# Chapter 2210: Ten Wings
Passing through a special spatial barrier, the space ahead suddenly opened up, completely different from the outside world.
Zhang Ruochen could sense that the Heavenly Earth Sacred Qi (Tiandi Shengqi) within this space was extremely rich, almost to the point of becoming liquid. The Heavenly Earth Rules (Tiandi Guize) were also incredibly active, emitting a peculiar rhythm.
Trees of immense height came into Zhang Ruochen's view, each one over a thousand meters tall, with lush branches and dense leaves, emitting an intensely strong blood aura that formed patches of blood clouds, spreading throughout the entire heaven and earth.
Beneath each towering tree was a pool about a hundred meters in diameter, filled with a crimson liquid as thick as blood, yet emitting a strange, faint fragrance that was refreshing and intoxicating.
"Longevity Blood Trees," Zhang Ruochen murmured softly.
With the Blood Absolute Clan being so vast, with a population numbering in the hundreds of millions, it was only natural for them to cultivate a large number of Longevity Blood Trees.
Moreover, given the methods of the Blood Absolute Clan, the blood derived from the Longevity Blood Trees would certainly be of exceptional quality.
Zhang Ruochen could tell at a glance that the energy contained in the blood within these pools was comparable to the blood of a Fish-Dragon realm human.
Some of the pools even reached the level of Half-Saint sacred blood or Saint sacred blood.
Zhang Ruochen knew that to obtain high-quality blood, one had to invest a large amount of sacred stones and use special secret methods to cultivate the Longevity Blood Trees, allowing them to grow for extremely long periods.
Although the Longevity Blood Tree had strong vitality, under normal circumstances, it could only live for about ten thousand years. Through secret cultivation methods, it might be possible for it to survive for one eon, or even multiple eons.
The older the Longevity Blood Tree, the better the quality of the blood it produced.
Of course, despite the large quantity of blood here, it could not be used directly. It still needed to be refined and concentrated using secret methods, which was far less convenient than drawing blood directly from a cultivator's body.
Xue Hou said, "This is the most important grove of Longevity Blood Trees in the Blood Absolute Clan, a core part of our foundation. Each Longevity Blood Tree has grown for at least ten thousand years, producing blood of extremely high quality, enough to supply the needs of most elite members of the clan."
Zhang Ruochen nodded slightly. Only a large clan like the Blood Absolute Clan, with its long history and deep foundation, could cultivate a grove of Longevity Blood Trees on such a scale.
This was likely also an important foundation for the Blood Absolute Clan's ability to produce so many powerful experts.
The deeper they went, the taller the Longevity Blood Trees became, and the higher the quality of the blood they produced. Some pools even reached the level of Great Saint blood quality.
Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen stopped, his gaze locked onto (suoding) a particularly enormous Longevity Blood Tree in the distance.
This Longevity Blood Tree was shrouded in layers of blood clouds. Its trunk diameter reached tens of miles, its bark shimmered with golden light, and a faint but powerful divine might emanated from it.
Even the blood in the pool beneath it was different from the others, appearing golden, with a thick divine aura spreading out.
"That is the mother tree. All the Longevity Blood Trees here were derived from it. It has grown for over ten eons, cultivated with divine stones, and can produce blood comparable to divine blood. Throughout the entire Undying Blood Clan, there are no more than fifty such trees," Xue Hou explained.
Just this one incredibly ancient Longevity Blood Tree alone showed how extraordinary the foundation of the Blood Absolute Clan was.
Zhang Ruochen's heart stirred. He hadn't expected that a mere tree could rival the age of Wen Tianjun, who had survived ten calamities.
Perhaps it was precisely because it was a tree that it could live for so long.
Even gods, despite their power, faced the threat of death with each eon calamity. A god who could live for ten eons was rare in ancient and modern times.
"Able to produce divine blood, this mother tree must also be a divine-level lifeform."
Turning his gaze, Zhang Ruochen looked in another direction, not too far from the mother tree. There stood an extremely massive statue, so tall it was immeasurable in miles, like a sacred giant overlooking the entire Blood Heaven Tribe world.
