Chapter 2059: The Female Corpse of the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan Has Revived
After the seclusion ended, the overall strength of the Blood God Sect had taken a tremendous leap forward. Both the number of Saints and Saint Kings had increased significantly, giving everyone hope for revival.
As long as this development continued, the Blood God Sect would eventually rise again and look down upon all the realms and heavens.
It was precisely for this reason that the entire Blood God Sect held Zhang Ruochen, their Sect Leader, in even greater awe and reverence, as all the changes originated from him.
Jin Yu, Luo Chen, and Bao Lie had all reached the Threshold Dao Realm and found it difficult to make further major breakthroughs. However, during this seclusion, they still gained considerable benefits.
The only thing that disappointed Zhang Ruochen was that Mu Lingxi and Han Xue had failed to break through to the Heaven-Connecting Realm, encountering a bottleneck. Their situation was similar to Zhang Ruochen's—they had cultivated too quickly, and most of the rules they had comprehended were minor paths.
Without a special opportunity, breaking through to the Heaven-Connecting Realm would not be easy for them. They would need to settle down and accumulate experience for a while.
"Master, I want to go out to train to find an opportunity for a breakthrough."
Just as he was thinking this, Han Xue walked over and said earnestly, "Master, I want to go out alone to train, broaden my horizons, and find an opportunity for a breakthrough."
Clearly, Han Xue had also realized her own problem. Simply staying in seclusion would take an unknown amount of time before she could break through her cultivation.
The Thousand Bone Constitution required experiencing many battles to fully unleash its potential.
Zhang Ruochen instantly understood what Han Xue was thinking and nodded. "Do whatever you want to do. Your master will support you. Be careful in everything. If you encounter a problem you can't solve, send me a message."
"Mm, I understand, Master. Master, Mistress, Xiao Hei, and the three senior uncles, take care of yourselves." A look of reluctance appeared in Han Xue's eyes as she bid farewell to Zhang Ruochen and the others one by one.
Since returning from the Hell Realm, she hadn't had a chance to spend much time with Zhang Ruochen, and now she had to part ways again. There was so much reluctance in her heart.
But she was the successor of Qiangu Nüdi and was destined to walk an extraordinary path. Her Dao heart had to be unshakably firm, advancing courageously and cutting away all distracting thoughts with her sword.
In the pursuit of the path to godhood, everything else could be abandoned.
"Shua—"
Han Xue wasted no more time. She turned around decisively, stepped on the void, and flashed out of the Blood God Sect.
Watching Han Xue leave, a complex expression appeared in Zhang Ruochen's eyes. Han Xue's growth filled him with great relief, but it also pained him deeply.
Because he knew that Han Xue's current achievements must have come at the cost of immense hardship.
As her master, all he could do was support her with all his might.
Zhang Ruochen believed that in the near future, Han Xue would surely become a new generation of Qiangu Nüdi, earning a fearsome reputation. It was just a pity that he, as her master, seemed far too unworthy of the title.
Mu Lingxi walked over to Zhang Ruochen and said, "Since even Han Xue has gone to train, I need to work hard too. I plan to return to Phoenix Lake to obtain the inheritance of the Ice Phoenix Ancestor."
Zhang Ruochen snapped back to reality and fixed his gaze on Mu Lingxi. "Are you confident?"
"I wasn't confident before, but now that my cultivation has reached the peak of the Dao Domain Realm and I have cultivated the Heavenly Phoenix Dao Body, I should be able to accept the inheritance. Don't worry, I won't do anything I'm not sure about," Mu Lingxi said.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruochen thought for a moment and then said, "Then it's up to you. Once I finish handling matters in the Blood God Sect, I'll take you back to Phoenix Lake."
The situation in the Kunlun Realm was now very complex and fraught with danger. Mu Lingxi going to Phoenix Lake to receive her ancestral inheritance and stay away from the turmoil was actually a good thing.
