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Thus, very quickly, a highly secretive figure silently emerged from the Immortal Court and headed straight for the Blood Spring.

The figure moved with incredible speed, to the extent that even ordinary True Immortals could not perceive its presence.

Hence, in just a moment's time, the figure that had emerged from the Immortal Court located that place of great terror known throughout the Land of the Four Pillars—the Blood Spring! Without uttering another word, the figure then tossed a bead into the Blood Spring.

It was a Blood Demon Bead.

It had been obtained by an ancient Heavenly Officer True Immortal who had infiltrated the Blood Spring and refined it from the spring's source over ten thousand years. In the years that followed, it was kept in the Immortal Court, never employed.

Now, watching the Blood Demon Bead fall into the Blood Spring and waiting until the bead had reached the spring's source, the figure finally spoke, "Preserve Zong Zili's consciousness. As the Secluded Spring Blood Demon, his death in the Mortal Realm was suspicious. Although the Purple-Gold Immortal bestowed his accompanying sword upon him, its Sword Spirit was born from being personally strangled by him. Therefore, it could not possibly kill Zong Zili no matter what."

Zong Zili was indeed the true name of the Secluded Spring Blood Demon!

As these words faded, the Blood Spring above suddenly stirred, creating ripples one after another, but not with a surging force, merely as if the wind had brushed up against it.

Seeing this, the figure nodded slightly.

It seemed very satisfied with the Blood Spring's response.

"I simply have some questions for Zong Zili. It might as well spawn a new Secluded Spring Blood Demon! Zong Zili fell short in many aspects. Although he had merits, it was challenging to manage him. But, his recent calamity has actually helped us by removing this trouble," the figure said again, clearly in response to something the Blood Spring had asked.

Then, the figure left, returning to the Immortal Court.

The notorious Blood Spring of the Land of the Four Pillars also returned to its calm state once more.

It was as if nothing had happened!

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The event that occurred in the Primordial Heavenly Realm was naturally unknown to anyone. Even the chosen envoys of the Immortal Court were unaware of it, let alone Tan Shuchang who was still in the Jiawu Realm.

Though his unique sensing ability was strong, having once even sensed a pale white palm, it could not function across realms.

Let alone extending it to the Primordial Heavenly Realm.

He was merely a first-prover, after all!

"The Secluded Spring colleague must have been formidable in life, for even in death, this blood body remains so difficult to refine!" Tan Shuchang, transformed into an undying form of fresh blood within the Blood Pool, couldn't help but be greatly shocked.

He had tried to refine this blood body before, but couldn't do it completely. After careful consideration, he realized it was because the blood body was incomplete. But when he had gathered the entire blood body, though it could be refined, the pace was incredibly slow. At the current rate, he estimated that it would take at least ten years to fully refine it!

"Truly a Secluded Spring Blood Demon!"

Tan Shuchang had to suppress his desire to devour this unique trait, for such things cannot be rushed, unless he could make a significant breakthrough in his cultivation.

Only then, the refining speed could be improved.

Immediately, he tore the merged blood body apart and plucked out the two earthen dogs that were darting through the fields of millet. After splitting the blood body in two, he let the dogs consume it.

Because if Tan Shuchang did not constantly control the complete blood body, it was somewhat too much for the Blood Pool to suppress.

There was an invisible summoning force intending to call the blood body away.

However, this was not surprising, as it was probably the call of the Blood Spring.

Then, Tan Shuchang used the "Wind and Rain Sutra Explanation" to advance these two earth dogs into a new "God of Mountains and Rivers."

At that time, this patch of millet field had reverted to its upside-down growth due to Tan Shuchang's return to the Jiawu Realm. Although it had dimmed a bit due to the extraction of the two earth dogs, it instantly recovered when the dogs became the new "God of Mountains and Rivers."

Due to the advancement of these two earth dogs into "God of Mountains and Rivers," who were hung beneath the field of millet, the three together formed a simple deity system.

The newly evolved "God of Mountains and Rivers" dogs underwent massive changes in appearance; one became enormous with two heads and was named "Covet" by Tan Shuchang,

assigned to suppress the eastern and western parts of the Blood Pool.

The other transformed into a being with the head of a man and the body of a dog, named "Squalor" by Tan Shuchang, placed to suppress the northern and southern sides of the Blood Pool.

Feeling that insufficient measures had been taken, Tan Shuchang waved his hand and released the Nine Orifices Martial Demon that had been suppressed at the bottom of the Blood Pool. He didn't say anything to the Martial Demon but directly proceeded to forcibly refine it.

As the Nine Orifices Martial Demon was refined, a vibrant vitality permeated the upside-down millet field, promptly causing two leaves from the stalks of millet to fly out.

One transformed into a wish-granting mace-like broadsword, landing in the paws of "Squalor."

The other connected at both ends to form a ring, slipping around the neck of one of "Covet's" heads.

These were two spirit-linked treasures.

Assisting the two newly born "God of Mountains and Rivers" in suppressing the bisected blood body and aiding the Blood Pool in slowly refining the blood body.

"It's a pity there isn't another Nine Orifices Martial Demon..." Tan Shuchang couldn't help but feel a bit of regret, although because the life spring previously condensed inside him hadn't yet recovered, he couldn't seize a second Martial Demon's body. But it must be said that every part of the Martial Demon was a treasure! Discover hidden content at empire

Just through refining it could produce spirit-linked treasures for the "God of Mountains and Rivers" in the Blood Pool. Even though these kinds of spirit-linked treasures were generally of middle to lower power among such treasures, and mainly for his own use—which he couldn't really use anyway—those were still spirit-linked treasures after all!

Such treasures were called magical implements in the Land of the Four Pillars, and although there were many shortcuts to creating magical implements in the Land of the Four Pillars, it was still very difficult for cultivators below the tier of first-prover to acquire them.

Moreover, the Nine Orifices Martial Demon could also enhance his physical strength, as well as provide support.

There really was no part of it that was of no use.

Just like a fattened pig.