A Calculated Move

During his dreamwalk through Purple Cloud Palace, Feng Xu had even developed a matching sword formation.

His cultivation was still too low to use it fully, but he could employ a few tricks.

"You want to forge a treasure with Baleful Qi? Then I'll show you it isn't so easy to use."

Feng Xu snorted inwardly.

After resting for an hour, Feng Xu went out to oversee construction of the Blood Pool.

Iron Pillar had nothing else to do, so he followed.

The other two demons treated Feng Xu as their ticket to survival and followed too.

Feng Xu chose Lakeheart Island in Jadewater Lake as the site of the Blood Pool.

"Blood energy permeates this place, and a great formation protects it. There's no better place to make a Blood Pool," Feng Xu told the two True Immortal guards.

Lakeheart Island was five li long and three or four li wide, roughly an irregular oval.

Feng Xu ordered the lesser demons to dig a pool two li across.

He drew the medicinal ingredients he needed and sent the Demon Race to find them.

Demons were hardier than humans and needed fewer medicinal ingredients. Feng Xu added plenty of materials to reduce and mask the smell of blood.

As for the Blood Pool's required blood essence, it would come from every demon at or above the True Immortal realm.

He started with the blood essence of the three Demon Kings, showing everyone how it was done.

He kept the Demon Kings' bodies, saying he needed their materials to forge treasures.

Once the other demons had learned, he left the rest to them. There were too many True Immortal demons. He wasn't about to do all that work himself.

While Jadewater Lake bustled outside, Feng Xu stayed busy in his cave.