CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: THE ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK SHINES AGAIN?

The battle was still raging intensely. Ye Xingliu’s flying sword spiritual artifact and that Blood Foundation Establishment cultivator’s flying knife spiritual artifact spiraled together, while the Blood cultivator’s eyes turned even redder, as if he had taken some kind of elixir, and his spiritual energy seemed endless.

This allowed him alone to withstand a peer cultivator and a Tier Two Giant Lizard.

Plus, quite a few Qi Cultivation cultivators and Qi Cultivation demon beasts.

The Blood Cultivator’s persistence was unexpectedly troublesome.

Ye Jingcheng watched with some anxiety; if Xu Xiuqing wasn’t here today, perhaps the Ye family would accomplish things more neatly.

However, the Ye family needed spiritual ore, so they had to agree to Xu Xiuqing’s request.

And with the Blood cultivator stalling for time, Ye Xingliu and the elders of the Ye Family, upon Ye Jingcheng’s reminder, also realized it now.

As usual, the Blood cultivator would have fled long ago.

"Xinghe, take three people to the lake below!"

Ye Xinghe immediately nodded, and the Blood cultivator’s face changed dramatically in that instant.

Clearly, he had something planned under the lake!

He pulled out another decree, which spread before him.

Then, three Blood-clothed cultivators rushed out from beneath the lake. These Blood-clothed cultivators were also controlled loose cultivators, but their strength was evidently at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer or Ninth Layer level.

Each one wielded numerous artifacts, far stronger than the cannon fodder before.

When one appeared, it made Xu Xiuqing’s eyes instantly red.

"Father!" Xu Xiuqing rushed forward.

One of the cultivators saw this and a sudden clarity flickered in his eyes.

This sight made Ye Jingcheng and the others hesitate!

Yet, Ye Xinghe’s Red Crowned Snow Eagle, utilizing its terrifying speed, charged first, throwing numerous ice blades at the three Qi Cultivation cultivators.

Ye Xinghe naturally recognized Old Xu too, but having mentioned it earlier, with the Blood Heart Curse controlling him, they couldn’t ensure Old Xu’s safety.

At this moment, they couldn’t let Xu Xiuqing rush to her death!

The Blood Patterned Leopard roared, transforming into spiritual light, lunging towards one of them.

Ice crystals kept crashing down, but the three of them kept offering shield spiritual artifacts and blood blade spiritual artifacts.

Dispersing all the ice blades, even the flying swords and spirit talismans launched by Ye Xinghe and others, into the air.

Countless spiritual lights fell into the lake, causing waves of water.

Even though Xu Xiuqing was in pain, she also knew her father had lost his reason.

She could only take out her artifact and attack from a distance, her face a mixture of contradiction and pain.

At that moment, Ye Jingcheng’s Red Flame Fox hurled four fireball skills again, and this Chain Fireball Technique, even the mid-stage Tier One defense shield couldn’t hold, being blasted away as one.

Yet, countless iron wood vines appeared!

When iron wood vines surfaced, those Blood-clothed cultivators tried using fireball skills, but saw Ye Jingyu’s wind banners waving continuously, and this time, not one but two wind banners.

Releasing more gusts of wind, they unexpectedly blew the fireballs away.

Instead, leaving the three quite embarrassed!

The iron wood vine and Ye Jingyong’s small seal spiritual artifact descended at an unknown time.

This series of attacks was extremely well-coordinated, but the three controlled cultivators had extraordinary experience, combining to send out three flying knife spiritual artifacts!

However, in the next moment, another giant fireball emerged!

This fireball came even faster, as the Red Flame Fox, after Ye Jingcheng pressed its head, spat out another massive fireball!

Under the fireball, one cultivator instantly perished, and the remaining two were severely injured, with a sound, a giant bell appeared again, covering Mr. Xu.

This time, Ye Jingcheng used the giant fireball technique to cover the Heaven-Trapping Bell.

The remaining one couldn’t last much longer, hit by the Red Crowned Snow Eagle’s ice crystal storm, and torn apart by the Blood Patterned Leopard at close range!

Ye Xinghe also rushed towards the bottom of the lake!

At this scene, the Foundation Establishment Blood cultivator was even more panicked!

He too charged towards the lake, starting to form finger formulas with his hands frantically.

In an instant, countless blood-colored spirit patterns appeared on the lake’s surface.

These blood-colored spirit patterns were about to extend into a line, as if some terrifying array was about to emerge.

At that time, a golden light flashed suddenly, and a giant Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger appeared, pouncing towards the Blood cultivator!

The suddenly appeared Tier Two Hanging Eye Tiger shone with dazzling golden spiritual light, with one claw, the indestructible spirit shield was shattered!

The Blood cultivator was somewhat incredulous, but could only dodge clumsily.

However, with Ye Xingliu summoning the Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger, there was no mercy, combined with the giant tongue of the Tier Two Giant Lizard and numerous earth spikes!

Ye Xingliu swung his sword again.

This time the Foundation Establishment Blood cultivator couldn’t use any more artifacts, after resisting a few moves, he was decapitated with one sword!

The half-spread Blood Array suddenly ceased.

Ye Xinghe and Ye Xingyu used the Water Escape Skill to enter the ground.

While Ye Jingcheng, Ye Jingyong, and Ye Jingyu began to clean up the corpses.

As the younger generation, clearing up was naturally their responsibility.

Only Xu Xiuqing approached where Mr. Xu was covered by the giant bell.

Inside the bell lay her father, Old Xu, but without any movement, which made Xu Xiuqing’s eyes show some madness, along with fear!

Ye Jingcheng had not yet opened the Heaven-Trapping Bell; he controlled the Heaven-Trapping Bell and naturally knew that the Blood cultivator triggered the Blood Heart Curse before the bell.

Causing Old Xu to die on the spot, but at least using the Heaven-Trapping Bell to keep an intact corpse.

"Ye Daoist, please unveil it!" Xu Xiuqing’s body wavered a bit, but she still spoke.

Ye Jingcheng retrieved the Heaven-Trapping Bell, revealing Old Xu’s figure, but it was already a corpse, with eyes seemingly death uncertain, only closing slightly after seeing Xu Xiuqing.

Finally, the last trace of vitality also dissipated.

At this moment, Ye Xinghe and Ye Xingyu emerged.

Both spoke with calm expressions:

"Uncle, below is a blood pool, this evil cultivator used the blood pool for cultivation, most likely his entire Foundation Establishment cultivation was refined through blood, luckily taken down today!" Ye Xinghe appeared fearful.

Many Blood cultivators use the essence blood of cultivators for cultivation, which rapidly accelerates cultivation speed.

After all, the blood of cultivators is more nourishing than that of spirit beasts, more suited for cultivators, but it’s an unforgivable act under heaven, something everyone would want to eliminate.

Of course, as Ye Xinghe spoke, in Ye Jingcheng’s heart there was a feeling of doubt because he noticed his Treasure Book Atlas glowed again.

This time, it was a blood leech appearing, its body limp like muddy water, yet it could transform from one to a thousand, and a thousand to ten thousand!

In the blink of an eye, the atlas of the Treasure Book was densely filled, covering the entire Treasure Book World.

Finally, it returned to peace, taking the form of a blood leech insect egg, and a new pill formula appeared!

Ye Jingcheng knew in his heart the Blood cultivator below was probably not practicing Blood Refining Skill, but using cultivator’s blood to hatch these demon blood leech eggs.

Though Ye Xinghe didn’t mention it publicly, these blood leeches must be deeply involved in a lot of matters.

Ye Jingcheng also understood, as he was still not deemed worthy enough.

Unable to earn the full trust of the family yet.