Chapter 1277: Blood God

Standing before Red River was a delicate and refined female cultivator dressed in a green skirt.

Though he had never seen her in this form, the moment he laid eyes on her, he recognized her as his deceased wife.

"It's just the application of the Demonic Avatar Technique. I always keep three heart demon avatars. A century ago, I was foolish and offended Grand Ancestor Chen's true form, leading to my demise. I revived through Sun Huangling. After Sun Huangling's death, I then revived within this current avatar. Shouldn't you be happy to see me?" Du Mengyun asked, her gaze subtly scrutinizing her Dao companion, who held a fishing rod.

"Of course, I'm happy. But you should have told me about this in advance. That way, after you died, I could have brought you back immediately upon your revival." Red River pondered for a moment, ultimately deciding not to make a move.

After all, he had once sworn a Dao-heart oath to Du Mengyun that he would never harm her. Even if Du Mengyun had changed bodies, the oath was likely still effective.

While there were indirect methods, like having others act on his behalf, Red River felt that within the territory of the righteous path, having a partner who understood him thoroughly and with whom he could confide in daily was ultimately better for his Dao-heart.

Moreover, Du Mengyun had at least nurtured him in their previous life, and Red River would never do anything ungrateful, even after falling into the demonic path; he still upheld basic morality.

"Originally, I intended to use this as a clever escape, to leave the Five Elements Sect's territory and hide far away..." Du Mengyun said, her guard lowering upon hearing Red River's words. Born into the demonic path, she trusted no one. She had come to Red River not only to acquire resources to help this avatar form its core but also because she had received shocking news.

"Then why did you come back?" Red River asked, curious. As Dao companions, though they had never been intimate, they knew each other well. He knew Du Mengyun had always wanted to break free from Chen Mobai and regain her freedom.

"I might have done so before, but in today's Tianhe Realm, the Five Elements Sect's territory is the safest place." Du Mengyun then recounted how Chen Mobai had battled the Vast Spirit Sect's sixth-rank Kui Beast above the Profound Sea, forcing it to ascend. Yet, Chen Mobai still pursued it with his sword and bell to the Nine Heavens, ultimately bringing its body back.

Her current avatar, serving as a Foundation Establishment elder in a Core Formation power in the Eastern Yi region, had received this firsthand information. Upon learning this, Du Mengyun, who had been planning to flee, immediately changed her mind.

If even a sixth-rank Kui Beast was slain by Grand Ancestor Chen, she reasoned, then the Lord of the Central Demonic Path would surely be suppressed if he dared to show his face. Furthermore, the Tianhe Realm was on the verge of a great cosmic upheaval, the Tribulation of Dao's Decline and Demonic Growth. Although she was a demonic cultivator herself, she didn't believe she could stand out amidst such a grand tide. After all, none of the demonic treasures descending from outside the heavens had seen fit to land on her head.

"Grand Ancestor is that formidable!" Red River was equally astonished by Du Mengyun's words. Although he knew Chen Mobai was already the foremost figure in Eastern Continent, chasing down a sixth-rank Kui Beast still exceeded his imagination. After all, the Ascension realm was the supreme pinnacle of strength in the cultivation world, capable of destroying heaven and earth.

"Grand Ancestor Chen is likely at a stage where he could ascend at any moment. However, the Five Elements Sect currently has no other Soul Transformation cultivators besides him, which is why he suppresses himself and remains in the Tianhe Realm. We must seize this safe period while he's still here, cultivate diligently, and raise our own realms. Otherwise, when the great cosmic change occurs, we might be swept away by the torrent and reduced to dust in the annals of time." Du Mengyun shared her thoughts. After this reincarnation, she had decided to rely heavily on Chen Mobai for protection.

Red River nodded lightly, about to send someone to Beiyuan City to purchase some spirit medicines to aid Core Formation from Danxia Pavilion. Just then, Du Mengyun came to his side and took his hand. As Red River looked on, confused, Du Mengyun's pretty face flushed slightly, and she revealed another plan: "Both of us have already entered the demonic path; it's unlikely we can ever cleanse our demonic identities in this life. But Grand Ancestor Chen's kindness cannot be forgotten. Why don't we have a child? We could have them join the Five Elements Sect to serve him. If our child achieves something in the future, we would also have a powerful backing."

Red River hesitated after hearing her proposal. He had little interest in romantic pursuits, preferring cultivation and fishing. If he had a child, wouldn't it interfere with his current peaceful life?

However, Du Mengyun's words also made a great deal of sense. Chen Mobai's last words had clearly indicated that their previous ties were severed. Without the Five Elements Sect's backing, if he and Du Mengyun were truly pursued by the Jade Mirror Demonic Sect, they would likely only be able to await their demise.

While he was still wavering, Du Mengyun leaned into his embrace and untied his sash.

Of all the regions in the Eastern Lands, Dongli Domain was the only one Chen Mobai had never visited. This area was originally demonic territory, and after the decisive battle between the righteous and demonic factions, it fell into the hands of the various great sects of the Eastern Lands. However, Dongli Domain was vast, with numerous deep mountains and wild ridges, making it impossible to know which hidden valleys might still harbor demonic presences.

Following Wuchen True Monarch's transmission talisman, Chen Mobai arrived at a deep sinkhole. The hole was filled with pervasive miasma, mixed with a faint spiritual energy. Uninformed cultivators coming here would assume it was merely a small spiritual脉 contaminated by miasma and wouldn't look closely.

