Everlasting Chapter 575 Gathering Blood (1/2)

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Looks like they recognize me. Chen Feng smiled wryly to himself.

“You are Chen Feng from the Northern Plains?” one of them asked gingerly.

“Yes.” Chen Feng nodded, a wry smile appearing on his face. He had never imagined that he would become so famous. Back in the Northern Plains, he would be recognized the moment he showed his face. That was due to the monumental efforts by Nine Firmaments Palace to pursue him. However, to think that even cultivators from the Central Plains could recognize him. It felt quite amusing.

“So, it's the renowned Chen Feng. Well met!” The cultivators there grew enthusiastic and even Tie Jian regarded Chen Feng from head to toe. Then, he said smilingly, “Elder Chen is truly extraordinary. It is said that you have killed a good number of disciples from Nine Firmaments Palace.”

“Ha ha, those are just rumours. By the way, our current situation does not look optimistic.” Chen Feng laughed it off and changed the subject.

“Azuresieve City is under siege. This is already the fifth day. Heartless Heaven Sect came well prepared. They cut off our ability to contact outside forces while the number of troops on their side keeps increasing. Meanwhile, the number of losses on our side keeps rising. Not to mention, the offensive power of Heartless Heaven Sect has been rising through the past five days. Still, judging by their past offensives, it is about time they withdraw their troops,” Tie Jian said.

“They're withdrawing! The enemy is withdrawing their troops!” As expected, the soldiers began shouting.

“Relay my orders. The seriously wounded are to go heal up. The rest, immediately repair the broken walls and the magic arrays.” Tie Jian swiftly gave the orders. Although the enemy had withdrawn their troops, the expressions on Tie Jian and the others became more serious.

“Senior Brother Tie Jian, please charge out. We brothers will hold on for a few more days as we wait for you to get reinforcements,” one of the cultivators, tall and beefy in stature, said.

“Heh! First disregard whether or not I possess the ability to charge out. Even if I can, I won't do so. I don't even know if we can stop their attack tomorrow,” Tie Jian said solemnly.

Hearing that, they all went silent. It was the truth. The present situation was very clear to them all. The words earlier were only wishful thinking.

“No matter what happens, we must hold on to the very end. If it comes down to it, we'll just enter the underground palace. It will not be easy for them to break their way through to the underground palace,” Tie Jian said.

“Should the city fall, how many people would die? How long has it been since our Heavenly Sword Faction has had to suffer from such a loss?”

“Humph! If it weren't for the fact that Heartless Heaven Sect had joined forces with Warlord Pavilion to initiated a sneak attack against our sect, would Heartless Heaven Sect have the ability to act so imperiously?”

“Once we get out of here, we must settle this score with Warlord Pavilion.”

“Enough, let's not talk about that anymore. Hurry up and recover as much energy as you can. Who knows if we'll be able to stop them tomorrow?”

Deep at night, Chen Feng sat down cross-legged in a small courtyard. He brought out the Blood Mustering Bead. There were blood and killing energies hovering amidst the air of the city. All of the energy streams and even the strands of souls of the fallen that had yet to dissipate away were transformed into minute and imperceptible strands of light, which then flowed into the Blood Mustering Bead.

The blood-red talisman within the Blood Mustering Bead hovered about without respite and the b.l.o.o.d.y pool there kept churning. b.l.o.o.d.y bubbles kept rising up to the surface of the lake and even the b.l.o.o.d.y Nethertree's roots began quivering.

As Chen Feng continued to spur the Blood Mustering Bead on, the range of absorption increased and minute rays of red light began appearing across the air. Soon enough, a vortex had appeared around the Blood Mustering Bead above Chen Feng's head. It became like a black hole, devouring the myriad streams of energy.

It did not take long before the entire Azuresieve City was enveloped by the Blood Mustering Bead's aura. The blood and killing energies, formed from the recent battles, were all stirred and absorbed by the Blood Mustering Bead.

“Eh, what is going on?”

“It feels like there is a magic treasure devouring the blood and killing energies in the air.”

“It's coming from Elder Chen's place. Is Elder Chen practicing demonic arts?”

“This aura feels even more profound compared to Sacred artefacts. There is a distant and ethereal feeling to it. Could it be a Dao artefact?” At that moment, Tie Jian, who was in the midst of recuperating, was alarmed as well. However, after noting that it had come from Chen Feng's place, he ignored it and continued with his recuperation process.

Although Azuresieve City was in no way small, the amount of blood and killing energies drifting within the air there was not too high. Add the fact that the Blood Mustering Bead was a Dao artefact, it took only several breaths' worth of time to completely absorb all the blood and killing energies within the city. Instantly, the cultivators within the city felt refreshed. The atmosphere of oppression plaguing them in recent days had disappeared.