Once she successfully obtained the inheritance, she would truly be a phoenix soaring through the nine heavens, able to go anywhere in the world.
Immediately, Zhang Ruochen began to handle some important affairs within the Blood God Sect. After the previous great battle, there shouldn't be anyone daring to come to the Blood God Sect to cause trouble anymore.
There was only one thing that truly required Zhang Ruochen's attention: the placement of the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions.
He himself did not practice demonic arts, so he did not intend to carry the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions with him.
Apart from the four pieces on Mu Lingxi, Du Mosheng, Pei Linhu, and He Yuan, the other eight pieces needed to be properly stored. They had to be kept safe while also being convenient for the Blood God Sect disciples to study.
After much thought, Zhang Ruochen finally decided to place the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions in the underground space beneath the Blood God Altar, effectively letting the Blood God Divine Corpse guard them.
With Zhang Ruochen's various arrangements, anyone who dared to touch the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions would trigger the Blood God Divine Corpse. The consequences would be unbearable even for a true Great Saint.
The previous encounter of the Hell Realm's Blood Fu Great Saint was a lesson to be learned.
After handing over the sect's affairs to Elder Yuan Xing, Zhang Ruochen took Mu Lingxi and Xiao Hei and left the Blood God Sect.
Xiao Hei felt that staying in the Blood God Sect was boring and that following Zhang Ruochen would be more interesting.
As soon as they returned to Phoenix Lake, Mu Lingxi immediately entered the secret ground, eager to receive her ancestral inheritance. She was determined this time, no matter how difficult, to succeed.
Watching Mu Lingxi enter the secret ground, Zhang Ruochen murmured, "I hope everything goes smoothly."
Since he was already at Phoenix Lake, Zhang Ruochen wasn't in a hurry to leave. There was nothing pressing to do anyway, so he could relax and spend some time with Lin Fei.
When Sacred Bright City had been in trouble earlier, he had left in such a hurry that he hadn't had a chance to say goodbye to Lin Fei.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen return, Lin Fei was naturally very happy and immediately wanted to cook for him herself.
Zhang Ruochen pulled Lin Fei to sit down and asked, "Mother, why haven't I seen Kong Xuan?"
In the past, Kong Xuan was always by Lin Fei's side, but this time, she was nowhere to be seen.
Zhang Ruochen had already swept Phoenix Lake with his spiritual power and hadn't found any trace of Kong Xuan.
"Kong Xuan is no longer here," Lin Fei said.
A look of surprise appeared on Zhang Ruochen's face. "Where did Kong Xuan go?"
"Chen'er, not long after you left, a mysterious person appeared and took Kong Xuan away," Lin Fei said.
Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly. "What mysterious person? Why did they take Kong Xuan away?"
This was Phoenix Lake, guarded by two top Saint Kings from the Guanghan Realm. How could someone have broken in and taken Kong Xuan away? This matter was clearly very unusual.
A faint, almost imperceptible gleam flashed in Lin Fei's eyes. "That mysterious person had colorful wings, just like Kong Xuan. They said they wanted to take Kong Xuan to a place to train. Kong Xuan didn't want to go at first, but I persuaded her to go with that person. This is her opportunity; it would be a pity to miss it."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruochen's heart stirred. He hadn't expected Lin Fei to say something like that.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen began to have some vague understanding. If he wasn't mistaken, the person who took Kong Xuan away was likely a mysterious expert from the Peacock Half-Human Clan.
It was indeed a good thing for Kong Xuan to train under such a person.
In fact, when he had returned earlier and seen that Kong Xuan's cultivation had reached the Saint King Realm, Zhang Ruochen had been curious. The "Peacock Sacred Canon" he had passed on to Kong Xuan was incomplete. Logically, it shouldn't have been possible for her to reach the Saint King Realm.
Now that he thought about it, Kong Xuan must have had another opportunity, likely related to this mysterious expert from the Peacock Half-Human Clan.
