Blood Shedding, Truth Preserved (Part Two)

The Blood Devil's howl echoed through the Mount Zhongnan, and the remaining Blood Qi poured back into the ruined temple like a receding tide.

True Lord Xicheng and Qizhenzi desperately intercepted him from the left and right, their peach wood swords and the rosy light of Flying Cloud Crossing intertwined, gradually eroding the Blood Qi.

However, the Blood Qi was connected to the Old Devil's life essence, severing yet not completely severed, dispersing and then gathering again, eventually flowing back into the earth. As the last trace of Blood Qi disappeared into the earth, the Blood Devil's voice finally ceased to sound.

Deep underground, the Wu Earth Power of the Dao Lord Zhizhuo had taken root like tendrils beneath the dilapidated temple, firmly pinning the Old Devil down. But Zhizhuo's expression was grim— the Wu Earth could only immobilize him, not kill him.

The opponent is Devil Ancestor at the Heavenly Venerable level, an existence who has attained the Blood Qi Attainment. Those at the Blood Qi Attainment favor Him, so it's true that they can't kill Him with just a few of them.

Xicheng:

"Didn't we anticipate this situation? But how will we know it won't work if we don't try?"

Upon hearing this, Qizhenzi and Zhizhuo nodded in agreement.

Then, with the assistance of Xicheng and Qizhenzi, the Dao Lord Zhizhuo tried five times in a row.

Each time the power of the Wu Earth penetrated deep underground and touched the Old Devil's Golden Nature, it was repelled by the Blood Qi Attainment.

The achievement of purifying the Blood Qi Attainment and completing the "Blood Sloughing and Preservation of Truth" was always just one step short.

Qizhenzi sighed, "After planning for so many years, is it really all going to fail?"

At this moment, a mysterious sound accompanied by rolling Heavenly Thunder came from outside the formation:

"Zhizhuo, Qizhen, Xicheng, if this is not enough, then let me slay this fiend. We must not let this fiend fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives—like Zhenwu and Ziwei, who betray their master and follow the Dao."

The group looked up at the sky. They saw Heavenly Thunder rumbling in the sky, and the Big Dipper, the phantom of a Northern Dipper, and the shadow of a crane appeared simultaneously. The crane cried out in the heavens, and the three were locked in a fierce battle, causing the sky to flicker with light.

All three looked unwell.

These three were always fighting, no matter what. If the Mysterious Gate) were truly united, how could they have allowed Confucian School, Buddhist School, and even the Great Qing to rise to prominence like this?

At this moment, the voice of the True Lord Zique came:

"Seniors, would you like the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan?"

Zhizhuo intently at Qizhenzi, then his eyes swept over Xicheng.

Although Jieshi was close to Qixia, even with his high level of cultivation, he couldn't easily agree to this matter.

Mount Lao was willing to lend the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan because of Su Yao.

If Su Yao were asked directly, Su Yao would naturally agree, but Qizhenzi and Xicheng probably don't want Su Yao to owe such a huge favor.

At the upper cave entrance, Su Yao, who had been studying the first restriction of the Prism, could only spare a sliver of his Divine Dao:

Thank you...

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Qizhenzi, whose tone was full of disappointment and frustration:

"Xicheng and I are not dead yet! Even if you ascend to the Rainbow Cloud Fruition and take charge of Qixia, you should at least ask Xicheng and I first!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yao was speechless for a moment.

A silence fell over the room.

After a long silence, Xicheng said:

"Daozheng, why don't we just refuse Mount Lao? Although Qingzhu had an idea back then, the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan might not be useful. Otherwise, I would have replaced the Divine Fire Pillar with this demon long ago."

Qizhenzi shook his head. "Let's keep this favor. Qingzhu acted on his own regarding the Mount Lao matter, so we'll owe him this favor."

Xicheng nodded and said no more.

Qizhenzi looked at Su Yao:

"Borrow it, but please have Zique come along."

Su Yao looked outwards:

"Thank you, True Lord True Lord Zique. Please make a trip into the mountain."

As soon as he finished speaking, he manipulated the formation, guiding the Purple Qi drifting outside the formation. A surge of Purple Qi brought forward a feather fan, which was none other than the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan.

A moment later, the Purple Qi manifested into a figure, which was none other than the True Lord Zique.

