Against The True Gods-Chapter 62: Elemental(III)

His six organs shimmered like imploding stars. In an instant, they were refined to perfection by their respective elements, reaching a level that matched the transformative power of his bones and flesh.

What Caine had just accomplished—fusing Elemental God Cores into his organs—was beyond rare. It was akin to creating Elemental Organ Structures, something almost mythical in its rarity.

Who could claim to have fused an Elemental God Core into their heart? And not just any core, but one imbued with the Primordial Chaos Flame, standing at the immeasurable grade?

If anyone else had achieved such a feat, they were likely long forgotten in the annals of time.

Yet Caine did not linger on his success. He didn’t stop for even a moment. Without hesitation, he moved on to the next stage of the Blood Realm: the Blood and Marrow Purification Stage.

This stage marked a shift from the radical transformations of the body to its refinement and tempering. By harmonizing the six organs and one’s Blood Qi, a cultivator purified the blood flowing through their veins, eliminating impurities while massively strengthening their Blood Qi.

The process revolved around a technique called the True Blood Cycle. Blood Qi would be cycled through the six organs and then used to temper the blood. The bare minimum required to advance to the next stage was three True Blood Cycles. However, this was considered a weak foundation—one that would cripple everything built in prior stages.

On the other hand, the upper limit was eighty-one cycles, resulting in a perfect purification cycle.

WHOOOSH!

Caine’s body began radiating terrifying heat. His skin reddened, and his blood surged through his veins with untamed ferocity, creating a sound akin to roaring rivers breaking free from a dam.

Impurities seeped out of his pores in droves, dark and vile. With a single thump of his heart, they were incinerated to ash. One after another, True Blood Cycles began to form and flow.

Yet Caine knew there was more to this stage than merely purifying his blood. He sensed it—a deeper purpose hiding in plain sight.

To him, the extra step was obvious: comprehension. He needed to grasp the essence of Blood Qi in its purest form.

"Blood Qi is the vessel of vitality," he thought, his focus sharpening. "Its essence is life—a preserver of life, to be precise. But what does vitality truly mean in this context?"

The answer became clear: Life Qi.

"Life Qi. Within a mother’s womb, her Blood Qi merges with the Yin and Yang forces of father and mother, forming the embryo."

"From there, an additional process unfolds—one I don’t fully understand yet. It involves the world itself granting the embryo its own unique Blood Qi signature, separate from the mother’s yet originating from it."

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"But even in the womb, the child’s Blood Qi lacks vitality and still relies on its mother’s. This means the life force within their Blood Qi is borrowed. Normally, the presence of another’s Qi would create a dissonance, but the embryonic state makes it malleable."

"At what point, then, does the child gain its own Life Qi? And why does Life Qi exist within Blood Qi in such perfect harmony? Why is there even a distinction between the two?"

Questions bloomed in Caine’s mind, but instead of confusion, he felt clarity. The pieces fell into place.

The Spark of Life—the Soul.

Once the child’s Blood Qi signature was established, their soul began to form. It was at this moment that Life Qi emerged.

Blood Qi and Life Qi mirrored the relationship between the body and soul. Life Qi gave Blood Qi essence and purpose, just as the soul gave life and sentience to flesh.

The Soul was the Spark of Life, and the Body was the Vessel of Life, just as Blood Qi was the Vessel of Vitality, and Life Qi was its Essence.

"Elura once said there’s a divide between the Soul and the Mind. That means they’re distinct aspects of my existence."

"If that’s true, then my mind must act as the core of my soul, allowing me to control it. Through my soul, I control my body."

"By this logic, my Will—an extension of my mind—must govern my Life Qi, which in turn controls my Blood Qi."

"The perfect method of mastering Blood Qi lies in the unity of Will and Life Qi."

Caine’s thoughts deepened as he pieced it all together.

"I am the Body. I am the Soul. I am the Mind. I am all of them at once, and none is greater than the other. Without one, I am incomplete."

But even this realization felt like the penultimate step. There was something more—a final layer waiting to be unraveled.

No aura leaked from Caine as he sat still, his eyes closed in meditation. Yet the air around him grew heavy with an unspoken pressure.

Silver flames flickered around him, their tongues etched with golden runes.

"The essence of the Blood Realm lies in the aspects of existence itself. Perfect comprehension of Blood Qi is merely a doorway to the Blood Realm’s true purpose."

"Through this realm, I must fully understand what makes me who I am—what makes me exist."

"I am the Body. I am the Soul. I am the Mind. I am the Qi. I am the World."

The revelation crystallized in his mind: there were Five Aspects of Existence, accessible only through Blood Qi’s perfect comprehension.

Qi—Body—Mind—Soul—World.

This was the secret step of the Blood and Marrow Purification Stage: to discover these Five Aspects through the lens of Blood Qi.

Caine exhaled deeply, his skin returning to its smooth, jade-like sheen. The searing heat radiating from his body dissipated as he completed his eighty-first and final True Blood Cycle.

His Blood Qi now surged through his veins with unparalleled purity and might. The impurities that had once weighed him down were eradicated, leaving his body flawless.

As his enlightenment concluded, he slowly opened his eyes. Their silver depths sparkled with newfound understanding, tinged faintly with golden light.

One word escaped his lips: "Done."

In a single session, Caine had ascended to the true and perfect peak of the Blood and Marrow Purification Stage.