Jade Pendant Reveals Ancient Teachings, Blood Essence Aids Battle Against Demon Mist

The Great Sage in the purple robe unleashed his demonic power like a black torrential rain. Chen Fan's golden Blazing Spear danced around him, forming an impenetrable barrier. With every clash, his Blood Essence surged. He could feel that nearly half of the Human Immortal power within him had been depleted. If he couldn't find a way to break through soon, he would eventually be consumed by the demonic power. Just then, a white figure streaked across the battlefield like flowing clouds. Su Muxue, holding an ancient jade pendant, stood between Chen Fan and the Great Sage in the purple robe.

"Miss Su? What are you doing here?" Surprise flashed in Chen Fan's eyes. He hadn't expected Su Muxue to appear so suddenly.

Su Muxue didn't look back. She pressed the ancient jade pendant to her brow with her fingertip. The pendant suddenly emitted a soft white light. As the light spread, the black demonic mist of the Great Sage in the purple robe rapidly dissolved as if encountering a raging fire. "This is the 'Evil Suppressing Jade Pendant' of an ancient Martial Path inheritor. It can counter external evil forces—including this demonic mist, and even the 'Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy' that the Spiritual Roots system relies on."

Seeing this, the Great Sage in the purple robe's expression changed drastically. "Who are you? How dare you ruin this Saint's plans!"

"I am Su Muxue, and also a descendant of the ancient Martial Path guardians." Su Muxue's voice was clear and cold, yet carried an undeniable firmness. "Great Sage in the purple robe, you think your demonic mist can suppress immortal cultivators with Spiritual Roots because of the Demon Race's innate talent? You're wrong. It's because the Spiritual Roots system is inherently at odds with this world's origin. And your demonic mist just happens to amplify this inherent sense of repulsion!"

These words struck like thunder, exploding in the hearts of all the human cultivators. The Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect hurriedly asked, "Miss Su, is what you say true? How can the Spiritual Roots system be at odds with the world's origin?"

Su Muxue waved her hand, and the white light from the jade pendant condensed images in the air: In ancient times, Martial Path cultivators shook heaven and earth with their physical bodies, resonating with the world's origin. Later, a rift from beyond the heavens appeared, and "Spiritual Root seeds" fell into this world. They absorbed the world's origin and transformed into "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy." Cultivators relied on this spiritual energy to practice, but gradually became "puppets" of the spiritual energy. Once the spiritual energy was suppressed, their combat power would be greatly reduced.

"This is the truth of the Spiritual Roots system—it's not a naturally evolved path, but a trap laid by outsiders to plunder the world's origin!" Su Muxue's voice was heavy. "And the Martial Path is the true orthodox path of this world because its power originates from within, coexisting with the world's origin, and cannot be easily suppressed!"

Chen Fan's mind suddenly cleared. The saying of "Martial Path orthodoxy" from Zhao Lie's inheritance finally had confirmation. He looked at the human cultivators around him and suddenly shouted, "Everyone, if you want to break through the demonic mist, temporarily abandon your reliance on spiritual energy! Follow me in circulating your Blood Essence and condensing your combat power through the Martial Path!"

Although the human cultivators were half-believing, they saw that Su Muxue's jade pendant could indeed dissolve the demonic mist, and they recalled Chen Fan's appearance resisting the Void Refining Great Sage with Martial Path power. They all began to try abandoning spiritual energy circulation and instead mobilized the most basic Blood Essence power within their bodies. At first, everyone's movements were clumsy, and their Blood Essence power was as weak as fireflies. But under Chen Fan's guidance, they gradually found the rhythm of Blood Essence circulation, and faint red lights of Blood Essence began to glow around them.

"Use Blood Essence as the guide, and will as the edge!" Chen Fan roared, spreading his Human Immortal Blood Essence power, like a golden river, enveloping the faint red lights of all the cultivators. The golden river merged with the red lights, forming a massive "Blood Qi Formation Diagram." The diagram contained immense power and charged towards the demonic mist of the Great Sage in the purple robe.

"No! This is impossible!" The Great Sage in the purple robe's eyes were filled with terror. His demonic mist was easily torn apart like fragile paper before the Blood Qi Formation Diagram. He had always thought suppressing Spiritual Roots cultivators was the Demon Race's advantage, but he never expected humans to break through the demonic mist through Martial Path Blood Essence. This completely overturned his understanding.

The Blood Qi Formation Diagram not only tore through the demonic mist but also carried the will of all the cultivators towards the Great Sage in the purple robe. The Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect held his long sword, injecting Blood Essence power into it. The sword erupted with unprecedented red light. "So this is how Blood Essence power makes a sword strike so sharp!" he roared, thrusting his sword towards the Great Sage in the purple robe.

The Sect Master of the Pill Cauldron Sect also infused Blood Essence into his pills. The golden pills were no longer just simple fire attacks but carried the "Evil-Breaking Power" of Blood Essence as they flew towards the Great Sage in the purple robe. Other cultivators also followed suit, combining Blood Essence with their own techniques, forming sharp attacks that surrounded and attacked the Great Sage in the purple robe.

