His body radiated light, with golden Buddhist light and dark demonic light constantly intertwined, making him seem to be divided in two. The two kinds of light were distinctly separated by a barrier of clear light.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Chen Yuan focused his mind, and his aura instantly subsided.

He lowered his head, looking at his physical body, a faint smile playing on his lips. Finally... he had broken through!

Under the infusion of the blood pool's immense power, the solid core within his dantian had completely reached its peak. At the same time, his physical body's blood and qi were incredibly surging.

Beneath the retracted light, there was an Indestructible Vajra Body!

Qi Refining and Body Refining had both taken a giant leap forward simultaneously.

In fact, a vast amount of power was still accumulating within his physical body, unable to be released. It could only be refined gradually. Because he had not yet comprehended the meaning of heaven and earth, he could not rashly break through. Otherwise, the success rate would be extremely low.

Otherwise, he felt that with the aid of that power, he might have been able to advance to the Celestial Core level.

After all... people are never satisfied.

However, while there was some regret, his gains this time were undoubtedly enormous. Disregarding his physical cultivation, his own bloodline also seemed to have been ignited. In his perception, the power he could unleash far exceeded what he could before.

Perhaps...

This was what Senior Mo Luo meant by bloodline returning to its origin.

Chu Taizu (Grand Ancestor)...

Former Chu Remnants...

Chen Yuan's gaze gradually shifted from joy to solemnity. This news brought a huge shock to him, even overturning his previous guesses.

He had never imagined that his background would be so legendary.

Before, he had only felt that it was somewhat mysterious.

Then, there was only one question before him now.

Was the reason for shielding him from the secrets of heaven the threat from the imperial court?

While Chen Yuan was staring at the blood pool in silence, Liu Zhenzong, on the other side, noticed the commotion in the blood pool and quickly opened his eyes, turning to Chen Yuan and saying:

"Congratulations, Brother Chen, on your exit from seclusion."

A hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes. Because of Chen Yuan's recent breakthrough, even though his aura was deliberately suppressed, some of it still leaked out.

And it was precisely that wisp of leaked aura that made Liu Zhenzong feel a very dangerous sensation.

This was something he had not sensed when he saw Chen Yuan before.

Although Chen Yuan had made him feel grave before, that dangerous aura was definitely not this intense. It immediately made him think that when Chen Yuan was in the blood pool, his strength might have improved by leaps and bounds.

Moreover... not just an ordinary step.

"Thank you, Brother Liu, for protecting me."

Chen Yuan returned to his senses, a faint smile on his face.

It had to be said that Liu Zhenzong was a sensible person. Otherwise, they might have really experienced a fierce battle before. Although he was confident that he could defeat him,

He had to admit that Liu Zhenzong probably had the strength to seriously injure him.

"Brother Chen, how do the two of us get out?"

Liu Zhenzong changed the subject and asked.

"Of course... by shattering this secret realm!"

Chen Yuan looked in a certain direction and said in a deep voice.

"If we work together, there is hope."

Liu Zhenzong breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he really didn't want Chen Yuan to have other ways to get out, because that would mean that the other party was really plotting something.

The two looked at each other, and Chen Yuan spoke, pointing in a direction:

"This is the weakest point in the entire secret realm."

"Okay."

Liu Zhenzong nodded solemnly. Then, he took down the divine bow from his back, which was engraved with the four symbols of divine beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

Each divine beast was lifelike, and the bowstring was even more extraordinary. It was the Liu family's treasure, a dragon tendon taken from a demon dragon a thousand years ago.

Therefore, the Azure Dragon Arrow was the most powerful.

The divine bow was drawn, and an Azure Dragon Arrow was aimed in one direction.

The next moment, with a dragon's roar, the Azure Dragon Arrow flew out, transforming into a phantom of a cyan true dragon in the void, soaring straight up.

At this moment, Chen Yuan quickly drew the Emperor Slaughter Saber.

"Dragon's Roar!"

Two dragon-shaped qi energies, one before and one after, even exerted a force greater than one plus one. The entire void was shaking, and then, there was a deafening roar.

"Boom!!!"

......

......

Time returned to before Chen Yuan came out of seclusion.

