"Have you heard? The Heaven and Earth Chamber of Commerce is holding another auction, and this time, the finale item is the long-lost Seven-Colored Lotus."
"The Seven-Colored Lotus? The finale item? You've got to be kidding. The Seven-Colored Lotus went extinct long ago—how could one still exist in our Earth God Realm?"
"Who knows? But this matter has already drawn the attention of the nine ancient clans and other forces in the Crimson Wasteland. They're all rushing over here."
"My heavens, then it must be real. With so many forces watching, if the Heaven and Earth Trading House still dares to make a joke of this, its end will be truly miserable."
"Have you found out where it'll be held?"
"Northern Frontier, at Heavenly Capital City, right in the center of the nine ancient clans."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Heavenly Capital City? Interesting."
Inside a teahouse, a crowd of beings discussed the matter among themselves, their voices falling precisely into the ears of the blood-colored figure seated in the corner.
"The Seven-Colored Lotus? Interesting. It has appeared in this world?"
"Perfect. I'll go take a look."
In the corner, Ye Lin's lips curled slightly upward.
He had not idled away this past year. While gathering information about the Seven-Colored Lotus, he had also slaughtered his way across the land.
The beings of the Northern Frontier had even fittingly given him a nickname: Blood Slaughter.
To be honest, he rather liked the name. It sounded far more imposing than Blood Baleful.
And his efforts over the past year had not been in vain. The Bloodthirsty Demon Sword had been thoroughly nurtured into a demonic sword.
As for what kind of power it contained, even he did not know.
In any case, it was certainly not weak.
This method of Sword Nurturing seemed