Perhaps due to its unwillingness to die, or perhaps due to its lingering thoughts, under countless years of accumulation and various coincidences, the Blood Refinement World gave birth to an extremely special existence, called the Blood Shadow, or one could say, the Blood Spirit.

It was not only born of nature but also transformed from a drop of heart's blood of a powerful female creature after her death. In a sense, its existence is the continuation of the will of that female creature.

The essence of the Blood Refinement World is the remnant body of that female creature. In an environment like this, the Blood Spirit naturally can be regarded as the Heaven and Earth's Will of this entire world.

It is ignorant and unwise but possesses a trace of its own spiritual essence. Therefore, when the Nine Provinces cultivators invaded this realm, it instinctively reacted, which was to unleash Heavenly Punishment.

Unfortunately, it was blocked by Number Nine. In the confrontation of Heaven and Earth's Will, it fell at a disadvantage. Driven by instinct, it disengaged from the battlefield against Number Nine, giving guidance to all the Sacred Seeds remaining in this realm, ordering them to gather at Jade Pillar Peak.

This location is the heart of the female creature, also the place where this Blood Spirit was born, holding extremely special significance for the Blood Spirit. Only in this place can it unleash its full power.

The following events were simple. Under its summoning, the Sacred Seeds that came here could not resist and were merged together, transforming into a Blood Giant with itself as the core, competing with the many powerhouses of the Nine Provinces.

If not for Lu Ye, or were Lu Ye's saintliness unable to suppress it, the Nine Provinces powerhouses would most likely have lost this battle. By then, this Blood Giant sweeping through the land would have been a tremendous problem.

But the world is unpredictable. Its saintliness was suppressed by Lu Ye, giving the Nine Provinces powerhouses the opportunity to sever it. During an earth-shattering battle, the Blood Giant of the Blood Refinement World, capable of sweeping across the entire domain, shattered. In its last moments, the Blood Spirit sought out Lu Ye, attempting to seize his body.

What good outcome could it have?

Many things became clear.

Number Nine had mentioned before that the Heaven and Earth's Will of the Blood Refinement World was unlike a simple Heaven and Earth's Will, nor was it a special existence like it. But Number Nine couldn't figure out what exactly the Heaven and Earth's Will of the Blood Refinement World was. Now it's clear, it was indeed special, so special that even in identical circumstances, Time Retrospection might not be able to produce an identical Blood Spirit again.

There were also many things Lu Ye couldn't understand.

For instance, why its summoning could merge the Sacred Seeds with it, why its saintliness could break through the limits of the Sacred Seeds...

But at this moment, there's no point in probing further; it's simply a case of triumph and defeat.

Just like the Blood Race Sacred Seeds never understood why Lu Ye, a human race, possessed such powerful saintliness that left all the Sacred Seeds in despair.

Around him, familiar voices echoed, especially the sect master's shout, the most urgent.

After the Blood Giant shattered, Lu Ye stood motionless on the spot, the Blood Sea spreading around, no one knew what happened, only vaguely sensing that Lu Ye might have encountered some trouble; otherwise, there would be no reason not to respond to their calls.

Amidst this anxiety, the pervasive Blood Sea suddenly retracted. The next moment, the darkness covering Jade Pillar Peak for a long time dispersed. By now it was nighttime, with a clear moon and countless stars.

The sect master immediately glanced towards where Lu Ye was, and upon seeing him safe and sound, still asked worriedly, "Is there anything wrong?"

Lu Ye shook his head. His soul battle with the Blood Spirit hadn't lasted long, and besides, the fact that the Blood Spirit intended to possess him was unnoticed by the others present, thus it need not be mentioned.

Long Bai's loud voice rang out, "Yiye lad, is that big guy dead?"

When the Blood Giant finally collapsed, everyone quickly moved far away from it, and with the Blood Sea concealing, no one saw what truly happened; they only knew that afterward, the Blood Giant's presence vanished.

While Lu Ye battled the Blood Spirit, they searched together in the Blood Sea, but found nothing.

Among those present, if there was anyone who could ascertain the ultimate fate of the Blood Giant, it was only Lu Ye, who had been maintaining the Blood Sea the entire time.

"Dead. Congratulations to all the seniors, the last trouble of the Blood Refinement World has been resolved, and we, the Nine Provinces, have won!"

Long Bai smacked his lips, "That guy died somewhat inexplicably… But it's ultimately a good thing, though it exhausted this old man!"

In the eyes of the Nine Provinces powerhouses, the Blood Giant's dispersal indeed seemed rather inexplicable and without warning. Even though it was suppressed and doomed to defeat, it still had the capacity to continue fighting, no reason to suddenly shatter.

But considering its subsequent actions, its shattering seemed quite logical.

Upon Lu Ye's confirmation, over a hundred people, each and every one, steadily landed on the summit of Jade Pillar Peak.

