Chapter 296

Just as the atmosphere around Dao Xuan Mountain was strange, a gentle and calm voice descended from the sky, echoing in all directions.

"You are all elders of the Alliance; how can you hurt your harmony for the sake of juniors."

Once the voice appeared, all the cultivators in the surroundings felt their minds shaken by heavenly thunder; the green-robed middle-aged man from the Great Expansion Dao Palace was the first to lower his head and bow toward the distance.

"Greetings, Alliance Leader."

Ancestor Lingyun's expression returned to normal, and he also lowered his head to pay respects.

The Blood Refiner looked at Lingyun, then at the Great Expansion Dao Palace Ancestor, a smile that outsiders couldn't fathom appearing on his face, and he also paid respects.

The Immortal Zixuan frowned, bowed, then turned and walked toward the Profound Nether Sect, disappearing without a trace in a few steps.

Following everyone's respects, the gentle voice came from the sky again.

"But rules are rules; if they are shaken at will, how can the rule of law of our Alliance endure."

"Fellow Daoist Lingyun, you were a bit impulsive; you are punished with ten years of personal Alliance profit dividends."

"Fellow Daoist Daoyan, when did you also become like this? Considering your past friendship with Ancestor Lingyun, this matter is understandable, but the rules cannot be changed; you are also punished with ten years of personal Alliance profit dividends."

"As for Fellow Daoist Blood Refiner, your fiery temper—the punishment is the same."

"Xu Qing is not bad; just as Fellow Daoist Blood Refiner once proposed, starting from today, you are granted the status of Dao Child, with an annual quota of 8 million spirit stones in resources. All veins of the eight sects are open to you. At the same time, you have the right to enter all creation lands of the Eight Sect Alliance ten times a year for free. Additionally, the sect's protection is opened for you and announced to the entire Yinghuang Prefecture. At the same time, I grant you the right to use the projections of all forbidden magic treasures of the Eight Sect Alliance."

"As for Sheng Yunzi, he is a seedling after all; Fellow Daoist Lingyun, take him back and nurse him well. My Jin Wu can help him reshape his physical body. By then, he can step into the Heavenly Palace Golden Core as soon as possible, and his future is still promising."

"Let this matter end here; we are all one Alliance, and unity is the most important thing."

The gentle voice echoed and gradually dissipated.

The Great Expansion Dao Palace Ancestor raised his head, threw Sheng Yunzi to Ancestor Lingyun as casually as if he were cargo, then turned his head to look at the Blood Refiner, smiled meaningfully, and turned to leave.

Ancestor Lingyun was silent, looking down at his unconscious grandson, a trace of regret and even more pain and pity appearing in his eyes. After helping him up, he didn't even look at the Blood Refiner and rushed straight to the Lingyun Sword Sect.

The Blood Refiner pondered for a moment, nodded toward Xu Qing with appreciation in his eyes, and also left.

Only the Seventh Master walked over step by step, arriving before Xu Qing. Looking at the injured Xu Qing, he raised his right hand and waved it, and immediately a brilliant light scattered onto Xu Qing, causing his injuries to heal rapidly, then he smiled.

"You did quite beautifully; let's go, come back with me."

"And you." The Seventh Master turned his head and glared at the Captain.

The Captain felt aggrieved, secretly thinking, when did the old man start showing unfairness so obviously? Wasn't he worried about hurting his own fragile heart? He was his disciple after all, and the eldest one at that!

The Captain sighed, obediently following behind the Seventh Master, walking toward the Seven Blood Eyes with the silent Xu Qing.

On the way, the Seventh Master was in front, and Xu Qing and the Captain were behind; the Captain bumped Xu Qing with his shoulder.

"Why aren't you talking?"

Xu Qing looked at the Captain and still didn't speak.

"He'll spit blood the moment he opens his mouth; this kid is heartbroken over the Mie Meng essence, energy, and spirit he swallowed and is refining it with all his might." The Seventh Master in front spoke calmly.

