When he left, everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.

In their eyes, Wang Yu, who carried the Luo Sheng Blood Fruit, had temporarily become a source of calamity. No one wished to be entangled with him any further.

This battle had already proven his strength.

He was absolutely qualified to firmly claim the Luo Sheng Blood Fruit. As for them, there was still another Blood Infant Fruit opportunity ahead, located in the ninth hall of the Corrosion Yin Hall.

It was born once every two hundred years.

Compared to an opportunity to form a Nascent Soul, a single Luo Sheng Blood Fruit was no longer that important. Letting him leave was the better choice.

Silence lingered for a long time.

Jiang Mingxin suddenly spoke.

“So many people died in the Blood Slaughter Hall. There must be an explanation afterward. Since this battle began because of Wang Yu, he should bear responsibility. What do you all think?”

Those who sought revenge, or who had taken advantage of the chaos to kill and seize treasures, had already planned to do so. They immediately voiced their agreement.

“Junior Brother Jiang is right.”

“Yes, yes. That is exactly what should be done.”

“It is all because of Wang Yu, that beast. If he had not acted, so many people would not have died.”

Seeing this, Zhuo Shouyun sighed softly and prepared to accept the favor. Sometimes, the more one knew, the colder one’s heart became. In the end, an enemy could feel more genuine than allies.

Zhuo Shouyun, who had long been evenly matched with Wang Yu, even felt a trace of mutual respect.

Perhaps the other side thought the same.

Otherwise, why would he have saved him.

A smile appeared.

At this moment, Cold Blood direct disciple Yan Ling spoke coldly.

“How ridiculous.

“I did not participate in the melee at all, yet your actions were seen clearly. You. You stole that fellow daoist’s jade gourd. Do you think stolen goods are that easy to digest.

“And you. How many golden cores did you take during the chaos. Almost all that Wang Yu did not take were taken by you. Do you really think no one saw it.”

The two who were pointed out changed expression and rebuked sharply.

“Absurd.”

“Direct disciple Yan should understand that disaster comes from the mouth. Do not accuse others of baseless matters.”

The atmosphere shifted again and again, once more showing signs of descending into chaos. This time, however, the target was Yan Ling, who had gained nothing.

Zhuo Shouyun suddenly burst into laughter and raised a recording stone high in his right hand.

“Enough arguing. Everything that just happened has been recorded in this recording stone. After we leave, it will naturally be handed to the sect for judgment.

“Who killed whom will be made clear then.”

With that, he turned into a streak of blood light and fled.

How could the others endure this. They immediately pushed their escape techniques to the limit and chased after Zhuo Shouyun. Their purpose was obvious.

To destroy the recording stone.

The tacit understanding between Wang Yu and Zhuo Shouyun lay precisely here. Let him live, and let him draw away these troubles.

Within the Blood Abyss Sacred Land, the two would no longer interfere with each other.

After leaving, that recording stone could wash away much of the blame on Wang Yu. As for those he personally killed, compared to the number who died in the chaos, it was not worth mentioning.

Moreover, conflicts among juniors were always a matter of killing each other.

If one was weaker and still thought of revenge, the Blood Reversal Sect would have long been wiped out. How could it maintain ten thousand years of inheritance and remain strong.

He also had people backing him.

This level of minor responsibility was entirely bearable. In the end, it was nothing more than the art of compromise, something long since familiar.

…

…

Outside the Corrosion Yin Hall, Wang Yu suddenly rushed out and headed north across the Blood Demon Sea. The journey would not exceed half a month, yet the events that occurred carried great weight.

Regardless of what Zhuo Shouyun thought, Wang Yu’s reasoning was actually very simple.

The core demand was this. He had signed a contract. Zhuo Shouqing forbade him from killing this man.

All that talk of mutual respect was nothing more than Zhuo Shouyun’s own fantasy.

An enemy was always desirable when dead.

If Zhuo Shouyun were killed, Zhuo Shouqing’s hundred years of dormancy would become a joke. Even if Wang Yu won, where would he find a replacement for the damaged Blood Spirit Root. It would be meaningless.

Therefore, since he could not kill him.

Wang Yu instead chose to make him share the burden. Capturing him and imprisoning him in the Glazed Iceheart Pagoda was of little value. Zhuo Shouyun had already become a lone commander, his elite forces completely lost.

After deceiving so many people into their deaths again and again, no one would believe him anymore.

During the remaining training time in the Blood Abyss Sacred Land, Wang Yu could focus on himself, searching for more opportunities beneficial to cultivation and further strengthening his power.

There was still Fu Xiao waiting for him outside.

However, what Wang Yu did not know was that he was bound by the Nether River Contract, but Zhuo Shouqing was not. He spared Zhuo Shouyun, yet his companions had no intention of sparing Fu Xiao.

This trust was destined to be betrayed.

Half a month later.

After crossing most of the Blood Demon Sea, Wang Yu settled in the Desolate Blood Plains region. He found a cliffside cave by the sea and set up a concealment formation using prepared formation flags.