The Great Sage in the purple robe was completely panicked. He tried to condense demonic mist to defend himself again, but found that as soon as the mist appeared, it was dissolved by the Blood Qi Formation Diagram. He turned to flee, but Chen Fan's golden Blazing Spear blocked his path.

"Old monster in purple robes, didn't you want to flatten human cities? Why are you running now?" Chen Fan's voice was icy, and his Human Immortal Blood Essence power surged around him. "Today, we will use the power of the Martial Path orthodoxy to slay you, a Great Sage of the Demon Race who aids and abets evil!"

"Blazing Spear Art? Incinerate Heaven!"

The golden Blazing Spear in Chen Fan's hand condensed again. This time, it contained not only Human Immortal power but also the Blood Essence will of all the human cultivators, making its power far greater than before. The Blazing Spear was like a burning giant dragon, charging towards the Great Sage in the purple robe.

The Great Sage in the purple robe let out a desperate roar, mobilizing the last trace of demonic power within him to form a shield. But before the Blazing Spear, which had integrated everyone's will, the shield shattered instantly. The Blazing Spear pierced the Great Sage in the purple robe's body, and golden Blood Essence power erupted within him, completely destroying his demon core.

"I am not reconciled..." The Great Sage in the purple robe's body slowly fell, his eyes filled with unwillingness, but he was no longer breathing.

With the death of the Great Sage in the purple robe, the remaining demon soldiers completely lost their will to fight and turned to flee. The human cultivators pursued them, killing countless demon soldiers, and finally completely defeated the demon army. The crisis in Clear Wind City was finally resolved.

On the battlefield, the human cultivators surrounded Chen Fan and Su Muxue, their eyes filled with admiration and gratitude. They looked at the faint red lights of Blood Essence circulating around them, and their hearts gained a new understanding of the "Martial Path"—they never knew they could possess such powerful strength without relying on spiritual energy.

"Miss Su, thank you for revealing the truth and helping us break through the demonic mist." Chen Fan cupped his fists towards Su Muxue, his eyes full of gratitude.

Su Muxue shook her head and handed the ancient jade pendant to Chen Fan. "This jade pendant should have been given to the true Martial Path inheritor long ago. Chen Fan, you have not only broken through to the Human Immortal realm but have also united everyone to defeat the enemy with Blood Essence. You are the key to leading the revival of the Martial Path and breaking the Spiritual Roots trap."

She paused and continued, "Now, the conspiracy of the Spiritual Roots system has begun to show, but the mastermind, the embodiment of the 'Will of the Heavenly Dao,' has not yet appeared. It has been manipulating the Spiritual Roots system from the shadows, plundering the world's origin. If you want to completely break free from the shackles, you need to find more inheritances from ancient Martial Immortals, break through to the Earth Immortal and Heavenly Immortal realms, and finally prove Dao with Martial Arts to contend with the 'Will of the Heavenly Dao.'"

Chen Fan took the jade pendant. It felt warm in his hand, as if resonating with his Blood Essence. He looked towards the distant sky, his eyes filled with determination. "I will. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will persist on the Martial Path, break the shackles of Spiritual Root Destiny for all beings, let the Martial Path and the Immortal Path coexist, and allow everyone to freely choose their own path."

Lin Xiaohu ran to Chen Fan's side, his eyes filled with excitement. "Brother Fan, I will also cultivate the Martial Path diligently from now on and protect humanity with you, uncovering more truths!"

Chen Fan patted Lin Xiaohu's head and smiled gently. "Okay, we'll work hard together."

The sect masters and elders of the various human sects also stepped forward, cupping their hands towards Chen Fan. "Mr. Chen, we misunderstood the Martial Path before. We hope you can forgive us. From now on, we are willing to support the Martial Path inheritance and fight alongside Mr. Chen against the mastermind and protect this world."

Chen Fan nodded. "Thank you all. To fight against the 'Will of the Heavenly Dao,' one person's strength is far from enough. We need all of us to unite. Whether they are Martial Path cultivators or immortal cultivators, we should put aside our prejudices and fight together for the future of the world."

As the sun set, its golden rays bathed the battlefield of Clear Wind City, illuminating the determined figures of everyone present. The phased victory in the battle of ten thousand races not only protected humanity's homeland but also exposed the conspiracy of the Spiritual Roots system, bringing the Martial Path orthodoxy back into public view.

Chen Fan stood in the center of the battlefield, tightly gripping the ancient jade pendant, his eyes shining with hope. He knew that a greater challenge was coming—finding the ancient Martial Immortal inheritances, breaking through to higher Martial Path realms, and confronting the embodiment of the "Will of the Heavenly Dao." But he was no longer alone, for he had companions to fight alongside him, the power to support the Martial Path, and the firm belief to forge a new path for all beings.

Chen Fan's "Human Immortal's Path to Heaven" officially began.