138: Leaving the palace

A moment later, a brilliant golden stream of light tore through the cloud curtain and sped away.

On the passage square, Yin Zhuo and Jin Chengwei exchanged silent glances, a pink glow shimmering deep within their pupils, before they each transformed into afterimages, streaking towards different directions, their fingertips glowing faintly as they erased all traces of Xiao Zhuo from the minds of the remaining Disciples.

Several corpses of Disciples lying on the ground were engulfed by dark purple demonic flames, instantly turning into scattered ashes.

Xiao Zhuo's command to them was to continue lurking in the Slaughter Demon Palace, trying to gain control of this Minor Thousand Worlds.

On the other side, after Xiao Zhuo learned that the overlord of this realm was the Abyssal Blood Palace, he kept an eye out, specifically focusing on Yin Zhuo's memories regarding the Blood Palace.

He learned that the Blood Demon Realm was once the Xuanling Realm, and the current Abyssal Blood Palace was the Sect controlled by Blood Heaven, who, in his memories, had defeated Old Ancestor Void Soul and forced him to commit suicide.

Xiao Zhuo also obtained basic information about the Abyssal Blood Palace. Without a doubt, according to Xiao Zhuo's senses, the direction of the Blood Sea was precisely where the Endless Abyss was located in Yin Zhuo's memories.

However, this sensation was extremely distant and faint, so Xiao Zhuo couldn't pinpoint the exact location, but it didn't prevent him from moving in that direction.

In Immortal Cave No. 88, seven days had passed since the successful capture of the Immortal Cave.

In these past few days, Blood Sea had obtained three Cultivation Techniques of high-grade profound rank quality from the Outer Sect Scripture Pavilion of the Blood Palace.

They were the Condensing Blood Demonic Technique, Vast Blue Blood Hand, and Thousand Illusions Demonic Art.

The Condensing Blood Demonic Technique was a High Grade Demonic Technique that led directly to Mahayana, but the Outer Sect only had the first six layers of the Cultivation Technique; to obtain the subsequent Cultivation Technique, one had to exchange it with Sect contribution points.

The Vast Blue Blood Hand, on the other hand, was a Blood Dao Divine Ability. It could form a blood hand imbued with the power of Blood Dao erosion to attack, specifically tainting Magic Treasures, and could also penetrate and corrode the Physical Body of some Body Refining experts.

The Thousand Illusions Demonic Art was a Divine Ability that once made the Xuanling Realm tremble in fear. The creator of the Demonic Technique, Demonic Lord Thousand Illusions, was a terrifying figure who wreaked havoc across the realm in that era.

This Demonic Technique was divided into four layers: Face Change, Form Transformation, Soul Shaping, and Thought Alteration. When Cultivated to a profound level, it could change not only one's Physical Body and temperament but also the aura of one's Divine Soul and Divine Thought.

However, no one could fully achieve Major Achievement in this Demonic Technique now, because to Cultivate the Thousand Illusions Demonic Art, one needed a rare treasure called the Illusionary God Flower.

And this Illusionary God Flower is now extinct in the Blood Demon Realm.

Without the Illusionary God Flower, this terrifying Demonic Technique could at most be Cultivated to the first two layers. Now, it could at best be considered a rather advanced method of disguise, which is why it was placed in the Outer Sect Scripture Pavilion.

It was a huge bargain that Blood Sea stumbled upon.

A Divine Ability Cultivation Technique that others couldn't Cultivate was no problem for Blood Sea.

After expending two thousand four hundred Attribute Points, he Cultivated the Condensing Blood Demonic Technique to Major Achievement, while both the Vast Blue Blood Hand and Thousand Illusions Demonic Art reached the limit-breaking stage.

The biggest expenditure among them was a thousand Attribute Points used to condense the Illusionary God Flower.

This shows how miraculous the flower was.

The main purpose of the Condensing Blood Demonic Technique was for reference, to reduce the consumption of deducing the Blood Scripture (Xue Shenjing). By the time the Demonic Technique reached Major Achievement, Blood Sea had fully comprehended all the mysteries of the first six layers of the Condensing Blood Demonic Technique.

After deducting three hundred Attribute Points, the deduction of the Blood Scripture (Xue Shenjing) began.

It's worth mentioning that after the Taiyi Bright Scripture reached high-grade profound rank, Blood Sea had also added points to it again to the Perfection level, and the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye's insight increased tenfold.

Now, Cultivation Techniques below Earth-Grade could almost be seen through in an instant before him.

Once the primary Cultivation Technique, the Blood Scripture (Xue Shenjing), was deduced to high-grade profound rank, Blood Sea would be able to break through to the Void Refining Realm in one fell swoop.

Ending his Cultivation and standing up, Blood Sea already sensed that his main body was approaching him, though still very far away.

He walked out of the Immortal Cave, and the Divine Sense network covering ten zhang around him rippled slightly.

Blood Sea looked up at the mountaintop, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

That Xiao Yan has been watching him these past few days. Since that's the case, he'll give him a chance!

With a cold sneer in his heart, Blood Sea tapped his foot, and his entire being transformed into a bloody rainbow, descending towards the center of the Sect gate.

