Chapter 670: Chapter 669: Seeking Treasure in the Blood Pool
At the same time, Teng Xie Gui had suffered a heavy blow. Thankfully, reinforcements arrived quickly. Otherwise, he would have been forced to order a retreat from the Gods Battlefield, even if it meant they all died.
He looked at the medicinal recipe Fu Hu presented and asked, "Is this just some ordinary recipe? Are you sure it can remove the curse?" He was highly skeptical of Huang Ji.
Huang Ji replied, "This is all we could find. If you don’t believe me, you can go look for it yourself!"
Teng Xie Gui’s expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure. "I see," he said. "Never mind, then. The reinforcements are about to arrive anyway, so they wouldn’t dare invade!"
He knew Huang Ji hadn’t lied. It was likely the Righteous Gods were too cunning, which was why their efforts had been for naught. After all, this matter was significant enough to determine the entire battlefield’s outcome. Fu Shen would never have let me find out so easily. It seems I’ll need a long-term strategy to find the real recipe.
"Now that this is settled, we should be going," Huang Ji said.
"Where to?" Teng Xie Gui asked.
Huang Ji retorted, "Is that really your concern?" Her expression soured.
Not wanting to fall out with her, Teng Xie Gui forced a smile. "You’re right, you’re right. It’s not my concern. My apologies for being so rash."
Huang Ji ignored him and left with Fu Hu.
***
Meanwhile, Ye Fan had already arrived in the Outer Domain.
Gazing at the vast sky, he exclaimed, "Freedom is damn awesome!"
His plan for this trip was to explore the deeper ruins, train in the Outer Domain for a few years, and then return. After all, he was currently being hunted everywhere by the followers of the Evil God.
Ye Fan found refuge in a broken temple he had visited before. Although the place was no longer a deathtrap, people still avoided it, allowing him to sleep soundly without a care.
Suddenly, in the middle of his deep sleep, he had a bad premonition.
Not good!
He shot up and went outside. He had just sensed two approaching auras. While they weren’t particularly strong, he recognized them. Since these were acquaintances he had no desire to face, Ye Fan had no choice but to flee deeper into the mountains.
Three months after arriving in the Outer Domain, Ye Fan built a bamboo lodge in a grove at the foot of a mountain to serve as his temporary refuge.
During these three months, he had scoured the peripheries of the Outer Domain and found nothing of value aside from a few perilous sites.
Therefore, he planned to begin his training in these dangerous areas. Once he broke through to his second major cultivation realm, he would venture into the depths. The deep regions of the Outer Domain were a place he longed to explore, and he was eager to discover what secrets lay buried within.
Today, he arrived at one such perilous site: the Blood Pool. The ground around it was littered with skeletal remains, which he carefully circumvented. These were all people who had once come seeking opportunities at the Blood Pool but had unfortunately died in the attempt. Ye Fan could feel potent waves of Evil Qi, all of which were promptly devoured by his Yuanhong Sword, causing it to grow stronger.
He looked at the Blood Pool, but its water was serene and crystal clear. There was nothing to suggest why this place was considered so perilous. In fact, if not for the scattered bones, it would have been a beautiful lakeside stream.
Could the danger be in the water itself?
Sure enough, as the moon rose, the pool’s water changed. It transformed from clear and transparent to a deep, visceral red, just like real blood.
So that’s how it is!
He scooped up a handful of the water and was met with the heavy stench of blood.
Blood-gathering Pill? That was the first thing that came to his mind.
The Blood-gathering Pill had belonged to the Outer Domain Main God of old, who possessed countless treasures and Divine Artifacts. Its effects were significant; it could replenish the depleted blood vigor of a martial artist, making them robust once more. Moreover, if a vigorous martial artist wore the Blood-gathering Pill, they wouldn’t have to fear death from blood depletion, even if they suffered massive blood loss in battle.
Such was the pill’s power. He couldn’t think of any treasure other than the Blood-gathering Pill capable of turning a placid pool of water into a pool of blood.
Certain the Blood-gathering Pill was somewhere in the pool, he prepared to dive in and retrieve it.
Wait! He suddenly stopped in his tracks.
With so many skeletons around, this place must be fraught with danger. Otherwise, the Blood-gathering Pill would have been taken long ago.
The former Outer Domain Main God had been invincibly powerful. After his fall and the crumbling of his Immortal Palace, many had searched the Outer Domain for his treasures over the years. Though some had been found, they amounted to only a third of the total at most. The remaining two-thirds lay buried somewhere in the Outer Domain, and while countless people had come searching for them one after another, very few had ever made it out alive.
The water only turns blood-red under the moonlight... Could it be that the spot where the moonlight shines brightest is precisely where the Blood-gathering Pill is hidden? A jolt of realization ran through him.
Just as he was about to head in that direction, the unexpected happened.
From the blood-red water, Blood Monsters emerged one after another, snarling as they rushed toward him.
"Heavenly Subduing Sword!" Ye Fan roared, unleashing his blade in a downward slash. Countless Blood Monsters instantly burst apart, only to reassemble themselves moments later.
The endless horde of Blood Monsters was a truly hair-raising sight.
As expected, the Guardians of the Blood-gathering Pill had appeared. Ye Fan charged forward, fighting desperately amidst the swarming monsters. He unleashed a powerful wave of Sword Qi that covered an unimaginably vast area. Its immense pressure swept over the horde.
Hundreds of Blood Monsters instantly exploded. Before this Sword Qi, they were merely fodder to be reaped, barely qualifying as life at all.
The Sword Qi detonated across the pool’s surface, creating a terrifying blast that towered over three hundred feet high, seeming to blot out the sun.
Standing at the pool’s edge, Ye Fan calmly watched it all unfold. He thought it was over, but in truth, it was far from finished.
From the surface of the water, a colossal figure rose, a creature so monstrous it chilled one to the bone.
It was a terrifying and immensely powerful Blood Demon. A dazzling, blood-red light shone from the top of its head as it roared and stalked out of the water.
Such a colossal beast would have scared anyone else to death, but not Ye Fan. For him, the Blood-gathering Pill was a treasure he was determined to obtain.
Therefore, this Blood Demon was a monster he had to slay.
Comments