Xu Qing was silent, swallowing the blood that surged up his throat again, and continued refining.

Hearing this, the Captain's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands.

"Little Junior Brother, it's not good to eat alone."

Xu Qing was stunned, looking at the Eldest Senior Brother in disbelief.

"It's okay, Eldest Senior Brother doesn't mind; will you spit a mouthful?" The Captain's eyes glowed.

Xu Qing was silent, walking a few steps faster to get closer to the Seventh Master and away from the Captain.

The Captain was full of regret.

The Seventh Master turned his head and glared at his eldest disciple, then turned to look at Xu Qing.

"Did you understand what happened just now?"

Xu Qing nodded, then shook his head.

"This Alliance Leader of ours is playing a game of chess."

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes.

"Unfortunately, his cultivation skills are good, but his chess skills are a bit weak." The Seventh Master smiled meaningfully.

"In any case, you don't need to worry for a short time; you are safe. You must remember... for those whose cultivation has reached the Void Return level, especially these Void Return Ancestors of the Alliance, like the Ancestor of the Great Expansion Dao Palace, every one of them will never have only one color on them."

"Colors change back and forth; the moment you don't reveal them, you will never know what color they really are."

"The Alliance, after all, has many sects, and everything is for the sake of profit. Although at a higher realm, profit is not so important, if you lose again and again, then after time and time, what you lose might not be profit, but the whole person being swallowed."

"In a world that eats people, the primitive way of eating and the high-level way of eating are different."

"In the final analysis, it's still that we are too weak." The Seventh Master shook his head.

The Captain behind also sighed.

"Yeah, we are too weak."

Xu Qing swallowed the blood surging in his mouth again, feeling the same, and nodded.

"Yeah, we are too weak."

As the three spoke, they had returned to the Seven Blood Eyes. Before separating, the Seventh Master hesitated, but finally spoke.

"And that Immortal Zixuan..." When the Seventh Master said this, the Captain immediately pricked up his ears and walked a few steps closer.

Xu Qing kept his mouth shut and didn't speak.

"Fourth one... keep the relationship good." The Seventh Master's expression was somewhat melancholy; he patted Xu Qing on the shoulder and turned to leave.

The Captain looked at the Seventh Master's melancholy, his eyes slowly widening, and a shocking thought appeared in his mind.

"Could it be..."

Xu Qing didn't pay attention to the Captain; his body flickered into a long rainbow, leaving the Seven Blood Eyes mountain gate and flying straight toward his berth. Meanwhile, the Captain was still digesting and weighing the credibility of the shocking news in his mind, and for a while, he didn't pursue Xu Qing.

This made the surroundings of Xu Qing rarely quiet. After returning to the berth, he took out his magic boat, immediately stepped into the cabin, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to meditate rapidly.

He had swallowed too much blood of the essence, energy, and spirit formed by Sheng Yunzi's cultivation of the Mie Meng; his body felt as if it were overstuffed for a moment and couldn't adapt. At this moment, while digesting with all his might, the totem on his back also constantly emitted a scorching sensation, and the Jin Wu was also devouring madly.

A terrifying fluctuation was brewing within the Jin Wu totem, increasing every moment. This feeling made Xu Qing deeply realize the changes after the Imperial-level cultivation techniques devoured each other.

"Devouring Imperial-level cultivation techniques, the effect is actually so astonishing."

He could feel that the Jin Wu's tail originally had only nine phoenix tails, and although its body looked divine, it was ultimately a bit immature. But at this moment, the tenth tail had appeared on the Jin Wu totem, and the eleventh was also forming.

At the same time, its body was much stronger than before, especially the spirit in its eyes, which were like the sun and moon, incomparably dazzling. Its aura was even more so, faintly emitting a trace of ancient desolation.

The heat it emitted also exceeded the past; even Xu Qing felt that his whole body was affected, becoming increasingly hot. Even when sitting cross-legged there, heat was rising from his whole body.

