68: Strangely, Su Qingyan's crisis, Tian Lan's plea

Time flew by like a white horse passing a gap.

While Jiang Yan was boredly waiting for news, more than a month had passed.

He thought Qin Tai and Lu Lan would surely leave the Sect to do missions, but to his frustration, the two had no such intention at all.

'Sigh, it seems I underestimated their patience.'

He had to admit their patience was stronger than his, or perhaps they had guessed his intentions.

He could have predicted Lu Lan's behavior; after all, he had declared his intent to kill her in front of everyone.

But Qin Tai was different; he hadn't said a word, and no one knew he wanted to kill him.

'Should I just go and kill Qin Tai now?'

Jiang Yan shook his head and decisively abandoned the idea.

Since Qin Tai knew he wanted to kill him, there must be an informant; killing him now would make it impossible to root them out.

'Forget it, the Blood Son selection is coming soon. Once I become a Blood Son and interrogate them, nothing will be a secret anymore.'

Just as Jiang Yan had decided everything, Tian Lan suddenly knelt outside his small courtyard.

"Blood Disciple Su, I was foolish and once insulted you. Please, show mercy and forgive me."

Jiang Yan glanced at Tian Lan and ignored her. As he entered the house, he paused and said indifferently, "Go kill Man Niu and bring me his head, or die yourself. The choice is yours."

Leaving those words, he ignored Tian Lan. To him, it didn't matter when she died, so he might as well fan the flames.

After all, they were all Zhang Dongtian's servants. If the fire reached Zhang Dongtian, he might even be able to get Lu Lan killed.

Hearing Su Chen tell her to kill Man Niu, Tian Lan was stunned, but then she broke into a smile.

Although Tian Lan couldn't kill Man Niu alone, nothing said she couldn't find someone to help ambush him. As long as she didn't die and offered some resources in exchange, couldn't she survive?

Jiang Yan glanced at Fang Wanrou, who was still cultivating, and nodded slightly.

Fang Wanrou was now at the fourth level of the Qi Blood Realm, with signs of progressing toward the fifth.

'Interesting. If this girl's Aptitude were in the Qingyun Sect, she would definitely be Inner Sect material.'

'A pity this damn place is the Blood Cloud Sect.'

However, this also made Jiang Yan realize why the Qingyun Sect had so few outstanding people and why most were just coasting.

'Indeed, the environment shapes the people.'

'Revered Master, you are a guiding light in the Qingyun Sect.'

While Jiang Yan was reminiscing about Li Yi, Lü Yue requested an audience outside.

"Is Blood Disciple Su here? I have urgent business."

Jiang Yan turned and walked out of the house, looking at Lü Yue at the entrance.

"Why don't you come in? Every time I see you, you're standing outside. Are there snakes here that bite?"

"This is a Separate Courtyard. Unless one has the strength, anyone who enters must obey the owner's every command," Lü Yue explained.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan finally understood why so many people spoke to him from outside the courtyard.

'What a psychotic Sect with rules everywhere, but I like these rules.'

"What do you want with me?" Jiang Yan asked.

"Blood Disciple Su, can we speak outside?" Lü Yue asked anxiously.

Seeing her anxious look, Jiang Yan lost the urge to tease Lü Yue and simply walked out of the courtyard.

As soon as Jiang Yan stepped out, Lü Yue pleaded, "Blood Disciple Su, you must save our Blood Disciple Su."

Hearing about Su Qingyan, Jiang Yan turned away decisively.

Seeing Jiang Yan about to leave, Lü Yue immediately knelt. "I know your strength is extraordinary. If you help, I promise not to tell that person about the sword retrieval."

Jiang Yan's face darkened as he questioned Lü Yue, "Are you threatening me?"

"I wouldn't dare. I just want to beg you to save our Blood Disciple Su. If you help, I'll give you anything, even myself," Lü Yue implored.

Jiang Yan frowned slightly. To be honest, he really didn't want to get involved. After all, he couldn't summon souls and couldn't save Su Qingyan.

"Tell me about it. If I can, I'll help. If it's beyond my abilities, then please leave."

Jiang Yan didn't completely refuse. Firstly, he wanted to know what happened, and secondly, he wanted to gather information on the Yin Ghost Cave of Blood Washing Peak.