This battle left every one of the hundred Nine Provinces cultivators exhausted, many brushing against the threshold of life and death multiple times. Except for a few, every one of them carried injuries.

Especially the physique cultivators and combat cultivators who were at the forefront, their injuries were not light.

Now that the war has ended, it's naturally time to heal.

Long Bai, however, didn't quiet down and his booming voice resounded: "I say, everyone, now that this battle is over, we've practically pacified the Blood Refinement World. Isn't it time for a celebration?"

Pang Zhen glanced at him weakly: "Your arm is broken, isn't that uncomfortable? Heal first, we can talk about celebrations when we return to the Nine Provinces!"

Both of them are physique cultivators, leaders of their respective camps in Bingzhou. They've been working together since the insect plague, and despite any past grievances, sharing so many experiences has brought them a bit closer.

Long Bai laughed: "My arm is only fractured, not broken! But you're right, let's celebrate when we get back to the Nine Provinces."

The victory banquet after the insect plague was incomplete because Lu Ye brought up the shocking news of the Blood Refinement World, leaving everyone without the mindset for celebration. Now that the problem with the Blood Refinement World is solved, and there is hope for everyone to ascend in the future, such joyous and significant events definitely deserve proper festivities.

Mid-conversation, he found a spot and sat down cross-legged to swallow an elixir pill and heal.

Almost everyone was focused on healing and recovery, except Lu Ye who didn't need to because he was virtually unharmed during this battle with minimal consumption.

After the Blood Giant died, no Sacred Blood was left behind, which was indeed odd. This was different from the other Sacred Seed situations Lu Ye faced. He suspected the Blood Spirit had completely absorbed the Sacred Blood to maintain the Blood Giant's massive body.

For him, it wasn't something worth caring about.

Besides enhancing saintliness, Sacred Blood offers a large energy infusion and an increase in strength upon refining.

Now, with the Blood Refinement World pacified, Lu Ye didn't need further enhancement of saintliness. As for the vast energy within Sacred Blood... if he wanted to cultivate, using the gold-hued spirit fortune stick was steadier and faster than refining Sacred Blood.

He quietly sat cross-legged, providing protection for the seniors—although they didn't need it.

At the same time, he was discreetly communicating with Number Nine, discussing the existence of the Blood Spirit and the fundamental will of this domain's Heaven and Earth.

Number Nine suddenly realized: "No wonder I felt something odd, there was a reason. But fortunately, it has finally been resolved."

"Did you know the essence of the Blood Refinement World beforehand?"

Logically speaking, the Blood Refinement World was formed from the remnants of a female being, which Number Nine was likely aware of, though it had never discussed this with Lu Ye.

Number Nine quickly denied: "I didn't know, how could I? My understanding of the Blood Refinement World isn't much greater than yours. In the Nine Provinces, I know everything because I am the Heaven's Augury of the Nine Provinces, but not regarding other domains."

The issue with the Blood Refinement World is fundamentally resolved. Even if some Blood Race members are still hiding or escaping, they pose no significant threat and will likely be eliminated soon. However, Lu Ye is concerned about another matter.

"What's the situation with the Soaring Dragon World secret realm? A Blood Race appeared inside, along with a Blood World!"

"Secret realms like in the Soaring Dragon World and the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain are fragments of worlds I captured. Though these worlds have perished, traces of events and beings remain in them. Especially for the Soaring Dragon World, when I captured it, its Heaven and Earth's Will hadn't completely vanished, allowing me to employ techniques and recreate key periods in that domain. Take the Unparalleled Continent you've visited, if Nine Provinces cultivators didn't go to rescue them, the human race's end in Unparalleled Continent would likely be extinction, with only the Corpse Race surviving. Once captured by me, it would become a secret realm, allowing Cloud River Realm cultivators to enter for trials."

"So there really is another Blood World, and its essence is likely another fragment of a remnant!"

In ancient times, a powerful female being was slain within the Void, her body parts formed the Blood Refinement World, but what about her head and other limbs?

The Blood World is likely derived from another part of that female being's remnant, which is why a Blood Race similar to the Blood Refinement World could emerge.

Lu Ye felt his scalp prickling: "Number Nine, I have a bad feeling."

"What do you mean?"

"Bloodline heritage of the Blood Race mentions that, at the highest level of Blood Technique cultivation, it is possible to accomplish Drop of Blood Rebirth. I used to think it was nonsense, but now it seems it may not be false. Could it be that this deceased female being is still alive? At the very least, a part of her head might still be alive, searching across the Void for her remnant, and is there an indescribable connection between her remnant and her head?"

Number Nine's voice remained flat and peaceful: "Are you trying to scare me or yourself?"

"This is purely dialectical, this situation might occur. If it does, the Nine Provinces would be utterly exposed."

"So you all need to strengthen yourselves, even if such a scenario arises, as long as the human race is strong enough, you can naturally face various dangers from the Void."

Lu Ye fell silent for a moment, having to concede that what Number Nine said made a lot of sense!