Gu Yuan heard Guan Ye's words and understood why the Demon Suppression Division could suppress the entire Da Gan and become the most powerful violent organization. The key lay in this Blood Qi Realm technique.
This technique was likely the process of compressing blood qi. Gu Yuan's main body had not figured it out, as he had only cultivated for a few years and reached his current level mainly through cheating. Without the cheat, Gu Yuan would have likely been devoured by beasts by now.
"Gu Yuan, I will now teach you this unique Blood Qi Realm technique, but you must swear by your martial dao never to reveal it." Guan Ye said with great seriousness and a calm tone, but his words made Gu Yuan's heart unsettled.
Gu Yuan had been wondering why no one had leaked it over the years. It turned out they had to swear by their martial dao, which was a most severe form of oath.
Martial artists could disregard heaven and earth, but not the martial dao they cultivated.
Swearing by one's martial dao was the most secure method.
Who wouldn't fear their martial dao regressing, stagnating for life, and being reduced to an ordinary person?
Gu Yuan met Guan Ye's gaze and nodded slightly.
"Good, very good! Gu Yuan, swear with me!" Guan Ye chuckled heartily.
"I, Guan Ye, swear by my martial dao that if I leak this technique, my martial dao shall regress, and I shall stagnate for life!"
Gu Yuan echoed, his face solemn: "I, Gu Yuan, swear by my martial dao that if I leak this technique, my martial dao shall regress, and I shall stagnate for life!"
As Gu Yuan uttered these words, a deafening roar echoed in his mind, carrying an aura of dominion over all things.
Gu Yuan knew this was the response of the unseen martial dao to his oath.
"Excellent, Gu Yuan, let's not delay. Let us begin training this technique." Guan Ye said, clapping his hands with a light smile.
Guan Ye subtly gestured to Cui Hua, who stood nearby. Cui Hua understood and stepped forward, standing before Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan looked at Cui Hua, a little confused, unsure of what was about to happen.
Cui Hua saw Gu Yuan's bewildered expression and smiled, "Next, I will speak, and you will listen. Strive to remember it in one go, understand?"
Gu Yuan now understood that Cui Hua was going to teach him the technique. His expression immediately turned serious: "I understand."
Cui Hua nodded and began to utter a stream of characters. Gu Yuan listened intently, focusing all his energy to memorize the technique in one attempt.
Fortunately, Gu Yuan's main body possessed high soul cultivation, which boosted the soul cultivation of his clone, greatly enhancing his comprehension and memory.
Cui Hua let out a long breath. Speaking so much at once even made him feel a little thirsty. He looked at Gu Yuan, who had his eyes closed, wondering how much of it the young man could grasp.
Gu Yuan closed his eyes, and passages of text flashed through his mind—this was the Blood Qi Realm technique Cui Hua had just imparted.
The general meaning was to use a special method to compress the blood qi within the body. This would allow one to remain in a certain realm for a longer period and absorb more blood qi, though the cultivation speed would slow down.
Overall, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. Gu Yuan felt the slow cultivation speed could be compensated for by other means.
For instance, pills?
Things that could be solved with pills were not problems.
Gu Yuan opened his eyes. He had basically grasped the technique.
This was the benefit of a powerful soul, which accelerated comprehension.
"How is it, have you grasped it? Back in my day, I only took an hour to comprehend it," Cui Hua asked with curiosity, but then spoke of his past with pride.
Guan Ye also looked at Gu Yuan with curiosity. He wanted to know how long it would take this young man, praised by the Commander for his talent, to master this technique.
Gu Yuan, seeing their expectant gazes, smiled and said, "I think I'm almost there. Let me try."
With that, he sat down cross-legged and began to compress his blood qi according to the method described in the technique.
This method required the user's soul power to be sufficient, but comprehending the method itself was a hurdle.
If the soul power was insufficient, one couldn't even grasp the method.
Gu Yuan's soul power was, naturally, top-notch.
It was certainly top-tier among peers, and even those a level higher did not possess his soul cultivation depth.
He guided his soul power into his physical body and immediately felt a surge of heat.
Tsk, tsk, even his own blood qi felt hot. Others would surely be scalded to death.
Gu Yuan marveled. The 《Ji Yang Jue》 had brought him so many surprises. As his blood qi deepened, its temperature rose. Eventually, he would become the sun!
Shaking off his wandering thoughts, Gu Yuan embarked on his first blood qi compression journey.
His soul power began to merge with his blood qi, manipulating it to compress.
This step heavily tested the martial artist's control over their blood qi. If control faltered, it could lead to blood qi backlash, not only damaging the body but potentially causing the soul to be injured by the extremely yang blood qi, requiring a long recovery.
During this period, one was also highly susceptible to the erosion of strange entities.
A martial artist with a weakened soul couldn't control their vast internal qi and blood, which would attract these entities.
Once a strange entity absorbed a martial artist's immense qi and blood, its strength would increase significantly.
Guan Ye and Cui Hua watched Gu Yuan sit on the ground with his eyes closed. They exchanged glances, surprise evident in both their eyes.
Guan Ye marveled inwardly, surprised by Gu Yuan's exceptional talent. No wonder the Commander had recommended him so highly and arranged for him to join their team.
Cui Hua's reaction was far more pronounced. He stared at Gu Yuan with shock. This kid was even stronger than he was back then.
Why? Was it because of that handsome face? Damn it, he was so jealous. How could he show off in front of him now? His happiness was gone.
Alas!
Guan Ye watched his colleague of over a decade transform his expressions in mere moments, finding it remarkable. He had never noticed this before.
Meanwhile, Gu Yuan was compressing a stream of blood qi with his soul power. After several minutes, he suddenly opened his eyes.
A smile graced his face as he stood up. Seeing this, Guan Ye and Cui Hua rushed forward to ask, "How was it, Gu Yuan? Did you succeed?"
"Did you succeed?"
Gu Yuan looked at their anxious faces and, with a smile, extended his right hand. A strand of blood qi, noticeably deeper than before, appeared in his palm.
Hiss!
Guan Ye and Cui Hua looked at Gu Yuan in stunned shock. This child was terrifying!