He had been in the Blood Cloud Sect for nearly three months. Besides the inaccessible Blood Fiend Peak, they had visited Blood Washing Peak, and the Yin Ghost Cave there was extremely mysterious.

The Blood Refining Cave of Blood Spirit Peak was like the Qi and Blood Hall of Blood Heavy Peak, nothing special.

As for the Blood Sword Pool of Blood Sword Peak, he had even jumped into it; it was just a blood pool for nurturing swords. So, only the secret of the Yin Ghost Cave remained unsolved.

"Our Blood Disciple Su is now at the third level of Foundation Establishment. If she reaches the fifth level, she will be sent to Blood Fiend Peak. Please, Blood Disciple Su, find a way to save her life," Lü Yue said.

Although Jiang Yan was interested in the son of the Saint on the Main Peak, this wasn't something he could meddle in.

Setting aside whether he could suppress Su Qingyan's growth, he was no match for the Peak Masters, who were all in the Core Formation Realm.

And rumors say the Sect Master, the protector of the Dao, is at or above the Nascent Soul Realm. Trying to argue with someone like that would be pure suicide.

He wasn't some protagonist with a plot armor to lower enemies' IQ or Heaven-Defying Luck, so he really couldn't handle this!

"I need to think carefully about your Blood Son's matter. Besides, you know that while I have some strength, I'm still no match for Foundation Establishment experts," Jiang Yan said.

Jiang Yan didn't close the door completely; he wanted to give Lü Yue a glimmer of hope. Once the matter of the Blood Sword Pool was exposed, he would surely be besieged. So, he would stall as long as possible, and if he couldn't, he'd find a way to leave the Blood Cloud Sect.

But doing so would mean wandering the world, and even fleeing back to the Qingyun Sect wouldn't help.

One must know that after becoming a Disciple, they have to leave a drop of Essence Blood to light a Soul Lamp.

If one betrays the Blood Cloud Sect, unless they die, they will be hunted to the end.

Unless one becomes someone like a Peak Master, they can never hope to get that drop of Essence Blood back.

However, there's another saying: a Nascent Soul Realm expert can sever the Karma of Essence Blood tracking, but this is obviously harder than becoming a Peak Master.

Hearing Su Chen's words, Lü Yue fell into thought and then said, "I'll give you one year at most. If you have no solution, then we'll die together."

Hearing this blatant threat, Jiang Yan gave a chilling smile. "Do you believe I could kill you right now?"

"I believe you, but that would only expose you faster." Lü Yue seemed to have realized many things, her tone flat. "That Cauldron's Cultivation Technique is very special. Even if Blood Disciple Su doesn't Cultivate, her cultivation will increase by one level by this time next year."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan asked curiously, "Has Su Qingyan taken any special Medicinal Pills?"

Lü Yue shook her head. "I'm not sure about that, but every three months, I take Blood Disciple Su to the Main Peak."

Hearing Lü Yue say this, Jiang Yan could roughly piece things together, but at the same time, he became curious about those pills.

'If I could get my hands on them and send them back to the Qingyun Sect, wouldn't that create batches of Foundation Establishment experts?'

"Fine, don't worry. I promise I'll find a way before she reaches the fifth level of Foundation Establishment," Jiang Yan said.

"Fine, then I hope you're a man of your word," Lü Yue said.

Jiang Yan nodded and watched Lü Yue leave, thinking, 'I've never been a man of my word; it entirely depends on my mood.'

But Lü Yue's words were indeed a wake-up call, similar to the one from Li Yi.

'What's wrong with these people? They drag others down with them at every turn. Aren't they afraid of drowning?'

While Jiang Yan was complaining internally, Tian Lan stumbled into view nearby.

Tian Lan's left arm was injured, and her face was deathly pale.

Tian Lan carried something wrapped in black cloth and handed it to Jiang Yan. "Blood Disciple Su, this is Man Niu's head. I hope you keep your promise."

Jiang Yan glanced at Man Niu's head and nodded slightly. "Fine, our Life-and-Death Battle is over. I hope you have some self-awareness from now on."

"Thank you, Blood Disciple Su." Tian Lan cupped her fists.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, two figures suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Tian Lan, do you want to die?"