Blood Shadow Emerges

Heaven.

In a Small Mountain Village in the Cangli Mountain Range.

Ziling, Nan Feng, and the others have returned, and each of them has a look of great joy on their face.

This battle greatly boosted their morale.

Nan Feng, in particular, became immortalized in one battle.

When Nan Feng entered the Small Courtyard, his entire aura changed further; his already ethereal spirit became even more sacred!

"Are the Dao Rhyme and laws within this Small Courtyard perfecting Sister Nan Feng's Dao?"

Ziling was surprised to discover it.

"Seeking enlightenment in the outside world seems incomplete, but only in Master's Small Courtyard can one attain the perfect Great Dao!"

Long Zixuan and the others were also taken aback.

Upon seeing this, Gongya felt a pang of emotion. When she first arrived here, Nan Feng and the others weren't even Golden Immortals yet.

But now, even the worst among them have reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

"Devil Lord, you are also immortal, so why do you, along with Miss Nan Feng and Miss Ziling, seem so powerful to me? They far surpass those immortals in the Immortal Realm, almost like Deity..."

Gongya asked Xin Ning a question.

"The Way here... is perfect..."

Xin Ning's big eyes held a complex expression as she said:

"Senior Li, this likely involves some of the world's ultimate secrets..."

Upon hearing this, Gongya was also taken aback.

"So? Did you have fun in that group fight?"

Li Fan smiled when he saw them return.

They're all young people, too playful.

Fortunately, none of them were injured.

"Reporting to Master, it's so much fun!"

Lu Rang with excitement, declared, "From now on, I'll take care of any fights!"

He couldn't wait for more battles like this so his grass could grow faster.

Nan Feng stepped forward and bowed, saying:

"Master, I encountered two powerful musicians who played the zither. I gained immense enlightenment from them!"

Her expression still held a hint of excitement.

Immortal!

This was a realm that would have been unimaginable in the past.

But she has already overcome that hurdle.

Li Fan was also surprised to hear this. Wasn't he supposed to be going to a group fight? He actually encountered someone playing the piano?

But then he suddenly realized that it seemed the fight was probably not going to happen!

After all, Huo Ling'er and her group were in the calligraphy and painting business, and most of the people who came to compete with them were also in the same industry.

A group of people who spend their days dabbling in calligraphy and painting are mostly refined individuals; they might have just been negotiating and organizing some calligraphy and painting competitions or something.

And among the disciples he sent out, some happened to be skilled in calligraphy and painting.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile slightly, looked at Ziling, and said:

"It seems your Way of Painting are quite good, even by today's standards."

In the art of calligraphy and painting, Dugu Yuqing's calligraphy is still at a basic level and is unlikely to be able to suppress the competition. Therefore, it must be Ziling's painting that makes those who want to compete for business back down.

After all, he still greatly admired Ziling's talent and current level of skill.

Upon hearing this, Ziling was startled. Her master was indeed a master strategist!

The others were increasingly impressed. Their master always acted casually, seemingly indifferent to everything, but everything was actually under his control!

Although they remained in the Small Courtyard, they were fully aware of the battle situation outside. Even details such as Senior Sister Ziling suppressing more than a dozen Immortal Lords were known to their master.

"Thank you for your recognition, Master!"

Ziling smiled immediately.

And at this moment.

The Cangli Mountain Range ten thousand feet deep within the earth.

Boiling magma rolled around.

"Bang bang bang!"

Like a powerful heartbeat.

A heart as hot as lava is beating.

A great deal of blood seeped into this place.

During this period, the blood of countless powerful beings such as Xuanxian, Tianxian, Jinxian, and Taiyi Jinxian was poured onto the celestial land.

Recently, the blood of more than a dozen celestial generals has been spilled.

Besides the increasingly dense celestial energy throughout the heavens, the heart hidden here is perhaps the biggest beneficiary.

Beside the lava, in the distance, a blood-red shadow stared intently at the enormous heart.

"The legacy within the Immortal Dao Palace has already been passed down."

"Your ashes have now found a resting place."

Are you prepared to live forever in this lava?

"Acknowledge me, and I will High Immortal Realm to avenge you and all living beings of the First Heavenly Realm!"

Blood Shadow spoke in a low voice.

But his heart continued to beat, and with each beat, it created a ripple that pushed him back.

"You only have me, you can only choose me!"

The Blood Shadow roared, its gaze fixed on the heart, and said:

"Since you are unwilling to follow me, then I will extinguish your reason!"

"I know you've long since become all instinct!"

Do you really think that the blood flowing from the outside world only makes you stronger?

"Don't forget, blood always carries the essence of slaughter and darkness. I will destroy you!"

Blood Shadow roared, unleashing a dark and bloody power that spread throughout the surrounding lava!

In an instant,

A chilling power suddenly swept through this space.

Even the churning lava suddenly slowed down and began to solidify!

The temperature is too low.

Countless cries of resentment rang out, as if all living beings were being slaughtered, containing the unwillingness and hatred of hundreds of millions of lives!

It was born from the blood and chaos of the First Heavenly Realm!

Soon.

In this space, the magma solidified directly.

Only cold ashes remained.

And that heart was already enveloped by this dark power!

"Bang bang bang!"

My heart started pounding.

It seemed to be resisting this encirclement.

But at this moment, the blood shadow suddenly transformed into a vast river of blood!

It was as if it were formed from the blood of countless living beings in Ancient Desolate world.

Within that river of blood, the voices of countless wronged souls cried out.

It's a call to slaughter.

A call for revenge.

It's calling for destruction!

That was Curse upon billions of living beings in the First Heavenly Realm!

At that moment, that enormous heart suddenly began to tremble.

A crack suddenly appeared!

