Inside the cave, the thick Blood Pool churned with swirling blood, as if boiling, rising with wisps of red smoke.
As the blood continued to boil, the waterline inexplicably began to rise.
Soon, the Blood Pool overflowed, and excess blood trailed out in winding threads, flowing to other parts of the cave.
Gradually, the floor inside the Human Immortal Cave also began to be occupied and filled by the copious amount of blood.
The Daoists responsible for transporting nutrient fluid had long since withdrawn from the cave in terror, afraid to approach.
The blood inside the cave continuously rose, gradually overflowing from the entrance.
Hiss...
Blood flowed along the edge of the cave entrance, passed the Human Immortal Platform, and slid down the sides, forming two dark red blood waterfalls.
The Daoists outside the cave all had grave expressions, forced to retreat by an inexplicable aura within the blood, afraid to approach.
"This...is not Ancestral Essence Blood!"
Ding Yu crouched down, stretched out his hand to lightly touch the blood, but quickly discovered that the blood on his hand did not stain his fingertips, automatically sliding away and rejoining the Blood River waterfall.
He glanced at Chang Yuqing and Zhang Zhenhai.
Compared to other Daoists, their concern for Zhang Rongfang was the greatest.
"Shall we go in together?" He had just spoken.
A shadow suddenly flashed.
Zhang Zhenhai had already initiated his Body Technique, decisively rushing into the Human Immortal Cave.
Closely following was Chang Yuqing.
Ding Yu exhaled, about to go in when suddenly a Little Red Bird flew down from mid-air onto his shoulder, chirping.
"Alright, alright, I’ll take you with me." He bent down, exerted force, abruptly executed his Body Technique, and charged into the cave.
The three trudged through the blood, heading inward, turning around the corridor corner. Soon, they reached the expansive Blood Pool area inside the cave.
By now, the entire cave floor was completely invisible, replaced by a rolling and surging Blood River.
The eighteen copper Pill Furnaces were only half visible above the blood, soon to be flooded.
"Look quickly over there!"
Suddenly Chang Yuqing pointed to the location of the second Blood Pool.
The other two simultaneously looked in that direction.
The endless source of blood was the still boiling second Blood Pool.
Deep within the Blood Pool.
Zhang Rongfang was still silently floating, his long black hair swirling around him, writhing and dispersing.
But his body was slowly rising at this moment.
As time passed, he began to gradually emerge from the Blood Pool, rising above the blood.
The surrounding blood seemed to be supporting him, lifting him, slowly raising him upward.
Hiss...
Streams of blood began to form dark red whirlpools around him.
A total of five whirlpools gently rotated, floating beside Zhang Rongfang.
He kept his eyes closed, the attribute panel before his eyes finally awaited the last available attribute point.
"Finally....this moment...is finally arriving...." he whispered.
The attribute panel showed his life value had reached 1599.
Just one last point short.
And the available attributes column, originally zero, was now slowly blurring out.
A new number one naturally formed.
"Come on...come on...." Zhang Rongfang heard countless voices calling layered upon one another.
"Blood Spirit, the source of all blood origins."
"The essence of heaven and earth as Qi. The essence of all beings as blood...."
Zhang Rongfang felt the strange transformations occurring in his body, sensing every cell in his body cheering, jubilant, anticipating the imminent transformation.
It was an elevation of the entire life form’s essence.
Snap.
He paused no longer, the moment the last attribute fully displayed, he clicked to allocate it to life.
Silently.
Life instantly rose from 1599 to 1600.
The entire attribute panel underwent a new transformation in the trait and talent section.
’Trait Talent: Blood Ancestor (Complete Form)’
All previously displayed abilities hid away, leaving only the three blood-red words filling their original place.
As Zhang Rongfang’s gaze fell upon this talent.
Dense new information flooded into his mind.
’Due to unknown physical influences, the complete form of the Blood Ancestor undergoes subtle changes; when the Blood Holy Form fully unfolds, all original abilities undergo substantial enhancement. Weaknesses disappear, gaining natural instincts, Blood Summon.
As the Blood Ancestor, the master of origin’s Blood Sovereign, in the Blood Holy Form state, wherever you walk, you can summon the Essence Qi of heaven and earth to transform into pure blood, supplementing your own consumption.’
’Note: Pure blood transformed from Essence Qi cannot compensate spiritual loss. Heart and mind undying, body immortal, is the Blood Holy Form!’
"Finally, it’s complete...."
Zhang Rongfang exhaled deeply.
Surrounding flickering lights cast his long shadow on the cave walls.
Slowly.
His back protruded outwards, tearing, unfurling a pair of giant, dark red ominous bat wings.
The enormous shadow of wings completely shrouded Ding Yu and the others at the entrance.
Opening his eyes, Zhang Rongfang’s pupils emitted a faint red glow.
He tilted his head back, seemingly able to see the sky filled with thunder and dark clouds through the cave walls.
Suddenly, he opened his mouth, an invisible terrifying soundwave like a beam of light surged diagonally upwards.
The cave shook, shedding a large number of fragments.
The sturdy cave walls crumbled, detonated, and caved in under his silent roar.
Soon with a boom.
A large hole was forcibly opened in the cave wall, penetrating towards the sky.
Zhang Rongfang’s wings vibrated, stirring countless air currents.
Amidst the fluttering sounds, he started to float upward.
Rushing upwards with a roar.
Bang!!!
He unexpectedly crashed through the edge of the massive hole that had been broken open, shooting out, soaring into the sky above the Human Immortal Platform.
With gigantic bat wings spanning five meters on one side, he stirred up a fierce wind as he inclined his body, shooting straight towards the distance.
Rumble!!
