Is This Alive?

Facing Chu Mo, who seemed to have transformed into a golden mountain of flesh and crashed towards her, the You Lian Holy Envoy's eyes were filled with coldness and resentment. She truly did not expect that Celestial Phenomenon Realm from the Dagan Imperial Clan would come here today.

"[The Lotus Birth Great Method, the Thoughts of All Beings]"

The You Lian Holy Envoy activated his technique, forming hand seals. Instantly, boundless resentment erupted from his body, spreading with the power of heaven and earth, chilling everyone to the bone. Countless grotesque ghost faces appeared, the resentment solidifying, making one feel as if they were in hell.

As countless ghostly faces drifted toward Chu Mo, they attached themselves to his body, seemingly devouring Chu Mo's mountain of true energy.

Noticing Li Xunhuan's departure, the You Lian Holy Envoy's expression grew even more grim. With only two Celestial Phenomenon Realm, she knew that it was impossible for Xue Ling to break through.

If she even manages to escape alive, that would be quite an achievement.

Turning around, the You Lian Holy Envoy wanted to leave. She really couldn't fight two of them. Now she could only take care of herself. Adhering to the tradition of the Blood Lotus Sect, she believed that only by living could she have the right to think about other things.

"[Mountain River World Suppressing Fist]"

A massive fist imprint shot out from where Chu Mo was, the force of the punch heavy, seemingly suppressing everything. The You Lian Holy Envoy, who had just made a move to leave, was instantly knocked back dozens of feet, his back slamming into the mountainside of Xuanshan.

The golden mountain of flesh behind Chu Mo seemed to explode with power, and the surrounding vengeful spirits and ghostly faces instantly vanished. With a swift movement, Chu Mo blocked the path of the Nether You Lian Holy Envoy and said coldly.

"You think you can stop me by killing a few people and using the resentment of all living beings to create a vengeful form? You're not going to! Don't even think about it, you're not leaving today."

Even if Chu Mo was injured, and even if his very essence was somewhat damaged, he couldn't kill this Blood Lotus Sect woman, but he could still stop and hold her off.

If they weren't worried that the person above would use the treasure first, making their trip pointless, they would have definitely dealt with the Blood Lotus Sect's holy envoy first.

"Old man!"

The defeated You Lian Holy Envoy looked at the obstacle blocking her way with resentment in her eyes. The resentment emanating from her body, amplified by her cultivation technique, made her appear even more sinister, like a truly resentful woman.

Li Xunhuan, on the other side, also quickly arrived at the top of the Xuanshan. Looking at the dozens of the Blood Lotus Sect members on the mountaintop, a few of them occasionally added blood to a blood pit in the middle, as if they were afraid of the blood being consumed. The rest of them were guarding the blood pit.

Without even using his divine sense, just by sensing the aura and looking at the people around him, Li Xunhuan knew that the person who had broken through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm was inside. However, sensing the fierce and resentful aura that was hard to suppress in the blood pit, it seemed that things weren't going too smoothly!

"Who?"

Upon seeing the white-clad figure suddenly appear before them, the Blood Lotus Sect members guarding the blood pool were filled with vigilance. Many of them seemed to have already guessed Li Xunhuan's strength, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their faces filled with terror. Yet, they still picked up their weapons and stood guard beside the blood pool.

Seeing this, Li Xunhuan smiled, but his hands moved swiftly, a white light flashing past like a sudden thunderbolt.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Blood Lotus Sect members on the mountaintop instantly collapsed to the ground, lifeless, turning into dozens of corpses. Several of them even fell directly into the blood pit, but without splashing any blood, they vanished instantly, as if they had been swallowed up by the blood pit.

Reaching the edge of the blood pit, Li Xunhuan had a throwing knife floating in front of him. He flicked his finger and sent the knife flying, instantly embedding itself in the ground. However, the knife did not penetrate the ground directly; instead, strange, blood-red patterns appeared on the ground where the blood pit was located, flickering intermittently.

