C3 The Heavenly Monument Entered His Body.

At the break of dawn, Loong Jiaoyang settled into a cross-legged position and began his cultivation of the Great Devil Heart Meridian.

"Tsk tsk, lad, once you've established the Evil Blood Demon Base, you'll realize it's intertwined with your Pubic Region. Should you try to destroy it, you'll obliterate your entire Pubic Region. You, my Disciple, are definitely mine to claim," the Pill Devil murmured with glee within the confines of the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument.

Unaware of the cunning Pill Devil's machinations, Loong Jiaoyang was already seated, his hands forming the gesture of a blossoming lotus, as he softly chanted, "All things under the heavens fall into deathly silence, while only Demonic Qi endures. Condense the Demon Heart, transmute the Devil Blood, stir the heavens and the earth, and lay the foundation in the Qi Sea..."

As Loong Jiaoyang's incantations continued, a sinister drop of blood emerged from his brow, followed by another from his heart, and finally, one from the Qi Sea of his Pubic Region, three inches below his navel.

The three drops of blood were eerily magnetic, drawing together to form a demonic entity.

Merging into a single drop of demonic blood, it shrieked like a banshee as it plunged into Loong Jiaoyang's Qi Sea. The entry of the Evil Succubus Blood transformed his aura in an instant, with a malevolent presence now coursing through his veins.

"Foundation Establishment is within reach!" The demonic blood surged into Loong Jiaoyang's Pubic Region Qi Sea, coalescing into a mass of devilish essence. Once this aura flowed through all of Loong Jiaoyang's meridians, his Foundation Establishment would be complete.

Yet, in this pivotal moment, the unexpected unfolded.

The dark sky began to radiate a luminous glow, signaling the end of night and the arrival of day.

The once-silent Vast Qi Heavenly Monument intoned the Righteousness Mantra, its sound resonating like a morning bell to Loong Jiaoyang's ears. Then, within his Pubic Region's Qi Sea, the once-dormant blood of Righteousness stirred to life, unleashing a powerful righteous aura that began to suppress the malevolent blood.

"Swish..."

Loong Jiaoyang was suddenly struck by a severe blow, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood. The malevolent blood within the Qi Sea of his pubic region nearly dispersed.

"Damn it, Death Tablet, are you trying to kill my disciple?" Pill Devil swore furiously, powerless to intervene. With the break of dawn, he couldn't match the might of the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument and was overwhelmed.

Bleeding profusely, Loong Jiaoyang gazed at the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument with a bitter expression. "Vast Qi Heavenly Monument, I'm not betraying you. I'm just healing..."

The Vast Qi Heavenly Monument, unmoved by Loong Jiaoyang's plea, continued to recite the Righteousness Mantra. The fragmented Vast Qi Pill Blood within Loong Jiaoyang's Qi Sea was stirred, unleashing a surge of spirit power intent on eradicating the devilish blood within him.

Fighting for his life, Loong Jiaoyang frantically channeled the Great Devil Heart Meridian to withstand the onslaught of the Vast Qi Spirit Power. A battle raged within him as the forces of good and evil clashed in his wounded pubic region and meridians, the pain nearly rendering him unconscious.

"I must hold on. I'm not a traitor; I'm merely healing. Once I'm free, I'll rededicate myself to the Righteousness Mantra..." Loong Jiaoyang repeated this mantra in his mind, desperately invoking the Great Devil Heart Sutra.

Thankfully, the Vast Qi and Core Blood within Loong Jiaoyang were already weak and damaged, and he continued to suppress them rather than draw upon their power. Ultimately, Loong Jiaoyang's Evil Blood Demon Base triumphed, obliterating the Vast Qi Spirit Power in his meridians and achieving foundation establishment.

Just as Loong Jiaoyang believed he was about to complete this excruciating process, the inscriptions from the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument burst forth from his body and slowly coalesced into a miniature tablet. In astonishment, Loong Jiaoyang watched as the small fragment detached from the main monument and plunged into his body, anchoring itself firmly within the Qi Sea of his pubic region like a divine sea needle.

"What... What is happening?" Loong Jiaoyang was utterly astonished!

The moment the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument merged with his being, it seamlessly integrated with the residual energy of the Vast Qi Blood Pill within his Qi Sea. It then unleashed its Vast Qi Spirit Power, launching an assault on the Great Devil Spirit Power coursing through Loong Jiaoyang's body!

Suddenly, Loong Jiaoyang's body became a battleground once more. His Pubic Region and the eight extraordinary meridians were subjected to a tearing sensation far more excruciating than anything he had previously endured.

Confronted with such agony, Loong Jiaoyang yearned to lose consciousness. Yet, he was aware that succumbing to unconsciousness would allow the Vast Qi Spirit Power of the Heavenly Monument to obliterate his Evil Blood Demon Foundation. That would spell certain death and render all his efforts futile.

The sun's golden rays, which nourished all life, now became the wellspring of Loong Jiaoyang's torment. He endured the pain for twelve grueling hours, biting his teeth until they bled.

This unrelenting torment over twelve hours subjected his body and spirit to an immense ordeal. Loong Jiaoyang, convinced that he could purge the Evil Blood Demon Base and resume cultivating the Righteousness Mantra after his escape, summoned his formidable willpower and held on.

