A year later, Yan Chihuo and Gu True Person finally arrived at the Crimson Blood Desert. Just as Gu True Person had said, the boundless desert was astonishingly blood-red.
According to Gu True Person, after Cloud Clear Hall subdued every sect in the Crimson Blood Desert, it concerned itself with only two matters. One was promoting Ten Thousand Treasures Money; the other was forbidding any attack on the Heavenly Heart Continent. Thus, slaughter was common throughout the Crimson Blood Desert. Some said that the blood of dead cultivators and monsters had spilled into this desert, staining it red.
No matter which account of the Crimson Blood Desert's origins was true, the place was thick with the stench of blood, along with a faint undercurrent of murderous intent. Even Yan Chihuo found it deeply uncomfortable.
Gu True Person said, "Master, if you wish to remain in the Crimson Blood Desert for long, you must buy a protective jade pendant to ward off the blood-baleful qi here. Otherwise, sooner or later, you'll become a killing machine."
Yan Chihuo asked doubtfully, "A protective jade pendant? What kind? Let me take a look at yours."
Gu True Person said, "My protective jade pendant has already been destroyed. There is a Black Wind City not far from here, where they sell them. Besides, within the cities of the Crimson Blood Desert, the blood-baleful qi cannot draw near."
Yan Chihuo said, "Then hurry and lead me to Black Wind City. Tell me about the situation there."
Gu True Person said, "Black Wind City has only one Origin Core Stage cultivator, named Li Yunzi. Senior Li Yunzi has no interest in the position of City Lord. The City Lord himself is a Tribulation Stage cultivator. Since Black Wind City is rather close to the Heavenly Heart Continent,