Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 172: Chapter 125: Blood Transformation Realm

As a certain quality within his bone marrow activated, Su Mu felt his blood seep into the marrow itself. Then, new blood began to form within.

Each drop of this new blood was like an exquisite work of art—crystal clear and seemingly containing infinite power within its tiny form.

A single drop was a full nine times heavier than a normal drop of blood.

Just as the new blood was forming in his marrow, Su Mu’s Indestructible Golden Body suddenly activated on its own.

A mysterious and profound power permeated his marrow, causing the crystalline drops of blood to change once more.

Ten times the weight!

Su Mu’s entire body trembled violently.

He finally understood why Master Wan had said that a Physical Divine Technique could push one’s blood transformation into the Limit-Breaking Realm.

’It seems this Physical Divine Technique I gained from reaching the Body Tempering Limit is far stronger than I imagined.’

One drop, two drops, three drops...

The ”Profound Yellow Blood,” ten times heavier than normal, appeared in Su Mu’s body at a visible rate. At the same time, the mundane blood in his system rapidly vanished.

In an instant, 2,180 drops of ”Profound Yellow Blood” had formed inside him.

In that same instant, 21,800 drops of ”mundane blood” had disappeared from his body!

With one-fifth of his total blood volume gone in a flash, an overwhelming weakness from the sudden blood loss consumed Su Mu.

Other Martial Artists in the Blood Transformation Realm might convert a few, or at most a few dozen, drops of blood a day—a loss easily replenished with Spiritual Medicine or food.

Su Mu hadn’t expected the system panel’s method for advancing him to the Blood Transformation Realm to be so different from how it handled the Body Tempering Realm.

’It’s completely irresponsible! It only cares about the upgrade, not about replenishing the loss.’

Su Mu opened his eyes, but his vision immediately went black as waves of dizziness washed over him.

After a long moment, Su Mu forced himself to his feet. He hastily threw on some clothes and staggered next door, knocking on the courtyard gate.

A moment later, the courtyard gate creaked open. Luo Anning peered out and immediately saw Su Mu leaning against the doorway.

”What happened to you—”

Luo Anning was stunned. How could Su Mu be this weak?

’Did he run into a powerful enemy?’

’No, that’s not right. This is the Taiping Bureau. What powerful enemy could there be here?’

”Food... restoratives... anything. I need it all.”

Su Mu said, his voice faint.

Luo Anning didn’t have time to think. She helped Su Mu inside, then hurriedly found some food and Elixirs and brought them to him.

Su Mu didn’t hesitate, shoving everything into his mouth.

As the large quantities of food and Elixirs entered his stomach, Su Mu’s formidable physique went to work, rapidly absorbing the energy. His bone marrow began to produce a steady stream of new blood—though this was just ordinary blood.

A full hour passed. Su Mu had no idea how much food and how many Elixirs he had consumed, but the feeling of being completely drained had finally subsided.

Although his face was still a little pale, he was mostly out of danger. He would make a full recovery after a day or two of rest.

He looked up to see her delicate, worried face and gave an embarrassed smile. ”Sorry about that. I had a bit of an accident while cultivating.”

”Did you break through to the Blood Transformation Realm?”

Luo Anning asked, her voice filled with shock and uncertainty.

His condition just now was clearly from excessive blood loss. That was a phenomenon that occurred when one broke through to the Blood Transformation Realm and transformed their blood too quickly for the body to replenish the loss.

”I was trying out a Blood Exchange Technique and got a little reckless.”

Su Mu felt a bit sheepish. Nearly wrecking his cultivation was pretty embarrassing.

’Next time, I definitely can’t convert so much ”Profound Yellow Blood” at once. If it had only been a few hundred drops, I wouldn’t have ended up so weak.’

”Are you crazy? Why would you start cultivating a Blood Exchange Technique now? Didn’t Master Wan tell you? With your foundation, you could have cultivated the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique from Headquarters!”

Luo Anning couldn’t hold back. ”How could you just start practicing some random Blood Exchange Technique? Once you start one, you can never change it!

Even if you couldn’t wait for the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique, I could have given you mine.

How could you be so reckless with your future!”

She was truly frantic.

Master Wan himself said Su Mu had a chance to learn the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique from Headquarters; all he had to do was wait a little while.

How could Su Mu be so impatient?

