207: Return to Jiange

Afterwards, Lin Yan scavenged all the Storage Pouches, Waist Tokens, and other items from the corpses.

With a wave of his sleeve, the qinggang sword transformed into a streak of light, carrying him into the sky and heading straight for the Sword Pavilion.

The wind howled, but Lin Yan's mind was anything but calm.

Although he had won the battle just now, he knew deep down that whether it was the Blood Mass or the Black Fiend Hall, there was surely a greater plot behind them.

One day later, at the back mountain of the Spirit Herb Hall in the Sword Pavilion.

Inside the courtyard, Bai He was resting with his eyes closed, his entire body radiating a Sword Intent as heavy as an abyss.

"Disciple Lin Yan pays his respects to Revered Master."

Lin Yan put away his Flying Sword and bowed respectfully.

Bai He slowly opened his eyes; two flashes of light, like lightning, swept across Lin Yan's entire body. After confirming he was unharmed, he nodded slightly.

"I heard that assassins from the Blood Mass attacked you. How are you? Are you alright?"

Hearing this, Lin Yan was slightly surprised, but then he understood.

The Sword Pavilion naturally had its own intelligence System.

His movements along the way were likely all within his Revered Master's grasp.

Perhaps the higher-ups of the Sword Pavilion now also knew about him possessing a Sword Bone.

"Reporting to Revered Master, this Disciple has already slain all the attacking assassins..."

Lin Yan did not hide anything, reporting the entire process from encountering the Demonic Cultivators to the Blood Mass assassins. He even took the eerie blood sacrifice secret seed out of his Storage Pouch and placed it in his palm.

As he spoke, the brows on Bai He's originally calm face gradually furrowed.

"Black Fiend Hall, Blood Mass..." Bai He whispered the names, as if chewing over their meaning.

"What exactly do these lunatics lurking in the shadows want to do?"

Once Lin Yan finished speaking, Bai He reached out and took the blood sacrifice secret seed.

The moment his fingertips touched it, his brow furrowed even deeper.

"This thing... it's like the seed of a spirit plant, and it's mixed with an extremely obscure aura of the Blood Race! It seems the Blood Race is indeed behind this mischief."

Lin Yan took a step forward and said in a heavy voice:

"Revered Master is wise. There is no doubt the Blood Race is behind this blood sacrifice secret seed. I just don't know the origin of that Black Fiend Hall. They seem to be plotting against the Water Eyes of the Han River. This Disciple guesses they intend to trigger a super flood."

"A super flood..." Bai He murmured to himself, his expression instantly darkening.

"If all the Water Eyes of the Han River were destroyed at the same time, a catastrophic flood would sweep down. More than half of the Canglan Realm would suffer a devastating disaster, enough to shake the Foundation of the Human Race's Luck!"

"However, with such a massive amount of Karma, the Demonic Cultivators wouldn't fare well either..."

"Revered Master, how should we respond next?" Lin Yan asked.

Bai He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "This matter is of great importance. I will personally submit a report to the Sword Pavilion to explain the situation and dispatch Sword Pavilion elites to inspect the Han River's water veins."

At this point, Bai He's gaze became exceptionally grave.

"Most importantly, we must quickly root out these Demonic Cultivators hiding in the dark and eliminate them entirely. Otherwise, it will surely lead to a great disaster."

"Both the Black Fiend Hall and the Blood Mass are very cunning. Their members are basically all in the Purple Mansion Realm, which maximizes their ability to avoid the Sword Pavilion's attention!" Lin Yan added.

"Yes, to be able to organize so many Purple Mansion Cultivatorss, their plot must not be small." Bai He nodded.

"Besides the Sword Pavilion, we must also notify the other Six Great Orthodoxies to be on guard against the Demonic Cultivators' chaos."

...After bidding farewell to his Revered Master, Lin Yan returned to his Small Valley.

"Senior Brother, you're finally back!" Xu Shuangyuan happily reported the recent situation of the spirit fields to Lin Yan.

"The Crimson Flame Rice, Qinglu Rice, and Crescent Rice are all growing very well. I estimate they can be harvested in another two months..."

"The zhenyang spirit tea and lingxi tea have both grown new tea leaves..."

