"Senior Ji?" Before Xuan Yuanjun could answer, Huang Xiao saw Ji Xuanying reach out and feel around the chests of Tan Ming and Baili Zhen.
"What are those?" Qingfeng asked in puzzlement.
When Ji Xuanying withdrew her hand, she held two blood-colored crystals the size of eggs.
Huang Xiao also stared at Ji Xuanying in confusion.
Although he had subdued Tan Ming and Baili Zhen, he would not have searched them, so naturally he had not discovered these.
"Oh, so these were the reason? No wonder this old man felt something was strange," Xuan Yuanjun said. "These are Blood Crystals."
"Blood Crystals?" Huang Xiao had never heard of them.
"Treasures of the Blood Domain, unique to the Blood God," Xuan Yuanjun said.
"It seems these people are connected to the Blood Domain after all," Ji Xuanyuan said. "The essence blood aura within the formation earlier must have been devoured by these Blood Crystals."
"So that was it," Huang Xiao said in realization. "Neither of them knows the Blood Domain's cultivation methods. I was very puzzled when they devoured the essence blood aura within the formation earlier. Now I finally understand."
"These Blood Crystals aren't something just anyone can possess. Even in the Blood God Sect, not many would have them, and their standing generally wouldn't be low. These two...?" Xuan Yuanjun looked at Huang Xiao.
Huang Xiao understood what Xuan Yuanjun meant. Tan Ming and Baili Zhen were quite strong, but in Xuan Yuanjun's eyes, they still amounted to little.
Even in the Blood God Sect, their strength probably would not have been enough to earn treasures like Blood Crystals as rewards.
"They both came from the Martial World as well..." Huang Xiao briefly explained their origins.
"After that formation appeared earlier, I also noticed quite a few people devouring