Chapter 608: 梵圣真灵功·神象

Jiang Fan's face was as dark as it could get.

"Remove 'seems like'!" he snapped. "He's definitely making fun of me!"

He held an ancient Heart-Illuminating Mirror in his hand. The moment the projection appeared, Jiang Fan had a thought and pulled out the mirror. He wanted to see if he could attempt to read the thoughts of the fetus inside the giant egg, and perhaps gain some information. To his surprise, what he heard infuriated him.

"Oh, what an impressive young man," came a voice. "Fierce as a tiger with his actions, but his gains are utterly useless. Hehehe."

This sarcastic mockery was incredibly provoking!

Jiang Fan kicked the giant egg. "You dead egg! Don't you believe I'll send you back to that ancient giant? Let him drain you dry!" This little brat! So annoying even before hatching! What would happen once it's out?

"Go on, send me! Send me!" the egg retorted. "If you send me, who will give you the True Spirit Blood? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

At this moment, Daoist Six Paths was also listening in through the Heart-Illuminating Mirror. Hearing these words, he was also fuming, his beard bristling and eyes wide. "Damn it, this brat really needs a beating!"

A vein throbbed on Jiang Fan's forehead. He had already cursed its mother several times in his mind. What kind of ill-mannered offspring was this? So utterly unlikable.

"Go on, be smug!" Jiang Fan said with a grim face. "Sooner or later, I'll smash your eggshell and drain your True Spirit Blood!"

The giant egg replied with an indifferent tone, "Don't just talk! Hurry up and do it. I'm waiting for you to drain me. Do you even have the ability? Hmph!"

"Damn it!" Daoist Six Paths finally lost his composure. "Jiang kid, release me! I'll enter the egg with my soul and teach this little bastard a harsh lesson! He has no manners whatsoever!"

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes. Daoist Six Paths could just say he wanted to escape directly; there was no need to make such clumsy calculations. His intentions were as clear as day.

After glancing at the arrogant giant egg, Jiang Fan's gaze shifted to the empty small temple on his back. Waves of Yin energy surged from the temple, continuously pouring out. The secret chamber was already chilling, thoroughly permeated with Yin energy. He then looked at the Heart-Illuminating Mirror again and mused, "Six Paths, was this Heart-Illuminating Mirror originally kept in the small temple?"

Daoist Six Paths nodded. "That's right. It was enshrined in the small temple like a divine statue. The moment I took it out, that scoundrel Tiger Demon Emperor ambushed me from behind. Luckily, I was quick-witted..."

Jiang Fan didn't bother listening to his rambling. He leapt onto the giant egg's back and placed the Heart-Illuminating Mirror back. In an instant, the giant egg trembled violently, as if it had been subjected to some kind of suppression. Agonized wails erupted from within the egg.

"Young man, spare my life, quickly take that mirror away! Please, I beg you!" Abandoning its previous mischievousness, the little brat surrendered immediately.

Jiang Fan nodded slightly, satisfied. It seemed the Heart-Illuminating Mirror was indeed acting as a suppressive force on the giant egg. But then again, wasn't this giant egg supposed to be the offspring of a Sage? Why would it need to be suppressed?

Too lazy to delve into these questions, Jiang Fan chuckled, "Still showing off now?"

"No, no, young man, I was wrong. Please spare me. How about I meow for you? Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow..."

Jiang Fan's mouth twitched. This little brat certainly knew how to be sensible.

Jiang Fan said, "I want your True Spirit Blood. Hand it over."

"Alright, alright, I'll give it to you. I'll give it." The giant egg was extremely cooperative. It cracked open again, and a large amount of egg fluid and essence blood flowed out. Jiang Fan quickly used a jade casket to catch it, filling it to the brim. However, it was mostly egg fluid. The essence blood was pitifully scarce.

"Is this all the True Spirit Blood there is? Who are you trying to fool?"

The giant egg showed a pained expression. "Young man, that ancient giant drained me for a thousand years. How much True Spirit Blood do you think I have left? This is already most of what I have left. I only kept a mere trace for myself, just enough to sustain my life. Once I've recuperated for a while and my True Spirit Blood is abundant again, I can give you more."

Jiang Fan didn't doubt its words much. That ancient giant could drain large amounts of essence blood in a single gulp. After being drained for a thousand years, it would be miraculous if the giant egg still had much essence blood left. Forcibly taking all the giant egg's True Spirit Blood now would be akin to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

"How can you recover quickly?" Jiang Fan asked.