Blood transformation is irreversible. Once you start with an ordinary Blood Exchange Technique, it would be useless even if he obtained the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique later.

This was tantamount to destroying his own future.

In Luo Anning’s eyes, there was no way Su Mu could possess a top-tier Blood Exchange Technique.

There were only two Blood Exchange Techniques in Wuling City with an eight-fold effect: one belonged to the Wuling City Taiping Bureau, and the other belonged to the Luo Family.

Su Mu couldn’t possibly have access to either of them right now, so the one he was practicing must have been something he just picked up somewhere.

Even a technique with a seven-fold effect would be unworthy of someone like Su Mu, who had reached the Body Tempering Limit.

Su Mu was slightly moved to hear Luo Anning offer him her own Blood Exchange Technique.

Before, Luo Anning might have been investing in him because she wanted to recruit him as a Tributor for the Luo Family.

But now, it was impossible for him to become a Tributor for the Luo Family, so she had absolutely no reason to give him a Cultivation Technique—especially not a priceless Blood Exchange Technique.

”My Blood Exchange Technique... it’s not bad.”

Su Mu said with a smile.

”’Not bad’ isn’t good enough! You reached the Body Tempering Limit! How can it just be ’not bad’?”

Luo Anning said, ”This is all my fault. I should have stressed this to you.”

”It has nothing to do with you. This was my own decision,” Su Mu said.

In truth, his original plan was to secretly break through to the Blood Transformation Realm without telling Luo Anning or Master Wan.

Then, after he got his hands on the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique, he would reveal that he was already in the Blood Transformation Realm.

But plans rarely survive contact with reality. In his weakened state, he had no choice but to ask Luo Anning for help, so he could no longer hide the fact that he had broken through.

However, the matter of the Xuanhuang Blood Exchange Technique was difficult to explain. Su Mu didn’t know what the consequences of telling Luo Anning might be, so he didn’t reveal the truth, instead glossing over it.

”It’s fine, really. You forget, I reached the Body Tempering Limit. Even with an ordinary Blood Exchange Technique, I can still break through the limits.

I’m no weaker than you right now.”

Su Mu said with a smile, ”Besides, there’s still the Blood Strengthening Pill, right?

Master Wan himself said that if we do well on this mission, getting a Blood Strengthening Pill isn’t out of the question.”

”It’s all my fault for being so selfish. If I had given you my Blood Exchange Technique sooner, you could be performing an eight-fold blood transformation right now. No, with your Body Tempering Limit, practicing an eight-fold technique would have given you a chance to break through to a nine-fold effect. Then, if you took a Blood Strengthening Pill, you could have reached a ten-fold transformation...”

Luo Anning scratched her hair in frustration. ”We have to do a good job on this mission. We absolutely must get a Blood Strengthening Pill!”

Just then, a knock came from the door.

Luo Anning, whose mood hadn’t yet settled, walked over and opened the gate without a second thought.

A Taiping Bureau constable stood outside. He glanced at Luo Anning, but his gaze fell upon Su Mu behind her, and he immediately lowered his head.

’Is this something I should be seeing?’

’Captain Luo’s hair is a mess and she looks distracted. Captain Su isn’t even fully dressed, his face is pale, and he looks completely spent.’

’Any adult knows what must have just happened here.’

’Captain Luo always looks so quiet and proper, but who knew she was so wild in private. Just look at Captain Su, he’s been drained completely dry.’

”What is it?”

Luo Anning’s voice interrupted the little movie playing in the constable’s head.

”Reporting to the Capital Captains,” the constable said quickly, ”Captain Wan sent me to inform you that Feng Zhengqian of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect has arrived in Wuling City ahead of schedule. He requests that you both go to protect him now.”

”Where is he now?”

Su Mu asked as he slowly walked over.

”They just entered the city and were welcomed by the Hu Family. You two are to rendezvous with them at the Hu Mansion,” the constable said.

”The Hu Mansion?”

Su Mu’s brow furrowed slightly.

”The Hu Mansion won’t be a problem. When Taiping Captains are on official business, Hu Gongxiu won’t dare to cause trouble,” Luo Anning said. ”Hurry up and get yourself together. We’re leaving now.”

Her mind was focused on the Blood Strengthening Pill, so she didn’t notice the constable’s odd reaction in the slightest. Even if she had, she wouldn’t have given it a second thought, for her mind was pure.