Even from the distant starry sky, the outline of the statue could be seen.
The statue was of an Undying Blood Clan member, clad in golden armor, majestic and extraordinary. Behind it were twenty-four pairs of golden wings, lifelike, and a faint, obscure divine might emanated from it.
At the base of the statue was an incredibly deep spring, from which viscous blood gushed forth, exuding an immensely ancient and vicissitudinous aura, as if it had existed for endless ages.
Just one glance told Zhang Ruochen that this must be the Primordial Undying Blood Spring that Xue Hou had mentioned.
A single blood spring, spanning so many eras without ever drying up, was truly astonishing.
"Hmm? That is..."
At that moment, Zhang Ruochen made a new discovery.
A figure was currently sitting cross-legged by the Primordial Undying Blood Spring, absorbing the primordial blood aura emanating from it.
The person had long blood-red hair, a slender build, and was surrounded by an intensely thick blood fiend aura, with terrifying flames burning fiercely.
More importantly, behind this person stood a towering phantom, majestic as if it possessed life, radiating overwhelming battle intent.
"Blood Butcher."
Zhang Ruochen was slightly surprised.
This was a very important secret place of the Blood Absolute Clan, yet Blood Butcher was able to cultivate here.
Moreover, Zhang Ruochen could clearly sense that Blood Butcher was now vastly different from before, though he didn't know the reason for this change.
Blood Butcher was now also a Great Saint realm powerhouse. Although he had only recently broken through (tupo), the sacred might emanating from him was extremely terrifying, far beyond that of an ordinary Immortal Great Saint.
A flash of divine light passed, and Xue Hou brought Zhang Ruochen before the Primordial Undying Blood Spring.
"Your mother had someone bring Blood Butcher away back then because his fate is very special. The Blood Flame War God of the Undying Blood Clan fell in the second gradient of the Endless Abyss, leaving behind the War God Mark of the Blood Flame War God lineage. Blood Butcher happened to be able to inherit it," Xue Hou said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen understood. The towering phantom standing behind Blood Butcher must have been formed from that War God Mark.
For Xue Hou to value it so highly, that Blood Flame War God Mark must be quite extraordinary.
It had to be said that Blood Butcher's fortune was strong—to gain the recognition of the Boundless Hell Refining Tower and to possess the special fate to inherit the War God Mark of the Blood Flame War God lineage.
Xue Hou continued, "Your mother has already accepted him as a disciple. I specially brought him to the Blood Absolute Clan to undergo purification through the Primordial Undying Blood Spring, to activate the War God Mark of the Blood Flame War God lineage, allowing him to be reborn and successfully forge his Immortal Sacred Body here."
So Blood Butcher had already become Xue Hou's disciple. No wonder he could cultivate here.
"Mother, what should I do?" Zhang Ruochen asked, collecting his thoughts.
He had come here to undergo the purification of the Undying Blood Spring. Whatever fortune Blood Butcher had was none of his concern.
Xue Hou said, "This Undying Blood Spring was discovered by the ancestor of the Blood Absolute Clan, which is why the clan was established here. Only the most outstanding disciples of the clan are qualified to come here for purification, and this is the true body of the ancestor."
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen's expression changed slightly. He had thought this was a statue, but it turned out to be the true body of the Blood Absolute Clan's ancestor. No wonder it gave him a special feeling.
Different races had different sizes of divine bodies.
For example, the divine bodies of human gods were measured in zhang.
The divine bodies of dragon gods were measured in li.
The divine bodies of ant gods were measured in chi.
The divine bodies of Undying Blood Clan gods were measured in tens of thousands of li.
This ancestor, whether in terms of the height of his divine body or the number of his fleshy wings, was too terrifying. It was hard to imagine how powerful his blood energy must have been during his lifetime.
"To obtain the most thorough purification, you need to enter the Undying Blood Spring with your true body, but you will endure great pain."
Pausing briefly, Xue Hou continued, "There is one thing your mother needs to warn you about first. The purification of the Undying Blood Spring is meant to make the bloodline of the Undying Blood Clan purer. Chen'er, you yourself possess a human bloodline. If you cannot control it properly, you may be assimilated."