The giant egg brightened. "It's very simple. Give me some of that lightning power you had just now, or other natural energies..."

Jiang Fan retrieved the Heart-Illuminating Mirror. He ended the conversation. "Consider that I didn't ask." He himself was short on lightning power; where would he get it for a mere egg?

He returned the giant egg to the Heavenly Thunder Stone. From the egg fluid, Jiang Fan carefully extracted the essence blood. The dark red essence blood was crystal clear, devoid of any impurities, like blood jade. Waves of astonishing spiritual pressure slowly emanated from it, so much so that Jiang Fan's own blood was affected, boiling violently in response. The Tiger Demon Emperor's essence blood he had encountered before was simply negligible compared to this trace of True Spirit Blood.

He secretly clicked his tongue. "Can this kind of True Spirit Blood really be consumed?" When he swallowed the Tiger Demon essence blood, Jiang Fan was in excruciating pain. Wouldn't this True Spirit Blood melt him into ashes on the spot?

After a brief contemplation, he activated the *Brahma Sage True Spirit Art*, following its specific cultivation route. At the same time, he dissolved this trace of True Spirit Blood into spiritual liquid. He then divided it into one hundred small jade bottles.

"Diluted a hundredfold, it should be alright now, right?" Jiang Fan muttered. Then, he cautiously took a sip. Just one sip nearly scorched Jiang Fan's mouth. He felt as if he hadn't swallowed water, but molten lava! Such agony would be utterly unbearable for an ordinary person. Even Jiang Fan, who had endured countless hardships throughout his body tempering, found it almost unbearable. He nearly spat it out. But realizing this was a shortcut to becoming stronger, he forced himself to swallow the intense pain. The agony spread from his mouth to his throat, then to his stomach, and finally through all his internal organs. Black smoke billowed from his body, as if he were about to ignite.

Daoist Six Paths was startled. "Kid, can you handle this? If not, then stop practicing. This body tempering technique of yours is a bit terrifying. You're literally smoking!"

Daoist Six Paths was well-traveled and experienced. Body cultivators were not as rare in the outer domains as they were on the Land of Nine Sects; he had witnessed quite a few. But he had never before seen anyone train as extremely as Jiang Fan. This was literally risking his life to cultivate.

Jiang Fan gritted his teeth, enduring the severe pain, and immediately activated the *Brahma Sage True Spirit Art*. However, this did not alleviate the pain; instead, it intensified. The pain blurred his consciousness, yet he still gritted his teeth and persevered. After circulating for several consecutive cycles, his consciousness finally crumbled, and he collapsed, unconscious.

After an unknown period, he groggily woke up. A hint of pain still lingered in his eyes. The medicinal power of the True Spirit Blood was still active, though not as violently as before.

"Kid, stop now," Daoist Six Paths advised. "If you consume the True Spirit Blood like this, I'm worried you won't be able to endure it." To cultivate to the point of outright unconsciousness, one could only imagine the pain.

Jiang Fan gritted his teeth, picked up the unfinished bottle once more, and downed it in one gulp! He still had too many things to do. Too many people were waiting for him. He couldn't die in the demon territory. He absolutely had to increase every bit of his strength as much as possible! He had to strive to escape from the demon territory!

Whoosh—

As this mouthful of hundred-fold diluted True Spirit Blood went down, Jiang Fan exhaled blood-red energy, like flames. His entire body steamed with copious black smoke, teetering on the verge of combustion. But Jiang Fan continued to recklessly circulate the *Brahma Sage True Spirit Art*. Shortly after, he once again passed out from the excruciating pain.

This left Daoist Six Paths utterly silent. After a long silence, he finally sighed, "This resolve... how many prodigies in the outer domains can even compare to it? If someone would only provide him protection, he would surely carve out a place for himself in the outer realms."

And so it went. Time and again, Jiang Fan fainted from the agonizing pain. Time and again, he got back up to resume his cultivation.

A full five days passed. Jiang Fan drank the last bottle of diluted spiritual liquid. He still felt pain, yet he didn't even frown. Five days of hellish cultivation had vastly improved his endurance. Ordinary pain could no longer make him lose consciousness.

Such reckless dedication, finally yielded results. He spread his arms wide and softly uttered, "Divine Lord Vast!"