Chapter 419: Chapter 215: The Three Divine Thought Treasures Can Reach the Heavens, One-for-One Beyond the Golden Core (Part 2)

Every counterattack serves to forge the supreme reputation of Venerable Blood Mist, making him the most formidable presence among the surrounding ten cities.

Clearly, this Yin Tiger understands the matter completely, knowing the ins and outs.

So, upon realizing this person is indeed Venerable Blood Mist, a trace of fear unavoidably surfaced in his eyes.

Such an old monster, even among cultivators of the Purple Mansion Stage, exists on a wholly different level.

"Blood Mist, what exactly do you mean?!"

Wei Xu’s face turned thoroughly dark as he looked at Venerable Blood Mist, speaking in a low voice, enunciating each word.

Though his voice was grave, his eyes still betrayed unavoidable worry.

Venerable Blood Mist’s actions have brought him much confusion.

The sudden change also likely dashed his hopes of acquiring the Dragon Centipede Inner Core.

"Wei Xu, Master Wei, we’ve known each other for a century. Do you still not understand my character?"

Venerable Blood Mist suddenly began to laugh coldly.

His expression was somber and stern, rarely showing humor, and his aura alone resembled that of a notorious hero.

At this moment, even when speaking to a longtime friend, he showed no leniency.

"Now I can tell you that everything here belongs to me alone."

"And to inform you of another matter, the information about the Twelve-winged Celestial Fire Dragon Centipede was spread by me, precisely to bring you here with others."

"After all, no one believes my words, but with you, the Array Master, taking action, sufficient numbers could definitely be gathered."

"All you seek are these three treasures, but you don’t know that the most valuable thing in the Divine Thought Ancestor’s inheritance is indeed this entire Divine Extreme Hall..."

"To obtain this is tantamount to gaining the immense heritage the Divine Hall Ancestor acquired by annihilating countless sects over a thousand years ago—such an oceanic Daoist Canon. Old friend, do you think I need a reason to betray you?"

"I’ve waited a full century on the path to Core Formation, with no other opportunities, so let me forge my Golden Core path with your blood..."

As Venerable Blood Mist laughed coldly, he extended his hands to grab at the void.

Instantly, a surge of blood mist erupted from all directions, akin to flowing water, converging towards the rooftop space, forming thick fog walls that surrounded the three Purple Mansion cultivators.

"You’ve actually set up a Blood Sacrifice Array, intending to refine us into Blood Puppets?!"

Wei Xu looked at the blood mist space surrounding them and couldn’t help but exclaim.

His eyes carried an incredulous emotion as he gazed at Venerable Blood Mist.

Yet Venerable Blood Mist showed no mercy; instead, he urged his magical power to make the blood mist even denser.

"No wonder you’re the Master Wei, instantly recognizing the array I’ve set up. But I’ve tended to this place for years, leaving Blood Slaughter Array eyes everywhere. Even with you, the Array Master, present, do you think you can escape soon?!"

A somewhat sarcastic voice from Venerable Blood Mist slowly came from above.

At this moment, he had already removed his mask. His dignified face bore a victor’s smile, yet his words remained extremely calm.

"Don’t kill me, I’m the Sun Family Ancestor. I am willing to pledge allegiance..."

Yin Tiger suddenly shouted, sensing the surroundings raging like iron walls, his magical power suppressed without limit.

Clearly, he was also helpless against the gradually consuming blood mist around him.

Faced with such a dire situation, he chose to surrender, hoping to survive.

After all, even ants cling to life, much less a Purple Mansion cultivator?!

"This is the Land of Inheritance, the Blood Sacrifice Array has already begun, leaving no room for destruction. Besides, compared to humans who can betray at any time, I prefer Blood Puppets!"

Venerable Blood Mist coldly laughed, speaking unhurriedly, undoubtedly rejecting the other’s surrender.

In other circumstances, if a Purple Mansion cultivator submitted, he would accept without hesitation.

But this place, concerning the Divine Thought Ancestor’s inheritance, concealed too many secrets and was his forbidden zone.

