You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Immediately, Baili Fengzhi placed the All-Spirit Blood Refinement Jade in a clean, large bowl she had prepared, and then poured Fengzhi's Essence Blood from the water bladder into the bowl, drenching the nearly flawless jade pendant. His eyes were filled with expectancy. He had come seeking half of Baili Fengzhi's Essence Blood, naturally, for the purpose of performing a Blood Sacrifice for this piece of All-Spirit Blood Refinement Jade. Baili Fengzhi was a genuine powerhouse who had broken through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier. If even she couldn't do it, then he would have to find a way to obtain the Essence Blood of those commanders from the Heroic Pass in the northwest. Fortunately, the moment Baili Fengzhi's Essence Blood came into contact with the All-Spirit Blood Refinement Jade, Lin Yue noticed that the originally pure and spotless jade pendant began to devour Baili Fengzhi's Essence Blood at an alarming rate. However much Essence Blood he poured, the jade pendant absorbed it all. As more and more Essence Blood was added, the pendant, initially pristine white, began to show spots of deep crimson like blood. The blood-red spots increased in number, continuously spreading over the surface of the jade pendant. When the pendant had completely turned into a pure and vivid blood-red color, over ninety percent of Baili Fengzhi's Essence Blood in the water bladder had been consumed, with only a little bit left. The Blood Sacrifice was complete. "Good, Baili Fengzhi has kept her promise indeed." The corners of Lin Yue's mouth curled up slightly. He set the water bladder aside and picked up the now completely transformed jade pendant. Bloody and dripping, it was shockingly captivating. It was as if it was a Blood Jade thoroughly soaked in fresh blood. The engraved oceanic shapes on the jade pendant seemed to come alive at this moment. The designed waves, under Lin Yue's gaze, moved like an illusion and began to swell gently as if it could turn into a real Sea of Blood, raising waves of deep crimson at any moment. Such evil and demonic nature was evident at a glance that it was a treasure of the Demon Path, used for refining blood and seizing souls. Lin Yue's fingertips caressed the crimson jade pendant, and in his eyes was a color that was unlike before. In this moment, he felt somewhat alien to himself. The Cultivation World that he had longed for in his heart was a world of high-spirited enmities and drifting Immortal Energy. But the reality was so contrary... "In this world, there really is only one path: to use evil to curb evil." Lin Yue turned his head to look at Xiahong Lie lying on the bed and said softly, "Your Highness Xiahong Lie, back in that cave, you said... there are many in this world more distinguished than me, and in some people's eyes, I am just livestock to be butchered at will, right?" He tapped the blood-red jade pendant in his hand gently with his finger. As his thoughts moved, the whirlpool in the center of the Sea of Blood engraved on the jade pendant actually began to rotate slowly. With the whirlpool on the pendant spinning faster and faster, an invisible vortex seemed to really appear in the room. At the very end of the vortex, where it met the ground, was his fingertip touching the pendant. "My answer is... let me become the most distinguished among them." Lin Yue slowly narrowed his eyes, trying to attach the now-activated All-Spirit Blood Refinement Jade onto Xiahong Lie's chest. The next moment, Xiahong Lie's expression suddenly turned to one of extreme horror, but he was unable to struggle at all. He could only feel an invisible suction force continuously drawing something vital from within his body. It was not just blood but also something much deeper and critical... "Looks like this won't be over in a short while." Lin Yue allowed the jade pendant to devour Xiahong Lie's Bloodline Divine Power, casually saying, "Luckily, even if Baili Fengzhi hasn't completely trusted me by now, she wouldn't dare to step half a foot into this house, do you believe that?" He didn't care whether Xiahong Lie responded or not. With the Barrier from the Blood Lotus Lamp, even Baili Fengzhi couldn't peer into the movements within the Barrier. "Actually, I never thought about becoming someone above others; I just wanted to live a simple life." Lin Yue spoke as if to Xiahong, but also as if to himself: "Su Ziqiu had the same thoughts, but it seems the ways of the world are unwilling to let us be, even the drunken master eventually reaches a time when he can't change anything..." Xia Lie listened in a daze, his gaze gradually becoming hazy and vacant. "But there's no need to worry anymore. Lin Yue looked at Xiahong Lie and said softly, "I'll take over your identity as a prince... but not as Prince Xiahong Lie, but as myself. I have no desire to live my life hiding behind your disgusting and hateful face, understand?" He had a real reason in his heart, but he was too lazy to explain it to Xiahong Lie. —The most important factor was that he lacked absolute confidence in the concealment abilities of the "Mortal's Visage." There must be cultivators in the world who could see through "Mortal's Visage"; otherwise, it wouldn't be a secret of the Five Rings Level. If he were to impersonate Prince Xiahong Lie and the imperial family found him, the powerful cultivators of the imperial family might realize he was not Xiahong Lie but Lin Yue. Not being Xiahong Lie but still possessing the imperial bloodline—his end would be self-evident without saying. But by using the pretense of Baili Fengzhi's scheme, he could make the world believe that Xia Lie was just a decoy prince, a fake prince put in place to shield Lin Yue from disaster, his existence solely to protect Lin Yue and conceal the true prince. As for a mortal's past, it can be said to be forged for the sake of disguise. Fortunately, he was an orphan, not even knowing who his father was. Thus, to the world, he, Lin Yue by himself, would be the true prince. No need to use "Mortal's Visage" to hide anymore. This was the only solution that Lin Yue had pondered for a long time to resolve his predicament for good. Even though there were still some flaws, the plan was generally sound. Time ticked by, second by second. And the one lying on the bed, now resembling Lin Yue—Xiahong Lie—gradually grew more emaciated, his skin losing its luster and becoming somewhat shriveled. Xiahong Lie looked at Lin Yue with a dazed expression, his eyes becoming increasingly dim. His mind circulated through memories of the past like a spinning lantern. Faces appeared and disappeared in his heart. What he remembered last were not his mother who left Great Yong early or the Xia Residence's fake so-called family members... But the little maid who secretly brought him food. The half of the cold sesame-seed cake she shared with him was the most delicious thing he had ever eaten in his life. For a moment, sweetness, sourness, and bitterness... all kinds of flavors overwhelmed him. "All I wanted was a bit of simple happiness... What's so good about being a prince? As long as she's with me, I'd rather be an ordinary mortal for a lifetime..." Xia Lie thought silently, and tears finally wet the corners of his eyes as he slowly closed his increasingly heavy eyelids. The next moment, the last source of his bloodline was utterly drawn out by the Blood Jade of Ten Thousand Spirits. —Along with his soul. He died. Prince Xiahong of the Xiahong clan, Xiahong Lie, thus silently vanished from the world. Like a fading star before the dawn, not yet shining upon the world, it already vanished without a trace. And the killer, mere insignificant mortal. ... At this moment, the Blood Jade of Ten Thousand Spirits in Lin Yue's hand snapped, disintegrating into nothingness, leaving behind only a tear-like, sparkling Blood Pearl. In an instant, this drop of Blood Pearl entered directly into his forehead. Warmth enveloped him like the power of a newborn from a womb, endlessly emerging, shedding the old life. As if reborn.