The new cave residence master of Bright Moon Cave, realizing this, quickly said: "However, every so often, Saintly Venerable Qiyue will come out of the Blood River once, cause a disturbance, and then hide back in the Blood River. Over the past year, several attempts by Saintly Venerable Mok Hai to capture Saintly Venerable Qiyue have failed. Judging by the timing, it's probably around ten days to half a month before Saintly Venerable Qiyue emerges from the Blood River again."

"What's she stirring?" Lu Ye frowned.

The Blood Race promptly pulled a bitter face and said, "It's just killing a batch of clan members."

Bright Moon Cave was also a target visited by Lann Qiyue. She came here once half a year ago, and at that time, all the Blood Race in this place were slaughtered by her. The Blood Race that Lu Ye sees now moved in later.

Currently, the Blood Race in this area are having a hard time because no one knows from which Blood Pool Lann Qiyue will emerge to kill. Once she appears, whether there's a cave residence, a Blessed Land, or a Grotto Heaven nearby, some Blood Race are destined to be unlucky.

In over a year, the Blood Race that died at her hands numbered no fewer than a thousand, maybe even several hundred.

No one on the Blood Race side knows why Saintly Venerable Qiyue is doing this. For now, it seems to be a form of venting. After all, she was originally the ruler of this area but was driven away by Saintly Venerable Mok Hai. Her subordinate Blood Race also defected to Saintly Venerable Mok Hai's side. Naturally, she's upset and kills the Blood Race to vent her anger.

But Lu Ye realized.

This isn't mere venting; Lann Qiyue is transmitting a message, telling him she is still here.

She is waiting for him!

Normally, someone like Lann Qiyue, once encountering a stronger Sacred Seed, would naturally flee the area early to ensure her own safety. But she not only didn't leave but also repeatedly jumped out of the Blood River to cause a disturbance, as if afraid no one would know she's still here.

Because Lu Ye left from here with Dao Thirteen, and if he were to return someday, he would definitely come back here. Although they never made any agreement, and Lu Ye never told Lann Qiyue he would definitely return, Lann Qiyue still held onto a hope, an expectation.

So even when she encountered an opponent she couldn't match, she didn't choose to leave but stayed to wait.

Lu Ye couldn't help but sigh.

Lann Qiyue is like the human women imprisoned in the cave residence, both are unfortunate souls, but she acquired her own opportunity when she accidentally obtained the Sacred Blood and became a Sacred Seed among the Blood Race.

Her race may have changed, but she still has the heart of the human race, so she considers the human race in her actions. After Lu Ye left, she continued to implement his strategy of protecting the human race, prohibiting the Blood Race from harming humans. Over time, it inevitably aroused dissatisfaction among the Blood Race.

That is probably why, when another stronger Sacred Seed appeared here, her subordinate Blood Race quickly defected.

Not just out of reverence for the stronger, but also because the strategy Lu Ye set back then fundamentally infringed upon the interests of the Blood Race.

Lann Qiyue can use her status as a Sacred Seed to suppress the Blood Race under her command and prevent them from defying orders and showing disrespect, but this kind of suppression ultimately runs counter to the prevailing trend in the Blood Refinement World.

The new cave residence master of Bright Moon Cave ultimately doesn't have high cultivation or a significant status. Moreover, they have been here for only a short time and don't know much about Lann Qiyue besides what was mentioned earlier.

Lu Ye asked a few more questions but got no answers, and growing impatient, he killed him with one stroke.

"Saintly Venerable, what are our next steps?" Loo Chang asked.

From his heart, Loo Chang preferred to call Lu Ye master, just as a Blood Slave would call the Blood Race who planted a Blood Seal on them, but Lu Ye seemed to dislike the title of master, so Loo Chang could only refer to him as Saintly Venerable.

"Send all the human women here to the nearby village and have the villagers settle and take care of them, then go out and gather more information for me." Lu Ye instructed.

Loo Chang understood and gladly accepted the command.

Lu Ye walked toward the depths of the cave residence, entered a stone chamber, and looked at the girl lying in a pool of blood, her head shattered, lifeless.

The recent scream was probably from this girl.

She wasn't raped to death, but after the Blood Race who assaulted her left, she resolutely smashed her head against the stone wall next to her.

Given Lu Ye's strong Mental Consciousness now, he would have sensed her actions, but he did not stop her.

Even though he could have done so.

In this world, there are indeed people who are fiercely determined not to be humiliated. Lu Ye might have saved her this time, but if she truly held a determination to die, no matter how many times others saved her, it would be of no use.

He raised his hand and cast out a ray of Raging Flames; the blazing fire soon enveloped her corpse, which quickly turned to ash.

Lu Ye temporarily stayed at Bright Moon Cave.

Loo Chang sent those abducted human women to Cangnan Village. As a Divine Sea Realm Blood Race, he personally went, and the human race of Cangnan Village would not dare to resist even a bit, naturally accommodating all the women and taking care of them in the future without mention.

Lu Ye ultimately activated the jade tablet that his elder brother had given him before the trip, hoping to get support from the human race elders nearby, even though the possibility is very low.

