Published: August 27, 2025
Chapter 330: Death Core
Han Li immediately spotted the five “Blood Condensing Five Elements Pills” among these items and was overjoyed.
He quickly retrieved them from the beast puppet’s mouth and carefully examined them one by one.
From the immense spiritual power contained within the pills, Han Li confirmed their authenticity. Only then did he take out a delicate jade box from his storage pouch to carefully store the five pills.
Although Han Li didn’t know the exact effects of the “Blood Condensing Five Elements Pills,” seeing how important they were to the Yue Emperor made it clear that what the young prince of Prince Xin’s Mansion said about their usefulness for foundation formation was likely true. Han Li’s heart surged with excitement.
Next, Han Li’s gaze shifted to the other items: a pitch-black bowl, about an inch in size, a blood-red sharp spike, and a jade slip emitting a gray-white aura.
Looking at these objects, Han Li felt a chill run through him.
These were clearly magical artifacts used exclusively by demonic path and heretical cultivators. There might even be forbidden seals or curses attached to them. So, he didn’t rush to touch them but instead took a deep breath. His hands radiated a faint glow, and suddenly a thin layer of azure light enveloped them.
Only then did Han Li feel safe enough to pick up the jade slip and examine it.
Apart from the strange aura it emitted, the jade slip showed no signs of seals or traps. Han Li exhaled in relief and slowly sent his spiritual awareness into it.
As soon as his spiritual awareness entered, Han Li stood still but his expression twisted strangely—sometimes beaming with joy, sometimes deeply frustrated, and finally turning extremely cautious, tinged with a rare hint of fear.
After about a tea break’s time, Han Li withdrew his spiritual awareness and stood there dazed.
What was recorded inside the jade slip both matched Han Li’s expectations and exceeded them.
It indeed contained cultivation techniques used by members of the Black Fiend Asura Cult. For example, the young prince cultivated the “Black Fiend Asura Technique,” the four blood attendants practiced the “Demonic Fiend Formation,” and the Yue Emperor cultivated the “Blood Refining Divine Light,” among others.
What shocked Han Li even more was that all these techniques mentioned a book called the “Profound Yin Scripture.” It seemed these spell formations all originated from that scripture.
This piqued Han Li’s curiosity greatly!
But after hastily flipping through the entire jade slip, Han Li found no clue about where this scripture might be.
Helpless, Han Li had to give up on that hope and shifted his attention to some of the strange secret techniques listed apart from the cultivation methods.
Several of these made Han Li very happy. Not only did they clear up some puzzling doubts, but they also revealed the true purpose of the “Blood Condensing Five Elements Pills.”
Han Li calmed his mind and read carefully.
It turned out that the “Blood Condensing Five Elements Pill” could only be refined inside the body by cultivators who practiced the “Demonic Fiend Formation.” It was a core similar to a demon beast’s inner core, and this was the main purpose for which the “Demonic Fiend Formation” was created.
The reason the four blood attendants could transform into demonic fiends and enter foundation establishment stage without taking foundation establishment pills was precisely because they had formed this pill.
However, according to the description of the “Demonic Fiend Formation,” practitioners, even without using blood sacrifices, could never form a true core due to the rapid cultivation method. Foundation establishment was the highest level attainable in this technique.
In fact, not only the “Demonic Fiend Formation,” but the other techniques were similar, almost all sharing the fatal flaw of being unable to form a core.
Of course, their cultivation speed, aided by blood sacrifices, was astonishingly fast.