Chapter 45: Newborn Profound Vein
The moment the dark red blood bead sank into Yun Che's body, from the blood mark on his chest, dozens of dark red lines like bloodstains wildly spread across his body. In the blink of an eye, they covered his entire body—his chest, hands, legs, face, ears, and even his pupils—all covered in magic-tattoo-like blood-colored patterns.
"Ugh ugh ugh ugh…"
At that instant, Yun Che felt as if thousands of blades were piercing him. An indescribably intense pain frantically struck from every corner of his body, causing him to let out a pained cry. His entire body trembled violently, and the vision before him suddenly blurred until it became completely shrouded in dark red…
A devouring sensation came from within him, carrying excruciating pain… Yun Che was extremely familiar with the structure of the human body. The part being devoured was clearly his already crippled profound vein! The function of the profound vein was to bear profound force. Even without a profound vein, a person could still survive, but they would never be able to cultivate even a trace of profound energy. Although the profound vein was not a matter of life and death, it was still part of the body. The gradual devouring of a crippled profound vein was no different from having internal organs torn apart and destroyed bit by bit. The level of pain was unimaginable.
Mo Li had just said that this drop of Evil God's Indestructible Blood would devour the original profound vein and then generate a new one… Now the profound vein was being devoured, which at least proved she wasn't lying… If a new profound vein could indeed form, then what was a little pain compared to that?!
The indescribable agony continued—a pain that couldn't be expressed in words, far beyond the limits of human endurance. It persisted, on and on… The crippled profound vein was being devoured slowly. At this rate, it would take at least half an hour to completely devour it.
I don't need any Evil God power. I don't need a profound vein stronger than others'. Just let me have a profound vein like everyone else's—even if it's slightly weaker! If that can be achieved, I would willingly endure ten times this pain!
The terrible pain caused every nerve in Yun Che's body to spasm violently, but his heart was perfectly calm… even exhilarated!
When Mo Li infused the Evil God's Blood into Yun Che's body, she curled her lips and revealed a very… gloating smile.
From the memories she had obtained from this drop of Indestructible Blood, once it entered the body, it would forcibly devour the original profound vein… And the process of devouring a profound vein was no less painful than using a knife to slice and shred the original profound vein bit by bit… slice and shred… It was undoubtedly a cruel torture, a pain sufficient to make even top experts roll on the ground in agony.
Did you think I would simply let you off after you used your eyes to defile my body earlier? This drop of Evil God's Blood will indeed grant you a new bloodline, but it will also take my place in giving you the most brutal punishment!!
Mo Li smiled cruelly as she watched the red magic patterns spread over his whole body, watched his eyeballs turn dark red, watched his entire frame tremble, watched his face contort in pain… Gradually, however, her smile cooled and faded, replaced by a deepening look of surprise.
His limbs were shaking, every muscle in his body was spasming, and his facial features were twisted almost to the point of merging together. On his forehead, sweat droplets the size of beans were falling at an alarming rate… It was impossible to imagine what enormous agony he must be enduring for his body to react so shockingly.
But aside from that first cry of pain, Yun Che did not utter another sound of suffering—not even a whimper!
Time passed minute by minute. One minute… three minutes… five minutes… Mo Li's expression finally turned into utter shock.
Devouring a profound vein… Under such dreadful pain, he had not let out a single scream!
Sweat had already drenched Yun Che's entire body. Every inch of his flesh was trembling in agony, but from between his tightly clenched teeth, astonishingly, not a sound escaped. And amidst his contorted features, there was even a hint of… excitement!
He should be in unbearable pain, wishing for death—how could he react like this?!
How could a mere mortal with a crippled profound vein possess such terrifying willpower?!
No! Is this even the kind of willpower a human can have? Under such pain, not even my father could endure it so calmly!
This ordinary mortal… the one who is bound to the Heavenly Poison Pearl… who is he really…?
At that moment, Mo Li realized in shock that she had completely underestimated this person. His body was weak, his profound force was pitiful, but he was displaying a terrifying willpower that was completely inconsistent with that. Earlier, she had been puzzled as to why a supreme treasure like the Heavenly Poison Pearl would bind itself to such a lowly human. Now, she began to feel… it seemed it was not that the Heavenly Poison Pearl's spirit had disappeared, nor that its spirit had gone mad…
Half an hour passed…
The dark red magic patterns covering Yun Che's entire body suddenly flashed with crimson light, and his twisted features finally began to relax little by little.
The devouring of the profound vein was complete. What followed was the birth of a new profound vein.
Where the old one had been devoured, he felt the new profound vein growing, and growing very quickly—more than ten times faster than the devouring process. The emptiness that had existed briefly was rapidly replaced by a new fullness, and the pain he had endured receded like a tide.
Sweat stopped flowing. The muscle spasms ceased. Even his expression calmed. Yun Che closed his eyes, his whole body motionless. If one looked closely, one could even see a gentle, faint smile at the corners of his mouth.
