Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

As soon as Pei Yunji finished speaking, the spirit-peeling liquid in the blood pool climbed up the chains onto the robes of the two men.

The liquid specifically dissolves spiritual materials attached to the source, and Jiang Yining's clothes on her shoulder quickly tore open, revealing half of the dark golden lotus mark below her collarbone.

The pale blue wooden marks on his waist were also illuminated by the burst of light, repelling each other from the ancestral blood that Pei Yunji had pressed against the outside of his dantian.

His gaze lingered on the two marks for a moment, then he took off his black outer robe and wrapped it around Jiang Yining's shoulders, back, and waist.

"Both the Buddha's blood and the origin of the green wood bear its mark, and the dual-vein lock is rejecting foreign blood and qi."

"Before we can continue to operate in sync with them, we must first keep them outside the main channel."

Jiang Yining pulled her outer robe tighter to cover the corroded fabric.

"Then just look at the meridians, there's no need to ask how the marks were left."

"Several external sources are crowding onto the same main vein, making it difficult for the two veins to synchronize."

"If they collide with the ancestral blood in the Qi Sea, you will still be the one who gets injured."

Jiang Yining looked up at him.

"The foundation of the Buddha Blood Master is damaged, and the heart meridian of the Green Wood Master has not yet recovered. They have already paid a heavy price to reach the underground palace."

"Since you can see them clearly, don't let the outer guards touch them."

"Two hours have not passed yet, you don't need to remind me repeatedly."

The twin-pulse lock emitted a piercing hum, and dark silver patterns intertwined and wrapped around the two people's arms.

Pei Yunji's ancestral blood was forced to accelerate, and the flow rate of the purple-gold wood energy in Jiang Yining's dantian also changed accordingly.

She pressed her hand on his shoulder, adjusting their breathing.

"After the ancestral blood has circulated for three weeks, it will pause for a moment, and the wood energy will take over the array in the fourth week."

"If you change the rhythm midway, the double pulse lock will tighten again."

"Are you planning to have the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree disguised as the Pei Clan's ancestral root to trick them into giving up the essence of the earth's veins?"

"The Returning Origin Spirit-Stripping Array distinguishes ancestral roots by their aura. The Divine Tree has just swallowed your blood, so it's not difficult for it to disguise itself."

"If it swallows too much, the ancestral mark will remain in your dantian."

"Let's get out of the blood pool alive first, and deal with the trouble later."

Pei Yunji pressed one hand against her heart pulse, while continuing to support her lower back with the other.

The Nirvana Ancestral Blood circulated three times along the damaged Qi Sea, while Jiang Yining hid the Purple Gold Roots inside.

As their auras gradually overlapped, the intertwined dark silver blood chains loosened by half an inch.

"The third week is complete. Now stop the ancestral blood."

Pei Yunji gathered his power between his fingers, and the dark silver aura stopped on the outside of the crack in his dantian.

"The fourth week is to be handed over to Shenmu. You must restrain the Devouring Law."

"If it eats even half a bite more, I'll make it spit it back into the array."

The roots of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree turned dark silver and burrowed into the bottom of the pool along Pei Yunji's ancestral blood.

The ancient formation recognized the roots as the ancestral veins of the Pei clan that had returned, and the essence of the earth veins accumulated over three thousand years immediately surged forth.

Jiang Yining's breathing became disordered, and her forehead pressed against Pei Yunji's shoulder.

"The essence of the earth veins exceeded expectations, so reduce the amount of ancestral blood by another 20%."

"If the frequency is further reduced, the dual-pulse lock will detect the interruption of the same frequency."

"I'll catch the broken breath; you just need to protect your heart."

"Your newly repaired dantian cannot withstand a second backlash."

Jiang Yining gripped the fabric of his clothes on his shoulder and channeled the out-of-control wood energy back into his roots.

"Pei Yunji, if you insist on arguing about everything, we'll just have to stay in the blood pool and wait for the guards to collect our bodies."

"Run it your way, and tell me immediately if you can't handle it."

"Why are you leaving your back exposed? The pillar of dark silver fire is still above you."

"If it lands in the array slot, your disguise will be exposed on the spot."

"If I shield you once, it will be enough for the Divine Tree to devour 20% of the Earth's essence."

