Chapter 17: Little Brat's Medicinal Bath
After confirming contact with Willow Deity, Shi Jian no longer hesitated and directly requested the Old Village Chief to arrange a sacrifice. The Old Village Chief also agreed without hesitation.
"There's no time like the present, let's do it tomorrow. Little Stone, you hunted back so many Vicious Beasts this time; we can use a portion of them for the sacrifice to the Sacrificial Spirit!"
The Old Village Chief immediately scheduled the time for tomorrow. After giving Shi Jian a few more instructions, he went to contact the other elders in the village to prepare for the sacrifice.
Shi Jian simply took the Original True Understanding and returned to his stone house. Without disturbing Little Brat, who was asleep on the bed, Shi Jian immediately took out the Original True Understanding and began to read.
Although it was said that only those who reached the pinnacle of the Blood Moving Realm could Cultivate the Original True Understanding, this was not a strict requirement. It simply meant that those who hadn't reached that level would be harmed by the runes on the Original True Understanding if they viewed it.
Shi Jian now possessed 80,000 catties of Physical Body strength and had awakened the Giant Elephant embryo of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, bringing his actual strength to 180,000 catties. He already possessed the qualifications to study the Original True Understanding.
Shi Jian took out the Precious Bone. Dense runes were carved onto the pure white bone. Shi Jian only took one look and was completely mesmerized. The Original True Understanding analyzed the mysteries of Heaven and Earth in the most primal way. It explained the origin of runes and annotated the power of various Ancient Vicious Beasts. It covered almost all aspects of Heaven and Earth, all-encompassing!
Although it didn't record any precious techniques, it was a dissection of the fundamental principles of runes. Furthermore, there were examples to corroborate the content regarding the operation of runes. Scenes clearly displayed duels between ancient deities. That terrifying aura emanated from the Precious Bone, impacting Shi Jian's heart.
With a 'wah' sound! Shi Jian spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and his entire spirit became listless. However, his eyes revealed an unprecedented brilliance.
"As expected of the Original True Understanding!!!" Shi Jian exclaimed with emotion.
After reading the Original True Understanding, his understanding of the Dao of Cultivation became even clearer. His previous Cultivation was like solving problems by applying formulas, memorizing them by rote, and then plugging in conditions. Without the formulas, he was nothing. But the Original True Understanding taught him how to derive the formulas himself, knowing not only what it is, but also why it is.
"Perhaps I can try re-Cultivating the Blood Moving Realm now..." Shi Jian pondered.
After reading the Original True Understanding, his insights were profound, and he understood the true meaning of runes. At the same time, he also knew the reason why he had been unable to Breakthrough the 80,000 catties of strength before. His previous Realm Cultivation had flaws. 80,000 catties of strength was the limit.
If he hadn't joined the chat group and obtained the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, Shi Jian would never have reached the pinnacle of the Blood Moving Realm. With the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, even with some defects in his Cultivation, Shi Jian could now reach the pinnacle of the Blood Moving Realm. However, why not mend these defects if possible? No one would mind becoming stronger.
Moreover, re-Cultivation didn't mean abolishing his current Cultivation and starting anew. It was merely a process of going back to check for omissions and refine his Cultivation.
As soon as he thought it, he did it. Shi Jian immediately began to Cultivate. Runes appeared one after another on his body, divine radiance permeated, and his entire being was crystal clear and sacred. He closed his eyes, and his aura plummeted to rock bottom at a certain moment. However, in the next instant, countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged into his body, nourishing his Physical Body. His essence Qi immediately surged like a rolling river. His blood boiled, and runes formed within his body. His entire being was like a furnace, emitting terrifying high temperatures.
The sleeping Little Brat beside him was forcibly awakened by the heat. The Little Brat looked at Shi Jian, whose Physical Body was crystalline and whose whole body exuded divine radiance, and fell into a daze. He thought something had happened to Shi Jian and wanted to wake him, but he was forced back by the terrifying high temperature emanating from Shi Jian's body. Helpless, he could only run to find the Old Village Chief with his short legs.
The Old Village Chief, who had just fallen asleep, rushed over in a panic. He looked at Shi Jian, who was immersed in Cultivation, not knowing what to do. Just then, a voice suddenly sounded.
"He is re-Cultivating the Blood Moving Realm. Do not disturb him..."
The ethereal voice entered the Old Village Chief's ears. The Old Village Chief looked up but couldn't see the speaker. He was stunned for a moment, then belatedly reacted.
"Are you the Sacrificial Spirit?" The Old Village Chief looked towards the willow tree at the village entrance. The old willow tree had raised a willow branch at some unknown time.
"Mm!" The ethereal voice sounded again, then fell silent.
The Old Village Chief let out a heavy sigh of relief. It was good that nothing was wrong. He had been afraid that the Precious Bone was the cause of Shi Jian's Cultivation going awry. Now that the Sacrificial Spirit had manifested, everything should be fine!
The Old Village Chief pacified the other villagers, and Stone Village became quiet again. The Little Brat was taken by the Old Village Chief to sleep at his house.
Shi Jian, immersed in Cultivation, was oblivious to what was happening outside. He was currently in a mysterious state. He was perfecting the runes within his body little by little. By the time he woke up, it was already noon the next day.
"90,000 catties of strength, I didn't expect such an unexpected gain after re-Cultivation!" Shi Jian was overjoyed as he opened his eyes.
After re-Cultivating the Blood Moving Realm, his Physical Body strength had reached 90,000 catties. Moreover, he felt that the Giant Elephant embryo within his body was also stirring. It could only be said that the Original True Understanding was indeed a top-tier Cultivation method. Just a simple glance had brought him such gains.
Putting away his joy, Shi Jian then noticed that the sky outside had already brightened.
"This time, I was so engrossed in Cultivation that I didn't pay attention to the outside world. Thankfully, this is Stone Village. I need to be more careful in the future!" Shi Jian secretly warned himself.
No wonder people in novels would find an Immortal Cave for secluded Cultivation and set up various Formations for defense. If he were to be ambushed during an Epiphany like this, it would be a great injustice.
After tidying up a bit, Shi Jian walked out of the stone house. At this time, Stone Village was also exceptionally lively. Large cauldrons were set up in the square where everyone usually Cultivated. Inside the cauldrons were various old herbs, poisonous insects, spring water, and the true blood of those Vicious Beasts.
One by one, the young children were wailing in pain in the cauldrons, grimacing. This was to cleanse their Physical Bodies.
A large cauldron was placed in the center, and the Old Village Chief continuously added firewood beneath it. Inside the large cauldron was none other than the Little Brat. Faint rays of light were forming on his body. This was a sign of runes being refined into his flesh and blood. Once these rays of light completely transformed into divine radiance, he would have fully stepped into the Blood Moving Realm. At that time, he would be able to draw upon the essence Qi between Heaven and Earth to nourish himself. He was Cultivating on his own.
This was a very terrifying process. The precious blood of various Vicious Beasts permeated the body through the pores, and the violent power scoured the Physical Body, then brought out the Impurities from within the Physical Body. This repeated cleansing laid a solid foundation for the children.
Children with weak wills could be literally pained to death! The pain of the precious blood scouring the Physical Body was like bone splitting and flesh grinding.
This large cauldron had the most ingredients and the most overbearing power. The other children in the village could not withstand such violent power. Only the Little Brat gritted his teeth and stood motionless within it.