Chapter 3249: Three-Party Reaction

In the Xuan Yang Realm, on the Xuanguang Continent, within the Blood Shadow Mountain Range, a vast estate was adorned with numerous exotic flowers and plants.

A beautiful young woman in a blood-red dress, with fair, smooth skin, sat in a blue stone pavilion. Her gaze was somber as a gaunt elder in a blood-red robe, looking nervous, reported to her.

“What? The Profound Sky Blood Vine was stolen by the Demon Race?”

The young woman in the blood-red dress grew cold.

This was Xue Yun, an early Mahayana cultivator.

If the Profound Sky Blood Vine could be transplanted to the Xuan Yang Realm, the Blood Shadow Clan might have risen dramatically. However, the vine's growth was hindered, and transplantation could cause it to wither and die. Additionally, Blood Shadow cultivators ascending to the Xuan Yang Realm might encounter planar storms. For these reasons, the Profound Sky Blood Vine remained in the lower realm.

The Blood Shadow Clan invaded other realms to search for Divine Creation Water, and also to kill other high-level cultivators, using their essence blood to cultivate the Profound Sky Blood Vine.

Years ago, the Blood Shadow Clan in the lower realm invaded the Heaven Sea Realm to seize the Divine Creation Water. The Profound Green Sect dispatched Incarnation cultivators to assist, repelling the Blood Shadow Clan.

If the Sea Suppressing Palace had seized the Profound Sky Blood Vine, the Blood Shadow Clan could still have sought trouble with them on the Xuanling Continent. But with the Demon Race, there was nothing they could do.

“Yes! Even Hao Guang and his divided souls were no match for them. Most of the Demon Race cultivators were at the late Incarnation stage, and they possessed sixth-tier talismans. People from the Sea Suppressing Palace also arrived and fought fiercely with the Demon Race, resulting in casualties on both sides.”

The elder in the blood-red robe reported truthfully.

Wu Ming, a mid-Integration cultivator. “Hmph! Those clansmen in the lower realm are truly useless to have let the Demon Race steal the Profound Sky Blood Vine.”

Xue Yun snorted coldly, her face grim.

“Ancestor, perhaps we should inform the Yinmei Clan and have them negotiate with the Demon Race of the Demon Realm?” Wu Ming suggested cautiously.

“The Yinmei Clan? Hmph! Forget the three major clans of the Xuan Yang Realm; even the great Mahayana clans of the Kunlun Realm, which are stronger than the Xuan Yang Realm, might not dare to enter the Demon Realm. Back then, the Profound Talisman Saint Ancestor traversed dozens of realms with few rivals. Ask the Demon Race for something? Are you tired of living!”

Xue Yun retorted irritably.

“The Profound Talisman Saint Ancestor! Is he really that powerful?” Hao Ming was slightly stunned.

“If I hadn’t traveled to other realms and interacted with Mahayana cultivators from those realms, I wouldn’t know about his deeds. Let me tell you this: three of the ten existing Saint Ancestors in the Demon Realm were once subordinates of the Profound Talisman Saint Ancestor.” Xue Yun explained.

Only the most outstanding Mahayana cultivators in the Demon Realm are referred to as Saint Ancestors. Not every Mahayana cultivator can be called a Saint Ancestor.

Since three Saint Ancestors of the Demon Realm were once subordinates of the Profound Talisman Saint Ancestor, his power goes without saying.

Hao Ming drew a sharp breath and frowned, saying, “Hmph! If the Wang family hadn’t stolen the Divine Creation Water, this wouldn’t have happened. I will send people to the lower realm to annihilate the Wang family.”

“Forget it. The Wang family is nothing. The tricky part is the Sea Suppressing Palace. From now on, if you encounter anyone from the Sea Suppressing Palace or the Wang family, kill them without mercy.” Xue Yun commanded, her face filled with killing intent.

Sending people to the lower realm would be largely pointless; they couldn't do anything to the Demon Race. They could only vent their anger on the Sea Suppressing Palace and the Wang family.

Wu Ming took out a dharma plate flickering with green light, and after casting a spell, his brows furrowed. “Ancestor, a team of human cultivators killed a guardian elder of the Li Clan. We captured one and performed soul-searching, discovering they are disciples of the Sea Suppressing Palace,” Wu Ming reported.

“The Sea Suppressing Palace! Hmph! Issue the order: kill them all. They must not leave Xuanguang Continent alive.” Xue Yun commanded, her voice full of killing intent.

“Yes, Ancestor,” Wu Ming replied, accepting the order and departing.

***

Xuanling Continent, Floating Cloud Island.

In the Qian Tu Hall, Chen Yueying sat on the main seat, her gaze somber, while Lin Tianlong reported to her.

