21: Chapter 21 The Gourd Exchanges for Evil Energy

Bai Ze's voice fell, and Lingxiao Palace fell into silence once more. All the demons understood that once the hundred-yuan cycle ended, the Wu Race would inevitably launch a war. Although the Yao Race was powerful and even possessed the Zhou Tian Star Formation, a Formation of the Hunyuan level, the Wu Race still possessed Pangus True Body.

The witch-slaughtering sword had to be forged; this was the most important guarantee for the Yao Race to unify the Great Desolation.

Fuxi sat to one side, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes, yet he said nothing, merely observing the situation in the hall. He knew deeply that the Yao Race's negotiations with the Sea of Blood concerned the overall trends of the Great Desolation and could not be decided lightly.

Just as Dijun's brows were furrowed and he was at his wit's end, Taiyi suddenly slapped the table and stood up, breaking the oppressive atmosphere in the hall.

"Big Brother, why trouble yourself!" Taiyi stepped forward, his gaze firm. "Old Ancestor Styx is aloof and arrogant; ordinary Heaven And Earth Treasure cannot catch his eye. But what if it were a top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure? I do not believe we cannot exchange it for the Evil Qi of the Sea of Blood."

As his voice fell, Taiyi raised his hand and waved it. A mysterious yellow light flew out from his sleeve and hovered in the center of the hall. As the light dissipated, a gourd-shaped Spirit Treasure hung silently in the air. The mouth of the gourd faintly emitted an aura of slaughter; it was exactly the top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure—the zhanxian gourd.

This treasure was born from the Innate Gourd Vine on Mount Buzhou and was later obtained and refined by Taiyi. Its power was top-tier even among top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures.

"The zhanxian gourd!"

The Nine Great Demon Gods, Kunpeng, and Fuxi all gasped in shock within the hall, their eyes filled with astonishment. No one had expected Donghuang Taiyi to be willing to bring out such a precious treasure.

Dijun was also shocked: "Taiyi, this is your precious treasure. How can you use it to exchange for blood energy!"

Taiyi said solemnly: "Big Brother, I have the chaos bell to protect me. I haven't even used this gourd much since I obtained it. Trading it with Styx for the resentment needed to forge the witch-slaughtering sword is well worth it."

Hearing this, Dijun looked at the zhanxian gourd hovering in the hall, then at Taiyi's firm face. His heart was filled with mixed emotions. After a long while, he sighed heavily, his eyes full of determination:

"Good! We shall do as Taiyi says! Take the zhanxian gourd as a gift, go to the Sea of Blood, and trade with Old Ancestor Styx to obtain all the Evil Qi of the Sea of Blood needed to forge the witch-slaughtering sword!"

The other Yao Race Quasi-Saints stood up simultaneously, showing their respect to Taiyi.

"The Eastern Emperor is righteous!"

With the matter decided, Dijun ordered: "Demon God Bai Ze, accompany Taiyi to the Sea of Blood this time to assist him in the negotiations. You must ensure this matter is accomplished!"

"Your subject obeys the decree!" Bai Ze bowed and accepted the order.

The matter of the resentment was settled.

Taiyi put away the zhanxian gourd, bowed in salute with Bai Ze, and then tore open a spatial rift, escaping towards that boundless Sea of Blood that soared with blood energy.

...

Streaming light flashed, and in less than half a day, the two arrived above the Sea of Blood.

Looking out, the sky was filled with surging blood-colored waves. Blood energy, resentment, and Evil Qi intertwined, forming a howling blood-colored gale. In the Sea of Blood, countless Asura soldiers and generals patrolled with spears, and the aura of slaughter rushed towards them.

Following the appearance of Taiyi and Bai Ze, blood waves surged in the Sea of Blood, and a figure slowly appeared, accompanied by a cold voice.

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, what brings you to my Sea of Blood?"

A figure wrapped in endless blood light stepped out from the waves, his body surrounded by dense Killing Intent like fog. It was Old Ancestor Styx.

Subsequently, Old Ancestor Styx unleashed his pressure as a Quasi-Saints of Perfection without reservation, pressing directly towards Taiyi and Bai Ze. The entire Sea of Blood surged violently, as if it would swallow the two in the next second.

