Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Newborn Venerable Bloodline
In the Shen Family’s woodshed.
Recalling the scene from moments before, Shen Yuerou said, still shaken, "Xing, that was truly dangerous."
"Sister, I’m here."
Shen Daoxing patted Shen Yuerou’s hand.
"Mm."
Shen Yuerou nodded, then remarked with a sigh, "That Commandery Princess is so beautiful."
Shen Daoxing smiled. "Yuerou, you’re just as beautiful."
Hearing this, Shen Yuerou blushed, a sweet warmth filling her heart. "I’m going to do the laundry now."
Watching Shen Yuerou’s busy figure, Shen Daoxing entered the Venerable Domain.
Amidst towering, desolate mountain peaks, the Blood Dragon was circling in mid-air. It spotted Shen Daoxing and hurriedly said, "I have news for you."
Shen Daoxing asked, "What is it?"
The Blood Dragon’s voice was grave. "The seals on the first level of the Venerable Domain’s prison are weakening. The beings imprisoned there are about to break free. If you cannot subdue them the moment they break their seals, they will use you as a sacrifice to the heavens the instant they get out."
Shen Daoxing’s expression flickered. "What level of power do I need to subdue the beings of the first level?"
The Blood Dragon replied, "The beings on the first level are all at the Acupoint Opening Realm. You’ll need to open at least one hundred and eight acupoints to suppress them with certainty."
In the Acupoint Opening Realm, the further one progressed, the harder it was to open more acupoints. However, the number of acupoints one managed to open was a direct measure of their potential.
"I understand."
Shen Daoxing nodded.
The Blood Dragon said, "Your top priority is to make this Great Ming Vermilion Bird acknowledge you as its master. Only then can you break the first seal."
Shen Daoxing took out the Great Ming Vermilion Bird. A desolate aura immediately emanated from its jet-black blade.
CHIRP!
A crisp cry echoed from within the blade, resounding in all directions.
The Blood Dragon muttered to itself. ’This Great Ming Vermilion Bird was forged by a Demon Lord of a past era. He used Nine Heavens Profound Iron, the heaviest metal of its time. It’s unbelievably heavy; at its peak, its weight was comparable to a hundred thousand great mountains. The blade houses the soul of a Divine Beast Vermilion Bird, but it was later corrupted by the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons and transformed into a Demon Sparrow. The more lives the sword takes, the stronger the Demon Sparrow becomes. That’s why it’s known as a Demon Soldier.’
"Drip a drop of your heart’s blood onto the blade. If you can gain the Demon Sparrow’s approval, it will fully acknowledge you as its master."
Shen Daoxing nodded and promptly bit his finger open.
DRIP!
A drop of red blood landed on the blade and was instantly absorbed.
BOOM!
A ferocious wave of Demonic Qi instantly slammed into Shen Daoxing.
Pain!
The extreme agony coursed through every inch of his body, as if trying to grind him into dust.
The Blood Dragon grew uneasy. ’This Demon Sparrow isn’t so easy to tame.’
He harbored a sliver of doubt about whether Shen Daoxing could actually subdue the Demon Sparrow.
But in the next moment, a blinding light erupted from Shen Daoxing’s body, so brilliant it was hard to keep one’s eyes open. A look of sheer horror flashed in the Blood Dragon’s eyes. ’Could it be... the reborn Venerable Bloodline?’
Legend had it that the Venerable Bloodline could be reborn, returning in an even more powerful form.
This was only an ancient legend. After all, from antiquity to the present day, no Venerable Supreme had ever had their bloodline stripped from them.
The Blood Dragon muttered to itself, ’Is a true Venerable Supreme about to emerge?’
An incomparably domineering power surged from within Shen Daoxing’s body, instantly annihilating the Demonic Qi erupting from the Great Ming Vermilion Bird. But then, the Demonic Qi came rolling back, wave after relentless wave, trying to engulf him.
However, an aura of great fortune and great terror began to emanate from within Shen Daoxing.
Even the Great Ming Vermilion Bird was slowly being suppressed.
Just as expected!
Before long, the domineering Demonic Qi was completely overwhelmed by the power radiating from Shen Daoxing’s body.
Meanwhile, Shen Daoxing felt as if his very blood was on fire.
It was like a normal person embracing a ball of fire; a searing, unbearable pain struck the very depths of his soul.
ROAR!
A profound and inscrutable radiance pierced through time and space, rushing toward the depths of Shen Daoxing’s soul.
Shen Daoxing felt a sharp pain in his Divine Soul. He had nowhere to run and no way to defend himself.
His face twisted in a grimace. The pain directly assaulted the deepest, most mysterious part of the human body: the Divine Soul.
The Divine Soul is a person’s greatest secret.
"AHHH!"
A cry that shook the Nine Heavens echoed throughout the Venerable Domain, reverberating toward the distant sky.
"ROAR!"
Even the Blood Dragon was horrified, letting out a series of roars.
Just then, an immense aura began to gather, making heaven and earth tremble.
The Blood Dragon’s heart trembled. ’Last time, he triggered a blessing from heaven and earth. This time, it’s a full-blown celestial phenomenon. It seems even the heavens are getting scared. The boy hasn’t even grown yet. I have to conceal this aura.’
As a ball of blood-red light emerged from the Blood Dragon’s body, Shen Daoxing’s aura was completely sealed within the Venerable Domain.
If this aura were to leak out, it would trigger a cataclysm, throwing the entire Martial Kingdom into chaos.
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed. Shen Daoxing was soaked in sweat, his face deathly pale. The very air around him seemed to warp and bend.
