Chapter 1461: Sage's Blood

The Golden Scale Great Venerable stanched the bleeding from his wound, feeling both exasperated and amused.

"Jiang Fan, what kind of bewitching potion did you give my daughter?"

Jiang Fan let out a dry chuckle.

Since he had acquired both the Heavenly Demon Remnant Dew and True Spirit Blood, he couldn't let the Golden Scale Great Venerable bleed for nothing.

He immediately took out three jade boxes. He tossed one to the Golden Scale Great Venerable, one to Ling Shu, and one to Liuli.

The Golden Scale Great Venerable instinctively caught it and began, "What..." But before he could finish, his pupils constricted sharply.

"Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood?" "You got three portions?" "No, more than three portions!"

Knowing Jiang Fan's character, if he was willing to give away three portions, he must have obtained even more.

His expression changed, and he quickly opened his personal dimension, diving inside to inspect. A moment later, he emerged with a gasp.

"Damn it, you took all the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood?"

The Golden Scale Great Venerable's face was filled with shock. He and the Black Dragon Great Venerable hadn't managed to get a single drop, yet Jiang Fan had emptied the entire pool! How did he do it?

Jiang Fan cleared his throat and said, "Senior, do you want everyone to know that all the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood has appeared?"

The Golden Scale Great Venerable immediately sobered up. If the news leaked to the Black Dragon Great Venerable, it would cause endless trouble. He had coveted the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood for a long time and couldn't wait to use it to achieve ancestral reversion.

The Golden Scale Great Venerable lowered his voice and angrily said, "Kid? Has no one ever told you that you're too greedy?"

Jiang Fan shook his head. "No, everyone says I'm a good person."

The Golden Scale Great Venerable nearly cursed. What kind of "good person" would completely empty the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood from the demon race's reserve?

"If you take it all, what will happen to the demon race?" the Golden Scale Great Venerable grumbled, implying Jiang Fan should leave some behind.

Jiang Fan pursed his lips and said, "The Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood is for enhancing your demon race's innate bloodlines. Can I even use it myself? In the end, won't it be beneficial to your demon race anyway?"

That was true. The Golden Scale Great Venerable looked at the finger-sized portions of Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood in his, his daughter's, and Liuli's hands. This blood could indeed only be used by members of the demon race. It certainly wouldn't benefit outsiders.

He frowned and said, "But you can't take all of it back to Taicang Great State. The demon race of my Myriad Demon Great State needs it too."

Jiang Fan spread his hands. "You can't expect me to work for free, can you?"

Although Fairy Yunshang and the others couldn't use so much Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood, there was no reason for him to just give it away to the demon race of Myriad Demon Great State for free. Every wisp of Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood had been acquired by him using the little qilin as bait. He couldn't just hand it over for nothing.

The Golden Scale Great Venerable grumbled, "Dealing with you is even more troublesome than Jiangshan Yipin Tower!" "What do you want? Speak."

Jiang Fan actually did want one thing.

He said, "I want some Sage Blood."

The Golden Scale Great Venerable observed Jiang Fan's cultivation level of an Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul, and understood.

After pondering for a moment, he grudgingly took out a drop of golden blood and said, "This is a drop of blood that the Nine Nether Demon Venerable left behind in Spirit Snake Mountain back then. Refine it into your body. If you feel your consciousness dissipating, activate it to prevent entering madness. It's only effective for Eight-Orifice Nascent Souls; once you reach Nine-Orifice Nascent Soul, you'll have to wake yourself up."

Jiang Fan was overjoyed. Only a force like Spirit Snake Mountain, where a sage had once emerged, could produce a drop of Sage Blood.

He immediately took out ten of the smallest strands of Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood.

The Golden Scale Great Venerable's mouth twitched. As the one in charge of the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood, he naturally knew that Jiang Fan had kept all the larger portions for himself. However, exchanging one drop of Sage Blood for so much Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood, what more could he ask for? He immediately accepted them all.

"With the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood, I'll no longer fear the Black Dragon Great Venerable," he thought.

