Blood Purgatory Guards, Donghua's Chess Pieces

The Origin Objects have nearly been used up?

What Qiu Yan heard made him take notice, and he could not help feeling somewhat surprised.

He had come this time for the rumored Origin Objects. If they were already gone, would he not have made this trip for nothing? Moreover, several of his later plans would have to be abandoned.

If the Origin Objects were consumed, what were they used for? From their words, they were going to "feed" something. What kind of creature could devour origins? Unfortunately, they were not speaking to me, so the content I deciphered is fragmented and lacks any coherent structure. With that thought, the breeze Qiu Yan had transformed into hid itself nearby again and waited quietly—

Clearly, he had encountered guards again. Unlike the guards at the outermost perimeter, the deeper he went, the stranger the guards became. At first, they had been whirlwinds of qi and blood; now, they had turned into clumps of blood spheres.

Those blood spheres contained lucid intelligence. Not only could they seep continuously through the soil like flowing water, but they could also use this to sense the tiniest changes within the earth. At such times, even the slightest flicker of thought within this breeze formed from Qiu Yan's consciousness would alert them. He had nearly caused a major crisis because of this before, but fortunately, Qiu Yan had responded steadily and had not been lured out by their probing words. However, many of the blood spheres along the way discussed trivial matters that held little attraction for Qiu Yan. Yet the contents of the conversation between the two blood spheres presently speaking made him pay close attention.

Thus, after concealing himself, he still focused his mind and captured the thought fluctuations that drifted out as the two