Chapter 335: Transience of Two Years, Setting Off for the Blood Demon Sea

The newly formed limbs were not yet accustomed to the formidable power of the divine marrow. They required continuous cleansing with Yin Nether Qi and blood to bear its potent divine energy.

And so, in the following period, Wang Yu primarily focused on the Yin Nether Demonic Dragon Technique. While recovering his strength, he also dedicated a portion of his energy to refining the second supreme-grade Vast Cold Pill. Once this pill was refined, he would be close to the peak of Core Formation Layer Six. By then, he would face a new challenge: 'Strengthening the Core'.

As for his various divine abilities and secret techniques, both the Demonic Dragon Fist and the Yellow Springs Great Hand Seal had reached the Grand Accomplishment stage. The next step was to elevate them to the Perfection Realm. Under frequent combat, his Aurora Evasion Technique had made significant progress recently. It was only a small step away from reaching Minor Accomplishment. Wang Yu felt that if he continued fighting at such high intensity, he would undergo a complete transformation by the time he left the Blood Abyss Holy Land.

His Sea Heart Ring still contained a large number of high-grade Yin and Ice elemental spiritual items. These were either refined into the Glazed Ice Heart Pagoda or converted into extreme cold energy to cultivate the Vast Cold Twelve Phases divine ability. After Long Xingyun's verification, its power was several tiers higher than the Lesser Asura Killing Fist. Therefore, it certainly could not be ignored. As for other aspects, he could only take things one step at a time.

Two months later, in Blood Beast Valley, the Yellow Springs Demonic Sword returned to Wang Yu's hand. The ground was littered with Blood Wolf Beasts whose heads had been pierced. His divine sense swept across, and a thousand Blood Beast Cores converged towards him. He had swiftly completed the mission from Cold Blood Peak, which required thirty Tier 3 Blood Beast Cores, during these two months of recovery. He had even exceeded the requirement by a good margin. He still held some anticipation for the Blood Pool Baptism that the sect would bestow. Therefore, the more high-quality Blood Beast Cores he collected, the better. They would eventually become a powerful resource for him, and were considered a somewhat scarce resource. Lower-grade Blood Beast Cores, however, he used as materials. All were fused into the Fiendish Demonic Dragon Armor, and this damaged bloodline true artifact was fully restored.

At this point, Wang Yu had fully recovered to his peak condition.

"Blood Beast Valley is close to the Blood Demon Sea, so there should be a good number of cultivators active here. Perhaps I should talk to them." He hadn't forgotten that he still needed to acquire the pills for breaking through the late Core Formation bottleneck. Since he lacked the materials, he would have to obtain them from these cultivators. It was better to prepare early to avoid wasting time when they were truly needed.

"Then... there's the Myriad Spirits Blood Essence. Once I break through to the late Core Formation stage, my cultivation speed will become extremely slow. To cultivate quickly, I'll have to use the specialties of this place." It was widely known that the Blood Demon Sea had a large number of Blood Slave Demons and high-level Blood Beasts. Any fellow disciples with some capability would rush to this place first. Hunting beasts and hunting people could proceed simultaneously. Wang Yu quickly pondered this; before heading to the Blood Demon Sea, he planned to sweep through Blood Beast Valley one more time. He would also inquire about the situation in other areas along the way, especially the whereabouts of Zhuo Shouyun.

"Strange, isn't this Blood Beast Valley? Why are the blood beasts so sparse? They haven't even formed a tribe." The speaker was a young cultivator carrying a black coffin, whose strength was only at Core Formation Layer Three. His companion, whose strength was similar, also frowned deeply: "Something's wrong. This place might have been swept clean by someone. Let's go deeper and see."

Upon hearing that someone had already passed through, the black-coffin cultivator hesitated. Given their cultivation levels, they were at the lowest tier in the Blood Abyss Holy Land. Unlike the personal disciples of the Nine Peaks, they didn't possess the ability to challenge those at higher tiers. Thus, they had to prioritize caution everywhere.