As time passed, the sun in the void became more and more scorching. There was an ancient saying that extreme yang is extreme yin, and this was the time that Tang Xianzhuo was waiting for.

The Tang Sect disciples' chanting grew louder and louder, as if summoning something.

Shangguan Yu frowned, slowly retreating behind everyone else, his face growing more anxious. A quarter of an hour had passed since Chen Yuan entered the secret realm, but there was still no sign of him coming out.

He now even suspected that Chen Yuan had encountered some danger and was being held back.

Of course, he still had a lot of confidence in Chen Yuan, not thinking that the confident him would encounter any major accidents inside. These were all the impressions Chen Yuan had given him before.

Brother Chen is invincible!

This was his belief.

But he couldn't help but worry. He wondered if he should force his way into the secret realm. No matter how bad his strength was, he was still a Grandmaster.

He should be able to help him in some way.

Just as Shangguan Yu was hesitating whether to take action,

Tang Xianzhuo in the void had already obtained the bead that Lord Xiang Lingtian had sent someone to give him. The soul of his beloved wife was in this divine bead.

His perception was not wrong. Xiang Lingtian had indeed transferred his wife's soul into this bead, but only a part of it. The remaining part was still being nurtured in the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

However, Tang Xianzhuo was not aware of this.

His eyes flickered with intense love, as if he had already foreseen her resurrection. In this life, he sought nothing else but the resurrection of his beloved wife.

"Jiu'er, the time is almost here. You and I can finally reunite."

Tang Xianzhuo said softly and gently.

Then, he glanced at the sun in the void. The scorching power was about to completely reach its peak. Realizing that the time was right,

He turned his gaze to the Jianghu martial artists present and cupped his hands, saying:

"Everyone in the Jianghu, my beloved wife is about to wake up. I hope you can lend a hand."

"Sect Leader Tang, what do you want us to do?"

"Yes, yes, we will not refuse anything we can do."

"That's right, my Five Tigers of Yunshan are willing to help Sect Leader Tang."

Voices came from the Jianghu martial artists present, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

The corners of Tang Xianzhuo's mouth curled up, revealing a charming smile:

"It's very simple, all you need to do is die."

"Okay, no... what?"

"Sect Leader Tang... you... what did you say?"

"I... I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

Someone looked at Tang Xianzhuo in disbelief.

"You didn't hear wrong. I want you to exchange your lives for the resurrection of my beloved wife. Extreme yang is extreme yin, but I also need your divine souls to be refined into a great array,

To protect my beloved wife."

If it was just extreme yang alone, it would naturally not work. As soon as Jiu'er's soul came out, it would be annihilated by the scorching sunlight. A great yin array must be used to block most of the extreme yang power.

Only then could it succeed.

And if one wanted to set up the great yin array, one had to use the souls of hundreds or thousands of people as the foundation in order to set up a small-scale extreme yin array to envelop this hundred-zhang area.

"Everyone, run! This is Tang Xianzhuo's conspiracy. Those Dan Realm Grandmasters have probably already been killed by him!"

"For the resurrection of his wife, this person has gone mad! He actually wants to use our lives to exchange for one life! Run!"

Suddenly, voices rang out, and Shangguan Yu was among them, cooperating.

The surrounding Jianghu martial artists instantly became a chaotic mess, shouting and trying to escape.

But at this time, it was obviously too late.

The surrounding Tang Sect elite disciples had already prepared to take action. With Tang Xianzhuo's order, rays of light from the array instantly enveloped the void,

Surrounding most of those present.

At the same time, those prepared Tang Sect disciples immediately shot out waves of extremely powerful hidden weapons. In an instant, waves of armor-piercing arrows pierced through the air.

Some Jianghu martial artists wanted to prop up their qi to resist, but they were penetrated almost instantly, looking in disbelief at the hidden arrow in front of their chest, and then collapsing to the ground with a thud.

As soon as his body died, the surrounding yin energy immediately became much denser. His divine soul was forcibly extracted by the array.

"Shangguan Yu, you will die too!"

A low shout sounded, and a gloomy old man in black robes slowly appeared in the void, staring intently at Shangguan Yu. He had been ordered by the Sect Leader to kill Shangguan Yu, the only remaining Dan Realm Grandmaster present.

"Kill!!!"

