Speaking of reason, I am the master of the Blood Dao, shouldn't I be the first to enjoy any benefits?
Why did Xiu Liu get a Fruit Position and can mobilize the power of the Blood Sea, yet I, as the master of the Blood Dao, can only watch helplessly?
Zhang Chen's heart was unbalanced!
Furthermore, he thought of the Immortal Dao, could it also have a controller like himself? For example, Hongjun Ancestor?
"The Immortal Dao in the Material World is declining, I am the only cultivator in the Material Realm, this is my opportunity," Zhang Chen mused to himself.
The Blood Dao is not weak; every creature in the world has blood within them, all under the jurisdiction of the Blood Dao, showing that it is one of the strongest Daos between Heaven and Earth. Zhang Chen being able to obtain the master position of the Blood Dao and wield the eleven-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus is entirely due to luck.
"I also wonder if Xiu Liu, after his breakthrough, can suppress the Blood Transformation Divine Saber; I am curious to what extent my saber has been refined," Zhang Chen thought with some anticipation.
Since he anticipated it, Zhang Chen naturally wanted to summon Xiu Liu to ask. Although the Five Villages Temple is in a state of high alert, it cannot stop a cultivator who has reached the Fruit Realm.
Zhang Chen's thoughts moved, he visualized the Blood Sea in his Crystal Core, and saw a small fish representing Xiu Liu's Fruit Position leap out of the water at the core of his thoughts. Then Zhang Chen sent a thought and stood waiting under the banana tree in the courtyard.
It didn't keep Zhang Chen waiting long before a flicker of red light appeared in the void, and a youth with an eerie, handsome face appeared before Zhang Chen.
Although Xiu Liu changed his appearance, his core remained the same.
Xiu Liu appeared in the courtyard, his eyes fixed on Zhang Chen, standing there unmoved, his face fluctuating with uncertain thoughts.
"Why, do you think that by stepping into the Fruit Realm, you can turn against me?" Zhang Chen knew what Xiu Liu was thinking and looked at him with a smiling face, his expression very relaxed and without fear.
Xiu Liu looked at Zhang Chen, naturally unwilling to be beneath others. Having broken through to the Fruit Realm and become one of the world's few powerful beings, how could he willingly be controlled by another?
Looking at Zhang Chen's seemingly weak cultivation, such cultivation for Xiu Liu now would be easily crushed with a flick of a finger, but for some reason, whenever such a thought arose, an indescribable great terror surged in his heart, making him panic and his Qi Blood churn. A mysterious premonition came over him, as if something bad would surely happen if he acted against this person before him, like an ant.
So upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, Xiu Liu struggled for a moment before kneeling with one knee on the ground again, speaking respectfully, "I dare not!"
Ultimately, he surrendered to Zhang Chen's domineering presence. He had only just attained the Dao and hadn't developed the mindset of a true strongman, nor the pride to back down. Moreover, he felt some suspicion and uncertainty; after all, having attained the Blood God Skill and progressed rapidly in a few years to the Fruit Realm, Zhang Chen had long since had such ability, so why was he still at such a realm?
The only explanation was: This guy was hiding his strength! The opponent's cultivation wasn't as simple as it seemed!
And to think that upon entering the Fruit Realm, he couldn't even see through Zhang Chen's cultivation—just thinking about it was terrifying.
"This old fox! Who knows where this old monster came from, secretly orchestrating things here," Xiu Liu cursed silently, considering the recent changes in the Five Villages Temple and the Demon Race, he roughly guessed that the scoundrel before him seems to be plotting something from behind.
"You don't dare?" Zhang Chen gave Xiu Liu a glance, smiling calmly, "You just don't dare, but it's not that you don't want to."
Without giving Xiu Liu a chance to retort, Zhang Chen said, "I'll give you a task, you lie in wait near the Five Villages Temple. Later, when the Longevity Ancestor and the two Demon Saints of the Demon Race fight to the death or to mutual destruction, you will assassinate the Longevity Thief Dao."
Xiu Liu dared not refuse, yet said, "I have just achieved the Fruit Position, the Longevity Ancestor has a very fierce Treasure Sword, I fear I'm not an opponent, I don't mind if I die myself, but if I ruin the master's grand plan..."
"I don't expect you to really kill the Longevity Thief Dao, I just need you to exhaust him a bit, worsening his injuries; then, there will naturally be someone to kill him," Zhang Chen said unhurriedly.
On hearing this, Xiu Liu was shocked: "Sure enough! I knew it wasn't that simple, there are even experts secretly lying in wait awaiting his call, this scoundrel is indeed not as simple as he appears."
"I obey," Xiu Liu said respectfully.
"How is the refining of my Blood Transformation Divine Saber?" Zhang Chen asked.
"I owe my fortunes today to this Divine Artifact, it has slaughtered countless creatures. The treasured saber has transformed; I invite the master to examine it," Xiu Liu pulled out the Blood Transformation Divine Saber from his sleeve, presenting it to Zhang Chen.
The Blood Transformation Divine Saber was thin as a cicada's wing, resembling a jade ornament, revealing no hint of its lethal intent.
Zhang Chen extended his hand to grasp the Blood Transformation Divine Saber, immediately perceiving its difference. The saber in his hand seemed to breathe, vibrating to some mysterious rhythm.
