The cave of feasting demons wasn't that big since this area seemed to only house the outer sect disciples who could be seen going and coming in their outer sect robes.
The iconic fitted black robes with red clouds across their sleeves were an indication of their pride and status.
The outer sect disciples here were either between the 4th stage of The Body Tempering Stage or above. It even had a few whose cultivation he couldn't sense but had a glaring pressure that exuded about their body.
LingYue figured they might be Meridan Opening Stage disciples which might make having a cave here all the more troublesome...
The group soon separated, all going on their way to find an abode of their own before the sky completely darkened.
Xiao LingYue watched intently as he searched for disciples he knew would be easy prey for him; since life or death within the sect was ruled by whoever had the strongest fist.
LingYue observed them closely as he came to the opinion that anyone who was not at least at the peak of the fifth realm then having an abode would be only a dream.
He slowly strolled into the cavern of feasting demons as he paused, an unsettling chill slowly crawled over him, the modicum of warmth he had before had completely left him. He turned to look out the entrance behind him as he chuckled slightly. . .
" From one cave to another," he whispered as he walked deep into the darkness which he was once so familiar with.
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The cavern was like a desolate wasteland, blood stained the walls as he passed further and further in.
The further one went, the more the chill pervaded their body, even Xiao LingYue who had a slightly higher resistance towards the cold felt it gnawing at his bones.
Night time fell on the outside as the chill increased, the wind howling as it passed through the tunnels while he passed people who were either dead or frozen, their belongings stolen. . .
LingYue looked around before he approached one of the corpses and he rested his palm on its chest, its heart was still there but all of its Blood Qi had been drained.
'Seems I'm not the only one who wants more Blood Qi,' he thought as he continued down this icy path.
The walls of the cavern had begun to be coated with ice and his path into the demon cave continued, the ice thickened the further he walked until his full sight was just icy cavernous walls as his footsteps didn't slow.
He no longer saw human cultivators of the sect, he no longer found people with prying eyes, this is what he needed.
Though it would have been easier to steal a cave earlier on, he'd also need to be worried about being constantly interrupted while cultivating because of others' challenges.
It wasn't worth it. . .
He slowly came to a cave that was currently empty as he slowly went inside, the chill was penetratingly cold as his breath formed clouds of mist, his body the only warmth in hundreds of meters around him as he secured his surroundings he slowly began to unpack and create a livable space for himself.
He soon finished his preparations as he sat on the semi-frozen bed to begin checking his body after the run-in with the Blood pool.
Upon checking he noticed his cultivation had progressed, he was currently at the Half Step Meridian Opening Stage and his power had risen drastically by 3 Tigers.
He now had 1 QiongQi worth of strength; 10 Tigers worth of strength was 1 QiongQi and 100 QiongQi were equal to 1 Dijiang.
His cultivation was now at the peak of The Body Tempering Stage with one foot over the threshold towards the Meridan Opening Stage and as he regulated his breath, he once again took out the book [ General Cultivation Knowledge and Experiences] as he read about the correct way to raise his cultivation to the Meridan Opening.
Xiao LingYue read as he ascertained the correct direction to go.
The Meridan Opening realm was the first stage in the cultivation path using the heaven and earth's energy which was called Spiritual Qi.
One should first feel the Spiritual Qi before slowly introducing it into the body as you combine it with the Blood Qi. The Blood Qi will then gain spiritual qualities while being purified.
The Spiritual Blood Qi would then assault one of the Meridian Points within the body as instructed by the Cultivation method, and upon opening that meridian one would then be within the Meridian Opening Stage.
LingYue read the book as he pondered over the general explanation of how to enter the Meridian Opening Stage.
He regulated his breath as he slowly got himself ready before retrieving the Demonic Heart.
His eyes narrowed as he thought to himself. . .
'Time to reach the Meridian Opening Stage '