Chapter 453: Blood Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits (1/2)

Lu Yun punted Lin Yu and Lin Xuan away. Qing Han ducked her head, embarrassed. She hadn’t expected the reveal of her true self to have such lingering repercussions.

The Lin brothers were a pair of formidable formation masters who’d touched the ultimate heights of the formation dao, but even they’d lost their calm before Qing Han. They’d obviously witnessed the precise moment when Qing Han revealed her true self.

Lu Yun walked up to them and shot the effects of two Tranquility Talismans into their bodies, sending a shudder down their spines. Their gazes on Qing Han were no longer fervently heated. While traces of admiration remained, they were much more subdued.

Back to the matter at hand—they’d carefully made their way to Jadeite Manor, lest someone discover their involvement with the ‘shitstirrers’. The Lin Clan would be in a world of trouble if they were seen entering the manor.

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Over the next three days, Lu Yun tore down all of the formations in and outside Jadeite Manor. There were no barriers left to guard the manor, and all cultivators could freely look into the premises.

Of course, they didn’t dare do anything more other than simply observe with their eyes. With Scarlet Ape here, not even origin dao immortals would risk a scan with their consciousness.

At the center of the manor was a small, exceedingly barebones altar. It was less than nine meters tall, and one might’ve taken it as a pile of mere dirt without closer inspection. Lu Yun had somehow acquired a jug of blood, and was pouring it onto the altar, painting it red.

A faint crimson figure made a circle around the manor before disappearing.

“The hearts’ blood of ten thousand spirits!” Scarlet Ape enunciated with its gaze fixed on the blood seeping into the altar. “The blood still lives, which means you took their hearts’ blood while they were still alive. You humans are as cruel as you’ve ever been,” it sneered.

Lu Yun shrugged. “What would you have done if it were you?”

“Kill them before taking their blood,” Scarlet Ape responded like it was stating the obvious. “The blood would be just as potent if it was extracted the moment they die.”

“Man, that’s monster spirits for you.” Lu Yun affected a dramatic sigh. “As bloodthirsty as you’ve ever been. I’m only taking their heart blood, not their lives. Why should I kill them? They were treated after having their blood extracted.”

Scarlet Ape paused.

It’d been Su Xiaoxiao and Xingzi who’d collected the hearts’ blood. Although Dusk Province had been blockaded, the vast North Sea bordered the province and countless living souls called the ocean home. It wasn’t that difficult a task to extract the hearts’ blood of ten thousand creatures.

Lu Yun wasn’t the sort who reacted well to threats. He most resented any attempts at coercion by force. Since the seventeen origin dao immortals had given him an ultimatum and ordered him to leave Destiny City in three days, he wouldn’t comply without giving them a surprise.

During the preparation process, Scarlet Ape had been following Lu Yun around, observing his every move with its eyes and consciousness. The more it saw, the more baffled it was.

Lu Yun reminded it of a human child making cakes out of mud, but instead of using mud, he was playing with the hearts’ blood of a thousand living souls to form a crude altar.

“What exactly are you doing?” Scarlet Ape couldn’t repress his curiosity.

“Remember, we’re enemies,” Lu Yun snorted. “Do you think I’ll reveal my secrets to my enemies?”

Scarlet Ape glared back with fiery eyes but didn’t say anything.

“Alright, it’s been three days. You may leave now.” Lu Yun’s expression turned steely. “Take the Silvermoon Wolfking and silverback gorilla with you.”