The following days passed quickly. Qing Yun didn’t step out of Su Clan as he continued his cultivation and prepared to breakthrough as a copper rank symbol master. After searching for several hours inside the Gate of Knowledge, he finnally decide on a soul technique to cultivate.

However, there were still several preparation that were needed before he could open his soul hall using this soul technique. From this it could be seen the difference between an ordinary symbol master and a symbol master that train in a soul technique. If he were to ignore the soul technique and open his soul hall without one, Qing Yun was certain that he could do it in just several hours. Of Course, he wouldn’t do something so foolish as he was aware of the benefits training in a soul technique will give him.

Another notable thing that happened those past days is that several of the serving girls that were present at Xu Ya Inn that day came to meet Qing Yun. However they were kindly sent away by Qing Su. Even so, one had to say that a woman’s resolution was something to fear as those girls still came every day just to meet with Qing Su’s denial.

The little lass started to lose her temper, if she wasn’t hold back by Qing Yin and Su Yijun she might have beaten those girls senseless. She was about to snap when Qing Yun showed her a careless disappointed look. After that he had spent several hours before the lass finally retracted her pout.

Just like that, seven days passed while Qing Yun diligently prepared for his breakthrough. During those days Qing Yun had to humor Qing Su everyday as she came to find him very often. Although he had his hands full already, Qing Yun couldn’t bring himself to turn her down and spent some time with her every day. However, the lass was very intelligent and knew that Qing Yun was immersed in his cultivation so she would leave obediently after half an hour every time.

Seeing the adorable lass forcing herself to smile every time she leaved, Qing Yun felt his heart pierced by needles as it was enveloped by a sense of guilt. He was aware that Qing Su’s feelings for him were more that those for a simple brother and didn’t mind it. He already didn’t thought of Qing Su as just his little sister and knew that their relationship will be more than that in the future.

Even so, there was nothing he could do. The most important thing right now was to get stronger, just by doing so he would be able to protect every one. After he found out about the Blood Devouring Technique, a sense of wariness arouse inside Qing Yun’s heart. He thought that he already knew Demon Gate’s every schemes but it seems that he was too optimistic.

After enquiring, he found out about what happened in the Greenclod Region while he was in coma. After two years after he fell in coma, the condensed Qi crystal gorge that Qing Clan was exploiting had run dry. As it was the reason why Qing Clan was the strongest in the Greenclod Region, everyone believed that this clan would finally fall from grace without it’s resources. Not long after, another rumor spread throughout the region. The Qing Clan clan master and his first son were killed by someone.

Without a peak Xiantian warrior, the Qing Clan was destined to be swallowed by another or be ruthlessly murdered. However, against everyone’s expectation, that wasn’t the case. Qing Luo’s three remaining sons had a sudden surge in power and reached the peak of Xiantian. With three peak Xiantian warriors the Qing Clan was even stronger than before.

A sense of wariness fell upon the Greencloud Region, however no one could stop the inevitable. In the following three years, the Qing Clan conducted a campaign throughout the region swallowing every clan and small power, those that opposed it’s will being ruthlessly killed, not even the kids and women were speared. After just three years, the Qing Clan became the sole power inside the Greenclod region and with their current power they finally established themselves in Tianlong City.

“A sudden surge in power?” Qing Yun brows were knit , “It should be because of the Blood Devouring technique or some pellets.” He wasn’t too surprised when he found out about this as he already had some doubts. As for the death of Qing Luo, he didn’t feel to much. After all he didn’t spent enough time with him to develop any kind of feeling for him. Qing Yun knew that he wasn’t related by blood with Qing Luo or any in the Qing Clan so he was indifferent to whatever happened with them.

Now that things developed to this point he may have to make a move against them personally…

Rumble, rumble!

A sudden bustling noise was heard from outside. Inside his room, Qing Yun didn’t seemed surprised a his mouth formed a slight smile.

Su Fen was fighting against several people inside the courtyard. They were exchanging fists and kicks as they seemed to be caught in a frenzy. Su Fen’s aura, that was stronger than seven days ago, was released to it’s peak, surprisingly it was the aura of a 5th layer of Houtian.

After the incident seven days ago, Su Yijun had met with Xu Ya’s parents and they finally agreed to marry them together. They decided on an auspicious date one month later to perform the wedding. Su Fen was so excited that he had a breakthrough in his cultivation.

……

“Huuh.” Qing Yun exhaled deeply as he broke from his cultivation state. He opened his eyes and a surprised look flashed through them.

“What’s going on?!” He asked with a perplexed tone, “I feel that I’m about to have another breakthrough in the Primordial God Physique, but, how could it be so easy?!”

