Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 335 - 200. From Bowing Head Taoist to Exploding Head Taoist_2

Yang Chengjun snapped out of her trance and leaped forward to rescue her master, Jiang Dongyu, but was bound in place by Liu Xun’s shadowy bonds, unable to move an inch.

...So, girls, don’t trust a man who has done unspeakable evils yet is willing to make an exception for you, soften his heart for you, and change for you. Conversely, this goes for the boys too. Believing that a habitual criminal would change just for oneself is often a projection of one’s own desire to feel uniquely special. Everyone should just seek normal people for relationships, rather than creating unnecessary challenges for themselves.

Lei Jun, suspended in mid-air, looked at Yang Chengjun, who had been immobilized on the peak of Ox Soul Mountain. He was speechless. He had never interacted with Yang Chengjun before and didn’t know Ji Chuan had such a junior martial sister.

This reminded Lei Jun of some news he had seen back on Blue Star before he transmigrated: In the southwestern frontier, the heinous crime of human trafficking was rampant. Yet some young women fantasized that if they fell into such a den, they might become the bandit leader’s wife. They imagined they would not only avoid misfortune but also be protected by a notorious villain who was, however, singularly devoted to them. Of course, some young men had similarly wild ideas, imagining they could carve out a domain from scratch and rise to become local warlords. But in such situations, my friend, you first needed to be wary of becoming someone else’s scapegoat. For example, right now...

Lei Jun’s gaze shifted. He saw that the cultivators from Gepo Mountain were not succumbing passively to the Abyss Descent. The Gepo Mountain Elder with the highest cultivation was currently performing a dance, his long sleeves fluttering. The Ghost God Array formed. But unlike the usual Sacrifice Array of the Gepo Mountain sect, the formation this person was laying out was a vast, blood-red array. Lei Jun narrowed his eyes, noticing the Elder scattering a large number of Blood Red Crystals from his robe sleeves. The formation was still a Sacrifice Array of the Witchcraft Sect’s Divine Dance Lineage. However, contaminated by those Blood Red Crystals, the formation’s ultimate efficacy began to distort. Vast swathes of a Blood Sea spread out.

"Elder Gu, what are you doing?" Chen Yi looked up at the Blood Sea, then down at his own chest. On his chest and abdomen, a small, blood-red, glowing array pattern had appeared and was spreading across his entire body.

The Gepo Mountain Elder sighed, "To counter this Abyss Descent, we must harness the power of the Blood Sea. To gather the vast Blood Qi and life force required, a blood pact must be signed by the Chieftain. Chieftain, only you can do this."

The once pitch-black night sky was now divided, one part blood-red, the other a deathly pale. The Blood Sea appeared to be confronting the pale Abyss, yet it also seemed to be working in concert with it. The people from both Ox Soul Ravine and Rain Ravine were now caught between the crushing forces of the pale Abyss and the blood-red ocean. Their physical Blood Qi was being devoured by the Blood Sea, their Spiritual Souls by the Abyss. Aside from Liu Xun of Samsara Abyss and Elder Gu of Gepo Mountain, all others from Ox Soul Ravine and Rain Ravine were targets; no one was spared.

"...They’re in cahoots!" someone cursed furiously.

"But why?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"The Blood Sea... it’s the Blood River Sect! Those two have been bought by the Blood River Sect! They mean to stir up trouble in the rear of Gepo Mountain and Samsara Abyss!"

"No wonder the previous Chieftain Gu relinquished his position to that young man, Chen! He wanted Chen to serve as the sacrificial focus for the Blood Sea!"

At this point, although the cultivators of Rain Ravine from Gepo Mountain desired to resist, they had lost the initiative. Trapped between the Abyss Descent and the Blood Sea, they had little room to struggle. After a long battle, everyone was spent. They could only watch helplessly as their lives drained away. Chen Yi and Jiang Dongyu had essentially become the respective cores for the Blood Sea and the Abyss Descent formations. Jiang Dongyu, having been ambushed and plotted against by Liu Xun earlier, was now powerless to resist.

However, Chen Yi snorted coldly, "I came for the Heavenly Evil Bone, and I admit I was outplayed by an old fox like you. But kill me? Dream on!" As he spoke, a pure white brilliance suddenly flickered around his body. As the brilliance circulated, something seemed to separate from his body. It then solidified into a stone that shimmered with white light. As the white light separated out and solidified into the stone, the numerous blood-red array patterns on Chen Yi’s body scattered, as if stripped away along with it.

Liu Xun and Elder Gu were taken aback. "Is that... a Witch Suppressing Stone?" Both Elders, hailing from Witchcraft Sect Sacred Lands, couldn’t be sure if their eyes deceived them. Such an artifact was exceedingly rare, practically unseen for ages—rarer even than the Heavenly Evil Bone.

The Witch Suppressing Stone’s appearance dissolved the Blood River’s clinging Blood Qi from Chen Yi, simultaneously removing his prior disguise. As the Blood Qi dispersed, Blood Red Spirit Talismans, like sparkling stardust, enveloped Chen Yi. In an instant, he broke free from the Blood Sea’s encirclement, transformed into a red streak of light, and fled into the distance. By the time Liu Xun and Elder Gu reacted to stop him, Chen Yi had vanished. They were a step too late. Without Chen Yi as the living sacrifice, the Blood Sea began to collapse. Elder Gu pursued Chen Yi, while Liu Xun struggled to maintain the pale Abyss Descent.

The Witch Suppressing Stone, attracted by the Abyss Descent, flew into the Abyss. Because it had already gathered some of the Blood River witchcraft’s power, the Witch Suppressing Stone did not immediately react to the Abyss Descent. However, upon reaching the Abyss’s core and encountering the Heavenly Evil Bone and Jiang Dongyu, the stone seemed to melt, transforming into an ethereal, glowing liquid. The Heavenly Evil Bone was dissolved along with it, making the Abyss Descent unsustainable.

Seeing that almost everyone from Ox Soul Ravine and Rain Ravine had perished, Liu Xun didn’t dwell on it, instead moving quickly to intercept the strange stream of light. "Is this... Counterflow Essence? Formed from the Heavenly Evil Bone and the Witch Suppressing Stone, nurtured by the Abyss Descent?"

Liu Xun frowned. "The item is indeed good. But with both the Blood Sea and the Abyss Descent gone, it will be difficult to explain things to Elder Tu when he wants to use them to refine his Blood World. Hopefully, this Counterflow Essence can compensate for the loss somewhat..."