Chapter 436: Blood Robe? Just a Spirit Wielder of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

Chapter 436: Blood Robe? Just a Spirit Wielder of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

"Looks like I need to take on a mission and go out for a while."

Qi Yuan pondered.

According to the information displayed by the intelligent micro detection bug, there were three locations with Black Demon Ancestor Blood. Two were within the territory of the Dark Demon Abyss, and one was outside.

"Seems I need to seek Ziyuan Xiaolu's help." After some thought, Qi Yuan contacted Ziyuan Xiaolu using a communication talisman.

After about three sticks of incense had burned, Ziyuan Xiaolu's graceful figure appeared outside the cave residence. She was wearing a dark blue horseface dress, looking cute with a hint of charm.

"Blood Robe Senior Brother, what brings you to see me?"

Ziyuan Xiaolu seemed quite happy.

"It's like this. Today, I dreamed of a treasure, and I want to take you with me to find it. However, I don't know where the place in my dream is. You know the Dark Demon Abyss quite well, so I thought I'd ask you," Qi Yuan made up a reason.

Ziyuan Xiaolu looked quite excited upon hearing this. After all, Blood Robe Senior Brother was willing to tell her about such a significant matter, which meant he really trusted her.

"Blood Robe Senior Brother, please tell me, where is it?"

"Here!"

Though Qi Yuan couldn't draw, he was good at copying and pasting. Without hesitation, he showed Ziyuan Xiaolu a corner of the broken image he had seen.

A projection of the ground appeared in the air. Everywhere was black earth and black seawater, with a single towering mountain peak covered in chains standing out.

Ziyuan Xiaolu looked at the projection, blinking her eyes in disbelief. "Blood Robe Senior Brother, you're sure it's here?"

"Yes, I'm sure. The scene in my dream was very clear. This place looks extraordinary, with many treasures," Qi Yuan said earnestly.

Ziyuan Xiaolu took a deep breath. "This place indeed has many treasures, but... it's the treasure pavilion of the Dark Demon Abyss."

"Ah, really?"

Qi Yuan was speechless.

Seriously, they built the treasure pavilion here?

"Can we sneak in and take some things? I want to... I mean, take something from the treasure pavilion, possibly from the ruins below it," Qi Yuan still harbored a bit of hope.

Ziyuan Xiaolu looked anxious. "Blood Robe Senior Brother, don't even think about it. This isn't just a treasure pavilion; it's also the origin ground of our Dark Demon Abyss! Our Dark Demon Abyss was born from the ruins here! If we rashly enter, even as Demon Disciples, we won't escape death!"

Ziyuan Xiaolu's usually cheerful face was now serious and tense.

Qi Yuan was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

It seemed that the Black Demon Ancestor Blood here was probably the one from the Dark Demon Abyss.

If the first place was taken, what about the second?

Qi Yuan didn't have much hope. After all, with the power of the Yangshen Venerable, especially at the Grand Supreme Enlightenment stage, there were almost no secrets in the Dark Demon Abyss.

"What about this one?"

Qi Yuan showed Ziyuan Xiaolu the second location.

Ziyuan Xiaolu tilted her head, thinking for a moment. "I know this place."

"Take me there, thank you!"

"Let's go!"

The two left Ziyuan Heaven and took a teleportation formation to another part of the Dark Demon Abyss.

After about a day of travel, they had passed through six or seven teleportation formations. Finally, they stopped at a basin.

"This is the place, Blood Robe Senior Brother. We need to hurry; the Fanjing Heaven isn't friendly to us Ziyuan Heaven," Ziyuan Xiaolu said, standing beside Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan looked at the basin in front of him, disappointment evident in his eyes.

"The treasure is gone."

His perception and eyes told him that the Black Demon Ancestor Blood here had long been taken away. It was likely moved back to the treasure pavilion.

"Ah?" Ziyuan Xiaolu was also disappointed.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's figure turned into a streak of light, darting through the spatial gaps beneath the basin.

