Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is two years later.
Standing in the center of his courtyard, Shi Chishang's eyes were half-opened and half-squinted, quietly feeling the airflow and breeze flowing around him. There was a bit of laziness on his handsome face, and even the breath he exuded made him feel... There is an inexplicable feeling of relaxation.
On a bench not far away, Youquan was holding a bowl of melons and fruits and feasting on them. His big dark eyes were full of confusion, as if he didn't quite understand why Shi Chishang's aura made him so comfortable.
Two years later, Shi Chishang's Qi has actually fallen to the late stage of Mingshi. In contrast, the number of clones in her body has reached a terrifying twelve. In addition to the previous Tingshang, Diyan, Hanli, and Xumi The eight clones of Taixu, Time, Eternal Day, and Eternal Night are newly added to the body of the Wind System, the Death System, the Death System, the Reincarnation System, the Nirvana System, and the Luck System, the Calamity System.
Shi Chishang had obtained the wind, reincarnation, and luck spiritual objects before returning to the Yin Yang Sect. The wind spiritual object Fuyao Qi and the luck spiritual object Black Magic Lotus were purchased at Huoji Villa. The reincarnation spiritual objects were purchased at Huoji Villa. The two things that make a tree and the heart of a tree are exchanged from people.
As for the death-type spiritual objects, these are the most indispensable in the ghost world. Shi Chishang just spent money to buy spiritual objects of the corresponding level.
With the successful refining of the four clones, only the two Dao patterns of the life system and the causal system are left on Shichi's Death Pill. The interference to the only Dao Dao has been greatly reduced. It is no exaggeration to say that on the surface, it is just the underworld. Shi Chishang in the late Shishi period, his actual combat power alone was superior to any in the Hades Queen stage, and supplemented by various trump cards, he was completely able to rival the peak Hades Emperor.
Shi Chishang was standing in the courtyard relaxing and adjusting his condition when suddenly someone knocked on the door. Although the other party tried his best to control it, the impatience still came through the knock on the door.
Jian Mei frowned slightly, Shi Chishang looked at the door, raised his hand, and the door creaked open, and Jin Yaqin and Wu Feifei hurried in.
In two years, both women have reached the late stage of Ming Lord. Although their qualifications are considered good at this age, otherwise they would not be able to enter the Yin Yang Sect, but they are still far away from those real geniuses.
Seeing that Youquan was there, the two girls didn't pay attention. Everyone in the Yin Yang Sect had long known that Youquan and Shi Chishang had a good relationship. On weekdays, Youquan would come over whenever he was free, which also made Yifen focus on cultivating Youquan. Wen Yanjun's teeth itch with hatred from time to time.
"Boss Hunyan, something happened to my second brother!" Jin Yaqin slithered in like a little firecracker, shouting anxiously.
"Ghost?" Shi Chishang smiled slightly when he heard this, and glanced at Wu Feifei who came in behind, who also had a serious expression on his face.
Wu Feifei's temperament was much calmer, and even she was so worried. One can imagine the seriousness of the matter. Shi Chishang immediately restrained his breath and said solemnly: "What's wrong?"
Wu Feifei came up quickly and softly told what happened.
It turned out that more than two years ago, when Shi Chishang had just returned to the Yin Yang Sect, a ruin was discovered in a remote area near the southeastern border of Jiangnan Road, which was what Wen Yanjun said, which caused the postponement of the sect competition. That ruins.
The ruins seemed to have an extraordinary origin. Secret Realm Hall and Zhenwen Hall were dispatched together. Many people were even sent by the Shengtang Royal Family, Ruoshuihai and other forces to jointly seal off the periphery of the ruins and began to find ways to open the entrance to the ruins.
Zhan Xietang also dispatched a group of elites to take charge of peripheral blockade and patrolling, and Huang Chenyang was among them.
After research and exploration by various forces, the entrance to the ruins was quickly found. However, the restrictions at the entrance were too complicated and mysterious. For two years, they failed to open the entrance.
Three days ago, the entrance to the ruins suddenly opened out of thin air, causing huge space vibrations. Huang Chenyang and others who were patrolling the periphery were all swallowed up.
Due to the sudden incident, all forces had no time to react, and the several Ming Lords sitting there had no time to rescue them. They could only watch the group of people being sucked into the ruins.
Currently, all forces are working overtime to study entry restrictions. Before Wu Feifei returned to the sect, he said that he had found a way to successfully open the entrance, but the opened entrance was not stable enough to pass for a long time.
After hearing this, Shi Chishang's face was solemn. If such big forces as the royal family, Yin Yang Sect, and Ruoshui Hai can jointly block and study, one can imagine how big the ruins are, and the degree of danger inside must be very high. I don’t know if Huang Chenyang can hold on until the entrance opens.
Taking a deep breath, Shi Chishang said solemnly: "You haven't told anyone about this, have you?"
Wu Feifei shook his head and said: "We are all required not to leak anything. When we come back this time, we will not be needed in the subsequent research. Soul Flame, what should we do now?"
"No rush, I'll go find the leader first," Shi Chishang pursed his lips and said solemnly, "Don't tell anyone else about this. I'll find a way to find out what's going on."
