Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1823 - 1821: Migration

Lu Ye marveled, the Blood Pool was a place he had delved into before, during the search for the missing Lann Qiyue, but the experience then was nothing like today's encounter.

He never expected that beneath the Blood Pool there would be a space not filled with Blood Water.

To be honest, his exploration of the Blood Refinement World was inadequate. After the triumphant expedition into the Blood Refinement, he hadn't delved deeper into it due to limited strength at the time.

Lately, as his strength grew, he was always in a rush, with no mind to investigate the Blood Refinement World. Time was better spent on cultivation and enhancing his strength.

This time, he only came here due to the sensations triggered after refining the Blood Ancestor's treasure blood.

A surge of Mana sent balls of Fireball in all directions, soon, the vast space was illuminated brightly.

Lu Ye glanced around, and his gaze soon settled on a side where a massive oval object appeared in view, gray-brown in color, resembling a sturdy stone.

What was eerie was that the surface of the massive stone was covered in strange patterns, like dried-up blood vessels. Most intriguing was the center of the stone, featuring a huge crack within which something was faintly visible; this was undoubtedly the source of Lu Ye's senses.

Almost without investigation, Lu Ye knew in that instant what this source exactly was.

Treasure blood!

Blood Ancestor's treasure blood!

Deep beneath the Blood Pool at Jade Pillar Peak in the Blood Refinement World resided a drop of Blood Ancestor's treasure blood.

This made his expression instantly solemn, his right hand slowly pressed onto the Boulder Mountain Saber, quietly urging his Mana.

The treasure blood encountered in the Core World left a profound impression on Lu Ye; over countless years, it developed fledgling spiritual intelligence, nearly infiltrating the core, and Zhou Ran along with other first-generation Blood Race had no resistance against it, easily subdued.

Were it not for Veteran Fang's protection, Lu Ye himself would have been in jeopardy in that battle.

Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of rope; Lu Ye didn't know the condition of this treasure blood, whether it had developed spiritual intelligence, if it had, then the trouble would be immense.

However, upon further thought, it seemed improbable. Because if this treasure blood had indeed developed spiritual intelligence, it would not remain inert at this moment.

Lu Ye gradually relaxed.

Upon closer inspection, confirming no anomalies in the treasure blood, Lu Ye swiftly approached the massive gray stone.

From a distance, the stone appeared immense, and closer inspection made it look even larger.

Lu Ye examined it closely and suddenly understood what this massive stone truly was.

It was undoubtedly the heart of the Blood Ancestor!

He descended from the Blood Pool atop Jade Pillar Peak; positionally, this was indeed the heart's chamber.

However, the Blood Ancestor had been dead for unknown years, with the heart devoid of vitality, hence, resembling a mere stone.

Gazing at the huge fissure on the heart, Lu Ye became increasingly curious about the formidable existence that managed to slay the Blood Ancestor, as the fissure was evidently a wound.

The treasure blood was concealed deep within the wound.

Lu Ye stared at the treasure blood, feeling increasingly uneasy, as it gave an abnormal vibe; the inherent saintliness within was thin...

Yet, it was undeniably treasure blood.

Why was it this way?

Examining further, Lu Ye gradually noticed something. He activated the Insight Spirit Runes to enhance his sight. In the next instant, he observed almost imperceptible vapors escaping from the treasure blood, slowly drifting upwards, merging into the Blood Pool above.

So that's it... Lu Ye realized what the abnormality of this treasure blood was, and understood how the Sacred Blood in the Blood Refinement World came into being.

From the observation, Sacred Blood undoubtedly emerged from the diluted treasure blood; the treasure blood had been here for countless years, its saintliness constantly dispersing, merging into the Blood Pool above, thereby forming drops of Sacred Blood.

Hence, Lu Ye felt the treasure blood before him seemed somewhat off, as it was merely a facade, devoid of the saintliness a proper treasure blood should possess.

Relating it to himself, this inference was undoubtedly correct, because he refined treasure blood by constantly purifying his own blood Qi; treasure blood was essentially the essence of condensed personal blood Qi.

Thinking that way, any drop of blood from the Blood Ancestor could be deemed as Sacred Blood, and the essence refined from Sacred Blood was the Blood Ancestor's treasure blood!

Since Sacred Blood could be refined into treasure blood, conversely, disseminated treasure blood naturally transforms into Sacred Blood.

With such a comparison, in terms of life, Lu Ye was undeniably inferior to the Blood Ancestor by a vast margin, as his treasure blood was equivalent to a mundane blood drop of the Blood Ancestor...

So if Lu Ye had discovered this place a few hundred or thousand years later, I'm afraid even this drop of superficial treasure blood wouldn't remain here.