"This isn't right. If someone had the ability to sweep through Blood Beast Valley, they must be a cultivator at the peak of Core Formation. If we rashly venture deeper and encounter such a person, won't we surely die?"

Unexpectedly, his companion said: "Deep within Blood Beast Valley, there's an extremely powerful Beast King that has defeated many Holy Sect prodigies. Look at this bloodstain; the blood is still fresh, proving that person hasn't been gone long. Perhaps they are fighting the Beast King right now. How can we miss such a good opportunity?"

Clearly, compared to the cautious black-coffin cultivator, his companion was a cultivator who firmly believed in seeking wealth through danger.

"I still think this isn't right..."

Just as the black-coffin cultivator was about to persuade him, a booming sound suddenly echoed from afar. In the depths of Blood Beast Valley, thunderclouds suddenly gathered in the sky. A figure flickering with lightning, emanating immense corpse qi, wielded lightning to continuously strike some creature on the ground.

"Is that... a Lightning Corpse?!"

"Which disciple of Heavenly Corpse Peak in this generation has ever possessed a Lightning Corpse? Wenda, this is your great opportunity!"

After a persuasive argument, the two ultimately flew deeper. Before long, they saw amidst the flashing lightning, a Lightning Corpse and a Fiendish Corpse battling a gigantic creature with four blood-winged legs and a dragon-like beast head. Behind them, a cultivator occasionally used a flute-shaped magic treasure to assist the two corpses in their attack.

This person was Wang Yu.

Upon sensing someone approaching from behind, a smile appeared in Wang Yu's eyes. The Blood Beast King was indeed very useful. At this point, two years had passed since he hid in Blood Beast Valley to heal. This was not his first time fighting the Blood Beast King. This blood beast was indeed formidable, but due to the erosion of blood essence, it lacked spiritual intelligence and only reacted instinctively. If he truly wanted to kill it, it would be trivial. It was better to use the 'battle in full swing' as bait, to entice these fellow disciples, who sought easy gains, to come to him and be killed. For this purpose, he had already gathered most of the pill materials he needed. He was only missing one main ingredient to complete the recipe for the Spirit-Returning Pill, needed for breaking through the late Core Formation bottleneck.

"More fellow disciples from Heavenly Corpse Peak. It seems their desire for exotic zombies far outweighs the danger..."

Meanwhile, the two small fish who had just arrived had their eyes filled with fervent desire.

"What an opportunity, truly a great opportunity."

"Indeed, your forty-two senior corpse brothers before you said the same thing."

The black-coffin cultivator was stunned; he hadn't spoken just now. His companion, however, was trembling, his eyes wide as he stared behind him. Wang Yu had appeared there without them knowing. His companion quickly looked towards the Blood Beast King's battle scene. He saw the identical figure wave at him, then transform into an aurora and dissipate. This was the Aurora Evasion Technique at the Minor Accomplishment stage, capable of creating illusory aurora clones that were difficult for those with insufficient divine sense to discern.

"Gulp... Run!" He swallowed hard and then shouted. He fled skyward without looking back. In his view, only by entering the blood clouds and facing the danger head-on would he have a slim chance of survival.

"Quite clever, actually." Wang Yu waved his hand, and the Yellow Springs Demonic Sword sliced upward in an inverted arc, leaving a straight trace. With virtually no resistance or delay, the figure fleeing towards the blood clouds plummeted down. He offered no more resistance than a pig.

Seeing this, the black-coffin cultivator's knees buckled, and he collapsed to the ground, kowtowing as he pleaded, "Elder Wang Yu, I have information that will surely be useful to you. Please spare my life!"

"You know me?" Wang Yu reached out and collected the corpse. His Grand Yin Corpse-Nourishing Coffin was already full, many of the corpses inside showing signs of zombification. If slightly refined with the Yin Fiend Corpse Refinement Art, they should be even more valuable. However, he preferred to use them to cultivate his two corpses. So many Tier 3 corpses would be enough for them to advance further, reaching the late Tier 3 stage.

