Chapter 1

As the autumn wind blew, the cycad trees in the courtyard rustled, and withered yellow leaves scattered across the entire yard.

In the room, a young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old, lay on a hard wooden bed.

The young man's name was Ye Feng, an ordinary outer disciple of the Tianling Academy.

"Didn't I die in an explosion? How did I end up here!"

Opening his eyes, he rubbed his head, looking at the ancient and elegant buildings, his face filled with confusion. Suddenly, Ye Feng felt a headache, and a flood of memories surged in.

"Shenwu Continent, Southern Divine Land, Kaigen Kingdom, Tianling Academy, martial artists..."

A series of words tumbled out of Ye Feng's mouth.

"Who would have thought! I've been transported, and I'm still called Ye Feng..."

This was a world of martial artists, where powerful martial artists could stir the seas, split mountains, and extend their lifespans indefinitely.

The Tianling Academy was the cradle of martial artists.

The academy was divided into the Inner Court and the Outer Court, with the main purpose of the Outer Court being to supply talented disciples to the Inner Court.

The Outer Court was further divided into three levels: Outer Gate, Inner Gate, and Elite disciples. Only Elite disciples had the chance to enter the Inner Court each year, where they would undergo an assessment. If they passed, they would have the opportunity to become true Inner Court disciples.

Ye Feng now lived in the dormitory of the Outer Gate of the Tianling Academy. Though called a dormitory, it was actually an independent courtyard.

Putting on his outer robe, Ye Feng came to the courtyard, feeling the glaring sunlight, which brought him a sense of comfort.

"How many years, how many years! Since becoming a vampire, I haven't basked in the comfortable sun for so long!"

Before being transported, Ye Feng was a vampire living in a dark corner of the world. In that world, vampires could not be exposed to light and lived underground. An explosion in an abandoned factory killed Ye Feng along with the other vampires living underground.

"Heaven has been kind to me, giving me another chance to live and see the light of day, no longer confined to a cold and dark world."

"Oink, oink!"

A hundred-pound Red Flame Pig ran out, casually passing by Ye Feng.

From Ye Feng's memories, he knew that behind the Tianling Academy was the Hengduan Mountains, where monster beasts often visited. This Red Flame Pig was only a second-level monster beast, and most disciples didn't even have the desire to kill it, which made the Red Flame Pig not very afraid of humans.

Ye Feng involuntarily licked his lips, as if something inside his body had been activated, and a hint of crimson appeared in his eyes.

"What's happening? I've changed bodies, why do I still have the desire to drink blood?"

Ye Feng found it strange!

The desire for blood grew stronger. Looking at the Red Flame Pig, his primitive instincts made him pounce.

As he moved, the Red Flame Pig didn't even react and was immediately caught by Ye Feng's hands.

Ye Feng didn't bite down, but something strange happened. His ten fingers suddenly grew long nails, which pierced directly into the Red Flame Pig's body.

The red blood stained Ye Feng's hands.

"A feeling I've never had before, it seems the blood contains something special."

Feeling the essence of the blood entering his body, Ye Feng closed his eyes in comfort.

"Huh? Is this inner vision? I didn't expect that the legendary things of the original world actually exist. Wait, is that the dantian, the place where the white lines are spinning in my abdomen? Are the white lines true qi? But why are there also white lines in other parts of my body? There are actually nine of them, forming a nine-star pattern... throughout my body... No wonder cultivation is as slow as a snail..."

Ye Feng opened his eyes and saw that the hundred-pound Red Flame Pig was now just a pile of skin and bones, lying limp on the ground.

Feeling his body full of energy, he couldn't help but show a look of great joy, quickly sitting down and practicing the "Purple Jade Technique" that the previous Ye Feng had cultivated.

The essence of the blood he had just absorbed was continuously transforming into true qi, filling his entire meridians and surging into the nine dantians in his body. The amount of true qi in the dantians kept increasing, pulsating...

The number of white lines in the dantians increased! One, two, three... getting thicker and thicker!

"Hum!"

Ye Feng felt his eardrums vibrate, the blood began to boil, and a crimson, surging true qi burst out of his body.

"I actually directly passed the peak of the Second Level of the Postnatal Realm and entered the Third Level of the Postnatal Realm!"

The martial path of martial artists starts from the First Level of the Postnatal Realm, the Second Level... up to the Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm; above the Postnatal Realm is the Pre-natal Realm, and beyond that, Ye Feng didn't know, as even the head of the Outer Court was only at the Pre-natal Realm.

"I didn't expect the blood in this world to be so different."

Ye Feng, while marveling, got up and saw the pig carcass beside him.

"Monster beasts have monster cores, let's keep it as a memento!" As he spoke, he squatted down to search.

"Why isn't it there? Could it have been absorbed along with the blood? If so, it would explain the different feeling during the blood drinking. The monster qi in the monster core is similar to true qi... That means if I have a large amount of blood and monster cores, my strength could increase at an astonishing rate!"

Ye Feng was very excited by this inference.

"I must try it again when I have the chance!"

A foul smell came, and Ye Feng looked around, realizing it was coming from himself. His originally clean skin was now stained with black, thick substances.

"Not only did I break through to the Third Level of the Postnatal Realm, but the impurities in my body were also expelled. This blood drinking was really worth it;

But the smell on my body is really unbearable. I need to take a good bath!"

As he spoke, Ye Feng walked back into the room...

"I didn't expect there to be a bathtub in this dormitory, not bad, not bad!"

Ye Feng, with a towel on his head, leaned against the wooden tub. Closing his eyes, he organized everything that had happened today.

"I didn't expect that the martial path in this world is divided into external techniques and internal techniques.

External techniques, also known as martial skills, are mainly for attack. So far, the previous Ye Feng only knew a basic sword technique.

Internal techniques are the cultivation of energy, absorbing primordial qi and storing it in the dantian. The technique I know is called the 'Purple Jade Technique,' a lower-level technique. Most disciples cultivate lower-level techniques, while intermediate and advanced techniques are only available to Elite disciples.

The cultivation of the martial path is primarily focused on internal techniques, with external techniques as a supplement, complementing each other. Focusing on only one aspect, no matter how well you practice, it's hard to achieve great success."

"I don't need to rush with internal techniques since I can convert the energy from blood; but my attack methods are a bit单一, I can't always use my nails, can I?"

The thought of baring his fangs and transforming his hands into long, sharp claws, being watched by everyone, made Ye Feng shudder.

"Fortunately, after reaching the Third Level of the Postnatal Realm, I can apply for a martial skill at the Library Hall..."