Chapter 463: Chapter 160: Shopkeeper Shen Enters the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm

Following that, Lin Jing directly placed the flawless Nirvana Elixir into the Pure Jade Box.

After securing it, Lin Jing then stored the remaining elixir medicines in other jade boxes.

With this, the alchemy session finally concluded.

Lin Jing had to leave this place next.

He needed to find Xu Ye to prepare for departing from the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.

After exiting the System Space, Lin Jing left his cave dwelling and flew towards Xu Ye’s cave dwelling by the Sea of Blood.

Having not emerged for several years, the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm was still as usual, with the sky filled with blood qi and everywhere deathly still.

Continuing on his journey, Lin Jing arrived at Xu Ye’s cave dwelling.

Upon seeing Lin Jing, Xu Ye was overjoyed.

Xu Ye sized up Lin Jing and then said,

“Lin Daoyou,”

“have you sensed the Heavenly Tribulation?”

Lin Jing nodded and then said,

“Yes,”

“I think we can also prepare to start the Tribulation.”

Xu Ye nodded and said,

“If Lin Daoyou hadn’t emerged from your seclusion, I was planning to come find you.”

Lin Jing, puzzled, looked towards Xu Ye and asked,

“Has something happened recently?”

Xu Ye nodded and said,

“Yes,”

“more and more people have been sent here over the years, and up to now, nine hundred and eighty have been sent; only twenty more, and it will be full.”

After hearing this, Lin Jing frowned and said,

“It’s already that many?”

Xu Ye nodded and replied,

“Indeed,”

“and there’s one more thing.”

“Since you began your closed-door cultivation, I also continued practicing without a break, and my sensing of the Heavenly Tribulation has been getting stronger.”

“I planned to attempt the Tribulation myself if Lin Daoyou could not sense the Heavenly Tribulation.”

“But now that you also feel the Heavenly Tribulation Power, together the two of us should be quite secure.”

Lin Jing nodded then asked,

“Next,”

“is there anything else we need to prepare for?”

Xu Ye stated,

“Of course,”

“to avoid interference during our Tribulation, we need to release this news.”

“We need to find some people to act as protectors for us!”

Lin Jing frowned and said,

“Could it be at this time, some people still want to make trouble and don’t want to get out?”

Xu Ye lightly nodded and said,

“The human heart is unpredictable; anything could happen. We have to be vigilant.”

“Additionally, when I entered here, I made quite a few enemies. If I successfully ascend to the Nascent Soul Stage, it will likely frighten certain people.”

“So, they might very well do something during our Tribulation.”

“Because for some, they only need to use the Heavenly Tribulation to open the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm and do not want another Nascent Soul Stage enemy.”

After hearing this, Lin Jing nodded in agreement and said,

“I understand,”

“then we will do as you suggest, Xu Daoyou,”

After finishing his words, Lin Jing discussed further with Xu Ye, and then they prepared to go out.

But just at that moment, a clamorous noise came from outside,

along with a huge commotion.

Upon hearing this, both Lin Jing and Xu Ye frowned.

“Such a big commotion, don’t they fear attracting blood corpses?”

Lin Jing and Xu Ye exchanged a look.

Then Xu Ye said,

“Let’s go,”

“we should go out and see what exactly is happening.”

Saying this, they both left the cave and flew out.

No sooner had they emerged, than a person on a flying sword raced towards them at high speed.

Behind them, several other cultivators were in pursuit.

Upon seeing Lin Jing and the others, the pursuers urgently called out,

“Fellow cultivators, please help us stop that person…”

“It was he who tricked us into entering this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm…”

Upon hearing this, Lin Jing quickly looked towards the person in front.

This person’s appearance was partly concealed by their clothing, and perhaps out of panic, the covering wasn’t complete, leaving a small part exposed.

Even so, that small part of the cheek that Lin Jing could see felt oddly familiar.

As Lin Jing was pondering, Xu Ye next to him had already charged forward.

Xu Ye brandished his flying sword, slashing directly at the person.

To defend oneself, the person had to halt their flight and hastily deal with it.

However,

as the person was defending, the covering on their clothing slipped, revealing their face.

Lin Jing then clearly saw that, indeed, the person was Shen, the shopkeeper who had tricked them into coming here.

Xu Ye had charged forward, most likely because he recognized the person.

Both Xu Ye and Shopkeeper Shen were at the peak of the Golden Core Stage.

Confronted by Xu Ye’s interception, Shopkeeper Shen dared not take him lightly, engaging with full effort.

Xu Ye, even more relentless, manipulated his flying sword in a dance of slashing, leaving Shopkeeper Shen fatigued from defending.

At that moment,

several other cultivators also rushed over.

In the blink of an eye, they surrounded Shopkeeper Shen.

Seeing the situation, Shopkeeper Shen grew even more panicky, and his magical treasures were even knocked away by Xu Ye.

Shopkeeper Shen was also struck, and he couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, wilting considerably.

Shortly thereafter, Xu Ye, with a stern face, controlled his flying sword, thrusting it towards Shopkeeper Shen, aiming to slay him on the spot.

Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Shen hurriedly spoke up, saying,

“You mustn’t…”

“…You can’t kill me, I know the way out.”