Zhang Ruochen was looking forward to seeing Kong Xuan grow into a top-tier powerhouse.
On the third day after arriving at Phoenix Lake, Zhang Ruochen went to the island in the center of the lake and invited the Wine Madman and Gu Songzi to drink and chat about everything under the sun.
The Wine Madman and Gu Songzi were living a very leisurely life. They didn't need to go out and fight; they only needed to brew wine and refine pills.
Suddenly, Gu Songzi's expression changed. "Someone has entered Phoenix Lake."
At that moment, Zhang Ruochen also detected a subtle spatial fluctuation on Phoenix Lake. He turned his head and looked toward the vast, misty lake.
A purple-clad woman walking on the water came into his view.
The woman in purple had an extremely graceful figure, delicate features without a single flaw, skin as white as jade, and an extraordinary, transcendent and refined aura, like a fairy descending from the nine heavens.
What was most distinctive was the vertical eye on her forehead, deep as a starry sky, as if it could see through the essence of all things in the world.
"Three-Eyed Ancient Clan."
Zhang Ruochen narrowed his eyes, immediately recognizing the woman's origin.
The Three-Eyed Ancient Clan was a very mysterious and powerful clan from the ancient Kunlun Realm.
However, during the Middle Ages, the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan had been wiped out, leaving only legends behind.
And now, a woman from the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan appeared before him. Zhang Ruochen couldn't help but have many speculations.
At this moment, the Wine Madman's expression changed drastically. His eyes widened as he stared at the purple-clad woman, cold sweat pouring from his forehead.
"How can it be her? Zhang Ruochen... d-do you think she looks familiar?"
The Wine Madman's mind trembled; he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Familiar? She does seem a bit familiar. Have I seen her before? No, I shouldn't have."
The Wine Madman reminded him, "The Three-Eyed Ancient Clan was destroyed back in the Middle Ages. But when we went to the ancestral land of the Divine Dragon Clan, the Yin-Yang Sea, we found a female corpse of the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan in the deepest part of the Abandoned Divine Sea..."
At this point, the Wine Madman stopped again, sucking in a breath of cold air.
Zhang Ruochen dug out that distant memory and was momentarily stunned. The purple-clad woman looked exactly like the female corpse of the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan they had encountered in the Abandoned Divine Sea.
A corpse that had been dead for over a hundred thousand years had come back to life and appeared before him. This was truly a very eerie thing.
Especially since the Wine Madman felt guilty—he had taken the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower that the female corpse had been wearing.
In the blink of an eye, the purple-clad woman had already appeared on the island in the center of the lake.
She paid no attention to Zhang Ruochen or Gu Songzi. Her gaze fixed on the Wine Madman, and she said coldly, "Hand over my clan's sacred object."
Hearing this, the Wine Madman's heart skipped a beat. It seemed his guess was correct. The purple-clad woman before him was indeed the one he had encountered in the Abandoned Divine Sea.
Calming himself, the Wine Madman said steadily, "What sacred object of your clan? I don't know what you're talking about. You must have the wrong person."
"Do I need to be clearer? Hand over the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower." The purple-clad woman's expression turned slightly colder.
Although the Wine Madman was somewhat wary of the purple-clad woman, he insisted, "I don't know anything about a Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower. Don't falsely accuse an innocent person."
"Since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being rude." A cold light flashed in the purple-clad woman's eyes, and an extremely terrifying aura emanated from her.
Especially the vertical eye on her forehead, which emitted a strange radiance, locking onto the Wine Madman as if it could seize his soul.
"Such powerful strength."
Feeling the aura emanating from the purple-clad woman, Zhang Ruochen couldn't help but be moved.
He had already vaguely guessed that the purple-clad woman was one of the beings sealed in the icebergs of the Abandoned Divine Sea. For some unknown reason, she had revived, but her body still retained traces of the icy cold aura of the Abandoned Divine Sea.
