477: Xuanyuan Tianji's essence blood!

[You notice that after this group entered, they have been acting very low-key, even somewhat timid and cautious.]

[Furthermore, after several days of observation, you discover that among the people from the Xuanyuan Family, the highest Realm is only at the Immortal King Ninth Heaven.]

[The Elder leading the team is that person at the Immortal King Ninth Heaven, and the remaining Disciples are of uneven quality; in front of this group of factions led by Immortal Sovereigns, they are simply like lambs that have stumbled into a tiger's den.]

["Xuanyuan Tianji is not here?"]

[Sword Thirteen's brows knit together.]

[He has already scanned those dozens of people from the Xuanyuan Family several times, not even sparing the few low-level Disciples responsible for miscellaneous tasks, yet he has consistently failed to find that familiar aura.]

[You stand behind a broken wall, your gaze piercing through the pervasive fog, staring fixedly at the Elder leading the Xuanyuan Family.]

["No, she must be here."]

[You reply in a determined tone.]

[Sword Thirteen turns his head to look at you.]

[You know very well that the ancient human emperor ruins would never open without a reason.]

[If not for Xuanyuan Tianji, the key to triggering the Bloodline, this gate that has been sealed for ten thousand years could not be easily blasted open, even if an Immortal Emperor were to arrive in person.]

[Now that the Secret Realm has opened, it can only mean that Xuanyuan Tianji has already entered, or is nearby.]

["If she is here, why not show herself?"]

[Sword Thirteen asks.]

["Two possibilities."]

[You lower your voice, tip-toe lightly, and silently follow the moving crowd ahead.]

["First, she knows that her current strength is not enough to suppress these various factions eyeing her covetously, so she chooses to hide in the dark."]

["She wants to use the hands of these Immortal Sovereigns to clear away the obstacles in the Secret Realm, and then come out to reap the rewards at the end."]

[You know this is the safest approach, and it fits her deep, calculating mind.]

["Then what is the second?"]

[Sword Thirteen speaks again.]

[A cold glint flashes in your eyes, and your gaze falls on that Elder of the Xuanyuan Family who is at the Immortal King Ninth Heaven.]

[Although the other party is walking at the back, the look in his eyes is not vigilance, but a kind of hard-to-suppress greed.]

["The second possibility is that she has been controlled by the people of the Xuanyuan Family."]

[Sword Thirteen's movements pause slightly.]

["The guardian stealing the goods?"]

["Wealth moves the human heart, let alone the Legacy of His Majesty the Human Emperor."]

[You snort coldly.]

["Having guarded it for so many years, yet only able to look and not touch, the people of the Xuanyuan Family likely developed ulterior motives long ago."]

["They want to swallow this Legacy all by themselves, and Xuanyuan Tianji is the tool they use to open the treasury."]

[If it is the former, you only need to find her hiding place.]

[If it is the latter, then this ancestral land of the Xuanyuan Family has likely long since turned into a giant prison.]

[You watch that group of cautious Xuanyuan Family Disciples; they appear to be searching for Opportunities, but in reality, their path is extremely purposeful, clearly heading straight for the core area.]

["Follow them closely, don't reveal our tracks."]

[You give Sword Thirteen a look.]

[Although, up to this point, you still don't know what Xuanyuan Tianji's situation is.]

[But the behavior of this group from the Xuanyuan Family makes you feel extremely uneasy.]

[You consciously slow your steps, always maintaining a distance where you can see their backs without being detected by their Divine Sense.]

[As you delve deeper into the Secret Realm, the scenery around you begins to become eerie.]

[The celestial blessed land you originally expected does not appear; what meets your eyes is a ground covered in biological remains.]

[These remains are highly unusual.]

[Some skeletons are several zhang high, yet they have been forcefully split down the middle by some kind of Sharp Weapon.]

[Some skulls are hideous, and even though only a pile of dry bones remains, the black Qi they emit still causes the surrounding vegetation to wither away.]

["These are the remains of the Eerie Clan."]

[Sword Thirteen's voice drops, his eyes revealing a rare solemnity.]

["This is no place of Legacy; it looks more like a sealed battlefield."]

[You stand up and look ahead.]

[As far as your gaze can reach, these pitch-black skeletons are dense and packed, covering the entire wasteland.]

[In the deepest part of the pile of dry bones, one can vaguely see a dark red altar, which is emitting a faint, eerie light.]

[The group from the Xuanyuan Family is walking toward the altar with a clear objective.]

[They turn a blind eye to these Eerie Clan remains, looking toward the altar with burning eyes.]

[This kind of look should never appear on the faces of Family members guarding the ancient human emperor ruins.]

[The unease in your heart grows stronger.]

[Gradually.]

[Around the altar, more and more experts from various factions gather.]

[The originally spacious wasteland now appears somewhat crowded.]

[Several Immortal Sovereigns from big families in the City of Sin stand in the air, their expressions so gloomy they look like they could drip water.]

["Old man Xuanyuan, you led us around for half a day just to look at these rotten bones?"]

["Where is the Legacy of His Majesty the Human Emperor? If you dare to toy with us, today we will have your Xuanyuan Family wiped from the Chaotic Immortal Domain."]

[A chorus of agreement rises from the surroundings, with questions and doubts emerging one after another.]

[Along the way, except for the Eerie Clan remains they crushed underfoot, they haven't seen a single bit of Spirit Medicine or divine material, let alone any heaven-shaking Legacy.]

[No matter how you look at it, this place seems like an abandoned mass grave, exuding an uncomfortable chill.]

[Facing the verbal attacks of the crowd, the previously timid Elder of the Xuanyuan Family shows no sign of panic.]

[On the contrary, standing in the center of the altar, he slowly lifts his lowered head.]

[Only you notice that his shoulders are trembling slightly.]

[That is not fear, but a kind of excitement after extreme suppression.]

["Haha... Hahahaha!"]

[A harsh, wild laughter suddenly bursts from his throat, appearing exceptionally abrupt in the deathly silent surroundings of the altar.]

["Don't you all want to know what exactly the Legacy left behind by His Majesty the Human Emperor is?"]

[While laughing, he slowly pulls out an entirely pitch-black jade bottle from his bosom.]

[Before the stopper is even pulled out, a smell of blood, thick to the point of being almost tangible, spreads out.]

["Next, I will tell you all what true fortune is!"]

[He violently pulls out the stopper and pours the liquid inside the bottle into the groove of the altar.]

[At that moment, the previously withered patterns of the altar are instantly lit up, and the dark red light reflects on everyone's faces.]

[Your and Sword Thirteen's expressions turn extremely ugly in an instant.]

[That is not ordinary blood.]

[Even from a distance of dozens of zhang, you can still clearly feel the special fluctuation contained within that blood.]

[That is the aura unique to Xuanyuan Tianji.]

["It is her essence blood."]