Taiyi's expression remained unchanged. The chaos bell silently appeared above his head, and with the ringing of a bell, all of Styx's pressure was blocked.

"To make a trade with Fellow Daoist."

Old Ancestor Styx's gaze swept over Taiyi, then fell on Bai Ze beside him, and he asked: "What trade?"

Bai Ze stepped forward and said: "My Yao Race wishes to exchange a top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure for the resentment of the Sea of Blood contained within a Small World."

Hearing this, Old Ancestor Styx's eyes lit up.

A top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure?

And only for the useless resentment of a Small World??

"Really?"

Taiyi answered affirmatively: "Really!"

At the same time, he took out the top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the zhanxian gourd. As soon as the gourd appeared, its powerful aura of slaughter dispersed a patch of the blood energy in the Sea of Blood. The Asuras below immediately felt their Primordial Spirit sting, not daring to look directly at it.

"The zhanxian gourd?!" Old Ancestor Styx's eyes brightened; he was clearly tempted. "This matter, this Old Ancestor agrees!"

Bai Ze: "Excellent!"

Subsequently, Taiyi severed the Karma connection with the zhanxian gourd and threw it to Styx.

Old Ancestor Styx caught the zhanxian gourd and smiled with satisfaction. The blood light receded, and the aura around him softened: "Fellow Daoist is indeed straightforward."

As his voice fell, Styx turned and stepped back into the Sea of Blood, triggering the Sea of Blood Formation, and the entire Sea of Blood suddenly boiled.

Then, endless resentment of all spirits of the Great Desolation was extracted from the Sea of Blood, collected into a Small World, and handed to Bai Ze.

"Until we meet again, Fellow Daoist."

With the purpose of the trip achieved, Taiyi and Bai Ze did not linger in this filthy place and broke through space to return to the Heavenly Court.

Deep within the Sea of Blood, in the Blood River Palace.

Styx excitedly refined the zhanxian gourd.

"I've profited, I've profited! To obtain a top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure so easily, this Old Ancestor truly has deep fortune."

...

On the other side, Donghuang Taiyi and Bai Ze carried the resentment of the Sea of Blood and rushed back to the Heavenly Court at full speed.

Above Lingxiao Palace, Dijun saw the overwhelming resentment and smiled after a long time.

The Nine Great Demon Gods and Kunpeng bowed in unison:

"Congratulations to the Demon Emperor! With the witch-slaughtering sword nearing completion, the destruction of the Wu Race is just around the corner, and the Yao Race will surely unify the Great Desolation!"

Dijun raised his hand, looking towards the territory of the Wu Race in the Great Desolation, his voice majestic:

"Pass on my decree: immediately open the Yao Race's sword-forging pool and use the Evil Qi of the Sea of Blood to forge the witch-slaughtering sword!"

With the forging of the witch-slaughtering sword beginning, the Heavenly Court held a banquet to celebrate. Throughout the Heavenly Court, Battle Intent was high.

Even the Ten Golden Crows in the Heavenly Pool were affected.

Heavenly Pool.

The Ten Golden Crows surrounded Celestial Empress Xi He, chattering about wanting to confront the Wu Race and help the Yao Race build their legacy.

The First Golden Crow looked at his mother, his voice milky and soft.

"Mother, when the Yao Race goes to war with the Wu Race, let us ten brothers go to the battlefield too, and help Father build his great cause!"

The Second Golden Crow's True Sun Fire permeated the air, adding: "That's right, we princes of the Yao Race should also go to the battlefield to kill the enemy."

Celestial Empress Xi He's eyes were filled with maternal love, but her voice was cold.

"No, you have just been born, and your cultivation is only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level. The battlefield is very dangerous."

Hearing this, the Ten Golden Crows remained unmoved, their eyes filled with pleading.

"Please, Mother, we will protect ourselves well."

Seeing the pleading look of the Ten Golden Crows, Celestial Empress Xi He remained unmoved.

"Do not mention this again, or I will lock you all in the Tang Valley of the Sun Star for a Yuan Cycle."

Hearing that they would be grounded, the Ten Golden Crows instantly froze, then ran towards the Spirit Plant Garden without looking back.

"Goodbye, Mother."

The newly born Golden Crows were still in their active phase; no one wanted to be grounded.