The Ancient Buddha's enormous body slowly closed its eyes once more, leaving only an icy decree of the Great Dao echoing through the hall.
"Remember, the more Quintessential Blood you deliver, the faster I will recover."
"When the Immortal Seed truly descends, if I return to the peak of the Primordial Chaos Non-polar Realm, I naturally will not forget the benefits due to you two brothers."
"If you dare to obey in public while defying me in secret and delay my great undertaking, then since I can grant you Quintessential Blood, I can just as easily reclaim all the Dao Fruits within your bodies and refine you into dried corpses!"
Hearing those Great Dao words brimming with killing intent, Jieyin and Zhunti shuddered inwardly and hurriedly fell to their knees.
"This junior obeys the decree!"
"Please rest and recover without concern, Ancestor. We two juniors will certainly spare no effort in gathering the Three Realms' Quintessential Blood for you!"
The Ancient Buddha said nothing further. The Buddhist light throughout the hall completely faded, and the colossal stone doors rumbled heavily as they slowly closed inward once more.
The entire underground space returned to its deathly darkness and cold.
Jieyin and Zhunti slowly rose to their feet and exchanged a glance.
Their gazes met in the dim void, and each saw the undisguised ruthlessness and madness deep in the other's eyes.
Gather Quintessential Blood?
That was no difficult task for them.
With the Tribulation of Calamity of the Primordial Wilderness at hand, the deaths and injuries of countless living beings were an ordained certainty. So long as they could secure their current realm—or even advance further—they did not care how many people had to die.
"Senior Brother, that old bastard has quite the appetite."
Zhunti moved closer to Jieyin and sent