This so-called Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool only appeared to be about seven or eight zhang in area, not particularly large.
However, it was more than enough to accommodate Mo Tang and his companions.
Upon closer inspection, the eerie aura of the pool intensified. The so-called red energy looked almost exactly like fresh blood, viscous and bright red…
Bubbles constantly rose to the surface of the pool, bursting and releasing a dense, blood-red energy, like smoke.
"Truly a wonder of nature, truly extraordinary!"
Even after inhaling just a wisp of this blood-red energy, Mo Tang felt as if his entire body was awakening, and he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
However, what he was more concerned about now was whether the energy in the blood pool could be absorbed by his system. If it could, he would have struck gold!
Following the others, Mo Tang also leaped into the blood pool.
His first sensation upon entering was the incredibly dense and pure energy!
Once inside, the others began frantically absorbing this energy…
after all, time was limited, and they had to seize every second to improve themselves, hoping to use this pure power to reach their coveted realm.
Sensing that his system didn't react particularly to the blood pool's energy, Mo Tang felt a slight disappointment.
However, this was all within his expectations.
With a sigh, Mo Tang quickly formed cultivation seals, closed his eyes, and smoothly entered a meditative state in a short time.
As his internal energy circulated, a fierce suction force rapidly surged forth from his body.
As the suction force intensified, the already churning blood pool became even more agitated. A shockingly powerful, viscous, crimson energy, like streaks of lightning, continuously surged into Mo Tang's body.
Time passed slowly, and Mo Tang gradually felt the energy flowing into his body weaken…
He frowned slightly, but didn't wake up.
Because he was now at the final stage of his breakthrough!
"This is my first time breaking through a realm through my own cultivation; I can't let you down!"
Thinking this, Mo Tang changed his hand seals again.
Boom!
Like a tsunami, the wind and thunder battle qi within his body instantly surged violently, and he pushed the Wind and Thunder罡煞 technique to its limit. The already slowed absorption speed suddenly increased dramatically again.
This change naturally awakened the other cultivators also in the blood pool.
Some of them opened their eyes and discovered that only a quarter of the blood-red liquid in the pool remained, and the originally rich red color had decreased by 70%...
After all, although the blood pool's energy was powerful and abundant, it couldn't withstand the frantic absorption of ten experts, each at least a high-level Dou Huang.
Mo Tang's plundering behavior immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the others.
If it weren't for the urgency, some might have already kicked him out.
Helpless, they could only accelerate their absorption speed, trying to absorb as much as possible before the blood pool's energy ran out.
Not far from Mo Tang, Feng Qing'er was also awakened by the commotion.
Seeing Mo Tang's frenzied absorption speed, she was slightly surprised...
It seemed that her clansman, who had been separated from his family since childhood, had also had considerable opportunities; otherwise, he wouldn't have such a terrifying absorption speed.
Perhaps the cultivation technique he practiced was no weaker than her own high-level Earth-rank technique?
Thinking about the cultivation technique, Feng Qing'er suddenly sensed something was amiss.
She scrutinized Mo Tang for a moment longer, and a sudden shock struck her!
Something was wrong! Something
was very wrong!
Why was his cultivation technique so similar to her own Wind and Thunder罡煞 (Wind and Thunder罡煞)? But this was a closely guarded secret of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion! Only the Pavilion Master's disciples had ever heard of this technique.
Everyone knew that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's strongest technique was the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body, but as the only successor of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, and the personal disciple of Thunder Venerable, Feng Qing'er knew very well that the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body was merely a complementary combat technique to her own Wind and Thunder罡煞 technique…
Everyone knew that the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body was the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's most prized possession.
Moreover, many disciples within the pavilion knew that this Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body was a high-level combat technique of the Earth Rank passed down from ancient times… Once
mastered, this technique could condense a Thunder Illusion Body, whose strength was similar to the original body; as long as the original body did not die, the Illusion Body would not perish.
It was precisely because of this ability that outsiders considered this combat technique comparable to the Heaven Rank!
However, while the Three Thousand Thunder Illusionary Body is indeed terrifying, its cultivation is exceptionally difficult. One of the conditions is to first cultivate the Three Thousand Thunder Movements to its highest level.
Moreover, this condensed clone is formed from the soul and is divided into three levels: entry level, advanced level, and mastery level. The corresponding clones possess one-third, two-thirds, and full strength of the original body, respectively.
Yet, throughout the many years of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, apart from Thunder Venerable himself, no one else has been able to cultivate this clone to its highest level...
Even the other three pavilion masters of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion can only cultivate the clone to two-thirds of the original body's strength. The reason for this is precisely because of the Wind and Thunder罡煞!
Feng Qing'er clearly remembered what her master had told her.
"The Wind and Thunder罡煞 and the Three Thousand Thunder Illusionary Body are a match made in heaven. Although both are high-level Earth-rank techniques, their complementary strength surpasses even some Heaven-rank techniques!"
As a member of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, Feng Qing'er had absolutely no need to become a disciple of Thunder Venerable, a mere three-star Dou Zun.
Any elder-level expert in the clan would be far stronger than Thunder Venerable…
It was precisely because Feng Qing'er's father knew the secrets of the Wind and Thunder罡煞 and the Three Thousand Thunder Illusionary Body, and because the two had a good personal relationship, that he earnestly pleaded with the clan elders to agree to entrust Feng Qing'er to Thunder Venerable for training…
As for the Wind and Thunder罡煞 and the Three Thousand Thunder Illusionary Body, Feng Qing'er's father did not tell anyone else.
He had no choice; although his branch held a high position in the clan, it was only because of an elder-level ancestor. Even his own bloodline power had weakened considerably, and it was even more so for Feng Qing'er.
Without other opportunities, it would be difficult for Feng Qing'er to break through to the Dou Zun realm in her lifetime…
For his daughter's future, Feng Qing'er's father could only make this decision, hoping that his daughter could eventually break through the shackles of her bloodline through the power of cultivation techniques and reach a higher realm!
In the original novel, after the struggle for the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, Feng Qing'er returned to her clan and even fused with the remains of an ancient Heavenly Phoenix, breaking through to the peak of the Third Rank Dou Zun. However, she could only reach this level in her lifetime.
As for how she ultimately obtained this opportunity, and why the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan never appeared when Xiao Yan destroyed the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the reasons for that are left for everyone to speculate…
(End of Chapter)