145: Blood-stained Skeleton, Fellow Daoist Yinxie?

Zhengyuan Holy Domain, Liu Family!

A Divine Venerable Elder hurried into the main hall!

"Clan Chief, according to intelligence, the Xu Family has made a move again!"

"Oh? What about the Xu Family?"

After the previous battle, the Liu Family's sole remaining Small Saint was already very dissatisfied with Liu Yangsheng.

Therefore, he had always held a grudge against the Xu Family, and had been sending people to monitor Xuanhuang Hall, intending to find the location of the Xu Family behind it.

Thus, upon hearing news of the Xu Family, he immediately became interested.

"Reporting to Clan Chief, today Xuanhuang Hall dispatched one hundred thousand troops, heading towards the Liangchen Upper Domain in the southwest; additionally, one hundred thousand divine troops suddenly appeared in Xuanluo Upper Domain, heading to Xuanluo Upper Sect."

"When I received the news, Xuanluo Upper Sect and Liangchen Gate had already submitted."

The Divine Venerable Elder recounted the news he had received.

"What does the Xu Family want to do? A place so lacking in Saint Dao and barren in resources, what do they want it for?"

Liu Yangsheng frowned, a look of confusion on his face.

For someone at his level, they rarely cared about the seventy-two Emperor Domains; at most, they would support some forces to manage them on their behalf, to search for treasures left over from that battle.

"I don't know either, but I heard that the Xu Family intends to unify the seventy-two Emperor Domains, not even sparing those barren Great Domains," the Elder replied hastily, as if remembering something.

"Xu Family!"

"What exactly are you planning to do?"

This question baffled Liu Yangsheng, no matter how hard he thought.

His expression was somewhat grim as he waved his hand towards the lower end.

Seeing this, the Liu Family Elder bowed and quickly departed.

"Xu Family, no matter what you do, this Venerable will make sure you die!"

Liu Yangsheng's eyes were icy; he didn't care whether Liu Yinsheng lived or died, but if he died, his plan would fail.

He was very unwilling to accept this!

With killing intent in his eyes, his figure vanished from the main hall.

Not long after, he appeared in an inconspicuous small mountain outside the Liu Family's ancestral land, then sank into the ground, where a massive teleportation array was located.

He stepped into the grand array, and when he reappeared, he was in a world emanating an ancient aura. This world had no sun or moon, only black clouds that blotted out the sky, a vast, oppressive darkness.

Everything was filled with deathly silence; the air was permeated with decay and Death Qi. A blood-red river flowed down from the highest peak, with countless debris floating in it. Upon closer inspection, it was a mountain of bones, human, Yuan beast, and even some unknown races' remains!

They tumbled in the river, as if recounting the past's tragic and terrifying events.

Liu Yangsheng paid no attention to the surroundings, but quickly arrived at the most Death Qi-dense mountain peak, where a dark ancient hall stood.

"Isn't this Fellow Daoist Yin Shi? What brings you to this Saint's Dao field?"

A voice like one from Hell resounded, causing ripples to spread through the layers of Void Realm.

"I came to catch up with Fellow Daoist Blood Crow!"

A strange black light flashed in Liu Yangsheng's eyes as he smiled faintly.

"Oh?"

Caw caw caw!

The ancient hall was opened.

Seeing this, Liu Yangsheng immediately walked in.

Inside the dark ancient hall, a Saint Dao aura surpassing the Royal Sealing Realm was like an abyssal sea, terrifying and unfathomable, making outsiders dare not approach!

On the ancient hall's throne, a Blood-Clad Skeleton was emitting terrifying Origin power throughout its body. Without a doubt, this was a Saint, and a powerful one at that!

"Sit!"

The Blood-Clad Skeleton pointed to the first seat below. A blood-red wine glass and a pot of wine appeared out of thin air on the table.

Liu Yangsheng showed no fear in the face of this Saint. Instead, he skillfully poured a glass. The wine was blood-red but emitted a strange, exotic fragrance.

"Tsk!"

"It's been one hundred thousand years. I'm rather nostalgic for Fellow Daoist Blood Crow's Blood Spirit Wine!"

Liu Yangsheng took a sip, speaking with a hint of nostalgia.

"If Fellow Daoist Yin Shi likes it, just take it!"

The Blood-Clad Skeleton didn't mind.

"It's settled then!" Liu Yangsheng said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Yin Shi, this Saint sees that your Qi is agitated; you probably didn't come to reminisce with me!"

The Blood-Clad Skeleton's voice sounded, and in its hollow eye sockets, two blood-red flames seemed to flicker with a predatory chill!

Liu Yangsheng silently drank the fine wine, not speaking immediately. Although he was asking for a favor, he was unwilling to speak first, because this Blood-Clad Skeleton was not a good person.

But they knew each other well, so the Blood-Clad Skeleton also remained silent, only the two blood-red flames showed a playful look.

A strange, deathly silence fell within the ancient hall.

