ancestor Skill...

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