Chapter 179 Blood Escape Technique

This time, as his divine sense spread out and rapidly expanded to cover an area three miles in radius, the scene that appeared in He Song's perception caused his eyes to widen instantly.

At this moment, He Song was fully aware of everything within a three-mile radius around him.

Whether it was tiny crawling insects beneath the ground.

Or willow fluff floating in the wind above.

Or leaves swaying in the breeze.

All of these things appeared clearly in He Song's perception.

If He Song wished, he could even perceive a single grain of sand with absolute clarity.

"Three miles?".

"So my divine sense is much stronger than that of an ordinary practitioner."

"The difference is about half."

"No wonder I learn spells and practice various cultivation arts much faster than others."

With everything within three miles completely covered by his divine sense, He Song immediately understood the reason.

He was a traveler from another world.

After arriving in this world, he had inherited the memories of his previous self.

Thus, the strength of his soul naturally far exceeded that of others.

A stronger soul meant a more powerful divine sense after its transformation.

In such a case, it was only natural for his divine sense to cover an area one mile larger than that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment practitioner.

This superior divine sense gave He Song an advantage in learning spells, practicing cultivation arts, or manipulating magical artifacts with his mind.

It was a small but significant benefit.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes as He Song retracted his divine sense and then quickly extended it again, attempting to see if he could surpass the three-mile limit.

Unfortunately.

No matter how hard He Song tried, the range of his divine sense could not exceed three miles.

Even when he focused his divine sense into a thin line and directed it in one direction, he still could not break through the three-mile boundary.

Realizing this, He Song sighed and finally withdrew his divine sense.

"It seems the maximum range of my divine sense is three miles."

"In the future, if my cultivation improves, it should continue to grow.

For now, I wonder if there are any pills that can enhance divine sense."

"If I can find some, I'll have to purchase and try them."

With this thought in mind, He Song ended his cultivation session and stood up from the mountaintop.

His cultivation had stabilized.

And his divine sense was now under complete control.

It was time to leave seclusion.

Time to walk the world as a newly promoted Foundation Establishment practitioner!

After sensing the magical power stored within his body, He Song glanced around and saw that the countless spirit stones on the ground were still shining brightly, seemingly untouched.

Seeing this, He Song casually gathered the spirit stones and let out a sigh of resignation.

It seemed that placing spirit stones around during the breakthrough did not increase the success rate of establishing a foundation.

All his earlier preparations had been in vain.

But even so, He Song didn't dwell on it too much.

It was just an experiment.

Even if it hadn't worked, he had still succeeded in breaking through.

Glancing around once more and seeing nothing left behind, He Song's figure quickly disappeared from the mountaintop.

Breaking through at the mountaintop was merely a coincidence.

To truly familiarize himself with the nuances of the Foundation Establishment stage, it was better to return to his own cave.

Soon.

He Song returned to his cave.

Sitting cross-legged in the quiet room.

He Song reflected on everything he had experienced during his breakthrough.

"If I remember correctly, I generated the first trace of magical power during my seventh compression of spiritual energy."

"Other Foundation Establishment practitioners usually generate magical power during their ninth or tenth compression."

"But thanks to the six Foundation Establishment Pills, the Dantian Settling Technique, and the insights I gained beforehand, I generated magical power much earlier than others."

"In this case, even if I had used only one Foundation Establishment Pill, I probably still would've succeeded."

"But the success rate would've been much lower without thorough preparation."

"However, since I've already broken through, that's all that matters.

Everything else is secondary."

"What's troubling, though, is that I don't have any cultivation techniques or spells suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage."

Frowning, He Song's mind raced as he thought about how to obtain some techniques for the Foundation Establishment stage.

At this moment.

The Earth Sect and the Seven Stars Sect had begun their fierce conflict.

Foundation Establishment practitioners were stepping onto the battlefield, advancing toward the territory of the Seven Stars Sect from the Linked Mountain Immortal City.

At this point.

If He Song returned to the sect and announced his breakthrough, he would undoubtedly receive rewards from the Sect Master, perhaps even some valuable resources.

Moreover, he would have access to cultivation techniques and spells for the Foundation Establishment stage.

But.

Enjoying these benefits came at a cost.

The price was that, within ten years—or even sooner—He Song would be sent to the front lines to fight against the Foundation Establishment practitioners of the Seven Stars Sect.

He Song didn't want to fight.

