Chapter 370: Blood Refining Cage of Slaughter

Chapter 370: Blood Refining Cage of Slaughter

As Cheng Zhan narrated, the group gained a deeper understanding of the Underworld and learned about the Blood Disciples, Blood Slaves, and Blood Children.

"It is said that above the Blood Children are the Blood Spirits, and whether it be Blood Spirits, Blood Children, or Blood Slaves, they all belong to the mysterious and unknown Underworld Blood Master, disciples or servants of the Underworld Blood Master..." Cheng Zhan continued.

When he mentioned the Blood Spirits, a level above Blood Children, Li Xuan's eyebrows furrowed as he thought of Blood Spirit Master.

Outside the flying boat, Wu Tiannan, who was also listening to Cheng Zhan's explanation, was equally surprised. Ever since he saw what Blood Spirit Master had left behind, he knew that Blood Spirit Master's demonic powers came from a remnant soul.

All signs indicated that this remnant soul originated from the Underworld, and it was initially believed to be that of an Underworld Blood Disciple. Now, it seemed highly likely that it belonged to a powerful Underworld Blood Spirit.

Blood Spirit Master's real name was not actually Blood Spirit Master; it was a name he took on after he transformed into a Blood Demon.

Wu Tiannan was curious about the Heavenly Cave ruins in the Spirit Realm, which seemed to have been invaded by an Underworld Blood Spirit. Who was it that defeated this powerful being?

Cheng Zhan continued his explanation.

The Underworld exists outside of the heavens and earth, and is the primary enemy of the Azure Realm. Every Heavenly Cave that appears in the Azure Realm is an Underworld Heavenly Cave. Even major sects like Wanraizong are unaware of how long these caves have existed.

It's as if the Heavenly Caves have been present since the inception of the Azure Realm.

As the name suggests, Heavenly Caves are holes in the fabric of the heavens and earth, connected to the Underworld. The creatures of the Underworld use these caves as invasion points, hence the term "Underworld Heavenly Caves."

"...It's not that we don't want to counterattack the Underworld and occupy it. The problem is that even though the Heavenly Caves are holes in the heavens and earth, they are still restricted. We, the beings of this world, cannot leave this realm.

"Moreover, the Underworld is indeed very powerful. Our Azure Realm alone is far from enough to invade the Underworld.

"Each realm in the Divine Realm has Heavenly Caves, and not every realm faces the same enemy. The enemy beyond the heavens in our Azure Realm is the Underworld.

"However, the enemies faced by the other realms may not necessarily be from the Underworld."

Cheng Zhan sighed, sounding helpless.

Li Xuan's expression remained unchanged, but his mind was racing. The Great Azure Realm was facing external threats, and the appearance of the Heavenly Caves might be due to certain loopholes in the heavens and earth.

"Perhaps only by thoroughly comprehending the principles of the Great Azure Book and verifying them with the principles of the current heavens and earth can we identify the loopholes and understand the true nature of the Underworld.

"Is the Underworld also a realm like the Great Azure Realm? Could there be other realms beyond the Great Azure Realm, and is this a conflict between different realms?"

Li Xuan felt that his speculation was very close to the truth.

Cheng Zhan continued to explain about the Underworld Heavenly Caves, and when he mentioned the Blood Shadow Tower of the Azure Realm, his tone turned bitter. They were scum, traitors, and deserved to be punished! Anyone who wanted to become a Blood Shadow had to perform a blood sacrifice, and so every Blood Shadow had innocent blood on their hands and was ruthless in their slaughter.

Xu Yan and the others took the opportunity to ask about their doubts, probing for information about the Divine Realm and gaining a better understanding of it.

Finally, Cheng Zhan bowed respectfully to Li Xuan and said, "I beg of you, senior, to consider the lives of the people of our Divine Realm and take action to suppress the master of the Blood Shadow Tower!"

The addition of another Immortal Venerable was enough to change the situation in the Azure Realm.

"Where is this person?"

Li Xuan asked noncommittally.

If he encountered the master of the Blood Shadow Tower, he would crush them without hesitation.

Such a cruel and ruthless person deserved nothing less.

"He should be in the Great Yue Kingdom!" Cheng Zhan replied excitedly, his voice filled with reverence.

"Then let's go to the Great Yue Kingdom," Li Xuan nodded.

The Great Yue Kingdom in the Azure Realm was currently in the midst of chaos, and many powerful beings were occupied with defending the Heavenly Caves against the invading Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves of the Underworld. They couldn't spare any strength to quell the unrest.

Even Wanraizong and Tianwumen were unable to provide support.

Subsequently, Lei Yun, the master of the Lei Yun Villa, and the others bowed to Cheng Zhan one after the other, their faces filled with worry.

Qiwuguan belonged to Tianwumen, and Lei Yun Villa belonged to Wanraizong. Now, in the midst of this turmoil, they feared that they would be reduced to mere cannon fodder.