After about a hundred breaths, he reappeared beside Ziyuan Xiaolu. "But, it's not all for nothing. I found some of this!"

Qi Yuan extended his hand, and a large puddle of blood-colored water appeared.

This blood water was the same as the Blood River in the Ancestral Blood Pavilion, containing many intelligent micro detection bugs. Each of these bugs stored data, and if Qi Yuan could access it, he might find useful information.

"This is... Ancestral Blood Spirit Water?" Ziyuan Xiaolu was surprised. She hadn't expected Blood Robe Senior Brother to seek this treasure.

Qi Yuan looked at Ziyuan Xiaolu and asked, "Do you know of other places where it can be found?"

"Um, does Blood Robe Senior Brother need this? If so, I can help collect it!" Ziyuan Xiaolu said earnestly.

Ancestral Blood Spirit Water was generally only found in the Ancestral Blood Pavilion, used to check the progress of one's cultivation in the Ancestral Blood Art, thereby earning merit. This item was quite limited in use. After all, why would one need to check their progress in the Ancestral Blood Art if they already knew their level? Therefore, Ancestral Blood Spirit Water had almost no other practical uses.

"How much will it cost? I'll pay you!" Qi Yuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

If he could obtain enough Ancestral Blood Spirit Water and more intelligent micro detection bugs, he might find more clues about the Black Demon Ancestor Blood, or even the terrifying body of the giant worm.

This is a treasure, and during the famine on Blue Star, it could feed people for ten thousand years without running out.

Of course, it might also crush Blue Star to pieces.

"It's so cheap, it's not worth much. I'll take it," Ziyuan Xiaolu said happily.

"No, the most expensive things are often free. I'm a rich man now, and I can't be stingy," she added.

The Mara Clan had been annihilated, and Qi Yuan obtained a massive amount of treasures.

As Qi Yuan spoke, he generously yet reluctantly took out a piece of Immortal Jade from his storage bag, "Is one piece of Immortal Jade enough?"

Seeing this, Ziyuan Xiaolu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, "It's enough!"

Indeed, this was the style of the Blood Robe Senior Apprentice Brother.

If anyone else had made such a statement, they would have had to take out at least ten thousand pieces of Immortal Jade, but the Blood Robe Senior Apprentice Brother spoke so generously yet offered so little.

For an ordinary Yin Sage, one piece of Immortal Jade might be quite valuable.

But for a Demon Disciple, Immortal Jade was as common as Golden Core cultivators viewing Spirit Stones.

Qi Yuan felt a bit embarrassed when he saw this.

Clearly, one piece of Immortal Jade was not enough.

He quickly tried to make up for it to avoid embarrassment, "This piece of Immortal Jade is just a deposit!"

"Great!" Ziyuan Xiaolu smiled and took the Immortal Jade, her smile brightening.

After making an agreement with Ziyuan Xiaolu, she returned to Ziyuan Heaven to collect Ancestral Blood Essence Water.

Qi Yuan accepted a task and prepared to make a trip.

The last address was not in the Dark Demon Abyss.

According to Ziyuan Xiaolu's judgment, it was located in Heaven Suspended City.

Heaven Suspended City was a strange land in the Sixth Heaven.

This strange land was the most unique place in the Sixth Heaven.

There were various messages and speculations about this strange land.

However, the most widely accepted theory was that it was a world outside the Sixth Heaven, bordering the region of the Sixth Heaven.

Firstly, in this strange land, one couldn't see the stars reflecting the heavens.

Secondly, in the Sixth Heaven, a Grand Supreme Enlightenment cultivator could retain all their strength when traveling to other worlds, but in some strange lands, even a Grand Supreme Enlightenment cultivator's cultivation would be reduced.

Additionally, there were various unknown dangers in the strange land, and even terrifying Holy Light Clan members roamed there.

Therefore, generally speaking, few Yang Deities ventured into the strange land.

Or, to put it another way, few cultivators were willing to explore the strange land.

