Outside the Star Ruins, a dilapidated palace stands.
A beam of blood-red light descended from the sky and landed in front of the palace gate. When the light dissipated, it revealed the figures of Lu Qingshan's Xue You Clone and the Master of Stone Steps.
The excitement on the face of the Master of Stone Steps had not yet completely subsided.
"This is a real windfall!"
As expected of the True God Guyuan, who had lived through two Reincarnation Era, he had accumulated a great deal of wealth in his Small Universe, which the two of them took in one fell swoop. Of course, the Master of Stone Steps was just an employee; all the treasures belonged to Lu Qingshan.
"The old guy from the First Reincarnation Era still likes to kill and plunder, so naturally he'll accumulate more treasures," Lu Qingshan said calmly. "This isn't the first time True God Guyuan has done something like this; his Small Universe probably contains quite a few relics of other powerful beings."
"Heh heh, bad luck to him. Now it's all benefiting Master Xue You." The Master of Stone Steps grinned.
Lu Qingshan glanced at him, then casually tossed a silver-white Palace Supreme Treasure of Peak Supreme Treasure towards the Master of Stone Steps: "Take this. Keep it to save your life. I don't know what the situation is like in the Holy Land Universe. With this treasure, you can temporarily save your life even when facing True God. It's best not to leave my side for now."
" Peak Palace Supreme Treasure!" The Master of Stone Steps caught the treasure, his eyes wide with astonishment. " Master Xue You, this... this is far too precious!"
"Take it." Lu Qingshan waved his hand. "You've been running around with me, I can't let you work for nothing."
The Master of Stone Steps was so moved that he couldn't speak, only nodding repeatedly. He had only just stepped into the Level 4 rank, and he had never dared to dream of such a precious treasure before.
It's important to understand that even many Fifth-Order Universe Master don't possess such precious Palace Supreme Treasure; generally, only True God are qualified to use such valuable items. Master Xue You is not only incredibly powerful but also extremely generous to his subordinates. The Master of Stone Steps is extremely grateful for his choice. Although it might mean becoming an enemy of the Holy Land Universe, such an opportunity, once missed, would be lost forever!
After sending the Master of Stone Steps off to cultivate on his own, Lu Qingshan began his seclusion.
He went deep into the palace and took out the corpse of the True God Guyuan.
Although the corpse had lost its life force, its divine body, at the True God Level, remained intact and contained pure bloodline energy.
"A corpse at the True God Level, used to extract blood essence, I wonder how many drops of pure True God's Blood could be extracted!"
Lu Qingshan took out the dark gold scroll and studied it carefully again. He had studied the bloodline extraction method recorded in the scroll many times, but this was the first time he had actually put it into practice.
"The first step is to separate the essence from the blood vessels..."
Following the description in the scroll, he probed a wisp of divine power into the corpse of the True God Guyuan, beginning his attempt to separate the essence of his bloodline.
However, the moment the divine power made contact, the essence of blood within the corpse began to self-destruct.
"Hmm? After the fall of True God, the bloodline within the divine body still retains an instinctive resistance? Unable to resist, it chooses self-destruction?" Lu Qingshan frowned slightly. "It seems we can't approach it directly; we need to guide it in a gentler way."
He adjusted his method, no longer forcibly separating the bloodline, but instead using divine power to slowly permeate it, like boiling a frog in warm water, allowing the essence of the bloodline to naturally separate under gentle nourishment. This process was extremely slow, but Lu Qingshan was extremely patient.
One year, two years, three years...
Inside the palace, the Xue You Clone motionless, with only gentle divine power flowing continuously. Under its nurturing, fine golden patterns gradually appeared on the surface of the True God's corpse, as if the blood was slowly flowing back.
Until a hundred years later.
"Buzz!"
A drop of dark golden blood slowly seeped from the chest of the True God Guyuan, hovering in mid-air.
The surface of the blood was covered with subtle Law Secret Patterns, exuding a rich aura of life.
"The first drop, a success!" A hint of satisfaction flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes.
With the experience of the first success, the subsequent extraction process went much more smoothly.
He gradually increased his speed, his Divine Power Flow more precisely, and the efficiency and purity of the extraction continued to improve.
The second drop, the third drop, the fourth drop...
With each successful extraction, Lu Qingshan silently recorded the subtle changes in the process, constantly optimizing his extraction techniques. He discovered that the extraction became increasingly difficult as the extraction progressed, but fortunately, his extraction methods were also improving.
Until the ninth drop of True God's Blood was extracted.
"Boom!"
The corpse of the True God Guyuan shuddered violently, the golden patterns on its surface quickly dimmed, and the aura of the divine body dissipated.
After completing its final release of bloodline, the True God's corpse seemed to have fulfilled its mission and rapidly disintegrated.
Lu Qingshan raised his hand and collected nine drops of dark golden blood into a specially made bottle.
"When we started the extraction, we encountered some minor problems. If everything had gone smoothly from the beginning, we could have extracted ten drops of True God's Blood from the corpse of a True God!"
A hint of excitement flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes.
This is not the True God's Blood obtained through a cheat system, but rather something he extracted himself from the corpse of True God. In other words, this substance can be given to his disciples to obtain rewards.
Among his many disciples, Li Changqing, who has embarked on the path of Bloodline Evolution, and Luo Feng, who is also pursuing the Divine Power Flow School, are perfectly capable of accepting his gifts.
The True God's Blood, when bestowed, will inevitably return resources related to Bloodline School.
