The deceased Water Burial Buddha, with blood-colored lotus-like patterns on its scales, transformed into red spots of light, gathering towards Qin Ziyu. It quickly formed a blood-colored crystal core like a lotus seed.
Chen Guan felt a bit envious, not knowing whether it was a Secret Technique Core or a Secret Skill Core. Regardless of which one, items produced by a World-Defying Secret Spirit are extremely precious.
Qin Ziyu held the secret core, but his figure wobbled slightly, unable to stand firmly, and he sat down on the ground.
The Spirit of the Cheerleaders could only trigger potential but not increase primordial energy. Qin Ziyu's earlier burst only greatly increased his combat power, but his overextended body did not recover, leaving him still very weak.
Chen Guan walked towards Qin Ziyu with his sword, startling Gongsun Zhuo.
He thought Chen Guan wanted to take the opportunity to kill Qin Ziyu while he was weak and then take all the benefits for himself. Given Chen Guan's ruthless performance earlier, he would absolutely do such a thing.
If that was the case, Gongsun Zhuo did not believe he could escape, and Chen Guan would kill him to silence him.
It wasn't until Chen Guan walked past Qin Ziyu and reached the Water Burial Buddha's corpse, picking up the Gaba Necklace from the ground, that Gongsun Zhuo's pounding heart felt a little better, and he let out a long breath.
After Chen Guan took the Gaba Necklace, Yan Zhi, who had been waiting by the side, stabbed the Bloodsucking Saber into the Water Burial Buddha's corpse, absorbing the blood within and that flowed out.
Evil Buddha's Gaba Necklace: A level 10 unparalleled secret treasure.
A secret treasure made from the brow bones of one hundred and eight Evil Buddhas, soaked with sin and evil, ominous to possess. The bearer of this secret treasure will greatly reduce their own fortune, suffering from bad luck at best, and experiencing successive misfortunes with the risk of life at worst.
Chen Guan was a bit dumbfounded. It was clearly an unparalleled secret treasure, yet using it not only didn't provide benefits but also posed life-threatening risks, which seemed ridiculous.
Wang Lian said this thing could counter the next World-Defying Secret Spirit, which was hard to believe.
Upon reconsideration, it wasn't entirely impossible. Perhaps it wasn't meant for them to use, but rather to place it on another World-Defying Secret Spirit to lower its fortune.
According to Wang Lian, in the information left by the Emperor Ancestor on the stone tablet, the reason for first killing the Water Burial Buddha likely involved this necklace. The Water Burial Buddha, wearing it, couldn't fully exert its power, making it easier to kill than a normal World-Defying Secret Spirit.
Chen Guan tossed the Evil Buddha's Gaba Necklace to Qin Ziyu, while he picked up the Bone Bowl that had fallen on the ground.
This was also a secret treasure, but it wasn't unparalleled in quality—just a level 10 of rare quality, named the Holy Gaba Bowl. The information described it as made from the skull of a pure maiden, refined with the blessings of an Evil Buddha, used for drinking blood.
Its function is to refine and purify blood, making it possess purer energy and keeping the blood fresh and uncoagulated for a long time.
After examining the Evil Buddha Necklace, Qin Ziyu set it aside to tend to his wounds. Now he was extremely weak, and with some wounds on his back that he couldn't see, he had to call Chen Guan over to help apply medicine.
The wound medicine Qin Ziyu carried was not ordinary; once the powder fell on the wounds, they quickly began to scab and heal.
Chen Guan saw that his wounds were superficial, and he should be fine.
"Here," Qin Ziyu said suddenly as Chen Guan was about to leave to retrieve the Demon-Subduing Pestle from the mountain wall, while tossing the secret core to Chen Guan.
"For me?" Chen Guan was slightly surprised, somewhat unable to comprehend it. If it were his own hard-earned secret core, especially an unparalleled quality one, he wouldn't give it to anyone.
Neither secret techniques nor secret skills are ever enough, and there are no conflicts between different secret techniques. Even if Qin Ziyu already possessed the Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill, having another unparalleled secret technique would only be beneficial.
The effects of each secret technique vary, and using different secret techniques confers different benefits. Being able to master two unparalleled secret techniques is a coveted opportunity for many.
"I'm a practitioner of swordsmanship, so this secret skill is of no use to me," Qin Ziyu said casually.
Upon hearing this, Chen Guan glanced at Qin Ziyu twice. In possession of an unparalleled secret skill, who would think it's too much? He didn't know if Qin Ziyu had realized something about the Spirit of the Cheerleaders, which might have prompted him to give the unparalleled Secret Skill Core to him.
Qin Ziyu closed his eyes to rest, saying nothing more, seemingly completely at ease with Chen Guan being so close.
Chen Guan said nothing in return. Regardless of Qin Ziyu's reasons for giving him the Secret Skill Core, having an additional unparalleled secret skill was certainly beneficial.
In fact, Chen Guan was thinking too much. Qin Ziyu had already regarded Chen Guan as a kindred spirit, someone who understood him, which was why he gave Chen Guan the unparalleled Secret Skill Core that wasn't particularly needed, to help Chen Guan enhance his own strength, nothing more.
Chen Guan used the Secret Skill Core, and dots of blood light immediately merged into his body.
Secret Skill: Blood Sacrifice Feeding Magic (Unparalleled).
Cultivation Requirements: None.
Level: 1.
Primordial Energy Consumption: None.
Special: Requires blood consumption to use.
Chen Guan studied it carefully. This secret skill required burning one's own blood to cultivate a magic spirit to protect the body, and each use required nourishing the magic spirit with one's own fresh blood.
Such a secret skill, which consumed the practitioner's own blood, seemed far from legitimate, and it was unclear how much blood needed to be consumed to cultivate a magic spirit.
However, it wasn't without benefits. The magic spirit, attached to the owner's body, could actively block attacks for the owner, like wearing a fitted secret armor, potentially saving one's life when suddenly attacked.
Chen Guan didn't dare to use it now. In such a dangerous place, excessive blood loss could lead to unforeseen dangers. If he became severely weakened, how could he fight or even flee when danger arose?
Even if he wanted to practice the Blood Sacrifice Feeding Magic, he needed to be in a safe environment.
When Chen Guan withdrew his attention, he noticed that Yan Zhi had already absorbed all the blood of the Water Burial Buddha, upgrading by one level, now at level 7.
The snow-white fur on its body now had a faint blood-colored hue, indicating that it hadn't been able to completely refine and absorb the Water Burial Buddha's blood, accumulating inside its body to the point of seeping into its fur.
Once it fully absorbs it, its level should be able to rise further.
Warring States crouched next to Chen Guan, drooling over the Water Burial Buddha's corpse on the ground, but without Chen Guan's command, it didn't rush to devour it.
Chen Guan took out the Broken Blade of the Stealth Killer and cut off a piece of meat from the Water Burial Buddha, bringing it to the Warring States' mouth.
Warring States didn't open its mouth to eat. It pointed at the ground with its paw, and only when Chen Guan placed the meat on the ground did it carry it aside and start tearing at it.
"The watchdog is truly a sensible secret spirit, to the point of being heart-wrenching. Unfortunately, most watchdogs are quickly discarded after their owners enter the Secret Realm, rarely getting the chance to be used again until their owners meet their end," Chen Guan sighed inwardly.