"Will a Ten Thousand Dao Martial God's cultivation decrease if they go to Heaven Suspended City?"

Qi Yuan pondered without hesitation and rode the teleportation formation towards Heaven Suspended City.

The closest giant city to Heaven Suspended City was called Heaven Suspended City.

This city's name originated from Heaven Suspended City.

This city was also a massive transportation hub.

The three giant sacred sites, Dark Demon Abyss, Divine Luo Heaven, and Ghost Control Realm, were not far from this city.

Lower realm cultivators also often came to this city for shopping and trading.

Qi Yuan, wearing a black robe, arrived at Heaven Suspended City via the teleportation formation.

Without hesitation, he transformed into a stream of light and headed towards Heaven Suspended City.

Soon after, a tall and sturdy woman in a golden robe appeared in Heaven Suspended City.

The aura around her was as profound as the ocean, clearly indicating that she had reached the peak of the Mythic Realm.

She was just a step away from becoming a Yang Deity.

She crushed the communication jade slip in her hand, a cold smile in her eyes, "He left so quickly, without any hesitation."

Just now, she had received information that the newest Demon Disciple from Ziyuan Heaven in the Dark Demon Abyss had accepted a task and was heading towards Heaven Suspended City.

The Dark Demon Abyss had complex factions, and information about the movements of Demon Disciples could easily leak out.

The higher-ups in the Dark Demon Abyss knew about it but simply turned a blind eye.

After all, from a temporal perspective, the death of a powerful bloodline might give rise to an even stronger bloodline in the future.

It was better for an unproven powerful bloodline to be sent back to the drawing board, to die early and allow a new, stronger bloodline to emerge.

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"He must be afraid of his senior sister!" said a young man with a delicate face beside her.

"Hmph, in the Dark Demon Abyss, the younger generation is only formidable in the Black Sword. The rest, except for the Ice Sword, are all just chickens and ducks," the golden-robed woman said indifferently, her voice carrying a hint of disdain.

"Perfect, I need a spirit user for my Ten Thousand Souls Banner in the Ghost Control Realm's Yang Deity path. He barely meets the requirements!"

The golden-robed woman's eyes gleamed with murderous intent.

The Ghost Control Realm's Creation Artifact was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Cultivators in the Ghost Control Realm all cultivated the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, there were countless deceased souls, their frames emitting black smoke.

And due to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner's consumption of countless souls, the chaotic thoughts within could even influence the temperament of the treasure's owner.

Thus, cultivators of the Ghost Control Realm were also known as Demon Cultivators, many of them being murderous maniacs with mental issues.

"Once I refine him and break through to the Yang Deity Realm, I'll go challenge the Black Sword.

This time, I won't lose!"

The golden-robed woman's face twisted into a sinister smile.

A thousand years ago, she challenged the Black Sword and was defeated by his three swords.

This became an immense humiliation.

While the Black Sword had long since entered the Yang Deity Realm, she remained in the Mythic Realm.

Today, she naturally wasn't a match for the Black Sword.

But over the past millennium, she had diligently cultivated, slaughtering in unclaimed small worlds and collecting Divine Souls wherever she went.

With the Twelve Spirit Envoys in place, and with another breakthrough into the Yang Deity Realm, she was confident she could defeat the Black Sword and avenge her past shame.

The Black Sword was her goal, and the Blood Cloak was merely a resource to be utilized.

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan's figure appeared outside the Sky Cliff.

Unlike the bustling Sky Suspended City, this place seemed particularly quiet and desolate, almost devoid of cultivators.

"Apart from some cultivators hiding from their enemies, few come here."

Qi Yuan pondered for a moment, then stepped into the strange land.

Instantly, he encountered a scene similar to when he entered the Lufeng Realm.

He was too powerful to fit in.

It was the will of the strange land, or perhaps the world's rules, preventing him from entering.

His Yang Deity's Immortal Dao power had to be reduced to the Mythic Realm to gain entry.