The prepared Shangguan Yu instantly rushed forward with his spear.

In the blink of an eye, the area within a thousand meters was plunged into a life-and-death battle. The Tang Sect disciples, after running out of hidden weapons, immediately charged towards the Jianghu martial artists with red eyes.

In a short period of time, dozens of people had fallen.

Their divine souls were absorbed by the array, and the surrounding yin energy grew heavier and heavier.

As the battle intensified, the dead were no longer just Jianghu martial artists. Many Tang Sect disciples also lost their lives on the spot, but they all seemed to be fearless.

As if they had forgotten life and death....

But no matter who died, the final result was the same: they were absorbed by the array.

Tang Xianzhuo stroked the divine bead in his hand and said softly:

"Jiu'er, do you think these people below look like a pack of gnawing hyenas? I remember you hated these dirty things the most. Let's be patient,

Be good."

In the distance, Xiang Lingtian, overlooking the slaughters, couldn't help but smile faintly as he watched the scene unfold. This feeling of manipulating people's lives was really...

Too intoxicating!

The patriarch was right. People were all chess pieces. Only by becoming a chess player could one be high above.

"Little sister, do you think Tang Xianzhuo is like a dog?"

He casually smiled.

"What do you mean by that, Big Brother?"

"Hehe, his wife's resurrection is like a piece of rotten meat, but he has done all these things for that piece of rotten meat. It's really laughable.

Resurrection... such an ethereal thing. How can he be worthy of it?"

"Die, the more the better, the bigger the commotion the better."

Xiang Lingtian smiled faintly.

Xiang Linwu pursed her lips and did not speak.

Ever since her brother was taught by the patriarch for a period of time, she had felt more and more estranged. The current Xiang Lingtian seemed to be a god who despised everything and was high above.

He disdained everything.

But...

To achieve great things, shouldn't one have the heart of a king?

Without benevolence and decisiveness, how could they lead the restoration of their kingdom?

According to the records, when the Grand Ancestor accomplished his feats, everything was done openly and honestly, and everything followed the path of kingship and hegemony. It had never been like this before. How dare he talk about pursuing the footsteps of the Grand Ancestor?

She was somewhat confused.

Suddenly, just as Xiang Lingtian felt that everything was under control, his expression suddenly changed, and he said in a low voice:

"Not good!"

"What's wrong?"

Xiang Linwu quickly asked.

Xiang Lingtian did not speak, but took out a blood-colored bead from within his sleeve. It was now covered in cracks and was about to shatter.

"The Sacred Blood Heavenly Pool is in trouble!!!"

"What?"

Hearing these words, Xiang Linwu was also instantly shocked.

This blood bead was related to that secret realm. If the bead was about to shatter, wouldn't that mean that the Sacred Blood Heavenly Pool was broken?

"Impossible, impossible. How could the Sacred Blood Heavenly Pool be in trouble? It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be..." Xiang Lingtian's expression gradually became solemn, and his hand holding the blood bead tightened.

"Could it be that someone among those who entered earlier used some means?" Xiang Linwu quickly said.

"Who is it!"

A flash of killing intent flickered in Xiang Lingtian's eyes.

This time, he wasn't just causing chaos. He also wanted to further purify his bloodline, increase his cultivation base dramatically, and complete the patriarch's test!

He had now been designated as the next patriarch, but his position was not completely stable. He still needed the support of the old patriarch, because the old patriarch was the true successor.

He was the prince of the Xiang imperial family of the previous generation, who had lived from the Former Chu Dynasty to the present.

And he was just an illegitimate child, but his talent was the strongest in this generation. However, there were many clansmen below him who were eyeing this position covetously!

A slight mistake could result in him being cast down to the mortal world.

"Could it be Liu Zhenzong of the Liu family, or Chen Yuan, or Blood Butcher Pan Feng?"

Xiang Linwu said with a solemn expression.

Although their location was far from Dujiangyan, they could still recognize those martial artists who came to participate in the triennial Grand Sacrifice today. Among them, only a few were the most eye-catching.

Thirty-second on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, Four Symbols Divine Arrow Liu Zhenzong.

Twenty-seventh on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, Blood Butcher Pan Feng.

And forty-eighth on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, Demon Saber Chen Yuan!

