513: Transitional version?

The Blood Giant did not dodge or evade. Instead, a human figure suddenly shot out from within its eyeball.

That person had only a bare upper body, emerging from the eyeball as if rising from a pool of blood, eyes closed, expression neither sorrowful nor joyful, with no eyebrows, hair, or discernible gender.

It merely turned its head towards the direction of the Flying Sword, opened its mouth, its body suddenly elongated, and then bit down on the Flying Sword.

Then it slowly submerged back into the eyeball, as if melting into a blood pool, disappearing along with the Flying Sword.

The probing player hovered in mid-air, dumbfounded, shivering.

The other players were also stunned, bewildered by this bizarre scene.

One player asked the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion and learned some secrets, saying nervously:

"I heard the Dao Lineage of Demonic Cultivators is completely different from ours. They don't pursue personal cultivation Realms, have no attachment to their own Physical Bodies, and can even discard their Divine Souls.

"It is said that when they Breakthrough to the Fourth-grade, they refine the Physical Bodies of everyone together, using a secret method to forge a new body.

"Then they intertwine their Divine Souls, fusing the Divine Souls of numerous Demonic Cultivators into a single Divine Soul, which enters the new body to complete the Breakthrough."

These words sent chills down everyone's spine. Someone murmured:

"Looking at it this way, we players absolutely must not cultivate the Demonic Dao Lineage. Who knows what we might turn into by the end."

The demonic nature of the Demonic Cultivators was shocking, something players found even more repulsive than Evil Cultivators.

The Blood Giant continued forward, but no player dared to obstruct it anymore.

The player who probed earlier was Golden Core. The Flying Sword he used, while not a high-grade treasure, still represented his full-power strike.

Even those of the same Fifth-grade could block this move, but definitely not so effortlessly.

Therefore, even if the Blood Giant wasn't Fourth-grade, it was at the peak of Fifth-grade, possessing an overwhelming advantage over the players.

"We can't just let it advance like this, or who knows how many will die."

Some players, pitying the natives, sped northward, wanting to evacuate the populace in advance.

Last time, when the Star Fiend broke through, it triggered celestial phenomena. Many players reacted too slowly, leading to the deaths of many native Mortals, the abandonment of numerous towns, and directly harming the gaming experience of many home-management type players.

It even caused some imbalance in the entire trading house market, with many basic outputs suddenly decreasing significantly.

Hence, the top-tier players now also understood the importance of Mortals, not daring to underestimate them, and rushed to evacuate in a panic.

Afterwards, the Blood Giant continued its advance. Along the way, bloody mist spread, and just as it said, it truly transformed into blood water, which then formed a river, appearing very strange.

The Mortals evacuated in advance stood on high mountains, gazing at the Blood Giant taller than the mountains, then looking at their destroyed homes, could not help but shed tears.

The players also sighed.

The original Four Kingdoms seemed to have transformed into a newbie zone controlled by players, but in reality, players could only bully each other internally. Once a powerful external force intervened, players were powerless.

This sense of insecurity constantly worried the players.

The deaths of native Mortals and the destruction of towns were secondary. The key point was, what if the respawn points got blocked again?

Thinking of danger in times of peace, many players had plans to protect the Newbie Valley, and even the entire Four Kingdoms newbie zone, with a massive Formation to prevent enemy invasions.

But this plan was too grand, requiring an excessive amount of spiritual resources. The fragmented players were utterly incapable, with much buck-passing among themselves.

Until today, the Blood Giant emerged out of nowhere, heading north all the way, coming as close as a mere hundred miles from the Newbie Valley at its nearest point.

This distance was extremely short, not just for Fourth-grade, but even for Fifth-grade.

The players hardly dared to breathe, fearing the Blood Giant would change direction and block the respawn points.

Fortunately, the Blood Giant paid no attention to the players and continued northward.

"We must quickly organize manpower to build a Formation to shelter the respawn points."

"Not just shelter. It's best to research Pocket Realms. If we can move the entire respawn point into a Pocket Realm and then conceal it, that would be safe."

"Unfortunately, no player has broken through to Fourth-grade yet."

"When someone does, all of us players must unite and force their first act to be protecting the respawn points."

"Right. We must ensure the safety of our rear before we can continue westward to compete for the Lower Stream Spiritual Veins."

One player arrived at the Qingling Sect ahead of the giant and informed them of the situation.

The native members of the Qingling Sect were initially worried, but after seeing the Old Ancestor emerge, they stopped worrying. Instead, they smiled as if sitting comfortably on a fishing platform.

They probably thought the Blood Giant was coming to its death and would drop a whole field of 'equipment'.

However, the Old Ancestor said: "Since it's the Dao Lineage of Demonic Cultivators, return it to them."

Grand Elder Xiao Baoshan grew anxious: "But Old Ancestor, that's..."

The Old Ancestor raised a hand to interrupt, saying: "Our Shanlan Dao Lineage has not fallen so low as to rely on demonic methods to train Disciples. Return it to them. Do not cultivate it anymore."

Xiao Baoshan's expression kept changing.

One of his descendants, the former Young Sect Master of the Qingling Sect, 'Xiao Tongya', had cultivated the demonic path but turned to ashes during his Breakthrough, perishing completely.

He felt remorse, but more than that, he was unwilling. He refused to believe the Demonic Cultivation Technique was truly so difficult to cultivate. With a little more preparation, perhaps it could have succeeded, without causing the incident of the Spiritual Environment changing.

But now the Old Ancestor demanded he hand over the technique. He had no choice.

To prevent the Blood Giant from actually reaching the Qingling Sect and clashing with the Old Ancestor, Xiao Baoshan had to obey. He organized the Dao Lineage Legacy clearly and prepared to take it to the Blood Giant.

Before leaving, the Old Ancestor suddenly thought of something and said: "Wait."

Xiao Baoshan was puzzled.

The Old Ancestor scanned the surroundings, seeing many players watching for amusement, and said: "Give a copy to these players."

Xiao Baoshan was stunned. His facial expression changed repeatedly again, his heart filled with increasing unwillingness, yet he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The players were also surprised, not expecting such a pleasant surprise.

Although after learning the secrets of demonic cultivation, many players had resolved never to switch to the demonic path.

But knowing some of the Demonic Dao Lineage could still be helpful for their own Dao Lineage Breakthroughs through drawing parallels.

It was a freely obtained Dao Lineage Legacy. Might as well take it.

Once everything was ready, Xiao Baoshan left with the Legacy.

After some more time, the Blood Giant turned and headed towards the Southern Mountains, no longer continuing north.

This incident came to a temporary end.

But for the players, it was like just watching a cutscene. The new version had only just begun.

Everyone felt this should be a small transitional version before the major version update impacting the Lower Stream Spiritual Veins. The Demonic Cultivation Technique might play a significant role.

So everyone flocked to the Qingling Sect, discussing the Demonic Cultivation Legacy with the players who were present at the time.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, these players dared not keep it to themselves. They each uploaded a copy of the Legacy to the Forum and continuously taught others the parts that couldn't be uploaded.