"What is this?" A terrified voice echoed from the blood sea, seemingly filled with dread, frightened by the sudden appearance of the vines rising from within.
The blood sea churned, countless human faces surfacing amidst the waves. The blood roiled like surging tides, rising and falling, constantly transforming into sharp arrows, attempting to sever the newly grown roots and branches.
Even blood figures arose from the sea of blood, spewing thick mist that spread outwards, within which the screams of countless ghosts swirled around the growing roots. But in the next moment, they were pierced by countless emerging branches and leaves, their souls scattered and destroyed.
"No! Don't ruin my blood sea!" The terrifying voice from within the blood sea roared, its sound waves stirring up endless tides. Throughout the vast mountain, countless rocks tumbled into the blood sea, splashing waves.
But no matter how turbulent the blood sea became, the giant tree, now hundreds of feet tall, remained as steadfast as a mountain, unaffected in the slightest.
The wooden roots relentlessly devoured the blood sea, the root system sucking up the blood within, then branching out and sprouting leaves in the canopy. If allowed to continue growing, the tree would eventually occupy the entire blood sea.
But just then, a crack split open in the monstrous blood sea. A figure flew out, accompanied by a scarlet, pointed fork.
The fork exuded a sharp aura, seemingly capable of summoning the wails of ghosts. Just as it was about to reach the tree, a beam of white light sliced through the blood sea. The white light struck the fork, pinning it firmly in place. The figure who had flown out glared at the Tai Xuan Mirror, leaping up. His hand transformed into a blood claw, dripping blood and emitting mournful cries, seeking to shatter the Tai Xuan Mirror with a single blow.
But in the next moment, the blood claw was seized by someone, and Jiang Wen looked at him expressionlessly.
"Get down." Jiang Wen kicked the man in the abdomen, sending him crashing heavily back into the blood sea. Blood waves surged, like a meteor impact.
Jiang Wen looked towards the blood sea, a fierce glint in his eyes. His body transformed into a streak of light, landing in the blood sea, his vast aura pushing away the blood within a hundred meters around him.
His gaze fixed on the dark-skinned man who had crashed into the ground, and he strode forward.
"Arrogant child! You don't know the power of the Blood Devil Ancestor! I'll have you die here!" The dark-skinned man's fangs were sharp, his eyes glaring fiercely at Jiang Wen. Seeing him approach, his body underwent a transformation. Countless spikes protruded, turning him into a hedgehog-like creature.
His form expanded to ten feet, and even his aura became sharp. Fangs grew in his mouth, and his eyes widened like bells. As he stomped on the ground, scarlet flames ignited.
"Ha!" The self-proclaimed Blood Devil Ancestor roared, and the blood sea transformed into countless spears, flying towards him.
Jiang Wen, seeing this, was not afraid in the slightest. He flipped and turned, clenching his fist and smashing towards the blood spears.
"Overlapping Waves." With a threatening shout, the force of his fist was like a sharp blade, shattering all the blood spears. His figure was as swift as a ghost, and before the Blood Devil Ancestor could react, Jiang Wen was already close.
"Heaven Splitting."
Golden light flashed between Jiang Wen's eyebrows, his eyes like blazing suns. Everything he saw was transformed into a world of black and white.
The Blood Devil Ancestor's movements became incredibly slow, and Jiang Wen could clearly see the expression on his face. He extended his finger, pointing directly at the Blood Devil Ancestor's chest, and in an instant, the black and white colors in his vision receded, gathering at his fingertip. He saw the black and white light transform into a long line, splitting the entire blood sea apart.
The Blood Devil Ancestor stood there in a daze, his eyes staring blankly at Jiang Wen. A gurgling cough of blood came from his throat, his expression one of disbelief.
"You, you are a celestial..."
Before the Blood Devil Ancestor could finish speaking, his body gradually crumbled. Finally, he turned into countless dust particles, merging into the blood sea.
The blood sea slowly returned to its original state. But without the Blood Devil Ancestor, the strange creatures within the blood sea could no longer regenerate. Jiang Wen calmed his magic power, looking at the things that the Blood Devil Ancestor had dropped. He picked them up and held them in his hand, only to realize that it was a storage bag.
"I wonder how many good things this Blood Devil Ancestor has stored," Jiang Wen weighed the storage bag in his hand, then put it into his pocket. Then, he looked at Hongluan and A'Gu, who were still engaged in fierce battle. They were gradually gaining the upper hand.
Without helping the two, Jiang Wen came to the tree that was constantly extending its roots, reaching out and stroking the body of the now-grown locust tree. It gradually broke through the upper layer, its roots firmly binding the rock layers within Buzhou Mountain.
"Then stay. I'll come back to pick you up when I'm done with my business," Jiang Wen said with a smile.
Little Ziyun nodded happily and started dancing. Finally, she jumped off Jiang Wen's hand and disappeared into the trees as a green light.
After sending Little Ziyun away, Jiang Wen looked at the blood sea realm. He was able to take down the Blood Devil Ancestor so easily thanks to Ziyun's characteristics.
Ziyun is an extremely Yin locust tree, restraining all Yin and evil things in the world. Although the blood sea is vast, it is an extremely Yin and evil thing, which happens to be restrained by Ziyun.
This boundless blood sea became Ziyun's food, turning into nourishment for her expansion. When the blood sea is sucked dry by Little Ziyun, it is unknown what it will become. Perhaps it can become an independent existence like Ziyun, adding another locust essence to the Jingxu Temple.
"Blood Devil Ancestor? I've never heard of him before. I'll ask Hongluan later, maybe she knows a thing or two." Jiang Wen thought of the Blood Devil Ancestor, and he was also a little interested in him. Being able to open up a blood sea within Buzhou Mountain, it's hard not to suspect that he has a close relationship with the person who caused the disaster.
After Hongluan and A'Gu cleaned up all the blood monsters, they landed on the roots, marveling at the towering locust tree.
Seeing Jiang Wen approaching, they both revealed relaxed expressions.
"How was the result of the fight?" Hongluan asked curiously.
Jiang Wen smiled without saying a word, just took out the Blood Devil Ancestor's storage bag and threw it to her: "Let's see what good things are inside."
"You actually killed him? I still underestimated you." Hongluan took the storage bag and sighed at Jiang Wen. She untied the binding of the storage bag, opened the gap, and checked what was inside.
But the more she looked, the stranger it became, and she occasionally looked at Jiang Wen.
"Why are you looking at me?" Jiang Wen asked.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, do you know whose storage bag this is?" Hongluan said.
"That person called himself the Blood Devil Ancestor, and I don't know which family he is from. I'm just asking you to see if you have any understanding."
"Blood Devil Ancestor? Hiss, isn't that the Zheng Shen Dao disciple who committed murder hundreds of years ago? I heard at that time that he had already reached the Perfect Life Fire Realm, and now he is probably at the Dao Palace Realm."
Hongluan had a feeling of surviving a disaster, and by the way, she glanced at Jiang Wen.
This person can even kill monks in the Dao Palace, which is really a bit scary.
