Investiture of the Gods: Childhood Sweetheart Daji, Starting with Quasi-Saint Cultivation

Su Yunbai's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and said, "It's nothing, just a reminder to be careful."

"Really?" Yunxiao asked with a half-smile. "Did she say that you should 'seize the opportunity'?"

Su Yunbai almost fell off the cloud.

"Fairy...did you hear that?"

"no."

"But I know Bixiao. She's quirky and mischievous, and she's bound to come up with some bad ideas."

She paused, then lowered her voice.

"General, please don't worry about it. Although Bixiao is mischievous, she means no harm."

Su Yunbai breathed a sigh of relief: "I know. Bixiao hopes the fairy will be happy."

Yunxiao remained silent for a moment.

"Are you happy...?"

She gazed at the sea of ​​clouds in the distance.

"I have cultivated the Tao for ten thousand years and am already accustomed to quiet cultivation. The word 'happiness' is too much of a luxury."

"Your words are incorrect, fairy," Su Yunbai said.

"What is the purpose of cultivating the Tao? What is the purpose of achieving immortality? If one cannot be with the people who are important to them, see the scenery they want to see, and do the things they want to do, then immortality is nothing more than a long period of loneliness."

Yunxiao turned to look at him.

"The general has a clear understanding."

"Because I have people I want to protect," Su Yunbai said earnestly, "Daji, Bixiao, Ao Ling, Xiao Wu, Chan'er, and the people of Chaoge, the future of humanity. These are my path."

A strange light flashed in Yunxiao's eyes.

"Entering the path of love with the intention of protection... no wonder you have cultivated the laws of love to such a high level."

She paused.

"General, if one day the people you protect conflict with the principles you pursue, what will you choose?"

"There won't be any conflict," Su Yunbai said. "My path is to protect. If I can't even protect those who are important to me, what's the point of this path?"

Yunxiao was stunned.

These words are completely different from what Master Tongtian said.

The Master said that the Great Dao is ruthless, and cultivators should always remember this and not be trapped by emotions.

But Su Yunbai placed emotions above the great principles.

However, his progress in the Dao was remarkably rapid.

"Perhaps...we were all wrong," she murmured.

"What?"

"It's nothing," Yunxiao shook his head, "I'm just feeling a bit sentimental."

She looked at Su Yunbai with a complicated expression.

"General, after the bloody journey, if we can both return safely..."

She paused for a moment, as if carefully choosing her words.

"I wish to discuss the Dao with you for three months. Not the fusion of music and the laws of emotion, but... the Dao heart."

Su Yunbai's heart stirred.

Three months of discussion?

This is an extremely intimate exchange between cultivators, almost equivalent to semi-public dual cultivation.

"I would be most grateful if you, my fairy, would grant me your guidance."

Yunxiao smiled slightly and said no more.

But the atmosphere between the two was different.

The far north of the North Sea, the entrance to the underworld.

This place is the boundary between the human world and the underworld; a chilling wind blows and the faint wails of ghosts can be heard.

Ahead lay a crimson mist, beyond which lay a sea of ​​blood.

"This is the entrance to the Sea of ​​Blood," Yunxiao said. "General, are the Blood Purification Talismans ready?"

Su Yunbai took out the talisman and gave half to Yunxiao.

"Fairy, after entering the Sea of ​​Blood, the transmission of love messages may be interfered with. If any changes occur, use this talisman to contact us."

He took out a pair of silver bells—these were "Love Bells" he had crafted using threads of emotion and the laws of music. When shaken, they could transmit information through resonance with the laws of emotion.

Yunxiao took one and tied it to her wrist.

"it is good."

The two took the Cleansing Sea Pill and stepped into the blood-red mist.

A sea of ​​blood.

True to its name.

Everything in sight was blood-red; the seawater was viscous like blood, and the smell of blood was overwhelming.

The sky was dark red, devoid of sun, moon, and stars, only filled with endless blood-red light.

Countless limbs and remains floated in the sea, some belonging to monsters, some to humans, and others to strange, unknown skeletons.

The foul air was so thick that it condensed into fog, eroding the protective aura.

If it weren't for the Purifying Sea Pill and the Purifying Blood Talisman, even an ordinary Great Luo cultivator wouldn't last a day here.

