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"Besides stripping bloodline powers, the Blood Demons' greatest use is to draw out the essence of bloodline from within one's blood essence."
So-called bloodlines—everyone has them.
Even without special soul beast bloodlines, pure human blood essence still contains its own bloodline.
In essence, it's the origin within the blood essence.
Some people have unique origins in their blood essence, which is why they possess bloodline powers.
Since the Blood Demons had the ability to strip bloodline powers, they naturally also possessed the ability to induce and guide the origins within blood essence.
Using this, Xu Yuan could better grasp the origin of his own blood essence, refine his blood cultivation methods, and achieve targeted growth of his origin.
Sometimes, strengthening one's origin was the most difficult part.
Cultivating from the outside in was a gradual process, like crossing a river by feeling for stones—it required exploration on all fronts to determine the next step. But with clear guidance, like wearing diving goggles to observe the riverbed, it became an entirely different matter.
The Blood Demons created by the Three Ghosts of the Huang family were quite effective, and Xu Yuan was satisfied.
At this point, he had essentially confirmed that every evil soul master's most bizarre and unique abilities must have opened some kind of forbidden door. These forbidden abilities, when used cleverly, made them evil soul masters, but if used correctly and uprightly, could become powerful tools for cultivation.
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Yuehua City
After a day of research, Xu Yuan confirmed the effects of the Blood Demons and decided not to delve further into studying them for now.
More accurately, he didn't fully immerse himself in the study but instead treated it as a future project, dedicating fixed time periods each day to research.
"The disciples of the Moonlight Sect mostly have martial souls related to moonlight energy, and their secret techniques are also based on utilizing moonlight energy."
Moonlight was another variant of stellar energy.
The sun and moon represented concepts—yin and yang.
It was the evolution of stellar energy in terms of yin and yang. The so-called "essence of the sun and moon" referred to stellar energy possessing both yin and yang attributes.
"Moonlight energy is highly beneficial for cultivating spiritual power. According to Professor Zhang, the Moonlight Sect has a Grand Moonlight Formation similar to the observatory platform, capable of drawing down endless moonlight energy, allowing the sect's disciples to bathe in moonlight while cultivating."
As Xu Yuan pondered, he arrived at the address given to him by Professor Zhang.
Yuehua Entertainment Co., Ltd.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
Entering the company, Xu Yuan approached the front desk and took out the letter of introduction prepared by Professor Zhang.
"Hello, I'm here to see Senior Yue Ruxue."
The receptionist's gaze sharpened as she took the letter from Xu Yuan without opening it, glancing at the name on the cover.
Zhang Tianxing!
"Professor Zhang recommended you?" The receptionist woman was visibly surprised.
Professor Zhang had visited the Moonlight Sect before, improving their Grand Moonlight Formation once—but only the auxiliary parts, specifically those related to channeling stellar energy.
Moonlight, much like the observatory platforms, resonated not with the thirty-six vibrant stars but with the moon itself.
The core of the formation wasn't the central array but rather the secret techniques performed by the sect leader and elders, using them to resonate with the "moon" in the universe.
Professor Zhang's contribution lay in helping them channel stellar energy more effectively.
Xu Yuan hadn't expected Professor Zhang's influence to be so great. He was promptly led by the receptionist to a meeting room on the top floor of the company.
"Mr. Xu, please wait a moment. I'll contact our sect leader."
Yue Ruxue, the leader of the Moonlight Sect, had the martial soul "Moonlight" and was a 98th-rank Super Douluo.
Looking at the information his uncle Xu Shengqun had provided via soul-guided communication, Xu Yuan was secretly astonished.
He hadn't paid much attention to this before, but since he was passing through Yuehua City, he decided to take out the letter of recommendation Professor Zhang had prepared for him earlier. That's when he thought to inquire about the Moonlight Sect.
And naturally, he asked his uncle Xu Shengqun for details.
"Moonlight?" Xu Yuan was surprised that someone's martial soul could be light.
If it was moonlight, did it inherently embody moonlight essence?
Xu Yuan pondered.
"If that's the case, then Sect Leader Yue Ruxue's martial soul and cultivation abilities are truly well-matched."
Moonlight essence was simply stellar energy imbued with the properties of the moon.
Xu Yuan's eyes flickered.
Could it be that Sect Leader Yue Ruxue followed a path of pure stellar energy cultivation?
"It's very likely," he thought. "Perhaps she is one of the rare individuals Teacher Yun Ming mentioned—someone who can walk this path without affecting their cultivation speed."
Stellar energy was extremely difficult to refine. Using raw stellar energy to increase soul power was several times slower than refining ambient energy. Moreover, continuously drawing down raw stellar energy for personal cultivation was itself a significant challenge.
Thus, very few soul masters could follow the path of pure stellar energy cultivation.
Xu Yuan didn't have to wait long before he heard footsteps in the corridor outside.
The door opened, and a sharply dressed, confident woman strode in. Her gait exuded self-assurance, carrying the aura of a strong, successful woman.
At first glance, she didn't look like the leader of a sect or a 98th-rank Super Douluo. Instead, she resembled a celebrity or a female CEO.
"So, you're Xu Yuan?" Yue Ruxue's voice was pleasant, with a mature, sultry tone.
"Sect Leader Yue, I apologize for intruding without notice."
Yue Ruxue waved her hand dismissively.
"No need for formalities." She said, "Since you were recommended by Zhang Tianxing, our Moonlight Sect will naturally assist you. As for how much you gain, that depends on you."
"Thank you, Sect Leader Yue."
"Mm, let's go."
After exchanging just a few words in the meeting room, Yue Ruxue led Xu Yuan out of the office and left the company.
Outside Yuehua City, atop a small mountain peak, stood the sect's headquarters.
Even during the day, Xu Yuan could still see faint, radiant ribbons of light in the air, resembling moonlight.
As they ascended the mountain with Yue Ruxue, Xu Yuan could clearly sense that the concentration of stellar energy grew stronger.
Unlike the observatory platform, the Moonlight Sect had a constant demand for stellar energy, so their Grand Moonlight Formation was always active.
Or rather, the star-attracting array was perpetually operational, bathing the entire Moonlight Sect in dense stellar energy. However, the Grand Moonlight Formation required Sect Leader Yue Ruxue or another Title Douluo-level elder to perform secret techniques to activate it.
"Don't look around too much. Just follow me," Yue Ruxue instructed, quickening her pace.
Xu Yuan followed closely behind, keeping his eyes forward.
In truth, he didn't need his eyes to observe his surroundings. This was a skill he had gradually developed during his cultivation—it wasn't spiritual scanning but rather the brain's ability to gather external information without relying on physical senses.
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Moonlight Sect
Moon Goddess Hall
"Why are you suddenly activating the Grand Moonlight Formation?"
A middle-aged woman, seemingly waiting in the Moon Goddess Hall, greeted Yue Ruxue with a respectful bow and addressed her as "Sect Leader" before raising her question.
"No need to ask. Remember, I am the sect leader."
"You!" The middle-aged woman's face reddened with frustration.
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