Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 555: Chapter 555: Other-Transformation Blood God Demon-Refining Scripture

He slowly rose and walked out of the Quiet Chamber, his steps steady.

The heavy stone door slid open without a sound.

Xu Yunfan’s figure appeared outside the cave residence, directly beneath the massive, shimmering curtain of the protective array.

He didn’t spare the screaming, blood-red figure outside the peak a glance. Instead, he casually raised a hand and, with a deft flick of his fingers, formed an incredibly profound Mantra Seal in the air.

HUMMM!

On the summit of Divine Sky Peak, the enormous Array Eye Thunder Stone, which had been held in check until now, suddenly erupted with brilliant purple light.

Streaks of Thunder Runes, so condensed they seemed solid, shot skyward from all over the mountain. Like dragons come to life, they instantly wove themselves into a vast and impossibly complex network, blanketing the entire peak.

With the formation of the runic network, the terrifying pressure of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment expert—which had weighed down on everyone like a physical mountain—suddenly lifted. It was as if the brilliant thunderbolts had meticulously unraveled it, breaking it down and assimilating it until it was nothing more than a gentle breeze that rustled the plants and the disciples’ sleeves.

’Seeing this, Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but feel a sliver of satisfaction.’ For years, he had dedicated any free time outside of his Cultivation to studying the Array Dao.

With the help of his Attribute Panel, he had already brought his *Initial Understanding of Array Dao* to the level of Perfection.

He had even spent the Contribution Points he’d saved up at Cold Crow Pass to acquire the more advanced *Array Mastery*. Now, his skill had become truly proficient.

The very nature of an Array was to use favorable timing and terrain to leverage the vast power of Heaven and Earth.

It was a way to leverage a tiny amount of effort for a thousand- or even ten-thousand-fold return.

"PHEW..."

All across Divine Sky Peak, the disciples who had narrowly escaped death gasped for breath, their backs soaked in sweat. The fear lingered, but as they looked toward the imposing figure on the summit, their eyes filled with feverish reverence and trust.

Only then did Xu Yunfan raise his eyes. Through the shimmering protective barrier of the array, his cold gaze fell upon the figure standing in the air outside the peak.

The visitor was none other than the current guardian on duty at the Scripture Pavilion.

Blood Demon.

He was nine feet tall, withered and gaunt, yet he was dressed in a loose, scarlet robe that seemed condensed from endless, bloody light. Under the sun, the light on the robe shimmered, as if thousands of resentful souls were struggling and wailing within it.

His face was even more grotesque and strange: one half was plump and supple like an infant’s, while the other was withered and decayed like a corpse. One of his eyes was as green as a serpent’s, the other a murky, deathly white like a dead fish’s. The combination was indescribably evil and terrifying.

He was currently emanating the immense pressure unique to the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Realm, churning the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. A thick stench of blood mixed with bone-chilling resentment, staining half the sky behind him a foul, sanguine hue.

Within that ocean of blood-red light, countless twisted faces could be faintly seen, letting out silent shrieks.

The Blood God’s Demon Refining Scripture.

Xu Yunfan had read about this scripture; cultivating it required no small amount of slaughter.

Although this scripture damaged one’s karmic virtue, if a cultivator could condense a Dao Foundation and form a Sea of Blood, they could conceal their sins within it. They could even weaponize those sins, using the Sea of Blood to corrupt others.

’Utterly vile.’

But Xu Yunfan’s expression remained calm. A faint, mocking smile even touched his lips as he spoke, his voice ringing out clearly, piercing the array to echo between them.

"I was wondering who would dare be so brazen, barking like a mad dog at the gates of my Divine Sky Peak. So it’s you, the old piece of filth from the Scripture Pavilion.

Your disciple offended me and brought his fate upon himself. Some random beast came and took his head. So what?

Instead of chasing after that beast, you, his master, have come here to throw your weight around in front of me?"

His words were cutting, giving no quarter.

’It’s not as if a True Monarch himself has shown up.’ Xu Yunfan had no reason to fear him.