"If you choose to accept assimilation, this purification will not be a dangerous matter."
"If you wish to preserve your human bloodline... your mother hopes you will act within your limits and not stubbornly push yourself. If it becomes too much, you can leave the Undying Blood Spring. A mere purification is not such a big deal."
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment, then removed his upper garment and leaped into the Undying Blood Spring.
Xue Hou did not leave but stayed nearby to guard.
The purification of the Undying Blood Spring would not take too long—at least one day, at most three days—depending on the individual's bloodline strength and endurance.
As soon as he entered the Undying Blood Spring, Zhang Ruochen immediately felt immense pressure. Waves of cold, powerful force seeped into his body through every pore, nearly causing his blood to freeze.
At the same time, an extremely ancient aura entered his body, slowly merging with his own bloodline.
Instantly, the Undying Blood Clan bloodline within Zhang Ruochen fully awakened, involuntarily transforming him into the form of an Undying Blood Clan member. Eight enormous golden wings spread open, their secret patterns (miwen) clearly visible, radiating dazzling golden light.
Vast blood energy continuously converged toward the eight golden wings, forming thick blood clouds that enveloped Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen's pupils turned blood-red. Even though his spiritual will was incredibly tenacious (jianren), he still showed signs of pain.
Steadying his mind, Zhang Ruochen fully activated the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture*, actively drawing upon the power of the Undying Blood Spring to temper himself.
At a certain moment, a realization dawned in Zhang Ruochen's heart. A method for circulating blood energy emerged from his bloodline, causing all the blood energy in his body to involuntarily follow this method.
In an instant, the circulation of blood energy within Zhang Ruochen accelerated, drawing a large amount of blood energy from the Undying Blood Spring into his body.
As a result, Zhang Ruochen's blood energy increased dramatically, as if without limit.
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
Zhang Ruochen clenched his teeth, enduring the pain while doing his utmost to control the Undying Blood Clan bloodline, preventing his human bloodline from being devoured.
No matter what, he did not want to become completely Undying Blood Clan.
"I've reached my limit. If the Undying Blood Clan bloodline continues to awaken, I will lose control," Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.
Although he very much wanted to continue cultivating in the Undying Blood Spring, tempering his body and spiritual will, continuing would cause the situation to spiral completely out of his control.
Just as Zhang Ruochen was about to leave the Undying Blood Spring, his body suddenly trembled.
That half of his human bloodline stirred at this moment, releasing an extremely ancient aura, confronting the Undying Blood Clan bloodline head-on.
"Boom."
A terrifying will awakened from Zhang Ruochen's human bloodline.
Instantly, the Undying Blood Clan bloodline was suppressed and began to recede, causing the Undying Blood Clan characteristics manifested on Zhang Ruochen's physical body to start disappearing.
The next moment, an immensely tall figure appeared outside Zhang Ruochen's body.
"Bang."
The Blood Flame War God phantom behind Blood Butcher was impacted (chongji), involuntarily taking a step back.
As a result, Blood Butcher was forced out of his cultivation state, a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Greetings, Master."
Blood Butcher stood up and respectfully bowed to Xue Hou.
Xue Hou's gaze was fixed on the tall figure outside Zhang Ruochen's body, a strange light flickering in her eyes. "The awakening of the Undying Blood Clan bloodline has actually triggered the will of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable contained within Chen'er's human bloodline."
The Immovable Bright King Great Venerable was a legendary figure from the Kunlun Realm, so ancient that many people did not believe he had ever truly existed.
Now, with the will of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable manifesting from Zhang Ruochen's bloodline, it undoubtedly verified this fact.
Just then, another change occurred. The fleshy wings of the Blood Absolute Clan ancestor's true body suddenly trembled, releasing a beam of blood light that entered Zhang Ruochen's body.
Instantly, the previously suppressed Undying Blood Clan bloodline boiled over again, its powerful bloodline force bursting forth.
Another towering figure appeared outside Zhang Ruochen's body, identical in form to the Blood Absolute Clan ancestor.
The two tall figures stood side by side, their intangible wills colliding, yet neither could overcome the other.