He then prepared to let blood once more, completely dissolving the incomplete blood talisman at his heart. The Idle Slots were also rearranged.

Six slots in total. Two fixed cultivation technique slots.

The remaining four were Demonic Dragon Fist, Yellow Springs Great Hand Seal, Demonic Embryo Mysterious Origin Curse, and Earth Resentment Puppet Master Scripture.

The last one was newly placed.

The preliminary refinement steps of the Yellow Springs Demonic Bone were basically complete. On this path, Wang Yu needed to possess third rank perfected puppet master skill.

Only then could he refine a true fourth rank earth puppet.

In his plan, it would be best to complete this within the Blood Abyss Sacred Land. After leaving, it would become his new trump card.

Even Zhuo Shouyun, who had crossed hands with him several times, did not know he possessed such a method. It could serve as a surprise force.

As for this inheritance.

Wang Yu selected only the parts related to earth resentment puppets and compiled them into a special Earth Resentment Puppet Refinement Secret Method, replacing its long Idle Slot time.

At most ten years would be enough to reach major accomplishment, and less than twenty years to reach perfection. Refining while placing it in the slot should allow both to progress in sync.

After handling these matters, Wang Yu released Snowjade to stand guard, also to relieve some loneliness. The great fox was not far from the peak of second rank.

Within five or six years, it might attempt Core Formation. For now, it still lacked the corresponding spiritual materials, which could be searched for within the Blood Abyss.

Then came the most core objective.

The Luo Sheng Blood Fruit.

After moving far away from the Corrosion Yin Hall, Wang Yu finally had time to examine this treasure closely. Its shape was oval, similar to a mango, but its surface was composed of layers of octagonal blood crystal glass.

It looked like a massive blood diamond, or like fragments of a shattered mirror pieced together. The many facets were smooth and delicate, capable of reflecting any light.

Calling it a spiritual medicine was inferior to calling it a work of art.

It was truly beautiful.

The method of using this item was not simple ingestion. Wang Yu prepared a small white jade bowl and used his divine sense to peel away the diamond like outer skin.

What was revealed was flesh resembling a brain.

He disassembled it along its natural lines, filtering out the intestine like flesh, pink and soft. Just looking at it gave rise to a chilling sensation.

Wang Yu pinched his nose and drank it down. The remaining residue was tossed aside and ignored.

The skin and the intestinal membrane of this item were both highly toxic, especially when mixed with the flesh. Extra caution was required.

Once the spiritual medicine entered his stomach.

The Ancient Soul Art began to circulate on its own. Streams of blood colored energy surged into the space between his brows, the Niwan Palace. He could vaguely sense the soul that existed on another layer beyond the physical body.

For cultivators, the soul is the vessel of memory, personality, and divine sense. It fully overlaps with the physical body. After Core Formation, a portion of its spirituality sinks into the golden core.

It becomes the cradle for shaping the future Nascent Soul.

Strengthening divine sense is equivalent to strengthening the soul itself. When forming the Nascent Soul in the future, this divine sense that exceeds one’s realm can provide considerable assistance, increasing the success rate by at least ten to twenty percent.

The nurturing of the three treasures of essence, Qi, and spirit is the main body of a cultivator’s lifelong cultivation. He simply walks farther and follows a clearer path.

The current cultivation system integrates qi and spirit very well.

They advance side by side. Only the physical body is somewhat weaker, but it is not completely neglected. With every realm breakthrough, a cultivator’s essence, qi, and spirit all increase significantly.

Otherwise, they would not be able to bear mana, the power that opens the gate to longevity.

The Luo Sheng Blood Fruit is simple and brutal.

It directly helped Wang Yu complete a qualitative transformation. The remaining gray mist in the Niwan Palace was completely swept away, and even the internal space expanded considerably.

Dense blood red patterns, expanding and contracting like breathing, covered the edges of the Niwan Palace. Over a thousand black paper boats formed by the Soul Gouging Evil Boat Curse were all pushed to this marginal area.

The Ancient Soul, identical to Wang Yu in appearance and seemingly a soul but in fact a condensed body of divine sense, expanded rapidly. If it had once been only palm sized,

it was now at least the height of a five or six year old child.

The entire Niwan Palace was filled by the surging power of divine sense.

The medicinal effect of the Luo Sheng Blood Fruit continued to overflow. Wang Yu regarded the trait Ancient Soul brought by his cultivation technique and realm as a pseudo soul.

In fact, that was exactly what it was.

It could bear all kinds of soul and divine sense damage in place of Wang Yu because enemy secret techniques misjudged it as his true soul. Its ability to take damage and die in his stead was extremely effective.

After breaking through to the fourth rank, it could even be refined into a second Nascent Soul. Wang Yu had always kept this secret technique and occasionally studied it.

He did not intend to develop in that direction.

Compared to a second Nascent Soul, he would rather create a fake soul that could replace the target completely, flawless in every way.

The ancient Heavenly Soul Sect must possess even more soul path inheritances.

When he went to the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest back then, his strength was insufficient, so there were surely omissions. Now that the place belonged to the Blood Reversal Sect, they must have excavated part of the ancient inheritances.

