Chapter 969: Chapter 490: Advancement

Without Fang Zhixing asking, Lady Bai Guang began to narrate.

“Our Blood Seal Clan is very ancient, with an enduring legacy that can even be traced back to before the birth of Mu Chen Immortal Domain, so far back that even we ourselves cannot clearly articulate it.”

“But there’s a widely circulated legend about the origin of the Blood Seal Clan.”

“The Blood Seal Clan believes that we are descendants of the ‘Dao Ancestor’!”

“For reasons unknown, the Dao Ancestor shed a drop of blood, which was immeasurably large, its volume infinite, transforming into an endless Blood River.”

“The Dao Ancestor is the ancestor of all Dao, thus his blood naturally contains one of the great Dao, namely the Blood Dao!”

“The Blood River is the manifestation of the Blood Dao, containing a vigorous life force, gradually nurturing the Blood Seal Clan, Blood Mad Clan, Blood Heavenly Clan, Blood Sea Clan, and so on.”

“All Bloodline Clans obtained a portion of the Blood Dao legacy, becoming one of the strongest races among All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, ruling limitless star domains, claiming kingship.”

“Yet, over time, an unavoidable phenomenon inevitably emerged.”

“Once blood flows outside the body, it is bound to get polluted by external influences, gradually losing vigor, decaying, and ultimately becoming foul.”

“Even the Dao Ancestor’s blood follows the same fate!”

“Thus, the once unmatched Bloodline Clans gradually faced decline, with most withering to extinction.

But some clans were unwilling, slowly transforming into representations of foulness, corrosion, degeneration, curse, aberration, abyss.

The Blood Sovereign, upon obtaining our clan’s blood drop, could refine Polluted Blood, and that’s exactly how it happened.”

Fang Zhixing’s mind flashed with sudden insight.

At this moment, Lady Bai Guang suddenly asked: “Do you want to see the legendary Dao Ancestor Blood River?”

Fang Zhixing raised his brows, surprised: “Where is the Dao Ancestor Blood River?”

Lady Bai Guang affirmed: “The Dao Ancestor Blood River flows across All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, wherever you are, as long as you spiritually commune with the Void, you can enter the Dao Ancestor Blood River to practice.”

Saying this, she took out a blood-colored scroll from her sleeve and handed it over.

Fang Zhixing steadied himself, carefully and slowly unfurling the blood-colored scroll.

A crimson-black river appeared on the scroll, resembling the color of Xigou’s fur.

Fang Zhixing’s gaze sharpened, and the sound of flowing water immediately reached his ears.

The crimson-black river on the scroll was initially blurred, then slowly becoming clearer.

Fang Zhixing, in a momentary daze, quickly came to his senses, finding himself standing on the riverbank.

The river in front of him flowed slowly, the water thick and murky, pitch-black, emitting faint red light, wafting with bursts of strong foul odor.

Very much like Polluted Blood!

“Is this the Dao Ancestor Blood River?”

Fang Zhixing frowned deeply; this scene was distinctly reminiscent of the Ganges waters.

The calamity emanating from the Dao Ancestor Blood River undeniably reaches the Heavenly Disaster Level.

Faced with such terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, Fang Zhixing dared not touch it in the slightest!

Suddenly, a white light flashed, manifesting Lady Bai Guang’s silhouette.

“Big sister, this Dao Ancestor Blood River…”

Fang Zhixing found himself at a loss for words.

Lady Bai Guang sighed softly: “Yes, the Dao Ancestor Blood River, which once nurtured endless life, is now so polluted, its vitality nearly exhausted, only decay, degeneration, and foulness remain.

It’s exactly because of this that the Blood Dao Practitioners, once renowned for their powerful life force, have now lost their vigorous demeanor, becoming willingly corrupt, becoming bloodthirsty and frenzied, dark and venomous, insatiable.”

Fang Zhixing couldn’t help but ponder, muttering: “If I continue practicing the Blood Dao, will I also become degenerate?”

Lady Bai Guang nodded: “The Dao Ancestor Blood River is the source of the Blood Dao; since its source has a problem, then no one can escape.

Simply put, as long as you absorb the aura from the Dao Ancestor Blood River, you will surely taint yourself with foulness, decay, and degeneration.

When you ascend to the Golden Immortal Realm, your internal polluted aura, being impure, is very prone to attract Heavenly Tribulation, constantly facing being struck by lightning.”

Fang Zhixing understood.

The thing Golden Immortals fear most is Heavenly Tribulation!

Their Physical Body, already prone to attracting Heavenly Tribulation, bringing constant life danger, and coupled with various impure auras, makes it all the more dangerous, risking annihilation at any time.

Buddhist teachings often say: When the six senses are impure, disaster abounds.

It’s actually the same idea!

Fang Zhixing contemplated for a moment and asked: “Big sister, then what should I do now?”

Lady Bai Guang replied: “Although the Dao Ancestor Blood River has problems, it does not mean the Blood Dao cannot be practiced.

In fact, the Dao Ancestor Blood River has been flowing relentlessly, never drying up.

This implies that the drop of blood shed by the Dao Ancestor still possesses a strong life force, only its surface layer is subjected to tremendous pollution.”

Fang Zhixing responded: “If I insist on practicing the Blood Dao, must I venture to the depths of the Dao Ancestor Blood River to find fresh blood?”

Lady Bai Guang nodded: “That idea is correct, but very difficult to achieve; our Blood Seal Clan once attempted but ended in failure.”

Fang Zhixing couldn’t help but feel solemn.

Lady Bai Guang elaborated carefully: “Currently, there are two very prosperous factions; one is Blood Heavenly Sect, which practices the Blood Heavenly Demon Technique.

This faction advocates that all Blood Dao Practitioners should contribute their own blood, stored in a Blood Sea, known as Blood Heaven, tantamount to simulating another Dao Ancestor Blood River.”

Fang Zhixing nodded; he had personally witnessed that Blood Sea.

“The other faction is the Blood Origin Sect, which advocates using one’s own blood as the starting point, collecting the blood of all beings, to wash away all the foulness in the Dao Ancestor Blood River and reactivate it.”