Chapter 2795: Blood Sin to Become Saint

Chain-like shadows writhed like giant serpents across the sky, but vanished after only a moment.

Lu Ye and Xue Jiu were both utterly bewildered, while Si Shengya's expression was grave.

The world returned to its normal clarity.

Lu Ye looked at Si Shengya, "Honored Saint, what was that anomaly?"

Si Shengya said solemnly, "It's what I told you about earlier: a seal in this world."

"A seal?" Xue Jiu asked, confused. "What is it meant to seal?"

"It's not sealing something..." A hint of reverence appeared on Si Shengya's face. "Someone is about to achieve sainthood, and that has triggered this world's sealing power."

"Achieve sainthood!" Both Lu Ye and Xue Jiu's expressions turned serious.

Si Shengya slowly continued, "Both of you are from the Inner Realm. Who is the strongest individual there? That's the one who is about to achieve sainthood!"

Lu Ye and Xue Jiu immediately exchanged glances. An imposing and domineering figure involuntarily surfaced in their minds.

If discussing the strongest in the Inner Realm, it could only be that individual.

That person was actually going to achieve sainthood? For a moment, Lu Ye didn't know whether this was good news or bad.

He frowned and asked, "But why would achieving sainthood activate this world's sealing power?"

Si Shengya explained, "Do you know why all Half-Saints are in the Source Realm? It's not a coincidence, but a necessity. Just as cultivators, upon reaching a certain level of strength, sink from the Outer Realm into the Inner Realm, those whose cultivation reaches the Half-Saint level will sink into the Source Realm. Moreover, this person isn't aiming for Half-Sainthood; it's likely true Sainthood, which is why the seal was triggered."

When he himself became a Half-Saint back then, no such phenomenon occurred.

"True Saint!" Lu Ye was startled.

If Ba Qiu were truly only achieving Half-Sainthood, it would be fine; falling into the Source Realm would, at most, be similar to Si Shengya's situation. But if he were to achieve True Sainthood, he would likely be completely corrupted, lose his intelligence, and turn into a mere puppet.

This was not what Lu Ye wanted to see, nor was it Ba Qiu's desire. A proud and domineering powerhouse like him would probably rather die than become a puppet.

However, a thought quickly struck him: "The anomaly appeared only briefly before vanishing. Does that mean he failed?" If so, it might not be a bad thing.

Si Shengya shook his head, "Not at all. He is merely making preparations. The initial appearance of the anomaly means the more thorough his preparations, the stronger the sealing power will become, until it drags him into the Source Realm, causing him to sink into oblivion!"

Lu Ye's heart grew heavy as he listened.

He genuinely wished to send Ba Qiu a message, to tell him not to take that step, but with them separated by two realms, how could the message possibly get through?

If Ba Qiu truly took that step and was dragged into this Source Realm by the chain-like seal, then it would be too late.

"Be careful yourself!" Si Shengya cautioned Lu Ye, then vanished into the air.

He had secretly followed Lu Ye this time to see if he was under the Blood Race's control or in any danger. Since he had confirmed Lu Ye was safe, there was no need to continue following him.

Only when the Human Half-Saint had departed did Xue Jiu let out a long breath, all the pressure in his heart dissipating.

Lu Ye stood in place, pondering for a while. He was worried for Ba Qiu, but he was powerless to intervene in such a matter and could only wait and see.

Deep down, he undoubtedly hoped Ba Qiu wouldn't take that step, but someone like Ba Qiu, once resolved to move forward, would likely not retreat.

Of course, there was another possibility: the one preparing to achieve sainthood in the Inner Realm might not be Ba Qiu, but someone else.

Though this possibility was minuscule.

He turned to Xue Jiu, "Blood Lord, what are your intentions? Let's speak frankly."

Lu Ye had largely figured out Xue Jiu's character. The man was insidious and malicious, uncaring even about the lives of his own offspring; he was, to say the least, extremely selfish.

Someone like him would never have simply protected Lu Ye out of goodwill.

Unless there was some benefit, especially since Xue Jiu had been following him all this time.

Lu Ye had originally intended to humor him for a while to slowly discern his intentions, but now he had little patience left.

"What intentions could I have? It's simply because we both came to the Inner Realm together, and I wanted to stick with you for mutual support," Xue Jiu said indifferently.

"Do you want the supreme treasure on me, Blood Lord?" Lu Ye stared into his eyes.

Xue Jiu chuckled, "You've misunderstood me, kid. While I'm certainly not pleased that the supreme treasure was taken by you, that's also a testament to your ability. As the saying goes, treasures go to those who are fated to have them. Since you took it, it's yours. Besides, it's not as if I don't possess a supreme treasure myself!"

Lu Ye couldn't help but frown.

Because as he observed, Xue Jiu's expression was utterly natural as he said these words, showing no hint of resentment.

"Then what exactly is it?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Xue Jiu said with a helpless expression. "The Star Abyss Oath is useless in this cursed place, or I'd swear it to you right now!"

"If the Blood Lord isn't willing to tell me, then let's go our separate ways." Lu Ye lost interest in continuing the conversation. Spatial power surged around him, and he was about to flash away.

"Wait!" Xue Jiu quickly raised a hand to stop him, simultaneously activating his own spatial power to interfere with Lu Ye's method.

Lu Ye's hand immediately rested on his Pan Mountain Blade.

