Chapter 704: Chapter 372: The Child of Destiny, Blood Slave Army_2

“No, it may not be about refining but merging the Imperishable Qi into the Divine Soul completely, which gives the Divine Soul imperishable characteristics.

“This is both a great disaster and a great opportunity.”

Li Xuan was overly excited; he finally made a decision on his fifth disciple. While he began to organize and perfect the Fifth Door of Martial Arts by integrating more profound theories, he paid attention to Cheng Zhan’s narrative.

“Born out of wedlock, a prodigy, crippled, banished, abandoned… this is a child of fate, and to meet me, a master; is this not fate?

“The fifth disciple, it’s him—Jiang Buping!”

Li Xuan couldn’t contain his excitement in his heart.

Was Jiang Buping not a child of fate, born out of wedlock, crippled as a prodigy, and abandoned?

Moreover, being crippled due to Imperishable Qi yet not becoming muddle-headed, this was both a great disaster and a great opportunity.

“The Imperishable Qi in his Divine Soul, it must have been a plot against him, right?”

Li Xuan muttered in his heart.

With Jiang Buping embodying so many traits of a child of destiny, he only lacked a betrayal by a sweetheart or fiancée.

If he gathered that, he would truly be a protagonist-like character.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan couldn’t help asking, “Does he have a fiancée?”

Cheng Zhan was startled, then immediately nodded hastily, “Yes, there are rumors of a fiancée, but after he was banished, his fiancée cut off all ties with him, seemingly she has found someone else!”

That’s right!

Li Xuan nodded and fell silent.

The more he looked at Jiang Buping, the more he liked him; this child would surely achieve greatness!

The Fifth Door of Martial Arts would rely on him to flourish.

Cheng Zhan appeared thoughtful and asked, “Senior means, his fiancée plotted against him?”

Li Xuan neither confirmed nor denied!

Jiang Buping continued to sleep in a coma, unaware of when he might awaken.

Everyone’s attention shifted from Jiang Buping back to Xuezhi Tu, and to the current crisis faced by Qinghua State.

Boom!

Suddenly, blood lights soared into the sky in the distance, several Blood Disciples were jointly attacking a large city—the third largest city in Qi Yun County, guarded by True King Heavenly Venerable.

However, it was now on the brink of collapse.

“Kill!”

Cheng Zhan roared in anger, and immediately charged forward.

The other Martial Artists who came with Cheng Zhan to Qi Yun County had already left to provide support elsewhere.

Currently, on the Evergreen Pavilion’s Flying Ship, only Cheng Zhan was left.

The Flying Ship transformed into a streak of light and arrived in an instant.

In the midst of the battle, both the Blood Disciples and the Qi Yun County’s True King Heavenly Venerable noticed the huge ship flying towards them and were all shocked by what divine artifact this could be.

“Rebels must be punished!”

Cheng Zhan, amidst his roaring, joined the battle with a large hammer in hand.

The three struggling True King Heavenly Venerables, upon seeing reinforcements, immediately felt uplifted and roared as they struck out vehemently.

Fang Hao sighed, “The great cities of the Divine Realm are too fragile without city protection formations; if there were a Great Protection Formation and strong figures stationed, would they be so easily breached?”

People on the Flying Ship nodded in agreement, having witnessed the wonders of formations.

Li Xuan flicked his finger, instantly slaying the Blood Disciples; the Flying Ship did not stop and continued towards Qi Yun County City.

Soon after, Cheng Zhan and two True King Heavenly Venerables came to express their gratitude for the high man’s intervention.

When those two learned that there was an immortal existence among them, they were overjoyed, feeling that Qi Yun County had a savior at last, a strong person to contain Xuezhi Tu.

They saw it as merely containing him.

After all, Xuezhi Tu was no ordinary Immortal Heavenly Venerable; he was incredibly powerful and not easily slain.

Even Emperor Da Yue, Myriad Thunder Sect Master, and Tianwu Clan Master might find it difficult to slay Xuezhi Tu.

In Qi Yun County City, the great battle continued; and at that moment, Feng Yan and Sui Hongwu consumed the eighth Netherworld Blood Orb, which seemed to have reached its limit and could not restore any more vital blood.

At that very moment, Feng Yan, with his body trembling like a rock-like strong man, suddenly punched out; his punch seemed to converge the domain he governed.

Sui Hongwu also threw his halberd, as if he was throwing a domain itself, a powerful strike that blasted open a huge gap in the Blood Blades surrounding Xuezhi Tu!

Boom!