Understanding this, Lu Ye reached out to grab that drop of treasure blood. Although it was only superficial, compared to ordinary Sacred Blood, it still had a significant effect on enhancing saintliness, and Lu Ye naturally didn't intend to let it go.

Yet, at this moment, the heart, long since dead and hard as stone, suddenly lit up with patterns on its surface, forming a barrier that enveloped the entire heart.

Lu Ye's hand failed to penetrate, and under the sudden change, he instinctively withdrew and retreated. Before him, Defense Spirit Runes quickly formed into shape, and he drew the Boulder Mountain Saber from his waist.

Simultaneously, Lu Ye felt the space around him become turbulent and unstable, and it took a while to gradually calm down.

The chamber fell into silence, with the Fireballs floating around casting flickering shadows on Lu Ye's face.

He stared at the suddenly appearing barrier for a while before slowly sheathing his saber.

The barrier gradually disappeared, and everything returned to normal. Lu Ye stepped forward cautiously to try to retrieve the treasure blood again, once more triggering the barrier.

When the barrier appeared, the same situation as before occurred, the space shook, and then gradually settled.

Lu Ye was greatly astonished.

Because someone had left a seal here!

He didn't know who left it, but it was likely the powerful being who had slain the Blood Ancestor. The other party's methods were shocking, for the power of the seal still remained after countless years.

From this perspective, although the other party was very powerful, there seemed to be no better way to deal with the Blood Ancestor's treasure blood, so they left it here, allowing it to naturally dissipate over time.

The patterns on the heart, which resembled blood vessels, were largely part of the seal.

Such a seal actually held little meaning for Lu Ye, as he could slowly break it by channeling the power of the Talent Tree to refine the sealing force.

After contemplating briefly, Lu Ye chose not to do so immediately but instead leaped upwards.

Moments later, he returned to Jade Pillar Peak and looked around, observing the ensuing chaos. It was evident that the disruption stemmed from when he had twice triggered the barrier.

The upheaval affected not only the chamber space he occupied but also extended to Jade Pillar Peak.

Expanding his Mental Consciousness, Lu Ye quickly realized that the disturbance had spread throughout the Blood Refinement World, causing some buildings to collapse and, in villages, numerous humans to emerge in panic, possibly mistaking the event for an earthquake.

Human migration in the Blood Refinement World... was about to begin immediately!

Initially, Lu Ye thought the issue was not urgent, but now it had become a priority because he needed to extract and refine the treasure blood within the Blood Ancestor's heart. This process would undoubtedly cause disorder in the Blood Refinement World, likely resulting in casualties, considering most humans in the Blood Refinement World hadn't undergone cultivation.

Leaving the treasure blood unchecked was not an option. Even though it now appeared superficial, Lu Ye truly worried it might suddenly develop sentience, and when it came to the Blood Ancestor, there was no room for carelessness.

Therefore, this drop of treasure blood had to be refined as soon as possible, not for enhancing saintliness but to prevent potential dangers.

With this thought, Lu Ye immediately set off towards the Nine Provinces.

More than two hours later, at the Tianzhou Governor's Hall, Lu Ye appeared. Over the years, another Governor had taken charge here again...

After some exchanges and instructions with the Governor, messages quickly spread in all directions.

Three days later, within the Governor's Hall, numerous Nine Provinces cultivators gathered. Some were from Constellations, but most were from the Divine Sea. Regardless of being from a Constellation or the Divine Sea, each person represented a sect, and without exception, these sects all had bases in the Blood Refinement World.

Many people had come, nearly a thousand, and none knew the reason behind the gathering. However, as it was summoned by Lu Ye, no sect in the Nine Provinces dared to ignore it.

Outside in the square, numerous cultivators whispered among themselves, speculating on the reason for this large-scale summoning, but none could come to a clear conclusion.

Only when Lu Ye appeared and explained the situation did the cultivators respond with an uproar.

Over the years, the Nine Provinces cultivators had grown accustomed to having the Blood Refinement World nearby. It was a place where many humans lived, and these sects could freely select suitable talents from their areas to bring back and cultivate.

Now, suddenly being asked to migrate all humans from their domains in the Blood Refinement World to the Nine Provinces, it seemed abrupt.

After all, planning for the settlement of a large population was the first step, which was not an easy task for any sect.

Fortunately, as the guide of the Nine Provinces, Lu Ye had brought countless benefits over the years and had enough prestige accumulated. With a simple explanation, many sects expressed their full cooperation.

Furthermore, with Number Nine assisting in secret, the large-scale migration through Heaven's Augury Pillar's transmission was not difficult. The major sects in the Nine Provinces only needed to arrange for settlement.

As for whether the humans in the Blood Refinement World were willing to come to the Nine Provinces... that was a non-issue. Previously, only those with exceptional aptitude were guided into the Nine Provinces. Now, anyone could, and where else could one find such a great opportunity?