His gaze casually swept over the old gate of Qixia Temple, where he saw that most of the pavilions and towers had collapsed, Mount Zhongnan were tilting. He thought to himself: Even with the immortal array and immortal artifacts to suppress it, this Zhongnan Blessed Land will still regress. It seems that Danqiuzi was Supreme True Person, and Senior Qizhenzi had long ago considered giving up on Zhongnan Blessed Land.

His gaze fell upon the three figures before the dilapidated temple, and he said, "Greetings to the Dao Lord Zhizhuo, the Qizhen, and Senior Xicheng." He paused, then looked up at the sky, "Congratulations to Abbot Su on achieving the status of True Lord and ascending to the Heavenly Clouds."

After saying this, before the others could react, he threw the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan into the air.

Xicheng said, "Qingyan and I Qingyan Rainbow Clouds, while Seniors Qizhen and Zhizhuo cultivate Wu Earth. I think it would be more appropriate for you, Fellow Daoist, to control the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan."

Su Yao, who had already put the fan into his hand, saw Daozheng nod and tossed the fan towards Zique again:

"Thank you for your trouble, True Lord."

Zhizhuo sighed inwardly: Qixia really didn't want to owe Mount Lao too many favors, so she let this junior also share in the matter of the Blood Sloughing and Preservation of Truth.

However, I imagine it won't be much, and it will even be a source of assistance.

After all, the Purple Qi represents immortal intent, and it is favorable for this time, along with the Wu Earth) representing cultivation and immortality, and the rainbow-like Rainbow Clouds) representing the transition from entering immortality to ascending to immortality. Only...

The relationship between Mount Lao and Jieshi and Qixia can only be considered okay, not quite to the extent that of Jieshi and Qixia.

Furthermore, the True Lord of Mount Lao, besides Zique, has not appeared in the world for a long time, and he has not taken action even for such a momentous matter... I wonder if he is still alive.

However, if only the Immortal Truth were still in power, thinking of this, He looked at the white crane phantom in the sky, his heart filled with resentment.

Zique caught the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan and laughed, "In that case, I have come out ahead." Before the others could respond, he added, "I'll trouble Senior Zhizhuo to Zhizhuo the Devil Ancestor still while I unleash the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan."

Zhizhuo persistently.

Xicheng and Qizhen stepped aside, holding their magical artifacts to protect the Dharma.

Su Yao devoted some of his attention to the area above.

Zique held the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan, facing the dilapidated temple, chanting incantations, and then gently fanned out the fan.

This time, it wasn't the five pillars of fire that Su Yao had seen in the far north, but a line of fire.

Seemingly calm and even, yet everyone present could sense the power contained within— the Flint Fire, like a seed hidden in ashes, is the fire of life; the Blazing Fire, like the wellspring of a furnace, is the fiery essence of Fire Virtue; the Li Fire, like the dawn of civilization, is the fire of righteousness, carrying hope; the condensed Bing Fire, like a hundred fires returning to one, is the gathering of Fire Virtue, the most powerful, the foremost of Fire Virtue; the Radiant Fire is the fire of transformation.

The five fires intertwined to form a line of fire, like a fiery serpent, which burrowed into the ground from beside the Heavenly Longevity Staff the Dao Lord Zhizhuo had inserted into the earth.

Moments later, the Mount Zhongnan shook violently.

The Blood Devil's voice rang out again:

"The Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan is indeed quite powerful. Back then, Qingxu used this fan to ambush me in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and it did injure me—but it was ultimately just a minor injury."

No one present paid him any attention.

If I hadn't known about this, I wouldn't have considered the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan.

A moment later, a Zhizhuo lit up in his eyes:

"There's hope."

Zique's face, though partially obscured, was already somewhat pale, but she still nodded and said, "Then let's do it again."

Before the others could react, he raised his fan again and unleashed another line of fire.

The fire pierced the ground, Mount Zhongnan shook once again. After this happened ten times, Zique finally put away the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan, took out a string of white pearls, each pearl bearing a circle of crane patterns and radiating an aura of Immortal Truth.

He used this opportunity to steady himself and said, "Everyone, I have done my best. The Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan is incredibly powerful, but it also consumes a lot of energy. I can't use it for much longer."

Several people nodded.

With Zhizhuo, he thought to himself, "I knew it would be difficult, but I didn't expect it to be this difficult."

Is it really possible that something that has cost Qixia and Jieshi so much of their resources will ultimately be handed over to outsiders?

