"Let's see… how shall I proceed from here?" Mo Yuan said, his voice low and cold, standing in the black swamp of the Blood Vein Clan's punishment ground.
Crimson mist of demonic qi swirled around jagged obsidian spires, the air thick with blood and rot. The blood-red moon cast a faint glow, showing claw marks on the stone.
His new Blood Demon body trembled under a wet, torn tunic, barely holding at the Initial Foundation Establishment Realm.
His dark eyes, red-tinted, scanned the swamp. The Blood Vein Clan is the weakest of the three clans in Bloodspire City and right now, he is just a servant of such a weak clan who had been punished, clearly having been sent here to die.
The owner of this body had died recently, after a year of torture for staring at Zyra Fang, the Blood Fang Clan's Young Master Varkis Vein fiancée.
Varkis Vein is at Advanced Pulse Resonance Realm and Zyra Fang, his fiancée is the young mistress of Blood fang clan. Also at Initial Pulse Resonance Realm. Both of them are genius by the standards of Blood Kingdom.
Mo Yuan is not surprised by such low-level standards. He steadied himself against a spire, his legs weak from hunger and pain. He closed his eyes, checking his body's state. His meridians were cracked, his dantian small and unstable, barely able to hold demonic qi. In his past life, he rushed through the Foundation Establishment Realm, building a weak base that faltered in higher realms.
The Foundation Establishment Realm is the first major step in cultivation, where a cultivator refined their body, meridians, and dantian to store and channel qi. It had four stages: Initial, Intermediate, Advanced, and Peak.
A strong foundation meant easier progress in later realms like Pulse Resonance or Core Halo; a weak one held you back.
Mo Yuan would not repeat that mistake again. Hmm... His thoughts running through his memories, clearly looking for something that can help in improving his talent and building a flawless foundation. Then he found it. "Blood Root Sutra."
Blood Root Sutra helps practitioner to refine bloodline in its purest state. In his last life, he used this technique to refine countless amount of blood he devoured, improving his bloodline and now as a blood demon, this technique is literally perfect for him.
The Blood Vein Clan's blood vein manipulation—pushing qi through blood vessels—was crude, often leaving flawed foundations that made their cultivators weak.
This is because the bloodline of blood vien clan is lowest level, filled with impurities. Mo Yuan thought.
Thus, its blood vessels are unable to channel qi smoothly through it but with Bloodroot Sutra refining the bloodline to its most purest state, the problem would disappear and the qi will flow through his blood vessels flawlessly increasing his qi circulation capacity and smoothness, vastly improving the speed and stability of cultivation along with his talent that will be increased by the refinement of bloods he is going to devour.
The bloodroot Sutra will also enhance early soul-body resonance, creating a firm base for future realms like Soul bloom and Unity Vessel.
The only downside will be the awakening of foreign instincts, such as predatory urges, ancient behaviors, or inherited compulsions. For that, he is going to cultivate Verdant Heart Sutra.
"The verdant heart sutra is the core technique of Emerald Canopy Sect." Mo yuan gaze flashed with a peculiar light.
He had gotten it from Emerald Canopy Sect's Saintness. By cultivating it, a cultivator can form a spiritual seed within their Heart Aperture. With each realm breakthrough, the seed germinates, forming a spiritual sacred tree that nurture the physical body and spirit alike.
It's divided into three stages Seed Germination → Sapling Growth → Qi Tree Formation. It is a flawless technique that also helps in constant repairing and purification of internal flaws. when the spiritual sacred tree would be formed, it would also be able to adapt to new techniques forming fruits that reflect acquired knowledge. It also have passive regeneration ability. The ability is to accelerates natural healing and restores lost vitality even without focused meditation.
The Verdant Heart Sutra's calming Qi could also help suppress or temper the predatory urges or ancient behaviors awakened by the Blood Root Sutra and since Bloodroot sutra enhances early soul-body resonance and Verdant Heart strengthens spiritual alignment through natural growth, practicing both could create a strong feedback loop that strengthens mental clarity—helping him distinguish his own will from inherited compulsions and the purification properties of Verdant Heart—particularly its adaptive response to toxins and internal flaws—could gradually filter out unstable or corrupted genetic elements brought to the surface by Blood Root's refinement process.
Verdant Heart Sutra mitigates symptoms and provides stabilization, but it likely cannot erase deeply rooted demonic compulsions or divine mandates embedded in the bloodline but it will not be a problem for him. After all, his soul belongs to a cultivator who once stood unrivaled, even as the entire world was against him.
But... Practicing both of these techniques concurrently may lead to Qi conflict if not properly synchronized. Their energies are different in nature—bloodline fire versus vitality wood—so he would need a unifying anchor, possibly a third technique or artifact that harmonizes the two.
"Since this pathetic body of a trash would naturally did not have such an expensive artifact that helps in harmonizing energies of different natures, the only option left is to cultivate a third technique."
If those people at the top of the world found out that there is someone out there cultivating three technique just to build a sturdy foundation, they might die of laughter. "well... rather then laughter, they might die of fear that i am still alive despite all thier efforts" He mused.
Cultivating three techniques at the same time to build a sturdy foundation is undeniably difficult, especially when each technique demands focused attention, practice, and refinement.
Balancing them simultaneously increases mental and physical strain, as it requires constant switching between different skill sets, which can slow progress and lead to frustration.
The brain can struggle to process and retain multiple streams of feedback at once, causing interference where improvement in one area may hinder another.
Progress might feel slower because of your talent, energy and attention are divided, and without a structured approach, it's easy to become overwhelmed or burned out.
Yes, without a structurex approach and in this case, he has the advantage. The third technique he is going to cultivate is The Thousand Chain Nexus Method for his dantian.
The Thousand Chain Nexus Method is a structural cultivation technique used during the Foundation Establishment realm, designed for cultivators who prioritize adaptability and long-term growth.
It constructs a modular, chain-like Qi architecture within the dantian, where each "link" is meticulously forged to harmonize with potential future developments—be it elemental affinities, Dao insights, bloodline awakenings, or hybrid cultivation paths.
Its practice also unfolds in progressive stages: First Link Forging, where the initial Qi structure is formed; Qi Pulse Stabilization, which refines the energy flow; and Chain Lock Formation, which secures the structure's integrity.
Through the visualization mantra, "With each ring, I bind the future into my now," practitioners align intent with design, building a resilient foundation for nonlinear progression—including branching into multiple elements or dual-Dao cultivation. However, the method's complexity requires exacting Qi control and steadfast patience, leading to slower early progress in exchange for exceptional flexibility in the long run.
With the Bloodroot Sutra improving his qi control and his talent that was going to be improved by devouring and refining countless bloodline and Verdant Heart Sutra that was going to nourish his body and soul alike. Thus, further improving his qi control and talent, the slower progress that should happen by cultivating The Thousand Chain Nexus Method will never happen for him. Moreover, his progress speed would only increase with the help of Heaven Devouring Forbidden Scripture.
With the combination of all these techniques and his memories of previous life and his experience as a transcendent, he would like to see, under this Heaven and Earth,who can be his equal. He would like to see who can stop him from reaching the immortal realm this time.
With such a flawless foundation, even Heavenly Tribulation can not stop me this time. His gaze flashing with the disdain for Heaven and Earth.