Chapter 241 - 187: Blood Demon Ascendant, Spiritual Spring Sacred Land

Lin Chang’sheng stowed away his flying shuttle and dashed swiftly across the ground toward the spot marked on the map. Otherwise, if he soared through the skies and got spotted by people from the Yanyue Immortal Sect, they might just kill him on the spot, mistaking him for someone from the Demon Dao.

The location on the map was extremely well hidden, nestled deep within a range of rolling mountains.

Even with a map, Lin Chang’sheng spent quite some time before finally reaching it.

"It’s really this secret?"

Lin Chang’sheng stared at the cave underneath a distant waterfall, pondering for a moment before squeezing inside.

Even with Divine Sense, you couldn’t detect this place.

After all, the rushing waterfall created a barrier that blocked out any probing Divine Sense.

Upon entering the cave, Lin Chang’sheng discovered clear signs of artificial excavation—this wasn’t a naturally formed cave.

Clearly, the gaunt old man and his people had been hiding out here for quite some time.

Whoosh, whoosh—

Just as Lin Chang’sheng had barely stepped inside the cave, two young men appeared before him.

"Steward Fang, you’re back at the perfect time! Blood Demon Ascendant is gravely injured, we can’t linger here for long—we plan to act now!"

The two youths standing before him obviously mistook Lin Chang’sheng for the gaunt old man.

"Fine!"

Lin Chang’sheng replied, changing his voice to mimic the old man’s.

So, neither noticed anything amiss, and led Lin Chang’sheng deeper into a stone chamber.

Sitting inside was a middle-aged man with crimson hair.

A powerful surge of magical power emanated from inside his body.

"A Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Lin Chang’sheng felt a jolt of alarm.

If he had guessed correctly, this must be the Blood Demon Ascendant, the one Yu Lingfei had mentioned as being gravely injured by the Supreme Elder.

The red-haired man had a sword wound on his shoulder so deep you could see bone, the blood already staining the edges of his robe.

"Good timing on your return. Did you finish sketching the map?"

The Blood Demon Ascendant spoke without even opening his eyes.

"It’s already done!"

Lin Chang’sheng replied; this Blood Demon Ascendant had Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivation, but was badly wounded right now.

If Lin Chang’sheng made a move while his guard was down, he had maybe a seventy percent chance of killing him.

But he still didn’t know what their true plan was—better to wait until everything was clear before making his move.

"No more waiting—we act now!"

The Blood Demon Ascendant opened his eyes, and barked.

He had wanted to sneak into Yanyue Immortal Sect’s holy land, break through his bottleneck, and step into Middle Stage Nascent Soul.

Who’d have thought Yanyue Immortal Sect actually had Nascent Soul Elders guarding it, and they’d struck him down.

The Blood Demon Ascendant couldn’t swallow this humiliation; he planned to absorb the Heaven and Earth spiritual qi of the Spiritual Spring Sacred Land to break through, then slaughter the Yanyue Immortal Sect.

Lin Chang’sheng still had no clue what they intended to do.

So he just pulled out the map and led the Blood Demon Ascendant to the marked spot.

The map revealed a secret tunnel stretching over three hundred li.

Along the way, there were countless branching passages, spreading out like tree roots in every direction.

Without the map as a guide, you’d easily lose your way in this underground maze.

Such a massive project—who knows how long the people on Taiyin Island spent digging it out.

And no one knew where the end of the tunnel led.

Traversing those three hundred li took the group half an Hour before they finally neared the end.

Then came a steep passage leading up toward the surface.

"Don’t use magical power—if we’re discovered, none of us are getting out alive!"

The Blood Demon Ascendant ordered sternly.

Then, using only his own strength, he climbed up first.

Lin Chang’sheng followed right after.

"Such thick Heaven and Earth spiritual qi!"

Lin Chang’sheng suddenly sensed that the higher he climbed, the stronger the spiritual qi became.

Even his own dantian felt the urge to break through.

Boom—

When they reached the very top, the Blood Demon Ascendant shattered a mass of earth and rock with a palm strike.

Revealing the scene outside.

Lin Chang’sheng leapt out, took in his surroundings, and was taken aback.

All around lay a vast Spirit Pool.

Rich spiritual energy constantly billowed out from the spring water.

Cloud and crescent moon motifs were carved into the surrounding stone walls.

"Is this the Yanyue Immortal Sect’s Spiritual Spring Sacred Land? So this is their target!"

Lin Chang’sheng instantly understood.

The Demon Dao people from Taiyin Island had set up camp near the Yanyue Immortal Sect—just to seize the Spiritual Spring Sacred Land?

"Guard me!"

The Blood Demon Ascendant wasted no time, sitting cross-legged on a stone dais at the heart of the springs, and began his cultivation technique to absorb the thick spiritual qi, hoping to break through his bottleneck.

With spiritual qi this dense, how could Lin Chang’sheng let the Blood Demon Ascendant have it?

Casually moving behind the Blood Demon Ascendant, he struck swiftly while his guard was down.

The Blood Demon Ascendant was so focused on absorbing spiritual qi that he never anticipated Lin Chang’sheng’s assault.

Squish—

The forceful palm imprint slammed into the Blood Demon Ascendant’s back, sending him flying through the air, blood spraying from his mouth.

When he landed, his meridians were shattered, and a poisonous palm-shaped burn marked his back.

It was clear the Blood Demon Ascendant had been poisoned.

"You—"

The Blood Demon Ascendant couldn’t believe Fang Zhen had attacked him; all his cultivation and status had come from his personal support.

"You’re insane? You dare attack me? What, you want to absorb the Spirit Spring’s qi for yourself?"

The Blood Demon Ascendant was furious; wounded and nearly spent, with his meridians destroyed, he was at his last gasp.