After a moment of contemplation, He said:

"The Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan is useful, but the power of Wu Earth can ultimately not approach the Old Devil's Golden Nature."

Just as the group was losing heart, the Old Devil's voice rang out again, laughing:

"To whom do you intend to sell me now?" he said, laughing again.

The men looked grim.

They paid a heavy price for this.

Xicheng has been stationed in Zhongnan for eight thousand years. In order to keep a close watch on this demon, he dared not step into the cave even when he was in Mount Zhongnan, which caused the Jade Pillar Grotto-Heaven to be abandoned for eight thousand years.

For many years, Qizhenzi has been stationed in the South Sea. At Great Qing's request, he stopped the Devil Cultivator from going north. Besides Xicheng the events of that year, he also wanted to better understand the Blood Path and even allowed Xueluo to become a Remaining Rank True Lord of Blood Qi.

Although he eventually used a celestial artifact to kill Xueluo, three thousand disciples of Qixia Mountain died as a result, and the mountain was sealed for three thousand years until Su Yao achieved the Purple Mansion realm and was then unsealed.

Zhizhuo is tinged with regret.

To accelerate his cultivation, he took a lot of the resources from Jieshi, which also delayed the enlightenment of several Divine Core young cultivators.

Thinking that as long as he could become the third Heavenly Venerable of Jieshi, after the South Pole and the Beiwu, he even went to the Jade Void Palace to refine that thing. As long as he succeeded, everything would be worth it.

But now...

Zique, however, fell into deep self-doubt: he had already become True Lord, so why was he so exhausted after using the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan only ten or so times?

Last time in the far north, when He and Celestial Master Ge joined forces to intercept that God-King, they didn't have this much trouble...

Just then, Zique's vision suddenly blurred.

He saw the sea of clouds surging over Mount Lao, and the long-absent True Lord Zinan emerged from the Yunzhong and smiled slightly at him.

Zique was overjoyed and was about to speak when she saw the other party's smile suddenly twist into a bloody face, which lunged at her.

Zique suddenly retreated, his Purple Qi surging—but that face passed through the Purple Qi and went straight into his brow.

The scene before Zique changed again; this time, the gate of Mount Lao Mountain collapsed, and the ancestral tablets of past masters cracked open one by one.

He wanted to intervene, but his limbs felt like lead, and he couldn't lift them. A voice resounded in his heart:

"You lent out the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan, yet you couldn't even kill this demon. What face does Mount Lao have left?"

Zique was extremely anxious, but the more anxious she became, the less she could move, and could only watch helplessly as the memorial tablet shattered.

On the other side, True Lord Xicheng's vision also changed.

He saw Gui Hong kneeling in front of the thatched hut, a peach wood sword stuck in his chest, while he himself was holding the hilt of the sword.

The scene was exactly the same as the hallucination from before, so incredibly similar— Gui Hong's tears rolled down her cheeks, her lips parted. "Why... to give birth but not raise..." Xicheng's wrist trembled, and the peach wood sword almost slipped from his grasp. He knew it was an illusion, but the feeling of that sword piercing him was too real. He wanted to draw the sword, but it felt like it was attached to his hand; he wanted to close his eyes, but his eyelids felt like they were being held open by something.

Before Qizhenzi stood a Side-Cloud Cypress.

Beneath the cypress tree, Yun Zhongzi stood with his back to him, his voice calm. "Qizhen, I have seen all these years you have guarded this place. But in the end, you are mediocre. It is a waste to Wu Earth Subsidiary Rank hidden in your body." Qizhenzi trembled, wanting to argue, but found himself unable to utter a word.

Yun Zhongzi turned around, his face blurred, but his voice was as clear as if carved by a knife. "Why not give it back to me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a withered hand reached out to grab his Spirit Platform.

Before the Dao Lord Zhizhuo, Jieshi Mountain.

The Five Smoke Chariot were shattered on the ground, the Heavenly Longevity Staff was broken in two, and the disciples of the Jieshi Dao Lineage fell one by one into pools of blood.

Zhizhuo to save them, but with each one he saved, he discovered that he was holding the very weapon that had killed that disciple.

He suddenly looked up and saw countless familiar faces smiling at him from the sea of blood—those seedlings of Divine Core whose essence he had taken, and those descendants who had perished because of his eagerness for quick success.

The four were each trapped in an illusion, completely unaware of it.

At the upper entrance to the celestial cave, Su Yao was focusing most of his mind on the Prism, leaving only a trace outside.