A long time passed.

"Help me kill someone!"

Liu Yangsheng silently poured wine. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with terrifying coldness.

Regarding Liu Yangsheng's words, the Blood-Clad Skeleton merely smiled. Of course, without flesh, even a smile was just a baring of its jaw.

"To make Fellow Daoist Yin Shi seek out this Saint, that person must be a Saint, right?"

"Indeed! This person killed Liu Yinsheng and ruined this Venerable's plan!"

Liu Yangsheng put down his wine glass and slowly said.

The Blood-Clad Skeleton smiled again, saying, "Fellow Daoist Yin Shi, you truly think highly of this Saint! In that battle back then, this Saint's Origin was almost shattered. Now that I've finally recovered a bit of strength, this Saint doesn't want to take risks."

"That Saint should be a Saint who achieved Sainthood from a spirit plant. Is Fellow Daoist Blood Crow not interested?" Liu Yangsheng smiled, but it was a forced, insincere smile.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, the Blood-Clad Skeleton's two ghost fires pulsed, showing greed.

Liu Yangsheng smiled faintly, continuing to pour himself wine.

Seeing this, the Blood-Clad Skeleton knew he was being manipulated.

There was no other way; a being that achieved Sainthood from a spirit plant contained rich life force, which was exactly what he needed. Only through the encounter of life and death could he truly achieve Nirvana, instead of being neither human nor ghost like he was now.

"How strong is he?"

The Blood-Clad Skeleton calmed his emotions, then asked.

"At most, not exceeding the Saint Realm, he should be a Saint Middle Stage. With your strength, even if your cultivation is only one-tenth of what it once was, it should be enough to suppress a mere Saint, right!" Liu Yangsheng asked with a sinister smile.

Seeing his smile, the Blood-Clad Skeleton felt an inexplicable sense of calm.

"A mere Saint, this Saint can suppress him with a flick of a hand! However..."

The Blood-Clad Skeleton looked at Liu Yangsheng with a half-smile.

"This Venerable understands!" Liu Yangsheng gave a cold smile, "Within three days, I will bring you one hundred million living beings!"

"Not enough! This Saint wants two billion!" The Blood-Clad Skeleton said coldly.

"Two hundred million!"

"Two billion!"

"Three hundred million!"

"Two billion!" The Blood-Clad Skeleton said without showing weakness.

Liu Yangsheng frowned and said faintly, "At most five hundred million. This is this Venerable's bottom line. If too many living beings disappear in the Human Race territory, it will cause unnecessary trouble."

"Especially since a young True King has appeared in the Five Great Territories recently, causing various forces to search for him. If too many living beings disappear, I will be exposed."

The Blood-Clad Skeleton's ghost fire rippled.

"Why can the Human Race always produce all sorts of Geniuses!"

Liu Yangsheng smiled indifferently, "If not for this, how could they have suddenly risen after that great change and become the overlords of this world."

"Besides five hundred million living beings, this Saint also wants a sacred soul crystal and a Three-Soul Sacred Flower! Don't deny it, this Saint knows you have it. When you escaped that hellish place, you snatched quite a few good things from that fellow's hands!"

The Blood-Clad Skeleton's voice was harsh and cold, making one shiver.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yangsheng's aura changed, and his eyes revealed an icy coldness.

But the Blood-Clad Skeleton ignored him, instead quietly waiting for his next words.

"Alright, but I can give you the five hundred million living beings first, but I'll give you the sacred soul crystal and the Three-Soul Sacred Flower later!" Liu Yangsheng said coldly.

"No, at least give me the sacred soul crystal!" The Blood-Clad Skeleton also knew it was impossible to get everything at once.

"Okay!"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yangsheng said decisively.

"I don't know the specific location of that living being. I once tried to deduce it, but couldn't. However, his subordinate forces wish to unify the seventy-two Emperor Domains; you can work from there."

With that, Liu Yangsheng threw a black Jade Slip and a crystal emanating mysterious power to the Blood-Clad Skeleton.

Then, Liu Yangsheng stood up, clasped his fist, and left.

Watching his departing back, the Blood-Clad Skeleton gave a sinister chuckle, then closed the ancient hall... And Liu Yangsheng, back at the Liu Family, looked at a white flower with three mysterious halos in his hand, a meaningful smile on his face.

"My offering is gone, so you shall be the offering..."

To organize the previous Realms:

Body Tempering Realm, Tongmai Realm, Zhenyuan Realm, Yuanhai Realm, Yuan Ling Realm, Marquis Realm,

King Realm: Sealed King, Profound King, Heavenly King

Venerable Realm: Sealed Venerable, Profound Venerable, Heavenly Venerable, Divine Venerable

Emperor Realm: Royal Sealing, Mystic Sovereign, Heavenly Emperor, Divine Emperor

Saint Realm: Saint, Small Saint, Great Saint, Saint King, Saint Emperor, Saint Monarch

Quasi-Emperor, Great Emperor...