The secret technique “Drifting Blood” is a method that dissects the fundamental essence of the cosmic laws and manifests it through sword techniques.
The first volume of “Drifting Blood” is the general outline.
Volumes 2 to 109 contain 108 profound methods of analysis and cultivation.
Volume 110 is a summary of the 108 sword techniques.
“Analyzing the essence is incredibly difficult! The operation of the fundamental cosmic laws is already in its most perfect form… As for their essence, it requires cultivators to continuously dissect and understand. Even the first three diagrams of the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Tablet’ merely embody the 108 profound mysteries within 108 raindrops. Such a technique is beyond my capabilities!
I can only use sets of sword techniques to interpret these 108 fundamental mysteries.
To truly comprehend them is extremely difficult.
Of these 108 fundamental mysteries, the first nine are the easiest, the next 27 are more difficult (together with the first nine, they form the second diagram, the Drizzle Diagram), and the final 72 are the most difficult (combining with the previous 36, they form the most perfect Rainstorm Diagram).
Although the first nine sets are the easiest, only those with ‘supreme talent,’ ‘supreme insight,’ and ‘supreme temperament’ can hope to cultivate them successfully.
In my time within the Chaos City, it took me 3,000 years of contemplation to finally create ‘Drifting Blood.’ Had I remained in the original universe, it would have taken at least tens of thousands of years.
To future cultivators, I leave two words of advice:
1. If you spend twenty years in Chaos City without comprehending the first sword technique, abandon ‘Drifting Blood’ and proceed as other cultivators do, slowly gaining insight—it is not the path for you.
2. If in the original universe you spend 200 years without comprehending the first sword technique, the same applies—abandon ‘Drifting Blood.'”
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These two sentences at the end of the first volume caused Luo Feng to furrow his brow.
Indeed!
Previously, on the rooftop of the cultivation dwelling, he had read Lian Luo’s words about ‘3,000 years of contemplation.’ Those words, left in Chaos City, naturally meant that he had spent a full 3,000 years contemplating within Chaos City before finally achieving success! Within Chaos City, cultivators could observe the external manifestations of cosmic laws in the sky, making the process far more efficient. Even so, it still took that long.
“Twenty years?” Luo Feng murmured, a faint smile appearing. “If I haven’t grasped the first sword technique in twenty years, should I abandon ‘Drifting Blood’?”
“Supreme talent? Supreme insight? Supreme temperament?
“In terms of talent and insight, my Mosha Clan clone is extremely high.
“As for temperament, perhaps I am slightly inferior compared to my elder brothers, but at the very least, I can always maintain a cold and calm state of mind.” Luo Feng mused. “Talent, insight, and temperament—these three aspects are all supreme.”
As a human from Earth, his innate talent might be considered decent among the vast cosmos, but it did not reach the level of ‘supreme’ that Lian Luo described in the secret technique.
But with the Mosha Clan clone…
That was a different matter entirely.
This was the strongest assassination race among countless races in the cosmos, a favored child of cosmic space. In terms of innate talent, no human race could rival the Mosha Clan in comprehending the spatial fundamental laws. The Mosha Clan could grasp spatial fundamental laws the fastest, and combined with Luo Feng’s temperament…
The conditions were naturally excellent!
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Chaos City, surrounded by chaotic currents.
On the rooftop of one of the ancient city’s cultivation dwellings, Luo Feng stood, gazing at the boundless expanse beyond the city.
“The ‘Drifting Blood’ secret technique begins with sword techniques, but as for sword techniques, I can also master them quickly.” Luo Feng pondered. The first volume contained many detailed explanations of sword techniques. Through increasingly complex sword forms, one gradually experienced the underlying essence, eventually grasping the fundamental mystery of the first sword set.
Both sword and blade were close-combat weapons.
The sword focused more on thrusting.
The blade focused more on chopping.
However, Luo Feng wielded the Shadow-Gold Blade, modeled after the Blood Shadow Warblade. The Blood Shadow Warblade was 108 centimeters long, with an 80-centimeter blade and a width of 5.3 centimeters. Compared to the Blood Shadow Warblade he once used on Earth, there were slight differences in size. Simply by looking at its appearance, it was clear that this was a blade designed for thrusting. Many two-handed greatswords were more savage in design than Luo Feng’s blade.
Having used the Shadow-Gold Blade for a long time, it was not difficult for him to now wield a sword.
“In terms of close-combat talent, especially in sword techniques, among my three forms, undoubtedly my Mosha Clan clone is the strongest.” Luo Feng mused.
“Then, let’s begin!”
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Luo Feng immediately sat cross-legged, gazing upward at the crystalline threads and flowing arcane patterns within the chaotic sky. That profound sense was intoxicating. Like the tens of thousands of cosmic experts within Chaos City, Luo Feng began this meditative contemplation.
The Chaos Spirit was effective on the soul.
But, just like medicine, its effects diminished over time. Luo Feng had been killing for over eight months. Initially, the Chaos Spirit caused his soul to constantly transform, but as the transformations progressed, the effectiveness of the Chaos Spirit steadily declined. Especially in the past one or two months, the improvements had become almost imperceptible.
Of course!
If the soul could endlessly evolve, then merely relying on the Chaos Spirit would allow one to become immortal. Unfortunately, there was no such thing as a perfect path in the world!
“No wonder everyone just sits there in cultivation. Only newcomers go outside the city to kill. It turns out… for many Domain Lords and World Lords, their absorption of Chaos Spirits has already reached saturation.”
“No wonder there are still so many surviving Chaos Beasts outside the city.”