Shen Daoxing’s flesh and blood trembled violently. Under the surge of his qi and blood, it felt as though his flesh would be stripped away at any moment, leaving only bone.
His eyes were bloodshot.
Countless pops and cracks echoed from within his body, like a raging tsunami!
Yet, Shen Daoxing’s mind was like a ship tossed to the heavens on a colossal wave. Though tempestuous seas raged ahead, he still held fast to his rudder!
HUFF!
The last vestige of pain was abruptly ripped from Shen Daoxing’s Divine Soul. His body froze for a second before he began gasping for air, desperately breathing through his mouth and nose.
At that moment, Shen Daoxing felt an overwhelming sense of having survived a catastrophe.
Divine Venerable Techniques!
Shen Daoxing subconsciously began to circulate the Divine Venerable Techniques. The aura within his body immediately began to flow into his meridians.
Each time the energy circulated to an acupoint, a wisp of Essence Blood would break away and rush into it as a stream of red qi.
At the same time, it was as if Shen Daoxing’s bones and bloodline were being cleansed. They were not just renewed, but also coated in a layer of golden light.
With every wisp of Essence Blood that merged into his acupoints, a supreme, innate power began to emanate from his body.
Submission! Absolute submission!
Shen Daoxing felt filled with power. His body, from the inside out, was suffused with an indescribable, seemingly innate might.
His cultivation had skyrocketed directly from the Acupoint Opening Realm to the Profound Platform Realm.
The aura of his Venerable Bloodline flowed through him, creating what felt like a resonance between him and the Great Dao itself.
This was a bloodline that surpassed any ordinary Venerable Bloodline; its mysteries were beyond words.
In his Dantian, the Seven-Colored Profound Platform was magnificent beyond compare.
The more colors it had, the deeper one’s foundation.
"A Seven-Colored Profound Platform!?"
The Blood Dragon was inwardly stunned.
’The Venerable Supremes I’ve seen before only ever had a five-colored Profound Platform at most.’
’For Shen Daoxing to have a Seven-Colored Profound Platform... how solid is his foundation?!’
The Blood Dragon quickly asked, "Your Venerable Bloodline has awakened again?"
"That’s right."
Shen Daoxing looked at his hands, an incredible joy welling up in his heart.
’My Venerable Bloodline is back. And it’s even more profound and powerful than before.’
"CHIRP!"
Just then, the Great Ming Demon Sparrow also flared with a black light.
An image of a black Demon Sparrow appeared on the hilt of the greatsword. The carving was exquisitely lifelike and emanated an extremely domineering aura.
The Blood Dragon said, "The Demon Soldier has acknowledged you as its master."
"The first seal has been broken as well."
Gripping the Great Ming Demon Sparrow, Shen Daoxing felt a vast, profound weight, as if the sword was now connected to his very blood.
A seventh-grade weapon!
With its first seal broken, the Great Ming Demon Sparrow had advanced directly to a seventh-grade weapon.
’The competition for the White Cloud Order is coming up soon.’
Shen Daoxing said nothing more, instead immersing himself in cultivation within the Venerable Domain.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Shen Daoxing moved like a Wandering Dragon, the Great Ming Vermilion Bird in his hand dancing on the wind. Each strike was heavy and packed with domineering force.
His mastery of the Four Symbols Sword Technique grew, and his comprehension of the Sword Dao deepened with it.
...
「Shen Family, Rear Courtyard」
CRASH! SMASH! The sounds echoed continuously from the room. In the blink of an eye, precious jade and porcelain artifacts were reduced to shards. A beautiful maid stood to the side, trembling in fear.
"Damn it!"
Shen Shaotian’s face was contorted with fury. He roared, "That damned bitch! How dare she insult me like that!"
Just then, a black shadow drifted out of Shen Shaotian’s ring. Its voice was raspy. "Those who wish to achieve great things must endure what ordinary people cannot. What is a little humiliation?"
The shadow was wreathed in an incredibly dense Demonic Qi that sent a chill down one’s spine.
If any expert from the Martial Kingdom were present, the sight of this black Demonic Qi would have scared them witless.
Shen Shaotian immediately put on a sycophantic smile. "Elder Meng, my humiliation is nothing. But more importantly, doesn’t this put your plan on hold...?"
Elder Meng sneered. "I gave you the method to seize the Venerable Bloodline. Since you now possess it, I naturally have ways to help you marry the Commandery Princess of the Martial Kingdom."
"That Commandery Princess of the Martial Kingdom is astonishingly talented; winning her favor is no easy task. However, the competition for the White Cloud Order tomorrow is the perfect opportunity. During your duel with Shen Daoxing, reveal the Venerable Bloodline and kill him with overwhelming superiority. This will surely make Shangguan Yiran see you in a new light. As a bonus, you’ll be able to openly eliminate that thorn in your side."
Shen Shaotian’s initial joy was quickly replaced by worry. "A brilliant plan, Elder Meng! But... I haven’t fully integrated the Venerable Bloodline yet..."
Elder Meng waved his hand dismissively. "With me here, you can rest assured. After tomorrow, I will personally take you as my disciple. As long as you work for me, what power or riches will not be within your grasp?"
Shen Shaotian was ecstatic. "Rest assured, Elder Meng! I will be completely obedient."
Others might not know how formidable this black shadow was, but he knew perfectly well.
After all, it was Elder Meng who had given him the ancient formula to extract the Venerable Bloodline.
With him overseeing things, nothing could go wrong.
Shen Shaotian swore to himself. ’Shangguan Yiran, one day, I’ll have you on your knees, begging for mercy beneath me.’
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