Translator: CinderTL
"Xu Geng, is everything Mi He said true?" Song Wen asked Xu Geng within his Sea of Consciousness.
To allow Xu Geng to hear Mi He's words, Song Wen had deliberately opened his Sea of Consciousness, allowing Xu Geng to perceive everything outside.
Xu Geng replied, "It seems your guess was correct. This Blood Sui is most likely Fallen Immortal Blood. Mi He spoke truthfully; Fallen Immortal Blood indeed lacks sentience and cannot be contracted as a Spirit Beast. The concealment formation she mentioned is likely the Blood Shadow Formless Formation. I brought this formation down from the Upper Realm. While it cannot block cultivators' Spirit Sense, it can deceive the Fallen Immortal Blood's perception."
Moments later, a thick mist appeared before Song Wen and Mi He.
"Ji Yin, once we pass through this mist, we'll reach Sui Peak," Mi He said as she flew into the mist.
Song Wen followed closely behind, asking, "Fellow Daoist Mi He, what kind of formation is this mist?"
"It's just an ordinary Bewildering Formation to prevent outsiders from spying on Sui Peak," Mi He replied casually, seemingly unwilling to elaborate.
"If your sect only uses a Bewildering Formation to contain the Blood Sui, aren't you afraid it might suddenly lose control and slaughter your disciples?" Song Wen asked.
Mi He said, "As long as Blood Sui isn't disturbed during its slumber and receives sufficient blood food upon waking, it won't lose control. Even if it does lose control, feeding it promptly will send it back into slumber."
"She's not telling the whole truth," Xu Geng's voice suddenly echoed in Song Wen's Sea of Consciousness. "This Mist is likely a combination of a Fourth-Tier Bewildering Formation and the Blood Shadow Formless Formation. It both prevents outsiders from spying on Sui Peak and blocks Fallen Immortal Blood's perception of the outside world."
Piercing through the thick Mist, a black stone mountain over a thousand feet tall emerged before them.
High above, ten giant flying ships floated in the sky.
One of these ships hovered directly above Sui Peak. A hole in its hull disgorged a stream of mortals, who tumbled down toward the mountain's summit.
The mortals screamed in terror as they plummeted toward a massive vertical shaft at the peak.
From the shaft, a colossal fleshy pillar, ten yards thick, extended outward. At its apex, a gaping maw split open, swallowing the falling mortals one by one.
"Ji Yin, this is Blood Sui. Aren't you disappointed to see it in this hideous form?" Mi He said.
Mi He clearly didn't know that Song Wen had visited this place before and seen Blood Sui's true appearance.
Back then, Song Wen had been a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet the pressure emanating from Blood Sui had felt like a tidal wave, leaving him terrified.
Now, as one of the world's top cultivators, Song Wen still felt a subtle pressure emanating from Blood Sui.
It was important to remember that Blood Sui was currently in a calm state. If it were to unleash its fury, the resulting aura would surely shake heaven and earth.
Song Wen frowned, his voice grave.
"Disappointment? That's not quite right. Blood Sui truly lives up to its title as your sect's Guardian Divine Beast. I doubt anyone in this world could stand against it."
Blood Sui's strength had exceeded Song Wen's expectations.
In his Sea of Consciousness...
Xu Geng suddenly spoke.
"It seems the Beastmaster Sect never truly mastered the method of cultivating Fallen Immortal Blood. They've allowed it to grow unchecked, to the point where its power has nearly reached the limits of this world's capacity. Ji Yin, if you hope to refine it and extract its Mystic Qi, it won't be easy."
Song Wen asked, "To obtain enough Mystic Qi to aid my Divine Transformation, must I refine the entire Fallen Immortal Blood?"
Xu Geng replied, "Not necessarily. Given the current strength of this Fallen Immortal Blood, refining just two or three tenths of its flesh should be sufficient for you to advance to the Divine Transformation Realm. While Fallen Immortal Blood can regenerate even after being cut, it won't willingly let you carve up its flesh."
Very quickly, all the mortals from the ten Giant Flying Ships were thrown into the maw of Blood Sui.
Blood Sui's hunger was temporarily satisfied. The giant meat pillar slowly retracted back into the mountain.
Dozens of people emerged from the Giant Flying Ships and gathered at the foot of Sui Peak, where a pit tens of meters wide lay.
Scattered within the pit were numerous blackened, foul-smelling chunks of flesh.
These people were collecting the flesh.
"Can the rotten flesh in that pit be used to refine Mystic Qi?" Song Wen asked Xu Geng.
Xu Geng replied, "No. That's just waste expelled from Blood Sui's body. How could it contain Mystic Qi?"
Song Wen's expression fell slightly.
At that moment, someone on the Giant Flying Ships noticed Song Wen and Mi He and approached to greet Mi He. She dismissed them with a few curt words.
Once all the flesh had been collected from the pit, the ten Giant Flying Ships emerged from the Mist. Only Song Wen and Mi He remained within the array.
"Ji Yin, we've seen Blood Sui. Shouldn't we leave now?" Mi He asked.
Song Wen shook his head, his gaze fixed on Sui Peak. He spoke a few words that shocked Mi He to her core.
"I want to test Blood Sui's strength."
Mi He's eyes widened in shock and anger as she glared at Song Wen.
"Ji Yin, I have treated you with utmost courtesy. I have fulfilled every request you've made. Yet you dare to provoke Blood Sui? Your strength, though formidable, is no match for Blood Sui. Once Blood Sui is enraged, it will unleash a massacre. You can flee and escape, but my Beastmaster Sect will be utterly destroyed!"
Song Wen's tone remained calm. "Fellow Daoist Mi He, please don't be angry. I am merely curious about Blood Sui and harbor no ill intentions toward your sect."
With a wave of his hand, Song Wen summoned a vast array of jade bottles and flesh, filling half the sky.
"Didn't you say that even if Blood Sui is provoked, it can be lulled back to slumber with sufficient flesh? Surely this blood essence and flesh will be enough to satiate Blood Sui," Song Wen said.
"How could you possibly be carrying such a vast quantity of blood essence and flesh? Did you know about Blood Sui's habits all along?" Mi He demanded.
"I am a corpse dao cultivator by nature, and my Asura Sect has inherited much of the Corpse Demon Sect's legacy. What's so strange about me carrying some blood essence and flesh?" Song Wen replied casually.
Song Wen had brought the blood essence and flesh because Xu Geng had reminded him to.
Mi He didn't dwell on the matter, instead asking, "Ji Yin, let's be frank with each other. Tell me the truth: what secret does Blood Sui hold that makes you willing to take such a huge risk?"
Song Wen replied, "I'm afraid I can't reveal that."
Mi He's anger flared again. "Ji Yin, you speak so casually! If you don't give me a good reason, I won't let you touch Blood Sui."
Song Wen suggested, "Doesn't your sect have a Formation that can block Blood Sui's perception? Why not have your disciples hide inside it beforehand, or have them stay far away from the Beastmaster Sect? Once Blood Sui is full and falls into slumber, you can call your disciples back."
Mi He shook her head firmly, rejecting the idea outright. "That's too risky. I can't agree. If anything goes wrong, the Beastmaster Sect's foundation could be destroyed."
As soon as Mi He finished speaking, she noticed a sudden shift in Song Wen's aura. A chilling, frost-like pressure emanated from him, causing her body to tremble slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Mi He, I've been speaking to you cordially, but don't mistake my kindness for weakness!"
(End of the Chapter)
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