The Immortal Abode Secret Realm.
On a hillside stood an enormous formation altar.
The altar had twelve pillars, each covered in engraved runes.
A powerful aura emanated from them, and the power of the twelve pillars resonated with one another.
On the altar encircled by the pillars lay an enormous pool of blood.
The blood pool wound along, and as the blood flowed, it ultimately formed a bright red character for "life."
At that moment, a man stood atop the altar, runes revolving around him, standing like a thirteenth pillar.
He was looking at the bright red character brimming with vitality, a smile on his face. "This really is a fine place. My Life-and-Death Blood Sacrifice Formation is almost complete." Once it succeeded, he would stand within the gate of life, while everyone else stood within the gate of death.
"I'll be invincible."
The man wore black robes and had a pale face.
A trace of madness lingered in his eyes.
He had eyes only for this Grand Formation.
He saw nothing else.
And feared nothing else.
"Xu Chen, what you're doing has already broken the rules," a woman who had been brought there bound rebuked him. "You've drained the blood of so many fellow disciples, including young masters and young Misses from various lineages, and elders' disciples.
"Has no one told you that offending them will make life difficult for you?"
Hearing this, Xu Chen turned toward the woman lying on the ground. "Oh, Senior Sister Hu. Of course someone told me."
"Then you still dared attack them? You still dared be this cruel?" Senior Sister Hu immediately berated him.
Watching her fly into a rage, Xu Chen's lips curved into a smile. "I used to be obedient. I didn't offend them, and I wasn't this cruel, but life