Chapter 51

Shen Lang looked at the sky and frowned, saying, "The Dragon Blood Demon Bear likes to live in icy and snowy places. Only in the depths of the Crystal Song Forest can there be true ice and snow. The only thing that could lure it out of the depths of the Crystal Song Forest is one thing..."

"What is it?" Yin Kuang asked.

"According to legend, the blood of the dragon race is golden. When it flows into the earth, it will blend with the earth. Ninety-nine percent of the time, it will dissipate into the world, making the land's spiritual energy more abundant; one percent of the time, it will cause the land to undergo a mutation, giving birth to something called a 'Blood Spirit Pearl.' This thing is not very noticeable in appearance, and its aura is very restrained, making it difficult for ordinary beasts to detect. However, for a Dragon Blood Demon Bear with dragon blood, it can sense it from hundreds of miles away and be attracted to it."

Yin Kuang scratched his head and said, "Blood Spirit Pearl? I've never heard of it."

Shen Lang sighed and said, "You haven't heard of the Blood Spirit Pearl, but you must have heard of the Flame Essence produced in the lava zones, the Water Spirit Pearl produced in lakes with abundant spiritual energy, and the Wood Spirit Pearl produced in places with lush trees and abundant wood spiritual energy, right? The formation of these things is similar to the Blood Spirit Pearl. In any place with abundant spiritual energy, over the course of time, similar treasures can be produced."

"Little Lang, do you mean that where we encountered the Dragon Blood Demon Bear, there is a Blood Spirit Pearl? And this Blood Spirit Pearl hasn't been collected by the Dragon Blood Demon Bear yet? If we go back to that place, we can find it?" Su Jin's eyes shone with a strange light.

"It's much easier to talk to Sister Su Jin..." Shen Lang's words made Yin Kuang's face turn red.

He continued, "The Blood Spirit Pearl, because it contains the aura of the dragon race, is a highly yang object. When it truly matures and undergoes a new change, it usually happens in the coldest month of the year. It's now less than a month until December, so the Dragon Blood Demon Bear can only obediently stay nearby... I don't need to say more, right? You can weigh the value of this information. Whether you give me five thousand spirit stones or not is up to you."

"I'll give it!" Yin Kuang was the first to speak up: "If they don't want to give it, I, Yin Kuang, will! Damn it, the value of this thing is not something that a mere five thousand lower-grade spirit stones can compare to. It's a priceless treasure..."

"Slap!" Zeng Zuimo slapped Yin Kuang's hand and said, "Who said we don't want to give it? Big guy, you really have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, belittling us while keeping the good stuff for yourself! I'm telling you, we'll discuss this matter thoroughly, and all our families will come together. No one will monopolize it!"

Su Jin sighed and said, "Don't you feel ashamed to say these things in front of Little Lang?"

She turned to Shen Lang and said, "Little Lang, thank you for trusting us so much and sharing such valuable information... Don't worry, we'll send messages to our families and plan this carefully. You don't need to worry about the spirit stones; we'll get them to you as quickly as possible. You've been delayed for so long, and your uncle and aunt must be waiting anxiously. You and Mo Ran should go back and have a meal..."

Shen Mo Ran was a bit surprised and said a bit unhappily, "Su Jin, you are all our guests, and it's not easy for you to come. How can you do this?"

Su Jin glared at Shui Buyu and the others, silencing them, and then said apologetically, "Mo Ran, after Little Lang shows his prowess at the family gathering in three days, we'll have a good reunion. I also want to taste Aunt's cooking. I've always heard you talk about it, and I always drool..."

"Alright."

Shen Mo Ran smiled and shook her head. She knew that the information Shen Lang had given them was a huge shock, and they probably needed to discuss it further. Moreover, Shen Lang had promised to refine mystic weapons for them, but their materials had been used up, and they were eager to go to the Treasure Pavilion to buy more. After all, the sooner they got the materials, the sooner the mystic weapons would be ready. Powerful magical treasures and secret weapons are extremely tempting to martial artists. Even Shen Mo Ran herself, after her Condensed Green Sword was upgraded from a first-grade spirit weapon to a third-grade mystic weapon, was deeply moved and still hadn't calmed down.

Understanding these things, Shen Mo Ran didn't insist. She said goodbye to everyone and left the backyard with Shen Lang.

"Little Lang..." Walking on the forest path, Shen Mo Ran remained silent for a long time before she finally spoke.

Shen Lang smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, I know you have many questions, but I haven't figured out many things myself, and I don't want to lie to you... So, just know that I am always your brother Shen Lang, and I am not a waste."

Shen Mo Ran's originally calm eyes misted over. After a while, she affectionately patted Shen Lang's head, which was much taller than hers, and said, "Mm..."

