403: Leaving the Blood Demon Realm

"Sister Qing Zhu! If that silly boy really asks his Revered Master to take you away, are you truly willing to be his Dao Companion?" White Spirit leaned close to Qing Zhu, her face full of curiosity.

Qing Zhu shook her head and sighed softly: "You and I are trapped, and although I want to escape, I have never promised to become his Dao Companion." She stood up, walked to the edge of the pond, and squatted down, gazing at her reflection in the water, "However, if he can help me escape, I will remember this Karma."

"Actually, that boy's Heart-Nature isn't bad," White Spirit's tone softened slightly, "During the previous fierce battle, he blocked several fatal attacks for me, otherwise I would have been severely injured. It's clear he's a reliable person, but unfortunately... his background is a bit humble."

White Spirit also walked to the pond's edge, and the clear water reflected two stunning figures.

"What does it have to do with background?" Qing Zhu rolled her eyes at her best friend, "My heart is set on the Dao, and I have no interest in matters of Dao Companion!"

"But the Jade Pool Holy Land has always had a precedent for Disciples to marry into various powerful forces. Besides the Saintess, how many can avoid it?" White Spirit thought of something, her tone suddenly low, yet with a hint of hope, "I only hope that my future husband is someone who understands warmth and has profound cultivation."

Qing Zhu remained silent.

Behind them, a faint, ethereal figure nodded slightly.

These two women's Heart-Nature was acceptable; one was innocent and lively, and the other, though cunning, was not bad at heart.

The upbringing of the Jade Pool Holy Land was indeed not bad.

The phantom dissipated with the wind, and Xiao Zhuo ultimately did not reveal himself.

However, he had already decided to take both women with him, considering it a good Karma with the Jade Pool Holy Land for his Disciple Cao Xiaochuan.

Although he didn't know if Cao Xiaochuan and Qing Zhu could achieve a positive outcome, this action was still considered helping his Disciple and fulfilling their Revered Master-Disciple bond.

Of course, the woman's temperament being pleasing to his eye was also one of the reasons.

Although Cao Xiaochuan had experienced battles since childhood, his Heart-Nature's tempering was still insufficient.

Yuan Tian had secretly cleared away all the thorny troubles for him; those so-called trials were merely minor setbacks within a controllable range.

After Xiao Zhuo learned of this, he deeply felt that this was not good for Cao Xiaochuan.

He planned that after returning to the Immortal-Demon Realm, he would have his Disciples go out for trials with this woman.

With his reputation as "Wang Xuan" in the Immortal Realm, this would not be difficult to accomplish.

There were also old acquaintances among the Jade Pool Elders, so he could conveniently use their Protector status to send his Disciples out for trials, and he himself could enjoy some peace.

In another two months, the Great Dao of Time and Space would be completely integrated.

During this period, he had to complete his transaction with Xue Tian, help the zizai world advance to the Middle Thousand Realm Domain rank, and prepare for his Breakthrough to Quasi-Saint.

Leaving Blood Cloud Prefecture, Xiao Zhuo headed straight to the Blood God Hall to meet Xue Tian.

Xue Tian coveted the Origin in his hands, and seeing that he only needed to take two more Jade Pool Prodigies, he naturally agreed without hesitation.

These Prodigies from outside were originally intended to be exchanged for resources with those forces that had broken their agreements.

Although Xue Tian was strong, he was unwilling to completely fall out with these various forces whose relationships were still acceptable—even if they had stood by and done nothing during this advancement, betraying their agreement.

On that day, Qing Zhu and White Spirit were brought to Mingchang Hall.

However, Cao Xiaochuan had already gone to Beilu Prefecture to arrange the migration of the entire Cao Family.

Over several centuries, with Cao Xiaochuan's support, the originally weak Cao Family had become a hegemon in Beilu Prefecture, even forcing the Soul Refining Sect to give way.

Now that the Cao Family intended to move out of the Blood Demon Realm, the Soul Refining Sect actually breathed a sigh of relief.

The forces left behind by Xiao Zhuo secretly protected them until Cao Xiaochuan's Breakthrough to Undergoing Tribulation, when the Soul Refining Sect was shocked to discover that he possessed the Sacred Soul Scripture.

Unfortunately, it was too late; Cao Xiaochuan had already grown powerful, and someone was secretly protecting his Dao.

Several overt and covert attacks not only failed but also severely damaged their own Origin Qi.

