Chapter 406: The Time of Return

The Blood Puppet transformed from Song Qiuyue's master pointed a finger.

The blood-colored light on the bead faded, shot into the ground, and vanished.

A figure flashed and appeared above the ruins that the Altar had turned into.

Looking at the vast ruins below, the expression on their face turned unsightly.

Constructing the Main Altar was the most resource-intensive task.

When this Altar was first built, it had nearly emptied the entire Xuanqing Palace.

To want to build another one was now almost impossible.

Unless...

Seeking help from the sect...

At the same time.

Several thousand miles away from Xuanqing Palace.

A figure was walking through the void, their tyrannical Spirit Sense spreading out, seemingly searching for something.

Suddenly.

Their footsteps faltered, and they stopped.

Looking far off in the direction of Xuanqing Palace, their expression instantly turned unsightly.

The Blood Puppet Array's Main Altar had been broken!

They had only been out for a few days.

To think someone had actually snuck into the underground space and broken the Blood Puppet Array!

A direct descendant of the sect had been killed, the culprit had yet to be found, and now the Blood Puppet Plan had suffered another setback!

Their expression turned gloomy.

Their figure flashed and vanished.

Not long after.

Deep within Xuanqing Palace.

In an elegant room.

"What? The Main Altar was destroyed by someone?"

Hearing the news brought by the envoy, the Xuanqing Palace Master could not help but tremble with shock.

For the sake of the Blood Puppet Plan.

Their Xuanqing Palace had nearly exhausted its savings.

Now that everything was ready.

Just as they were looking toward the future, anticipating the unification of the Northern Territory, they had received such a bolt from the blue!

Seeing the Xuanqing Palace Master's livid expression, the envoy sighed.

"The Main Altar was destroyed, and the primary cause was the killing of our sect's direct descendant Ruan Yuansheng, which forced me to leave the underground space to investigate personally."

"Ruan Yuansheng must bear the primary responsibility for this matter."

"Palace Master, rest assured, I will report the truth to the sect and apply for compensation."

"The Blood Puppet Plan will not fail; it just needs to be postponed for a period of time."

Hearing the envoy's guarantee, the Xuanqing Palace Master's expression softened slightly.

Then, with murderous intent, they asked, "What about that thief who destroyed the Blood Puppet Array?"

The envoy smiled coldly, "They have already been refined into essence blood by me using the Blood Spirit Bead."

Hearing the envoy's words, the Xuanqing Palace Master nodded.

Being able to serve as the core of the Blood Puppet Array, they naturally understood the power of the Blood Spirit Bead.

Its power was tyrannical.

Any Cultivator below the Spirit Transformation Stage would undoubtedly die if sucked into it.

In a world of blood color.

Wang Jianqiang was examining his surroundings.

Looking out, it was a barren wasteland.

The sky was blood-colored, and the earth was blood-colored.

Even the air was filled with a pungent, bloody stench.

This is...

Inside that Jade Bead?

He subconsciously checked his Soul Sea.

He then discovered.

He did not know when, but the Star Puppet had already dissipated!

This meant that just a moment ago, he had encountered a fatal blow.

Thinking of this, his expression shifted.

He suddenly recalled the feeling of passing through a layer of water membrane the moment he was sucked into the Jade Bead.

He hadn't paid attention to it at the time.

Now that he thought about it, that fatal blow was clearly the membrane he had passed through when entering the blood bead!

He looked at the blood-colored mist filling this world and smelled the pungent, bloody stench.

A sudden realization dawned on him.

If not for the Star Puppet having played its part.

At this moment, he would likely have been reduced to blood energy, becoming a part of the blood mist between heaven and earth.

A flash of Golden Light appeared in his eyes.

A moment later.

He found a spot where the space was weak and attacked with all his might.

The space rippled, then immediately calmed down.

"Can't break it?"

Wang Jianqiang frowned.

It seemed his current strength was not yet enough to break this Jade Bead Space.

However, he did not have the slightest worry.

Since his current strength was insufficient, he would simply improve his strength.

He had a large amount of Spirit Mineral and Medicinal Herb on him.