--Blood Shadow is right. The heart absorbed that immortal blood, but it also left the seeds of blood resentment within the heart itself.

When this call from the shared origin of billions of living beings appears, the remaining instincts in that heart can no longer resist the erosion of the blood shadow.

"You are mine!"

"I am destined to rise in this life. I will rebuild the First Heavenly Realm, I will conquer the High Immortal Realm, and I will slay all the Immortal Kings!"

In the surging river of blood, a hand formed of blood suddenly grabbed at the heart!

The trembling heart was directly grabbed by the Blood Shadow and plunged into the surging river of blood.

At that moment, this area instantly turned into chaos!

It's as if the universe is repeating itself.

It's like life being born.

It's as if something is about to emerge from the darkness.

Soon, the chaos dissipated.

The River of Blood was gone; in its place, a white, fleshy thing had appeared!

The thing was white, like a white fleshy mushroom, but it was interspersed with countless bloodstains, like tangled blood vessels!

--If a learned person with extensive knowledge of the past and present were here, they would surely be extremely shocked, because this thing can be called "Chaos Flesh Ganoderma"!

The Chaos Flesh Ganoderma is a type of Primordial Spirit Quality.

Legend has it that some King of Immortality, after their fall, would transform into matter belonging to the world.

This change is like the decomposition of a dead animal carcass, which eventually grows into a fruit tree; it is the most fundamental way of operation in the universe.

It is said that if one could obtain primordial matter, just one sip would grant the opportunity to attain enlightenment in the primordial realm!

The surface of this mass of matter is throbbing with pent-up energy!

The white substance is the Primordial Spirit Quality from chaos, and what is laid out on it and tightly wrapped around it like blood vessels is the Blood Shadow!

That heart from the King of Immortality had just shattered, transformed into a substance, no longer belonging to anyone, but a product of heaven and earth.

Blood Shadow became the master of this substance!

"Ha ha ha ha..."

A dark and eerie voice suddenly rang out.

A bizarre mouth opened on that white, fleshy thing!

"I am the First Heavenly Realm, the King of Immortality!"

"I have returned to the world, and the whole world trembles beneath my feet!"

His words were almost insane. "Only blood can allow me to quickly and completely control this substance; only fear and destruction can allow me to quickly attain enlightenment!"

The white, fleshy thing suddenly surged upwards, traversing countless layers of earth, aiming to appear in the heavens.

"Celestial beings? I will grant you eternity!"

"To become my food is to be eternal!"

Meanwhile, in the Small Mountain Village...

Li Fan stretched and stepped out of the room; the sun was shining brightly.

Lu Rang was the first to get up; he was already fetching water to irrigate the vegetable garden early in the morning.

He's becoming more and more like a farmer. Even Aunt Wang from the village said he's a good farmer and wanted to introduce him to a wife.

However, compared to women, Lu Rang preferred grass.

Meanwhile, Wu Dade lay half-asleep by the doghouse.

He's been getting into a fight with that little black dog lately.

During the day, he would walk the dog, taking the little black dog to places like the chicken coop and the pond. Li Fan thought that the dog was probably too tired from being walked too often, because whenever they got to the chicken coop or the pond, the little black dog would be unable to walk and would always lie down.

At night, Lu Rang seemed afraid to disturb the chickens and the pond, and the little black dog became very energetic, biting Wu Dade every day!

At first, Wu Dade wailed and howled, but later, his patience grew stronger and stronger, and he simply started living with the dog.

This completely shocked Li Fan.

The disciple I took in was truly ruthless.

I've never heard of someone keeping a dog to the point of eating and living with it.

Moreover, at times, Wu Dade seemed to mutter to himself while talking to the little black dog.

This made Li Fan very worried about his mental state.

Seeing Wu Dade's somewhat haggard appearance, Li Fan couldn't bear it and said:

"My disciple, let's go! The sun is shining brightly today, let's go out for a stroll and have a barbecue in the countryside!"

In his previous life, Li Fan was a young man who loved barbecue, but in this life, he hasn't had it for a very, very long time!

The disciples were thrilled to hear that they were going out for barbecue!

"Master, what is barbecue?"

Ziling's big eyes were filled with curiosity.

"It sounds like it's really hot..."

The Nan Feng murmured.

"Could this be some kind of fiery path? Does Master want to teach us the art of grilling?"

Dugu Yuqing, on the other hand, was full of energy!

Li Fan paused for a moment. Right, it seemed none of his disciples had ever eaten barbecue before?

He immediately smiled and said:

"Barbecuing is a cooking method, using fire to cook food, such as grilled meat."

Upon hearing this, the disciples were overjoyed!

Wow, that's great!

"Master is amazing!"

"This looks like so much fun!"

The disciples were all very much looking forward to it.

"Gongya, go to the kitchen and get my luggage from the third cabinet."

Li Fan spoke with a smile.

Gongya went immediately and returned shortly afterward with a box.

"Master, what's inside?"

Jiang Li asked a question.

"Barbecue tools and seasonings."

Li Fan rubbed his hands together. Having lived in this world for so many years, under the guidance of the system, he had prepared a set of barbecue tools for himself, as well as various seasonings that could not be found in this world.

Upon hearing this, the disciples all suddenly understood.

"Oh right, gather the ingredients. Zixuan, go catch two fish. Your teacher will make you grilled fish!"

"Yuqing, go catch a chicken, a young hen, that'll make the best beggar's chicken. Also, collect a lot of eggs."

"Lu Rang, prepare some potatoes and vegetables."

Li Fan immediately gave instructions one by one.

But upon hearing Li Fan's words, the group of disciples were all shocked, staring blankly at Li Fan.

It was as if I had heard something unbelievable!