And then, the halberd, struck by the punch of Feng Yan, merged powerfully with it in an instant.

The halberd shattered at that moment, as if breaking a part of the heaven and earth.

This strike blasted through Xuezhi Tu’s blockade and broke the encirclement of the Blood Blade.

The Heaven and Earth Laws appeared, the aura of the domain surged, and Qi Yun County crumbled into ruins in the aftermath of this strike.

The space of the surrounding domain where Qi Yun County was located shook violently, as if the power of the domain momentarily weakened.

The power drained from the domain was all gathered in the strike between Feng Yan and Sui Hongwu.

“Let’s go!”

Seizing the moment, two figures fled instantly, their auras in chaos, and Sui Hongwu even lost his divine artifact.

“Do you think you can escape?”

Xuezhi Tu, unhurried, took steps forward, closely pursuing them.

Panting, Feng Yan and Sui Hongwu looked back, their expressions dark and forbidding, nearly having become nourishment for Xuezhi Tu.

Fortunately, they had deceived Xuezhi Tu and seized the chance to escape.

Had Xuezhi Tu succeeded, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Not only would both of them have died, but Xuezhi Tu’s power would have increased further, leaving no one in the Qinghua state as his match!

Once no one could restrain him, the chances of Xuezhi Tu advancing to become a Blood Spirit would greatly increase.

“Where will you run? What difference does it make if you two flee?”

Xuezhi Tu chased after them, while Feng Yan and Sui Hongwu desperately fled, with a sky full of blood light and surging Blood Evil Qi behind them.

Unknowingly, behind Xuezhi Tu, an army of Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves had converged!

Scores of Blood Disciples and tens of thousands of Blood Slaves, all from the Netherworld Cave in Qi Yun County. The martial artists guarding the cave had all been slaughtered by Xuezhi Tu, and the Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves had entered the Qinghua state.

They were now all assembled under Xuezhi Tu’s command.

“Let’s see who can stop me, Xuezhi Tu. The blood sacrifice of Da Yue starts today.”

The chilling voice of Xuezhi Tu came.

“You two, either die obediently—your immortal essence blood can save many people—or shall I continue the blood sacrifice, allowing billions to live in exchange for your sacrifice?”

His sinister, venomous voice penetrated their ears.

With pale faces, Feng Yan and Sui Hongwu clenched their fists tight but said nothing, burying their heads and continuing to flee towards the Myriad Thunder Sect!

Only by leading him to Myriad Thunder Sect could the Sect Master restrain Xuezhi Tu.

Emperor Da Yue was already unable, and Tianwu Sect was too far; the only choice left was Myriad Thunder Sect.

Their worry was that Xuezhi Tu wouldn’t fall for it and instead abandon them to perform a blood sacrifice in the cities of Da Yue.

“You and I have consumed so many Netherworld Blood Orbs, refined the essence blood but yet to completely refine the Netherworld Qi within the orbs.

“Our essence blood is very valuable to Xuezhi Tu—he won’t abandon it.”

Feng Yan said gravely.

“Let’s hope so!”

Sui Hongwu gritted his teeth.

They had no other options left, not daring to flee completely in fear of being abandoned by Xuezhi Tu, who might then turn to perform blood sacrifices across Da Yue’s cities.

Nor did they dare get too close to Xuezhi Tu, lest they get tangled up with unforeseeable consequences.

Now they could only gamble on Xuezhi Tu not knowing the location of Myriad Thunder Sect, being unfamiliar with it, and continuing his murderous pursuit.

The two fled desperately. Even as Immortal Heavenly Venerables, after experiencing an intense battle and especially that strike that broke Xuezhi Tu’s blockade, their exhaustion was particularly great, panting heavily with the long-lost feeling of fatigue.

Looking back, half of the sky was blood-red, with a storm-like surge of Blood Evil rolling in.

“Avoid the large cities, absolutely must not pass through the large cities!”

Sui Hongwu said through gritted teeth.

They began to avoid routes passing major cities, but Xuezhi Tu followed with a sly smile, seemingly unaware of their intent.

Leading the Blood Slave Army, he continued the pursuit.

“Wouldn’t the essence blood of the warriors from Myriad Thunder Sect taste even better? Sacrifice a few of the Myriad Thunder Sect’s cities, refining some True Kings, and if possible, collaborate with those in the cave to refine the Sect Master of Myriad Thunder Sect…”

Xuezhi Tu muttered to himself.

While fleeing, Feng Yan and Sui Hongwu suddenly saw ahead a streak of light shooting towards them, a huge ship flying in midair like none they had ever seen before.