必须吸取血亲丹元之力的秘密
“(requires a relative's life force,)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不知神功大成
“(didn't know that mastery)”
必须吸取血亲丹元之力的秘密
“(requires a relative's life force,)”
“(so he'd die within three years.)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A classic trope in Chinese Wuxia stories is the incomplete or cursed martial arts manual, where practitioners who do not know the hidden secret of the technique suffer fatal backlash.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to absorb; to draw; to assimilate
Commonly used in daily and formal Chinese for 'drawing a lesson' or 'absorbing nutrients/energy'.
secret
A standard noun and adjective used across all registers for confidential information.