"By the way, I have a way to cure Father's illness. I treated him once before I came to find you, and he will soon recover."

"Really!" Shen Mo Ran's tears welled up.

Shen Lang reached out to wipe away her tears and said, "Sister, I know you want to find a powerful alchemist at Jialan Academy to help Father, and I know you have been saving money to leave for the family. You've been through a lot... Don't do that anymore. From now on, I'll take on all the responsibilities. You can do what you want, chase your dreams, and fly freely!"

"Chase your dreams, fly freely..." Shen Mo Ran looked into Shen Lang's eyes. This brother, who everyone called a waste, had eyes that shone like stars, filled with powerful confidence, as if nothing was impossible for him.

These were the words Shen Lang said to his sister, but weren't they also the words he said to himself?

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Back home, the family had the happiest reunion dinner in years.

In his room, Shen Lang took out the remaining bottle of Mountain Beast blood and various materials and refined a bottle of "Giant Potion." Only then did he finally have time to focus on cultivation.

While many people and families were still fighting to the death for a high-level cultivation technique, Shen Lang was already worrying about having too many powerful techniques.

The Taiji Diagram martial soul helped him absorb the world's spiritual energy faster, but the Heavenly Pulse Sacred Body still stood like a mountain in front of him.

With the existence of the Heavenly Pulse Sacred Body, his entire cultivation path would be different from others.

Of course, it would also be different from the strong people in his memories.

On the other hand, although Shen Lang had many powerful cultivation techniques in his mind, he had "seen" the "outcome"...

Or rather, he saw another outcome of himself as the War Emperor.

Because of this outcome, he dared not start cultivating, only choosing the "Thunder God Technique" and abandoning other powerful techniques.

It was like a dead end; no matter how many powerful techniques he had, no matter how he cultivated, the final outcome would be failure.

Facing the power that looked down on all living beings and treated them like ants, even the War Emperor and the War God Temple could not shake it.

The War Emperor's cultivation, even if not the supreme peak of the human world, was at least at the top level.

If even he was like this, what about others...

Shen Lang couldn't explain this feeling; it was as if the heavens had already determined the outcome, and the hand of fate had laid out the path for him, waiting for him to walk it to the end.

As for who this divine being was, there were no clues in the War Emperor's memories, as if they had been intentionally or unintentionally sealed.

Even many things about the War God Temple were similarly sealed, making it extremely difficult for Shen Lang to find any clues.

"Even if it is heaven's will, I will defy it and change my fate!"

After a long silence, Shen Lang's eyes suddenly shone with a brilliant light, and in an instant, the room was filled with a white glow.

At this moment, Shen Lang finally had a moment of enlightenment: "In the end, the result is because I am not strong enough. Even if I cultivate all the powerful techniques in my mind to their limits, it will only make everything in that dream repeat. Even if I cultivate to the peak of the War Emperor, I cannot avoid the outcome of failure. Since that's the case, I cannot follow the War Emperor's path; I must surpass the War Emperor! Why can't I develop a completely unique and different cultivation technique from my mind?"

With this enlightenment, Shen Lang finally opened a knot in his heart.

It was like opening a window and seeing another path...

When a person is at a loss, it is often because their goal is unclear, and they don't know what to do or how to proceed.

But now, Shen Lang finally cleared his thoughts and knew what he needed to do.

First, he needed to find a way to awaken the Heavenly Pulse Sacred Body.

The Heavenly Pulse Sacred Body has abnormally tough meridians, and expanding them is like a dream.

Moreover, the path is full of obstacles.

For ordinary martial artists, after refining their bodies, their meridians are smooth, and the flow of spiritual energy is like a smooth channel, rarely encountering obstacles.

But for a Heavenly Pulse Sacred Body martial artist, the meridians are like a road with a pit every two steps and a mountain every three steps. It is extremely difficult for spiritual energy to flow through such meridians.

One misstep could even lead to a mental breakdown...

However, after Shen Lang consumed the green liquid in the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, this problem seemed to be solved.

The energy from the green liquid continuously circulated in his body, smoothing out the pits and bumps in his meridians and softening the barriers at each bottleneck.

Finally, under the violent impact of the black and white energies, the previously blocked meridians were suddenly all unblocked... The problem with the meridians was finally solved.

However, after using the secret technique "Explosion" when he encountered Hong Yu and then risking his life to use the "Imprisoning Hell Blade Technique" to save Shui Qingwu, he suffered severe injuries. The energy from the green liquid was used up, and now he could only wait for the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron to produce more green liquid.

Now, the question is, how can he awaken the Heavenly Pulse Sacred Body?

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