140: Chapter 140 Crisis Approaches!

Slap!! Ji Taichang's palm fell and was bounced back, producing a crisp sound. The sensation felt almost no different from a real body.

Yun Qiyao's delicate body trembled violently. She felt as if an electric current had surged through her, a sensation that was both tingling and warm, causing her face to flush red with extreme shame and anger!

She gritted her teeth and said, "I really didn't lie to you, Master. A crisis is truly descending upon you!"

Seeing her earnest expression, Ji Taichang frowned slightly. "Then calculate it again. Where is the crisis coming from?"

Yun Qiyao formed hand seals once more. In the ethereal void, an invisible and mysterious fluctuation spread continuously.

Soon.

Yun Qiyao let out a muffled groan again, retreated three steps, and her Soul dimmed slightly.

"This crisis involves a terrifyingly powerful expert and some kind of terrifying killing weapon... With my current power, I cannot deduce the source of the crisis, but I have deduced that this crisis... is related to the Blood Lotus Sect!"

The Blood Lotus Sect?

Ji Taichang's expression changed abruptly!

"Damn, that woman Luo Hongyi wouldn't bring people to raid my home, would she?!"

Ji Taichang grabbed the human emperor flag, stepped onto the azure kite sword, and immediately rushed toward the Qingyun Sect at full speed!!

Just as he was halfway back.

Boom!!!

A dull, booming sound suddenly came from the end of the horizon, as if millions of lightning bolts had exploded simultaneously. The vast earth shook, and the firmament trembled.

In the ethereal void, Ji Taichang inexplicably felt a strong sense of palpitation and crisis!

"What is that?"

Ji Taichang narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling somewhat suspicious and uncertain.

He saw a hazy blood-colored light spreading rapidly from the direction of the horizon. In the blink of an eye, it crossed over the Great Wu Dynasty, illuminating the entire sky in blood red.

Ji Taichang's Divine Sense spread out continuously. Upon careful observation, he discovered that those blood-colored lights were actually composed of countless dense symbols!

Almost the entire Great Wu Dynasty was covered by boundless, eerie symbols!

"This is... the Heaven-Refining Blood Slaughter Array!"

"Oh no!!"

Yun Qiyao's figure drifted out from the human emperor flag. When she looked up and saw the blood-colored symbols above the firmament, her expression changed drastically!

"The Heaven-Refining Blood Slaughter Array? What does that mean?"

Ji Taichang frowned.

Yun Qiyao's face was grave to the extreme. "This is the notorious vicious array of the Black Thorn Cult. Once deployed, it can directly blood-sacrifice all living beings in a region to perform some kind of evil and terrifying forbidden method of the Demonic Path!"

"The Black Thorn Cult is one of the most powerful demonic sects in the Eastern Desolate Region!"

"Looking at this situation... they intend to blood-sacrifice the entire Great Wu Dynasty!!"

"Master, the crisis I deduced must originate from the Black Thorn Cult. It seems the Blood Lotus Sect has defected to the Black Thorn Cult!"

Yun Qiyao's words made Ji Taichang's expression change abruptly!

He instantly associated this with the royal family's recent attempt to exterminate the Blood Lotus Sect, which had suffered a great loss and heavy casualties. The entire strength of the Blood Lotus Sect had experienced an eerie increase!

Even Luo Hongyi, who was originally heavily injured and dying, had not only fully recovered from her injuries, but her cultivation had also broken through to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul Stage!

"So the Blood Lotus Sect had defected to the Black Thorn Cult... That explains it!"

Ji Taichang formed a hand seal, and the azure kite sword beneath his feet suddenly accelerated, rushing toward the Qingyun Sect at full speed!

At the same time, he quickly asked, "Now that the Heaven-Refining Blood Slaughter Array has covered the Great Wu Dynasty, do you have a way to break the Formation and take us away?"

"I'm afraid not."

Yun Qiyao's face was filled with a bitter smile. "To be able to set up a Formation of such a large scale, the person who made the move must be a top-tier Soul Transformation Stage Devil Head. I only have a remnant Soul left, and I don't have a sufficiently powerful weapon or Magic Treasure..."

Ji Taichang interrupted her. "What if I can take out a top-grade Magic Treasure? Are you confident in breaking the Heaven-Refining Blood Slaughter Array?"

"A-a top-grade Magic Treasure?!"

Yun Qiyao's eyes widened a little, her face filled with shock.

"That's right, it's the wuji sword obtained from that Immortal Cave on the island the other day!"

Ji Taichang raised his hand and summoned the wuji sword. A terrifying aura flickered, as if it contained a volcano within, making even Yun Qiyao feel a sense of trepidation.

"You were able to display impressive strength while possessing that trash Lin Fan."

"If you join forces with me, plus this wuji sword, can we break the Formation?"

After thinking for a moment, Yun Qiyao said somewhat hesitantly, "Based on the power I have recovered now, it is still very difficult, unless... Master can provide me with more Medicinal Pills or Heaven And Earth Treasure to restore Soul Power."

"Very well."

Ji Taichang nodded. "After returning to the Qingyun Sect, I will give you all the Medicinal Pills and Heaven And Earth Treasure that can enhance Soul Power. If you cannot break the Formation, then just wait to go to the Yellow Springs with me!"

A moment later.

The towering mountain gate of the Qingyun Sect appeared before his eyes. Before Ji Taichang could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw a blood-red light streak across the firmament, accompanied by an oppressive Evil Qi rushing toward him!

It was a thousand-zhang-long bone flood dragon with wings on its back. In its hollow eye sockets, two clumps of eerie green flames were flickering. Standing on the back of the bone flood dragon were a dozen Cultivators, each with a profound and powerful aura, shockingly all Nascent Soul Stage experts!

In particular, the young man at the lead was extremely handsome, with very fair skin and a blood-colored lotus mark on his forehead, exuding an enchanting and evil charm. Beside him were three women, each with their own unique beauty and figure. One of them was dressed in red, with a small crimson snake coiled on her shoulder—it was indeed Luo Hongyi!

"Master, be careful, he is at the Soul Transformation Stage!!"

Yun Qiyao's grave voice quietly sounded in Ji Taichang's ear.

This was not because she cared about Ji Taichang. It was because she was now the artifact spirit of the human emperor flag; if Ji Taichang died, she would have to be buried with him!

"Giggle, giggle... Little gentleman, we meet again."

Luo Hongyi cast a flirtatious glance at Ji Taichang, a bewitching smile on her face, staring straight at Ji Taichang.

Ji Taichang ignored Luo Hongyi and instead stared at the handsome young man. "Are you the Sect Master of the Blood Lotus Sect?"

Being able to have Soul Transformation Stage cultivation and being accompanied by Luo Hongyi, the other party's identity was self-evident!

"Correct, I am the Sect Master of the Blood Lotus Sect, Venerable Blood Bone!"

The handsome youth stared at Ji Taichang, his eyes somewhat cold. "Speaking of which, you killed my Blood Seed and nearly ruined my grand plan. I should have come to find you a long time ago."

"However... this can be considered a blessing in disguise."

"I lost a Blood Seed, but I received help from a noble person, abandoned the method of becoming a god through Blood Seeds, and thus built a perfect Soul Transformation Dao foundation!"

"Hehehe... To repay your 'kindness', I have decided to refine all the people of your Qingyun Sect and Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect into blood puppets!!"

As his voice fell.

A cold and terrifying aura of Evil Qi radiated out, causing the heavens and earth to change color!!

"Blood Seed? What Blood Seed?"

Ji Taichang frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Heh."

Venerable Blood Bone said coldly, "The Blood Seed you killed was Yang Weile!"