53: The Strange Woman Su Qingyan, the Bloodline Conflict

Two nights later, Jiang Yan followed the First Squad back to the camp.

Jiang Yan had no improper thoughts about the beautiful captain of the squad because she gave him a strange feeling, like a hollow candle burning; she was even cold to a chilling degree, speaking so little that her daily words could be counted on one hand.

Anyway, Jiang Yan couldn't understand such a person, so he acted quite cautiously over the past two days; even when moving corpses, he stayed with the other male Disciples.

"Senior Brother Su, you are leaving tonight. I hope to hear of your great name in the Sect in the future," Deputy Squad Leader said with a smile.

Lü Yue spoke up, "Don't mislead Senior Brother Su. That Blood Son Battle is even more cruel than the fights between us ordinary Disciples."

"Thank you, Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters. We shall meet again in the Sect," Jiang Yan cupped his hands and gave a deep bow.

Su Qingyan's tone was flat: "See you."

Su Qingyan was the captain of the First Squad, cold and taciturn, with great strength.

Deputy Squad Leader was the vice-captain of the First Squad, warm and enthusiastic on the surface but ruthless in his methods; Jiang Yan inwardly gave him the nickname 'Smiling Tiger.'

As for the woman Lü Yue, Jiang Yan couldn't quite judge her; she seemed amiable and had a curvaceous figure, but her attacks were incredibly fast.

His conclusion was that one couldn't find a single normal human being in the entire Blood Cloud Sect.

Having received the task completion token, Jiang Yan and Qin Tai finally bid farewell to Bright Moon Mountain.

"Senior Brother Su, this mission gives one hundred and twenty Sect merit points. What do you plan to exchange them for?" Qin Tai asked while riding his horse.

"It's only enough for twelve Spirit Stones. Do you think that's a lot?" After saying that, Jiang Yan tossed the token to Qin Tai.

Qin Tai's expression was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother Su, you don't want it?"

"It's just twelve Spirit Stones, besides, you need them more than I do." Jiang Yan waved his hand dismissively, then squeezed his horse's flanks and galloped away.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Su! I will definitely repay you!" Qin Tai shouted.

Inside the Qi and Blood Hall.

Jiang Yan stood respectfully behind Fang Yu, reporting the events of the trip to Bright Moon Mountain.

After listening to Jiang Yan's account, Fang Yu nodded with satisfaction and spoke plainly, "In three months, you might die. Aren't you afraid?"

"This Disciple has already died once. If I were afraid of death, why would I seek the Dao and immortality?" Jiang Yan replied with an air of nonchalance.

"Very good. As your Revered Master, I like Disciples like you; you have the same personality as your Eldest Senior Brother." Fang Yu turned around to look at Jiang Yan.

"Thank you for the praise, Revered Master," Jiang Yan bowed respectfully.

Fang Yu waved his hand and asked, "What are your plans next? Do you want to stay in the Sect, or continue to go out for tempering?"

"This Disciple plans to stay in the Sect for a while before considering going out for tempering again," Jiang Yan replied.

"Fine then," Fang Yu said casually. "The Qi and Blood here is not as abundant as in the Training Grounds. If you want to go there, you can do so at any time."

"Thank you, Revered Master," Jiang Yan cupped his hands.

"Do you plan to participate in this year's Blood Son Trial?" Fang Yu asked.

"To be honest with Revered Master, this Disciple still doesn't know what a Blood Son is. Killing Yan Hao was merely because I was annoyed by him disturbing me," Jiang Yan said truthfully.

Hearing Jiang Yan's words, Fang Yu's expression froze. He gave Jiang Yan a scrutinizing look before calmly withdrawing his gaze.

"Go to the Spiritual Object Hall and look through the information regarding the Blood Son. Don't end up dead one day without even knowing why," Fang Yu waved him off.

"Yes," Jiang Yan cupped his hands but did not leave.

"Do you have anything else?" Fang Yu asked in confusion.

"Qin Tai joined the Sect at the same time as me. This Disciple would like to ask Revered Master to take Qin Tai in," Jiang Yan said.

Fang Yu fell into thought, then said, "That boy's Aptitude is mediocre. If he can step into the Qi Blood Realm within this month, I will make an exception and take him as a Disciple."

"Thank you for granting this, Revered Master. This Disciple takes his leave," Jiang Yan cupped his hands and gave a deep bow.

Watching Jiang Yan's departing figure, Fang Yu broke into a smile.

"Interesting. The Blood Cloud Sect has actually produced someone who values loyalty."

Jiang Yan didn't go to the Spiritual Object Hall; instead, he ran toward the North Courtyard of Blood Heavy Peak.

Just as he was about to enter the North Courtyard, two Disciples who had joined the Blood Cloud Sect with him blocked his path.

"Are you Su Chen?" a Disciple with thick eyebrows and large eyes questioned, his tone sounding very unfriendly.