The lord of the Spirit Palace looked even more troubled. After all, the Spirit Palace was part of the Great Yue Kingdom, and the situation there was dire. The kingdom was on the brink of destruction.

Da Zhouhuang, Fu Tianhai, and Xin Mengrou, on the other hand, looked a little more relaxed. Their main sects were not in the Azure Realm, and perhaps the realms where their main sects were located were not facing such turmoil.

However, to reach their main sects, they would have to pass through the Azure Realm, and according to past practices, the three major powers of the Azure Realm would be responsible for conveying messages. Otherwise, they would have to wait for their main sects to send people over.

This meant that they would have to stay in the Azure Realm for a while, and with the Azure Realm in such chaos, their current strength made it too dangerous.

They could be sacrificed at any time.

"We must stick close to the experts!"

Everyone had the same thought. Only by staying close to powerful beings could they ensure their safety, even if they encountered Blood Children.

"Come on up," Fang Hao said, glancing at Da Zhouhuang and the others. After receiving Li Xuan's permission, he invited them aboard.

"Thank you, senior!"

"Thank you, master!"

Da Zhouhuang and the others were overjoyed and deeply grateful.

They quickly boarded the flying boat of the Evergreen Pavilion.

Boom!

The flying boat of the Evergreen Pavilion expanded once again, transforming into a giant ship hundreds of zhang in size.

Cheng Zhan and the others were stunned. What kind of treasure was this? It was too miraculous and profound.

"Where is the Great Yue Kingdom?" Fang Hao asked, looking at Cheng Zhan.

"In that direction lies the Great Yue Kingdom!" Cheng Zhan hurriedly pointed in a certain direction.

"What about this city?" Xu Yan and the others looked down at the now-silent Lingguan City.

"We'll make arrangements for someone to come here after the Underworld disturbance is settled," Cheng Zhan sighed.

This city served as a connection to the Spirit Realm, receiving heaven's pride and warriors from the Spirit Realm.

Those with exceptional talent would be taken back to the sect to be cultivated.

As for those with average talent and mediocre strength, they would usually be given cultivation techniques and some cultivation resources, and they would stay in Lingguan City.

More than half of the warriors in Lingguan City were actually descendants of warriors from the Spirit Realm or warriors who had come from there themselves.

Now, they had all been sacrificed.

The flying boat transformed into a stream of light and headed towards the Great Yue Kingdom. As it departed, Li Xuan raised his hand and pointed towards the canyon below.

No one on the boat knew what he was doing, nor did they know that Li Xuan had just closed off the path to the Spirit Realm.

It wasn't a complete closure, but unless the divine bridge was opened, one couldn't travel to the Spirit Realm.

Otherwise, even an Immortal Venerable would find it difficult to cross over.

This way, they wouldn't have to worry about traitors like Blood Shadow secretly causing trouble in the Spirit Realm.

Although Li Xuan had connected the divine bridge, he had also broken it apart after arriving in the Divine Realm. Unless the bridge was restored, it couldn't be opened.

In the short term, they wouldn't have to worry about anyone opening the divine bridge.

...

Qiyun County was one of the ten strongest counties in the Great Yue Kingdom, boasting twenty-three True King Venerables and eighteen True King Venerables seated in the county city.

They even regarded this prison as a resource-gathering place.

When the Hell Prison invaded, killing the Hell Blood Disciples would allow one to obtain the items they carried, including the Hell Blood Beads, which were great treasures for replenishing one's essence blood.

Aside from that, one could also obtain treasures from Hell, artifacts from beyond the Divine Realm, which had some extraordinary uses.

Moreover, with good luck, one could obtain Hell divine artifacts carried by the Blood Disciples.

Furthermore, due to the long existence of the prison, it had been eroded by the hellish blood qi and countless battles, resulting in the fall of numerous warriors. This had also led to the birth of some unique elixirs and treasures.

One could even obtain the legacies of fallen warriors.

There had been someone who, within the prison, obtained an ancient warrior's notebook, from which they gained a powerful secret technique and learned some ancient martial arts world insights.

This time, the Hell Prison's large-scale invasion seemed to be a well-planned action by Hell, and the Blood Shadow Tower Master's breakthrough to the Immortal Venerable Realm was beyond expectation.

Caught off guard, the Great Yue Kingdom suddenly fell into chaos, but Qiyun County managed to defend the prison and repel the invading Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves.

They even had the strength to spare to support other places.

Qiyun County, with eighteen True King Venerable experts, now had only eight of them stationed in the city. Even with occasional mischief from the Blood Shadow Tower, they could handle it.

Despite this, Qiyun County remained on high alert, with all warriors on guard, ready to face any crisis.

Outside the walls of Qiyun County, several figures stood, gazing at the grand city.

The leader, a young man, had a diagram between his eyebrows. Unlike the Blood Disciples' scarlet skin, his skin only had a faint reddish hue.

Beside the young man stood several respectful figures, their skin tinged with a pale redness, clad in blood-red robes.