Upon hearing Shopkeeper Shen say this, the others surrounding him also hastily pleaded,

“Xu Daoyou…”

“Please show mercy, spare his life for now and see what he has to say?”

It seemed that these people likely knew Xu Ye as well.

Xu Ye looked up at that moment, fixing his gaze on the one who had just spoken, saying,

“Fine…”

“Let’s listen to what Wu Daoyou suggests.”

And then, the cultivator surnamed Wu also spoke up, saying,

“Xu Daoyou, your cultivation is profound, and shortly, we might need Xu Daoyou’s assistance to interrogate these few individuals.”

Hearing the words of the cultivator surnamed Wu, Xu Ye felt puzzled and thus asked,

“Wu Daoyou, what do you mean by ‘these few individuals’?”

The cultivator surnamed Wu replied,

“Referring to Shopkeeper Shen and his accomplices, who were also teleported here earlier…”

Just as the cultivator surnamed Wu finished speaking, a violent surge of magical power suddenly erupted from the direction of the Sea of Blood beach.

Lin Jing, Xu Ye, and the other cultivators quickly turned their heads to look in the direction of the intense fluctuation.

They saw in the skies above the distant Sea of Blood beach, a fire dragon formed out of condensed spiritual power had appeared out of nowhere.

Clearly, someone had unleashed a high-powered spell.

Using a high-powered spell within the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm would undoubtedly attract the blood corpses, and that spellcaster would surely be doomed to death.

At this moment, even Shopkeeper Shen’s complexion turned ashen as he looked toward the massive fire dragon made of spiritual power.

Then, Xu Ye turned back and asked the cultivator surnamed Wu,

“Do you have people pursuing Shopkeeper Shen’s accomplices?”

The cultivator surnamed Wu nodded and responded,

“Yes…”

After speaking, he looked towards the great fire dragon and added,

“However, considering the situation…”

“Things over there look grim; it might involve quite a few of our fellow cultivators.”

Xu Ye looked at the fire dragon and nodded as well.

Then, Xu Ye formed a hand seal, and at once, a red light appeared in his hand which he then shot directly into Shopkeeper Shen’s body.

Afterward, Xu Ye said to the cultivator surnamed Wu,

“I have placed a restriction within him. Wait here for a moment. I will go over there and see what’s happening.”

The cultivator surnamed Wu nodded and said,

“Alright…”

“Thank you for this, Xu Daoyou.”

Xu Ye nodded, and then said to Lin Jing,

“Lin Daoyou, please wait here for a bit. I will be back shortly.”

Lin Jing nodded and replied,

“Okay…”

As soon as Lin Jing finished speaking, Xu Ye had already flown away.

…

…

Xu Ye didn’t take long to return, and when he did, he was followed by a formidable procession of several dozen people.

Among them, two were bound by a special magical treasure.

Seeing Xu Ye’s return, the cultivator surnamed Wu, along with a few people, and still holding Shopkeeper Shen, walked towards Xu Ye.

Soon, both parties gathered together.

Then, from the crowd opposite them, the two bound individuals were brought into the middle and placed next to Shopkeeper Shen.

At that time, Xu Ye asked,

“Out with it, who are you serving…”

“And also, how exactly can we get out of here?”

Shopkeeper Shen and his accomplices, under the angry gaze of the crowd, couldn’t help feeling a little guilty.

After all, many here had been deceived by them or forcibly brought here.

However, Shopkeeper Shen had never imagined there would come a day when he himself would be brought into the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.

Amidst the furious glares of the crowd, Shopkeeper Shen said,

“Actually, we were acting on behalf of Master Ling Yi.”

“Master Ling Yi instructed us to deceive you all into coming here.”

“As for the person behind Master Ling Yi, I do not know, nor have I ever seen them…”

…

…

With Shopkeeper Shen’s confession, everyone finally understood.

It turned out Master Ling Yi had found Shopkeeper Shen and several others, instructing them to deceive many cultivators into coming to the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm through the guise of a trade meeting.

If they could bring the number up to a thousand cultivators, Master Ling Yi would grant them the method to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, allowing them all to reach the Nascent Soul Stage.

Actually.

Why specifically they had to bring people into the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, they weren’t very sure.

They thought everything would go smoothly.

What they didn’t anticipate was being tricked by Master Ling Yi, who sent them here as well.

That was the reason they appeared in this place.

At that moment, Xu Ye suddenly spoke up, asking the cultivator surnamed Wu,

“How many people did they teleport in this time?”

The cultivator surnamed Wu replied,

“Nineteen…”

“They teleported in nineteen people this time.”

“Nineteen…” Xu Ye murmured.

“One short.”

Then, Xu Ye questioned Shopkeeper Shen once more,

“How exactly can we get out of the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm?”

Facing the furious crowd, Shopkeeper Shen dared not delay, quickly explaining,

“Within the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, only by invoking the Heavenly Tribulation can we break out of the realm and leave.”

Xu Ye’s brow furrowed, and he stared coldly at Shopkeeper Shen, saying,

“Tell me something I don’t know…”

Shopkeeper Shen then said,

“The Devouring Spirit Blood Realm is located at the entrance of an ancient ruin.”

“We cannot use a teleportation array to leave from within the realm, but outside of the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, there’s a special teleportation array that allows departure…”