As a longevity practitioner, he had no lifespan restrictions and couldn't risk his life like other cultivators who fought desperately for opportunities.

Not fighting meant survival.

If he truly went to fight, he would surely die.

Thus.

This option had to be abandoned.

But if he didn't stay in the Earth Sect, should he go to other nearby sects?.

With his status as a newly promoted Foundation Establishment practitioner, he would certainly be welcomed by other sects, just like Meng Guan when he broke through and was invited into a sect.

However, He Song had already established a solid foundation in the Earth Sect.

He didn't want to give up what he had built here.

Currently, He Song had firmly established himself in the Earth Sect.

He had two close friends at the Foundation Establishment stage within the sect, and the Sect Master had personally bestowed two Foundation Establishment Pills to help him succeed.

Such favorable circumstances—he wouldn't abandon them unless he was forced into a desperate situation.

But if it ever came to that, He Song wouldn't hesitate to leave.

For now, though.

He still had some time to wait.

"Fortunately, I'm only fifty-six years old, and I still have at least four years to wait."

"For now, I'll stay in my cave and cultivate in seclusion, observing how the conflict between the Earth Sect and the Seven Stars Sect unfolds over the next four years."

"With two Golden Core True Persons involved, I doubt they won't take action."

Gazing toward the direction of the Earth Sect.

Having decided to lay low for four years, He Song promptly put aside thoughts of leaving seclusion immediately.

Four years.

Not long.

Not short.

But fortunately.

During his Qi Condensation stage, he had encountered some opportunities.

Now that he had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, it was time to examine the contents of the two jade slips he had obtained from Mi Cang.

Back when He Song was at the eighth level of Qi Condensation, he had been pursued by a steward named Mi Cang while transporting spiritual rice outside the sect.

Fortunately, He Song had prepared in advance and set up two formations in a small valley.

With the help of these two formations, Mi Cang was killed by He Song.

From Mi Cang's storage pouch, He Song retrieved several jade slips.

Among these jade slips was the Dantian Settling Technique, a secret method that increased the success rate of breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

There were also two jade slips that He Song couldn't read at the time due to his low cultivation level and lack of divine sense.

But now that He Song had reached the Foundation Establishment stage and his divine sense had awakened, those two jade slips should now be readable.

After deciding to wait in his cave for a few years to observe the outcome of this great battle, He Song didn't remain idle.

With a thought, two jade slips appeared before him.

These were the two jade slips he had taken from Mi Cang, the ones he couldn't read during his Qi Condensation stage.

Picking up one of the jade slips, He Song extended his divine sense.

A look of understanding immediately appeared on his face.

What had been unreadable during his Qi Condensation stage was now easily accessible, as if his divine sense had pierced through some kind of restriction.

Blood Escape Technique.

This was a spell that could be used for traveling long distances or escaping in critical moments.

When used without blood essence as a catalyst, it functioned as a regular escape technique, useful for traveling.

But if fueled by one's own blood essence, it could unleash incredible speed in a short burst.

Practitioners who mastered this technique could use this sudden burst of speed to evade their enemies' pursuit.

Moreover, because it relied on blood essence, the speed unleashed by the Blood Escape Technique in critical moments far exceeded that of ordinary escape techniques.

Typically, enemies wouldn't even have time to react before the practitioner using the Blood Escape Technique vanished into the distance.

Such incredible speed, however, came at a steep cost.

Burning a single drop of blood essence could sustain the technique for only the duration of a cup of tea.

Though the speed provided by the Blood Escape Technique should be sufficient to escape most enemies within that time frame.

But the loss of a single drop of blood essence was enough to make a Foundation Establishment practitioner cringe.

Ordinary practitioners only had ten drops of blood essence in their bodies.

Those who practiced body cultivation techniques might have slightly more, but not by much.

And once blood essence was consumed, replenishing it was no easy task.

For ordinary practitioners, restoring a single drop of blood essence required years of diligent cultivation.

Even those who practiced body cultivation techniques, which accelerated the recovery of blood essence, needed at least a year to restore a single drop.

Given the preciousness of blood essence, it was clear just how fast the Blood Escape Technique could be when fueled by blood essence.

After examining the jade slip and obtaining all the instructions and methods for practicing the Blood Escape Technique, a gleam of excitement flashed in He Song's eyes.

He had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

At this moment, he lacked combat techniques.

If he encountered other Foundation Establishment practitioners, without any techniques, he wouldn't even be able to fight back.

(End of Chapter)