Chapter 1050: Chapter 1050: Blood Abyss Lake

Seeing the Second Palace Master lead his people away, Ye Yun smiled imperceptibly and casually dispelled a small restriction around him out of thin air.

When he came here earlier, Ye Yun had casually set up an isolating restriction a hundred miles outside the Second Temple Mountain Range, in order to prevent the Second Demon Hall’s disciples from noticing any commotion here.

Now that the Second Palace Master had slunk back in disgrace, he probably wouldn’t dare come again, so this layer of restriction was no longer of any use.

The void rippled, and Ye Yun vanished in an instant.

His true body returned to the cave abode and merged into one with his avatar.

"Little junior sister, we’ve waited so long and they still haven’t shown up. Looks like they really aren’t coming!"

Smiling, Ye Yun picked up a cup of tea and took a light sip.

"Senior brother, by rights the Second Palace Master’s son suffered such a huge loss, yet he doesn’t dare come seek revenge. Could it be he fears our master’s reputation?"

Gu Anran’s eyes turned as she guessed aloud.

"Not necessarily..."

Ye Yun set down the teacup and said with a gentle smile, "That Second Palace Master is also a sensible person. He knows his son was in the wrong and probably gave that brat a good beating. He never really planned to come get revenge."

"Senior brother, what you say does sound quite reasonable."

Gu Anran’s beautiful eyes lit up.

"Alright, we’ve more or less finished this pot of tea. I won’t delay your cultivation."

Seeing how easily his little junior sister believed him, Ye Yun couldn’t help finding it funny. Enduring the hardship of keeping a straight face, he prepared to take his leave.

Gu Anran: "Senior brother, take care on your way back..."

Ye Yun: "Mm, I’m off. I’ll come again another day."

After bidding farewell to his little junior sister, he returned to his own cave abode.

Closing his eyes, Ye Yun began cultivating.

Cultivators of the Divine Land had lifespans far beyond those of cultivators on the Cangnan Continent, so going into seclusion here for ten years was about the same as going into seclusion for a year on the Cangnan Continent.

This time in cultivation, Ye Yun planned to break through to the Divine King Realm in one go.

...

Inside the main hall of the Second Demon Hall.

The Elders in Charge had already been dismissed by the Second Palace Master.

Now, only the father and son remained in the hall.

"Dad, when has our Second Palace ever lost face like this?"

The young man surnamed Jin gnashed his teeth.

He had gone along earlier as well, hiding in the back, so naturally he had witnessed everything.

That guardian never once revealed his true face from beginning to end.

Relying solely on the cultivation base of the 8th level of Divine Dignity Realm, he scared off all the powerhouses of the Second Demon Hall, including his own father.

Just thinking about the injuries on his body that still faintly ached made fire surge in his heart.

Raised in luxury since childhood, in the entire Ten Thousand Monster God Temple, who would dare provoke him? Who would dare so much as lay a finger on him?

And now he had suffered a huge loss.

The young man surnamed Jin felt unwilling, consumed with the desire to get his dignity back.

Unfortunately, even with his father personally taking the field, they had still been scared into retreating.

"This time, our Second Palace indeed lost face, but fortunately no one saw it. Let’s just drop the matter here!"

The Second Palace Master took a deep breath, his expression dejected as he said sullenly.

The combined strength of the entire Second Demon Hall still wasn’t a match for that guardian.

They had gone there in high spirits and fled back in disgrace.

It was truly a massive slap in the face.

A slap in the face was one thing; if your skills are inferior, there’s nothing you can do.

If they forced the issue and it blew up, the Second Demon Hall would become the laughingstock of the other eight great demon halls.

"Hmph!"

The young man surnamed Jin’s face was dark as water. His fists were clenched so tightly his nails dug into his flesh.

The Second Palace Master softly offered a few words of comfort, but he didn’t listen at all.

After a long moment.

The young man surnamed Jin raised his head, his face full of hope. "Dad, how about you make a trip back to the Blood Abyss Lake?"

"Blood Abyss Lake?"

Hearing these three words, the Second Palace Master jumped in fright, his expression somewhat panicked.

"Son, are you crazy? Your old man was driven out. How would I dare go back now?"

The Second Palace Master said in a low voice.

"Dad, that Divine-level treasure with an Artifact Spirit is extremely rare. Just use that as a pretext. We don’t want the treasure, but this grudge has to be settled!"