Suddenly the Prism trembled, the first barrier dimmed briefly, and then a very thin warning light appeared.

Su Yao abruptly retreated and looked down. He saw that countless blood butterflies had appeared around the four people below. The blood butterflies landed on the retreat path he had previously cut open with Ask Amid the Clouds. Their wings flapped, and the silver-gray halo formed a continuous expanse, completely enveloping the four people.

Su Yao's heart sank: the Old Devil's Illusory Slumber could actually seep in silently through the blood butterfly.

If it weren't for the warning from the Prism, a moment later, the four people's true spirits would likely have been completely entangled by the Illusory Slumber.

He immediately drew his Ask Amid the Clouds, and with a flick of his wrist, countless rays of light slashed downwards.

Wherever the rosy light passed, the blood butterflies shattered silently, and the silvery-gray halo, like snow meeting the sun, melted away inch by inch.

At the same time, He used the Qi of the Jade Pillar in the Ask Amid the Clouds, and a beam of jade-colored light descended from the Cave Heaven Gate, shining on the four people.

Zique was the first to wake up. She felt a chill between her brows, and the images from before faded away like the receding tide, but the lingering fear of the shattered memorial tablet remained in her heart.

He gasped for breath, his Purple Qi surging as he steadied his mind.

Xicheng suddenly opened his eyes. His Purple Rosy Cloud Robe were soaked with cold sweat. The ancient sword Zhengji was humming incessantly. The feeling of stabbing Gui Hong with that sword just now still made his hand holding the sword tremble.

Qizhenzi shook the branches and leaves of the Side-Cloud Cypress, and the five-colored smoke dispersed and then gathered again. His face was ashen, and after a moment of silence, he whispered:

"What a powerful Illusory Slumber."

The Dao Lord Zhizhuo received the pillar of light from the Wu Earth, propped his long staff on the ground, and remained silent, though the knuckles of his fingers gripping the staff turned white.

Su Yao said from above:

"Seniors, you were all trapped in the Old Devil's illusion just now. I was only spared thanks to the protection of my grotto-heaven, which is why I had no choice but to wake you all up."

Upon hearing this, all four were filled with lingering fear.

Below, Xicheng gritted his teeth and said, "This Old Devil will surely die today!" He then looked at Su Yao and said, "Tell the people outside that whoever can produce nine Seven-Revolution Golden Core, three Eight-Revolution Golden Core, one Nine-Revolution Golden Core, plus eight thousand boxes of primordial five elements essence, will have this Old Devil!"

Upon hearing this, none of the others objected, but Su Yao said:

"Senior, please don't be in a hurry. Please trouble you all to stay for three more days while I give it a try."

After speaking, He thrust the Ask Amid the Clouds into the ground, placed one hand on the hilt, and channeled his Law Power into it, his mind once again sinking into the Prism.

Although the group didn't believe Su Yao had any solutions, they decided to give it a try and started moving again.

Above, Su Yao's mind sank into the first restriction.

After ascending to the position of True Lord, as He refined the first restriction on the Prism, He knew the name of this treasure—[Seven Evolutions Rainbow Prism], a top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure with forty-eight innate restrictions, second only to the innate supreme treasure. It was born in chaos and is not a thing of this world.

It is connected to the Great Dao, and is similar to the Rainbow Clouds in this world, but has a more perfect celestial authority than the Rainbow Clouds in this world.

The way to deal with the Blood Devil was through a magical technique that He had previously comprehended while studying the Prism.

This immortal technique is not yet perfected. Its approximate function is to borrow the power of the Bright Yang that Yun Zhongzi seized with the Rainbow Clouds back then, and use the light to create shadows, reflecting the great Divine Ability that once appeared in this world.

If we're talking about dealing with the Blood Devil, who could be more suitable than Patriarch Yun Zhongzi?

Moreover, Su Yao is the current master of the Rainbow Cloud Fruition, and being in the place where the Patriarch cultivated and attained enlightenment, as well as at the Jade Pillar Grotto-Heaven established by the Patriarch, he should be able to summon the Patriarch's image for a few breaths by borrowing the Rainbow Cloud Fruition and the Prism Position. A few breaths will be enough.

Three days later, just as the people below were about to give up and the Old Devil was about to break through the blockade, Su Yao's voice rang out:

"Seniors, get ready."

