Chapter 096: Changes in the Ancestral Dragon Ring

The forty-eight acupoints operated at full power, streaks of brilliant red light shot out, and the entire river of blood and qi surged wildly, the energy contained within it directly multiplying several times.

“Finally stopped…” Sensing that all of Yang Tian’s released blood and qi had retracted, many people wiped their sweat. Yang Tian’s performance just now had been too astonishing.

Xing Hao and Qing Yuan exchanged glances, unable to hide the joy in their eyes, which was written all over their faces. They couldn’t help but sigh that fortune and misfortune were intertwined.

“I must obtain the technique!” Gu Mo took a deep breath, completely concealing the greed in his eyes. Now was not the time to show his edge; he had to strike a fatal blow.

At this moment, Yang Tian’s mind sank into his qi sea. The total energy of the river of blood and qi was ten times stronger than when he was a half-step martial artist! And this didn’t even account for his current physical body.

Yang Tian had once transformed his qi sea, so his blood and qi were naturally a third more than ordinary people. Moreover, his War Heaven Art was extremely formidable; in terms of the density of blood and qi, he could certainly look down on many.

Yang Tian shifted his mind and gazed at the flame seed on the river of blood and qi. The purple flame flickered continuously.

“How should I nurture the flame seed…” After observing for a while, Yang Tian scratched his head. He only knew a little about flame seeds, but didn’t know how to nurture them. Without the correct method, the flame seed would grow very slowly.

Compared to this flame seed, his soul power had surged greatly. Constantly bathed in the medicinal power of the Soul Nurturing Lotus Seed, and with the residual soul energy from the soul crystal, Yang Tian’s soul rank had reached the advanced level of Soul Gathering.

With a slight movement of his mind, the thumb-sized purple flame appeared in his hand. Lightning and fire flickered on it. Although the power contained within was very weak, the flame seed had great growth potential—it could devour lightning.

Within his sea of consciousness, the space opened by the soul crystal had expanded considerably. This space opened by the soul crystal was equivalent to a rare treasure that guarded the soul, and this treasure could grow indefinitely.

A strange energy wandered around Yang Tian, covering an area ten zhang in radius under his perception. Every movement of wind and grass was clearly discernible.

“This is control.” After experiencing it for a while, Yang Tian withdrew his soul power, then clenched his fist, a slight curve forming on his face. Stepping into the martial artist realm was considered the first step into the world of cultivation.

It was said that achieving the primordial spirit allowed one to take an enemy’s head from millions of miles away with effortless ease. Such great supernatural powers had not appeared in modern or ancient times.

On Yang Tian’s palm, a one-inch-sized furnace suddenly appeared. At that moment, the soul body in his sea of consciousness moved, and a trace of extremely faint soul power surged into the Golden Crow Divine Furnace.

Soul power could control objects. The martial artist realm not only brought a surge in strength but also greatly enhanced combat ability. There were some rare soul techniques on the continent, but such methods were too scarce and extremely difficult to master.

The moment a trace of soul power surged into the Golden Crow Divine Furnace, Yang Tian was still for a few breaths. Then the Golden Crow Divine Furnace suddenly moved, spinning above Yang Tian’s head.

After just a short while, Yang Tian’s soul body rapidly dimmed. This consumption was very fast. At present, Yang Tian had only just condensed his soul body. Although it had reached the advanced level of Soul Gathering, his control technique was still very clumsy.

“These are all mine, mine!” Li Hongtao’s heart burned with rage. The soul crystal originally belonged to him. His soul body was only the size of a sesame seed, compared to Yang Tian’s, it was like heaven and earth apart.

At this moment, Yang Tian opened his mouth. The Golden Crow Divine Furnace was dragged by soul power into his mouth, slowly descending onto the river of blood and qi.

Instantly, the river of blood and qi began to churn violently. Dense blood and qi washed over the Golden Crow Divine Furnace. This was nurturing the artifact; the longer the nurturing, the higher the degree of control over the artifact.

The Golden Crow Divine Furnace soaked in the river of blood and qi. An extremely faint joyful thought surged into Yang Tian’s heart. A smile appeared on Yang Tian’s face. Dao artifacts could give birth to artifact spirits. If the artifact spirit grew, it could fight autonomously.

