Chapter 1248: Blood Prison_2

His tone was very calm, yet it made both Celestial Secret and Tu Feng feel a bone-chilling coldness.

Correction?

How does he plan to correct an immortal legacy that has been passed down for countless eons, deeply rooted, and already intricately bound with the karma of this Star Domain?

That scenario, they dared not imagine.

“Thank you for the explanation.” Xu Ran put down the teacup and stood up, “In return, I can also offer you some intelligence.”

“Ah?” Celestial Secret was taken aback, somewhat unable to react. This being wants to sell him intelligence? As the manager of the Celestial Secret Pavilion, what intelligence could he need to buy from the outside?

“You’ve been practicing the Celestial Derivation Dao Scripture, peering into celestial secrets and leaking the future, which has long been countered by the karma of the Heavenly Dao.” Xu Ran’s gaze seemed to penetrate Celestial Secret’s body, directly viewing his Origin of the Great Dao, “On your Dao Foundation, there are 3,721 strands of karmic industry fire, burning day and night. If it were not for you suppressing it with the Celestial Secret Pavilion’s fortune treasure ‘Mirror of Myriad Phenomena,’ your Dao Foundation would have long collapsed, dying without a trace. Even so, you are hopeless in making any further progress, forever halted at this Dao Ancestor peak realm, waiting for the day your lifespan runs out.”

Boom!

These words, like a Chaos Divine Thunder, exploded in Celestial Secret’s mind!

The composure and calm on his face completely vanished, replaced by unparalleled shock and astonishment!

This is his greatest secret! It is the source of his cultivation and the greatest shackle of his life! Other than a few patriarchs at the headquarters of the Celestial Secret Pavilion, no one else knows!

Yet this person before him, with just a glance, laid bare his secrets, even accurately stating the number of karmic industry fires entangling his Dao Foundation!

What terrifying insight this is!

“You…” Celestial Secret’s lips trembled, unable to utter a word.

“This intelligence, I offer to you for free.” Xu Ran continued, “Now, let’s discuss the next transaction.”

“I need the precise location of the ‘Immortal-level’ star vein offered by the Blood Prison Star Sea to you.”

Celestial Secret suddenly snapped back to attention, exclaiming, “You… you want to seize that star vein?”

That is a colossal cost the Blood Prison Star Sea is willing to bear, certainly one of their most important strategic resources, with defense forces undoubtedly extremely stringent!

“Since they are willing to put it up in exchange for my life, why can’t I take it?” Xu Ran’s logic was, as always, simple and direct.

“But…” Celestial Secret looked troubled, “Fellow Daoist Xu, that star vein is located deep within the God Burial Star Domain, which is already a confined area with chaotic void and broken laws. More importantly, the Blood Prison Star Sea has stationed their elite Blood Prison Divine Guard’s Third Legion there, with one of the three Blood Kings, ‘Prison Suppressing Blood King,’ personally presiding! You… you’re all alone…”

“That’s my business.” Xu Ran interrupted him, “You just need to tell me, will you sell this intelligence or not.”

Celestial Secret fell into a fierce struggle.

Selling the strategic location intelligence of the Blood Prison Star Sea to Xu Ran would undoubtedly completely offend the Blood Prison Star Sea. Although the Celestial Secret Pavilion has profound background and is not afraid of the Master of Blood Prison, it would still cause endless trouble.

But if he doesn’t sell…

He glanced at Xu Ran’s abyssal eyes, recalling the terrifying method of having his memories corrected out of thin air, and shivered involuntarily.

He could still distinguish the weight of trouble from “disappearing.”

“Sell!” Celestial Secret gritted his teeth and made a decision, “However, this old one doesn’t want any source crystals or magical treasures. I… would like to ask Fellow Daoist Xu to guide me towards a clear path!”

In his eyes exploded an unprecedented longing and hope.

Since Xu Ran could see through his predicament with one glance, does it also mean he has a solution?

