Take for instance the female Sacred Seed whom Lu Ye and Jian Guhong and others joined forces to slay; the amount of Sacred Blood she possessed was several tis more than what Lu Ye obtained.
This was probably not solely the result of her searching deep in the underground Blood River; most likely, she had killed other Sacred Seeds, and not just one!
Now it all conveniently fell into Lu Ye's hands, which was quite delightful.
As he moved forward, as usual, he sought suitable Grotto Heavens to place the Heaven's Augury Pillar while refining the Sacred Blood within his body.
With the refining of the Sacred Blood, Lu Ye's suppression over ordinary Blood Race increased, rendering the Divine Sea Realm Heavenly Venerables of those Grotto Heavens utterly unable to resist and turning into soul slaves under the Soul Taming Divine Runes.
Several days later, after completely refining the Sacred Blood, Lu Ye silently noted that his understanding of Blood Technique had indeed reached a higher level. Additionally, his strength had significantly advanced, along with an unseen enhancent of his bloodline, but nothing much beyond that seed particularly beneficial.
In this light, refining more Sacred Blood might not greatly enhance the Sacred Seed's strength, as they were already at the pinnacle of the Divine Sea Realm and couldn't get any stronger.
Still, the pursuit of enhancing their bloodline was most likely an instinctive longing of the Sacred Seeds.
Two months after parting ways with Jian Guhong and the others, Lu Ye had almost finished placing the Heaven's Augury Pillars, effectively completing this mission of returning to the Blood Refinent World.
He believed Wuchang's progress wasn't too far behind, and now he just needed to wait quietly for the opportunity to strike.
By then, the army of the Nine Provinces cultivation world could use the Heaven's Augury Pillar for direct teleportation into the Blood Refinent World, catching the Blood Race off guard.
However, before that, Lu Ye had one more person to et.
Cangnan Village was basically the place where Lu Ye first arrived in the Blood Refinent World. Back then, he and Dao Thirteen were taken in by the village chief here, and it was from here that Lu Ye gradually understood the nuances of the Blood Refinent World.
Lu Ye had no intention of revisiting past places; it was rely by chance that he was passing by. Upon reaching Cangnan Village, he was not far from the final destination to the north.
As he flew over the area, Lu Ye casually looked down, and his figure suddenly paused.
It was dayti now, a ti when the villagers of Cangnan Village usually worked in the spirit fields, while so able-bodied young n would venture into the mountains for hunting, and the children would gather and play.
So during the day, Cangnan Village was relatively lively, only coming to a quiet halt at night with households closing their doors.
But since Lu Ye had co to the Blood Refinent World and secretly controlled the nearby Blood Race forces, the people of Cangnan Village no longer needed to live in fear, as no Blood Race had co to prey on them.
Yet at this mont, as Lu Ye looked around, he noticed that the number of humans working around Cangnan Village didn't seem as many as he rembered. Many fields had even beco desolate, overgrown with weeds, and the children that were usually playing everywhere during the day were nowhere to be seen.
The entire Cangnan Village was distinctly lacking in vitality.
This made him furrow his brows involuntarily. After observing silently for a while, he had a few guesses.
His original plan was to head directly to Thousand Streams Blessed Land, as he had left the Blood Refinent World from there, and Lann Qiyue was stationed there.
But now, if his suspicions were correct, going straight to Thousand Streams Blessed Land wouldn't be a good choice. He needed first to investigate the situation nearby and gather so information.
With that thought, Lu Ye changed direction, leading Loo Chang towards the location of Bright Moon Cave.
Soon, they arrived at Bright Moon Cave.
A few years ago, this cave residence master, nad Sun Miaozhu, was slain by Lu Ye and Dao Thirteen, then replaced by a soul slave nad Zhang Julai. However, he wasn't very powerful, and as Lu Ye gradually incorporated nearby Blood Race forces, growing stronger under his command, Zhang Julai wasn't much of a figure. He risked entering the Blood Pool to cultivate and ended up failing miserably...
Thereafter, upon occupying Thousand Streams Blessed Land, with Lann Qiyue's ascent to Sacred Seed status upon her return, Lu Ye completely receded into the background.
Thinking back now, it seed like just yesterday, but in reality, several years had passed.
Even though Lu Ye wasn't very old, he couldn't help but feel a sense of the fleeting years.
The Sacred Seeds' power growth was incredibly fast. When Lu Ye left Thousand Streams Blessed Land, Lann Qiyue's strength wasn't particularly strong, but now she should have at least ascended to the Divine Sea.
Lu Ye ca to Bright Moon Cave to inquire about Lann Qiyue; he vaguely felt that sothing must have happened to her. Otherwise, Cangnan Village should be thriving, not so devoid of energy.
Lann Qiyue, as a Sacred Seed, wouldn't be easily threatened by regular Blood Race even if their cultivation level was higher. If she indeed encountered trouble, it must involve another Sacred Seed.
In the past, Lu Ye might not have understood why there would be conflict between Sacred Seeds, but after the great battle two months ago, he knew full well that for Sacred Seeds, soone like Lann Qiyue, who had just beco a Sacred Seed and hadn't fully matured, was a target coveted by others.
It was highly likely that her existence had been targeted by another Sacred Seed.
Of course, to confirm this, he still needed to conduct so investigation.
