Li Yu Seals the Blood Sea in Fury After Encountering Evil Deeds

Li Yu wandered alone across Golden Ao Island without drawing the attention of any cultivators. Yet he spotted quite a few of them: Tongtian's future four foremost disciples, the Seven Attendants, the Eight Outer Disciples...

All of them were destined to face tribulations in the future Investiture War. The fortunate ones might leave behind a fragment of their souls and enter the Investiture List; the unfortunate ones would perish completely, leaving nothing behind.

As for those who were converted by the Western Religion, Li Yu did not know whether they should be considered fortunate or unfortunate.

At last, Li Yu found the Three Xiao Sisters. Only then did he reveal himself and step forward to greet them.

"Brother Li, so you came to listen to the teachings as well?"

Yunxiao was somewhat surprised. She had known Li Yu for many years, and though he had never explicitly spoken of his origins, what little he had revealed suggested that he, too, had listened to teachings at Purple Cloud Palace. By rights, he was Tongtian's peer, so even for the sake of appearances, he should not have done such a thing.

Li Yu shook his head. "Not at all. I was originally returning to my dojo when I happened to hear about this place, so I came over to take a look."

As they spoke, Zhao Gongming found them as well. From far away, he shouted, "Eldest Sister, Second Sister, Third Sister! So you were here! You certainly made me search hard!"

Zhao Gongming's voice was rather loud, drawing the attention of many cultivators nearby. The Three Xiao Sisters were consequently watched by quite a few people as well.

The three sisters nearly covered their faces with their hands at the same time, their cheeks flushing slightly.

"Eh! Senior, why are you here too?"

Only when he drew close did Zhao Gongming notice that Li Yu was there as well.

"Brother!"

The Three Xiao Sisters greeted Zhao Gongming. Then Yunxiao said, "This is Brother Li Yu, whom I mentioned to you before. But judging by your manner, it seems you already know Brother Li."

"So it is Brother Li!"

Zhao Gongming suddenly understood. "My three sisters did indeed tell me about you. I never expected that when the real person stood before me, I would fail to recognize you. What a waste of these eyes of mine! And here I even traveled to Golden Ao Island together with Brother Li."

After this introduction, their relationship seemed to grow a step closer.

After chatting for a while, Li Yu said, "I still have matters to handle and cannot remain here long. For this lecture, you fellow Daoists must perform well. If you can be accepted as disciples, you will become disciples of a Saint in the future. Do not miss such an opportunity."

The Three Xiao Sisters and Zhao Gongming's eyes lit up. "Thank you for your guidance, Brother Li!"

Li Yu merely chuckled softly, and his figure vanished before them. He had already left Golden Ao Island and headed for the Wild Continent.

After entering the Wild Continent, Li Yu did not return to Five Villages Temple. Instead, he went straight for the Blood Sea.

Houtu had transformed herself into reincarnation and established the Netherworld, which was not far from the Blood Sea. But its exact location was not something that could be determined through divination alone.

Though the Blood Sea was vast, it was still limited in scope. To Li Yu now, that range was nothing much. When the Netherworld emerged, it would inevitably draw away the energy contained within the Blood Sea, causing changes there.

This was simply waiting for the hare by the stump!

As for how long he would have to wait, Li Yu was not certain. But at this point, it would not be much longer.

Upon arriving at the Blood Sea again, Li Yu silently appeared at its edge. Watching the surging crimson waves, he considered how to seize Minghe's treasures.

Suddenly, a group of Blood Sea cultivators returned from the south.

A puzzled look appeared on Li Yu's face. He immediately waved a hand, dispersing the cloud platforms beneath the feet of the six Blood Sea beings. They all fell to the ground.

"Who is it? Who dares cause trouble in the Blood Sea? Aren't you afraid our Patriarch will beat you into pulp?" The leader climbed up from the ground, drew out a magical treasure, and looked around. The other Blood Sea beings also produced their treasures and assumed guarded stances.

Li Yu silently appeared beside those Blood Sea beings.

Before he could speak, the leader was greatly startled. "It's you!" Apparently, he recognized Li Yu. He was likely one of the spectators from Li Yu's previous battle with Minghe.

"Speak. Why were you returning from the south?" Li Yu did not waste words and asked directly.

"I..."

The leading Blood Sea being was about to answer, but then remembered that Li Yu was their enemy. He forcibly changed his words. "I can't tell you!"

Li Yu glanced over their cultivation. It was not particularly profound, so they likely had not been doing anything important. Since they refused to speak, there was no need to keep them alive.

Without changing expression, Li Yu dealt with the little creatures. He then inspected the items that had fallen from their bodies one by one.

When he opened an unidentified cloth sack, Li Yu was consumed by fury. The sack was filled with the souls of dead Human Race members.

At this time, reincarnation had yet to exist. After members of the Human Race died, their souls either naturally dispersed between Heaven and Earth, or drifted muddleheadedly to the Blood Sea, where they became clumps of energy and ultimately dissolved into it.

Only then did Li Yu remember that Minghe had wanted to imitate Nüwa by creating the Human Race. He had also created the Asura Race in the Blood Sea, hoping to become a Saint through it, but he had failed.

Unexpectedly, Li Yu had encountered this very matter.

Li Yu did not know how Minghe had created the Asura Race, but it was clearly closely connected to the souls of the Human Race. Nor did he know how long Minghe had secretly been carrying this out, or how many Human Race souls he had harmed.

"Damn it!"

Now that this had happened, whether or not he could seize Minghe's treasures was secondary. But this man had to die.

He had originally planned only to hide by the Blood Sea, but that was no longer possible. He had to seal off the Blood Sea and prevent any more Blood Sea cultivators from leaving. Since he could not directly eliminate Minghe, he could only settle for cutting off the claws Minghe had extended beyond the Blood Sea.

With Li Yu's current cultivation, this was not difficult. But doing so would inevitably alert Minghe, and whether that might cause unforeseen changes in the future was uncertain.

Just as Li Yu expected, the moment his primordial spirit power covered the Blood Sea, Minghe appeared immediately.

After recognizing Li Yu, Minghe flew into a rage. "Li Yu, what do you intend to do?"

By sealing the Blood Sea, Li Yu had effectively slapped Minghe hard across the face. If it had been anyone else, Minghe would likely have attacked by now.

"You sent your subordinates throughout the Wild Continent to recklessly gather the souls of deceased Human Race members. How could I allow you to be so arrogant?"

"You are interfering in this matter too?"

Faced with Minghe's question, Li Yu did not answer. He merely snorted coldly.

"Let each of us take a step back. I will no longer do this, and you will leave the Blood Sea!" After thinking it over, Minghe ultimately yielded. Outside the Blood Sea, he was no match for Li Yu.

"Swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, I will not believe you!" Li Yu said.

"You..."

Naturally, Minghe would not swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao. With a sweep of his sleeve, he turned and returned to the Blood Sea.

His method of attaining the Dao by creating the Asura Race had already failed. Whether he had Human Race souls or not no longer mattered. But being forced to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao was worse than allowing Li Yu to remain by the Blood Sea.

After all, few people came to the Blood Sea. For the time being, word of this matter would not spread.