After Blood Rose's injuries had healed somewhat, the two began wandering through the Blood Sea. Thanks to her explanations, Huo Hai had learned quite a bit about the conditions within this Sacred Land.
This Sacred Land had originally been a naturally formed sea of blood, and the Blood Curse Snakes within it had also formed naturally. Blood Curse Snakes had no souls, so attacks targeting the mind or soul were completely ineffective against them. For that very reason, however powerful they became, they were merely puppets driven by instinct, utterly incapable of thought. In that respect, they were inferior even to wild beasts.
But the Bloodflame nurtured by these Blood Curse Snakes was enormously beneficial to Blood Rose. Absorbing large quantities of it could not only strengthen her Bloodflame, but also continually enhance the power of her Origin Essence.
Blood Rose could not become a true saintess precisely because her Origin Essence had yet to reach Heaven Grade. Generally speaking, although Bloodflame was powerful, the unusual way it was formed meant that most people who possessed it had Origin Essence below Heaven Grade.
Only after absorbing large quantities of Bloodflame Essence here would the grade of their Origin Essence gradually rise until it reached Heaven Grade. Exactly how far it could advance depended on the individual's strength and luck. Once it reached Heaven Grade, they could leave and become a true saintess of the Blood God Sect. Apart from a handful of people, a saintess held the greatest authority in the sect.
And once a saintess's cultivation rose to the point where she could suppress everyone else in the sect, her standing would surpass even the sect master and grand elder, making her the true, undisputed highest authority in the Blood God Sect.
Blood Rose was still a long way