Chapter 24 - Inheritance

Twenty-three days? That single sentence left me with a blank mind. I was in that Dream World for twenty-three days? It felt like mere moments to me in there. What is going on here? Since it’s been that long, maybe I should notice some changes in my body, right?

Actually, what I’m thinking is correct. The Blood Legacy Awakening is not as simple as they thought. The Blood Legacy is a kind of dormant power in the body, inherited from predecessors. It’s a powerful ability that their bodies can’t handle directly without the physical or mental capacity the original possessors of that ability had. That’s why they use the Seed to awaken the Blood Legacy of the descendants.

The Seed normally contains the memories of the ancestors that had a profound impact on them. These memories are recovered and presented to the descendant based on their Blood Line and Blood Purity. The purer the blood, the more memories they will receive. As the memories are imparted, the Seed also tempers their physical and mental conditions to withstand the burden of the Blood Legacy Awakening.

So basically, during these twenty-three days, the Seed has been imparting memories to Azalon while releasing a stream of Energy into his Body and Soul, constantly tempering them. This energy is Cultivation Energy from the Energy Realms of the ancestors. The effect of this tempering will only become apparent when he awakens his Blood Legacy.

Before I could examine my body for any changes, a scorching hot feeling emanated from my abdomen, or more accurately, from my Dantian. I abandoned my attempt to check my body and hurriedly immersed my consciousness into my Dantian.

The culprit of all the incidents so far was currently floating in my Dantian. The Seed was rotating slowly within my empty Dantian. As I observed my empty Dantian, devoid of any Energy, I almost cried. But I could only grit my teeth and endure, as there was nothing I could do. I had to treat this as an investment in my Blood Legacy. That ability better be worth the investment; otherwise, I’ll mercilessly beat that sly fox, father or not.

As I watched, the Seed slowly began to increase its rotation speed. The scorching feeling intensified along with the Seed’s increased rotation speed. Even though the sensation was quite intense, I felt it did not affect me as much as it should. Instead, a comforting feeling began spreading through my body. This was the result of the supportive Energy provided by the Seed during those twenty-three days. Soon, a bluish-green liquid began dripping from the Seed as if it were melting under the heat in my abdomen.

It didn’t take long before the Dragon Seed completely melted into liquid. The liquid gathered into a small puddle in my Dantian. It would have looked inconspicuous in my vast and empty Dantian if not for the fact that it started glowing in the same bluish-green hue as the Dragon Seed. As I observed carefully, I noticed a bright red tint in the middle of the puddle, resembling a single drop of blood within the bluish-green liquid.

Even after the formation of that puddle, the hot feeling did not decrease in intensity; in fact, it increased yet again. The puddle began bubbling with the expanding heat, and I could see steam forming. It didn’t take long before the bluish-green liquid evaporated into a cloud of distinct Energy.

To my amazement, the steam arranged itself into a distinct shape within my Dantian. It took the form of a huge Dragon, coiled around itself as if the giant dragon were sleeping peacefully in my Dantian. What astounded me even more was that I could see a blood-red figure in the shape of a human sitting atop the Dragon’s head.

The Dragon slowly raised its head and roared loudly. The man on its head suddenly shot into my Spirit Veins along with the Dragon. The figure made its way until it reached my heart. It split into an energy layer, instantly covering my heart like a cocoon. It began releasing small traces of red thread with each beat of my heart into the blood being pumped.

The blood infused with that red energy was absorbed into my skin, muscle fibers, tendons, and finally, my bones. It was destroying and repairing my body at a fundamental level, and I could feel my strength increasing with every cycle of destruction and repair. The cocoon disappeared within a few heartbeats, transformed into red threads. During those few heartbeats, my body was destroyed and repaired countless times. Even my Spirit Veins were not spared. The newly formed Spirit Veins were almost three times the width of the previous ones.

A single bright thread tunneled its way into my head. With that, a flood of information appeared in my memory. When I analyzed that memory, I was astonished. It was a Body Cultivation Technique. But what truly astonished me was the name of that technique.

“Indestructible Fiend God Body.”

The technique was branded into my memory word for word, never to be forgotten. As I reviewed the methods of the technique, I was deeply and thoroughly overwhelmed. If I were to compare the previous technique I practiced to this one, it would be like comparing a pile of mud to a cluster of clouds. This Fiend God Technique is on an entirely different level than the Four Chakra Body Refining Technique.

The first thousand words of the technique detailed the history of the Fiend God Body Technique. It described that the technique was a common practice among Fiend Gods during the Primordial Era. The technique is divided into ten Realms, each focusing on refining a particular part of the human body:

1. Tendon Grinding

2. Muscle Forging

3. Bone Refining

4. Organ Coating

5. Blood Filtering

6. Vein Expanding

7. Mind Condensing

8. Body Reconstruction

9. Soul Integration

10. Spirit Assimilation

The technique is considered common due to a major flaw in its cultivation method. It requires the practitioner to use Fiend Energy instead of Spirit Energy. Fiend Energy is merely unrefined Spirit Energy present in the natural world. However, this unrefined Spirit Energy must be collected and compressed to a certain extent according to the Realm of cultivation. After compression, the unrefined Spirit Energy becomes more wild and chaotic. The technique uses this Energy to refine the body.

Naturally, the Fiend Gods of the Primordial Era could withstand the backlash from such chaotic Energy. But current cultivators cannot even be compared to the dust on the toenails of those heavenly beings. Therefore, even if the technique provides great results, the body cannot support the process of achieving that strength.

But as I looked at the Realms of the technique, an idea crossed my mind. Although it seemed ridiculous, I felt it was somewhat plausible. To confirm this, I would need LILY’s computing abilities. So, I have no choice but to wait until LILY reaches that level. However, what’s most important is to find an answer to the most obvious question that came to my mind when I saw this technique.

As I contemplated the origins of the Fiend God Body Refining Technique, the Energy Dragon in my Dantian roared loudly once before charging into my Spirit Veins…