The second array stone at the bottom of the pool cracked, and the Guiyuan Peeling Spirit Array also realized that the Dark Silver Ancestral Root was not of Pei Clan bloodline.

The four blood chains tightened simultaneously, tearing open the ancestral mark on Pei Yunji's shoulder and revealing the only wound from which he could vent his backlash.

Jiang Yining saw the silvery blood flowing out and immediately grabbed the back of his neck.

"Don't resist, I need the purest ancestral blood to deceive the last layer of array patterns."

"Your wrists are still bound by chains of blood, and your palms can't reach the wounds."

"If we want to draw blood, we can only start with the ancestral mark on the shoulder."

"Then I'll endure it."

She lowered her head and bit open the edge of the ancestral mark. The silver blood touched the tip of her tongue and was then guided into her dantian by the Myriad Spirits Divine Wood.

Pei Yunji's shoulders and back tensed, but he didn't push her away. Instead, the hand around her waist pressed down even more firmly.

The dark silver pillar of fire above fell at that moment.

Pei Yunji stepped aside to block Jiang Yining, the pillar of fire piercing through his right shoulder, and ancestral blood flowing down his dark robes into the blood pool.

"The ancestral mark is leaking out from the wound. If you want more blood, take as much as you need at once."

Jiang Yining loosened his wound and sealed the bleeding ancestral mark with sacred wood.

"That's enough. Hold on for another ten breaths, and the second array stone will shatter."

"Withdraw your ancestral blood after ten breaths. Don't let the Dual Meridian Lock drain you into an empty shell."

"Take care of your Qi Sea first."

"It's just cooperation; everyone should stay where they are."

Pei Yunji raised his hand and grasped the blood chain corresponding to the second array stone.

"Three breaths later, use the Devouring Law to empty the array slots."

"The array stones should be separated immediately upon shattering to prevent the ancestral lock from continuing to determine whether they are of the same lineage."

"I will reclaim my roots first, and you should reclaim your ancestral blood in time."

Three breaths later, the Dark Silver Ancestral Blood and the Purple Gold Wood Qi simultaneously crashed into the array slot.

The second array stone first cracked open from the inside, then shattered into dozens of fragments.

The four blood chains lost their support and quickly retreated to the bottom of the pool.

Jiang Yining retracted her roots, simultaneously creating distance between herself and Pei Yunji.

As soon as she stepped into the blood pool, a burning, stinging pain suddenly shot through her lower back.

The remaining power of the Twin Vein Lock condensed into a dark silver leaf, its veins piercing through the skin and intertwining with the ancestral root deep within the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree.

Pei Yunji reached out and pressed down on the silver leaf seal, trying to force it out of his body.

The leaves, drawn by the ancestral blood, shone even brighter.

"Take your hand away, I'll have the sacred tree sever the leaf veins first."

"Forcibly severing it will tear your dantian apart, as it is already entangled with your ancestral root."

"You should know better than I what the consequences of keeping it will be."

Pei Yunji covered the silver leaf mark with his ancestral blood, and the dark silver light gradually seeped into his skin.

"Once this silver leaf seal lights up, all the Nirvana Realm cultivators in the Pei family will know that you are here."

Suddenly, a bird's cry of agony came from the outer layer of the stone hall.

Before the third mountain gate, just as the dark silver lightning swept across the tail feathers of the Fire Spirit Falcon, Jiang Siyue caught a long feather that had been burned off and carefully inserted it into a crack in the wall.

"The battle flags were seen in April, and they are to be planted in the caves."

"The big red chicken has red feathers, so it can definitely open the stone door."

The Fire Spirit Falcon protected its tail and was about to retreat when a second bolt of dark silver lightning struck down along its tail feathers.

Its feathers ruffled, and it carried Jiang Siyue as it tumbled into an abandoned medicine trough by the wall.

"Aunt Chu, quickly grab the big red chicken! It's been electrocuted and can't fly anymore!"

Chu Ling Shuang reached out and missed, only to see a person and a bird roll into the bottom of the medicine trough.

The stone slab, which had been sealed for many years, shifted under pressure, revealing a narrow air passage.

Jiang Siyue poked her head out of the medicine trough, her fox ears covered in medicine ash.

"Uncle Fan, we found a little hole that blows hot air in April! Mommy's down there!"