In the sky, streaks of lightning flashed, dense thunderclouds gathering, seemingly angered by his current actions, ready to strike at any moment.
But Zhang Rongfang cared not at all, his body flying at high speed, almost transforming into a streak of blood light, shooting far away towards Spirit Void Peak where Jade Void Palace was located.
Leaving behind a group of Human Immortal Temple disciples staring in astonishment, completely unsure of how to react.
The blood water within the Human Immortal Cave was still flowing, now beginning to stain the only stream within Wish Girl Gorge red.
The entire Wish Girl Gorge gradually transformed into a bizarre scene completely overrun by the Blood River.
"Just now... What happened??" Chang Yuqing had a dazed expression, feeling as if she were dreaming.
"That guy with Master’s face... just flew... away!?"
She heavily paused on the word "flew," indicating her complete disbelief at the moment.
"I think the Temple Master has truly become immortal now," Ding Yu recovered from the shock, speaking solemnly. "Yes... Didn’t they say at the Grand Ceremony that once you become immortal, you can fly anywhere, be at the North Sea in the morning, Cangwu in the afternoon."
"That’s ’traveling from the North Sea in the morning to Cangwu by evening,’" Zhang Zhenhai corrected.
"Yes, yes, that’s the phrase... No wonder the Temple Master can write our Human Immortal Grand Ceremony; there really are such immortals..." Ding Yu’s eyes shone with fervor and longing at that moment.
Once, he thought he had no goals after taking revenge, but now, after witnessing the Temple Master soaring into the sky, immortal aura ethereal, flying towards the distant horizon,
Blood boiled within him, as if he had found a new goal for a moment.
Not just him.
The other Daoists on the Human Immortal Platform also stood in shock from the recent dramatic change.
Everyone kept recalling the scene just now.
The dark red figure soaring into the sky was the Human Immortal Temple Master who achieved his cultivation step by step, purely relying on himself without worshipping gods!
Just now, he had ascended into the sky like a true immortal, flying to the distance.
Though the bat wings on him were a bit strange, being able to fly certainly meant he was an immortal!
Didn’t you see there is still red immortal Qi coming out of the cave?
A group of Daoists felt their blood surge, becoming even more excited.
Originally, many among them did not believe the claims in the Human Immortal Grand Ceremony about becoming an immortal and starting a legacy.
Thinking those were fantasies made up by Zhang Rongfang. After all, many religions have done so.
But now, at this moment, as the truth lay bare before their eyes,
All Daoists finally realized.....
"So... everything in the Grand Ceremony... was true!!?" A Blood Daoist stared blankly at the direction Zhang Rongfang flew away, the dark red terrifying figure long gone.
Yet he was still reluctant to take his eyes off.
As if once he looked away, everything that happened before his eyes would become an illusion.
Not just him, the other Daoists present did not show much difference.
Everyone kept reminiscing about that exaggerated scene just witnessed.
But no one noticed. The cascading waterfall of blood was slowly altering the entire environment, atmosphere, and landscape of Wish Girl Gorge at Human Immortal Temple.
And eerily, once these crimson waters left the coverage of Wish Girl Gorge, they automatically returned to the clear river water they originally were.
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Underground Jade Void Palace.
On a pyramid-like high platform, a massive blue light force field began to slowly release swirling blue mist.
Within the light screen.
Continuous blue mist gathered behind Sacred Dance, seemingly to replenish her stamina and heal her injuries.
Her six arms moved like wheels, continuously striking at the heads of white smoke dragons that flew towards her.
Each palm strike could accurately shatter and obliterate the white smoke dragons.
"This is the trend of the world, Yue Dewen, no matter how you struggle, what meaning does it have?" Sacred Dance calmly and effortlessly countered the white smoke dragons flying continuously.
Occasionally, a flaming red smoke dragon would come attacking.
The power and corrosiveness of the red smoke dragon were much stronger than the other ordinary smoke dragons, yet it was still shattered.
"Struggle?" Behind Yue Dewen’s five-meter tall figure, a disk slowly rotated, white light suddenly illuminating from the symbol belonging to the Mountain-shaped Talisman within.
He clasped his hands together, countless white smoke gathered in front to form the virtual shadow of a giant rock over ten meters tall, shooting ferociously towards Sacred Dance.
Damn it!
Sacred Dance’s complexion changed, if it were ordinary speed for such a giant rock, she wouldn’t fear it.
But this speed....
Comparable to a cannonball firing. Plus the special attribute of Yue Dewen mastering the grand trend to dissolve all abnormal powers.
If it really hit, it would be a big problem!
The thought flashed within an instant, but she couldn’t dodge, as the ritual on this high platform wasn’t complete, so she must hold on.
Sacred Dance united her six arms, grasping them together in front of her.
In an instant, six palms, thirty fingers, formed a complex and bizarre flower-shaped hand seal.
"True Seal: Heavenly Ladder!"
At the moment the hand seal was made, a blue staircase virtual shadow behind her, from its end, suddenly shot out a golden light.
That golden light moved with incredible speed, and the moment it was seen, it crossed the stairs, the distance, blocking right in front of Sacred Dance.
Boom!!!
The giant rock virtual shadow collided head-on with the golden light.
The two stalemated, constantly emitting a massive amount of smoke and golden light points around.
"The trend is with me! I am the world!" Yue Dewen said aloud. "Even if you descend a god for power, you must die all the same!"
The wheel behind him rotated again, the Flame Emperor Talisman rune shining once more.
Bang!
The stalemated giant rock ignited with red flames throughout, the scorching flames surged upward, vaguely forming a human figure with burning hair.
That was the power belonging to the Bright God Flame Emperor!
But just then, blood trickled from Yue Dewen’s nose and mouth.