Granny Si pulled him along excitedly and walked towards the village, smiling and saying, "Stop looking. Come here quickly. Today is a big day for you! Village Chief, Grandpa Ma, come out all of you!"

A bonfire was lit in the village. The village chief was carried out on a stretcher again. He said in a solemn voice, "Have all the four spiritual beings been found?"

"All found."

Grandpa Ma, who had only one arm, dragged over a big snake that was several zhang long. It was turquoise in color and still alive, giving off a fishy smell. However, it was gripped by the seven inches of its neck by Grandpa Ma's single hand and couldn't move.

The mute blacksmith carried over a big bird. The big bird was even taller than the mute, but its wings and feet were tied up. When the big bird struggled, sparks of fire actually flew out from its feathers, crackling, which was quite terrifying.

The blind man carried over a giant tortoise that was even bigger than a tabletop. No one knew how many years this giant tortoise had lived. Its tortoise shell had turned golden yellow. The tortoise's four limbs were all shrunk inside the shell, and it would occasionally secretly stick out one claw. When Qin Mu saw its claw sticking out of the shell, water vapor would rise under the claw, as if it could lift the golden tortoise and escape on the water vapor.

However, the golden tortoise had its nostril pierced by a fishhook by the blind man and couldn't escape.

"Although we can't get the blood of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, using the green flood dragon snake, iron-boned tiger, thunderbird, and golden tortoise as substitutes, we can still refine a little spiritual blood, which is enough."

The village chief nodded to the butcher in the village. The butcher grinned, propped himself up with his hands and stepped forward. He was a man who only had the upper half of his body left. His lower body had been cut off by someone, and the wound was flat.

Four vats were placed in front of the green snake, tiger, thunderbird, and golden tortoise. The butcher made a single cut for each of these beasts to let out their blood. After a while, the blood of the four preys had all drained out.

"Herbalist." The village chief said.

The herbalist in the village stepped forward. He had no face. It seemed that the skin on his face had been cut off, along with his nose and the upper and lower lips of half of his mouth. He was the ugliest and most terrifying person in the village. However, Qin Mu thought that Grandpa Herbalist was the kindest person to him in the village.

The herbalist stepped forward and took out four strange red leaves. On each leaf was a snow-white insect egg. The herbalist threw one leaf into each vat, and then the insect eggs cracked open. The silkworms lay on the leaves and drank the blood.

These silkworms grew as soon as they were exposed to the air. The more blood they drank, the bigger their bodies became. Soon, the blood in all four vats was drunk up, and there was a fat and big worm left in each vat.

The herbalist grabbed a handful of white crystal powder that looked like salt and sprinkled it into the vats. Qin Mu was amazed to see that the four fat and big worms were shrinking rapidly.

After a while, the herbalist picked up the four worms. Each worm was only the size of a palm. Then he took out four white porcelain cups, grabbed one worm and squeezed it hard. The worm squeaked, and a cup of crystal-clear plasma like amber flowed out of its mouth.

The herbalist did the same to the other three worms, squeezed out the blood from their bellies, and placed the four cups in front of Qin Mu. He shook his head and said, "After all, they are not real spiritual beasts. We can only extract this little spiritual blood."

"Mu'er, there are seven great treasuries hidden in the human body: the Spiritual Embryo, the Five Luminaries, the Six Harmonies, the Seven Stars, the Celestial Being, Life and Death, and the Divine Bridge. These seven great treasuries are naturally sealed, just like sealed treasures, so they are called the Seven Great Divine Deposits.

The village chief's voice carried a bit of majesty. Under the light of the bonfire, his face was alternately bright and dark. He said in a solemn voice, "The Seven Great Divine Deposits are in a sealed state and need to be opened by the martial artist himself. The obstacles that prevent the martial artist from opening the divine deposits are the barriers: the Spiritual Embryo Barrier, the Five Luminaries Barrier, the Six Harmonies Barrier, the Seven Stars Barrier, the Celestial Being Barrier, the Life and Death Barrier, and the Divine Bridge Barrier. The process of breaking through these seven barriers is called breaking the barriers."

