Madam Si pulled him excitedly into the village and smiled, "Stop looking, come over quickly. Today is your big day! Village Chief, Old Ma, come out! "
A bonfire was lit in the village and Village Chief was carried out on a stretcher. He asked solemnly, "Have the four spirits been found?"
"We have found them all."
The one-armed Old Ma dragged over a huge snake that was dozens of yards long. It was jade-green in color and was still alive. It gave off a fishy smell but Old Ma had pinched its vital point with one hand, making it unable to move.
The mute blacksmith brought over a huge bird. That huge bird was slightly bigger than Mute but its wings and legs were tied up. When the huge bird struggled, sparks flew out from its feathers and crackled, making it very scary.
Blind brought over a huge turtle that was even bigger than a table. It was unknown how long this huge turtle had lived as its shell was already golden yellow. The four limbs of the huge tortoise were all shrunk in its shell, but it would sneakily stretch out a claw from time to time. When Qin Mu saw its claw coming out of the shell, water vapor would be produced under the claw as if it could lift the golden tortoise up and escape with the water vapor.
However, the golden turtle had its nose pierced by Blind's fish hook and was unable to escape.
"Green Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise. Even though we can't get the blood of these four spirits, we can use Green Dragon Snake, Iron Bone Tiger, Lightning Bird, and Golden Turtle as replacements to refine some spirit blood. It should be enough."
Village Chief nodded to the butcher in the village. The butcher grinned and walked forward with his hands on the ground. He was a man who only had his upper body left. The lower half of his body was chopped off by someone and the wound was flat.
Four vats were placed in front of Green Dragon Snake, Lightning Bird, and Golden Turtle. The butcher used his knife one at a time to let out the blood of these ferocious beasts. Not long after, the blood of the four prey ran dry.
"Apothecary." Village Chief said.
The village's Apothecary walked forward. He didn't have a face and the skin on his face seemed to have been sliced off by someone. His nose was also sliced off along with half of his upper and lower lips. He was the ugliest and scariest person in the village. However, Qin Mu felt that Grandpa Apothecary was the kindest person in the village.
Apothecary walked forward and took out four peculiar red leaves. On each leaf was a snow white worm egg. Apothecary threw a leaf into each jar, and the worm eggs broke open. The silkworm lay on the leaf and drank the blood.
These silkworms grew as the wind blew. The more blood they drank, the bigger their bodies became. Soon, the blood in the four vats was all gone, and there was only one fat worm left in each of the vats.
Apothecary grabbed a handful of white crystal foam that looked like salt and sprinkled it into the vat. Qin Mu watched as the four fat and big worms actually shrank rapidly. He couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder.
After a while, Apothecary picked up the four worms. Each worm was only the size of a palm. He took out four white porcelain cups, grabbed a bug and squeezed it hard. The bug squeaked, and a cup of crystal-clear blood flowed out of its mouth.
Apothecary did the same and squeezed out the blood from the stomachs of the other three worms. He placed the four cups in front of Qin Mu and shook his head, "After all, they aren't real spirit beasts. The amount of spirit blood that can be extracted is only so little."
"Mu 'er, there are seven great treasure vaults in the human body: Spirit Embryo, Five Elements, Six Directions, Seven Stars, Celestial Being, Life and Death, and Divine Bridge. These seven great treasure vaults are naturally sealed, like treasures that are sealed up. Therefore, they are called the Seven Great Divine Treasures."
Village Chief's voice had a hint of awe. Under the illumination of the bonfire, his face flickered as he said solemnly, "The Seven Great Divine Treasures are in a sealed state and need to be opened by practitioners themselves. The obstacles that prevent practitioners from opening their divine treasures are the walls: Spirit Embryo Wall, Five Elements Wall, Six Directions Wall, Seven Stars Wall, Celestial Being Wall, Life and Death Wall, and Divine Bridge Wall. The process of breaking these seven walls is called Wall Breaking. "
One-armed Old Ma gently caressed Qin Mu's head and smiled, "If the walls can't be broken, then you can't cultivate. Some people are blessed by the heavens and break their Spirit Embryo Wall the moment they are born, opening their Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure from birth. This kind of constitution is called Spirit Body. They are blessed by the heavens and are the seedlings for cultivation. People who have Spirit Bodies have much higher innate talent than normal people and can cultivate with twice the result with half the effort. Spirit Embryo has four attributes, therefore there are also four types of Spirit Bodies: Green Dragon Spirit Body, White Tiger Spirit Body, Vermillion Bird Spirit Body, and Black Tortoise Spirit Body. If you want to check if you have a Spirit Body, you will need the blood of these four spirits. "
Apothecary said, "If you have the Green Dragon Spirit Body, after drinking the Green Dragon Spirit Blood, you will activate the qi of the Green Dragon. Old Ma has the Green Dragon Spirit Body. "
One-armed Old Ma took off his clothes and stood bare-chested in front of Qin Mu. He turned around with his back facing him and gave a low shout.
Qin Mu immediately saw a green qi appear behind Old Ma's back, from his tailbone to the back of his head. The green qi gradually transformed into a green dragon with fine scales. A dragon claw extended to Old Ma's only arm and two dragon claws coiled around Old Ma's legs.
"This is the Green Dragon Spirit Body."
One-armed Old Ma put on his clothes, "Old Granny Si has the White Tiger Spirit Body."
Madam Si rolled her eyes at him and said, "I won't take off my clothes and let you old fogeys take advantage of me. I'll use my qi to show Qin Mu my form. "
Her body trembled slightly and a tiger's roar came faintly from behind her. A white tiger with three meters long eyes appeared faintly behind her.
"Everyone in the village has a Spirit Body. We were once glorious in the past but now we are just a bunch of old and crippled men and women. "
Madam Si smiled, "Us crippled old people have nothing to give you. These four cups of Four Spirit Blood are the ingredients to activate the Spirit Body. If you have the White Tiger Spirit Body, drinking the White Tiger Spirit Blood will activate the qi of the White Tiger in your spirit embryo. If you have the Vermillion Bird Spirit Body, the Vermillion Bird Spirit Blood will activate the qi of the Vermillion Bird in your spirit embryo. It's the same for the Black Tortoise Spirit Body. "
"Drink."
Village Chief, Madam Si and the rest looked at Qin Mu in unison, revealing expressions of anticipation.
Qin Mu's heart was beating like a drum. Even though he had been fed many strange things when he was learning how to gather herbs and refine medicine from Apothecary, none of them were as strange as this time.
He picked up a white porcelain cup and the spirit blood inside was burning hot. It was a cup of Vermillion Bird Spirit Blood. Qin Mu drank it all in one gulp and felt a line of fire enter his throat, spreading to his limbs and bones. It made him feel as if there was a raging fire burning in his body, burning his blood as if it was about to boil.
After a moment, the burning sensation dispersed.
"Mute, does he have the Vermillion Bird Spirit Body?" Village Chief asked.
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