’In the Primordial Sect, if you tolerate a challenge from someone at the same Realm, others will naturally assume you’re an easy target.’

Xu Yunfan would not yield. He *could not* yield.

Yielding even once meant Divine Sky Peak would know no peace.

What’s more, he had the home-field advantage. Divine Sky Peak was protected by countless interlocking arrays he had laid himself, a defense that was in no way inferior to the grand Protective Array at Cold Crow Pass.

Naturally, Xu Yunfan had no fear.

Blood Demon’s green, serpentine eye narrowed into a slit. The muscles on the withered half of his face twitched violently as he let out a hoarse roar, raspy as a broken bellows.

"Bullshit! Don’t stand there twisting the truth! I left an imprint in the plaza outside the Scripture Pavilion.

The way his Destiny was plundered and a calamitous seed was planted just before his death—it carries the distinct traces of the Celestial-Eroding Netherworld Talisman you took from the Scripture Pavilion!

What’s more, it’s mixed with the sickening Thunderbolt aura of your Divine Sky Peak! I searched for five lifetimes of reincarnation to finally find a disciple with such profound Destiny, one whose fate was a perfect match for mine...

I hadn’t even finished grooming him into the perfect Human Cauldron, and you... you bastard! You dare destroy my path to the Dao!

Today, I will perform Soul Extraction and Refinement on you! I’ll turn you into a Blood Soul Puppet, damned for all eternity!"

Members of the same sect in the Primordial Sect were forbidden from harming one another without just cause.

"Human Cauldron? Your path to the Dao?"

Xu Yunfan looked as though he’d just heard the biggest joke in the world. He sneered, the contempt in his eyes growing even deeper.

"Senior Brother Blood, oh Senior Brother Blood, so that was your plan all along.

No wonder that boy looked as if his very Origin had been hollowed out, yet he still possessed profound Destiny and remarkably good innate talent. It turns out it was you all along—an old ghost who has exhausted his own reserves after five reincarnations, whose own aptitude and comprehension rotted away into the mud long ago. You used an Evil Technique to unnaturally accelerate his growth, force-feeding him power, just so you could possess him in the end.

All to get a new body with fresh skin and young bones—a new Human Cauldron to prolong your pathetic existence.

Tsk, tsk. And here I was, wondering why you—a mighty Daoist Master of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, the Guardian Steward of the Scripture Pavilion, no less—would get so worked up that you’d break the rules and come demanding justice at my doorstep. All because Qi Hanfeng said a few words out of line.

So it was just a cornered dog, its path to possession severed, lashing out in desperation!"

Both Blood Demon and Xu Yunfan had spoken with brutal frankness. Qi Hanfeng had been a second body, created by the Blood Demon using a Blood Refining Technique. Now that Xu Yunfan had destroyed it, the Blood Demon was naturally seeking to settle the score.

Xu Yunfan paused. His voice suddenly turned cold, each word a dagger to the heart.

"It’s just a pity that this final life of yours is about to end as well. If you re-enter the Sea of Suffering Reincarnation, I doubt you’ll ever awaken your past-life memories again, will you?

Old Demon, with your paltry skills and twisted mind, who did you think you were fooling? You’re just someone else’s pawn, jumping out now. Perhaps you’re hoping to use my hand to finally put an end to that pathetic delusion of yours?"

’There was no way Qi Hanfeng would have jumped out like that without someone pulling the strings.’ Xu Yunfan was sure of it.

However.

’It had certainly created a problem for him.’

Xu Yunfan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the Blood Demon before him.

’This old bastard’s life is nearly over. He’s already been through five reincarnations, and the karmic impurities are so overwhelming that even his mind and spirit are clouded.’

’He really is the perfect blade for someone else to wield.’

"You insolent pup! How dare you insult me!!"

As if his deepest secret had been stabbed wide open, the plump, infant-like half of the Blood Demon’s face flushed crimson, while the withered, corpselike half turned an even ghastlier shade of grey.

Xu Yunfan’s words were like a poisoned dagger, striking with precision at the secret wound hidden deep within his soul.

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