Grandpa Ma, who had only one arm, gently stroked Qin Mu's head and smiled, "If the barriers can't be broken, one can't cultivate. Some people are favored by heaven. The Spiritual Embryo Barrier is broken as soon as they are born, and the Spiritual Embryo Divine Deposit is opened naturally. This kind of constitution is called the Spiritual Body. It is blessed by the gods from birth and is a good candidate for cultivation. People with the Spiritual Body have much higher talent than ordinary people, and their cultivation will get twice the result with half the effort. The Spiritual Embryo has four attributes, so there are also four types of Spiritual Bodies: the Azure Dragon Spiritual Body, the White Tiger Spiritual Body, the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Body, and the Black Tortoise Spiritual Body. To check whether one is a Spiritual Body, we need the blood of these four spiritual beasts."

The herbalist said, "If you are an Azure Dragon Spiritual Body, after drinking the blood of the Azure Dragon, the Qi of the Azure Dragon will be stimulated. Grandpa Ma is an Azure Dragon Spiritual Body."

Grandpa Ma, who had only one arm, untied his clothes, stood in front of Qin Mu shirtless, turned his back to him, and gave a low shout.

Qin Mu immediately saw a green Qi emerge on Grandpa Ma's back, extending from the tailbone all the way to the back of his head. The green Qi gradually changed into an Azure Dragon. The scales and whiskers were clearly visible. One of the dragon claws extended to Grandpa Ma's single arm, and two other dragon claws were wrapped around Grandpa Ma's legs.

"This is the Azure Dragon Spiritual Body."

Grandpa Ma, who had only one arm, put on his clothes and said, "Old woman Si is a White Tiger Spiritual Body."

Granny Si gave him a glare and said, "I'm not going to strip off my clothes to please you old fogies. I'll show Qin Mu the manifestation of my Qi."

Her body vibrated slightly, and a tiger's roar faintly came from behind her. A huge white tiger with raised eyes, about twelve feet long, appeared faintly behind her.

"Everyone in the village is a Spiritual Body. We were once glorious, but now we are just a group of old and useless old men and women."

Granny Si smiled and said, "We old, crippled, and useless people have nothing much to give you. These four cups of the blood of the four spiritual beasts are the materials to stimulate the Spiritual Body. If you are a White Tiger Spiritual Body, drinking the blood of the White Tiger will stimulate the Qi of the White Tiger in your Spiritual Embryo. If you are a Vermilion Bird Spiritual Body, the blood of the Vermilion Bird can make the Qi of the Vermilion Bird in your Spiritual Embryo active. The same goes for the Black Tortoise Spiritual Body."

"Drink it."

The village chief, Granny Si, and the others all looked at Qin Mu in unison, showing expressions of anticipation.

Qin Mu's heart was pounding. Although he had been forced to drink a lot of strange things when he learned how to gather herbs and make medicine from the herbalist, this time it was even stranger.

He picked up a white porcelain cup. The spiritual blood inside was scalding hot. It was the blood of the Vermilion Bird. Qin Mu drank it all in one gulp. He felt a stream of fire enter his throat and reach all his limbs and bones. In a trance, he felt as if a raging fire had been ignited in his body, and his blood seemed to be boiling.

After a while, this burning sensation dissipated.

"Mute, is he a Vermilion Bird Spiritual Body?" The village chief asked.

The mute blacksmith shook his head.

The village chief said, "Qin Mu, continue."

Qin Mu drank the second white porcelain cup, which contained the blood of the White Tiger. When he drank it, it was like drinking copper juice and iron water mixed with iron filings. It was astringent and stinging. After it entered his body, his whole body felt a stinging pain. Soon, the stinging pain disappeared.

"He's not a White Tiger Spiritual Body." Granny Si shook her head, looking a bit disappointed.

"Qin Mu, the third cup." The village chief said in a solemn voice.

Qin Mu drank the third cup of the blood of the Azure Dragon refined from the big green snake. This cup of spiritual blood made him feel that his muscles and blood were swelling, and his internal organs were squeezed uncomfortably. However, the swelling sensation soon disappeared.

Grandpa Ma showed a disappointed look and shook his head, saying, "He's not an Azure Dragon Spiritual Body."

"Then he must be a Black Tortoise Spiritual Body." The herbalist rarely showed a trace of a smile, and his face looked even more ferocious.

