Blood Immortal Sect, Boundless River of Life Sutra

"Any news?" Jiang Lan asked casually.

Lin Fan was affected by the Azure Sea Heart Jade. Even if he was rescued, he would be left with a cold affliction that could only be suppressed by Yang-attribute medicinal herbs in the short term.

And Yang-attribute medicinal herbs were not cheap, only sold in large shops and pharmacies in major cities.

"No news yet, but a message came from the Imperial Capital saying that Mr. Chu will be coming over to personally protect young master's safety."

Uncle Ying said respectfully, a hint of reverence showing when he mentioned "Mr. Chu."

"Oh? Mr. Chu is coming too?"

Jiang Lan was a little surprised.

He was a famous retainer of the Prime Minister's Manor, with a cultivation of the Seventh Realm Dharma Aspect Realm and extremely powerful strength.

On the Nine Provinces Continent today, a Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator was enough to stand at the pinnacle and look down upon all living beings.

Those in the Eighth Realm Tribulation Bridge Realm were even rarer, their whereabouts elusive and almost impossible to find.

Uncle Ying said respectfully, "I heard that Mr. Chu is coming over to handle a matter for the master, and the madam also has something to give to the young master. Mr. Chu can protect the young master's safety and resolve this assassin matter along the way."

Lin Fan's "assassination" of Jiang Lan was actually unbelievable for the Prime Minister's Manor at this time.

Although the Prime Minister's Manor had made many enemies over the years, very few dared to "assassinate" Jiang Lan so brazenly.

Everyone knew that the Prime Minister had only this one son. If anything happened to him, the entire Great Xia Dynasty would likely be shaken.

No one could bear the Prime Minister's wrath.

"With Mr. Chu here, I can rest assured."

Jiang Lan smiled. In his current severely injured and weakened state, Uncle Ying, a cultivator of the Sixth Realm, was enough to kill Lin Fan.

However, to be safe and to prevent any unforeseen accidents, he had still requested backup from the Prime Minister's Manor.

Previously, when he had Uncle Ying specifically use the Azure Sea Heart Jade when Lin Fan escaped, there was another reason.

Besides protecting him, the Azure Sea Essence within the Azure Sea Heart Jade would also contaminate the enemy's soul.

As long as one possessed the other piece of Azure Sea Heart Jade, its location could be sensed remotely.

The item his mother had asked Mr. Chu to deliver was the other piece of Azure Sea Heart Jade.

After Uncle Ying left, Jiang Lan turned his gaze to the table of medicinal cuisine before him.

Although these cooked meats still contained abundant Blood Essence, they provided little vitality. Perhaps it was because they were dead things that had long lost their vital essence.

"To increase life, it seems I still need to rely on living beings..." Jiang Lan frowned.

He had actually tried earlier. He could manipulate the life force of the cultivators without any cultivation in the City Lord's Mansion.

If he wished, he could still easily take their lives, just like plundering plants and living beings.

He could even directly observe their life status to determine their physical condition and even estimate their lifespan.

However, this process was too mentally taxing, and the further away he was, the weaker his sensing and manipulation abilities became.

Jiang Lan also tried to manipulate Uncle Ying's life force, who was in the Sixth Realm, but even after his spirit was exhausted and his head felt slightly dizzy, he couldn't shake Uncle Ying's life force.

Cultivators in the Sixth Realm Divine Ability Realm had already achieved Illuminating the Nether and Oneself, and built a Soul Palace.

Under normal circumstances, the Heaven and Earth Void Qi within their bodies formed armor, making them difficult to invade by external forces.

Unless they were extremely weak and severely injured with no ability to resist, his current abilities would basically be unable to touch their life origin.

However, for ordinary cultivators in the First Realm Body Refinement Realm or Second Realm Qi Cultivation Realm.

As long as they were close enough to him, he could still manipulate their life force.

This was similar to Jiang Lan's previous guess. His control over life was closely related to his own spirit and cultivation strength.

If he had the cultivation of the Fourth Realm Illuminating Nether Realm, like Su Qinghan currently possessed, it should not be difficult to manipulate the life force of a Sixth Realm cultivator like Uncle Ying.

"The only uncertainty now is whether Lin Fan will be rescued by Xiao Yingyue..."

"I really don't know which area of Jiangling Commandery Xiao Yingyue is in. Moreover, if she appears earlier, it means the plot is not developing as I know it. Where she will appear also becomes an unknown."

After the medicinal cuisine, Jiang Lan returned to his resting courtyard.

There were actually two choices before him now.

One was to wait for the rabbit. With Su Qingyao in hand, he wasn't worried that Lin Fan wouldn't show up later, but this method was too troublesome and time-consuming.

The second was to trap the turtle in a jar. No matter who rescued Lin Fan, after Mr. Chu delivered the Azure Sea Heart Jade, he would be able to determine Lin Fan's location after breaking through the void.

Then, he could set up a heavenly net and earthly snare to surround and annihilate him, and he would naturally have no escape.

But for now, either choice required time.

"Actually, this period of time is enough for me to do something else. The existence of the Life Dao Fruit is enough to conceal my physical condition. Even powerful cultivators won't be able to see any abnormality..."

"Improving my strength is still the most important thing."

Jiang Lan recalled the memories in his mind, confirming the location of the Blood Immortal Sect's ruins.

Thousands of years ago, the Blood Immortal Sect rose to prominence, and its followers spread like a plague, sweeping across the entire Nine Provinces Continent and causing boundless disaster.

Many dynasties, kingdoms, and aristocratic families were destroyed and disappeared during that period.

The Great Xia Dynasty eventually led troops to suppress them, allying with various Immortal Sects. After centuries of war, they managed to repel the Blood Immortal Sect, severely wounding it and causing it to retreat.

However, Jiang Lan, who was familiar with the plot, knew that the Blood Immortal Sect would return in the future, bringing devastation to the Nine Provinces Continent once more.

He had no interest in stopping the Blood Immortal Sect. What he was interested in was the Blood Immortal Sect's Crimson Forbidden Canon.

Within it was a cultivation technique called the Boundless River of Life Sutra.

This was the cultivation method that Jiang Lan currently thought best suited his Life Dao Fruit. Furthermore, because he could directly manipulate life force, the drawbacks of the Boundless River of Life Sutra could be perfectly resolved.

"There's still some time before the ruins of the Blood Immortal Sect are revealed, but that doesn't stop me from intercepting it early..."

Suddenly, a faint, pleasant fragrance wafted into his nostrils, accompanied by an aura as clear and serene as a cold spring.

Jiang Lan's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Remember to knock before entering."

"..."

A tall, slender figure appeared silently behind Jiang Lan. She wore a light cyan gauze outfit, with a slightly loose gauze long skirt underneath. Her hair was styled in a bun, with a jade hairpin inserted diagonally. A misty veil lightly concealed her fair and flawless immortal face.

A pair of glass-like clear eyes, devoid of any emotion, were like an ice sculpture, exuding an icy aura that warned others to stay away.

If Su Qinghan was like the coldness of a solitary mountain snow, then the woman before him was a complete ten-thousand-year-old iceberg.