They were warriors of the Blood Shadow Tower.

"Master, this is Qiyun County. There are currently eight True Kings stationed here."

One of the Blood Shadows reported respectfully.

"Hmm, good. Once I perform a blood sacrifice on this city, I will be able to advance to the rank of Blood Child. Let's proceed with the plan."

A bloodthirsty gleam appeared in the young man's eyes.

"Yes, Master!"

The Blood Shadow replied excitedly.

Blood Child!

If their master became a Blood Child, his status would rise, and he would even have the opportunity to break through the Immortal Venerable Realm and become a powerful expert like the Blood Shadow Tower Master.

"Do a good job. Qiyun County will be my stepping stone to becoming a Blood Child, and the Great Yue Kingdom will be my opportunity to advance to a Blood Spirit.

"We don't need to blood sacrifice the entire Great Yue Kingdom. Sacrificing a third of it will be enough. Once I become a Blood Spirit, you will be my subordinate Blood Child!"

The young man said in a low voice.

"Yes, Master!"

Becoming a Blood Child meant surpassing the status of an Immortal Venerable and truly integrating into Hell. Until one truly merged with Hell, these Blood Shadows had no identity.

The young man before them was from Hell, and he seemed to have some background there. The Blood Shadow Tower had plotted for a long time to successfully assist him in entering the Divine Realm.

This large-scale invasion by Hell seemed to be designed to help this master advance to the rank of Blood Child and then to Blood Spirit!

"The Azure Realm should seek external aid. We must act quickly, before any reinforcements arrive."

The young man instructed solemnly.

"Rest assured, Master. We can perform a blood sacrifice on Qiyun County in three days."

The Blood Shadow bowed and retreated.

The young man then strode towards Qiyun County, his pace unhurried. At this speed, he would reach the county in three days.

At that moment, within Qiyun County, the eight True King Venerables gathered to discuss defense strategies.

After the meeting, one of the True King Venerables claimed to have an important matter to report and approached the county lord.

The county lord was not suspicious and curiously looked at the True King Venerable. The other True King Venerables were about to leave to guard their respective areas.

Suddenly, the county lord roared, unleashing a powerful aura, but it quickly weakened.

The other True King Venerables' expressions changed drastically, and they turned back, their faces filled with disbelief.

The True King Venerable who had claimed to have important news had actually launched a sneak attack on the county lord, severely injuring him instantly.

It was common knowledge that the county lord was Qiyun County's strongest warrior, a peak Refining True King, known as Qiyun County's first True King Venerable.

"Traitor! Kill him!"

In an instant, the other True King Venerables snapped out of their shock and roared as they prepared to strike.

Boom!

At that moment, blood-red light shot into the sky, and several Blood Shadows rushed forward. Each Blood Shadow was as powerful as a True King Venerable, and one of them was even comparable to a peak Refining True King.

At that moment, the county lord was severely injured, and no one could match him!

The county lord of Qiyun County roared, and a large halberd appeared in his hand, expending his last effort to heavily wound the attacker.

A True King Venerable who was not far away took the opportunity to strike, killing the traitorous True King Venerable!

This was an unspoken rule in the Azure Realm—enemies could be spared, but traitors must die!

This served as a warning to anyone contemplating betrayal!

Boom!

Qiyun County descended into chaos, with the sound of killing shaking the heavens. Several Blood Shadows appeared.

"They're Blood Shadows! Kill them!"

The warriors of Qiyun County were powerful. In an instant, numerous Law Consolidating Venerables and warriors of various realms roared and joined forces to strike at the Blood Shadows.

"Quickly send a message! Qiyun County is under attack, and there's a traitor!"

Hum!

At that moment, a scarlet blood light appeared in Qiyun County, like a canopy covering the entire county.

Under the scarlet blood light, strands of scarlet flames, like giant pythons, coiled and swept towards the entire Qiyun County.

"What is that?"

The True King Venerables fighting nearby suddenly narrowed their eyes, their faces filled with shock.

"It's a Hell artifact, the Slaughter Blood Refining Cage!"

At that moment, the True King Venerables and many knowledgeable warriors turned pale, their faces filled with fear.

The Slaughter Blood Refining Cage was a famous Hell artifact, a magical artifact for blood sacrifice, unparalleled in slaughter.

Only Hell Blood Disciples and above were qualified to possess such a slaughter artifact.

The appearance of the Slaughter Blood Refining Cage indicated that a Hell Blood Disciple or even a Blood Child had appeared.

Moreover, they would definitely perform a blood sacrifice.

The Slaughter Blood Refining Cage was a blood sacrifice artifact that instantly enveloped an area. All living beings within the cage would be blood sacrificed and turned into nourishment for the Hell warriors.

The Slaughter Blood Refining Cage also varied in strength. The one that could envelop Qiyun County was too powerful for these True King Venerables to break.

Blood Child!

At that moment, the hearts of the True King Venerables sank.

(End of Chapter)

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