But the probability was too low. The growth of an artifact spirit was extremely difficult. It was unknown how long it had taken for the Golden Crow Divine Furnace to give birth to a trace of artifact spirit. This was also a stroke of fortune for Yang Tian.

"I wonder if this will work?" Looking at the Fire Seed beside him, Yang Tian's mind stirred, and a thought surged within him. He then directly moved the Fire Seed into the Golden Crow Divine Furnace.

The moment it entered the blazing flames, the Fire Seed seemed delighted with the temperature inside, swimming freely amidst the fierce fire, and a faint thread of fire followed, emerging from the Fire Seed.

"It's effective indeed." Seeing this, Yang Tian's face beamed with joy. The flames absorbed by the Fire Seed had formed over countless ages, so their power was naturally not weak.

After observing his physical body for a while, Yang Tian seemed to think of something and sank his mind into the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

"A th-thousand zhang..." The moment he appeared inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, Yang Tian was completely stunned. Now, the internal space of the ring had expanded by a thousand zhang, ten times its original size.

Yang Tian's breathing quickened. A space of a thousand zhang rivaled that of a high-grade Void Ring, and Yang Tian was still only at the Martial Artist realm. He dared not imagine how much larger this space could become in the future.

"I was worried about these precious spiritual herbs, but now I can plant most of them." Smacking his lips, Yang Tian's gaze fell upon a pile of spiritual herbs nearby, most of which he had obtained from the Danxuan Sect.

He planted over a dozen Dragon Beard Grasses beside the Fire Dragon Divine Fruit Tree and then tended to his herb garden. Among his harvest, there were over thirty spiritual herbs aged a thousand years or more, including three that were over five thousand years old. The rest were only a few decades old and of little use outside.

Beside the herb garden, nearly fifteen thousand mid-grade Blood Stones were piled up—not counting the thirty thousand Yang Tian had given to Lin Yuan. To the right were nearly fifteen thousand Star Condensation Pills and three large bottles of Life Water. The entire Ancestral Dragon Ring was filled with treasures that would make anyone envious.

Yang Tian was like a small mobile treasure vault, no longer the destitute youth he once was. His current foundation far surpassed that of his peers, even those at the Saint Son level.

After busying himself for about three hours, Yang Tian clapped his hands and then his figure vanished from the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

Lifting his head, he looked at the sky, which had not yet brightened. Just as he lowered his head, it slowly froze, and a look of shock flashed across his face.

Whoosh! Without any hesitation, Yang Tian's body reappeared inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring. He calmed his mind and stayed there for a full hour before his figure vanished again.

"Just as I thought!" Looking at the sky, Yang Tian's face was filled with astonishment. The time ratio of the Ancestral Dragon Ring had changed. Previously, one day outside equaled two days inside.

Now, one day outside equaled three days inside!

"A threefold ratio. If I cultivate for three years, others cultivate for one. I wonder if I can adjust the time again after breaking through to the Martial Artist realm?" After pondering for a moment, Yang Tian calmed his joyful mind and walked toward Yun'er.

Yun'er had condensed the Azure Waves Overwhelming the Blue Sky phenomenon, and her overall aura had changed dramatically. She looked like an ethereal fairy, untouched by worldly affairs, and her jade-like face had gained a touch of delicate, moist radiance.

Once this phenomenon matured, it would directly envelop heaven and earth, transforming into a vast ocean that illuminated the entire sky—truly terrifying.

"Brother Yang." Seeing Yang Tian approach, Yun'er smoothed a few strands of hair on her shoulder, a smile spreading across her cheeks as she spoke cheerfully.

"Yun'er, congratulations on condensing your phenomenon." Yang Tian nodded and smiled.

"It's all thanks to my master's teachings; otherwise, I wouldn't have this ability." Her autumn-water eyes fixed on Yang Tian, Yun'er gave a playful smile.

"By the way, Brother Yang, where will you go after you leave? Will you return home?" Yun'er asked with some concern. Now, many people were after Yang Tian's techniques, and some had even noticed the Life Water he had taken out during his tribulation. These things were enough to attract the attention of old monsters.

"I won't go home for now. I plan to go out and train for a while." Yang Tian glanced at the Space Jade Slip in the Ancestral Dragon Ring—it was his life-saving item. Without it, he didn't know how he would deal with the impending assassinations.

They chatted for a while, and suddenly the Martial Arts Platform began to tremble.