Chapter 2123

Hiss hiss hiss...

The four people stared at the small world barrier shattered by He Pingsheng's staff, and for a moment, all fell silent.

Shang Yong's face, which had been the color of pig's liver, turned deathly pale.

At this moment, he felt no shame.

Only endless fear.

One strike shattered the small world.

"I... I..." Shang Xihong said: "This small world of mine is a fifth-grade divine artifact, of middle quality!"

"That is equivalent to a fifth-grade defensive formation of middle grade!"

"To shatter it, one would need at least the strength of the middle stage of the God Venerable Realm, or even the late stage!"

"If my father's strike just now had landed on your body, elder brother, do you know the consequences?"

Shang Yong said nothing; his face was very ugly.

"Let's go..." Taoyao Yao said: "Let's go out and see..."

The four people flew out from within the bead.

Then the bead was taken back by Shang Xihong in her hand, and a crack had already split open on it.

He Pingsheng reached out his hand: "Give me the bead, I'll help you fix it later!"

Shang Xihong handed the Qiankun Bead to He Pingsheng.

Then, He Pingsheng looked toward Shang Yong and asked: "Shang Yong, how is it?"

Shang Yong bowed his hands to He Pingsheng and said: "I lost!"

"This time, I am utterly convinced!"

He Pingsheng nodded: "Today's match ends here; you probably don't want others to know, and neither do I!"

"Best if only the five of us know!"

Everyone nodded in turn.

He Pingsheng curled the corner of his mouth into a cold smile and continued: "Shang Yong... I know, in the entire Taoshan, you are always number one!"

"From childhood to adulthood, you can crush everyone!"

"But... this world is vast!"

"Vast beyond your imagination!"

"Not to mention anything else, just within this Spring City, if a battle strength contest of the Divine Lord Realm were held, where would you rank?"

"What about the entire Restored Divine Kingdom?"

"What about the three thousand divine kingdoms of the Divine Realm?"

"A genius like you, stepping into Spring City, would be drowned in the vast sea of people!"

"Killing you at the same realm is as easy as turning over one's hand!"

"I have a disciple who can defeat you in three moves!"

"I also have a servant who, like me, is of the Divine Lord Realm, but with just one finger, he could pierce you to death!"

"Unfortunately, I didn't bring him with me; otherwise, letting you spar with him would make you understand the difference!"

"I have traveled countless places and worlds, seen and heard things you could never compare to!"

"I can responsibly tell you: in Taoshan, in the Shang family, you are a heaven's pride, everyone's pride, the existence surrounded by adoring stars!"

"But step out of Taoshan, and just staying alive is immensely difficult; even if you live, you are nothing!"

Shang Yong listened to He Pingsheng's words, his face growing paler and paler.

Finally, he bowed his hands and said: "I understand, thank you, Dao Friend He... Farewell..."

He turned and left.

He Pingsheng said: "Don't forget, I want the wood-attributed Shakyamuni Divine Fruit..."

Watching Shang Yong's departing back, Shang Xia shook her head and said: "Hope he can get rid of those bad habits!"

Shang Yu said: "He is naturally cold and unfeeling; changing will be hard, but this lesson does him some good!"

"Alright, Father, we're leaving too!"

Shang Xia said: "Little sister, you go first; I have something to discuss with Dao Friend He!"

"Ah?" Shang Yu asked: "Discuss what? You're not scheming against my father, are you?"

Shang Xia gave a bitter smile.

"Alright, alright, go ahead!" Shang Xihong pulled Taoyao Yao along as they left together.

In He Pingsheng's dojo, only He Pingsheng and Shang Xia remained.

"Dao Friend He..." Shang Xia said: "A bit abrupt, but I hope you understand—I truly sought you out to discuss some matters!"

"No problem!" He Pingsheng laughed heartily: "Please sit; I also wanted to talk with you!"

"Dao Friend Shang, I heard you also cultivate the Blood Great Dao?"

As he spoke, he poured tea for Shang Xia.

The two sat on opposite sides of the tea table.

Shang Xia said: "Yes, just like my brother, I awakened the blood-attribute divine spark!"

He Pingsheng said: "I heard of a formation—or divine ability—that can transform blood into soul power!"

"You understand blood better; do you know about it?"

"That is... how should I put it?"

"To transform blood into soul!"

"Well, I can understand what you mean!" Shang Xia said: "Transforming blood into soul is theoretically possible, because whether it's blood or soul, both are born within living beings!"

"And to speak plainly, these divine souls and divine senses—aren't they just born from flesh and blood?"

He Pingsheng immediately became interested: "Have you heard of this formation?"

"No!" Shang Xia shook his head: "I'm also hearing about it for the first time from you, but I believe all methods are Dao methods—if something is possible, one can find a breakthrough in the Dao methods!"

"The Great Dao of Blood is one of the Three Thousand Great Dao; if one cultivates it to the utmost, naturally one can find a solution!"

He Pingsheng asked: "Where is the divine realm of the Blood Dao True God?"

Shang Xia said: "The Crabapple Divine Realm!"

"Ah……so that's it……" He Pingsheng immediately took out the map jade slip.

Recently, He Pingsheng had heard of the Great Dao of Blood and had also searched for the Blood Divine Realm.

Unfortunately, after checking the map, he found nothing.

This name is quite misleading—for example, the 【Recovery Divine Realm】 he currently resides in—who would know the True God cultivates the 【Spring Great Dao】 among the four seasons?

Therefore, He Pingsheng had seen the name Crabapple Divine Realm before, but he had never linked the two characters "crabapple" with blood.

Shang Xia continued: "The True God of the Blood Great Dao has the Daoist title 【Crabapple】."

He Pingsheng nodded.

Having obtained the information he wanted, he asked Shang Xia: "Fellow Daoist Shang, what business do you have with me?"

Shang Xia smiled and asked: "I don't know if Fellow Daoist has heard of the 【Ancient Witch Gods】?"

He Pingsheng slightly furrowed his brow.

Witch Gods?

He had heard of the Witch Ancestor.

Back when he was in the Spirit Realm, among the four great divine clans, aside from the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, there was the Witch Ancestor.

And after arriving in the Immortal Realm, the Witch Ancestor had even formed his own clan, ruling over dozens of star domains.

Does the Divine Realm also have a Witch Ancestor?

What exactly are Witch Gods?

"Never heard of them!" He shook his head.

Shang Xia said: "The Ancient Witch Gods are an extremely special race in the Divine Realm; their physical bodies are formidable, and they cultivate through flesh and blood!"

"Invincible in all directions!"

"Among beings of the same realm, no race dares to clash head-on with the Witch God clan!"

"Legend says the Witch Ancestor is a race favored by the Creator God; upon birth, each one is a Hongmeng Sacred Body, their blood nourished by Hongmeng Purple Qi, immensely powerful!"

"Unfortunately, this race declined due to being too powerful and having too low reproductive capacity!"

"Although the Witch God clan still exists today, it is no longer as prosperous as before!"

"Yet the遗留 resources of the Witch Gods remain an ever-renewing treasure trove in the Divine Realm!"

"Especially, for cultivators of our Blood Great Dao clan, they possess unparalleled allure!"

"This time I came here precisely to invite Fellow Daoist He to go together to the Witch Gods' ancestral land!"

"Perhaps, the thing you just mentioned—transforming blood into soul—might be found there!"

"Of course, I don't guarantee it—I'm only saying it's possible!"

After speaking, Shang Xia looked at He Pingsheng with a cheerful smile.

He is very refined.

One can tell he is more sociable than his brother Shang Yong.