The entire saber held in hand felt like holding a living creature, a sensation akin to touching the skin of a young girl.
Zhang Chen held the Blood Transformation Divine Saber up to his eyes and examined it. He saw that inside the Blood Transformation Divine Saber, lines of texture emerged, spreading across the entire blade like veins.
"This is a living blade!" Zhang Chen stroked the Blood Transformation Divine Saber and, after carefully sensing it for a while, concluded in his heart.
Of course, the Blood Transformation Divine Saber had no wisdom, but it had an instinctive life. The strands of texture within the blade were its veins and blood vessels, and there was a light pulsating sound at the hilt, as if a heart was gestating.
Xiu Liu gazed at the Blood Transformation Divine Saber in Zhang Chen's hand with a hint of longing and reluctance in his eyes, but he soon lowered his head. The long-standing authority of Zhang Chen was like a branding iron deeply engraved in his heart.
This demon blade belonged to the enigmatic youth before him, a fact Xiu Liu was well aware of.
But the next moment, Zhang Chen thrust the Blood Transformation Divine Saber in front of Xiu Liu: "I hope you can plunge this Blood Transformation Divine Saber into the heart of Daoist Changsheng!"
Xiu Liu's eyes lit up as he looked at the Blood Transformation Divine Saber before him: "I will exert all my strength to plunge the Blood Transformation Divine Saber into the heart of the Longevity Ancestor."
Zhang Chen, hearing this, remained noncommittal: "There is one more thing I need you to do."
"Please instruct me, young master," Xiu Liu, having already set aside his facade of a grandmaster, did not mind kneeling for a while longer.
"Investigate the whereabouts of the Princess for me!" Zhang Chen instructed.
"The Princess? What are her distinguishing features?" Xiu Liu asked.
"Extremely beautiful! With cultivation so high that it's beyond your imagination!" Zhang Chen replied.
Xiu Liu's heart skipped a beat at these words. He was already a great master at the Fruit Realm; could someone really have such unimaginable cultivation? After all, he was already a pinnacle expert.
"Such a master would surely have been renowned throughout the world long ago; just wait for my news," Xiu Liu said as he put away the Blood Transformation Divine Saber and then vanished in a flash of blood light.
After Xiu Liu left, Zhang Chen sensed the changes in his own Crystal Core. He felt he had previously underestimated the Blood Control Technique. Xiu Liu relied on absorbing blood to swiftly enhance his cultivation and enter the Fruit Realm. Could he emulate this path?
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Chen immediately dismissed the thought. Xiu Liu's path had drawbacks, with only a few usable techniques, not to compare to cultivating magical power?
Moreover, he had a gut feeling that he shouldn't walk the Blood Dao path, or he would regret it in the future; the Immortal Dao was the true path.
"Blood Dao, Immortal Dao," Zhang Chen mused, "I wonder if I might have the opportunity to gather the incantations of cultivating immortality and Qi in this world."
He suddenly realized he forgot to instruct Xiu Liu to collect Immortal Dao incantations for him. With Xiu Liu's current cultivation, it shouldn't be difficult to gather the incantations of cultivating immortality and Qi for him.
But fortunately, it's not too late to tell Xiu Liu now. As Zhang Chen stimulated the little fish in his Crystal Core, Xiu Liu returned: "Does the young master have any other instructions?"
Xiu Liu who returned was filled with reverence, not daring to have a shred of complaint; what he thought in his heart only he knew.
"You gather the incantations of cultivating immortality and Qi for me, the more, the better!" Zhang Chen instructed.
Xiu Liu respectfully bowed: "I understand!"
Although he didn't know what the incantations of cultivating immortality and Qi were, with his current cultivation, a little investigation would reveal it.
Xiu Liu once again departed, leaving Zhang Chen standing expectantly in the courtyard. If he could find a cultivation technique to extend his own path, it would be a stroke of immense luck, saving him from needing to scheme for the incantations of the Yellow Heaven Dao.
Life seemed to calm down, at least for Zhang Chen. Life calmed down, while inside the Five Villages Temple, the atmosphere was tense, with disciples uniting mysteriously to perform the grand array, though none of it concerned Zhang Chen.
One day, Zhang Chen infiltrated the Nine Bends Yellow River Array to check the progress of the Innate Peacock's cultivation. He saw that the multicolored brilliance on the Innate Peacock had dimmed somewhat, with mysterious runes swirling on it. It was hard to tell if this was good or bad.
"Change is good," Zhang Chen mused to himself and was about to leave the Nine Bends Yellow River Array when he subconsciously swept his gaze across the outside world, seeing that the Ancestral Master of Longevity had somehow arrived outside the Nine Bends Yellow River Array. He stood with his back towards Zhang Chen, hands clasped, gazing intently at the Nine Bends Yellow River Array with sharp eyes staring directly at him.
Zhang Chen was startled by the sudden appearance of the Ancestral Master of Longevity, especially when faced with that pondering gaze, which made his hair stand on end. However, he quickly calmed down: "No, the Nine Bends Yellow River Array conceals me; he can't see me!"
Thinking this, Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, scrutinizing the Ancestral Master of Longevity to see that he was staring at the array, engrossed in thought, but it surely was nothing good.