"Such heavy resentment." Yunxiao frowned. "The number of lives lost here is probably in the hundreds of millions."

Su Yunbai sensed the emotions within the sea of ​​blood.

Resentment, anger, pain, despair...

The negative emotions were so intense that they almost became tangible.

The laws of emotion are greatly suppressed here, but because of this, his understanding of negative emotions is more profound.

"Fairy, which way?"

Yunxiao took out the Pure Bamboo.

The bamboo branches trembled slightly in the sea of ​​blood, pointing eastward.

"Qingjingzhu senses that the core of the Blood River Array is in the east. Let's go."

The two flew low on the clouds, avoiding the blood-red waves that surged up from time to time in the sea.

After traveling about a hundred miles, an island appeared ahead.

The island is made entirely of bones, with a blood-red palace standing in the center.

At the palace gate stood a stone tablet with three ferocious characters inscribed on it:

"The Hall of Asura!"

"The Blood Sea Ancestor has four demon generals under his command, all of whom are Asuras," Yunxiao said in a low voice. "This Asura Palace should be the residence of one of the demon generals."

The moment the words were spoken, the palace doors burst open.

A ferocious figure, over ten feet tall and with three heads and six arms, emerged.

He was covered in blood-red scales, each of his six arms held a weapon, and his aura was fierce; he was actually at the peak of the Great Luo realm!

"Human cultivators? How dare they trespass into the Sea of ​​Blood!"

The demon general's six eyes were wide open, and his voice was like thunder.

Yunxiao stepped forward.

"We have come to investigate the collusion between the Western Religion and the Blood Sea. Please do us a favor."

"The Western Religion?" the demon general sneered. "That's the Ancestor's business, none of my concern. But since you're here, you'll remain as nourishment for the Blood Sea!"

He swung all six arms at once, and the six weapons transformed into six streaks of blood-red light, heading straight for the two men!

Before the Asura Hall, the demon general swung all six arms, and blood gushed forth like a tide!

Yunxiao's expression was solemn as he raised his hand and summoned the Nine Heavens Jade Pendant Qin.

Zheng—

The clear, melodious sound of the zither rose up, transforming into sound wave barriers that blocked the bloody light.

But the blood-red light was ferocious, and the sound barrier was shattered layer by layer!

"Fairy, step back!"

Su Yunbai took a step forward, his love threads transforming into countless silver strands, facing the blood-red light.

The threads of love collided with the light of blood, emitting a piercing shriek.

That demon general's cultivation had reached the peak of the Great Luo realm, and he also occupied the advantageous terrain of the Blood Sea, making his strength far surpass that of ordinary Great Luo cultivators.

Although Su Yunbai was a quasi-saint, the filth of the Blood Sea suppressed the laws of emotion, making it difficult for him to win for the time being.

"Even ants dare to rebel!"

The demon general grinned maliciously, simultaneously forming hand seals with all six arms.

A colossal wave surged from the sea of ​​blood, transforming into a thousand-foot-long blood dragon that roared and lunged at the two of them!

This strike has already touched the threshold of a quasi-saint!

Yunxiao gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength to play the zither.

"Nine Pure Sounds—Break!"

The music transformed into nine golden blades, slashing towards the blood dragon!

But the Blood Dragon is formed from the origin of the Blood Sea, and it is ever-renewing. If the Sound Blade cuts off a section of it, another section will immediately grow back!

The blood dragon was about to devour the two of them—

A resolute look flashed in Su Yunbai's eyes.

"Love's Threads—Transformation Domain!"

He fully activated the laws of emotion.

The silver threads ceased their attack and instead wove themselves into a spherical domain around the two.

Within the domain, the Law of Emotion operated at full power, isolating the filth of the Blood Sea from the outside.

The blood dragon crashed into the domain and was bounced back!

"What kind of supernatural power is this?!" the demon general exclaimed in horror.

The blood dragon he condensed with the essence of the Blood Sea couldn't break through this silver domain.

Su Yunbai's face was pale.

Using "Love Threads Domain" consumes a great deal of energy, especially in an environment like the Blood Sea.

"Fairy, now's the time!"

Yunxiao understood and placed both hands on the strings.

"Nine Heavens Jade Pendant - Soul Suppressor!"