This might be his only chance in this life! An opportunity to break free from the karmic industry fire and charge towards a higher realm!

“A clear path?” Xu Ran looked at him, “Your path, you have blocked it yourself. Peering into celestial secrets not belonging to you requires paying the corresponding price, this is the ‘balance’ of the cosmos, it is ‘correct.’

Celestial Secret’s eyes suddenly dimmed, filled with despair.

“However…” Xu Ran turned his tone, “A blocked path can be reopened. A wrong cause will naturally yield a wrong effect. Correcting this ’cause,’ the ‘effect’ will no longer exist.”

Celestial Secret’s breath caught, and he suddenly lifted his head: “Do you mean…”

Xu Ran didn’t answer but extended a finger, pointing at Celestial Secret in midair.

There was no earth-shattering phenomenon, nor any circulation of law or Dao rhythm.

There was only a barely perceptible, seemingly nonexistent Sword Intent, silently entering Celestial Secret’s brow.

At that moment, Celestial Secret’s entire being froze.

He “saw” it.

Deep within his Origin of the Great Dao, those 3,721 karmic industry fires like maggots on the bone, entangling him for countless ages, began to melt and collapse layer by layer like snow under blazing sun in front of that strand of Sword Intent!

No, it wasn’t melting nor collapsing!

It was being “severed!”

That strand of Sword Intent, as if a supreme blade beyond time and space, directly severed the connection between these industry fires and his own Dao!

It did not destroy the industry fires, because the industry fires are the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao’s karma, destroying them would attract greater backlash.

It merely stripped away this segment of “wrong” karma from Celestial Secret!

“This… this…”

Celestial Secret felt his Origin of the Great Dao become pure and flawless again, even more harmonious and transparent than during its peak period, trembling with excitement and tears streaming down his face.

The shackles that troubled him for several eons were so easily… severed?

What a defying measure this is!

This is not a Divine Technique, not a law, but modifying the Heavenly Dao, reshaping karma!

“Thump!”

Celestial Secret could no longer suppress the excitement and awe in his heart, deeply kneeling towards Xu Ran, performing a grand gesture of prostration.

“Celestial Secret, thanks the sir for rebirth grace!”

Even his address had changed from “Fellow Daoist” to “Sir.”

This is the highest respect of a seeker towards a mentor!

“Stand up.” Xu Ran withdrew his finger, his expression as normal as if he had just done a trivial thing, “Now, give me the Star Map.”

“Yes! Yes!”

Celestial Secret quickly got up, his attitude extremely respectful. Without any hesitation, he directly took out a Jade Scroll shimmering with starlight and presented it with both hands.

“Sir, this is the detailed Star Map of the God Burial Star Domain, which marks the precise coordinates of that Immortal-level star vein, as well as the deployment and patrol patterns of the Blood Prison Divine Guard. It’s a long and perilous journey; please be extremely careful!”

Xu Ran took the Jade Scroll, swept it with a Divine Thought, and absorbed the vast information within into his mind.

“Tu Feng, let’s go.”

He turned and walked out of the Celestial Secret Pavilion.

Tu Feng had long been numbed by the shocking scenes earlier. He followed closely behind Xu Ran, feeling as if he were living in a dream.

In a few words, let the Celestial Blade Mountain Master reach Enlightenment.

With one finger, cut off Celestial Secret’s ancient industry fire.

What other means does this senior have, which he cannot imagine?

“Sir!”

As Xu Ran was about to step out of the door, Celestial Secret spoke again, with an incredibly solemn reminder: “The Master of Blood Prison, though appearing brutal, is actually deeply scheming, having endured countless ages. He has always been searching for a method to completely harness the power of ‘Black Blood’ without being eroded by its will. His true trump card is not just what you’ve seen.”

“According to our Celestial Secret Pavilion’s deduction, he has likely… reached some terrifying ‘agreement’ with his sealed ancestor in the Abyss of Blood Prison!”

“Please sir, be extremely vigilant!”