Chapter 1663: Blood Burning Technique Is Useless
In this confrontation, Qingyang hardly gained any advantage, and even fell a little behind, because the illusionary Qingyang took the initiative to attack, and the real Qingyang responded hastily. In the case that there was no difference between the two sides in all aspects, the real Qingyang would naturally suffer some losses.
However, through this confrontation, Qingyang also had a deeper understanding of the illusionary Qingyang. The opponent's abilities in all aspects were exactly the same as his own, and it would be difficult to win. It is said that defeating oneself is the most difficult. One knows oneself best and is the most familiar with oneself. Because of this, one does not know what means to use to defeat oneself, because the opponent can also use the same means to deal with oneself, and in the end it may only be a draw.
Just when Qingyang was thinking about this problem, the opponent had already launched an attack on Qingyang again, still using the Five Elements Sword Formation. The most powerful means was to attack, and it seemed that he would not stop until Qingyang was defeated. Qingyang had no other choice but to use the Five Elements Sword Formation again to deal with it.
The battle became more and more intense. In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. The two sides were actually tied. Qingyang could not defeat the opponent, and the opponent could not do anything to Qingyang for the time being. However, due to the long-term overloaded battle, Qingyang's true essence was seriously consumed, and his mind was also overloaded, while the opponent became more and more courageous and seemed to be unaffected.
Qingyang could not help but get anxious. If this continued, let alone maintaining a tie, he was afraid that he would lose. Qingyang was more worried that he was not an opponent in the second level of the Wanling Club. He didn't know how difficult the third level would be. Could it be that he really had no chance to join the Wanling Club?
It seemed that some unconventional means had to be used. Thinking of this, Qingyang gritted his teeth and began to perform the blood burning technique. Qingyang's face was soon covered with a layer of blood, and mist was steaming on his head. A layer of fine sweat beads appeared on his face, as if he had just come out of a steamer. Moreover, his strength was instantly improved from the level of the second level of the Yuanying to the level of the second level of the Yuanying.
This Blood Burning Technique was obtained from the One-horned Ghost King when Qingyang first met him. It is divided into three levels. The first level is suitable for cultivators at or below the Qi Refining stage, the second level is suitable for cultivators at the Foundation Building stage, and the third level is suitable for cultivators at the Golden Core stage. As Qingyang's cultivation level has risen to the Nascent Soul stage, this Blood Burning Technique is no longer suitable for Qingyang, so he has not used it for many years. This time, he was forced to pick up this secret technique that he had put aside for a long time.
When Qingyang's cultivation level was low, he could double his strength in a short period of time by performing the Blood Burning Technique. Now that Qingyang is a Nascent Soul cultivator, performing the Blood Burning Technique used by Golden Core cultivators can only increase his strength by less than 20%, so it seems to be a bit useless. However, it is precisely because of this that the sequelae of the Blood Burning Technique have also weakened Qingyang a lot. After using it, he only consumes some blood essence and blood slightly, and his state is slightly worse, but his strength is not reduced much. If he can take some nourishing pills such as the Liji Bu Shou Pills refined by Qingyang himself in advance, the impact of the sequelae will be even smaller.
Seeing Qingyang's change, the opponent's face showed shock, but the opponent was not worried. His face also turned red, and the mist on his head was steaming. His strength quickly rose to the same level as Qingyang. Qingyang never thought that the Wanlinghui Pre-selection Hall was so exquisite and would use the same means as the opponent, making Qingyang's plan fall through. What should he do?
Most people would probably collapse when encountering this situation. Even the Blood Burning Technique didn't work. Wouldn't it be a sure loss? However, Qingyang has practiced for more than a hundred years, and his mind has long been trained to be extremely tough. He will not despair because of this setback. Thousands of thoughts kept flashing through Qingyang's mind.
The Blood Burning Technique has sequelae. Since the Pre-selection Hall can copy the Blood Burning Technique, it will definitely copy this sequelae. In the end, the two sides of Qingyang are still tied. The Pre-selection Hall also needs to follow certain principles. This problem seems to be unsolvable, but in fact there is still a flaw, that is, the overall strength of the Qingyang on the opposite side is equivalent to the actual Qingyang. If this limit can be broken, Qingyang will have the possibility of defeating the Qingyang in front of him.
There are two ways to do this. One is to rely on one's own character and perseverance. The pre-selection hall can conjure up strength, but it cannot conjure up the character and perseverance of the cultivator, because character and perseverance have no limit. Both sides will fight to the end and both will be injured. As long as Qingyang has enough perseverance and can persist longer, then Qingyang may win. Of course, no one knows how long this persistence is. Many people may have despaired before they persisted to that time.
As for the other way, it is to find a way to break through the current strength. The pre-selection hall is not omnipotent. If the cultivator's strength suddenly increases significantly, the pre-selection hall may judge that the cultivator has used some secret technique, and will also give the opponent the same secret technique, with corresponding sequelae.
However, not all cultivators' strength improvement will have side effects. For example, if they break through in battle, the cultivator can wait for the opponent's side effects to appear and then defeat him. However, breaking through in battle is something that can only be encountered by chance. It is not something that can be obtained just because you want it. Moreover, high-level cultivators are different from low-level cultivators. It takes hundreds of years for a Nascent Soul cultivator to improve one level of cultivation, and they have to go into seclusion for decades. It is extremely difficult to have a breakthrough in battle, so this method is not very practical.
Both methods are very difficult. Qingyang thought about it again and again and felt that the first method had too many variables. He could try the second method. Qingyang had just broken through the second level of the Nascent Soul in Crouching Tiger City. It was impossible for him to break through on the battlefield. However, he had many treasures on him, so he could still give it a try.
The things that Qingyang could use to improve his cultivation in a short period of time were the grapes grown on the spiritual plants in the Drunken Immortal Gourd, the spiritual wine that had been buried the longest, and the God-Pregnant Fruit. The effect of grapes was getting smaller and smaller. If Qingyang was still a foundation-building cultivator, taking grapes would be enough, but it was not applicable now. Spiritual wine could also have a certain effect, but it was not much better than grapes.
The best effect was the God-Pregnant Fruit. The God-Pregnant Fruit could increase the chance of a Nascent Soul cultivator breaking through the God-Transforming Stage by 10%. It was definitely a good thing for a Nascent Soul cultivator. If it was used directly to improve cultivation, it would not be a problem to improve the cultivation by half a level, not to mention anything else.
Qingyang had been reluctant to use it before because the God-Pregnant Fruit had only grown for nine hundred years and was not yet mature. It would be a pity to eat it now. Now that he had encountered this situation, there was no regret. Although it would waste some spiritual power, he could pass the second level. The Wanling Association was full of dangers, and the more strength he had, the more chances of survival he had.