After cultivating for the last seven days, Qing Yun felt like he suddenly hit an invisible wall while cultivating the Primordial God Physique. It should be the barrier that separate the first heavenly layer from the second heavenly layer. By his estimate, he should be able to breakthrough this wall in at lest two weeks.

However he just brokethrough into the first heavenly layer seven days ago, how could it be so easy to breakthrough in one’s cultivation? Not to mention that Qing Yun’s Primordial God Physique was too peculiar, if the first layer let Qing Yun jump over a whole realm right into Houtian, what power would he gain from the second heavenly layer?

Qing Yun shook his head helplessly and decided to wait for the next breakthrough as there was no way he could find an answer now.

He got up from bed and stretched his body. His eyes moved towards the middle of the room.

A stone seat with a diameter of two meters was placed in the middle of the room. There were numerous ancient looking symbol engraved in a circular fashion on the stone seat. They exuded a deep red glow as it seemed that were engraved with blood. The red symbol seemed to form three circular layers leaving an area with a diameter of one meter in the center of the stone seat. However, the three layer seemed peculiar as if they were not completed yet.

“Sigh, this may take a while!” Qing Yun let out a deep sigh. He then walked to the stone seat. With a flick of his finger, a bloody cut appeared on his right wrist. Blood poured out from it but it didn’t drip down as it was enveloped by a layer of Qi.

Qing Yun waved his sleeve and the blood fused with the qi as it started to take the form of a symbol similar to those already engraved on the stone seat.

Sizzel, Sizzel!

White strands of smoke raised from the stone seat as soon the already formed symbol began to engrave on it. Soon a new symbol was engraved but Qing Yun didn’t stop. Blood poured out of his wrist as he continued to repeat the process.

After several more symbols were engraved, Qing Yun countenance began to turn ashen. He pressed several points on his arm and the blood finally stopped.

He then sat on the bed and sighed deeply, “If I continue like this I’ll probably need one to two more months before I finish this . I can’t go on like this! It seems I need to concoct some Blood Replenishing Pellets."

Qing Yun looked at the stone seat and shook his head helplessly. He spent seven days forming this and it wasn’t even a quarter done.

The so called soul techniques are formations that helps one to awaken their soul and give it shape. There is no need for a symbol master to personally set up this formation. As long as the formation symbols are engraved accordingly, one needs just to meditate inside the formation and it will activate by itself.

As for why Qing Yun needs to use his own blood to engrave the symbols, it’s because of the soul technique he choose. There are different kinds of soul techniques and different methods to set up the . However the technique Qing Yun choose was quite bizarre as it required the use of one’s own blood when setting the .

Even so Qing Yun still choose this particular technique. He felt that it shouldn’t be any lesser than the Primordial God Physique so he was ready to lose some blood. However, at this pace it would take too much time and Qing Yun didn’t want to spend it like this.

That’s why he decided to concoct the Blood Replenishing Pellets. There was but a single problem, that he didn’t had the ingredients nor the money to buy them. He didn’t want to ask Su Yijun to give him some herbs from the Su Clan’s treasury and even if he did, some of the herbs necessary for the Blood Replenishing Pellet are rather rare so he doubted that the Su Clan would have those stocked up.

Qing Yun was currently in a bind as he though of a way to get his hands on the necessary herbs. At this moment he deeply regretted that he didn’t stock up some money or even herbs in the Lunar Silk Coat.

There were indeed some herbs inside it, however, the herbs were so random that he couldn’t think of any pellet he could concoct from them. He wasn’t willing to take them out for sale either as they were relatively rare.

“Oh?!” While looking through the storing space, Qing Yun eyes suddenly lit up. There were two jade bottles each containing three pills. Joy immediately surfaced on Qing Yun’s face, “That’s right, I still have those!”

He waved his hand and the two bottles appeared in his hand. The pills inside the bottles seemed to differ slightly in color. In the right one the pills had a faint green color while the ones in the left bottle had a more prominent green color, even the medical fragrance that was emanated was filled with more vitality.

“A bottle of rank two Qi Boosting Pellets and a bottle of rank three Qi Boosting Pellets! This is good stuff, I should be able to make some money if I sell them. Although it’s a low tire pill, I doubt that it can be found in this Tainlong City.”

Qing Yun beamed as he thought about it. If he were to take out these pills there was no doubt that the people in Tianolg City would start a war for them. Even more so for the rank three ones.

The only problem now was how to sell them. He knew how precious those pills were for the practitioners of Houtian and Xiantian so he had to do it right.

“That’s right!” An enchanting figure surfaced in Qing Yun’s mind just when he thought about it. A meaningful smile surfaced on his face.

He looked out the window and saw the sun that started to rise, “Mn, it seems I need to pay a visit to the Jia Auction House.”