Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

The terrifying aftershocks evaporated billions of miles of blood, turning it into a crimson blood mist that permeated the sea of ​​blood.

When the blood mist gathers to a sufficient concentration, it transforms into a rain of blood that falls into the sea of ​​blood.

Terrifying waves pierced through the deep sea of ​​blood, stirring up towering blood waves.

Amidst the churning blood waves, Huanglong could vaguely see, deep within the sea of ​​blood, massive sea skeletons resembling mountain ranges appearing and disappearing.

As Houtu Ancestral Witch and Styx Ancestor clashed and consumed each other, the level of the Blood Sea dropped at a visible rate.

The billions of true spirits that had sunk into the sea of ​​blood were annihilated in droves by this terrifying aftershock, their cries of agony drowned out by the roar of battle...!

Huang Long let the aftershocks patter against his body while intently observing the "discussion on the Dao" between the two top quasi-saints.

In order to better comprehend it, he had already put the Enlightenment Tea, which had been nurtured for thousands of years, in his mouth!

That strange power made his mind clearer, his understanding of heaven and earth more profound, and his sensitivity to fluctuations in the laws more intense.

Previously, he could only engage in this level of combat through the supernatural powers and spells cast by his own master, but the power of these spells had long been isolated due to the vast distance between them.

Above the Blood Sea, Styx Ancestor and Houtu Ancestral Witch seemed unwilling to cause too much damage to the Blood Sea, and both confined their destructive power within a range of hundreds of millions of miles.

Meanwhile, Huanglong, who was at the edge, was able to withstand the aftershocks of the collision between the two and watched intently as the two great beings "discussed the Dao"!

He can see the collision of the Great Dao, the clash of laws, and the immense power of a body honed to its ultimate potential!

The Styx's Blood Path and Slaughter Path blazed with karmic flames, while Houtu's Earth Path and Power Path collided, bringing new insights with each encounter.

In particular, Houtu's fighting style deepened his understanding of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

Houtu truly deserves to be called the most terrifying physical being among the Ancestral Witches. Her physical body has been cultivated to the extreme, allowing her to withstand the killing sword of the highest innate grade without being injured, and to tread on karmic fire without being burned. This is simply the ultimate dream of a body-refining cultivator!

Ancestor Styx was in peak condition at all times throughout the Blood Sea!

Then, in the sea of ​​blood, the Earth Ancestor Witch transformed the sky-filling blood mist into wisps of blood energy, which she absorbed into her true form, and Tong Yang was not afraid of the consumption.

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When the two finished their discussion, the sea of ​​blood dropped three hundred feet, and countless trillions of tons of blood evaporated.

The true spirits within the vast sea of ​​blood, spanning billions of miles, were consumed and became part of the sea of ​​blood countless years ahead of time, thanks to the combined power of the two great beings!

As the crimson mist dissipated, the Styx Ancestor stood there, sword sheathed. The crimson lotus of karmic fire beneath his feet was slightly dimmed, and the blood-red vertical line between his brows trembled slightly, indicating that he had expended considerable energy.

Houtu, the ancestral witch, also withdrew her true form, returning to the size of a normal person. She stood barefoot in the void, her face as usual.

He only had a few sword marks on his body!

Those were the marks left by Yuan Tu and A Bi. Although they failed to break through the true form of the Ancestral Witch, they still left their imprints.

"Fellow Daoist Houtu, your Ancestral Witch body has been tempered to its limit," the Styx Ancestor slowly spoke, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger. "Within the Sea of ​​Blood, I cannot defeat you."

This is a fact.

In their clash, Styx used every trick in the book, yet he was still unable to truly harm Houtu.

With the true form of the Ancestral Witch combined with the power of the earth, she was virtually invincible in the Blood Sea, an environment connected to the earth.