Sparks flew where the tip of the throwing knife touched the ground, the two forces eroding and resisting each other, but the formation on the ground ultimately could not withstand it.

"Snap!"

A sound like shattering glass rang out, and the formation instantly vanished in specks of red light. A fierce, violent, and stench-filled aura erupted from the blood pit.

Li Xunhuan remained calm and composed, standing beside the blood pit without changing his expression. This formation was designed to protect the blood pit, ensuring that the internal energy would not leak out and that the people inside would not be disturbed from the outside. Of course, those who had reached the Celestial Phenomenon Realm were a different story.

With a single breath, Li Xunhuan pulled the Blood Spirit, which was submerged at the bottom of the blood pit, up.

Blood Spirit, who was trying his best to suppress the ferocity of the [Spirit Devouring Grievance Shadow], felt that the [Spirit Devouring Grievance Shadow] on his body seemed to have become less ferocious.

Suddenly, her body felt light and she floated up. Xue Ling opened her eyes abruptly, her eyes filled with rage. Without even taking in her surroundings, she glared at Li Xunhuan and roared.

"Who are you, daring to disturb my breakthrough!"

Immediately, Blood Spirit sensed something was wrong. The distant rumbling sound reached his ears, and the power of heaven and earth, the strange colors in the sky—such power indicated that there were Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts fighting.

The endless resentment erupting from the distance made him feel as if he were in hell, certain to die. That was the You Lian Holy Envoy. Blood Spirit's eyes widened suddenly. The one fighting against him must also be a Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

How come a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert arrived so quickly? I just went in!

Wait, how did I get out?

Xue Ling's gaze shifted from the strange color on the horizon back to Li Xunhuan. Looking at the white-clad man before her, who had a slight smile on his lips and an ordinary aura, she saw him as nothing out of the ordinary.

But when his gaze drifted to the dozens of corpses around him, Xue Ling felt a chill run through his body, as if he were in a frozen wasteland, a coldness that rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Blood Spirit tried to move his body slightly, but could not move an inch. He tried his best, but his strength and true energy were like a mud ox sinking into the sea. He was facing a bottomless abyss. His so-called all-out effort could not stir up the slightest ripple.

Blood Spirit's body trembled uncontrollably, her heart seemed to stop for a moment, then suddenly pounded violently, and she felt extremely uneasy.

Blood Spirit swallowed hard, a bitter, stiff smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, and said tremblingly.

"This humble one, Xue Ling, greets Senior. I've been feeling a bit hot-tempered lately, so I came here for a bath to cool down. I apologize for offending you earlier; please forgive me."

Li Xunhuan, however, looked at the Blood Spirit with great interest. Was it alive?

When Li Xunhuan first sensed this aura, he thought this guy couldn't suppress the power of the rare and precious materials, but now it seems he really can't suppress it; he can't even suppress the rare and precious materials themselves.

Because this rare and precious treasure is alive, possesses intelligence, and is so fierce and tyrannical, who could possibly control it?

This can now be considered a living being, yet the aura emanating from it, the power of the laws condensed between heaven and earth—there's no doubt, this thing can indeed help one break through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

Seeing the Blood Spirit completely enveloped in a flowing black liquid, with only its emaciated head protruding from the surface, Li Xunhuan unleashed a burst of sword intent from his fingertips, slicing through the flowing substance on its body from its chest.

Then several more sword intents cleaved the black object in front of him, while true energy gathered and absorbed behind the Blood Spirit, directly stripping off the flowing black leather garment worn by the Blood Spirit, leaving him floating naked in the air.

The blood spirit, stripped naked, felt the [Spirit Devouring Grievance Shadow] leave his body, his eyes filled with heartache and reluctance. His face was etched with sorrow, yet he dared not utter a sound.

He knew that once [Spirit Devouring Grievance Shadow] left, it would never come back, nor could it possibly return. It might just vanish from the mortal realm in a few days. But he had raised this treasure for over a hundred years, carefully nurturing it and feeding it with his own life essence, and he hadn't even used it himself yet.

All I could do was roar in my heart: My little darling!