Because the distance from here to the Southern Territory is really far, the elders' activity range is all within the Southern Territory as they are in a state of constantly having to return to the Righteous Blood Sacred Land. If the distance is too far, it seriously hinders them.

But Lu Ye still sent out a summon because there might be someone nearby, the one who received half of the Heaven's Augury Pillar, Wuchang.

Since half of the Heaven's Augury Pillars were taken, Wuchang's range of activity would not be limited to the Southern Territory. At this moment, he must have reached the Northern Territory, but as for the distance, how far he is from me, Lu Ye can't determine.

He has a hunch that he will probably face off the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, so he really needs the assistance of the older generation.

Loo Chang is still quite reliable. After all, he is a Divine Sea Realm Blood Race, a figure that stands out throughout the entire Blood Refinement World, so gathering intelligence is naturally very convenient.

Through his investigations, Lu Ye gradually understood some things.

It was somewhat different from what he had thought. He previously believed that the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai had taken a liking to Lann Qiyue's Sacred Blood and wanted to kill her to seize it for himself, to enhance his own bloodline.

But according to the information Loo Chang found out, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was not interested in Lann Qiyue's Sacred Blood, but rather Lann Qiyue herself!

This guy actually wants to become Dao companions with Lann Qiyue!

That's just absurd.

The Blood Race's disposition is much more unrestrained compared to the human race, with neither gender having much concept of fidelity, so it is rare for the Blood Race to pair up and become Dao companions, especially the higher the cultivation among the Blood Race, the less likely they are to engage in such matters.

Saintly Venerable class Blood Races, regardless of gender, are basically lone wanderers.

So for the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai to set his sights on Lann Qiyue is somewhat unreasonable.

But on second thought, it might not be entirely impossible.

Lann Qiyue was extremely beautiful when she was a human, otherwise, she wouldn't have been captured into the Bright Moon Cave by the Blood Race. While the aesthetic features might differ somewhat between the Blood Race and the human race, many times they have similar beauty standards.

In their eyes, beauties from the human race are also beauties, even more so in the eyes of many Blood Races, human appearances fit their taste better.

Although Lann Qiyue underwent a significant transformation from human to Sacred Seed in form, her beauty has not diminished in the slightest, and may have even increased.

Moreover, she is the first from the human race to transform into a Sacred Seed within the Blood Refinement World, bringing with her a natural gentleness that other female Blood Races lack.

Lu Ye might not perceive this, but the Blood Races can discern it at a glance.

All in all, although Lann Qiyue is now a Blood Race, in the eyes of other Blood Races, she possesses a unique charm that no other female Blood Race can match.

She is one of a kind throughout the entire Blood Refinement World!

Of course, a Saintly Venerable-level Blood Race would not only value Lann Qiyue's appearance but also her status.

If he can really become Dao companions with Lann Qiyue, then the two Saintly Venerables together would be a formidable pair that other Sacred Seeds would probably think twice about provoking.

This explains it.

Lu Ye was previously puzzled as Lann Qiyue, after all, is a newly birthed Sacred Seed, she has not been a Sacred Seed for long, and has only refined a drop of Sacred Blood. The Saintly Venerable Mok Hai must have refined more than just a drop of Sacred Blood, being an experienced Saintly Venerable, who could easily suppress Lann Qiyue through bloodline alone, not to mention the sheer difference in their strength.

According to Lu Ye's calculations, Lann Qiyue should have reached the Divine Sea Realm by now, but how many layers she has reached is impossible to determine.

Under such disadvantageous circumstances, how did Lann Qiyue manage to escape from the hands of the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai?

It turns out the other party did not have a strong intent to kill Lann Qiyue, which gave her an opportunity to escape.

And Lann Qiyue's current actions are undoubtedly akin to repeatedly testing her luck at the Ghost Gate. If someday she is caught by the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, she might have nowhere to run.

Lu Ye has to be wary of this, and he has to be ready to meet Lann Qiyue at any moment.

No one knows from which Blood Pool she will appear next. According to information collected by Loo Chang, most of the Blood Pools in this area are under varying degrees of surveillance by the Blood Race, just waiting to immediately relay a message to the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai once Lann Qiyue appears.

However, this does not hinder Lu Ye's plans.

With this information, Lu Ye takes action, arranging a full dozen or so transport arrays within a span of several thousand miles centered around the Bright Moon Cave Residence.

This way, once Lann Qiyue appears and news reaches him, he can immediately set out to meet her.

With luck, he won't have to engage in any conflict with the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, and can just escape with Lann Qiyue. Later, when the Nine Provinces cultivator army arrives in full force, they can then gather their troops and settle the scores.

During this period, Lu Ye frequently activates the jade tablet's powers, sending out summons, but so far, he hasn't received any feedback, nor has any elder suddenly appeared with divine weapons in front of him.

Thus, Lu Ye realizes that he won't be getting assistance from the elder generations this time.

In the end, he'll have to rely on himself to resolve the matter with Lann Qiyue.