Houtu nodded slightly: "Fellow Daoist Styx's path of slaughter and path of karmic fire have also broadened my horizons. Standing atop the karmic fire lotus in the sea of ​​blood, you are invincible from the beginning. If this sea of ​​blood does not dry up and the red lotus does not break, only a saint can defeat you."

The two looked at each other, and the air fell silent.

After a long while, the Styx Ancestor suddenly smiled, a hint of relief on his face:

"Very well. Since you have come here to comprehend the Great Dao, I will not be the villain. Within the Sea of ​​Blood, you are free to roam and comprehend as you please..."

He paused, then looked at Huanglong in the distance: "As for young friend Huanglong... since he came with you, he probably isn't in a hurry to leave, so let him stay as well!"

Styx cast his gaze into the endless distance, as if giving Huanglong and Houtu a hint!

"In this sea of ​​blood, there are some special areas that you two should tread carefully... I myself do not wish to set foot there!"

Having said that, the crimson lotus of karmic fire beneath Styx Ancestor's feet suddenly opened its petals, enveloping Styx Ancestor and the two killing spirit treasures, Yuan Tu and Abi, and sinking them into the sea of ​​blood.

Only one sentence remained, echoing above the sea of ​​blood:

"Fellow Daoist Houtu, your journey... is probably not just about comprehending the Great Dao, is it? As long as your Blood Sea foundation is not damaged, Fellow Daoist Houtu can do as you please."

After the Styx Ancestor disappeared into the Blood Sea, the Blood God Palace behind Huanglong also vanished without a trace.

Houtu gazed solemnly in the direction where the River Styx had disappeared.

She could sense that Styx hadn't used his full strength, although she herself had also held back!

However, Styx mentioned that it wasn't that Styx forbade him from setting foot in this special area of ​​the Blood Sea, but rather that Styx, as the Lord of the Blood Sea, was unwilling to set foot there.

"Unwilling...is it because I dare not?" Houtu muttered to herself.

Moreover, the Styx Ancestor seemed quite expectant of what she would do in this sea of ​​blood.

However, Houtu was unwilling to investigate these matters for the time being.

When she wants to go, she will go naturally. Unlike the Styx Ancestor, he is not alone.

Now she has won this "debate" and gained the right to move freely in the sea of ​​blood.

Houtu stepped back to Huanglong's side, her bare feet treading above the sea of ​​blood. Her gaze swept over the billions of true spirits drifting from other parts of the sea of ​​blood below, a complex look flashing in her eyes.

"Huanglong!" she suddenly exclaimed.

"This junior is here," Huang Long replied softly.

"This sea of ​​blood was formed from the navel of the Father God, containing the blood that flowed when the Father God created the world," Houtu's voice deepened. "This blood has absorbed all the filth of the primordial world and has long been polluted, but its essence remains. Your Pure White Lotus can purify this blood and refine it to its purest form!"

Huanglong's heart skipped a beat: "What does the Ancestral Witch mean...?"

Houtu pointed her hand, and a beam of earthy yellow light entered the center of Huanglong's brow.

In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded into Long Zhenling. It was an extremely ancient and profound divine power technique called "Blood Source Condensation Technique".

This method is not a cultivation technique, but a supernatural power used by the Wu tribe to refine and condense the essence of bloodlines.

Originally, it wouldn't be of much use to innate beings like Huanglong!

The bloodline of living beings is innate and does not require refinement.

However, the Wu tribe is different. As descendants of Pangu, they need to constantly cultivate and purify their bloodline. As their cultivation level increases, their essence and blood become more and more like Pangu's essence and blood.

This sea of ​​blood is also perfect for condensing the essence of Pangu's blood that remains within it.

"Combine this technique with the Pure White Lotus," Houtu said. "Use the white lotus to purify the blood and qi of the Blood Sea, removing filth, malevolent energy, and resentment, leaving only the purest blood and qi. Then, refine it with this technique to obtain 'blood essence' containing the aura of the Father God. Use this to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique and temper your physical body; the effect will far surpass that of ordinary innate spiritual objects."