Aside from those he had taken, there were still quite a few left.

After leaving, he could ask the sect about it. If he could exchange for some, it would be of great significance to his research on this secret technique.

The matter of the Ancient Soul was difficult to handle for now.

However, the blood red meridians clinging to the edges of the Niwan Palace began to contract, gradually binding his agitated divine sense after its surge.

In the end, they formed an ice blue sphere of light.

The second round of cultivation began, still following the same process. Divine sense continued to grow and fill the Niwan Palace, then was gathered by the blood red meridians into the shape of a light sphere.

Again and again, the process repeated.

After an unknown amount of time, the medicinal power of the Luo Sheng Blood Fruit gradually ran out. Nine divine sense light spheres appeared within the Niwan Palace. This meant that his divine sense power had increased by more than nine times.

Worthy of being a blood path rare treasure. Aside from the flesh being somewhat disgusting, the effect was truly unquestionable.

“Now.”

With his spirits soaring, Wang Yu accelerated the circulation of the Ancient Soul Art, which also contained methods for breaking through to fourth rank divine sense. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Ultimately, it was nothing more than quantitative change leading to qualitative change.

Such massive divine sense power could not be contained by his Niwan Palace.

Therefore, the breakthrough secret technique became especially important. Under conscious guidance, the nine ice blue divine sense light spheres arranged and combined according to profound trajectories.

They extended divine sense tendrils, connecting to one another.

This was the breakthrough secret technique within the Ancient Soul Art, the [Nine-Nine Return to Origin Divine Method].

The interlinked tendrils turned them into a single whole, transmitting power among themselves. From nine they became eight, then seven. The number decreased, but their size did not.

This meant that the quality of divine sense had improved.

What followed was patient refinement, until the final moment of complete unification.

Within the Sea Cliff Cave.

Wang Yu’s body trembled. Pale blue divine light shone through him, especially around his head, where the glow was the brightest. After several breaths,

a pair of extremely spirited eyes slowly opened.

If one looked carefully, one could see a crescent moon mark at the corner of his black pupils. It looked like a reflection within the eye and was very inconspicuous.

The clear headed and refreshed state lasted only a brief moment.

It quickly converged inward.

“Early fourth rank divine sense, achieved.”

Aside from sharper perception, the breakthrough in divine sense greatly strengthened his control over his body. His overall strength increased tremendously, enough to easily suppress his former self.

Of course, the most important thing was the Idle Slot.

According to the pattern.

Idle Slot 7: none.

“Hahaha.”

With no one around, Wang Yu did not hide his emotions and laughed heartily. Unlocking slot number seven meant that the speed of his strength growth would become even faster.

After only a moment of consideration, Wang Yu placed the Earth Resentment Puppet Refinement Secret Method into it. With two Idle Slots working simultaneously, the emergence time of the Yellow Springs Demonic Bone would be greatly shortened.

Moreover, after the divine sense breakthrough, the pressure of controlling the Two Corpses was drastically reduced. He could confidently cultivate them with full effort. Even if the refined corpses broke through to the fourth rank, he would still be able to command them.

All divine sense secret techniques and soul path divine abilities also saw a significant increase in power.

Killing Core Formation cultivators like killing chickens referred to his current self.

In the corner of the temporary cave dwelling, the Three Tailed Snow Fox was trembling under the pressure of this divine sense power. It did not know why its master suddenly burst into laughter. It ground its back teeth.

A fox face revealed a flattering expression as it hurried over to rub against his pant leg. As it rubbed, it even rolled over, exposing its fluffy white belly.

“So clever, you.”

Wang Yu kicked it lightly in annoyance, then took out a supreme grade spirit pill and flicked it into Snowjade’s mouth, sharing his joy.

After estimating the time, he realized that refining the Luo Sheng Blood Fruit and breaking through had taken a full year and a half, which was indeed quite long.

Time had already reached the beginning of the fourteenth year of his elder career.

This meant that the Blood Abyss trial would end in another twenty four years. The time left to him was not much.

Collecting the Myriad Spirits Blood Essence would be the main goal next.

“The only place where demon thralls gather is the Blood Demon Sea. Perfect timing to leave seclusion and inquire about the Corrosion Yin Hall.”

Previously in the Blood Slaughter Hall, Wang Yu had not seen any members of the Wei clan. Wei Hao and the others had not participated in the contest for the Corrosion Yin Hall at all.

Whether they had luckily avoided it or shown foresight was unknown.

In any case, contacting old friends would not be a mistake.

He glanced back at the Three Tailed Snow Fox. When kept in a spirit beast pouch, it could not cultivate anyway. It would be better to leave it here in the Sea Cliff Cave.

It could also watch over the Yellow Springs Demonic Bone. He would be out for at most a few days before returning. After that, he would mainly hunt demonic thralls in the Blood Demon Sea, so there was no need to relocate.

After making up his mind, he gave Snowjade some instructions and left behind additional safeguards. Only then did he use a sound transmission jade talisman to contact Wei Hao.