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Yan Xiaobao was more excited than ever before. Suddenly, he just wanted to absorb as much Blood Qi as possible, without considering safety. A massive river flowed into him, making him feel almost like an immortal.

The truth was, there was indeed no one in the Immortal Cave behind Yan Xiaobao. It wasn't a very large cave and seemed temporarily unoccupied. The only thing inside was a small blood-colored bottle.

From the top of the bottle extended a blood-colored plum blossom. One glance could tell it was a valuable treasure. Below the bottle was a glowing red spell formation, with the bottle positioned right at its center.

A closer inspection would reveal a small hole in the center of the formation where the bottle fit perfectly!

The Blood Bottle contained an endless amount of Blood Qi, so much that it formed a liquid, which now filled most of the small bottle.

As Yan Xiaobao absorbed the Blood Qi, the liquid in the bottle rapidly depleted.

In the time it took an incense stick to burn, 30% of the liquid in the bottle was drained. Even though Yan Xiaobao was eagerly absorbing the Blood Qi, something else was happening in another part of the Blood Flow Sect. Somewhere in Ancestor Mountain Peak, there was a Blood Lake surrounded by plum blossoms. It looked like a heavenly paradise.

Beside the lake, there was an Immortal Cave with a massive green door exuding a powerful aura. A single, blood-colored plum blossom was carved on the door's surface.

Inside, the Immortal Cave was lavishly decorated. Luminous pearls served as light fixtures, and everything was adorned with Spirit Stones. In the middle of the cave, a young woman sat meditating cross-legged, wearing a blood-colored mask. This young woman was none other than Xue Mei!

Suddenly, she opened her eyes with a frown.

"What's happening? Why is there such a shocking depletion of Blood Qi in the Blood Bottle in Middle Peak?!"

The Immortal Cave where Yan Xiaobao was absorbing Blood Qi was Xue Mei's residence in Zhongshan, though she rarely visited. She usually resided in Ancestor Mountain Peak. As for Zhongshan's Immortal Cave, it was a peculiar place; her father, Patriarch Limitless, had long ago noticed the area's uniqueness and had established a spell formation that made the Blood Qi there stronger, much stronger than anywhere else below Middle Peak.

Because of this, she had left a precious Blood Bottle there, which could slowly absorb Blood Qi. Ten years had passed, and it was nearly full. If that were the case, she could commence cultivating some form of mystical magic of the sect.

Because the Blood Bottle was connected to her mind, she could sense what was happening. Occasionally, it would naturally lose a little Blood Qi, so she hadn't paid much attention to events of the past few days. But the shocking depletion just now happened too quickly. In almost an instant, 40% of the accumulated liquid had disappeared.

Xue Mei instantly began to feel uneasy. Her phoenix-like eyes flashed with anger, and she stood, transforming into a beam of light, soaring through the night from Ancestor Mountain Peak toward Middle Peak!

"I need to see for myself what caused this sudden loss!" Xue Mei turned into a beam of light and shot through the night sky with astonishing speed, roaring through the air toward Middle Peak. Almost instantly, Middle Peak was filled with a resonating rumble.

In this sect, Xue Mei had always been a majestic figure. That's just how she conducted herself, and others had always thought so, because her father was Patriarch Limitless.

Xue Mei had realized this a few years prior, and as a result, she always conducted herself with deliberate arrogance. When she arrived, the rumbling at the base of Middle Peak caused all the Foundation cultivating Dharma Protectors and elders to emerge from their Immortal Caves. Shocked, they looked up to see Xue Mei soaring through the sky.

She whistled, and she was almost invisible amidst the surrounding blood-colored aura. Anyone who looked closely could see her eyes flickering with indifferent arrogance beneath her blood-colored mask!

Everyone was immediately shaken.

"I can't believe Miss Xue Mei has returned to Middle Peak!"

"Technically, she is an elder of Zhongshan, but she doesn't get along with Great Lord Song Junwan, so she hardly ever appears here!"

"EEE? Where is she going...?"

As people turned to look in the direction she was flying, they realized there was a huge amount of Blood Qi there. In fact, most of the Blood Qi on the peak seemed to be slowly moving in that direction, causing a blood-colored light to illuminate the sky.

All the Foundation cultivators' eyes sparkled with light.

"That's Miss Xue Mei's Immortal Cave. The Blood Qi..."

"Could Miss Xue Mei be producing some valuable treasure?!"

Everyone had their own speculations as they flew into the air, heading for the Immortal Cave.

At this moment, Yan Xiaobao was inside the Immortal Cave, absorbing Blood Qi. As he did so, his immortal life force quickly built up power. His physical body grew stronger. Although he still looked the same physically, at this moment, he became more powerful.

"The first level of Immortal Heavenly King, ten Mammoth Frenzy Battle Ghosts body!" Yan Xiaobao eagerly focused on the explosively stronger feeling in his body.

Eight Mammoths. Nine Mammoths. Soon, he reached the power of ten Mammoths!

Yan Xiaobao's mind was filled with a rumbling sound, a sound only he could hear rising within him.

Meanwhile, his flesh burst with a stinging pain, almost as if cold water rushed over him. As the sensation spread, his body shivered, completely filled. He subconsciously took another breath, and the stinging pain began to contract, slowly concentrating in a spot in his abdomen!