Since the purple-clad woman could revive, had the other beings in the icebergs also revived?
In the Abandoned Divine Sea, there were countless icebergs, each sealing a corpse. Those corpses had all been very powerful in life, all above the Saint realm, and many had reached the Saint King realm.
Especially the beings imprisoned on that stone bridge—they were terrifying to the extreme, all world-shaking demon lords. Xiao Hei's physical body had once been imprisoned there as well.
If all those beings revived, they would undoubtedly form an extremely terrifying force.
Many thoughts flashed through Zhang Ruochen's mind. Just as the purple-clad woman was about to make a move, Zhang Ruochen moved and appeared in front of the Wine Madman. He extended his hand and pressed forward, forming a blazing cloud of fire that dissolved the strange power enveloping the Wine Madman.
Horror appeared in the Wine Madman's eyes, and he was filled with fear of the purple-clad woman.
The moment he was locked onto by her, he had truly felt the approach of death.
"Do you want to stop me?" The purple-clad woman looked at Zhang Ruochen with an unfriendly gaze.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head slightly. "I have no such intention. I just don't want you to harm my friend."
Then, Zhang Ruochen turned to the Wine Madman and said seriously, "Wine Madman, take out the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower. That is a sacred object of the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan. Keeping it is not a good thing for you."
Upon hearing this, reluctance appeared in the Wine Madman's eyes. But after seeing the cold light in the purple-clad woman's eyes, he had no choice but to listen to Zhang Ruochen and take out the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower.
Seeing the Wine Madman's unwilling expression, Zhang Ruochen reached out, took the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower from his hand, and tossed it to the purple-clad woman.
"Returning the original to its owner."
The purple-clad woman reached out and caught the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower.
The coldness in her eyes quickly faded, and she retracted her powerful aura.
She had come only to retrieve the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower. Unless necessary, she didn't want to conflict with anyone.
Of course, if someone tried to stop her from reclaiming the sacred object of the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan, she wouldn't hesitate to use force.
As long as there were still members of the Three-Eyed Ancient Clan alive, they would never allow their sacred object to be lost outside.
With a flick of her hand, the purple-clad woman put away the Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower. Then she turned around and prepared to leave Phoenix Lake.
"Please wait." Zhang Ruochen said.
The purple-clad woman stopped, turned around, and looked at Zhang Ruochen. "What is it?"
"I would like to ask, how did you revive? And what is the current situation in the Yin-Yang Sea?"
Zhang Ruochen asked with a serious expression.
Upon hearing this question, a terrifying killing intent appeared in the purple-clad woman's eyes. She coldly spat out four words: "No comment."
Without waiting for Zhang Ruochen to say anything else, the purple-clad woman turned around, her figure flickering, and disappeared in an instant.
"This woman is no ordinary person. Old drunkard, you sure have guts, daring to rob someone like that." Gu Songzi clicked his tongue.
The Wine Madman had a pained expression on his face and said indignantly, "How was I supposed to know a corpse could come back to life? My Three-Leaf Nine-Life Flower! Zhang Ruochen, aren't you supposed to be very powerful? Why were you so afraid of that woman?"
He truly wasn't a match for the purple-clad woman, but with Zhang Ruochen's strength, why did he have to back down like that?
"It's not about fear! This woman should have died back in the Middle Ages, yet she suddenly revived. Coupled with what happened in the Yin-Yang Sea back then, don't you think there's something deep going on here? The Yin-Yang Sea might have undergone a shocking transformation."
Zhang Ruochen's expression was grave. He suspected that the purple-clad woman might also be a survivor of the Kunlun Realm. Perhaps she hadn't died back then but had fallen into some strange state, similar to suspended animation.
It seemed he would have to go to the Yin-Yang Sea.
The Wine Madman's pupils contracted sharply, and he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Hearing Zhang Ruochen say this, the secrets hidden in the Yin-Yang Sea were truly terrifying to think about.