Chapter 554

Blood Moon Sect!

Hearing the sect name given by the Sect Master, Lin Chen frowned.

Back in the Canglan Secret Realm, Yue Shan of the Blood Moon Sect had targeted our Canglan Sect disciples; his conspiracy was ultimately foiled by me, and that Blood Moon Sect Elder was slain by the Supreme Elder.

Afterwards, the Sect Master allied with other sects to demand an explanation from the Blood Moon Sect; the Blood Moon Sect paid compensation to all sects, and the matter was settled.

Unexpectedly, the Blood Moon Sect has not ceased its actions—this time, they’ve sent a thousand Qi Refining cultivators, clearly signaling their stance.

Previously, one might have claimed the Eight Wilderness Sect paid a price to incite the Blood Moon Sect’s intervention, but now that a thousand Qi Refining cultivators have entered, it means the Blood Moon Sect has joined this sect war.

The Eight Wilderness Sect and the Blood Moon Sect are allied, plus the Yama Palace.

Our own sect now faces two supreme sects and one secondary supreme sect—no wonder we’re losing on the battlefield.

Lin Chen understood why the sect chose to retreat; if they didn’t, the number of Qi Refining cultivators killed on both sides would only grow, and the Blood Moon Sect would inevitably send even more.

As a supreme sect of the Blood Domain, the Blood Moon Sect doesn’t have just a thousand Qi Refining cultivators.

Though the Blood Domain’s territory is smaller than Canglan Domain and Eight Wilderness Domain, it still has at least five thousand Qi Refining cultivators.

“Sect Master, why would the Blood Moon Sect join in?”

Lin Chen was puzzled; the Blood Domain and Canglan Domain are separated by two domains—helping the Eight Wilderness Sect attack Canglan Domain seems of little benefit to the Blood Moon Sect.

They can’t seize territory.

Without territory, any motive is a loss.

The two supreme sects initiating this war are driven by ancestral enmity and territorial gain.

Controlling territory brings endless resources; even if all are spent in battle, they’ll recover within decades.

Canglan Sect and the Blood Moon Sect have no grudge, and no territorial interest—Lin Chen found this hard to understand.

“I don’t know.”

Ji Cangtian shook his head; he had asked his senior uncle why the Blood Moon Sect joined, but the uncle only replied: “The Blood Moon Sect isn’t acting out of grudge against Canglan Sect—it’s merely opportune. If the Yan Imperial Court were embroiled in war between two other sects now, the Blood Moon Sect would still join in.”

As for why the Blood Moon Sect seeks to intervene in other sects’ wars, the uncle gave no clear answer.

Hearing even the Sect Master didn’t know why the Blood Moon Sect had joined, Lin Chen fell into thought, but Ji Cangtian’s ears twitched, then he said: “Lin Chen, come with me to see my senior uncle.”

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In Canglan Sect’s forbidden zone, Lin Chen met Supreme Elder Ye Firan again.

Compared to years ago, Lin Chen noticed the Supreme Elder’s face had aged further, his eyes weary.

Seeing weariness on the face of a Ten Thousand Forms cultivator was not normal.

“Disciple greets Supreme Elder.”

Ye Firan studied Lin Chen; as a Ten Thousand Forms cultivator, he could perceive many differences in Lin Chen’s body, and his aged eyes now gleamed.

“Has your spiritual soul reached the Sixth Level of Qi Refining?”

“Yes.” Lin Chen nodded: “Last time, I…”

“No need to tell me the details.”

Ye Firan raised his hand to stop him: “This is your own fortune—just tell me the result.”

“What level has your body reached?”

“I can withstand a blow from a Qi Refining Fifth Level cultivator; if I activate my cultivation technique, a normal Qi Refining Fifth Level cannot break my defense.”

Lin Chen spoke with firm confidence—he had fought Xi Zeliang, who used the Eight Wilderness Sect’s strongest artifact, the Creation Halberd, and only inflicted minor wounds; back then, Lin Chen hadn’t activated the Immortal Scripture, relying solely on his body’s strength to resist. Had he activated the Immortal Scripture, Xi Zeliang couldn’t have harmed him at all.