Chapter 649: Blood Bone Pill

The Mortal Realm

Bai Guanshi nodded and handed Qin Sang a jade slip. "Fellow Daoist asked me to gather information on prominent figures who have emerged in this region over the past two hundred years. This wasn't difficult. I asked various friends for help, and we collected a lot of information a few days ago. Are you looking for someone, Fellow Daoist? If you could provide more specific characteristics, it might be easier."

Qin Sang took the jade slip and examined it. It was densely packed with names. Although the Western Frontier was barren, it was not without its talents; many powerful individuals had appeared over the past two centuries, and their stories were widely known.

The jade slip detailed their accomplishments.

Hearing Bai Guanshi, Qin Sang raised an eyebrow and said, "There's no need for you to trouble yourself, Bai Guanshi. I merely feel my cultivation has stagnated, and I don't wish to simply train in seclusion within my cave dwelling. I've decided to travel and explore, so I'm gathering some information first. This way, I can avoid inadvertently offending someone I shouldn't."

This time, Qin Sang did not specifically mention looking for Qing Zhu.

He now realized that the location of the ancient teleportation array was deeply hidden.

When Senior Qing Zhu came to the Western Frontier years ago, she might have also concealed her identity, quietly searching for the ancient teleportation array, just like him. If she ultimately failed to find it, she would have certainly left the Western Frontier quietly and returned to human territory.

Staying on the Wushen Continent was not a long-term solution.

He had Bai Guanshi collect information on prominent figures, hoping to find clues within their deeds.

Bai Guanshi chuckled. "Fellow Daoist worries too much. These strong individuals were only temporarily dominant in the Western Frontier. Once their cultivation advanced, most wouldn't choose to remain in the Western Frontier unless they had deep ties to a sect or believed their path to immortality was hopeless. They would either travel to other places beyond the Western Frontier, or even beyond the Wushen Continent, or they would go hunting demonic beasts in the Windstorm Demonic Sea."

Qin Sang's eyes flickered. He asked, "I've heard that to reach the Windstorm Demonic Sea, one must go to Wushen Mountain and use a teleportation array to depart?"

Bai Guanshi nodded. "The Windstorm Demonic Sea is beyond the Azure Waves Sea Domain. No one knows its exact location within the boundless storms; one can only reach the few small islands occupied by our two races via teleportation arrays. I'm not familiar with the human race's teleportation arrays, but all those of the Witch race are located on Wushen Mountain, jointly managed by the major sects. When I say Wushen Mountain here, I'm referring to our holy mountain. As long as you pay enough spirit stones, anyone, regardless of their cultivation, identity, or even if they are human, can use them."

As he spoke, Bai Guanshi glanced at Qin Sang. "Has someone perhaps incited you to go hunting demonic beasts in the Windstorm Demonic Sea, Fellow Daoist? Let me offer a word of advice: the Windstorm Demonic Sea is incredibly perilous, teeming with countless demonic beasts. Even with the combined efforts of our two races, we can barely hold onto a few islands, and they are frequently overrun by beast tides. Whether it's humans hunting demons or demons hunting humans, it's an uncertain outcome in the Windstorm Demonic Sea. Countless Core Formation stage experts have fallen there, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators like us. If you need Blood-Bone Pills, Fellow Daoist, you can simply buy them with spirit stones. There's no need to risk your life in such a place."

Qin Sang chuckled. "You're trying to persuade me to buy Blood-Bone Pills from you, aren't you, Fellow Daoist?"

The Witch race has profound research in the art of insect manipulation, having created many elixirs that can help spirit insects grow and even transform. Among them, the most renowned is the Blood-Bone Pill.

The Blood-Bone Pill is refined from the essence blood and demonic bones of demonic beasts. When consumed by a Lifebound Gu, it increases the Gu's chance of transformation. The higher the demonic beast's cultivation level, the better the Blood-Bone Pill's effect.

It is said that top-grade Blood-Bone Pills are even refined with demonic cores whose spiritual essence remains intact!

For the Witch race, the Blood-Bone Pill's effect is similar to that of Foundation Establishment Pills and auxiliary Core Formation spiritual items, which are most familiar to cultivators in the Lesser Cold Region.

