147: Saint Offerings

The Blood-Clad Skeleton was also someone who had seen great things. Seeing that Xu Qing did not make a move, he knew that the other party must have a purpose. Connecting this to Xu Qing knowing his Origins, he figured Xu Qing wanted to inquire about the Nether Race.

“Hmph! If you have something to ask, just ask it. Don’t beat around the bush with this Saint!” the Blood-Clad Skeleton said.

“Oh! I didn’t expect Fellow Daoist Blood Crow to be quite clever!” Xu Qing chuckled.

Under the System’s investigation, the Blood-Clad Skeleton held no secrets from him.

This Blood-Clad Skeleton, whose real name was Great Saint Blood Crow, was a Great Saint of the Blood Corpse clan from the Netherworld. He had participated in the Heavenly Martial Great War back then and was later severely wounded by several Great Saints from Xu Ri Holy Land. He, along with two other Nether Race Great Saints, was then Sealed in Tianguan Realm Number Nine!

The location of Tianguan Realm Number Nine was in the Flying Wolf Upper Domain, near the Jinglong Holy Dynasty.

A million years ago, a rebellion initiated by the Yao Race in Tianguan Realm allowed Blood Crow and another Nether Race Great Saint to find an opportunity and escape.

Two million years of Seal, coupled with the severe injuries from back then, caused both of them to lose their Saint Origin. They had no choice but to hide. Blood Crow was fine; as a member of the Blood Corpse clan, he could slowly recover by continuously devouring blood food.

However, the other Nether Race Great Saint was from the Yin Soul clan. His soul body was shattered in that war, and after a long period of Seal, his life soul was on the verge of collapsing.

At this time, he happened to encounter Liu Yangsheng, so he took advantage of Liu Yangsheng’s severe injuries and performed Possession on him.

He also knew why the Liu family would go to such great lengths.

Because when Yin Shi performed Possession, he used his last trace of Saint Origin. Therefore, after the Possession, he couldn’t recover to the Saint Realm in a short period.

So, he found another way, using a secret technique of his clan to control Liu Yangsheng’s elder brother and a group of nephews and nieces to Cultivate a secret method. Then, Liu Yinsheng would devour all the children, breaking through to the Saint Realm, and he would then reap the rewards.

Unfortunately, Liu Yinsheng, the most crucial link, died unexpectedly.

Over the years, to avoid detection, he only taught Liu Yinsheng the secret method and did not use any other means. It was precisely because of this that he didn’t even know how Liu Yinsheng died.

Blood Crow came here this time at Liu Yangsheng’s request. The former also happened to need a Saint Dao treasure full of vitality to stimulate his Saint Dao Origin, thereby unleashing Nirvana power, erasing the Saint injuries he suffered back then, and thus regenerating flesh and bones, restoring his Great Saint Cultivation.

“What?”

The Blood-Clad Skeleton’s pupils constricted.

“How do you know my name?”

The Blood-Clad Skeleton became a little unsettled, as he had been missing for three million years. The only ones who knew his name were Yin Shi and the one who was Sealed.

“Is it Yin Shi?”

He thought of his own predicament, and his expression suddenly changed. He felt that he had been ambushed by Yin Shi.

“What? Do you think Liu Yangsheng betrayed you?” Xu Qing asked with a smile.

“Don’t worry! I still have trouble to cause for Liu Yangsheng!”

Upon hearing this, the Blood-Clad Skeleton’s ghostly flames flickered, somewhat doubting the truthfulness of Xu Qing’s words.

“I want to know about the Nether Race expert in Tianguan Realm Number Nine!” Xu Qing asked.

When the Blood-Clad Skeleton heard this, his ghostly flames trembled, and a sense of dread arose.

“You, are you scared?”

Upon hearing this, the Blood-Clad Skeleton did not retort.

“If you want to kill me, then kill me! There’s no need to insult me!” the Blood-Clad Skeleton said defiantly.

“Alright!”

Xu Qing nodded, and the giant hand beneath his feet reached out, grabbing towards the Blood-Clad Skeleton.

Seeing this scene, the Blood-Clad Skeleton’s ghostly flames turned green. How could this not follow the script?

“Wait!”

The large hand stopped less than a foot away from him. The terrifying strong wind blew his ghostly flames as if they were about to extinguish, scaring him into a shiver.

“You, why do you have to act tough?”

Xu Qing impatiently picked his ear.

“You...”

“Hmm?”

The Blood-Clad Skeleton was about to get angry, but when he met Xu Qing’s gaze, he immediately wilted.

“If you want me to speak, that’s fine. Spare my life!”

The Blood-Clad Skeleton was not foolish; he wanted to secure a chance for survival.