Outer Sect Disciples of the Blood Palace receive a thousand contribution points annually, which is roughly equivalent to a thousand Spirit Stones. For most Disciples above the demon infant stage, this is generally not enough and far from meeting their Cultivation needs. To obtain more resources, they must accept Sect missions.

The Mission Hall was the busiest place in the Blood Palace, with people coming and going every day.

Sect missions were also diverse, ranging from small tasks like helping an Elder look after a medicinal garden Immortal Cave to large-scale missions like slaughtering a Sect or annihilating a family.

When the bloody rainbow that Blood Sea had transformed into landed on the square in front of the Mission Hall, his eyes were met with a sea of blue and purple.

The blue robes naturally belonged to Outer Sect Disciples, while the purple robes were for those of the Blood Palace Inner Sect.

However, compared to the large number of Outer Sect Disciples, the purple-robed Inner Sect Disciples were far fewer.

His Divine Sense swept over the sign next to him, and Blood Sea walked directly into a large hall to the south.

The interior was decorated in an ancient and grand style, with all the decorative tables and chairs made of blood cedar wood.

In the center of the hall were three three-zhang-high projection walls, displaying various Sect missions in a continuous flow.

Of course, checking missions wasn't just about slowly watching the information on the projection walls; one could also directly go to the counter responsible for registering missions and consult the mission Jade Slip.

To the right were four rows of wooden shelves, on which were placed missions of grades A, B, C, and D respectively.

Grade D missions were mostly odd jobs, usually taken by Disciples who had joined the Palace through normal selection and had just embarked on the path of Cultivation.

Grade C missions were mostly about finding certain items or tracing clues, somewhat dangerous but not excessively so.

Grade B missions inevitably involved combat, including escort missions and pursuit missions.

Grade A missions were tasks where other Sects paid the Blood Palace for enforcers. The targets were either extremely dangerous experts or involved participating in Sect wars between small and medium-sized Sects.

The Blood Palace could even accept missions from both warring parties simultaneously, making a fortune from the war.

As for mission contributions, they varied. It wasn't that Grade A missions necessarily offered more than the other three grades, but relatively speaking, the higher the mission Rank, the more contributions were awarded.

The Blood Palace's introductory Jade Slip explained it very clearly. Blood Sea entered the hall, merely glanced at the mission light screen, and then walked to the right.

He went to the rows of wooden shelves to check specific missions.

There were many people checking missions, but fortunately, each row of wooden shelves was a hundred zhang long, and the spacing between them was two zhang wide, so it wasn't crowded.

Just as Blood Sea reached the Grade B wooden shelves, he saw a purple-robed woman walk out from beside the shelves and head towards the mission reception counter.

Their gazes inadvertently crossed. The woman saw Blood Sea in a blue robe, and a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.

Blood Sea didn't mind. The chain of contempt existed everywhere, let alone in such a Demonic Sect.

Bypassing the Disciples who were checking Jade Slips, Blood Sea casually walked to an unoccupied spot and picked up a Jade Slip to examine.

"Grade B Mission: Participate in the Seize of the low-grade earth rank Demonic Magic Treasure, Cold Mist Mirror. Location: Cui Family, Yunnan City, Xiluo Prefecture. Mission intelligence... Basic mission contribution: 300 points. After successfully obtaining the Cold Mist Mirror, remaining contribution points will be settled based on contribution."

Blood Sea quickly scanned it and then picked up the next Jade Slip.

His goal was to find a mission in Wuyun Prefecture. Wuyun Prefecture was the large prefecture where the Blood Abyss Market was originally located. Following the direction of his main body, as long as he accepted a mission in Wuyun Prefecture, Blood Sea could easily leave and rendezvous with his main body.

After searching for a while, he finally found a hunting mission in Wuyun Prefecture.

"Grade B Mission: Pursue and kill the Prodigy Qiao Zimo, a traitor of the Desolate God Dao, and bring back his complete corpse and treasures. Mission intelligence... Mission contribution: 5000 points."

Blood Sea directly noted down the mission number and went to the counter to register.

A moment later, Blood Sea left the Mission Hall and headed towards the teleportation square.

The Blood Palace headquarters had teleportation arrays leading to various prefectures in the Blood Demon Realm. Disciples of the Sect only needed to pay a certain amount of Spirit Stones to use them.

A moment later, Blood Sea appeared in a square spanning tens of thousands of square meters. On the edge of the square were massive teleportation arrays emanating abundant Devilish Qi. Streaks of teleportation spiritual light occasionally shot into the sky or descended from above.

After a brief discernment, Blood Sea headed towards a teleportation array in the south.

After paying one hundred Spirit Stones, Blood Sea was allowed to enter the teleportation array. There were already five people waiting in the array.

The teleportation array required at least ten people to activate each time.

Blood Sea casually found an empty spot and sat down cross-legged, waiting for everyone to arrive.

Just then, a figure completely shrouded in a black robe stepped into the teleportation array. However, this attire did not attract attention, as many people at the teleportation array were out on business, and such concealing outfits were not uncommon.

Yet, Blood Sea felt a slight sensation. His Divine Sense silently left his body, and after a sweep, a smile appeared on his lips.