CHAPTER 362: CHAPTER 357: REMNANT SPIRIT OF THE GROTTO HEAVEN

"This is..."

Zhao Qian raised an eyebrow as he looked at the blood-red droplet sealed in ice in front of him, and a guess formed in his mind:

"Interesting, it’s actually a living Blood God Son, quite a rare thing, with the endless Blood River, it’s said to be undying and undying."

"Well, senior, do you think this is a fated opportunity?"

Li Quanqing smiled slightly, indeed the Longevity Dao is not simple.

Without needing much introduction, he saw through Yao Chen’s true form, a true disciple from the Demon Path Blood River Sect.

"Indeed, it is a fated opportunity. Blood River Sect is one of the origin sects of the Demon Path passed down from ancient times, having produced many Divinity Transformation Demon Venerables. The inheritance of the Blood River does make me a bit tempted..."

Zhao Qian picked up this Blood Dripper, the chill from his fingertips was bone-piercing, and even a layer of frost quickly covered his skin.

His Nascent Soul Divine Sense spread out, easily seeing through the Golden Core cultivator’s soul true spirit contained within, without any chance to hide.

With the methods of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, there are many ways to pry open this guy’s mouth to get the Blood River Scripture.

However, what interested Zhao Qian more was this kind of cold aura that freezes everything, seemingly naturally countering the Blood Demon Secret Technique.

"Xuanming Power?"

Senior Brother Zhao exclaimed in surprise: "Quanqing, Fellow Daoist, you truly have many secrets on you, to actually master this powerful force, capable of freezing everything."

His gaze shifted, the five-colored divine light around him bursting forth, imbued with immense majesty: "This Blood River inheritance, I fear the price won’t be small, please do elaborate."

Li Quanqing pondered for a moment: "Could Senior Zhao lend a hand to kill a certain demon cultivator?"

This was the condition he proposed after careful consideration, although the probability of the other party agreeing was not high.

"You want to kill the Blood River Patriarch?"

Sure enough, Zhao Qian guessed his intention at a glance, after all, with this captured Blood God Son, it’s clear there is quite a conflict between the Blood River Sect and the Li Family.

"What does senior think?"

Li Quanqing did not deny it, if they could directly solve the Blood River Patriarch, it would truly put them at ease.

As far as he knew, within the entire Blood River Sect, there was only one Nascent Soul cultivator, the patriarch, fitting the style of the Demon Path cults where the entire sect supports one person.

"Wanting to kill a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, one Blood God Son isn’t enough, the cost and gain are not proportional..."

Zhao Qian suddenly smiled: "However, if you include the secret technique to extract this Xuanming True Qi, it could be considered."

It seems that this Nascent Soul cultivator was more interested in the Xuanming Ice Power.

Li Quanqing naturally would not agree, the Ice Phoenix Puppet was his most important trump card, and he would not expose it to outsiders.

"If you insist on killing the Blood River Patriarch, there’s nothing I can do to help..."

Zhao Qian gently shook his head, placing the Blood God Son back down, evidently wanting to negotiate another condition.

With the power of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, annihilating the Blood River Sect would be easy, but the most important concern was the reaction of other Demon Path sects and even the entire East Sea Cultivation World.

Back then, the Demon Clan rampaged, forcing many cultivation sects in the East Sea to retreat to the Central Continent to recover.

Later, as the Longevity Dao rose to power with domineering acts, attempting to unify the Central State and establish a supreme cultivator dynasty.

The process naturally sparked immense strife and bloodshed.

Many with conflicting ideologies, desiring freedom from rule, unwilling to be bound by rules, returned to the East Sea, establishing the present East Sea Cultivation World.

In addition to the external threat of the Demon Clan, the East Sea Cultivation World, despite having divisions between righteous and demon paths, stands united against strong external foes, particularly under the pressure of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty.

Not only the East Sea, but other cultivation worlds like Nanling, West Desert, and the Northern Plain Cultivation World had similar relations with the strong Longevity Dao, which could only be considered average.

"Then how about trading this Blood God Son for a Fourth Rank Array capable of withstanding a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Li Quanqing offered a different condition, no longer insisting on killing the Blood River Patriarch.

During his exploration of the Five Elements Sect’s relics, he obtained a Fourth Rank Lotus Array from the Scripture Pavilion Divine Collection, though it only covered a small area, barely a hundred acres.

Now, with the Cave Heaven Spirit Vein’s advancement, it was the perfect opportunity to re-establish this array to guard the entire Grotto Heaven, resisting potential Nascent Soul cultivators’ attacks.

Being part of the righteous path force, if the Blood River Sect attacked, as long as they could withstand for a time, they could call upon the Star Sect for aid.

"This cost... it’s quite suitable."

Zhao Qian pondered for a moment, ultimately agreeing to this request, undertaking to personally arrange this guardian array.

With this outcome, Li Quanqing was equally satisfied.

The Fourth Rank Ice Phoenix Puppet, in combination with the Fourth Rank Array, provided at least some means to deal with mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, ensuring the safety of all clan members.

Days passed by, the efficiency of the Longevity Dao cultivators was high, methodically enhancing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Veins.

On this day, it truly came to a crucial juncture, about to unleash the final potential of the entire Grotto Heaven, subsequently allowing the Nascent Soul cultivators to act, fully promoting the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Veins.

Rumble!

One by one, the Immortal Dynasty cultivators floated in midair, simultaneously making their moves, driving huge pillars deep into the earth, drawing from its core origin.

Even the thinnest of these pillars resembled small mountains, carved with ancient and vivid runes, as if yellow dragons coiled and qilins rested on cliffs, with mountains and rivers flowing within.

As these Mountain and River Pillars penetrated deep into the earth, the entire Qingyu Cave Heaven seemed to come alive like an Earth Dragon turning over, producing earth-shattering rumbles.

Simultaneously, bursts of Earth Vein Essence Qi erupted, like fountains soaring to the sky, permeating the clouds.

Roar!!

Unexpectedly, within the misty sky filled with this essence, the image of the Canghai Whale Emperor formed, letting out a resounding cry, lifelike.

"Truly astounding, in ancient times, this Pocket World had such deep foundation, nearly nurturing the legendary Cave Heaven Spirit..."

"Unfortunately, with the shattering of the world, its spirituality was damaged, a mere fraction of its former self, later exacerbated by the decline of Cave Heaven Spiritual Energy, it became a mere illusion..."

Zhao Qian looked at the Canghai Whale Emperor manifesting in the clouds, five-colored light shining in his eyes, perceiving its reality.

He had made extensive preparations for this spiritual vein upgrade, poring over numerous scrolls and ancient texts collected by the Immortal Dynasty, thus discovering the existence of Cave Heaven Spirits.

Li Quanqing, observing the vigorous essence, was suddenly moved, pulling out the Hanhai Bowl to release the spiritual beast, the Canghai Whale within.

"Roar!!"

The Canghai Whale, seeing this pure essence, gleefully bellowed, its broad fins like clouds, flying into the depths of the Heavenly Vault.

"Attempting to help the spiritual beast break through to Golden Core..."

Zhao Qian discerned his intention and didn’t mind lending a hand. His large hand descended, gathering the essence into a torrent, pouring it mightily into the Canghai Whale’s body!