The transmission talisman transformed into a yellow light and flew into the sinkhole. Behind Chen Mobai's head, firelight flickered as the Pure Yang Pearl rose like a small sun, emitting scorching light and heat, dispelling the cold miasma within the sinkhole. Under the illuminating power of the Pure Yang Pearl, everything hidden was revealed.

After the surface miasma dissipated, a crimson demonic energy, like a cold tide, began to surge upwards, vaguely forming the shadows of terrifying demons. However, the moment it came into contact with the pearl's light, it let out a mournful wail, like snow and ice exposed to sunlight, turning into black smoke and vanishing.

The Pure Yang Pearl continued to descend into the sinkhole. Wherever it passed, whether it was the chilling demonic energy, the crimson demonic shadows, or even various demonic restrictions and icy flames, everything shattered at a touch. The demon-breaking attribute of the Pure Yang Scroll displayed its full power at this moment.

Soon, the Pure Yang Pearl settled upon a blood-red and spectral-blue mixed light barrier. Chen Mobai sensed it was a high-grade fifth-tier formation. This was originally a fifth-tier spiritual脉 formed by an underground current, but it had been transformed by Jade Mirror Demonic Sect experts into their highly concealed ancestral ground. If he hadn't come so close and confirmed this was his destination, he might have overlooked the place. For Wuchen True Monarch to have found it, the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Instrument must truly be remarkable.

With his Earth Spirit Response Realm cultivation, Chen Mobai thoroughly understood this naturally occurring and artificially modified formation. Then, his Primordial Yang Sword lit up, its light dividing into hundreds of brilliant beams that descended like a meteor shower, piercing all the critical hubs and nodes of the formation.

Amidst muffled thuds, the light barrier flickered several times before shattering and dissipating. Subsequently, this seemingly bottomless sinkhole began to violently tremble as if it were about to collapse.

"Who dares to be so audacious..." A sharp cry echoed as a dazzling, watery blood-red light shot skyward, transforming into a Blood God dharma-form with crimson skin and two horns on its head. Spectral blue snowflakes emanated from the Blood God's entire body. They fell onto the mountain walls, instantly freezing stone into powder, indicating extreme cold. This power originated from a bizarre magic tool held in the Blood God's hand.

"Is that the Heaven's Calamity Frost Scourge Blade?" Chen Mobai thought, looking at the long, narrow, crescent-moon-shaped, spectral-blue magic tool.

With a roar, a surge of earthy yellow spiritual light erupted from the depths of the sinkhole, and a Daoist priest, enveloped in light, shot out. It was none other than Wuchen True Monarch. He had been restrained by the Jade Mirror Demonic Sect's formation and the Blood God, unable to escape. But after Chen Mobai broke the formation from outside, Wuchen darted out like a bird taking flight, seizing the opportunity to immediately withdraw using the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Instrument.

Seeing this, the Blood God immediately wielded the Heaven's Calamity Frost Scourge Blade in her hand and savagely unleashed a spectral blue cold light towards the ascending Wuchen True Monarch. With a loud bang, Wuchen True Monarch endured the strike, but his form halted, and frost appeared on his eyebrows and hair.

"Old geezer, your tortoise shell is quite hard; you actually managed to hold out for reinforcements!" While the Blood God used the Heaven's Calamity Frost Scourge Blade to suppress Wuchen True Monarch, her gaze remained fixed on Chen Mobai in the sky. She knew that compared to this cultivator from the Sect of Morality, the person above, the number one in Eastern Continent, was the biggest threat.

"Young friend, lend a hand! This demonic blade contains the calamitous energy of the first great frost and snowfall that froze the Heavenly River at the dawn of creation. I'm old, and my body can't withstand such cold," Wuchen True Monarch, who was using the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Instrument to withstand the Heaven's Calamity Frost Scourge Blade, immediately called out upon seeing Chen Mobai in the sky.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai nodded. As his sword art activated, the Primordial Yang Sword had already sliced through the air, taking on the Blood God's blade strike on behalf of Wuchen True Monarch. The instant the blade and sword collided, the two opposing Great Dao powers—scorching heat and extreme cold—instantly triggered cataclysmic destruction. With a tremendous roar, this ancestral ground of the Jade Mirror Demonic Sect was directly reduced to ruins.

However, Wuchen True Monarch, possessing a sixth-rank magic tool, directly withstood such world-altering power and flew out, only stopping when he reached Chen Mobai's side.

"Young friend..." Just as Wuchen True Monarch, shivering, opened his mouth, a sky-splitting, earth-shattering spectral blue blade light surged up from the ground and slashed towards the two of them.

A bell chimed, and the Primordial Chaos Bell descended, effortlessly suppressing the blade light that could have frozen even the void. The Blood God had already split the earth, grasping the Heaven's Calamity Frost Scourge Blade, and flew mockingly before Chen Mobai.

"With the aid of this demonic blade, my cultivation has reached mastery. I was just about to settle scores with all of you righteous cultivators of Eastern Continent. Our feud will be settled today!" As the Blood God spoke, demonic light flickered around her, transforming her into a female cultivator's form familiar to Chen Mobai.

It was Diao Xianlan, who had formed a grudge with Chen Mobai during the previous war between the righteous and demonic factions.

"Young friend, this person has been controlled by the Heaven's Calamity Frost Scourge Blade. Her power is so immense that she is almost equivalent to an ancient demon incarnate. Let us join forces and see if we can suppress her, lest she escape and bring disaster to Eastern Continent. If it proves too difficult, we can return, gather all the Soul Transformation cultivators of the Eastern Continent Immortal Alliance, and then come back to eliminate her," Wuchen True Monarch said, his face grave, having by then expelled the demonic blade's chill from his body.