King of Creation
Chapter 448 - 442 Disturbed Bai Xin

Chapter 448: Chapter 442 Disturbed Bai Xin

After Ye Zhen deduced that the Blood Demon might have possessed an elder of Wanji Peak and hidden within Wanji Peak, he had been pondering one question.

Why would the Blood Demon take the enormous risk of hiding in Wanji Peak, and for over a month at that?

After all, if the Blood Demon’s identity were exposed by accident, it would face the threat of being hunted across the world, possibly even inciting a great battle to besiege the Blood Demon across the entire Black Dragon Domain.

Following the previous great battle, the little Primordial Energy that the Blood Demon had just regained was almost entirely extinguished, and that was under Ye Zhen’s scheming.

If there were to be another round of even wider encirclement and suppression, it was feared that even the Blood Demon Guardian, Blood Spirit, might meet its end.

Finding the answer to this question was not difficult.

After all, what was most important to the Blood Demon?

Blood Food!

The foundation of everything for a Blood Demon is fresh blood.

To draw strength from fresh blood, to gain formidable combat power from the fresh blood of humans and animals; once injured, if there is a large amount of fresh blood, recovery can occur at an inconceivable speed.

Driven by such a need, the Blood Demon would ruthlessly slaughter humans and animals, collecting and refining their massive quantities of fresh blood.

However, just as the energy contained within Spirit Crystals used by Martial Artists for cultivation varies according to rank, so too does the power contained within the blood of different people.

Among ordinary humans, the blood of young adults contains the most energy, followed by that of children and youths, while the elderly and frail have the least powerful blood.

But compared to ordinary people, the blood of Martial Artists who engage in Martial Arts cultivation contains terrifying levels of energy.

The power contained in the blood of a Fifth Stage peak Martial Artist of the Blood Training Realm exceeds that of a typical healthy young adult by tenfold.

Plainly speaking, if the Blood Demon kills a Blood Training Fifth Stage Martial Artist and refines their blood, it would be equivalent to killing ten ordinary young adults.

Moreover, the Essence, Qi, and Spirit contained within a True Essence Realm Martial Artist can be tens to hundreds of times that of an ordinary person.

Absorbing and refining the lifeblood of a peak Martial Artist of the Fifth Stage of the True Essence Realm is tantamount to refining the essence blood of a hundred ordinary people.

However, Martial Artists are scarce, and ordinary people in the Black Dragon Domain are as common as blades of grass; the hundredfold temptations of their essence blood are not fatal to the Blood Demon.

The allure of essence blood from Martial Artists in the Spirit Summoning Realm, Spirit Transformation Realm, and even the Soul Sea Realm is what truly tempts the Blood Demon.

A piece of wood, no matter how much it is forged, cannot turn into fine iron.

Refining blood from ordinary people, no matter how much blood there is, cannot enable a high-level Blood Demon to enhance its Cultivation and make a breakthrough.

Ye Zhen had obtained intelligence on a newly born Blood Demon Envoy from Stars Tower.

The birth of a new Blood Demon Envoy requires meeting three conditions—a Blood Demon of Venerable Level or higher, at least the essence blood of over a hundred thousand ordinary people, and the essence blood of one to several Martial Artists of the Spirit Summoning Realm!

Without the essence blood of Spirit Summoning Realm Martial Artists as a catalyst, no matter how much essence blood from ordinary people is collected, it would be impossible to breed a new Blood Demon Envoy.

What is more, for a Blood Demon Envoy to be promoted to Blood Demon Venerable, in addition to using the essence blood of many ordinary people and Martial Artists of the Spirit Summoning Realm as a foundation, it also needs at least the essence blood of one powerful Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist for a breakthrough!

Under normal circumstances, the essence blood of several, or even dozens, of Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists is needed to solidly promote a Blood Demon Envoy to the level of Blood Demon Venerable.

Similarly, for a Blood Demon Venerable to break through and grow, what is most essential is the incredibly powerful essence blood contained within Soul Sea Realm powerhouses. For a Blood Demon Guardian to achieve growth through a breakthrough, the mighty essence blood within a Vein Forging Realm powerhouse is needed.

This is also why the remnant Blood Demon Guardian, Blood Spirit, of the Blood God Sect failed to make a breakthrough despite being in hiding for hundreds of years; essence blood of the Vein Forging Realm was not so easily obtained.

Under these circumstances, the Blood Demon’s purpose in possessing an elder of Wanji Peak and hiding within Wanji Peak became very clear.

To hide within Wanji Peak and slowly consume the power of Wanji Peak.

Normally, for the Blood Demon to successfully possess a Martial Artist with an extraordinarily strong Divine Soul Power like Great Elder Xue Dao of Wanji Peak would be extremely difficult.

But somehow, it succeeded.

Putting it alarmingly, if Ye Zhen hadn’t discovered this, perhaps in a year or two, the renowned Sect of Wanji Peak in the Jianghu could have become the Blood Demon’s lair.

Thus, the reason Great Elder Xue Dao could recover so rapidly from his originally serious injuries within two hours becomes evident.

Only the essence blood containing magnificent energy from a Martial Artist could heal his injuries in the shortest time possible.

Moreover, it had to be the essence blood of a powerful Martial Artist. At the very least, it would need to be the essence blood of a Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist to achieve such an effect, or even that of a Soul Sea Realm Martial Artist.

But within Wanji Peak, let alone the rest of the world, even within Phantom Divine Sect, which used to be the world’s foremost sect, Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists are rare and highly valued, and their numbers are few.

The breakthrough point for Ye Zhen was here.

After a brief contemplation, Ye Zhen had an idea.

"Junior Sister Bai, what does Elder Xue Dao oversee within Wanji Peak? Do you know?" Ye Zhen communicated through Divine Soul Power with Bai Xin.

