Lu Ye nodded: "It was very difficult before, but it should soon become easier. The Nine Provinces already know about the various situations in the Blood Refinement World and the plight of the human race here, so the cultivators of the Nine Provinces cultivation world are preparing an expedition to this realm. Considering the timing, it should be about right, and then many cultivators from the Nine Provinces will come here to annihilate those of the Blood Race and save the human race living under their enslavement. I came here in advance to serve as a guide."

Lann Qiyue's face turned red with excitement, although the Blood Race's skin was naturally ruddy, she pressed her red lips and cautiously asked, "I'm now part of the Blood Race, is it really okay for me to join the Righteous Blood Sect?"

Lu Ye smiled: "The Nine Provinces cultivation world doesn't have such severe racial barriers as here. Many sects have demon cultivator disciples, and their treatment and status are the same as those of the human race, so you can absolutely join our sect. Besides, your situation is special, and when the time comes, I will explain everything to the sect master, and I believe the sect master will accept you."

Lann Qiyue's eyes reddened: "Thank you, Senior Brother."

"There is a process witnessed by Heaven's Augury for admitting disciples, and you will know when the time comes. Once the conflict between the two realms ends, you can follow me back to the Nine Provinces to formalize your entry into the sect."

"Mm, I'll follow Senior Brother's arrangements."

Lann Qiyue felt incredibly lucky, having encountered Lu Ye here and being saved by him, gaining a new lease on life. Now she even had a chance to go to the Nine Provinces and join the Righteous Blood Sect.

The human race in the Blood Refinement World numbered in the billions, yet she was undoubtedly the most special among them!

Lu Ye spoke again: "There is something I need you to do right now."

Lann Qiyue sat upright and listened intently: "Senior Brother, please instruct me." Learning everything about the Nine Provinces, finding out about the Righteous Blood Sect, and being verbally accepted into the sect by Lu Ye, her entire Essence Qi had transformed.

Lu Ye took out an item: "I have placed something called the Heaven's Augury Pillar in Lock Horns Grotto Heaven, Loo Chang knows its location. You should go there now and stay stationed, when the time is right, that Heaven's Augury Pillar will emerge from the ground, then the Nine Provinces cultivators can use it to teleport over. I'm not sure who will come, but hold this item to indicate your identity and they will not trouble you, then you can just assist them in exterminating the Blood Race."

The item he handed over was none other than his identity inscription tablet as a disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect, which Shui Yuan had personally given him when he returned from the Spirit Stream battlefield to the sect headquarters. Each disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect had one such inscription tablet, which recorded the basic information of the cultivator. Because it involved Heaven's Augury, the inscription tablet was as impossible to counterfeit as the guard token of the provincial guard.

Lann Qiyue took the inscription tablet, nodding solemnly: "I understand. Is there anything else Senior Brother wants to instruct?"

Lu Ye thought for a moment and said: "Unless the Nine Provinces cultivators are in mortal danger, you don't need to assist them in killing enemies."

For the Nine Provinces cultivators, every living Blood Race member was walking battle merit, so having others help in killing wasn't a good thing, as it would be stealing battle merit, which was something Nine Provinces cultivators detested.

When the time comes, Lann Qiyue only needs to leverage her saintliness and assist from the side.

"Additionally, have the Blood Race send all the collected Spirit Rice to Lock Horns Grotto Heaven, and no matter which batch of Nine Provinces cultivators come, you must immediately declare your identity as a disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect and then inform them of the boundaries of your designated territory."

Lann Qiyue nodded repeatedly, indicating that she had memorized everything.

After a while, she departed swiftly, with Loo Chang following along.

A moment later, Lu Ye also left Bright Moon Cave, heading straight for the nearest Blood Pool entrance.

After several days of recuperation, the injuries from the battle with Saintly Venerable Mok Hai had already healed. This was the benefit of having a strong physique, even if injured, recovery was much more convenient compared to ordinary cultivators, a convenience usually exclusive to physique cultivators.

However, given Lu Ye's current physical strength, if he claimed to be a physique cultivator, no one would doubt him.

The Blood Pool was not far from Bright Moon Cave, and with Lu Ye's current speed, he reached it in no time at all.

This was the place where both Zhang Julai and Lann Qiyue had once entered, but their experiences were entirely different, with Zhang Julai dying here while Lann Qiyue attained new life.

Lu Ye came here without any other particular aim.

Primarily, there wasn't sufficient time for him to return to the Empyrean Sea, and since that was the case, there was no need for him to rush. Once Number Nine fully establishes the connection with the Blood Refinement World, he would most likely be able to use the Heaven's Augury Pillar to teleport everywhere, making it just a moment's matter to get to the Empyrean Sea.

The Blood Refinement World also wasn't suitable for cultivation, no matter how rich the nature's spiritual energy was. Compared to the cultivation methods in the Nine Provinces, it was distinctly inferior. For someone like Lu Ye, who was used to the finest spiritual sustenance, suddenly being made to consume unappetizing fare was hard to swallow.