In the Inner Realm, he was not a match for this Blood Lord. However, with his Inner Heaven Secret Art now perfected at the seventh level, his strength had significantly improved compared to before. Conversely, Xue Jiu no longer had the amplification of the Dao Harmonization City. With these shifts in power, if they truly fought, it was anyone's guess who would emerge victorious.

Lu Ye was quite interested in having a fight with him; it would certainly give the other party a huge surprise.

Xue Jiu felt a massive headache coming on.

Seeing Lu Ye's stance, he knew it wouldn't work if he didn't tell the truth. After a brief deliberation, he said with a solemn expression, "Kid, I only seek one thing!"

"Speak!"

"Achieve sainthood!" Xue Jiu said in a deep voice.

Lu Ye frowned, "You saw the celestial anomaly just now, and the words of our Human Race's Honored Saint are still fresh in our ears. Even so, you still want to achieve sainthood?"

"Naturally, I won't pursue true Sainthood. I don't have that kind of foundation yet."

So, it's Half-Sainthood then...

"What does that have to do with me? Yet you insist on following me."

Xue Jiu slowly said, "You could somewhat be considered a member of my Blood Race. Don't you know what Blood Race cultivators need to do to advance further?"

Lu Ye pondered for a moment, then raised an eyebrow, "Don't tell me you're after my bloodline!"

"Are you an idiot!" Xue Jiu was extremely annoyed. "If I were after your bloodline, would I be telling you all this? Besides, even if I devoured and refined your bloodline, what then? Our bloodlines are comparable, and it wouldn't necessarily guarantee my further advancement!"

"If not me, then who are you after?"

Xue Jiu was silent for a few breaths before transmitting a message: "Xue Tianxing!"

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow, "You've got quite some nerve!"

Xue Jiu chuckled, "A horse won't grow fat without wild grass, and a person won't get rich without ill-gotten gains. If this succeeds, achieving Half-Sainthood will be as easy as flipping my hand!"

Now it was Lu Ye's turn to be silent.

He was certain Xue Jiu wasn't lying, because this matter was too significant. Who would have thought that a Blood Race member would actually target the bloodline of a Half-Saint within his own race?

Xue Jiu had been forced to tell Lu Ye, as he clearly needed something from him. If he truly intended to do this, Lu Ye would find out sooner or later, so it was better to be frank than to hide it.

Lu Ye finally understood why Xue Jiu had previously protected him, disregarding their past grievances.

Indeed, if Xue Jiu could truly devour Xue Tianxing's bloodline, he would have a high probability of achieving Half-Sainthood, as the advancement of Blood Race cultivators was closely linked to the improvement of their bloodline.

But this endeavor carried immense risk!

The strength of a Half-Saint was simply not something either of them could contend with at present.

"If you want to die, I have no interest in joining you." Lu Ye shook his head, decisively preparing to leave.

Xue Jiu hurriedly blocked his path. "Kid, let me finish! I don't want you to join me in killing Xue Tianxing. All I need is to borrow your poison-controlling ability."

Lu Ye realized, "You want to poison him?"

Xue Jiu nodded, "How could I not know the power of a Half-Saint? Even if you and I teamed up, we wouldn't be a match; even a few more wouldn't suffice. So, to deal with Xue Tianxing, poison is the only way!"

Lu Ye immediately shook his head, "You've experienced my poison yourself. Someone of your cultivation can suppress it, let alone a Half-Saint. So, don't hold out any hope."

With the current power of the Myriad Poison Bead fruit, even if Lu Ye expended all his effort to formulate a toxin, it wouldn't affect a Half-Saint level expert.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he said hesitantly, "Unless..."

Xue Jiu, who had been somewhat disappointed, instantly lit up upon hearing this. "Unless what?"

He had indeed personally experienced Lu Ye's poison and knew his words were true. Dealing with Xue Tianxing was just an idea he had. If Lu Ye could cooperate, he certainly wouldn't miss the chance. If not, he couldn't force it.

He believed Lu Ye wasn't foolish enough to run to Xue Tianxing and inform him.

But hearing Lu Ye's tone now, there seemed to be some hope?

"Unless my poison can become strong enough to affect a Half-Saint!"

Xue Jiu immediately asked humbly, "How can that be done?"

Lu Ye didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Blood Lord, do you know where my poison-controlling ability comes from?"

Xue Jiu shook his head, "That's what I'm curious about too. Although I haven't interacted with you much, you didn't seem to have this ability the last time my divine sense attached to you."

"I certainly didn't back then," Lu Ye admitted readily. "But later, in the One Yuan Starry Sky, I obtained a supreme treasure called the Myriad Poison Bead!"

"A supreme treasure!" Xue Jiu's eyes twitched, and an expression of realization appeared on his face. No wonder Lu Ye, a mere soldier cultivator, had such formidable poison-controlling methods, and such bizarre toxins – it turned out he was relying on the power of a supreme treasure!

Then he thought again, something wasn't right. Lu Ye had snatched the Starry Sky Chessboard from him, and now he had this Myriad Poison Bead. Didn't that mean Lu Ye possessed two supreme treasures?

Xue Jiu's eyes reddened slightly. To think that he, as the Blood-Drinking City Lord, commanding a vast territory in the Inner Realm and having established countless years of prestige, had, after many years of accumulation, only obtained a single Sky Mirror. And the Starry Sky Chessboard, which he had painstakingly planned for, had also been taken by Lu Ye.

Lu Ye was just a young lad; why did he possess two supreme treasures?

This was truly infuriating—comparing oneself to others only led to vexation!