Seeing Chi Shang glance over, Jin Yaqin quickly covered her mouth and said in a low voice: "Don't worry! I won't tell anyone else!"
"Best!" Shi Chishang nodded with a bit of laughter. This girl is a combination of gossip and loud mouth. I just hope that she can know the seriousness of the matter and not reveal it to others at will.
Calling Youquan, Shi Chishang hurried to Wenyanjun's residence. After Youquan came in to report, he was called in by Wenyanjun.
"Are you here to ask about that ruins?" After hearing Shi Chishang's purpose, Wen Yanjun frowned, "I heard Situ Qin say that this matter is a bit complicated."
"What should I say?" Shi Chishang asked anxiously.
"Don't be impatient. Sit down and talk." Wen Yanjun motioned for him to sit down and slowly explained, "That ruins are the Blood City, the capital of the Blood Red Empire."
"Sacred Blood City?" Shi Chishang's eyes widened and he exclaimed in a rare manner.
Long before the establishment of the Shengtang Dynasty and the Cambrian Dynasty, and even the time span extended to the ancient times, the entire Santu River Basin was dominated by blood monks, and the largest bloodline force among them was the Blood Red Empire, whose territory nearly encompassed Shengtang and Cambrian two countries.
But about four thousand years ago, the Blood City, the capital of the Blood Path Empire, suddenly disappeared inexplicably. Then the huge empire fell into pieces, and the Blood Path monks declined. The Shengtang Dynasty and the Cambrian Dynasty also took advantage of the situation to rise, forming a confrontation between the two heroes.
Seeing that Chi Shang had calmed down, Wen Yanjun continued: "I just received the news from there. We have opened the entrance to the passage, but there is an extremely huge blood system restriction inside. Anyone who enters will be bleeding at all times. The higher the cultivation level, the greater the impact of rules such as bleeding, losing consciousness, etc., and there are restrictions in the city that will suppress cultivation, so Situ Qin and the others cannot enter in person."
Wen Yanjun handed him a jade slip: "Currently, we have discussed with several other forces and decided to recruit the Underworld Emperor and Underworld Lord from each family to go explore first. If you want to save the ghost, you can also join in."
Shi Chishang took the jade slip and glanced inside with his soul consciousness, and he couldn't help but feel a bit of surprise in his eyes.
The jade slip contains records about the City of Divine Blood. It is said that before the city disappeared, there were three top-level sects, twenty-seven first- and sixth-rate sects, eighty-nine second-rate sects, and countless third-rate sects.
In addition, there are a large number of warehouses and chambers of commerce in the city, and the resources are unimaginably huge.
"Do you understand?" Wen Yanjun said softly, "This time I sent Ming Lord Ming Huang in. In addition to competing for those resources, we also have to find ways to obtain the inheritance of those sects."
"The Blood Red Empire has been established for nearly 200 million years, and its foundation must be extremely huge, especially those sect forces. Although they are top forces, any one of them is enough to crush our three major sects today."
"I understand what you mean," Shi Chishang gently nodded, took a deep breath, and said solemnly, "This exploration must be bloody and extremely dangerous."
"That's right!" Wen Yanjun said softly, "Think again! You only have the rank of Mingshi now, and you may not be able to meet the recruitment requirements. Even if you get a spot, you will die if you go in. The restrictions there can be changed in an instant. Erase you.”
Shi Chishang held the jade slip, his eyes flickering, obviously thinking about something. After a moment, he raised his head, his eyes clear: "Please help me get a place for you, sir."
"You?" Wen Yanjun frowned, but sighed helplessly, shook his head and said, "That's all, it's up to you."
"Thank you, sir!" Shi Chishang smiled sarcastically, stood up and cupped his hands to express his thanks.
"Don't do this!" Wen Yanjun waved his hand, "The delivery date is coming soon. I don't know how long this exploration will last. Let's do this. I can help you grab a spot, but you have to prepare at least three times the amount. Pill, don’t affect our business.”
Shi Chishang, who was originally full of gratitude, suddenly looked embarrassed. It took him a long time to swallow the depressed breath, and said with a wry smile: "Okay!"
Just when Shi Chishang couldn't help but go to make elixirs, news of the birth of Divine Blood City also spread among the senior officials of the Shengtang Dynasty.
Although the Holy Tang royal family and the three major sects tried their best to block the news, how could such a big event be suppressed? In four or five days, all the major forces in the Holy Tang Dynasty had received the news, and then the whole country was shocked. Countless monks set out one after another, either through the teleportation array, or directly on horse flying boats, rushing towards the ruins of the Divine Blood City.
As the saying goes, public anger is hard to offend. No matter how powerful the four major forces are, they would not dare to offend so many forces.
In the end, after discussions by all parties, forces such as the Shura Clan, Blood Ape Mountain, and Danghan Palace, with Ming Emperor and Ming Zun in charge, all obtained certain quotas.
As for those local families and high-level casual cultivators, although they also obtained quotas, they also paid a huge price. Not only did they devote a large amount of resources in advance, but they were also forced to make an oath. All gains in the Divine Blood City would be lost afterwards. Forty percent must be handed over to the four major forces.
It was amid this huge crowd that he finally paid three times the amount of elixirs before the deadline, and then followed the Yin Yang Sect's team to the ruins of the Divine Blood City.