Bright Moon Cave was the lowest level Blood Race gathering place in the Blood Refinent World, with forces like Blessed Lands, Grotto Heavens, and Sacred Lands above it, so the Blood Race gathered here weren't very strong.
Under Lu Ye's indication, Loo Chang took the lead and rushed straight into the Bright Moon Cave.
Outside the cave entrance, a Blood Race cultivator stood guard, watching Loo Chang intrude with open eyes. As he sensed his Divine Sea Realm aura, he imdiately beca fearful and uneasy, offering a respectful salute: "Greetings, Heavenly Venerable!"
Loo Chang was ek and submissive in front of Lu Ye, yet he was still a Divine Sea Realm, possessing a certain deanor. Faced with the respect from the guarding Blood Race, he rely snorted lightly: "Where is the cave residence master of this place?"
His voice wasn't loud, but accompanying it was the oppressive force of the Divine Sea Realm.
Instantly, chaos erupted within the cave residence, with several figures of the Blood Race darting out from deep within the cave residence.
Lu Ye stood behind Loo Chang, his ntal Consciousness churning, his expression growing ever more grim.
Lann Qiyue was surely in trouble, as Bright Moon Cave had returned to its old state, with many beautiful young human won being imprisoned here, so already pregnant. At this mont, the heartrending screams of a young woman kept erging from a certain direction, clearly undergoing inhumane torture.
The Blood Race cultivator who was venting his beastly desires upon her beca extrely flustered upon noticing Loo Chang's aura, hurriedly getting up and rushing out, not even having ti to properly dress.
Yet there was no need to be fully dressed, for before he could reach the cave entrance, a blade's light slashed towards him face-on. The blade light cut through his body, as easily as slicing through tofu, accompanied by a soft "puff" sound, splitting the Blood Race's corpse into two, falling to the ground.
The remaining gathered Blood Race mbers were all furious.
Even though the power of the Divine Sea Realm was evident when Lu Ye acted, for the Blood Race, no matter how strong humans were, they were rely Blood Food, Blood Slaves for the Blood Race. It was always the Blood Race killing humans; when did it beco the humans killing the Blood Race?
More blade light awaited them!
In the blink of an eye, out of the dozen Blood Race mbers who rushed over, only the one with the strongest power was left.
At this mont, his expression had shifted from anger to astonishnt, his gaze moving away from Lu Ye to fixate on Loo Chang.
In his mind, Lu Ye must be Loo Chang's Blood Slave, daring to act so because Loo Chang had instructed him...
In other words, it was this unfamiliar Heavenly Venerable who intended to kill their clansn.
Panic surged as he couldn't fathom where they had offended this Heavenly Venerable, his clothes soaked with sweat, his legs starting to weaken.
Wishing to plead for rcy but unsure how to start.
Lu Ye spoke: "Who's currently in charge of Thousand Streams Blessed Land?"
The Blood Race, trembling with fear, looked at Loo Chang. Loo Chang only darkened his face: "Answer what you're asked, and dare to hide anything, you'll wish for death!"
The Blood Race quickly responded in a quivering voice: "It is Song Qianjun, Blessed Land Master Song."
Lu Ye recalled slightly, unfamiliar with the na, presumably a Blood Race he hadn't seen before.
"And Lann Qiyue?"
"Saintly Venerable Qiyue?" The Blood Race was dazed, sowhat unclear why a human would inquire about a Sacred Seed's matters, but he still responded honestly: "Saintly Venerable Qiyue was exiled over a year ago."
"Who did it?"
"It was Saintly Venerable Mok Hai."
Indeed.
Just as Lu Ye had thought, the only one who could pose a threat to Lann Qiyue was another Sacred Seed Blood Race. This Mok Hai, likely after Lann Qiyue, aiming to hunt her down to obtain the Sacred Blood within her, thereby enhancing his own bloodline.
Lu Ye wasn't sure of the strength of Saintly Venerable Mok Hai but was certain it surpassed the newly risen Sacred Seed Lann Qiyue. In terms of bloodline, they weren't comparable; once Lann Qiyue fought, she would surely lose, and exile was the best outco.
Breathing a slight sigh of relief, Lu Ye's greatest fear was seeing Lann Qiyue killed.
This was very possible; inferior strength, less noble bloodline, confronting another Sacred Seed, Lann Qiyue would surely suffer misfortune. Knowing she's alive now gives Lu Ye so peace.
"Do you know where Lann Qiyue is now?"
This question seed futile, as this Blood Race was only a cave residence master and couldn't touch higher levels.
Unexpectedly, the other party provided an answer: "Saintly Venerable Qiyue is currently hiding within the nearby Blood River, though her exact location is unknown."
The underground Blood River, extensive and far-reaching across the entire Blood Refinent World's territory, has varying sizes of Blood Pools serving as entrances and exits. Once Lann Qiyue hid within the Blood River, even if Saintly Venerable Mok Hai were more powerful, with higher bloodline, he couldn't do much about her.
A clever woman indeed.
The Blood Race cave residence master probably recognized Lu Ye had ties with Lann Qiyue; otherwise, he wouldn't inquire about her whereabouts. It makes sense too. When Lann Qiyue ruled this region, her attitude towards the human race was friendly, issuing a series of orders benefiting humans, earning their admiration naturally.
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