Yaoqin's expression was grave as the frenzied Blood Qi swirled around her, constantly entwining her.

This Blood Qi seemed to have an additional effect of stirring emotions in others.

At least right now, she felt an overwhelming urge to recklessly chop off the head of the woman in red before her.

She tried to raise a Spiritual Shield, but found that the Blood Qi eroded her spiritual energy at an alarming speed.

The opponent was at the Nascent Soul Realm, and even if she combined her spiritual power with Chu Xingchen's, they probably couldn't match the woman in red.

Moreover, they had to resist the dense Blood Qi around them.

They needed to end this quickly!

Yaoqin lightly tossed the longsword in her hand, forming a seal with both hands.

The longsword in her hand flickered with spiritual light, and in a flash, it seemed to traverse time and space, appearing right in front of the woman in red.

The woman in red smiled lightly, and the Blood Qi around her suddenly condensed, transforming into thick blood that quickly clung to the flying sword, rapidly eroding its sharp sword intent.

She sneered, "My son just happens to be short of a high-quality Blood Offering... using you two will do nicely!"

"Chu Xingchen! Retreat first! I'll cover you!" Yaoqin gritted her teeth, "This Blood Qi is under her control, it's her domain! Don't linger in battle, I'll cover you!"

"Oh?!" The woman in red exclaimed with delight, "My son loves people with loyalty and affection, you're just to his taste!"

Yaoqin let out a cold shout, her spiritual energy suddenly erupted, and the flying sword entangled by Blood Qi also burst forth with an unparalleled spiritual light.

The longsword quickly broke free from the clinging Blood Qi, and Yaoqin's figure shot forward, catching the flying longsword and attacking the woman in red without hesitation. The spiritual light on the sword blossomed rapidly, and a terrifying aura surged upwards.

The woman in red's expression turned grave in an instant; this girl's movements and posture clearly indicated she was fighting for her life. She hurriedly manipulated the floating bell beside her to crash towards Yaoqin.

Yaoqin's eyes were cold, facing the bell still emanating terrifying Blood Qi without fear, she decisively swung her longsword.

Boom!

A massive wave of spiritual energy swept through the surroundings.

Behind the woman in red, a blood lotus glowed brightly, absorbing the spiritual energy, but not without cost, as one petal of the blood lotus behind her withered rapidly.

Although the woman in red was engaged with Yaoqin, her attention was more focused on Chu Xingchen.

Yaoqin's divine abilities were decent, her cultivation solid, but she was only at the Mid Core Formation Stage.

However, Chu Xingchen's aura was seamless, seemingly without flaw, his spiritual energy was extraordinarily dense, and the quality of his spiritual energy was nearly at the Nascent Soul level!

It's just that his divine abilities weren't as high as this woman's.

But comparing the two, the woman in red felt Chu Xingchen posed a greater threat to her.

What puzzled the woman in red was that Chu Xingchen stood there motionless, as if in a daze?!

What did this mean?

There was only a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy on him, not as if he was preparing to unleash a powerful move.

But the opportunity couldn't be missed, the woman in red didn't hesitate, quickly leaving the center of the ritual and charging towards Yaoqin.

The woman in red grasped the bell clashing with Yaoqin, giving it a gentle shake!

Ding.

A strange sound wave mixed with Blood Qi suddenly blasted Yaoqin away.

Bang!

With a loud crash, Yaoqin's body was slammed into the mountain wall, creating a large crater with the immense impact.

Yaoqin forced herself to endure a surge of energy, raising her eyes to see Chu Xingchen still standing there motionless.

The woman in red was already pressing forward, the bell in her hand glowing with a dark red light!

"Chu Xingchen!" Yaoqin shouted, reaching for a talisman at her waist and throwing it towards Chu Xingchen.

She endured the pain, struggling to lift her longsword, frantically squeezing out the spiritual energy within her.

Yaoqin shouted angrily, "Run!"

The pressure from the longsword surged once more, a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Yaoqin's mouth, but her gaze was resolute, and she swung the longsword fiercely again.

Unlike the previous nearly invincible clash, this time the terrifying Blood Qi seemed to suddenly become docile, and with a fierce slash, it was the woman in red who was forced to retreat.

Yaoqin looked at the woman in red in astonishment, only to find the woman in red's expression equally incredulous.

Both of them simultaneously turned their gaze to Chu Xingchen.

The talisman was wrapped in Blood Qi, floating in mid-air, not touching Chu Xingchen.

Chu Xingchen glanced at the talisman—a Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman.

"Run? Now it's our domain!" Chu Xingchen gently twisted his neck, raising his hand slightly, and the Blood Qi in the area began to surge madly towards him.

"I was just deciphering the Blood Qi code."

The woman in red hurriedly shook the bell in her hand, but found that the surrounding Blood Qi still refused to obey her control, even starting to erode her.

The bell rang again, more Blood Qi flowed out, but just as it emerged, the woman in red realized she still couldn't control it.

The woman in red looked at Chu Xingchen in horror, angrily questioning, "Who are you?! How do you know the Holy Church's Blood Qi technique?!"

Chu Xingchen chuckled without answering, raising his hand slightly, and the Blood Qi in the area surged madly towards the woman in red.

Yaoqin stood there, stunned, watching the thick Blood Qi constantly swirling around Chu Xingchen, making him look like an Evil Cultivator.

The Blood Qi obeyed Chu Xingchen's command, madly attacking the woman in red.

This scene made Yaoqin momentarily unsure who the real Evil Cultivator was.

But it wasn't just Yaoqin and the woman in red who were stunned.

The members of the Wind Sword Sect, who had re-entered from the front, were also dumbfounded.

The commotion from the earlier clash wasn't small, and they hadn't gone far. Hearing the fierce sounds from the cave, they hesitated slightly before deciding to return to ensure nothing was amiss.

They now saw the Holy Mother being frantically attacked by the surrounding Blood Qi, even the blood lotus behind her was dim.

And the one controlling the Blood Qi was the person from the Central State's Evil Spirit Sect who had given them the Blood Qi Spirit Stone...

The only one who didn't look like an Evil Cultivator was an exceptionally graceful young woman.

But this young woman hadn't acted, while the two Evil Cultivators were fiercely battling each other.

The woman in red suddenly looked at the Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect, angrily shouting:

"What are you waiting for?! Kill these two people now!"

The Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect was about to draw his sword when.

Chu Xingchen glared fiercely, also angrily shouting:

"Kill my ass! You bunch of fools! Can't you tell this Holy Mother is a fake?! Hurry up and kill this imposter for me!"

This statement made the Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect freeze in place.

The woman in red manipulated the bell to resist the raging Blood Qi, cursing:

"You bunch of useless fools! I was part of the plan with you from the start!"

The Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect and the elders behind him prepared once more to draw their swords.

Chu Xingchen spoke in a ghostly tone:

"Words may be false, but can the Blood Qi be fake? Who's controlling the Blood Qi? Could the Holy Mother be inferior to other Evil Cultivators?!"

The Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect halted his steps again...

Damn it... that makes a lot of sense too.