Chapter 870: Fortune Dao Mark

Yan Buji disappeared within the bloody light pillar and was transmitted to a dark, damp underground cavern. The surrounding rock walls were overgrown with dark red vines, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

He barely supported his body; the Dao markings on his bronze arm flickered, indicating his injuries were extremely severe.

"Is this... the aura of a Blood Daoist?" Yan Buji's pupils constricted slightly as he keenly sensed the lingering familiar fluctuation in the air.

As a former Hall Master of the Great Sinful Sect, he was extremely familiar with the aura of Blood Daoists.

He endured the pain and walked deeper into the cavern.

The further he went, the stronger the bloody smell became, and the vines on the rock walls gradually turned into writhing blood-vessel-like structures. Eventually he arrived before a huge underground grotto.

In the center of the grotto stood a bloody altar, its surface covered densely with ancient runes. Around the altar, twelve crystal-clear corpses sat cross-legged, each emitting a terrifying Imperial Dao pressure.

"These are... the corpses of twelve Human Emperors?!" Yan Buji sucked in a breath of cold air, recognizing the identities of the corpses. His Human Emperor Scripture trembled within him, but the corpses did not feel like real bodies to him; they seemed more like.....

"Traces? Are the real corpses not here, merely leaving behind traces?"

"No, if a Blood Daoist dared to do this, they would surely not leave any traces."

What shocked him even more was a blood-colored jade slip hovering above the altar, bearing the four large characters "Blood Dao True Explanation"!

Yan Buji suppressed his excitement, reached out and took the jade slip. As his divine sense entered the slip, a long-buried memory unfolded in his mind:

In the vision, a figure shrouded in blood mist stood before the altar—the Blood Daoist! Beside him stood a terrifying entity with horns on its head and bat wings on its back!

Although Yan Buji had never seen that entity, for some reason three large words suddenly popped into his mind:

Heavenly Devil King!

"The Human Emperor corpses have been gathered; as agreed, you will seal them next." The Heavenly Devil King's voice was hoarse and low.

The Blood Daoist coldly laughed: "Rest assured, I will seal these twelve corpses with the Blood Dao Grand Formation. But what you promised me..."

The Heavenly Devil King raised his hand and tossed a blood-red crystal: "This is the Heavenly Devil Blood Crystal you wanted, enough to let you break through your bottleneck."

The vision ended abruptly.

Yan Buji withdrew his divine sense, his heart churning with shock. It turned out that years ago the Blood Daoist had colluded with the Heavenly Devil King, stealing the corpses of twelve Human Emperors! Moreover, from the residual information in the jade slip, it seemed the Blood Daoist had also left something more important here...

He carefully examined the altar and indeed found a hidden compartment at its base, containing a blood-colored token and an ancient sheepskin map.

The token bore a ferocious demon-head engraving, with the three small characters "Heavenly Devil Command" on its back. The sheepskin map marked a place called Bury Heaven Abyss, beside which the Blood Daoist had left a line of small text:

"The twelve Human Emperor corpses are the key; the Bury Heaven Abyss hides the secret of breaking the boundary."

Yan Buji's eyes flashed with realization. He instantly understood the Blood Daoist's plan: the twelve Human Emperor corpses were not only a seal but also a key!

And within the Bury Heaven Abyss likely lay a shocking secret capable of breaking the world's barrier!

Yan Buji fell silent, feeling that something was amiss.

First, the traces left by the Human Emperor corpses, though they look like bodies, are probably the condensed remnants of Human Dao fortune, sealed because they could not be taken away?

In other words, either the Blood Daoist and Heavenly Devil King cannot deal with these things, or handling them would provoke some great trouble?

"Moreover, this token and map seem deliberately left here to guide whoever finds this place to that Bury Heaven Abyss."

He carefully put away the token and map, then his gaze fell again upon the twelve Human Emperor corpses.

Although these Human Dao fortunes are sealed, they still exude a terrifying pressure.

If they could be refined...

Just as this thought arose, the altar suddenly shuddered violently! A bloody phantom emerged from the altar—indeed a wisp of divine sense left by the Blood Daoist!

"Successor, if you are a member of my Great Sinful Sect, you should know this is important." The Blood Daoist's phantom said coldly, "The twelve strands of Human Dao fortune are of great consequence; they must not be disturbed lightly. When the time is ripe, take the Heavenly Devil Command to Bury Heaven Abyss, and someone will meet you there."

Having spoken, the phantom dissipated and the altar returned to calm.

Yan Buji pondered. It seemed the Blood Daoist had made preparations; these twelve strands of Human Dao fortune likely had another purpose.

However...

He curled his lips into a cold smile: "Blood Daoist, Blood Daoist, you schemed endlessly, yet you didn't expect me to find this place, did you?"

Since the Human Emperor clans have pursued him to extermination, why not use this secret to turn the tables?

Although these twelve strands of Human Dao fortune are remnants left by the Human Emperor corpses, the Human Emperor Scripture itself seems to yearn for them, and combined with my own cultivated Human Emperor cultivation method...

Thinking of this, a bold idea suddenly sprang into Yan Buji's mind, and he hesitated no longer.

Yan Buji sat cross-legged before the altar, began circulating the Blood Heaven Ascension Degree to heal his wounds; the Dao markings on his bronze arm resonated with the altar, and a steady stream of blood qi flowed into his body.

Three days later, Yan Buji's injuries had largely healed. He rose to his feet, gave a final glance at the twelve Human Dao fortunes, and sneered: "Xuanyuan Chengfeng, you will soon realize how foolish it was to hunt me down!"

Having said that, Yan Buji actually began to mobilize the power of his Human Emperor Scripture, actively absorbing the twelve strands of Human Dao fortune.

Apparently because he had taken on the Human Emperor's aura, Yan Buji's body also began to exude that savage Imperial Dao aura!

Yet Yan Buji dared not relax; he carefully absorbed the twelve strands of Human Dao fortune while simultaneously unleashing the Swallow Desire Pot, which hovered above his head, fearing that the Human Emperor aura might suddenly backfire and transform him.

However, it seems that because Yan Buji mastered the Human Emperor cultivation method, the two techniques of fate worked together to fully digest these twelve strands of qi; watching the golden vortex of his Human Emperor Scripture within him, twelve Dao Marks gradually emerged, and he exclaimed in delight:

"Indeed, these twelve strands of qi can help me forge a Fortune Dao Mark; if I obtained the true Human Emperor corpses..." Yan Buji licked his lips, though it was merely a thought.

Without discussing how exquisite the seal here that locks away these twelve strands of Human Dao fortune is—preventing their loss while also restricting their leakage—it is enough to prove that the Blood Daoist and Heavenly Devil King made thorough preparations.

Had Yan Buji not relied on his mastery of the Human Emperor cultivation method, it would have been utterly impossible for him to mobilize Fortune Dao power to extract the strength from this seal.

Fortunately, Yan Buji still had the Human Emperor Scripture aiding him; this fortune treasure complemented each other, allowing him to obtain these twelve Fortune Dao Marks.

Within them, the Human Dao qi was absorbed by the Human Emperor Scripture, leaving only pure Fortune Dao Marks, which was a great boon for Yan Buji.

"But what was the purpose of the Blood Daoist and Heavenly Devil King joining forces to steal the Human Emperor corpses? Was it also for the Human Dao fortune?" Yan Buji felt puzzled.