Qin Mu drank the last cup of the blood of the Black Tortoise. The blood of the Black Tortoise made his body lighten up, as if he was soaked in the river water. However, this feeling also disappeared soon.

"He's not a Black Tortoise Spiritual Body either." The herbalist shook his head.

The villagers by the bonfire all fell silent. The butcher said, "So, he's just an ordinary person."

Granny Si suddenly burst into tears and sobbed, "We're all old and useless. If we die, he won't be able to survive. It's so dangerous here. He won't be able to survive even for a day..."

Qin Mu took her hand and said in a low voice, "Grandma, don't cry. Grandma and Grandpa are all good people and won't die..."

"Good people? Hehe..."

Grandpa Ma smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "We useless people were forced into the Great Wilderness and have been struggling to survive until now. The Great Wilderness is too dangerous. Without us, Mu'er will really have a hard time surviving. We should send him out of the Great Wilderness. It's much safer outside..."

The butcher said coldly, "If we send him out, our enemies will find us, and we will all die. He will also be implicated by us and die."

The Crippled Elderly Village fell silent again. Suddenly, the village chief said, "Good."

Granny Si was puzzled, "What's good?"

The village chief showed a smile, "I said his constitution is good. He's a good candidate."

The butcher, the herbalist, and the others were all stunned, not understanding what he meant. The village chief smiled and said, "I think Mu'er should have another kind of constitution, a Dominant Body that combines the strengths of the four major constitutions!"

"Dominant Body?" Granny Si and the others showed looks of confusion. They were all knowledgeable people, but they had never heard of the name "Dominant Body".

"Yes, it's a Dominant Body."

The village chief smiled and said, "Ordinary spiritual blood is difficult to stimulate the Dominant Body. We need to gather the blood of the real four great spiritual beasts to make the Dominant Body appear. There are no four great spiritual beasts in the Great Wilderness, but it's not difficult to find the descendants of the spiritual beasts. You continue to catch tigers and big snakes and refine the spiritual blood. If he drinks more of it, his Dominant Body will naturally be stimulated."

The village chief had great prestige. The old men and women with missing limbs in the village were all very happy to hear this. Granny Si smiled and said, "Tomorrow I'll go with that lame fellow to catch tigers too! Mu'er, you go to bed early too. You still need to drink spiritual blood tomorrow!"

The crowd dispersed. The herbalist and the mute blacksmith sent the village chief back to his room. The mute left, but the herbalist didn't leave. He said in a low voice, "There has never been a Dominant Body."

The village chief nodded, "I made it up. If I didn't say that, it would be very difficult for the people in the village to keep living."

The herbalist was stunned for a moment. The villagers of the Crippled Elderly Village all had their own backgrounds, but they were all forced to enter the Great Wilderness and come to the Crippled Elderly Village to struggle to survive. They used to blame heaven, earth, and all living beings. Their resentment was too strong. They could live until now, and it was no exaggeration to say that Qin Mu also had his credit.

It was the arrival of this little boy with complete limbs that dispelled the resentment in everyone's hearts. Everyone raised Qin Mu and regarded this little boy as their closest person. Qin Mu maintained the fragile hearts of the villagers in the Crippled Elderly Village.

If the villagers knew that Qin Mu only had the most ordinary constitution and couldn't survive alone in the Great Wilderness, I'm afraid these people would lose control and no one knew what they would do.

The herbalist said expressionlessly, "But you can't hide it forever. Sooner or later, we will all die of old age, and only Qin Mu will be left."

"So you don't tell him that there has never been a Dominant Body. Never tell him."

The village chief said in a solemn voice, "Let him believe that he is the unique Dominant Body!"

The herbalist was stunned for a moment and carefully looked at his face. The village chief's face looked particularly charming under the dim oil lamp. He smiled and said, "I want to see if an ordinary person can become extraordinary under an unparalleled belief and do things that even we Spiritual Bodies can't do! Maybe in the future, he can really find a way that an ordinary body is a Dominant Body!"

The herbalist was stunned, "An ordinary body is a Dominant Body?"

The village chief nodded heavily, "As long as there is belief, an ordinary body is a Dominant Body!"