Of course, if it were another world, he could choose not to enter or even devour the world.

But once he lowered his power, entering the world would make him as powerful as a Mythic Realm cultivator.

It was as if a supreme Great Dao rule had established this principle.

Naturally, in a typical world, the Grand Supreme Enlightenment was not restricted.

Qi Yuan restrained his cultivation and entered the Sky Cliff.

"Indeed, the Ten Thousand Dao Martial God remains unrestricted."

Qi Yuan felt a sense of security.

Due to the Ancestral Blood Art, his Ten Thousand Dao Martial God cultivation was not much inferior to his Immortal Dao cultivation.

Now, he had reached the pinnacle of the Great Heaven Rank.

This gave Qi Yuan a sense of security.

"Fire."

After some thought, Qi Yuan spoke and demonstrated the fire-based Immortal Dao technique.

A wisp of flame appeared before Qi Yuan.

"The operation of the Dao technique is somewhat obscure... It seems this strange land is part of another world or the universe bordering the Sixth Heaven, as it should be."

Qi Yuan glanced at the Sky Cliff.

This strange land was twice as large as the Gongxing Realm.

The land below looked chaotic, like a junkyard filled with various metals with holes.

Qi Yuan's powerful Divine Soul scanned the area, sensing the presence of thousands of cultivators.

He paid no heed to these cultivators.

His goal was the Black Demon Ancestor Blood recorded by the Intelligent Micro Detection Bug.

Following the information from the bug, Qi Yuan entered the deepest part of the Sky Cliff.

It was a place of chaos, where chaos condensed into various metals.

About half a shichen later, Qi Yuan's eyes lit up with joy.

"This trip wasn't in vain!"

In the depths ahead, there was a blood crystal the size of a fist.

Even if he had swallowed this strange land, he wouldn't have discovered this blood crystal without seeing it himself.

This blood crystal was condensed from the Black Demon Ancestor Blood.

"Will this be enough for my cultivation for a while?"

Qi Yuan's heart warmed.

This blood crystal, when converted to Black Demon Ancestor Blood, was estimated to be nearly a hundred drops.

He estimated that after digesting it, he could cultivate the Ancestral Blood Art to the tenth layer within a month.

In that case, his Ten Thousand Dao Martial God cultivation would be comparable to the Supreme Principle.

"Let's go back!"

Qi Yuan collected the blood crystal and prepared to return to the Dark Demon Abyss to continue cultivating the Ancestral Blood Art.

This trip had been too smooth.

There were no plots or schemes, nor any killing and looting.

"Indeed, a man who smiles often has good luck."

"My exploration of strange lands is like a game, with no danger at all!"

"Although it's not thrilling, it's stable and reassuring, just the kind of secret realm I like!"

Qi Yuan didn't enjoy fighting and killing.

Nor did he like the idea of others coveting treasures he had his eye on, requiring him to go through countless trials to obtain them.

While it was true that hard-earned treasures were more cherished, Qi Yuan was different; he preferred the feeling of easily obtainable gains.

"Strive to cultivate the Ancestral Blood Art to perfection within ten years!"

With this thought, Qi Yuan left the Sky Cliff.

However, as soon as he departed, his expression turned solemn.

He looked towards the Sky Suspended City in the distance and became cautious.

"I sense a strong killing intent directed at me. Is it meant for me?"

At Qi Yuan's level, he would sense it if someone harbored ill intentions or ill-will towards him.

Now, he smelled such an aura.

"Damn, I just sneaked out to explore a treasure, and someone's plotting against me!"

"Indeed, a harmonious cultivation world is just my fantasy!"

"This is the bloody cultivation world!"

"For no reason, I've grown a mocking face, inviting others to kill me!"

"I'm still too weak!"

Without hesitation, Qi Yuan dove back into the strange land.

He decided to cultivate the Ancestral Blood Art to the tenth layer before leaving.

Facing a formidable enemy who plotted against him, he had to be cautious and treat the situation seriously!

(End of Chapter)

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