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On the rooftop, Luo Feng gazed upward, observing the operational patterns of the fundamental cosmic laws, continuously refining his understanding.
Within his inner world.
The Mosha Clan clone transformed into ‘Black-Robed Luo Feng,’ holding a dark red warblade. This blade… was directly manufactured by Babata using machines and alloys within its storage space. It had no special effects, just a simple alloy warblade, crafted exactly as described in the “Drifting Blood” secret manual.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
Inside Black-Robed Luo Feng, the life crystal core with 10,081 facets was covered in complex golden arcane patterns. The golden patterns radiated light, subtly generating waves that resonated with the cosmic space.
Swoosh~~~~
Over a thousand illusions appeared, their sword techniques dazzling. The Mosha Clan clone was naturally adept at melee weapons, especially sword techniques imbued with the essence of spatial fundamental laws… making them even more fluid and natural.
“No.”
“It should be like this.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Black-Robed Luo Feng and Luo Feng’s main body shared the same core soul, both simultaneously observing the flow of cosmic laws from the spatial rift. As they observed and experienced, they practiced the sword techniques accordingly. Meanwhile, Luo Feng’s Earth-born main body occasionally cross-referenced his understanding with the “Nine Heavens Chaos Tablet” or visited the virtual universe to study the manuals.
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Time passed, day by day.
Although Luo Feng had passed the first level of the Skybridge Trial and earned another chance to contemplate, he did not rush to use it immediately. According to Lian Luo’s description in the “Drifting Blood” secret manual, each contemplation opportunity must be carefully utilized, not wasted. He must first fully comprehend the previous insights, and ideally continue researching and thinking deeply, accumulating many doubts… only then should he go to view the “Nine Heavens Chaos Tablet.”
Because after much contemplation and with many doubts in mind, going to view it would make it easy to suddenly gain clarity, understanding much at once.
Only in this way could efficiency be maximized, as opportunities to contemplate the Nine Heavens Chaos Tablet were limited.
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On June 9th, 2075 in the Chinese calendar, Luo Feng obtained the “Drifting Blood Manual” and began his cultivation within Chaos City.
In September of 75, Gusi Luo passed the first level of the Skybridge Trial, followed a few days later by Longyun.
In January of 76, Luo Feng entered the City Lord’s Mansion to begin contemplating the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Tablet.’ He spent seven days there, not only resolving many doubts he had accumulated while studying the first sword technique but also gaining a special sensation—the Nine Heavens Chaos Tablet completely immersed one into the fundamental spatial laws.
From 76 to 77, Prince Wuka of Banka Star, the genius siblings Qianshui… and several others from the Taichu Region all passed the first level of the Skybridge Trial.
It might seem that Wuka, Qianshui, and others were slow.
But in reality, time in the initial universe flowed slowly. While over three years had passed in Chinese time, only one year had passed in Chaos City! So in actuality, Wuka, Qianshui, and others were less than a year behind Luo Feng.
In the second and third years within Chaos City, many geniuses from the Tian and End-World Regions began passing the first level of the Skybridge Trial in large numbers.
Among the 1,000 geniuses, over 800 survivors, the latest to pass the first level of the Skybridge Trial was at the end of the fourth year after arriving in Chaos City.
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Within Chaos City, other geniuses were initially very active, frequently going outside the city. But later, upon discovering that the effectiveness of the Chaos Spirits was gradually weakening, they no longer wasted time killing Chaos Beasts. They occasionally went out merely to test their insights against the Chaos Beasts. Most of the time, they simply sat on the rooftops.
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In the original universe.
In August 2082 in the Chinese calendar, Luo Feng’s eldest son, Luoping, got married and had a child the same year. After all, in the Base City era, it was common for people on Earth to marry at eighteen or nineteen. By this year, Luoping was already twenty-two.
Luo Feng was speechless.
He had actually become a grandfather?
In 86, the Earth Base City began expansion. Since more than twenty years had passed since the incident with the Devouring Beasts, and the Earth’s upper echelons no longer restricted population growth, encouraging multiple births as before. In the past, humans faced insecurity, so having more people was better.
Now, Earth was connecting with the universe, discovering its vastness. Many races had populations in the billions, while Earth’s population was still small, so there was no need for population control. With Earth’s rapidly advancing technology, feeding more people was easily achievable.
In 88, the human territory on Earth expanded further, with humans gaining increasing dominance on land. In fact, the main reason Earth had not eradicated the beasts was that they had become training targets for Earth’s warriors.
In 89, Luo Feng’s younger son, Luo Hai, began venturing into the cosmos. His elder brother Luoping was more composed, but Luo Hai deeply admired his father and longed to explore the universe. Unable to stop him, Luo Feng arranged for Luo Hai to temporarily join the Qianwu Dojo.
In 92, Earth humans began constructing cities on large islands in many sea regions, including the Pacific and Indian Oceans, marking their first steps into the oceanic territories.
In 99, the Mars transformation project was initiated.
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Of course, what truly stunned Luo Feng was—
In the year 2103 in the Chinese calendar, his grandson—Luoping’s child, born out of wedlock—had also gotten married.
Heaven forbid.
At this rate… he had only spent a little over thirty years in Chaos City, yet a hundred years had already passed in the original universe. In a hundred years… he might even have great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
“No wonder those ancient beings who had existed for countless millions of years had populations in the billions. Such reproduction is indeed too rapid.” Luo Feng sighed helplessly.
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While thirty years had passed on Earth, only ten had passed in Chaos City.
Earth had undergone countless changes.
Yet in the distant, ancient Chaos City, Luo Feng had merely sat in meditation for ten years.
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