“The Profound Sky Blood Vine was stolen by the Demon Race? Can that be confirmed?” Chen Yueying asked with a frown.

“When we arrived, we only saw that person from the Demon Race, who possessed an incredibly powerful demonic flame. Even fifth-tier spirit beasts couldn't withstand it, and it could even corrupt Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures. He also had a sixth-tier talisman. The Profound Sky Blood Vine must have been seized by him.”

Lin Tianlong stated with certainty.

Over a dozen of them besieged Gu Lin, but Gu Lin unleashed a sixth-tier talisman and a demonic flame. Lin Tianlong barely escaped, while everyone else was killed.

Given Gu Lin’s immense power, the Profound Sky Blood Vine must have fallen into his hands.

“What is the origin of this group of demons?” Chen Yueying continued to ask.

“Fellow Daoist Wang and his companions paid a heavy price to capture one demon alive and perform soul-searching on him. They discovered that these demons are from the Heavenly Demon Palace on the Demonic Flame Continent in the Demon Realm. It is said that they were searching for the Maha Bloodstone. They received news that the Blood Cloud Realm might contain Maha Bloodstones, so a large force attacked the Blood Shadow Clan's stronghold, and by chance, they obtained the Profound Sky Blood Vine!” Lin Tianlong reported.

Many experts, including Wang Mengbin, acted alongside him. Lin Tianlong did not connect this to the Wang family; even if the Wang family coveted the Profound Sky Blood Vine, how would they know when the Demon Race would attack the Blood Shadow Clan’s stronghold?

Even if the Sea Suppressing Palace knew about the Profound Sky Blood Vine, they would only dare to act after mobilizing a large number of elites, not sending a small number of Incarnation cultivators. They had no idea that the Demon Race would deal with the Blood Shadow Clan, much less when the Demon Race would invade the Blood Cloud Mountain Range.

He naturally wouldn’t have thought that Fairy Nine Nether of the Heavenly Demon Palace in the Demon Realm was from the Wang family. Very few Wang family members knew of Hai Tang’s existence, and in the Demon Realm, only Fang Mu knew that Ye Haitang was from the Wang family.

When the Demon Race was mentioned, their attention focused on the Heavenly Demon Palace, not Ye Haitang. Ye Haitang had performed rather ordinarily in the great battle and wasn't particularly noticeable, whereas Gu Lin was more prominent.

This time, when the Demon Race in the lower realm mentioned humans, they only referred to the Sea Suppressing Palace and did not specifically mention any Incarnation cultivator.

All of this was based on the sacrifice of Wang Pinzhen. If he had been captured, it would have been a different story.

“How unlucky! If the Demon Race retreats, let the Wang family destroy the Blood Shadow Clan and occupy some realms to search for Profound Sky Spirit Wood. If even one Profound Sky Spirit Wood is found, there will be a substantial reward.” Chen Yueying commanded.

Lin Tianlong assented and bowed before withdrawing.

***

Demon Realm, Demonic Flame Continent, Demon Obsession Mountain Range.

In the Demon Python Hall, a gaunt elder in a gray robe sat on the main seat, his expression grim.

Ye Haitang and a burly young man in black stood to the side, reporting.

“Hmph! You clearly knew that person stole the Profound Sky Blood Vine. Yet you made me stay behind to fend off the humans while you pursued him alone. And he still managed to escape!”

Ye Haitang snorted coldly, complaining.

The young man in black was Gu Lin, and he was extremely dejected.

Who could have imagined that the opponent had accomplices who set up formations to provide support?

It was impossible for Ye Haitang to collude with outsiders; obtaining the Profound Sky Blood Vine was a great merit, and she had no reason to conceal it. Furthermore, her subordinates were unaware, only learning of the Profound Sky Blood Vine's existence after soul-searching the captured Blood Shadow Incarnation cultivator.

Ostensibly, Ye Haitang had heard that Maha Bloodstones might exist in the lower realm and had proactively sent a clone down to search for them. Gu Rui, upon learning the news, also sent a clone down, but the enemy escaped.

From start to finish, Ye Haitang acted selflessly, while Gu Lin’s good intentions led to bad outcomes.

Lord Tiansha even suspected Gu Lin had secretly hidden the Profound Sky Blood Vine, but his treasure-based detection revealed no anomalies.

“Gu Lin, do you admit your guilt?”

Lord Tiansha bellowed.

“Your subordinate admits guilt. Please punish me, Senior Nangong,” Gu Lin said honestly, kneeling.

“I have a very important task for you. If you complete it successfully, it will atone for your misdeeds. If you mess up again, you know the consequences.”

Lord Tiansha said in a deep voice.

How could Gu Lin refuse? He readily agreed.

“Your subordinate will take leave first.”

Ye Haitang discreetly withdrew.