“If you tell the truth, I won’t kill you!” Xu Qing promised.

“You swear!”

“I swear...”

Seeing Xu Qing sincerely swear, the Blood-Clad Skeleton relaxed considerably and slowly began to speak.

“His name is Yin Luo, and he is also a member of the Yin Soul clan. However, he is the Young Lord of the Yin Soul clan, extremely powerful. He once severely wounded a Saint King expert, and Yin Shi is merely his servant!”

“Back then, the three of us originally planned to escape together, but in the end, that loophole could only allow two to exit. So, that fellow Yin Shi played a trick on Yin Luo, causing him to be re-Sealed and severely wounded again.”

“Coupled with the Blood Bone Curse I planted on him, even if he hasn’t died by now, he can probably only exert the strength of an Early Stage Saint at best!”

In fact, Blood Crow also had selfish motives in that incident back then.

Yin Luo was too strong. Once he got out, Blood Crow would most likely be ordered around by him. Furthermore, the Corpse clan and the Ghost clan were at odds, so when Yin Shi made his move, Blood Crow also acted.

Over the years, he had also performed Possession on experts from Zhengyuan Holy Palace and entered Tianguan Realm Number Nine to check on Yin Luo’s situation. Fortunately, Yin Shi had taken all the Saint medicines that Yin Ghost had cultivated over two million years, making Yin Luo increasingly weak.

“So that’s how it is!”

Xu Qing smiled inwardly, then looked at the Blood-Clad Skeleton.

“What do you want to do?”

The Blood-Clad Skeleton felt a bit uneasy from being stared at, sensing something ominous.

“Nothing! Just sending you away!”

Xu Qing chuckled softly, then waved his hand, and a spatial gate appeared next to the Blood-Clad Skeleton.

This time, the Blood-Clad Skeleton kept his guard up, sensing with his Divine Thought. After confirming it was the outside world, he quickly fled into the spatial gate without even uttering a harsh word.

Xu Qing’s lips curved slightly, revealing a half-smile.

On the other side, when the Blood-Clad Skeleton emerged from the spatial gate, he was instantly dumbfounded, because this was not the outside world, but another unfamiliar small world.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on a certain spot, instantly turning into a look of surprise. He saw a thousand-zhang-tall phoenix tree standing before him.

But the next moment, his expression changed drastically.

“The Qi of Heavenly Dao...”

“Heavenly Dao becoming a Saint!!!”

The Blood-Clad Skeleton’s expression was horrified. Without a word, he rushed into the distance.

“Pfft!”

A verdant green branch pierced through the air.

“Bastard, you tricked me!!!”

“Ah~”

Accompanied by an unwilling roar, the Blood-Clad Puppet was pierced through the center of its brow, and its two ghostly flames were instantly extinguished... “I indeed didn’t kill you! It was merely its doing!”

Xu Qing spread his hands helplessly.

Afterward, he took away the Blood-Clad Skeleton’s corpse. How could he miss such a high-grade offering... At this moment.

Zhengyang Ancient Sect!

“What did you say? Even Pavilion Master Zhou couldn’t deduce that person’s whereabouts?”

Yan Fengyang looked incredulous.

What kind of power was Heavens Secret Pavilion? It was a supreme power renowned throughout the Eternal Continent for its deductions, and it was even rumored to possess Emperor Realm existences.

Moreover, Heavens Secret Pavilion was very particular about its reputation, so there was no need for it to deceive him.

That meant that behind the newly appeared young True King, either there was an expert shielding the Heavenly Dao, or the Heavenly Dao Stele was still continuously concealing his Heavenly Dao.

“You say, do ancient aristocratic clans truly exist in these Five Great Territories?” Yan Fengyang inquired.

“Impossible!” Yan Fengnan immediately shook his head, “That great war back then was so widespread that even those hidden ancient forces in Xu Ri Holy Domain couldn’t avoid it, let alone the current Five Great Territories?”

Yes!

Yan Fengyang suddenly understood, and thus dismissed that idea from his mind. That left only one possibility: the Heavenly Dao Stele.

If that was the case, then he had nothing to worry about.

He didn’t believe that the other party wouldn’t be tempted by the conditions he offered.

“You, send someone to keep a close eye on the Sunset Ancient Sect and the others!” Yan Fengyang instructed.

Yan Fengnan was startled and immediately asked, “Big Brother, do you think that person is a Prodigy from these sects?”

“Not necessarily! But among the Five Great Territories, only a few of us have the strength to recruit that Prodigy. If that person doesn’t join our sect, then we will... on the way...”

At this point, Yan Fengyang’s eyes turned cold, and he chopped his hand downwards.

“Understood, I’ll go take care of it now!”

Yan Fengnan cupped his fist and quickly left.