The group looked up and saw Su Yao stand up, draw his Ask Amid the Clouds, and run two fingers along the blade, chanting:

"Rainbow Clouds as the guide, heavenly light as the foundation; light forms shadow, shadow returns to truth. Seven evolutions as the sequence, the Fruition Position as the gate—open!"

After reciting the mantra, He used the Prism and His own Golden Nature and status to begin performing this immortal technique as the master of the Rainbow Cloud Fruition.

Ask Amid the Clouds upright in front of his chest, Hand Seals with his left hand, and simultaneously lit up the rainbow light between his eyebrows and the Prism in his dantian.

The morning glow flowed backwards above Zhongnan, and rainbow light emanated from the sword, weaving into a human-shaped silhouette in the void; the light of the sky surged in from all directions like a tide, with the glow of the morning glow, the rainbow light, and the light of the sky overlapping.

The people below were utterly shocked.

Xicheng looked at Qizhenzi with dissatisfaction:

"Daozheng is still too biased. He passed on such immortal techniques to Su Yao, but not to me?"

Qizhenzi rode the Flying Cloud Crossing and flew towards Xicheng, cursing:

"What can I do? And what don't you know?"

Xicheng unfurled his Purple Rosy Cloud Robe, blocking Flying Cloud Crossing, and was about to speak when Su Yao's voice interrupted him:

We respectfully beseech the Ancestral Master to manifest his power!

Mount Zhongnan suddenly fell silent.

The wind stopped, and the morning glow rose from the east.

The moment the dawn broke, the relentless Heavenly Thunder, the Northern Dipper's light, the phoenix's phantom, and the crane's shadow vanished; the many True Lord, Immortals, and Dao Lord who had been surrounding Mount Zhongnan Great Void dispersed.

A mysterious sound rang out:

"Wen Zhong, how come you've become so much more reckless since becoming a god compared to when you were conferred the title?"

Several streaks of Heavenly Thunder lit up the horizon, expressing discontent.

The Heavenly Venerable remained silent.

In the Mount Zhongnan, apart from Su Yao, who was still casting Law Technique, the others looked on in disbelief.

Xicheng looked up at the sky in disbelief and said:

"Daozheng, is this Patriarch Yun Zhongzi?"

Qizhenzi was stunned for a moment and did not answer.

Above Mount Zhongnan, a figure slowly coalesced, bathed in the glow of the sunset, rainbow, and the light of the sky.

A moment later, a figure in plain robes appeared, but his face was not visible.

The Zhizhuo people below bowed deeply.

"Greetings, Heavenly Venerable."

The Blood Devil's voice rang out. "Yun Zhongzi? Impossible! You clearly went to the outer heavens, and both Caiche and this brat ascended to the Rainbow Cloud Fruition..."

The figure ignored them and instead looked towards the Jade Pillar Grotto-Heaven.

Su Yao, who had been maintaining his immortal technique, was greatly alarmed.

After casting this immortal technique called "Rainbow Clouds Light-Reversing Immortal-Summoning Method," and summoning the illusory image of the ancestor, the Rainbow Cloud Fruition actually tried to leave Him and pounced on that figure.

If it weren't for Prism's forceful intervention, Su Yao would have already fallen from his golden position.

He had unspeakable suffering in his heart, but meeting the gaze of the illusory figure of the patriarch, he still said:

"Greetings, Ancestor. This junior disciple is incompetent and has troubled you today."

Yun Zhongzi, only slightly raising his right hand.

In Ask Amid the Clouds broke free from Su Yao's grasp and fell into His palm.

He said, "I don't have much time left, hurry up. I will break through the Old Devil's body and Golden Nature shortly, and then you can go about your business."

Having finished speaking, He waved His hand Ask Amid the Clouds.

A crack appeared in front of the dilapidated temple below, Ask Amid the Clouds fell into it.

He said:

"Take action quickly."

The Dao Lord Zhizhuo said, "Help me."

After saying this, he took out the long staff he had crafted, and combined it with the staff, transforming it into the radiance of Wu Earth) which fell into the crevice.

Xicheng transformed into Crimson Firmament and followed, while Zique hesitated for a moment before finally transforming into Purple Qi and following.

Qizhenzi gazed upwards, tears streamed down her face.

Yun Zhongzi seemed to sense it and looked at Him, saying:

"Go."

Upon hearing this, Qizhenzi looked away and rode the Flying Cloud Crossing, transforming into the Wu Earth and disappearing into the crack.