The young man surnamed Jin’s eyes burned with fury as he spoke through gritted teeth.

The Second Palace Master fell silent at his words, walking back and forth with his hands behind his back.

He was indeed a Dominant Blood Divine Alligator, but his bloodline wasn’t very pure. Within the clan he could only count as a side branch.

When he was young, he had committed a grave mistake and was thus banished from the Blood Abyss Lake.

The Blood Abyss Lake was the sacred land of the God Alligator Clan.

Even in the Divine Land, it was an extremely mysterious existence.

Very few people knew of it.

The God Alligator Clan had two major factions that jointly controlled the Blood Abyss Lake.

One was the Dominant Blood Divine Alligator line, and the other was the Heaven-suppressing God Crocodile line.

The previous Vast Sea Heavenly Lord had the true form of a Green Water Alligator Deity and also came from the Blood Abyss Lake, but his status was extremely lowly.

Members of the clan with such low status only had a chance to return to the Blood Abyss Lake once every ten thousand years.

When they returned, they had to bring large amounts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to submit to the two great bloodlines.

If what they submitted wasn’t enough, they would be driven out on the spot.

The rules of the Blood Abyss Lake were ancient and harsh, utterly unrelenting.

"Fine, then your old man will throw away his pride and make a trip!"

After pondering for a moment, the Second Palace Master finally made up his mind.

If this treasure were seized by the clan, he might be able to atone for his past sins and gain a chance to return to the Blood Abyss Lake.

"Dad, there’s no time to lose. You should set off at once!"

The young man surnamed Jin urged.

"Alright!"

The Second Palace Master nodded, gave a few simple instructions, and left the Second Demon Hall using a Teleportation Array.

After passing through several Teleportation Arrays in succession and then flying tens of thousands of miles, he finally stopped before a majestic mountain range.

"I haven’t been back in so long..."

Staring at the familiar void ahead, the Second Palace Master sighed with emotion.

He formed a hand seal with both hands, casting a few strange spell seals that flew out and sank into the void opposite him.

The void rippled, and a small portal appeared.

Without hesitation, he stepped inside.

That tiny portal vanished in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, the Second Palace Master appeared within a blood-colored space.

This blood-colored space was dimly lit, surrounded by endless, undulating mountain ranges.

"Jin Liu, why have you come back again?"

A figure suddenly appeared. The newcomer was a burly middle-aged man.

"Second Brother Jin, I have something to report to the Clan Leader."

The Second Palace Master’s expression was solemn as he cupped his fists and spoke politely.

"Come with me!"

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The two of them flew one after the other toward the depths of the mountains.

After crossing several mountain ranges, a gigantic blood lake appeared in their field of vision.

The lake’s blood was thick and rich, its waters vast and boundless. The endless surface churned with surging blood energy like an ocean, as if countless blood-colored little dragons were soaring into the sky, only to dissipate high above.

This was the Blood Abyss Lake.

It was said that in an unimaginably ancient era, all members of the God Alligator Clan had been born from this lake.

The two flew to a point above the lake’s surface.

Splaaash...

Suddenly, a figure shot up from the lake and blocked their path.

"Jin Liu, weren’t you driven out by your Clan Leader? How dare you come back?"

A youth in a blood robe crossed his arms over his chest, eyeing them warily.

"I have an urgent matter to report to the Clan Leader."

The Second Palace Master braced himself and lowered his voice.

The youth before him was from the Town Heavenly God Alligator Clan.

And within the Blood Abyss Lake, the power of the Town Heavenly God Alligator Clan was immense, even stronger than that of their Dominant Blood Divine Alligator line.

All these years, the Dominant Blood Divine Alligator line had kept a very low profile and didn’t dare compete with the Town Heavenly God Alligator Clan in many matters.

Rumble, rumble...

A series of low roars echoed from the depths of the lake.

The lake waters trembled violently.

"Damn it! It’s barely been peaceful for long, and those damned things are causing trouble again!"

The blood-robed youth’s expression changed. Ignoring the two of them, he plunged into the lake and vanished in an instant.

Witnessing the terrifying sight of the Blood Abyss Lake, the Second Palace Master’s face turned pale, and a hint of unease rose in his heart.

"Second Brother Jin, is it those ominous Disaster Alligators being suppressed at the bottom of the lake?"

He couldn’t help asking.