"Although Pan Feng's strength is the strongest, he doesn't have any strong background. It's impossible for him to avoid the illusions. Chen Yuan's talent is strong, but his strength is still slightly weaker. It shouldn't be him either.

Perhaps it's this Liu Zhenzong!"

Xiang Lingtian said in a solemn voice.

The background of the Liu family was known not only to the Jianghu martial artists, but also to the Xiang imperial family, who had been hiding for many years. In fact, the Liu family was able to continue because the Grand Ancestor was merciful.

In addition to the Liu family, there were other imperial families from the Ten Kingdoms, such as the Zhu family, the Su family, the Li family....

They were all remnants of the imperial family from back then.

Although these forces had basically declined now, their foundation was still relatively strong. After all, a dead camel was still bigger than a horse.

He now felt that perhaps the Liu family had some inherited treasure that allowed Liu Zhenzong to successfully destroy the Sacred Blood Heavenly Pool.

"Then what are you going to do, Big Brother?"

Xiang Linwu frowned.

Taking a deep breath, Xiang Lingtian suppressed the killing intent in his heart and said in a solemn voice:

"Let's take a look first. If Liu Zhenzong comes out alive, let Tang Xianzhuo kill him."

"Then should we show ourselves?"

"We can't show ourselves. The Sima family is investigating too strictly. Once they find out about us, we won't be able to get away with it. Fortunately, you and I have treasures that can conceal the secrets of heaven. The Sima family shouldn't know that the Xiang imperial family, which has been dormant for two hundred years, has reappeared."

"This is also the patriarch's warning. The time is not yet right. We can't rashly compete with them. After all, the Sima family is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

"I understand. It's just that you didn't complete the patriarch's test this time, Big Brother. How will you explain it when you get back?" Xiang Linwu's gaze was somewhat worried.

No matter what, Xiang Lingtian was her brother. They both had the surname Xiang. Although she didn't agree with some of his ideas and practices, she still had to support him.

"Let's see if there's a chance to salvage the Sacred Blood Heavenly Pool. If it's impossible, then we'll go to Liangyou!"

Xiang Lingtian said in a solemn voice.

"Okay."

While Xiang Lingtian sensed that something had happened on the side of the secret realm, Tang Xianzhuo was completely unaware. He was still immersed in the joy of his beloved wife's imminent resurrection.

He even lost his usual shrewdness and became somewhat evil.

The slaughter below was still continuing, but enough people had already died on the ground. The surrounding yin energy had reached almost the right time.

He looked up at the void again, understanding that the real opportunity had arrived.

Then, he turned his gaze to Shangguan Yu, his face filled with killing intent. He formed a hand seal, and in an instant, rays of light intertwined in the void, and a blood-red illusory spirit snake condensed.

Under his control, it instantly rushed towards Shangguan Yu, who was in the midst of a fierce battle.

Blood Snake Entanglement!

The blood snake was very fast, approaching Shangguan Yu in almost the blink of an eye. He was startled, and the spear in his hand immediately pierced out. But strangely,

The blood snake was scattered by the spear, turning into more than a dozen small snakes, which instantly wrapped around Shangguan Yu, and a sealing force landed on him,

Making his expression tense.

At this moment, another Dan Realm Grandmaster struck out with a palm.

"Puff!"

Almost directly receiving the palm strike of the Dan Realm Grandmaster, Shangguan Yu instantly felt his blood and qi shaking and was blasted out, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The aura on his body was somewhat unstable, and signs of defeat had appeared!

The seriously injured Shangguan Yu was not taken seriously by Tang Xianzhuo. He faced the void, his arms spread out, and rays of light enveloped the blood bead in front of him.

Eerie light also emanated from it.

The light traveled from top to bottom, connecting with the ice coffin, and suddenly, a sinister wind howled.

Extreme yang is extreme yin. The time had come!

Tang Xianzhuo shouted:

"Resurrect, my beloved!!!"

The sound shook the heavens, and the violent sinister wind instantly condensed into a vortex.

But at this moment, the portal that had previously formed the secret realm suddenly emitted a roar.

"Boom!!!"

The gazes of everyone present immediately turned over, and a faint voice echoed in the void:

"Resurrection is definitely impossible. Since you love her so much, how about Chen send you down to see her!"