Thinking of this, he turned to the Ice Heart Great Venerable, who had also not yet departed, and said, "Would you mind staying a few more days, Ice Heart Great Venerable? The Black Dragon Great Venerable will surely not let Jiang Fan go and will be lurking in the shadows, waiting for you to leave before making a move. Now that I have the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood, give me a few days to absorb it and reach the ancestral reversion state. By then, the Black Dragon Great Venerable will be no threat."

The Ice Heart Great Venerable glanced at Jiang Fan, smiling as she said, "Alright. All three of you go digest the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood; I'll take charge of protecting Jiang Fan."

The Golden Scale Great Venerable cast another suspicious glance at the Ice Heart Great Venerable and Jiang Fan. Was the Ice Heart Great Venerable being overly good to Jiang Fan? He suddenly felt a little worried about Liuli's future. Jiang Fan's circle of women was terrifyingly competitive.

After the three departed, Jiang Fan looked at Jiang Wuya and the others who had been waiting silently for him.

He stepped forward with a smile and said, "Senior Jiang Wuya, Senior Song, and fellow cultivators from Taicang Great State. Please forgive me for not recognizing you sooner."

Jiang Wuya's face held a gentle smile: "When you banished the Calamity-Crossing Black Lotus, I already guessed it was you. Only you would disdain such a wondrous artifact for the sake of the common people of the Central Plains."

Jiang Fan said somewhat shamefully, "You overstate it. When it concerns the Central Plains, everyone would do the same."

Jiang Wuya smiled but said nothing. Would everyone truly do the same? The Black Dragon Great Venerable was still the supreme leader of the demon race. Knowing the danger of the Calamity-Crossing Black Lotus, he still didn't hesitate to harm the demon race just to devise a plan to bring it out? Individuals like Jiang Fan, who could face such immense temptation and remain unmoved, were definitely a rarity.

Song Lingyu, who had now recovered, gave Jiang Fan a glare: "To repay your debt, did you see how hard I fought? I almost lost my life in the interlayer world!"

Jiang Fan retorted impatiently, "You old debtor, you're getting arrogant. If you don't pay up, I'll auction off your disciple!"

Under the strange gazes of the others, Song Lingyu's fierce demeanor weakened, and she huffed, "I've gained so many resources, what's difficult about exchanging them for a few Sky-Reaching Pills? You just wait; I'll come back for my disciple soon. If even a single hair on her head is missing, you'll be in for it!"

Jiang Fan was speechless. Hua Wuying was perfectly fine at the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion! She might even be enjoying herself so much that she'd forgotten about home.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone for a while, Jiang Fan said, "Please return to Taicang Great State first. I'll follow a few days later."

He could face an attack from the Black Dragon Great Venerable at any moment, and it would be very dangerous for Jiang Wuya and the others to stay with him.

Considering that Taicang Great State was preparing for a major war and there was no time to delay, Jiang Wuya and the others bid farewell.

Watching them leave, Jiang Fan also felt a bit of longing for Taicang Great State. He had been away for more than half a month now. He needed to return quickly.

While the Golden Scale Great Venerable and the others were refining the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancestral Blood, Jiang Fan decided to sort through his recent gains, especially the Nine Dragon Demon Cauldron. He hadn't studied it since acquiring it. This cauldron was very mysterious and likely extraordinary.

However, just as he reached the secret chamber, the Ice Heart Great Venerable followed him, even intending to enter the chamber with him.

Jiang Fan was speechless. Were they really that close?

He cupped his hands and said, "Senior, I wish to seclude myself for a while."

The Ice Heart Great Venerable looked meaningfully towards the distant clouds and said, "I think it's better if I stay by your side. You're being watched by more than just the Black Dragon Great Venerable."

Jiang Fan looked in that direction, and in the clouds, there was a faint, ethereal figure of a young woman in coarse linen. Most of her body was hidden in the clouds, only revealing the slender lines of her back.

The golden leaf on Jiang Fan's chest trembled slightly, and he immediately understood who she was.

He shrugged helplessly and said, "Don't mind her, she's just a passerby."

With that, he entered the secret chamber with the Ice Heart Great Venerable.

In the clouds, Yue Mingzhu lay in the soft white clouds, tears silently streaming from her misty eyes. So, the person her master had introduced to her was Jiang Fan. No wonder she always saw Jiang Fan's shadow in him. But she couldn't be happy. Because Jiang Fan was here for Ling Shu!