Moreover, it was his opportunity to take a step further and, one day, explore the secrets of the Golden Core Dao—it was safer the fewer people knew.

"As a longtime friend, I ask you one last question." Wei Xu asked with extreme seriousness.

"Speak."

Venerable Blood Mist was silent for a moment, then was replaced by a defiant aura.

"Can the Twelve-winged Celestial Fire Dragon Centipede Inner Core really cure my granddaughter’s illness?!"

Clearly, even in such a crisis, Wei Xu’s concern was still his granddaughter’s illness.

"It can!"

This time Venerable Blood Mist answered crisply, then continued, "Fake prescriptions are too easily exposed; I’m not that foolish, the one I gave you is naturally real..."

"Unfortunately, you have no chance!"

As he spoke, a rustling sound emerged; the giant body of the Twelve-winged Celestial Fire Dragon Centipede crawled out from the darkness, appearing somewhat miserable as it lay at Venerable Blood Mist’s feet.

Clearly, this colossal creature was his pet.

"Blood Mist, we’ve known each other for a hundred years, yet I didn’t anticipate such treachery—plotting this sinister act is exceedingly venomous!"

Wei Xu’s face gradually darkened as he looked at Venerable Blood Mist.

Indeed, cultivators are innately cold-hearted, pursuing the path of longevity, feeling detached from high places. Sometimes, familial and friendly ties are burdens to them.

But Venerable Blood Mist used Wei Xu’s granddaughter Wei Shuke’s illness as bait, leveraging his identity as an Array Master to lure everyone to this perilous location, indeed angering people.

Clearly, such actions of Venerable Blood Mist also crossed Wei Xu’s bottom line.

"Wei Xu, the Great Dao is lonely, after a hundred years, all will be dust, I ask you, Dao Friend, to fulfill!"

Having fully revealed his true face, Venerable Blood Mist spoke indifferently with an expression of detachment.

Subsequently, he extended his right hand, a trace of blood appeared between his eyebrows, grabbing at the void, and a surge of blood mist ascended.

As his voice echoed, obscure and cryptic incantations sounded, suddenly causing the heavens and earth to undergo a drastic upheaval.

"Array rise!"

At that instant, within the space filled with blood mist, bright blood threads extended from the void, as if possessing life, like endless seaweed, enclosing around several people’s bodies.

Puff! Puff!

A series of magical power barriers collapsing sounds resounded through this silent space.

"City Lord, please retract your means, I’m willing to lead my family to submit to you."

The Sun Family Ancestor, the weakest, and having survived battles through a passage, couldn’t hold on. His entire body was already pierced by countless blood threads, surging blood qi emanating from within.

Immediately, his Divine Soul Power dissipated swiftly, his body showing signs of withering.

The Blood Puppet is Venerable Blood Mist’s unique secret technique; it draws out all blood qi from a cultivator’s body using secret techniques, then infuses refined blood mist to turn them into puppets the caster can manipulate at will.

This secret technique is exceedingly venomous, transforming the blood puppet avatars using Blood Demon Dao methods, boasting powerful Blood Transformation Skills, with stringent requirements for its execution.

But for Venerable Blood Mist, the physical and divine souls of Purple Mansion Stage cultivators are undoubtedly the perfect materials.

If these few are refined, it will catapult his power and elevate him to another level.

Unfortunately, this skill imposes certain burdens on the caster and has unique limitations; otherwise, Venerable Blood Mist would have advanced further with this secret technique long ago.

Nonetheless, Venerable Blood Mist, by title alone, demonstrates significant achievement on the path of blood mist cultivation, adept at blood-related secret techniques, executing them effortlessly, as basic operations.

Of course, even with his capabilities, refining three Purple Mansion Stage cultivators into Blood Puppets at once poses challenges; inevitable oversights may occur during execution.

Hence, Venerable Blood Mist targeted the Sun Family Ancestor first, deemed easiest to handle, due to his relative weakness in strength and foundation, making him an easy candidate to refine into a Blood Puppet seed.