Chapter 790 - 360: Netherworld Blood Corpse, A Nascent Soul Falls in Battle

Chang Jun clasped his hands, his tone grave.

The two Major Sects had a long history of conflict, having battled for years. By speaking up first, he was clearly trying to ease the tension.

Afterward, everyone began to speak, recounting their experiences on the journey.

Yan Hao spotted Li Chang’an at a glance.

A look of excitement crossed his face, and he bent his knees, about to kneel before Li Chang’an.

But Li Chang’an was quicker. He cast a spell that forced Yan Hao’s knees straight!

"There are too many watchful eyes here. Why are you kneeling to me? Are you trying to get me into trouble?"

Hearing this, Yan Hao was instantly overcome with shame.

He hurriedly sent a voice transmission to explain, "Elder Li, it’s all thanks to the Array Dao Skills you taught me. Otherwise, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have made it here alive today."

"It couldn’t have been that bad. Cui Baiying is the Saintess of the White Tiger Sect, after all. If you had encountered too great a danger, you could have just hidden in her Spirit Beast Bag."

"But some of the Arrays were just too bizarre. We were ensnared before we even knew what was happening, with no time to retreat into the Spirit Beast Bag..."

Yan Hao then recounted what had happened.

Most of Cui Baiying’s Guests died in the very first Array they encountered.

They were completely unaware at the time.

By the time they finally broke through the Array, everyone by Cui Baiying’s side was dead except for a few heavily injured Honored Guest Elders.

Later on their journey, Yan Hao used the techniques Li Chang’an had taught him to detect Arrays in advance. However, he couldn’t break them himself, so he had to rely on Cui Baiying using a Tier Four Talisman to force their way through.

At that moment, Cui Baiying looked over at the members of the Purple Mist Sect, her expression complex.

’I consider myself no weaker than Zi Xi, yet I couldn’t even protect my own Guests.’

’Could there be an Array Master among Zi Xi’s Guests who’s even stronger than Yan Hao?’

Her gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on Li Chang’an.

She had noticed the flash of excitement on Yan Hao’s face the moment he saw Li Chang’an.

Combined with what Yan Hao had said earlier, an unbelievable thought surfaced in Cui Baiying’s mind.

’The Tier Four Array Grandmaster Yan Hao mentioned... is actually Li Chang’an?’

She stared blankly at Li Chang’an. While she found it hard to accept, it seemed to be the most logical explanation.

’Otherwise, how could everyone with Zi Xi be completely unharmed?’

’Could it be that Zi Xi had put them all in her Spirit Beast Bag long before they even encountered the Arrays?’

But Wu Shuo and the others were currently talking with everyone, describing their encounters in great detail. They clearly hadn’t been inside a Spirit Beast Bag; they had experienced everything firsthand.

’Zi Xi is definitely not an Array Master. She’s single-mindedly devoted to her cultivation and wouldn’t waste time on any other Skills. It can only be Li Chang’an.’

At this thought, Cui Baiying couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.

’If I had listened to that Guest and traveled with Zi Xi’s group, perhaps I wouldn’t have suffered such heavy losses.’

’Cui Baihong was right back then in Thousand Treasures Valley. This Li Chang’an runs deep.’

As she recalled that competition from years ago, Cui Baiying had a sudden epiphany.

’In that competition, perhaps I didn’t lose to Wang Qianling... I lost to Li Chang’an!’

Her red lips parted as she was about to question Li Chang’an.

Just then, a monstrous wave suddenly erupted from the Blood Pool.

RUMBLE!

The four Nascent Soul True Monarchs emerged from the Blood Pool together. Their surging Nascent Soul Magical Power whipped the blood into towering waves.

A solid blood-red coffin emerged alongside them.

ROAR—

A sudden roar echoed from within the coffin.

In the next moment, the coffin exploded with a BANG, and a figure, blood-red from head to toe, appeared before them.

"What is that?"

All eyes turned toward it.

The figure resembled a skinned Human Race Cultivator, its body nothing but crimson flesh, its features twisted and monstrous.

Its aura was terrifying, nearly on par with a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

However, it wasn’t a true Nascent Soul, after all.

The four Nascent Soul Powerhouses struck as one and quickly put it down.

"This thing... it must be a Netherworld Blood Corpse, still in the process of being nurtured."

The Emperor of Great Qi, Qi Jiuyang, began to speak, his grave voice echoing throughout the subterranean world.

The Netherworld Blood Corpse is a Corpse Refining Technique unique to the Yellow Springs Sect.

It is said that this technique requires a massive amount of blood to create a Tier Four Blood Corpse, a being comparable to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

However, these Blood Corpses cannot exist for very long.

Once they leave the Blood Pool, they perish within a few short days, and even returning to the pool is useless.

’Even if it’s only for a few days, it’s still at the Nascent Soul level.’

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

If these Netherworld Blood Corpses were to appear in large numbers, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the various sects simply wouldn’t be able to hold them back.

For this very reason, the expressions of the Nascent Soul cultivators present turned grave.

The Demonic sects knew a great deal about them.

But they, in turn, knew little about the Demonic sects and had no idea how many more Netherworld Blood Corpses might exist.

Just then, the voice of the Vermilion Bird True Monarch suddenly echoed from high above them.

"Everyone, the Black Tortoise True Monarch has fallen in battle! Come to the Northern Domain of Yuan Country to lend aid at once!"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked to hear this.

The Black Tortoise True Monarch was a veteran Nascent Soul Powerhouse. His strength in Magical Combat was formidable, and his survival skills were exceptional.

Among the Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators of the two nations, the Black Tortoise True Monarch was considered one of the absolute best.

And yet, he had fallen!

"Let’s break out of here first!"

The four True Monarchs exchanged a look and struck as one.

In the blink of an eye, they shattered the ancient ice above, exposing the entire Blood Pool to the wind and snow outside.

The Vermilion Bird True Monarch was waiting outside.

Qi Jiuyang said gravely, "Daoist Vermilion Bird, please use your Vermilion Bird Fire to incinerate this Blood Pool."

"Alright!"

The Vermilion Bird True Monarch formed a series of hand seals, and behind him, the illusory image of a crimson Vermilion Bird thousands of feet tall materialized.

Then, the Vermilion Bird let out a long cry, opened its beak, and spat out a raging torrent of flames that incinerated the Blood Pool below.

Once the Blood Pool was incinerated, the five True Monarchs rushed to the Northern Domain of Yuan Country together.

Meanwhile, Li Chang’an and the others left the area, returning to rest outside the Northern Domain Mountains.

「Not long after.」

He learned from Zi Xi that the Black Tortoise True Monarch had fallen because he was besieged by more than ten Netherworld Blood Corpses.

Each Netherworld Blood Corpse possessed Tier Four Power. Although their techniques were inferior to those of a true Nascent Soul True Monarch, their numbers more than made up for this shortcoming.