NOVPUBThe flesh of the Spirit Chicken is naturally different from the human body.
Therefore, the acupoints cannot possibly be the same.
However, fortunately, Jia 15 had cultivated for many years, and his understanding of the most fundamental body apertures was quite profound.
After figuring out the posture, acupoints, and core of Blood Energy circulation, it quickly found the corresponding acupoints on the body of the Spirit Chicken.
After half a day, it had managed to condense a sphere of Blood Energy, looking quite proper in doing so.
Seeing this, Wang Ba directly threw out a piece of spirit mine that was extremely hard, even harder than a typical Class III Magic Tool.
Jia 15 immediately understood Wang Ba’s intention.
It attached this small amount of Blood Energy to the chicken’s beak and gently pecked at the ore stone.
The Blood Energy was instantly depleted.
And on the spirit mine, there was now a very deep, sharp notch.
Seeing this, Jia 15 was a bit surprised and once again condensed Blood Energy, tilting its head curiously as it examined the effect.
Without this Blood Energy, it could have pecked out the same result.
It’s just that it wouldn’t have been as effortless as it was now.
"The power... has increased by nearly thirty percent," it noted.
"This Demon Head is unexpectedly kind-hearted, actually willing to teach such Dharma to this old one... But it’s useless, I’m not someone who can be easily bought over! After killing so many of my descendants..."
Jia 15’s heart was at times joyful, at other times gritting its teeth in hatred.
Nevertheless, it couldn’t help but continue condensing Blood Energy.
As it always had an abundance of food rich in Spiritual Energy as supplements, the Blood Energy contained within its body was unimaginably concentrated.
Therefore, following the Cultivation Method from the True Martial Sutra, it nearly mastered it in no time at all, and could even easily mobilize most of the Blood Energy in its body, aiding in the enhancement of its physical strength.
"Why do I feel like my Spiritual Power seems somewhat affected..." Jia 15 muttered to itself.
As the Blood Energy circulated, its bodily strength was gradually improved, but it seemed to be subtly squeezing out the Inner Core within its body.
Clearly able to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy, this energy, before even entering the Inner Core, was absorbed by the body, nourishing the internal organs and fostering more Blood Energy from within the flesh.
However, since it mainly relied on its physical body in combat, the impact wasn’t too significant.
Therefore, it quickly adapted and lost interest, hopping onto the underside of a Snow Phoenix Chicken, indulging in pleasure.
Wang Ba, who had been observing all along, frowned slightly:
"It’s almost as I suspected. The True Martial Sutra doesn’t have much effect in enhancing a Fourth-Order Spirit Beast. With Wang Xu being a mortal, he could burst out with Qi and Blood almost at the Nascent Soul stage, showcasing an exaggerated enhancement. But even though Jia 15 has mastered this cultivation method, the degree of enhancement is far less than that of a mortal. It is clear that there’s a limit to the True Martial Sutra... Or perhaps, the True Martial Sutra is not yet complete."
He thought for a moment and then taught this cultivation method in turn to Class II and Class III Spirit Chickens, as well as to some Mountain Moving Apes, Spirit Turtles, and other Spirit Beasts.
It was soon discovered that the closer the Spirit Beast’s form was to the human shape, the more obvious the enhancement of this cultivation practice.
The Mountain Moving Ape was the most suitable, while the Spirit Turtle, Spiritual Ghost Eel, and others were completely incapable of cultivation.
Under Wang Ba’s deliberate guidance, a Class II Mountain Moving Ape, after a short period of cultivation, could burst out with Qi and Blood almost at the strength of Class III.
For a Class III Mountain Moving Ape, there was a small increase on top of its original rank.
Upon further research by Wang Ba, it was found that aside from the interference from the Spiritual Power inherent in Spirit Beasts, more importantly, the Blood Energy cultivated through the True Martial Sutra definitely had a limit in enhancing the physical body.
Recalling Wang Xu’s feat of barely holding off a Nascent Soul Early-Stage Cultivator and combining his own observations, Wang Ba roughly estimated a limitation.
"For those below Class IV, the limit should be the level Wang Xu could reach previously."
"For those above Class IV, the effect is not as severe as doubling like before, and it only increases the physical prowess a little bit."
"The cost is that it also creates a repulsive effect on the Spiritual Power within the Spirit Beast’s body. However, most Spirit Beasts are quite crude in utilizing Spiritual Power, so the actual impact is not significant. The only effect is that Spirit Beasts, by converting their foundation into consumable Blood Energy, over time erode their roots, thus losing the hope of advancing... Although the True Martial Sutra has blazed its own trail, its flaws are still too great."
A hint of regret flashed in Wang Ba’s eyes.
The effects of the True Martial Sutra were undeniable.
To allow a mortal’s combat power to, in their lifetime, hope to match that of a Complete Golden Pill and even come close to the Nascent Soul stage, was nothing short of miraculous.
But for those with potential, whether humans or Spirit Beasts, this cultivation method completely sacrificed their future, and it has its limitations.
Unless it can be further refined, Wang Ba himself had no interest in cultivating it.
Nevertheless, it can’t be said to be useless.
For some Class II or Class III Spirit Beasts with no hope of further advancement, teaching them this method would be equivalent to having countless combat powers at the Complete Golden Pill stage.
"Wang Xu… to be able to create such a cultivation method in just over forty years… I am not his match," Wang Ba admitted to himself with a deep sigh.
He was still in a state of learning.
Sea and rivers take in all streams, not discriminating against the fine ones.
But he had not expected that the mortal he had saved would turn out to be so exceptionally brilliant, accomplishing so much in only over forty years.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had a new doubt.
"I previously granted Wang Xu a bit of Lifespan, his life stage underwent a transformation, and he has a lifespan of seven hundred years, even exceeding that of a Golden Core Craftsman… Does this mean that the Dao of True Martial actually holds much more potential to be unearthed?"