"Senior Brother Ye, I do know this! Within our Wanji Peak, Elder Xue Dao is a person with tremendous influence, second only to the Sect Leader. Moreover, Sect Leader often considers Elder Xue Dao’s opinions when arranging many matters," Bai Xin replied.

"Have there been any major moves inside your Wanji Peak lately?" Ye Zhen asked.

"Major actions?"

"Major actions? No, everything is quite normal," Bai Xin said with confusion.

"No major actions? Has Elder Xue Dao made any moves?"

Bai Xin’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Senior Brother Ye, what do you mean? Our entire Wanji Peak deeply respects Elder Xue Dao..."

"Junior Sister Bai, I just want to clear up a few doubts. Don’t you want to know as well? Besides, the things I’m asking about aren’t any secrets of Wanji Peak, right?"

"Well... actually, there weren’t many actions. Just a sudden inspection of the patrol disciples in several mines and a fierce outburst at those lax in defense.

He even personally assessed the cultivation progress of several brothers within the Sect. Those whose progress was unsatisfactory were all punished by Elder Xue Dao to guard the mines for a year to reflect on their mistakes."

"Anything else?"

"Other than that, just some position shifts among the Foreign Affairs Elders and certain Sect Elders!" Perhaps due to confidentiality, Bai Xin did not elaborate further!

"Junior Sister Bai, there’s something I’d like to ask for your help with," Ye Zhen inquired.

"What is it?"

"Those brothers of yours who were assigned by Elder Xue Dao to reflect outside the Sect, you should be able to contact them all with Talisman Communication, right? Also, check if there are any Spirit Transformation Realm or Soul Sea Realm martial artists who are supposed to be in the Sect but are missing!"

After speaking, Ye Zhen added another sentence, "As a direct disciple of Wanji Peak Master, it should be quite easy for Senior Brother Bai to do this, right?"

Before Ye Zhen could finish, Bai Xin’s face had already drastically changed.

Even if Bai Xin was not the sharpest, she vaguely sensed that something was amiss, though she couldn’t guess the true purpose behind Ye Zhen’s request.

"Junior Sister Bai, these are not big issues! You just need to issue an urgent communication to those brothers, asking them to quickly reply with their Talisman Communication location to confirm they are safe and sound.

Later on, you only need to tell me the results, and I will not divulge any secrets of your Wanji Peak!"

"Moreover, you needn’t worry that I have any other designs. It’s just to check whether those brothers who are out are safe, which is only beneficial to your Wanji Peak and poses no harm!

Furthermore, even your Sect has confirmed that the demon from Ghost Village is the Blood Demon, and with the Blood Demon rampaging, what harm is there to ensure their safety?"

In the end, Ye Zhen’s last sentence dispelled Bai Xin’s doubts and moved her.

It was merely sending out a Talisman Communication; there wasn’t much Ye Zhen could take advantage of.

Nodding, Bai Xin excused herself to Elder Leng Yue, who was sitting higher up, and then temporarily left the grand banquet hall.

Shortly after, Talisman Communications were launched from Wanji Peak into the sky, flying in all directions.

As a direct disciple of the Sect Leader, Bai Xin carried out many of Master Yi Hanshuang’s orders, so having the Talisman Leads of accomplished martial artists in the whole Sect was not strange.

Fifteen minutes later, Bai Xin hurried back to the banquet hall. When Ye Zhen looked over, she nodded slightly to indicate that the task was done.

However, even though Talisman Communication is the fastest way to contact in this world, it still takes time for the Talisman to fly.

Basically, Bai Xin would have to wait a while before she started receiving response Talisman Communications.

"Young Hero Ye, I have already contacted former Sect Leader Guoo of Qingluo Sect. In his reply, he has spoken highly of you, saying that you will surely be able to lend us a helping hand in this Ghost Village demon havoc!"

By now, Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang had arrived at the banquet hall, and the banquet had begun.

A glint of light flashed in Ye Zhen’s eyes. These Vein Forging Realm powerhouses were indeed not easy to deceive. It took him so long to come back because he went to confirm Ye Zhen’s identity.

What followed was a series of excessively polite toasts. After several cups of wine, Yi Hanshuang suddenly asked, "Young Hero Ye, my disciples who’ve returned from the Black Dragon Ranking competition have spoken very highly of you. They said that you possess a mental method that seems to restrain our Sect’s Sword Manual of Extinction. Is this true?"

"Sect Leader Yi, restrain is not quite the word; it just has a function similar to your esteemed Sect’s Sword Manual of Extinction. The mental method is called ’Sword Heart Enlightenment’," Ye Zhen openly stated.

"Oh, may I have the honor to see it?" Yi Hanshuang asked.

"I’d be delighted!"

Ye Zhen abruptly stood tall and gestured an invitation to Bai Xin, "Honestly, since last time at the Black Dragon Ranking fight, I have been unable to forget the Sword Manual of Extinction displayed by Junior Sister Bai! Junior Sister Bai, could you please enlighten me again?"

"Well... that’s fine!"

Bai Xin seemed somewhat distracted and even anxious.

It had been more than an hour since then; by all logic, she should have received some responses to her Talisman Communications by now, but until this moment, there hasn’t been a single one.

An indescribable sense of panic began to rise in Bai Xin’s heart.

This made Bai Xin feel even more frightened. As someone who has cultivated the Sword Manual of Extinction, how could she experience such an inexplicable pang of panic?

However, despite feeling somewhat restless, Bai Xin still took to the field.

As Bai Xin and Ye Zhen proceeded to the field, Elder Xue Dao, who had been quietly drinking without a word at the banquet, suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with cold light! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)