Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Afternoon arrived.

Deep within the Dongling Mountain Range.

"Master, what should I do?"

A Dragon Carp leaped from Jiang Ning's embrace and, in an instant upon landing on the ground, transformed into a petite and exquisite young girl.

"Transform into your original form and enter the lake, acting as my protector. Do not allow any creatures that may pose a threat to approach. Warn them first, and if they do not heed, kill them directly!" Jiang Ning instructed.

"Yes, Master!" Linglong immediately nodded.

Then she leaped towards the lake, disappearing into the rippling waves of the Glazed Lake Water with a splash.

Jiang Ning also came to the side.

The road of Blood Exchange becomes increasingly perilous as one progresses.

Therefore, this time, he called Linglong.

Activating the Dragon Clan bloodline within him, as a thousand-year Great Demon, Linglong's strength was now formidable.

Though not as strong as him, she was nearly invincible in the current Dongling City.

Even if Zhao Yulong arrived, facing Linglong, he could only flee in disgrace or possibly remain here.

This is the terror of a thousand-year Great Demon with the True Dragon Bloodline.

Her strength far surpasses other thousand-year Great Demons of the same Dao level.

With Linglong as his protector this time, Jiang Ning felt a bit more at ease.

The eighth Blood Exchange, once completed, could proclaim him the Invincible Grandmaster.

For him, it was a significant improvement, and crucially, the process involved great danger, far more than before.

If a maliciously intended strong master approached, it would be perilous for him.

Thus, he now needed Linglong to protect him, ensuring his safety.

Sitting cross-legged on a huge rock by the lake, Jiang Ning waved his hand.

A treasure chest appeared before him.

The treasure chest was a tribute from the Water Moon Sword Palace.

With a thought, he opened the treasure chest, and the Cold Ice Jade Box within began to open automatically.

Instantly, dense cold air overflowed from the box, cascading down like a misty waterfall.

Wherever the overflowing cold air passed, it formed tiny ice crystals on the stone surface.

The next moment.

As Jiang Ning's thoughts flowed.

Blood Lotus seeds flew out of the box, into his mouth, falling down his throat into his abdomen.

At the same time.

It seemed as if flames were rising within him, with surging heat spreading from inside.

Affected by the scorching heat wave, his surroundings instantly became distorted and blurred.

At this moment, his body resembled a great furnace, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures entered him and were instantly transformed into pure Essence Qi, locked within, preventing absorption and digestion by the body.

After a long while.

The treasure in a box was refined by him.

He opened another box, allowing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to fly into his mouth, then pulverizing them and swallowing them into his abdomen.

Under the function of the great furnace, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were instantly refined into immensely pure energy.

This pure energy wasn't absorbed but stored within him, continually gathering and compressing into a mass.

After a moment.

Having refined half of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures acquired from the Water Moon Sword Palace, Divine Sword Manor, and those Lv Yi purchased with a lot of Gold recently, he finally stopped.

"That's about enough! Any more and I won't be able to control it!"

Jiang Ning ceased his actions, storing the wooden boxes and Cold Ice Jade Boxes in front of him.

These objects holding Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were also invaluable, especially the Cold Ice Jade Box, highly valuable.

Because the Cold Ice Jade Box is currently one of the best choices for storing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, minimizing their loss of efficacy.

After preparing the energy reserve, Jiang Ning's mind moved, unleashing the Demon Suppression Sword Intent.

In an instant, any stray thoughts in his mind were severed away, leaving his heart clear and open.

Then, the Sword Intent transformed.

The revolving Sword Intent erupted, stirring the void, waves of air surged forth, surrounding plants bowed, and leaves rustled.

In the void, unseen spiritual mechanism descended instantly.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning opened his mouth, and a gleaming, golden inner core rose from his mouth, slowly ascending to three feet above his head.

The Golden Core hovered between reality and illusion, seeming both real and unreal, tangible and intangible.

Then, the Golden Core moved, emitting invisible ripples.

In an instant.

Above Jiang Ning's head appeared spreading ripples, expanding upwards.

Light around began to distort, and the golden inner core seemed to be devouring light, causing alternating brightness and darkness.

In the continuous transition, strands of white light emerged in the void as well.

These strands of white light resembled fine strands of hair, continuously converging toward the golden inner core.

Upon touching the golden inner core, they vanished.

If a Grandmaster were present, they would recognize those fine strands of white light as spiritual mechanisms.

As time ebbed away, the inner core absorbed spiritual mechanisms like a dragon drawing water.

Jiang Ning quietly maintained this state.

The inner core was now a vessel, an absorber of Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanisms.

With the inner core, he could considerably expedite the Blood Exchange process, reducing the risks involved.

This time, Jiang Ning could sense that the inner core could accommodate far more Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanisms than before.

After a full hour passed.

The golden inner core seemed like a sun emitting dazzling white light, reaching its maximum capacity for spiritual mechanisms.

"That's about enough!"

His mind flickered.

Then he opened his mouth.

The golden inner core, emitting dazzling white light, moved and returned into his mouth, sinking into the Dantian.

When the golden inner core returned to the Dantian.

He suddenly felt strands of spiritual mechanisms diffuse from the inner core, gradually descending like light rain.