"I ran into him on the way!" Ancestor Minghe said dejectedly.
He hadn't expected it to be so simple.
He had prepared for the worst: using Hong Yun's shattered True Spirit to force Zhen Yuanzi to come.
Instead, he had run straight into Zhen Yuanzi on the road.
Only after asking did he learn that Zhen Yuanzi was already headed for the Blood Sea.
Zhen Yuanzi himself didn't know why he was going there. He had simply felt an inexplicable pull urging him onward. If he ignored it, he would miss a tremendous opportunity and regret it for the rest of his life.
He had felt this way only twice in his long years of cultivation. The last time, he had obtained the Earthly Book.
When he encountered Ming He and learned that Ming He had come to invite him to the Blood Sea, he grew even more certain of his hunch.
Sure enough, the Blood Sea had changed beyond recognition. A river of True Spirits stretched across it from the north, while Hou Tu radiated an aura that resonated with the Earthly Book.
The Earthly Book within his Spiritual Sense was already stirring.
"Senior Zhen Yuanzi!"
At Blood Sha's voice, Zhen Yuanzi frowned and studied him for a long while, unable to discern his origins. Only when Blood Sha bowed did Zhen Yuanzi turn to Ming He, his eyes full of questions.
"Your disciple?" Zhen Yuanzi asked, looking at the blood energy swirling around Blood Sha.
"Liu Mang brought him here."
Hearing that Liu Mang was involved, Zhen Yuanzi asked no more. Nothing connected to Liu Mang could be judged by common sense anyway.
Zhen Yuanzi turned toward Hou Tu, sensing the changes in the Earthly Book within his Spiritual Sense.
*Something's wrong! Very wrong. There's definitely something going