Just yesterday, he’d been gravely injured by the Supreme Elder from Yanyue Immortal Sect.

Now, Lin Chang’sheng had sent him to the brink—and his body was riddled with poison.

Forget killing Lin Chang’sheng—he probably couldn’t even put up a fight now.

"Of course. Relax and die already."

Lin Chang’sheng lips curled into a cold smirk; he lunged forward, smashing a palm down toward the Blood Demon Ascendant’s head.

"Quick, kill this traitor!"

The Blood Demon Ascendant’s eyes were wide with panic.

But the other two disciples were no match for Lin Chang’sheng, both struck down in an instant.

The Blood Demon Ascendant found no escape either.

Lin Chang’sheng slammed his palm atop the man’s head, ending him on the spot.

Had the Blood Demon Ascendant not been mortally wounded, Lin Chang’sheng’s job wouldn’t have been so easy.

It could’ve turned into a pitched battle.

But after being shattered by the Supreme Elder, losing an arm, then ambushed by Lin Chang’sheng and having his meridians ruined and life force drained—death was inevitable!

Buzz—

In the next second, a golden shadow shot out from the Blood Demon Ascendant’s brow and fled quickly.

It was Blood Demon Ascendant’s Nascent Soul.

As long as the Nascent Soul escaped, Blood Demon Ascendant had a chance at rebirth.

Lin Chang’sheng tried several times to catch it.

But, in the end, it managed to slip away.

"Better absorb the spiritual qi first!"

Lin Chang’sheng didn’t bother to chase it; instead, he began his cultivation technique to absorb all the rich Heaven and Earth spiritual qi.

....

Luoyue Peak.

A stunning woman in white gauze lay relaxed upon an ornate chair, resting, when a light flashed at her brow.

Ling Yue’s eyes snapped open.

"Brazen Demon Dao scum, how dare you set your sights on my Spiritual Spring Sacred Land!"

Without another word, Ling Yue sped toward the Sacred Land.

The Spiritual Spring Sacred Land was less than ten li from Luoyue Peak—a blink of an eye for a Nascent Soul Level powerhouse.

But just as she left the sect, Ling Yue saw the Blood Demon Ascendant’s Nascent Soul fleeing fast across the sky.

This made Ling Yue frown in confusion.

How could the Blood Demon Ascendant have died?

Even badly wounded by the Supreme Elder, it shouldn’t be enough to kill him, right?

Could it be they started killing each other?

She didn’t have time to dwell—Ling Yue swept her arm, unfurled a scroll, and with a rush of wind it expanded into a massive barrier above.

Blocking the Blood Demon Ascendant’s Nascent Soul in its path.

Golden rays burst from the scroll, sucking the Nascent Soul inside.

...

Spiritual Spring Sacred Land.

"You’re enjoying this alone without inviting me?"

While Lin Chang’sheng was crazily running his cultivation technique to absorb qi, an irresistibly charming voice echoed in his mind.

Next instant, a three-tailed white fox appeared before Lin Chang’sheng.

"Xiaobai! How did you get—"

"How did I get out of your Spirit Beast Bag? Forget the Spirit Beast Bag—even the grand array you laid couldn’t keep me trapped!"

Xiaobai rolled her eyes at Lin Chang’sheng, then opened her mouth wide and sucked in a dense wave of Heaven and Earth spiritual qi in one go.

It looked effortless, but just that one gulp made a third of the spiritual qi vanish instantly.

"Stop! I wanted to use that spiritual qi to break through!"

Seeing Xiaobai about to inhale again, Lin Chang’sheng lunged forward and covered her mouth with his hand.

Then, from his storage space, he pulled out a ceramic jar.

Nobody knew its origins, but it had the power to absorb and store Heaven and Earth spiritual qi.

Lin Chang’sheng had tested it in the past, tossing in all kinds of stuff to see if it could be filled, but no matter how much went in, nothing ever happened to the jar.

It was like a bottomless pit.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

When Lin Chang’sheng popped open the lid, the jar turned into a black hole, sucking in all the surrounding Heaven and Earth spiritual qi like mad.

In just two breaths, all the remaining spiritual qi was slurped up by the jar.

The once-rich Spirit Spring Sacred Land now looked like nothing but an ordinary pond.

"Let me go!"

Xiaobai struggled beneath Lin Chang’sheng, growing annoyed and a little flustered.

Lin Chang’sheng had panicked, worried Xiaobai would inhale all the qi in another mouthful, so he’d pressed her down and covered her mouth.

"You’re just a little fox, what’s there to be embarrassed about?"

Lin Chang’sheng said dismissively.

It’s not like she was some gorgeous woman pinned beneath him.

He carefully tucked the jar full of spiritual qi into his storage bag, ready to slip away.

This haul wasn’t bad—he’d gotten a jar full of Heaven and Earth spiritual qi and the corpse of a Nascent Soul Level cultivator.

He could make a Nascent Soul Level Corpse Puppet out of it later.

That’d be a serious boost to his strength.

Plus, the Blood Demon Ascendant had a storage bag brimming with treasures.

"Cursed Taiyin Island scum, come out and die!"

But just as Lin Chang’sheng was about to escape, Ling Yue appeared in the sky above the Sacred Land, fury written all over her face.

She’d realized all the spiritual qi in the Sacred Land had vanished in a heartbeat.

She’d planned to wait a hundred years for the qi to peak before absorbing it, hoping to break through her bottleneck and rise to Nascent Soul Great Cultivator.

Who could’ve guessed these Demon Dao bastards would ruin it?

How could she not be furious?

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Next moment, all the Golden Core Elders and Stewards of Yanyue Immortal Sect rushed to the scene—some nearby disciples had even circled around to box in the place.

You couldn’t even get a fly out of here now.