"Is something the matter?" Jiang Yan asked.

"Our batch of Disciples are all Yan Hao's servants. I advise you..."

Before the Disciple could finish, Jiang Yan pushed him aside and said directly, "Enough. You won't be servants anymore. I've killed Yan Hao."

Upon hearing this, the two Disciples stared at each other blankly.

Their minds were completely blank at that moment, utterly shocked by Jiang Yan's words.

The powerful Yan Hao was killed by Su Chen? Was this for real? Could Jiang Yan be the Blood Son of their batch?

A series of questions swirled in their heads.

Jiang Yan had no time to deal with those two Disciples. He planned to tell Qin Tai the news and then go to the Spiritual Object Hall to read.

Jiang Yan pushed open Qin Tai's door: "Hey, Revered Master said that as long as you can step into the Qi Blood Realm this month, he will take you as a Disciple."

Hearing the news from Jiang Yan, Qin Tai hurriedly followed up to confirm: "Really?"

"Absolutely. Work hard. I'm off," Jiang Yan said, closing the door and running out of the courtyard.

Just as he was about to reach the courtyard gate, the two Disciples suddenly knelt down:

"Servant Zhang Jian, servant Cao Yu, pay our respects to the Blood Son."

Jiang Yan was speechless and instantly ran past them: "I'm not interested in taking servants. You two don't need to kneel anymore..."

The two were stunned again. They knew that among the Disciples who joined each year, a Blood Son must emerge, and the other Disciples of the same batch were all the Blood Son's servants. Why wouldn't this Su Chen take servants?

Out of breath, Jiang Yan ran into the Spiritual Object Hall, took out his identity token, and walked toward the book area.

There were very few books in the Blood Cloud Sect, equivalent to the number of books in a single section of one floor in the Qingyun Sect.

The simplicity of the books in the Blood Cloud Sect left Jiang Yan stunned; there were only three sections:

The first section was for Cultivation Techniques, Spells, and Martial Skills.

The second section contained the Sect's records over the years and records of major events in the cultivation world.

The third section was for Sect classics, responsible for recording Sect regulations and the like.

Jiang Yan walked toward the third section. When he entered, he was instantly stunned.

'Holy crap, such a large area and there are only five books?'

This world-view-shattering sight made him feel uncomfortable, even making him think he had entered the wrong place.

'This is supposed to be an immortal cultivation Sect, can we be a bit more professional? Having such a large area for just five books, is this a joke?'

Despite his internal complaints, he still took a look at the five books.

"Blood Spirit Secret Realm Rules"

"Peak Revered Master Succession Methods"

"Elder Regulations"

"Blood Son Regulations"

"Regulations for Each Peak of the Blood Cloud Sect"

Jiang Yan's world view was smashed to pieces, and he even found it laughable.

'Not only is there not a single normal person, even the books are abnormal!'

However, he still obediently flipped through the Blood Son Regulations book. After all, he had come here in such a hurry just to figure out what was going on with the Blood Son.

As he continued to flip through, he also roughly understood what a Blood Son and a Blood Son Battle were.

Every year, the Blood Cloud Sect recruits five batches of Disciples from various places, with ten people in each batch. A Blood Son must be produced from the Disciples of that same year. The person elected as the Blood Son can control the Disciples of the same year at will; even if the other party is a Disciple of an Elder, they cannot disobey the Blood Son's orders.

Although the power of an elected Blood Son is great, the dangers are also numerous. Once a year has passed, the Blood Son will be challenged by countless people vying for their power.

If there are no more challengers within twelve hours, the Blood Son will continue in their role.

After the second year, the Blood Son must participate in the Blood Son Battle.

The Blood Sons of the Blood Cloud Sect are divided into four stages: New Blood Son, Three-Victory Blood Son, Nine-Victory Blood Son, and Twenty-Victory Blood Son.

As long as a Blood Son Battle is won, the winning Blood Son has the right to deal with the losing Blood Son and their servants.

A 'victory' here does not mean winning a single match, but the victory of that entire year!

'Holy shit, no wonder the population of Blood Sunset Sect Disciples is so small; they've all been fucking killed off.'

However, the resources obtained by a Blood Son are also enormous. With such a foundation, even a pig could reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

After putting down the Blood Son Regulations book, he picked up the 'Elder Regulations' and 'Peak Revered Master Succession Methods' books nearby and began to read.

After finishing these two books, he instantly understood that the Blood Son actually had choices after a while.

As long as one was a Blood Son for three years, they could transfer to become an Elder. A Nine-Victory Blood Son could transfer to become a Vice Peak Master, and a Twenty-Year Victory Blood Son could become a candidate for Sect Master, also known as a 'Blood Saint.'

'Truly impressive. This kind of crazy management system is really something else.'

Jiang Yan put down the books and picked up the 'Blood Spirit Secret Realm Rules' to read.