"The Spirit Wood and Spirit Medicine in the valley are also growing very well!"

"...Not bad. You've worked hard during this time, taking care of so many spirit plants by yourself." Lin Yan nodded with satisfaction.

"In a few days, I'll find a way to get you an assistant!"

"Is what Senior Brother says true...?" Xu Shuangyuan asked, half-doubting.

"Ahem..." Lin Yan coughed strategically. "Of course it's true. When has your Senior Brother ever lied to you!"

In reality, finding another assistant was truly not easy.

Lin Yan couldn't trust ordinary people.

"That's good." Xu Shuangyuan smiled; this wasn't the first time he had been fed such a promise.

Besides, working a bit harder didn't matter to him.

Because Lin Yan gave him too much.

This time back, he gave him another generous amount of cultivation resources.

Lin Yan was also very satisfied with the Little Fatty. His own net worth was very substantial; he had killed many Demonic Cultivators and assassins this time, with over a dozen Storage Pouches alone.

The captured spoils were nothing to him, but giving away just a little was enough to make the Little Fatty happy for a long time... After dismissing Xu Shuangyuan, Lin Yan walked alone to his own spirit field.

Dragon-type spirit plants like the dragon embryo mother tree and Dragon Marrow Grass occupied the core positions, a sea of fiery red, growing pleasingly.

Some time had passed, and the dragon embryo mother tree overall still looked the same, but the dragon egg on it had matured quite a bit.

The pale golden eggshell had become thicker, and the embryonic form of the little dragon inside was clearer.

[spirit plant Name: dragon embryo mother tree]

[growth progress: 48652/1000000]

[spirit plant Characteristic: It seems to be nurturing a dragon egg!]

[Growth Status: Absorbing a large amount of Spiritual Qi, experience +157]

[Absorbing sunlight and rain, experience +10]

...A few more stalks of Dragon Marrow Grass had matured, so Lin Yan could now upgrade his Water Spiritual Root to the top grade.

The Sword Grass in the spirit field was also growing very well.

This batch of seeds taken from the Sword Tomb not only had strong vitality but also high potential.

The most outstanding one was already close to the sixth rank:

[spirit plant Name: Sword Grass]

[growth progress: 557/1000]

[spirit plant Characteristic: Refining can help a Sword Cultivator comprehend Sword Intent]

[Growth Status: Absorbing a large amount of Spiritual Qi, experience +10]

...Choosing a random empty spot in the spirit field, he took out a jade shovel and dug a hole.

He took out the blood sacrifice secret seed and buried it.

"I want to see what exactly you are."

Lin Yan sat cross-legged on the ridge of the field, his hands forming seals, as the Azure Emperor Longevity Art slowly circulated within his body.

As the technique was activated, a gentle yet majestic force of vitality flowed through his Meridians and into the blood sacrifice secret seed beneath the spirit field.

The buried blood sacrifice secret seed seemed to scent a peerless delicacy, and the blood-colored patterns on its surface instantly lit up with an eerie red light.

It did not take root or sprout like an ordinary spirit plant seed; instead, it began to vibrate violently directly within the soil.

Zizizi... The blood sacrifice secret seed rejected nothing, devouring frantically.

The Spiritual Qi in the soil, the trace amounts of Origin Qi in the earth veins, and even the unique blood Qi from Lin Yan's Dragon Blood Battle Body were all frantically devoured by that seed.

Lin Yan looked inward with his Divine Sense and discovered to his surprise that even after absorbing so much energy, this seed still hadn't grown roots, a stem, or leaves.

Its form remained that of a seed throughout, as if locked in the "embryo" stage by some powerful rule.

But it remained like a bottomless pit; no matter how much spiritual power Lin Yan input, it would instantly absorb it all and then... feed it back intact!

Only, the power fed back contained a bit more blood Qi force.

This blood Qi force was very similar to the power used by Blood Shadow.

"It seems Blood Shadow's power was transformed through this blood sacrifice secret seed." Lin Yan understood.

The blood Qi force transformed by the blood sacrifice secret seed was more powerful than ordinary power and carried a hint of eeriness.

"What would happen if this power were allowed to erode over a long period?"