Chapter 70 Dragon Blood Stone
Chapter 70: Chapter 70 Dragon Blood Stone
Lin Xi returned to the dormitory after three in the afternoon.
He was still the only one in the dormitory. Just now, the fourth roommate added him on WeChat through the class group, followed by the second and third roommates.
Afterward, the second roommate created a group chat, naming it something that made Lin Xi want to beat him up: why choose the name "606 Four Golden Singles"?
Self-cursing in such a manner!
Under Lin Xi’s strong insistence, the second roommate reluctantly changed the group name, finally settling on "606 Invincible Squad" after much thought.
The three roommates were playing basketball outside, inviting Lin Xi to join them, but Lin Xi declined, citing he had just eaten and shouldn’t exercise, though he actually had something important to do.
Climbing into bed, Lin Xi took out a delicate ring and a dazzling necklace from his pocket, both with a blood-red gem and diamond set on them.
The exquisite ring was given to him by Bai Bing as a reward the day he came down the mountain, and he won the necklace through a bet with Yang Feifei.
To say Lin Xi liked such things would be untrue; as a man, how could he like such items?
For him, money is far more practical than these trinkets.
The reason lies in the gems and diamonds set in them, whose value to Lin Xi far exceeds their intrinsic worth.
For instance, the value to others might be a hundred thousand, but Lin Xi would be willing to pay ten million or more to acquire them.
Because they are stained with dragon blood.
The dragon is not only a totem symbol for the Chinese nation but also represents nobility, power, strength, auspiciousness, and more...
Anything associated with dragons becomes distinct and mysterious.
Though dragons have never been proven to exist, their image is deeply engraved in people’s hearts, indelible.
And Lin Xi truly knows that dragons exist.
Because before, the old man had found a small gem stained with dragon blood for him, allowing him to absorb its blood Qi for cultivation.
While absorbing it, Lin Xi vaguely saw the Dragon Soul in his consciousness.
So he is certain that dragons truly existed.
And such gems or diamonds stained with dragon blood are collectively called Dragon Blood Stones by Lin Xi.
Now, these two gems are double the size of the one the old man gave him before, and with that one, his strength had increased significantly.
Would these two help him break through to the late stage of the first level of the Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Technique? He wasn’t very sure.
This is why he hadn’t absorbed them upon receiving the ring.
If he obtained such large ones within a few days, and the old man found out, he’d surely be astonished and curse Lin Xi’s luck.
The old man had accumulated the small one over many years.
Such items are rare in the market, sought but hard to find.
It’s a pity Bai Bing and Yang Feifei didn’t recognize their value, not that they can be blamed; few people in the world likely know these things.
Now, Lin Xi was already sitting cross-legged, having taken out the two Dragon Blood Stones, holding them softly in his palms.
His palms were placed together at the Dantian area.
Simultaneously, he unfolded the Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Technique. Perhaps because they both involve dragons, this Cultivation Technique greatly aids in absorbing Dragon Blood Stones.
Within five minutes, the two Dragon Blood Stones in Lin Xi’s hands visibly lost one-tenth of their pallor.
"This?"
Lin Xi’s heart underwent an earth-shattering change; as the blood Qi gradually entered his body, his strength increased at an unprecedented rate.
This feeling compared to absorbing Spiritual Qi for the first time, was even more intense, even surpassing it.
When absorbing two-tenths, Lin Xi’s eyes abruptly opened, a hint of ecstasy appearing on his face.
He sensed the barrier of the mid-stage of the first level of the Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Technique, like a transparent membrane obstructing his breakthrough.
Once this barrier was broken, he could cultivate to the late stage!
Upon reaching the late stage, he’d have great hope in breaking the stone tablet to gain the second level Cultivation Technique.
"Hmm? So hard!" But then Lin Xi frowned.
The strands of blood Qi entering his body were too small in quantity to break this membrane, and as the blood Qi kept reducing, Lin Xi became anxious.
If he didn’t break through this time, who knows when he’d encounter such an opportunity again?
"Go for it!"
Lin Xi’s arms bulged with veins, his palms suddenly closing like iron, crushing the two Dragon Blood Stones into powder.
The blood Qi from the Dragon Blood Stones seemed to be released without restraint, instantly forming a blood-red dragon in Lin Xi’s palms.
A tremendously powerful pressure then rushed toward Lin Xi.
Lin Xi’s face paled significantly, but the pressure came and went swiftly.
"Where do you think you’re running off to so easily?"
The dragon formed by blood Qi wanted to escape Lin Xi’s hold, but Lin Xi muttered.
The Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Technique within him started running at an unprecedented speed, and the absorption capacity of his palms instantly soared.
If the previous absorption rate was one, now it was ten.
However, the danger also increased by more than ten-fold. A slight mistake could explode Lin Xi’s arms or potentially kill him.
Given how violent Dragon Blood is by nature.
If not for practicing the Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Technique, Lin Xi wouldn’t dare absorb casually.
As the blood Qi poured into Lin Xi’s body, the membrane blocking his breakthrough began to develop cracks.
"Gotta be fiercer!" thought Lin Xi.
With little blood Qi left, if this level of progress continued, it was uncertain whether the barrier would shatter.
So absorb the remaining blood Qi in one go!
Lin Xi steeled his resolve in an instant, making up his mind.
Raising his hands to his mouth, he opened his lips and inhaled deeply, instantly sucking the remaining blood Qi into his body.
If the old man saw this, he would definitely kill him.
Such a method is simply courting death!
In an instant, Lin Xi’s complexion was horrifyingly pale, with traces of blood seen flowing from his orifices, the situation appearing perilously close to life and death.
Crack!
Crack, crack, crack...
Like glass developing lines, the membrane within Lin Xi shattered into pieces.
Lin Xi smiled, finally breaking through!
His tense nerves relaxed, and with the relaxation came extreme exhaustion.
"Bang," Lin Xi fell onto the bed, drifting into a hazy sleep.
As he slept, the ancient Jade Pendant around his neck emitted a barely visible flicker of light.