This heat caused a certain degree of distortion around him. While it looked shocking, it also made Xu Qing look forward to his Jin Wu even more.

Just like this, time passed slowly, and soon three days went by.

Xu Qing finally absorbed half of the blood containing the Mie Meng's essence, energy, and spirit. His body was no longer as it was before, with the constant feeling that the blood was about to surge out uncontrollably; it was just that the feeling of fullness in his body was still very strong.

And the Jin Wu's tail had reached thirteen, and the totem had even spread from his back to his front, making Xu Qing look even more bizarre.

As for the heat, it was the same; he could clearly perceive that his physical body was becoming more and more astonishing.

At this time, Xu Qing finally felt relieved in his heart. He knew that absorbing the remaining half of the Mie Meng blood would take some time, so he had the leisure to take out an item from his storage bag.

This was a piece of black wood, which was exactly the fragment of Sheng Yunzi's magic treasure.

Looking closely at it now, Xu Qing also saw the difference; the wooden block was faintly a bit larger than when he first saw it, as if a small piece had been added and fused together.

Unlike the rich foreign matter permeating Xu Qing's forbidden magic treasure fragment, although this wooden fragment also had foreign matter, it was significantly less. Clearly, it was not used very frequently and was well-maintained.

Looking at the black wooden block, Xu Qing focused his mind to examine and study it. A moment later, he imprinted his spiritual sense and opened it in the cabin.

Instantly, the black bizarre gate manifested, as if it were a place of the Yellow Springs, and also like the source of all evil. Under Xu Qing's vigilance, this black wooden gate creaked and slowly opened toward him, and the gloomy and cold aura around it instantly surged.

The next instant, light surged, transforming into freezing light, which landed directly on Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's body shook, the Jin Wu on his back moved on his body, and the heat dispersed to offset this cold, but he still felt the feeling of his life level being sealed under this freezing power.

"Sheng Yunzi once said that this gate is called the Profound Spirit Eternal Intent Gate?"

"And this wooden fragment of the gate was refined twice by Sheng Yunzi? What does refining mean..." Xu Qing pondered, picked up the jade slip, and sent a voice transmission to his Master to ask.

Soon, the Seventh Master gave the answer.

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.

"It turns out that finding fragments of the same magic treasure and piecing them together counts as refining; finding a second piece is refining it a second time, and finding a third piece is refining it a third time!"

"And after refining, more fierce changes will appear. I wonder what kind of performance will appear when this gate is opened toward others." Xu Qing raised his hand, dissolved the freezing on his body, and dissipated the wooden gate.

He knew very well that if Sheng Yunzi had already refined this item a second time before the Huang Forbidden Dao Temple in the Nanhuang Continent that day, he was afraid that he, in the state where the shadow completely suppressed Sheng Yunzi's magic apertures, would have had a hard time resisting the freezing inside this gate.

"It can freeze the life level..." Xu Qing muttered. He was suddenly very curious about what would appear if this gate were opened toward the Captain.

And just as Xu Qing was studying this Profound Spirit Eternal Intent Gate, a voice that made him incomparably nervous came from his voice transmission jade slip.

"Little friend, come see me; big sister has something to ask you."

Xu Qing took a breath. Among the people he least wanted to see in the Seven Blood Eyes, the Immortal Zixuan was at the top of the list. But no matter what, the Immortal Zixuan had saved him earlier. After Xu Qing was silent, he knew he couldn't avoid it, so he braced himself, got up, and after walking out of the cabin, discovered that it was already late.

"It's too late to pay a visit to a senior... well, I'll go tomorrow."

Xu Qing thought of this and was just about to turn around, but the next instant, the voice of the Immortal Zixuan, which was charming yet seductive, soft yet alluring, like the sound of a tinkling spring and the heavenly music of an immortal mansion, came from his voice transmission jade slip again.

"Come now."