A moment later, as the illusory figure of the patriarch faded, a beam of blood-red light flew out from the crack and landed in His palm.

He threw the object towards Su Yao:

"They've got the credit, and you shouldn't be left out. This item should be enough for you to break through to the Dao Embryo immediately. As for whether to use this item, break through to the Dao Embryo using the Five Qi Converging to the Origin Gathering method, or use this item to refine a treasure, that's up to you. I think the thing inside your body can help suppress it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of blood flew into Su Yao's body.

Su Yao felt his aura surging continuously, and at the critical moment, he used the Prism to suppress the momentum that was about to break through.

The next moment, blood gushed out from the crack, and blood rained down from the sky. The Devil Ancestor's aura completely dissipated.

The Yun Zhongzi gazed at the blood rain and said, "Minghe, you have ultimately fallen." Then, looking at Su Yao, he added, "You are quite remarkable. Caiche is the reincarnation of a powerful Divine Dao; in your previous life, you were likely just a mortal. Even with the aid of that treasure, reaching this point is quite commendable."

Seeing Su Yao's horrified expression, He laughed and said, "Don't worry, if it weren't for the influence of the Rainbow Cloud Fruition, I wouldn't have been able to detect my complete reappearance... But don't summon me next time."

After speaking, He looked down at the crack below and said, "Qizhenzi, you have done very well these past years. I will go and see this magnificent land again. We will meet again in the heavens someday."

After speaking, He tossed the Ask Amid the Clouds, where it landed above the crack. With one step, He appeared outside Mount Zhongnan.

Suddenly, heavenly maidens scattered flowers, and golden lotuses sprang from the earth.

He glanced back at Mount Zhongnan, smiled one last time, and transformed into a radiant glow, instantly soaring throughout the entire world and the Three Realms.

Outsiders, those who have a bad relationship with Qixia, especially those who have targeted Qixia Temple in recent years, whether True Lord, Immortals, or Dao Embryo, all retreat to their grottoes and dare not show their faces.

Until the rosy dawn faded, even the Northern Dipper and the cranes hid in the Heavenly Court, silent as cicadas in winter.

Only Heavenly Thunder flashed and cheers erupted.

Yun Zhongzi said, "Wen Zhong, after so many years, I never expected to still have an old friend in this world. I thought that after the Investiture of the Gods was shattered, you went to the outer heavens like Zhao Gongming."

As soon as he finished speaking, Heavenly Thunder roared across the sky, dancing with the glow of the sunset.

He said:

"Come, come, Wen Zhong, let's have a drink together!"

Three days later, the Heavenly Clouds and Heavenly Thunder in the sky completely disappeared.

Only when they reached the Jade Pillar Grotto-Heaven did Su Yao feel relieved.

Rainbow Cloud Fruition was finally completely stable, and she no longer thought of leaving Him to seek refuge with the Patriarch. In her opinion, Fruition Position were to go to the Patriarch's illusory image, it was likely that the Patriarch would truly reappear.

It's best to listen to the patriarch and use this Law Technique sparingly in the future.

Just then, a noble aura emanated from the crack below.

Su Yao instantly recognized it: Blood Qi Attainment.

But at this moment, it no longer carried any Demonic Dao aura; instead, it was filled with a vibrant life force. Then, it merged into the world and disappeared.

The next moment, the profound voice of the Dao Lord Zhizhuo resounded throughout heaven and earth:

"I, with unwavering resolve, today through the merits of the Earthly Deity and the achievement of preserving truth through blood shedding, purify my blood and restore my original blood. I am thus the Heavenly Venerable of Unwavering Retention of Truth, Earthly Deity!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the light of the Wu Earth intertwined with the vitality of the Blood Qi, yellow clouds surged from the Mount Zhongnan, and sweet rain fell from the sky. The remaining sea of blood completely dissipated, and the place where the dilapidated temple was located was transformed into a pure land.

Zhizhuo the aura of the Heavenly Venerable spread out, although the Zhongnan Blessed Land retreated a bit, the thick Master of Fate aura was deeper, more stable, and closer to heaven than before.

Su Yao stood before the Jade Pillar Grotto-Heaven, gazing at the newly born Heavenly Venerable aura below. He slowly sheathed his sword and bowed in the direction of Zhizhuo.

Outside, the adults who had returned to this place displayed a variety of expressions.