A whirlwind rose from the Desolate Desert, soaring into the clouds. It carried an immensely powerful, intensely concentrated aura of blood.
Even people far away could see the strange phenomenon at a glance.
Before long, Gu Yi saw figures rapidly flying toward this place.
At a glance, these people wore different garments, representing their respective factions.
East Sea Dragon Palace, Jade Emperor Royal Clan, Carefree Sect, Heavenly Lake Holy Land...
When they arrived in this area and saw the bloodline pool beneath the desert vortex, greed filled their eyes.
It was obvious from this commotion that a great treasure had emerged. This had to be the residence of one of the Four Venerable Lords!
Even if they failed to seize the treasure, simply entering the blood pool to be cleansed would bring them enormous benefits.
A blood pool formed from the bloodline power of a powerful Venerable could strengthen their physiques even if it did not match their constitutions, allowing them to develop an affinity with the power contained in that bloodline.
After seeing that Gu Yi was the only one standing guard nearby, they could no longer suppress their greed and immediately tried to fly into the blood pool to receive its cleansing.
Whoosh!
Golden flashes streaked through the air, and several people who entered within fifty zhang of Gu Yi were instantly killed.
Gu Yi's indifferent voice rang out at that moment. "Anyone who enters within fifty zhang of the blood pool will be killed without mercy."
The power Gu Yi unleashed in that instant immediately cowed the dozen or so experts present. Their bodies stiffened in place, and none dared take another step forward.
Those who had died were all ninth-level Profound Martial Realm experts, their cultivation not much weaker than the others', yet they had failed