Chapter 16: The Five Elements of Blood Drops

  A drop of fresh blood flew out from the tip of his finger, and at this moment, time seemed to have stopped, with only that drop of bright red blood moving slowly.

  Fresh blood stops in front of a rapidly moving one-armed middle-aged man, and then the bloody light bursts forth, covering everything in the world!

  When the blood light dissipated, everyone was puzzled because at this time, Huo Ran and the one-armed middle-aged man had actually exchanged positions. Huo Ran stood in the original position of the one-armed middle-aged man, with his sword inserted into the ground; while the one-armed middle-aged man also stood in Huo Ran's original position, still maintaining the posture of holding a dagger to attack.

  "This... is the Upper Immortal?"

  "I have no idea what happened..."

  The villagers of Tiandian Village began to whisper among themselves, they simply couldn't understand what was going on that would cause the two people to switch places, this kind of thing had never been heard of or seen before!

  "Pffft!"

  At this time, Huo Ran, who was standing with his sword, suddenly turned red in the face, spat out a big mouthful of blood, and his whole body couldn't stop trembling.

  "Brother Huo Xia!"

  The old black man in the distance let out a loud cry of surprise and was about to rush over to support Huo Ran, but was stopped by Huo Ran.

  "Go... kill those two!" Huo Ran shook his body and took a step forward, indicating that Lao Hei should kill the two seriously injured people who couldn't move in the ruins. Then he turned around to look at the middle-aged man with one arm, who seemed to be frozen in place.

  "Hmm..."

  Suddenly, a middle-aged man with one arm crashed to the ground, motionless.

  Lao Hei was completely stunned, not knowing what had happened, and stood there in a daze. But behind him, an old man in his sixties walked out, carrying an iron shovel, and with great effort, he struck down at the ruins, splashing up a large pool of blood.

  He killed two people and walked up to Huo Ran, saying, "Little brother, are you okay?"

  He suddenly recognized the old man as the village elder of Tianqian Village, shook his head and said: "Nothing... nothing." After speaking, he sat down on the spot with his legs crossed, operating to heal his injuries. Just now, he used the secret technique Blood Drop that was recorded in the Blood God's Nerve, which allowed him to instantly kill the one-armed middle-aged man, but he himself also suffered relatively serious injuries.

  The secret technique recorded in the Blood God's Scripture is indeed terrifying, and can be called a surefire killing move! However, the side effects are also very large, because launching the Blood Drop requires using one's own blood force as a medium. Every time the Blood Drop is launched, one's own blood force will weaken by a fraction, and it is permanent!

  In terms of cultivation, the one-armed middle-aged man was still a bit stronger than Huo Ran. Normally, even with the power of the Golden Great Sword, Huo Ran could only fight to a draw with the one-armed middle-aged man. However, earlier in order to deal with Fatso and Skinny first, Huo Ran had already suffered some injuries that were not light but not serious either. Now facing the one-armed middle-aged man again, he almost had no chance of winning, so he had no choice but to use this secret technique that would harm both himself and his opponent!

  "Really, brother!"

  Li Yingying walked out of the house, just in time to see Huo Ran sitting cross-legged on the ground, his whole body covered in blood. She let out a cry of surprise and ran over to him, but was intercepted by the old village chief: "Don't worry, little brother Huo is fine, he'll be okay after a while!"

  "Really, Old Master Ji?" Li Yingying lifted her tear-stained face and looked at the old village chief.

  At this, the old village chief affectionately patted her head and smiled: "When did Ninth Grandfather ever deceive you?" After a pause, he raised his head to face the crowd and said: "You go have a few people go to my house, take out the thousand-year-old He Shou Wu from my cellar and decoct it. Remember, use nine bowls of water and simmer over low heat for three hours!"

  "Alright, Uncle Jiu!"

  A few people heard the old village chief's words and immediately turned around to leave. Seeing that several people had already done what they were told, the old village chief said again: "Go get a few more people to bring the stones under my bed from home!"

  ……

  The old village chief took over the three stone slabs the size of a plate from the villagers, and a determined glint flashed in his eyes as he raised the stones and smashed them heavily to the ground.

  "Crack..."

  After a crisp sound, the stone cracked open a seam, and a green light overflowed from it. The old village chief didn't feel anything strange, and again smashed open two more stones, then separated the broken stones, and suddenly the green light burst forth. From these piles of broken stones, you could see that what was emitting the green light were nine fist-sized green stones.

  "Uncle Jiu, what's this?"