Lu Qingshan smiled slightly. If there weren't still matters to resolve, he would have liked to return to the original Universe Ocean right now to test the effects of this reversion. "No rush... let's resolve things here in the Holy Land Universe first."
Lu Qingshan raised his hand and put the jade bottle away.
He raised his head and looked into the void.
A figure flew in from the Chaos currents in the distance and landed in front of the palace gate.
The Master of Eternal Abyss's aura was much weaker than when they last met, clearly indicating that he had experienced a great battle.
" Master Xue You, you have lived up to your mission!"
The Master of Eternal Abyss entered the palace, taking out a water-blue sphere with countless secret patterns flowing across its surface, as well as a complete set of blue scale armor. The scale armor still carried faint fluctuations of Water Law, indicating that it had just been peeled off from the Beast God.
" The Beast God Heart of the Master of Water Soul, and a complete set of Beast God scales." The Master of Eternal Abyss placed the two treasures before Lu Qingshan. " The Master of Water Soul was extremely powerful in Waters environments. It took the combined efforts of fifteen Universe Master from our Sea Race Alliance nearly an epoch to finally slay it. Fortunately... we succeeded."
It's not that the Master of Eternal Abyss is playing the victim.
This time it was really tough.
The Master of Water Soul's strength was enhanced in that secret realm; if he hadn't unleashed his full power, he might have even suffered a defeat.
Even so, they suffered considerable losses, with several Universe Master seriously injured. Lu Qingshan's gaze fell on the azure Beast God Heart and the obviously fresh scales, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
Both of these are the most precious treasures possessed by the Innate Beast God.
The benefits of the Beast God Heart are self-evident; its scales can be used to forge multiple sets of Peak Supreme Treasure Armor, and some special parts can even be crafted into Peak Supreme Treasure Weapon.
He had only asked for one of them, but the Master of Eternal Abyss brought out both.
"Could it be that news of the fall of the True God Guyuan has already reached the Primal Universe?" Lu Qingshan wondered to himself.
As one of the two super alliances in the Primal Universe, the Sea Race must have its own intelligence agency. Once the collapse of the True God Guyuan's Small Universe is discovered, it will surely spread throughout the entire Universe Ocean very quickly.
At the time of the trade fair, there were more than twenty Universe Master participated. Once they learned of the fall of the True God Guyuan, they would surely guess that it was related to Master Xue You.
Clearly, the Master of Eternal Abyss was deliberately trying to befriend him.
However, if he knew that he had even killed the Master of Extended Edge of the Holy Land Universe, I wonder if he would still have the same thoughts.
You're giving me both of these?
Lu Qingshan asked.
The Master of Eternal Abyss nodded. "One item will be exchanged for Top-Tier Soul Defense Supreme Treasure, and the other is a gift from our Sea Race Alliance to Master Xue You." Both items are extremely precious, and the Master of Eternal Abyss persuaded the other Universe Master the Sea Race by reasoning with them and appealing to their emotions. He even offered a considerable amount of treasure as compensation to the others.
Lu Qingshan smiled slightly, flipped his hand and took out a bead with countless silver patterns on its surface, handing it to the Master of Eternal Abyss: "This is a Peak Soul Defense Supreme Treasure."
" Peak Soul Defense Supreme Treasure!" The Master of Eternal Abyss revealed a shocked expression.
He originally only wanted a Top-Tier Soul Defense Supreme Treasure, something capable of withstanding Soul Attack at the True God Level within the Primal Universe. He never expected Master Xue You to directly produce a peak-level one!
"Your Beast God Heart and scales are worth far more than a Top-Tier Soul Defense Supreme Treasure," Lu Qingshan said calmly. "I appreciate your kindness, but I don't like taking advantage of others. This Peak Soul Defense Supreme Treasure will make up the difference."
Reciprocity is key.
If the Master of Eternal Abyss had only offered one item, Lu Qingshan would have naturally used the Star Core to forge a Top-Tier Soul Defense Supreme Treasure for him. However, since the other party had brought him both treasures he needed, Lu Qingshan naturally wouldn't be stingy.
"Thank you Master Xue You!" Master of Eternal Abyss accepted the silver bead with both hands, so excited that he could hardly speak.
He carefully put the bead into his body and bowed respectfully. "Master, if you ever need anything in the future, the Sea Race Alliance will do its utmost!"
"Go," Lu Qingshan waved his hand, "Go back and study the secret runes carefully. If the Master of Ten Thousand Demons truly breaks through to the True God Level, you'll have more confidence."
The Master of Eternal Abyss bowed again, then turned and left.
After he left, Lu Qingshan picked up the azure-blue Beast God Heart, examined it closely, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. " The Water Space Beast God Heart... bestowed upon this disciple, another Chaos Fruit."
He flipped his hand and carefully put away the scale armor as well.
"These scales can be forged into Peak Supreme Treasure. My current skill level isn't high enough to forge Peak Supreme Treasure, so they're perfect for practice."
Inside the palace, the Master of Stone Steps stood quietly to one side, watching all this, silently sighing in his heart, " Master Xue You is truly generous..."
The value of one Peak Soul Supreme Treasure can be equivalent to ten Top-tier Soul Supreme Treasure.
Master Xue You was so generous in giving it away; this was truly a case of returning a favor.
He also became more wary of the Sea Race Alliance.
He couldn't let those brats from the Sea Race Alliance steal his position beside Master Xue You.