In the stillness, Yun Che initiated inner vision and joyfully observed the profound vein rapidly growing inside him. At this moment, he no longer had the slightest doubt about Mo Li's words. The rebirth of a profound vein—an impossible event—was now manifesting clearly and truly within his own body.
A person's profound vein grows slowly from birth until it fully forms around the age of fourteen. But his new profound vein was like bamboo after spring rain, fully formed in less than two minutes.
The formed profound vein was identical in size and shape to any human profound vein Yun Che knew of—at least through inner vision, he could see no difference. Under his detailed perception, he quickly found the locations of the fifty-four profound gates… Even their positions and sensations were no different from those of an ordinary person's profound vein.
Furthermore, these fifty-four profound gates had eleven innately opened. In terms of talent, that was slightly above average. But there was not a trace of profound force within: Initial Xuan, Level Zero.
There was no so-called Evil God power, nor any special profound vein attribute. It was simply the most ordinary profound vein. But Yun Che felt no disappointment whatsoever; his heart was surging with wild joy, and his blood boiled… Because this was a complete, brand-new profound vein with no damage at all!
It also meant that he was no longer a cripple forever stuck at the first level of the Initial Xuan Realm!
Although the goal was still distant, the vow to make the entire Xiao Sect kneel within three years was no longer an impossible dream!
Grandfather, Little Aunt… I am no longer a cripple. You will surely be very happy when you find out… Wait for me. Within three years, I will return to your side, and no one will ever bully you again! I will make those who bullied you pay a thousand times over!
Yun Che shouted loudly in his heart.
The dark red magic patterns on Yun Che's body stopped flashing and disappeared in an instant. Yun Che finally opened his eyes.
"How does the newborn profound vein feel?" Mo Li squinted her starry eyes at him… During this time, she had studied him carefully for a long time. He was three years older than her, still just a half-grown boy. Aside from a decent appearance, there was nothing else remarkable about him… yet why did he possess such terrifying willpower? Had he been through hell before?
"It really worked!" Yun Che clenched his fists, speaking with great excitement. Then he immediately changed his tone and asked doubtfully, "But are you sure this is what you call a 'divine profound vein'? It looks exactly like an ordinary profound vein."
"How many profound gates were innately opened?" Mo Li did not answer him, instead asking a question.
"Eleven," Yun Che replied.
A flicker of disappointment passed through Mo Li's eyes. She said flatly, "I destroyed my body and nearly lost my life to obtain this thing, and in the end, it only benefited you. But on you, this is the best it can be. Did you think the power of a god was something just anyone could touch? To unlock the special abilities of this Evil God Profound Vein, you must open all fifty-four profound gates! If it had innately opened more than twenty gates on you, I might have been able to help you achieve it within thirty years. But with only eleven innate gates, even if I had a hundred years, I couldn't do it."
"Open all fifty-four profound gates?"
If anyone else heard that, they would be utterly shocked. Opening all fifty-four profound gates was the legendary Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian! In the thousand-year history of the Cang Feng Empire, not a single person had ever achieved it. But Yun Che remained very calm, even looking at Mo Li with a rather strange expression. "Are you sure that's all it takes? All fifty-four profound gates opened? Let me see!"
With that, he raised his left hand and pressed his palm against his chest, muttering softly, "Heavenly Poison… Purify!"
The Heavenly Poison Pearl instantly released a flash of emerald light, merging into Yun Che's body and reaching his new profound vein…
The number of innately opened profound gates essentially determined the maximum height a profound practitioner could reach in their lifetime. Opening additional gates through acquired means was extremely difficult, requiring high-grade miraculous pills, opportunities, and luck. Forcing profound gates open with external force carried great risk; a single mistake could cause permanent, irreparable damage.
On the Tian Xuan Continent, over ninety-nine percent of profound practitioners never open any additional profound gates after birth.
But what was the Heavenly Poison Pearl?
With its unparalleled purifying ability, clearing blocked profound gates was effortless, and without any risk! Back in Liu Yun City, Yun Che had used silver needles to channel the purifying power of the Heavenly Poison Pearl into Xia Qingyue's fifty-four profound gates. Not only had he opened all her blocked gates, he had also purified those that were innately opened, making her profound force incomparably pure and free of impurities.
Of course, Xia Qingyue was another person. Using the Heavenly Poison Pearl's purifying ability on her was somewhat troublesome, and it always exhausted him.
But purifying his own profound vein was as simple as playing with his own fingers.
Guided by Yun Che, the purifying power of the Heavenly Poison Pearl smoothly circulated through each of his fifty-four profound gates… He could almost hear the sound of the blocked gates opening, a soft "shhh shhh shhh shhh shhh"…
In less than half a minute, all fifty-four profound gates of his newborn profound vein were opened.
"There, all fifty-four profound gates are now open. What should I do next?" Yun Che said with an air of ease.
After he finished speaking, he waited a long time but got no response from Mo Li. He looked up and saw that Mo Li's starry eyes were wide open, staring at him as if… she was looking at some bizarre monster.