  Lao Hei stared at the nine green crystals that didn't look like ordinary objects, his face puzzled. Since he was a child, he had never known that his Ninth Uncle's family had such treasures.

  The old village chief did not respond to Lao Hei's words, and instead picked up the nine green crystal stones on his own. He then sat down in a circle around Huo Ran, placing one stone at a time. When he placed the last stone, the green light emitted by the nine crystal stones became even more intense, surrounding Huo Ran and slowly seeping into his body.

  Everyone was unclear, not knowing what the village chief had done, and let these green lights that gave people a particularly refreshing feeling all enter Huo Ran's body. Huo Ran's originally bloodless face also became more and more rosy, gradually becoming no different from ordinary people.

  Huo Ran, who was worried about his weakening body, suddenly felt a surge of power filled with vitality entering his body. Before he could think much, he immediately guided these green energies to wander through his blood, flesh and bones, filling the emptiness in his body.

  Three hours passed unknowingly, and after being nourished by that green energy, Hao Ran felt that his body not only didn't become weaker due to using the Blood Drop, but instead felt a bit stronger! Of course, the power of his bloodline was definitely weakened a bit, the green energy couldn't make up for the power of his bloodline!

  "Whoosh..."

  He suddenly opened his eyes, and the essence of his spirit was circulating in his pupils. What entered his eyes were the faces of the villagers from the old village who were not smiling or laughing, as well as many worried-looking villagers.

  "Really, brother!"

  Seeing Huo Ran wake up, Li Yingying rushed into his arms, the worried look on her face disappeared and replaced with joy.

  "Don't worry about it!"

  Huoran lightly patted Liying's back and slightly bowed to the crowd. Just as he lowered his head, he happened to see the nine pale green crystals placed around him in a seemingly chaotic yet traceable manner. His expression suddenly turned solemn, and he looked at the old village chief, saying: "This... Village Chief?"

  "Hei Zi, take the medicine that has just been brewed to my home!" The old village chief did not immediately respond to Huo Ran, but instead instructed Hei Zi first, then picked up the green crystal on the ground that had faded a bit, and said to Huo Ran: "Let's go, talk at my place."

  Following the old village chief to his home, Huo Ran took a bowl of medicine from Lao Hei's hand and drank it in one gulp. The entrance was slightly bitter, Huo Ran wiped the corner of his mouth, just wanting to speak, but suddenly felt as if a flame rose up inside him, making his whole body hot and dry!

  It's poisonous!

  Huo Ran didn't have time to say anything, and hurriedly circulated the spiritual power within his body, slowly dispersing that massive medicinal energy, strengthening his limbs.

  This medicinal power exceeded Horan's imagination, and in a short while, his limbs were strengthened to the extreme, and his internal skills were even more advanced, and then he began to strengthen his five organs...

  The human body has five organs: the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, which are indispensable. Suddenly breaking through the four extremes and reaching the five elements boundary, the mysterious and subtle guidance of the medicine's power is strengthening the five organs. This cannot be taken lightly, because all cultivators in the five elements boundary and six paths boundary are in danger. One careless move can damage the five organs and six viscera, which would result in severe injury or even death!

  At this time, the seven clever and ingenious hearts thoroughly played their role, guiding the accurate and unerring strengthening of the five organs, driving out the toxins within. It's often said that a cultivator who has reached the Five Elements Realm can live for over a hundred years without issue, precisely because some of the toxins in the five organs have been cleared, making one's lifespan longer than that of ordinary people.

  When reaching the Six Paths stage, the six internal organs will also be strengthened and tempered, and one's lifespan will increase by another twenty years or so, without any unexpected events.

  I feel that all five internal organs are warm and comfortable, and suddenly I will absorb all the medicinal power into them...

  Unbeknownst to him, another quarter of an hour had passed, and the medicinal properties had been fully absorbed by his five organs. He couldn't help but let out a groan. When he saw the strange looks on everyone's faces in the room, he suppressed his excitement at breaking through to the Five Elements realm, stood up, and bowed to the person addressed as "Ninth Master", saying: "Thank you, senior!"

  The Ninth Master, sitting on the chair that looked like it was from a very distant era, shook his head and said: "This is all to be expected. You saved everyone in our Tianqian Village, while I only spent some external objects. To say the least, I made a profit."

  Huoran scratched his head awkwardly and thought of those crystals and the extraordinary medicine, asking: "Uh, senior, I wonder..."

  Old Ninth waved his hand and took out a crystal stone that changed from deep green to light green from his bosom, saying: "Listen to me tell you a story!"