Taotie Essence Blood

Upon hearing Zhang Tie's request, the great hall fell into a silence so complete that a needle dropping could have been heard.

"True spirit blood... there is indeed none in the treasury. However, there is a bottle of divine beast essence blood in storage, but..."

After more than ten breaths of silence, Master Xiūmù finally spoke slowly. Yet his tone carried obvious hesitation and reluctance, as though the item in that bottle weighed a thousand tons and was difficult to mention.

"Divine beast essence blood?!"

A flash of surprise crossed Zhang Tie's face. But seeing Master Xiūmù's grave expression and the undisguised worry between his brows, he suppressed the stirrings in his heart, cupped his fists, and said in a deep voice, "Please speak freely, Master."

Master Xiūmù took a deep breath. A trace of reminiscence and reverence flickered through his clouded eyes, as though he were uncovering a sealed taboo.

"The origins of this bottle of essence blood are far from ordinary. According to the records, it fell from that ethereal Immortal Realm hundreds of thousands of years ago and passed through countless hands before reaching this day. It is said... that what is sealed inside is the essence blood of the ancient ferocious beast—the Taotie!

"When it was first obtained, there were ten drops of divine blood within the bottle, their radiance flowing as they contained unfathomable power. Yet after the erosion of endless years, and because..."

He paused, his voice becoming even lower and heavier. "Because of its own peculiar nature, only three drops now remain."

"The reason these three drops have survived is not because no one coveted their power, but rather..."

Master Xiūmù's gaze swept across everyone present before finally settling on Zhang Tie. He enunciated each word. "It is because this Taotie essence blood