Although the Azure Waves Sea Domain is resource-poor, the sheer number of demonic beasts due to the Windstorm Demonic Sea is beyond the imagination of cultivators in the Lesser Cold Region.

Demonic beasts are their cultivation resources.

The Witch race forged a new path, creating the Blood-Bone Pill.

However, while the Blood-Bone Pill is effective, one cannot feed too much of it to a Gu.

Lifebound Gu are also known as Blood Gu. When a Lifebound Gu is nourished with essence blood, the more blood it consumes, the more its temperament will become fierce and violent under the influence of malevolent energy, making it prone to devouring its master.

Blood-Bone Pills are refined from demonic bones, demonic blood, and even demonic cores, making their malevolent energy even stronger. When a Gu consumes a Blood-Bone Pill, its temperament is very easily affected, increasing the chance of it devouring its master. Even the Witch race's innate talents cannot suppress this.

After learning about the Blood-Bone Pill, Qin Sang initially thought he could use it to directly push his Lifebound Gu to its third transformation.

However, after inquiring further, he realized he couldn't feed his Gu Blood-Bone Pills recklessly.

While he wasn't afraid of the backlash himself, if his Lifebound Gu were to be controlled by malevolent energy, it would become extremely mad, completely lose its intelligence, and might even self-destruct.

Such a Lifebound Gu would be of no help to its master.

Bai Guanshi nodded nonchalantly, then leaned closer and said conspiratorially, "As long as Fellow Daoist has enough spirit stones, I can even get you top-grade Blood-Bone Pills. However, as for the price..."

Bai Guanshi paused slightly and gave Qin Sang a meaningful look.

Qin Sang understood immediately.

Having searched extensively for demonic cores in the Lesser Cold Region to refine the Flying Night Yaksha, he naturally understood the value of such demonic cores.

Although there were more demonic beasts in the Azure Waves Sea than in the Lesser Cold Region, hunting major demonic beasts at the Demonic Core stage was equally difficult. The price of demonic cores remained high, making the cost of top-grade Blood-Bone Pills easy to imagine.

Qin Sang put away the jade slip, perfunctorily conversing with Bai Guanshi, but in his mind, he was already planning when to depart for the Windstorm Demonic Sea.

Ever since cultivating the "Primordial Spirit Sword Nurturing Chapter," Qin Sang was destined to have "slaughter always by his side." While others feared the Windstorm Demonic Sea like a tiger, he had to go there to comprehend the Slaughter Talisman.

After forming his Core, Qin Sang had idled away several months in the Western Frontier searching for the ancient teleportation array and his Lifebound Gu, making no progress in his cultivation, all due to the lack of combat experience.

The Windstorm Demonic Sea was a necessary destination.

"I hope Cui Xuanzi and the others can give me a surprise," Qin Sang thought to himself.

Before he left, he had arranged for Cui Xuanzi and others to organize the cultivators under their command to search the entire thousand-li radius around Bear Mountain to help him in his search.

Of course, he knew the importance of the ancient teleportation array and didn't mention it to anyone, only telling them to search for secret realms.

If even with this effort the ancient teleportation array couldn't be found, Qin Sang would have to put it aside for now and prioritize his own cultivation. He would find another way once his cultivation had advanced.

However, Qin Sang knew very little about Wushen Mountain and was considering whether to go directly to the Windstorm Demonic Sea from there, or to first visit human territory to experience their customs before heading to the Windstorm Demonic Sea.

He had heard that in the Windstorm Demonic Sea, human and Witch cultivators needed to join forces to establish a foothold, and under the pressure of demonic beasts, they were forced to put aside their prejudices and cooperate wholeheartedly.

With that thought, Qin Sang put away the jade slip.

None of the individuals listed within matched Senior Qing Zhu.

"How much information have you found on the spirit insects I requested, Fellow Daoist?"

Bai Guanshi shook his head. "After you left, I took a closer look and realized that all the spirit insects on the list you gave me are of extremely high potential. It's clear your ambitions are grand, Fellow Daoist! However, these spirit insects are very rare and difficult to capture; they are not commonly found in the Western Frontier..."