“Longevity, what do you think? Should we make a trip to the Nether Sea and capture the Blood Demon Ancestor?”
Daoist Yuxuan held deep-seated hatred for his old nemesis, the Blood Demon Ancestor, and wished nothing more than to eliminate him.
Back in the Lower Realm, countless disciples of Mount Shu died at the hands of the Blood Demon Ancestor.
Now, Lu Changsheng’s cultivation level far surpasses that of the Blood Demon Ancestor, and any Direct Disciple under his wing could easily crush the Blood Demon Ancestor. It’s the perfect time to take action.
“The branch palace of the Blood Sea Palace has unclear strength, and we must proceed with caution on this journey. This is a personal matter for me, and it’s not right to use the resources of the sacred land, but I can bring my disciples with me.”
Lu Changsheng made a clear distinction between public and private matters. The Blood Demon Ancestor was a personal enmity, and he decided to resolve it by bringing his disciples.
Chen Yi, a disciple of Lu Changsheng, is a ninth-rank Divine King, and Lu Qinglian’s combat ability is also comparable to that of a Divine King Realm expert. At the very least, all other Direct Disciples are in the Immortal Emperor Realm.
Tang Ling’er, Wu Wan’er, Xiaojin, Huo Wen, Daoist Earth Hound, Li Jianfei, Luo Xintang, Grandmaster Taixu, Grandmaster Tailin, Daoist Yuxuan, and others could also contribute their strength.
The power of Lu Changsheng’s faction alone was enough to level a branch of the Blood Sea Palace without needing to draw upon the resources of Mount Taihua Sacred Land.
“Then I shall return to Accumulated Thunder Mountain and summon the people of Mount Shu to be ready to set off at any moment.”
Daoist Yuxuan returned to Mount Shu.
Mount Shu, established by Lu Changsheng outside of the sacred land, although not much attention was given, by providing cultivation resources, became a formidable power in the hands of Lu Changsheng.
“With my level of cultivation, I can handle most protectors of the Blood Sea Palace, so long as I don’t run into the strongest cohort of the palace, there shouldn’t be any danger.”
Lu Changsheng possessed treasures like the Human Sovereign Cauldron and the Mountain and Rivers Chart, granting him the ability to protect himself, even against a protector of the Blood Sea Palace of Lin Beichen’s caliber.
Nevertheless, the Blood Sea Palace was still a threat.
The master of the Blood Sea Palace commanded numerous heretic cultivators and traitors from various holy lands in the Immortal Realm, thus his strength was certainly unfathomable.
Sweeping through the Blood Sea Palace’s stronghold in the Nether Sea this time, I should not encounter the master of the Blood Sea Palace, right?
According to Daoist Yuxuan’s intelligence, this stronghold in the Nether Sea was just a branch of the Blood Sea Palace, not the main lair of the Blood Sea Palace.
The main lair of Blood Sea Palace would definitely be tightly guarded and not easily discovered by Daoist Yuxuan.
Before leaving Mount Taihua Sacred Land, Lu Changsheng gave advance notice to Lin Xuantong.
“If you wish to proceed with your plan, go ahead, but you must be careful and cautious.”
Lin Xuantong simply said this, allowing Lu Changsheng to go to the Nether Sea to sweep the Blood Sea Palace’s branch.
Lu Changsheng gathered his disciples and called back those who were on experiential training in the mountains.
Lu Changsheng could not be in multiple places at once, and his disciples could help hold off some of the elders of the Blood Sea Palace.
Apart from Mo Huazhi, Ji Xuan, Chen Yao, and Dantai Meng, who were not in Mount Taihua Sacred Land, all other ten Direct Disciples descended the mountain.
Lu Changsheng even brought the large yellow dog guarding the mountain gate.
The Daoist Earth Hound had been too comfortable for too long; without adequate experience, he would not be able to cultivate the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability.
Xia Ningxue also joined the team.
When Huo Wen of the Candle Dragon Clan heard that Lu Changsheng was going to the Nether Sea, she saw an opportunity to visit the Candle Dragon Clan along the way: “I can have my father lead our clan to help.”
“There is no need to involve the Candle Dragon Clan in this.”
Lu Changsheng had his own repeated conflicts with the Blood Sea Palace, and leveling a Blood Sea Palace stronghold was not much for him. If the Candle Dragon Clan were to be implicated because of this, it would weigh on his conscience.
“Let us set out.”
Lu Changsheng led his disciples and first headed towards Accumulated Thunder Mountain.
At Accumulated Thunder Mountain, Grandmaster Tailin, Grandmaster Taixu, Fairy Qingxia, Daoist Yuxuan, Red-Bearded Daoist, Daoist Mingzhen, Virtue Taoist, Mysterious Fire Daoist and other Mount Shu powerhouses had been waiting in the great hall plaza for a long time.
Lu Changsheng met up with the people of Mount Shu and then took to Sword Flight towards the Nether Sea.
“The stronghold of the Blood Sea Palace is located on Meteorite Island in the Nether Sea. It is said that in Ancient Times, an extraterrestrial meteorite struck this island, forming a Ten Thousand Zhang Abyss in the center, hence the name ‘Meteorite Island.’ I suspect that the Blood Sea Palace’s establishment of a branch here definitely has hidden motives,” Daoist Yuxuan helped analyze for Lu Changsheng on the way.
Lu Changsheng nodded in agreement.
Not only is the stronghold of the Blood Sea Palace concealed, but it indeed harbors ulterior motives.
The last time a stronghold of the Blood Sea Palace was discovered in the Valley of Doom, its disciples were collecting poisonous creatures to refine poison pills.
Establishing a stronghold on Meteorite Island, the Blood Sea Palace most likely has certain objectives in mind.
Xia Ningxue added from the side, “Lu, could it be that the Blood Sea Palace is after the extraterrestrial meteorite iron that fell into the Nether Sea during Ancient Times?”
“That interpretation is the most likely.”
Lu Changsheng consented to Xia Ningxue’s speculation.
The extraterrestrial meteorite iron could be a material for refining artifacts, and the Blood Sea Palace’s establishment of a stronghold on Meteorite Island might be for the purpose of excavating it.
Regardless, to thwart the Blood Sea Palace’s plans would still be a great merit.
Meteorite Island is located sixteen thousand li from the edge of the Nether Sea, with numerous Human Race cultivators and Demon Clan Tribes on the island.
The surrounding area of the Nether Sea belongs to the sphere of influence of Guanghan Palace, but Guanghan Palace wouldn’t easily intervene in the affairs of the Nether Sea.
The Nether Sea itself is too vast, mostly water, with a sparse density of Human Race cultivators. Additionally, powerful Demon Clan Tribes like the Candle Dragon Clan occupy some of the islands, making Guanghan Palace reluctant to exert considerable effort to control the Nether Sea for little to no profit.
The Blood Sea Palace established a branch here undetected by the major sacred lands.
In the center of Meteorite Island, a massive deep pit, a hundred thousand zhang wide, had Blood Sea Palace disciples coming and going occasionally.
Around the deep pit, there were numerous forges where Artifact Refiners of the Blood Sea Palace were smelting minerals extracted from the pit incessantly, the smoke swirling around.