For a moment, the Heavenly Earth Rules (Tiandi Guize) and Heavenly Earth Sacred Qi (Tiandi Shengqi) within this space became chaotic, showing signs of forming a sacred energy storm.
Under these circumstances, Xue Hou could no longer stand idly by. She waved her hand, releasing a divine power that quickly calmed the Heavenly Earth Rules (Tiandi Guize) and Heavenly Earth Sacred Qi (Tiandi Shengqi).
However, Xue Hou did not interfere with what was happening in the Undying Blood Spring, to avoid causing any adverse effects on Zhang Ruochen.
Blood Butcher's expression was solemn. Although it was only a will of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable and the Blood Absolute Clan ancestor, it still dealt a powerful impact (chongji) to his mind.
If he had not already activated the Blood Flame War God Mark and reached the Great Saint realm, he would probably be prostrate on the ground by now.
"How powerful has Zhang Ruochen's bloodline force become?" Blood Butcher wondered inwardly.
Clearly, even though he was now a different person, there was still a considerable gap between him and Zhang Ruochen.
The violent collision between the human bloodline and the Undying Blood Clan bloodline caused Zhang Ruochen immense pain. He felt as if his body was about to explode, and his spiritual will was on the verge of splitting apart.
"Roar."
Zhang Ruochen suddenly raised his head, letting out a sky-shaking roar.
"Splash."
A torrent of vast blood energy burst forth from Zhang Ruochen's back.
The next moment, another pair of golden fleshy wings grew out.
At that very moment, the figure of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable and the figure of the Blood Absolute Clan ancestor simultaneously merged into Zhang Ruochen's body. All pressure vanished, as if they had never appeared.
"Bang."
The ten golden fleshy wings behind Zhang Ruochen flapped, and he flew out of the Undying Blood Spring.
Hovering in midair, the ten golden wings fully spread, flashing with golden light, frantically absorbing the dense sacred energy of the heaven and earth.
A vast number of Heavenly Earth Rules (Tiandi Guize) were drawn, revolving around Zhang Ruochen, all under his control.
Just as Xue Hou had said, after the purification of the Undying Blood Spring, Zhang Ruochen could better control his wings and more precisely master every strand of his power.
He felt better than ever before.
The two bloodline forces within his body remained in a balanced state, like yin-yang taiji, allowing him to freely transform between human form and Undying Blood Clan form.
Blood Butcher stared intently at Zhang Ruochen, his eyes full of shock. He was not surprised that Zhang Ruochen had golden wings, but rather at the number of wings.
To have ten golden wings upon just reaching the Immortal realm was an unimaginable feat.
Unlike when he first saw the golden wings, Zhang Ruochen now wore a smile.
He could feel that he was now truly and perfectly attuned to the Heavenly Earth Rules (Tiandi Guize) of the Hell Realm.
Previously, when he had used the Sundial and spent decades comprehending nearly two hundred million sacred dao rules, it was mainly because he had not yet truly attuned to the Heavenly Earth Rules (Tiandi Guize) of the Hell Realm. There had always been rejection (paichi), greatly affecting his comprehension speed. This was also an important reason why he had found it difficult to break through (tupo) to the middle stage of the Immortal realm.
Zhang Ruochen had previously possessed four pairs of golden wings. If he had been able to perfectly attune to the Heavenly Earth Rules (Tiandi Guize) of the Hell Realm back then and fully utilize their effect, comprehending a mere two hundred million sacred dao rules would not have required so much time.
Even without the Divine Dragon Enlightenment Chamber (Wudao Shi), he was confident he could comprehend two hundred million sacred dao rules in just thirty years.
The golden wings were extremely helpful in comprehending sacred dao rules. Now, with an additional pair of wings, Zhang Ruochen's comprehension speed could double.
That meant comprehending two hundred million sacred dao rules would only take fifteen years.
If assisted by the Divine Dragon Enlightenment Chamber (Wudao Shi), the speed would be even faster.
Zhang Ruochen roughly calculated that his current speed of comprehending sacred dao rules was about ten times what it had been before the purification.
(Chapter End)