Finally, even the Quasi-Immortal Old Ancestor Chang Tian personally intervened but was blocked by Cao Yunqing, who appeared and gave him a stern lecture.

From then on, the Soul Refining Sect completely ceased its activities.

A day's time flew by.

Xiao Zhuo lay on the soft, large bed in his sleeping quarters, his Divine Sense penetrating through the world sand, observing the boundless black mist surging outside the Dark Realm.

He truly couldn't understand how Xue Tian could distinguish directions in this dense black mist, which could devour Divine Sense and limited visibility to less than a thousand feet.

The methods of such an ancient monster were indeed unfathomable.

While he was pondering, faint wisps of light emerged from the depths of the black mist outside the world sand.

Xiao Zhuo concentrated his Divine Sense and swept towards the light.

"What a magnificent barrier!"

In the scene fed back by his Divine Sense, a pure white light wall, spanning the horizon and without end, stood ten thousand feet away.

The endless black mist crashed against it like a raging tide, swirling and surging back, a truly grand and spectacular sight.

Approaching this light wall, the erosive power of the black mist on Divine Sense decreased tenfold, allowing Xiao Zhuo to observe at leisure.

The world sand's speed did not diminish; it instantly broke through the black mist and slammed into the light wall.

"Whoosh!"

Like a pebble passing through light smoke, the light wall, which was indestructible to the black mist, did not hinder the world sand in the slightest.

With a flash of light, the scene transmitted back by Xiao Zhuo's Divine Sense had transformed into the familiar boundary realm, while the magnificent light wall behind him had vanished without a trace.

Clearly, this light wall was a barrier separating the Dark Realm and the boundary realm, but it existed in a different spatial dimension.

Xiao Zhuo understood in his heart and had some conjectures about how to enter the Dark Realm.

As he passed through the light wall, he had quietly left a wisp of Divine Sense imprint.

Although that imprint was now extremely faint, as long as he remembered the coordinates of this boundary realm, it would not be difficult to sense it later and break into the Dark Realm.

Returning to the boundary realm, the world sand sped towards a remote Star Domain.

Xiao Zhuo's Divine Sense continuously scanned the surroundings, and Xue Tian sensed it but did not interfere.

Along the way, they passed countless Minor Thousand Worlds, and even more than a dozen Middle Thousand Realm Domains.

Under Xiao Zhuo's observation, most of these boundary realms were poor and weak; even the Middle Thousand Realm Domains were, at best, similar to the former Minghu Realm, unremarkable among the Middle Thousand ranks.

This place was clearly the territory Xue Tian had long since selected for the Blood Demon Realm.

Finally, the world sand stopped in the Void Realm at the center of four Middle Thousand Realm Domains, dozens of light-years away from each.

Xiao Zhuo only felt the entire Blood Demon Realm tremble slightly, the world sand disappeared, replaced by a massive boundary realm star, hundreds of times larger than an ordinary Middle Thousand Realm Domain!

"Xiao Zhuo! The transaction can begin!" Xue Tian's thought entered his mind.

Xiao Zhuo stood up.

At this moment, all those related to him in Mingchang Hall had arrived, and Cao Xiaochuan had also returned with his entire Family.

Xiao Zhuo sent a Divine Thought message, summoning everyone to gather in the front hall, and his figure instantly teleported to the throne in the hall.

Wang Xianzhi and his siblings arrived first, followed by Dark Thirteen, Yuan Tian, and White Phoenix.

Finally, Cao Xiaochuan, Qing Zhu, and White Spirit arrived, surrounded by over a thousand members of the Cao Family.

Xiao Zhuo's gaze swept across the hall with authority: "Today, you will leave the Blood Demon Realm with this seat, and there may be no return. If anyone wishes to back out, you may leave now!"

These words were mainly directed at the Cao Family.

No one moved.

Xiao Zhuo nodded, waved his hand, and opened a light portal.

"This is the entrance to this seat's world. You all enter first, and this seat will take you away. Those in the Immortal Realm must suppress their cultivation to avoid causing Law fluctuations."

"We respectfully obey Revered Master's command!"

"We respectfully obey Old Ancestor's decree!"

The three Disciples and the others agreed, entering in single file and disappearing into the light portal.

When the hall became empty, Xiao Zhuo's gaze swept profoundly across the palace, and his figure also dissipated.

When he reappeared, he was already in the vast boundary realm.

At the same time, a figure clad in a dark red imperial robe gracefully stepped out from a spatial rift.