He could fully afford to patiently improve his cultivation.

Even if he ultimately could not leave, at worst, he would commit suicide.

Anyway, he had the ability of Blood Rebirth, so he could not die.

It was just that this was his final trump card.

Once Blood Rebirth was used, his cultivation would disappear, which was too great a loss.

Unless absolutely necessary, he would not take this step.

Next, he investigated this space.

After discovering that there were no other dangers in this space.

He found a random place.

He took out the Pill Furnace and began Alchemy.

……

The day after Wang Jianqiang was trapped.

Ye Qingxue could not wait for Wang Jianqiang's return and acted quickly.

She first sought out Lin Xian'er and told her of her plan to flee the sect.

Because she was worried about bringing trouble to Wang Jianqiang.

To be safe, she did not expose Wang Jianqiang's identity, only telling her about how Elder Song had been secretly harmed by the Palace Master.

After learning this news, Lin Xian'er felt somewhat uneasy.

Elder Song was secretly harmed by the Sect Master?

Since the two of them had been so close to Elder Song in their daily lives, would they also be targeted?

Plus, they had just killed the three Inner Sect Disciples Ruan Yuansheng, Qi Delong, and Yang Liu not long ago……

Continuing to stay within Xuanqing Palace was indeed too dangerous.

Thinking of this.

She ultimately decided to flee Xuanqing Palace together with Ye Qingxue.

However, after the two secretly left Xuanqing Palace, when Ye Qingxue proposed seeking refuge with the Hehuan Sect, Lin Xian'er hesitated.

Seek refuge with the Hehuan Sect?

Wouldn't that be voluntarily jumping into the mouth of that shameless villain Wang Jianqiang?

How was that any different from a sheep entering a tiger's den?

After some hesitation, she refused on the grounds that joining the Hehuan Sect had a bad reputation.

Seeing that she was unwilling to go to the Hehuan Sect no matter what, Ye Qingxue could only part ways with her and head to the Hehuan Sect alone.

As for Liu Xian'er.

After pondering for a while.

She decided to defect to the Wan Jian Sect.

Compared to the Hehuan Sect, the Wan Jian Sect was undoubtedly much better in both reputation and style of conduct.

And its strength was not inferior to the Hehuan Sect.

More importantly.

It was far enough away from the Hehuan Sect to stay away from Wang Jianqiang.

……

After the failure of the attack on the Three Great Sects.

Because it did not know the foundation of the Three Great Sects, Xuanqing Palace became exceptionally cautious.

Originally, they had intended to wipe out the Three Great Sects in one fell swoop after the Blood Puppet Plan succeeded.

But with the Blood Puppet Array broken.

This plan could only be temporarily shelved.

Thereby giving the Three Great Sects more time to develop.

Time flew by.

Nearly two years had passed since Wang Jianqiang broke the Main Altar of the Blood Puppet Array.

The five-year vacation of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace was about to end.

On this day.

Inside the Hehuan Sect.

In a room.

Mu Lingxi, Su Yutong, Wang Yu Yao, Liu Qing'er, and Xing Li gathered together.

"What should we do? It is already the last day," Xing Li sighed.

Hearing Xing Li's voice, Mu Lingxi's expression steadied, and she said calmly, "We are returning to the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace; since the Soul Seed in Ye Qingxue's mind has not dissipated, it proves that Senior Brother is not dead."

"Moreover, he also left a strand of Spirit Sense on Ye Qingxue back then, telling us there is no danger to his life."

"Senior Brother never does things he is not sure of; since he said so, then he will definitely be fine."

"Besides, only by returning to the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace now can we improve our strength as quickly as possible."

"In this way, if Senior Brother still cannot return in the future, we will have enough strength to go and save him."

Mu Lingxi's voice fell.

Wang Yu Yao nodded, "Lingxi is right, we should believe in Senior Brother."

Liu Qing'er, Xing Li, and Su Yutong also nodded.

Afterwards, the five of them took out the Teleportation Jade and crushed it.

The space fluctuated.

The next moment.

The figures of the five people disappeared simultaneously.