Thus, he intended to delve into the underground Blood River for exploration.

The underground Blood River traversed the entire domain of the Blood Refinement World, with the Sacred Blood hidden within it, furthermore, the Blood Race relied on it for breeding and growth. He was eager to find out what wondrous secrets lay within.

Of course, if he could conveniently find a few drops of Sacred Blood to refine during his exploration, that would be quite desirable.

He had just arrived at the Blood Pool's entrance when a slender figure climbed out of the Blood Pool, drenched in red light and with a youthful appearance.

It appeared to be a young Blood Race who had just matured.

The Blood Embryos born here would be sent into the Blood Pool to incubate, hatching into the Blood Race. The young Blood Race would continue to grow within the Blood River, absorbing its nutrients, and upon maturity, would emerge.

The entire process only took a few years, so in terms of growth time, the Blood Race matured much faster than the human race. Moreover, every Blood Race member emerging from the Blood River was a born cultivator, typically at the Spirit Stream Realm, and some exceptionally gifted could even reach the Cloud River Realm.

This is an advantage that the human race simply cannot match.

It was a coincidence that Lu Ye came here at this time; the young Blood Race in front of him had just matured.

The moment their eyes met, the young Blood Race wore a grin, and in a hoarse voice said, "Human!"

The hoarseness was likely because it was his first time speaking, and he hadn't gotten used to it yet.

As he spoke, he lunged toward Lu Ye, with fangs gleaming coldly at the corners of his mouth.

Lu Ye just stared at him coldly, then a flash of the blade.

The young Blood Race's grin instantly froze on his face. Lu Ye moved, brushed past him, and plunged straight into the Blood Pool.

Only when Lu Ye's figure vanished did the head of the young Blood Race roll off, and his headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud, eyes wide open, unable to close.

Perhaps he couldn't fathom why a human would dare to strike at him...

The Blood River seemed to flow with endless, thick blood eternally. Lu Ye had never thought much about it before, but upon entering the Blood River this time, he inexplicably recalled the strange scene he'd seen when overlooking the entire Blood Refinement World.

The entire Blood Refinement World's shape appeared like a gourd, or like the body of a female creature decapitated and dismembered.

If truly so, wouldn't the underground Blood River that ran through the Blood Refinement World, branching everywhere, be akin to the blood vessels of that female creature?

The blood in the Blood River was her blood!

The so-called Sacred Blood was her Essence Blood?

The thought grew more horrifying. Lu Ye quickly gathered his thoughts, feeling he was overthinking. After all, the Blood Refinement World was so vast; how could such a gigantic life form exist?

If such a being did exist, it could effortlessly destroy stars and worlds. How would it then suffer such a miserable fate?

Suppressing his thoughts, Lu Ye sank downward.

Previously, before refining the Sacred Blood, when he entered the Blood River, he had to activate the power of the Talent Tree to protect himself, because entering the Blood River posed great risks to humans.

But now, bearing strong saintliness, he no longer needed the Talent Tree's protection. He could freely roam the Blood River like any Sacred Seed.

However, if he wanted to refine the Blood River's power for himself, he would still need to consume the Talent Tree's fuel reserves.

The Blood Pool's entrance was small but extremely deep. Lu Ye felt he had descended several thousand feet before reaching the bottom. During this process, he occasionally encountered some immature Blood Race. The closer to the exit, the larger their forms, and the further down, the smaller their forms.

Every Blood Race he encountered, he slew.

He would not go easy on these yet-to-mature Blood Race, nor would he be merciful because they hadn't stained human blood. The Blood Race inherently disregarded humans, evident from the young Blood Race's immediate attack upon seeing Lu Ye.

This Nine Provinces cultivation world's expedition aimed to exterminate the Blood Race, so regardless of age or gender, if they were Blood Race, they were targets for extermination.

At the bottom of the Blood Pool, Lu Ye's Mental Consciousness swept over, quickly detecting many Blood Embryos placed here.

It was clearly no coincidence, just because this was below the Blood Pool's entrance; nearby Blood Race would place Blood Embryos from the Blood Pool down here.

Almost every Blood Pool entrance's direct underside displayed this scene.

Equally relentless, he destroyed those Blood Embryos one by one.

Only then did Lu Ye start to roam and search in the Blood River.

The Sacred Seeds would frequently enter the underground Blood River, not because of cultivation needs; the Sacred Seeds' cultivation was straightforward, reaching the Transformation Realm years after birth. Their frequent entering sought more Sacred Blood and stronger saintliness.

Every Sacred Seed's saintliness grew in this way. That method of hunting other Sacred Seeds to seize their Sacred Blood wasn't advocated in the Blood Refinement World.

In the Blood River, for several consecutive days, Lu Ye gained nothing.

He couldn't find any magical aspect of the underground Blood River, not even a drop of Sacred Blood. But it wasn't surprising; if Sacred Blood were so easy to find, the number of Sacred Seeds in the Blood Refinement World wouldn't be so scarce.