In the distance, the two corpses were still entangled in battle with the Blood Beast King. The black-coffin cultivator, however, was dripping with cold sweat and quickly explained: "For the past two years, Zhuo Shouyun has been spreading information about you everywhere. He has also offered great rewards to temporarily gather a group of elite fellow disciples, who are now active in the western part of the Blood Demon Sea. It's said that this time, the Blood Infant Fruit will also appear there."

"So that's how it is." Wang Yu had originally intended to use the Soul-Excavating Evil Boat Charm to directly search his soul, but this secret technique was not yet perfected. It would be a pity if he missed any important information. He decided to ask first.

After a moment of thought, he asked: "Among the people Zhuo Shouyun gathered, are there any from family factions?"

"Yes, and many of them." The black-coffin cultivator quickly replied. "The Lu clan from Five Yin Peak, the Chen clan from Gu Poison Peak, the Feng clan from Ghostly Valley... I only know these, but I heard from other fellow disciples that the gathering already exceeds a hundred people."

Wang Yu felt a sense of unease. He couldn't understand why Zhuo Shouyun could command so many people to work for him. No matter how powerful the Zhuo clan was, the resources Zhuo Shouyun could control were limited. How could he satisfy the demands of so many people? Could it be a snowball effect? The more people there were, the less formidable Wang Yu's threat would seem. With strength in numbers, who would still fear him? It was highly possible that they had temporarily joined with a 'take what you can get' mentality, especially if the details of the battle at Drunken Immortal Lake were kept hidden. The chances of this succeeding were indeed high.

After a brief pause, Wang Yu continued to ask: "Are there any reports of Tier 4 heavenly treasures?"

The black-coffin cultivator was momentarily stunned. "Besides the well-known Blood Infant Fruit, the Yin-Eroding Palace in the Blood Demon Sea should offer such opportunities. Legend has it that it was built by a Soul Transformation cultivator who perished here. It is said to appear randomly on the Blood Demon Sea during the thirty years that the Blood Abyss opens every two hundred years. It contains countless opportunities and secret treasures, so it should have what you need."

"The Yin-Eroding Palace, huh..." Wang Yu shook his head, and a beam of deathly light suddenly shot out from between his brows. Taking advantage of the black-coffin cultivator's inability to react, his Pill-Plucking Hand easily extracted a golden core. He then used a soul-searching secret technique to examine the memories. The fragmented memories confirmed the veracity of the information. Regarding the Yin-Eroding Palace, the appearance of one particular term made Wang Yu realize it was time to leave Blood Beast Valley.

"Someone actually discovered the Rakshasa Blood Fruit!"

This item, according to the intelligence jade slips from the Zhuo and Zuoqiu clans, was a Tier 4 spiritual treasure for divine sense. Even Nascent Soul cultivators could significantly enhance their divine sense by consuming it. However, to obtain it, one had to pass the trial of the Blood Slaughter Stele. This rare item was located within the Yin-Eroding Palace, but it didn't appear every time the Blood Abyss opened. The specific pattern of the stele's appearance had not yet been discovered; it was only known that its last appearance was six hundred years ago! Thus, it wasn't part of Wang Yu's acquisition plan. He hadn't expected it to appear this time.

"The Yin-Eroding Palace, the Blood Slaughter Stele, the Rakshasa Blood Fruit..." Wang Yu already guessed that Zhuo Shouyun would be waiting for him there. If he could win this time, the outcome within the Blood Abyss would be his victory. As long as things went smoothly outside, the struggle between the two Zhuos would be considered won.

After two years of cultivation and refinement, two-thirds of the Vast Cold Pill had been absorbed. His strength had increased extremely rapidly, barely reaching the peak of Core Formation Layer Six. His magic power limit had increased to 5600 units, only four hundred units away from reaching the peak of the mid-stage. Wang Yu quickly made a decision.

"First, I'll gather the materials for refining the Spirit-Returning Pill, and once I break through to Layer Seven, I'll make a trip to the Yin-Eroding Palace!"

Immediately, his gaze fell upon the Blood Beast King. It's time for the old fellow to exit the stage...

(End of Chapter)