As dusk descended, the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument's demonic energy surged once more. Pill Devil, deeply concerned, inquired, "Kid, are you still among the living?"

"I... I'm alive..." Loong Jiaoyang, wearied and with bloodshot eyes, managed to open them. He looked utterly exhausted, and the internal clash between good and evil was far from over. However, with the night's arrival, the power of the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument had diminished.

"Kid, you're quite the fool. The Evil Blood Demon Base and the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument, both forged by your own hands. Can't you see that letting them wage a war to the death is senseless? Why not rein in one side's Spirit Power, allowing only the other to flow through your meridians?" Pill Devil, with his vast experience and wisdom, promptly offered a solution.

Startled by the suggestion, Loong Jiaoyang took a moment to gather his thoughts. He then began retracting the Great Demon Spirit Power from the Evil Blood Demon Base within the eight extraordinary meridians. Once the Evil Blood Demon Base's Spirit Power was withdrawn, Loong Jiaoyang channeled the Righteousness Mantra, taking command of the once-formed Vast Qi Pill Blood, now replaced by the Spirit Power of the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument.

Loong Jiaoyang was astounded by the result. He had actually succeeded in controlling the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument, channeling its Spirit Power to bypass the nefarious Evil Blood Demon Base within his Qi Sea Pubic Region!

His fatigue and sense of despair vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by sheer joy as he realized he could still practice and circulate the Righteousness Mantra. Despite the setback of his cultivation level dropping, he was ready to begin anew.

Pill Devil, witnessing the surge of Loong Jiaoyang's exceptionally pure Vast Qi Spirit Power, murmured to himself, "This kid has hit the jackpot. He's turned misfortune into a stroke of luck. From now on, he'll be capable of pursuing Devil Rectifying Dual-cultivation!"

"Damn Monument, you wretched thing! I tolerated being sealed by you for years, but now you dare to compete with me for a disciple? It's outrageous, detestable, and utterly infuriating!" Pill Devil ranted, seething with anger.

Loong Jiaoyang summoned his Vast Qi Spirit Power, and a faint aura of the eight trigrams encircled him. A flicker of flame, representing the fire element, danced within its corresponding trigram, signifying his successful Foundation Establishment and ascension to the Human Stage.

The Human Stage marks the Foundation Stage, where the Eight Trigrams Formation manifests on a cultivator, revealing their strongest power and indicating the most gifted path of cultivation they will pursue in their lifetime.

In the vast Nine Profound Great World, cultivators are classified into seven stages: Human, Earth, Heaven, Saint, Monarch, Earth Immortal, and Heavenly Immortal. Each stage is further divided into initial, middle, peak, and Great Completion periods.

The Human Stage is where beings step from the mundane into the path of true cultivation, the threshold of their journey. On the Nine Profound Continent, the legendary Earth Immortal and Heavenly Immortal Stages are but myths, making the Monarch Stage the pinnacle of power.

The Heaven Stage is a critical juncture in a cultivator's strength. Upon reaching it, the ancestral blood within awakens, bestowing a legacy of bloodline power. Those with stronger bloodlines will find unparalleled advantages emerging from the Heaven Stage onward.

Within the vast expanses of the Nine Profound Great World, six types of divine blood were known to exist: Immortal Blood, Devil Blood, Divine Blood, Human King Blood, Chaos Blood, and Ten Thousand Beast Blood. These were the mightiest among countless bloodlines, each endowed with extraordinary powers not found in any other lineage. In the Nine Profound Great Era, to inherit just one of these divine blood types was to have a future beyond measure.

Pill Devil, observing the Li Fire anomaly manifesting on Loong Jiaoyang's body, was ecstatic. "Death Tablet, you've held me captive for years, yet you couldn't sever my legacy. This young man is clearly the disciple sent by the heavens to take up my mantle."

"Young man, cease your cultivation," Pill Devil commanded resolutely.

Loong Jiaoyang halted his practice and rose to his feet, bowing with a fist in palm towards the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument. "Loong Jiaoyang thanks Pill Devil Senior for your life-saving grace."

"Tsk tsk, Loong Jiaoyang, what a fine name. Come here, I have further instructions for you," Pill Devil said, his praise tinged with a smile.

Without suspicion, Loong Jiaoyang approached the Vast Qi Heavenly Monument. Suddenly, the monument's demonic qi erupted violently, and a hand formed of the dark energy seized the crown of Loong Jiaoyang's head.

"Pill Devil Senior, what are you doing?" Loong Jiaoyang attempted to resist, but his newly rebuilt strength was too feeble to offer any real opposition.

"Loong Jiaoyang, you've truly turned misfortune into a blessing. I'm bequeathing to you my lifetime of alchemy knowledge," Pill Devil declared with a dismissive snort.

Loong Jiaoyang was rendered speechless as a flood of memories rushed into his mind—all of Pill Devil's alchemical expertise and experience.

As an incense stick burned down, the wild demonic qi subsided, and the spectral claw vanished from above Loong Jiaoyang's head.

He collapsed to the ground, his expression vacant, as if struck by a profound stupor. His mind was inundated with strange memories, which painfully intertwined with his own—a forced fusion of another's life's work.