Lu Xueqi (69)

Su Han did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "What does the Great Elder need us to do?"

Great Elder Mo Yuan said, "On the night of the full moon five days from now, the divine palace will appear. But before that, we must complete the Witch God Sacrifice to appease the ancient souls guarding it."

He paused before continuing, "However, the ritual requires three offerings: Moonlight Flowers from the Sacred Mountain's summit, Soul Stones from Nether Cave, and... a drop of Pure Yang Blood."

"Pure Yang Blood?" Su Han asked doubtfully.

Great Elder Mo Yuan nodded. "It must be the blood of someone with a Pure Yang Body, born in a yang year, yang month, yang day, and yang hour. Such a constitution is one in ten thousand. We have searched for years without success."

Su Han's heart jolted.

He had been born in a yang year, yang month, yang day, and yang hour. He possessed the exceedingly rare Pure Yang Body!

Was this a coincidence, or an arrangement of fate?

Great Elder Mo Yuan seemed to see through Su Han's thoughts and smiled. "Young man, if you are willing to provide a drop of Pure Yang Blood, I will not only take you into the divine palace, but also teach you a Witch Clan Secret Technique as payment."

Su Han pondered for a moment.

He did not completely trust this Great Elder, but there seemed to be no better choice at present.

"I can agree, but on one condition," Su Han said.

"What condition?"

"My two friends must enter the divine palace with me, and you cannot harm them in the slightest."

Great Elder Mo Yuan readily agreed. "Fine. The Witch Clan values its word. Once we agree, we will never go back on it."

He took a