"I once heard that, over three thousand years ago, there was a first-level island named Blood Transformation Island that gave birth to two Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. Its power surged drastically, even surpassing Fusang Island to dominate the East Sea. Its influence covered several first-level islands and ultimately proclaimed itself as the Blood Transformation Sect, rather than Blood Transformation Island," Ni Mu said while looking at the Blood Demon Ancestor in the sky.

"Heh, indeed! Back then, the fame of my Blood Transformation Sect was known throughout the East Sea; who didn't know, who hadn't heard? I just regret that my foolish junior brother attracted the great enemy, Shura Master, to our sect. Otherwise, why would our sect have disappeared from the East Sea, unable to rise again to this day?" The Blood Demon Ancestor looked up and laughed bitterly.

"That's not right. If what you say is true, that you did not dare to rebuild the Blood Transformation Sect while Shura Master was alive, and considering Shura Master has perished for three thousand years now, you, as one Returning Void, why haven't you thought of rebuilding the Blood Transformation Sect these three thousand years?" Luo Qi shook his head and asked.

"You think I didn't want to? When I fought Shura Master back then, I barely escaped with my life, but my physical body was nearly destroyed. I had no choice but to use a secret technique to merge my Divine Soul with the Blood Puppet Armor, thus barely surviving within the armor," the Blood Demon Ancestor said candidly.

"And what about Yuan Wuji? How did the Blood Realm Venerables die? You being alive today must be because you've devoured who knows how many people's lives. You disseminating the inheritance of the Blood Transformation Sect is probably to have those who wear the Blood Puppet Armor ready as vessels for your descent to this world at any time!" Luo Qi continued.

"So what if it is? Over three thousand years, how many sects have risen and fallen, all like fleeting clouds! As long as I, the ancestor, am alive, our Blood Transformation Sect's inheritance will never break. And I only absorb the Qi-Blood of the chosen new Sect Leaders and their subordinates when they are on the brink of death. If it weren't for your aggressive pursuit today, why would I have even shown myself?" The Blood Demon Ancestor sneered defiantly.

In the Shura Blood Devouring Map, the Blood Shadow, upon hearing this conversation, fell silent. After a moment, a lengthy, lamenting sigh faintly drifted out.

"You say it's for the sake of the sect's inheritance, but in the end, isn't it just for your own immortality? The Blood Transformation Sect hasn't been rebuilt in three thousand years. Isn't it because each sect leader has been devoured by you as Blood Food? Island Master Luo, stop listening to his nonsense. He's just delaying to refine the Mana of the Blood Realm Venerable and others!" Yuan Ming pointed out sharply.

"Regardless, today there must be a conclusion!" Luo Qi spoke, while he spurt a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Daluo Chessboard, then waved a spell toward the chessboard.

The chessboard phantom in the air suddenly swelled again, a series of black and white spiritual lights crisscrossing and once more ensnaring the Blood Demon Ancestor's figure.

Simultaneously, from the center of the Daluo Chessboard below, a white chess piece flew out and swiftly grew to over thirty feet in size, instantly exploding into thousands of white chess rains, blanketing the sky and striking toward the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Unexpectedly, the Blood Demon Ancestor suddenly burst into laughter, the Blood Light in his palm condensed into a long blade, and with a slight slash, waves of blade glow swept out, appearing like a vast bloody curtain that dyed the sky a filthy red.

The next instant, as the white chess pieces swarmed in, the sound of gold and iron clashing resounded.

Hundreds of white chess pieces easily turned the blade glow slashed by the Blood Demon Ancestor into a sieve but were also tainted by the corrupt blood qi contained in the blade glow, losing their spirituality and falling one after another.

Seeing this, Luo Qi immediately pointed, and another large wave of black chess pieces abruptly appeared, blanketing the sky as they struck toward the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Facing these black pieces that could harm the Divine Soul, the Blood Demon Ancestor seemed especially wary, quickly retracting the blade and, with a flicker of his form, transformed into countless Blood Shadows, chaotically flying around within the phantom of the chessboard, trying to dodge the crisscrossing black and white spiritual lights and leave the range of the Great Array.

Luo Qi immediately controlled the black pieces to split into several waves to pursue, but couldn't keep up with the speed of the Blood Shadows.

"Fellow Daoists, take these black and white pieces and enter the formation, lend me your strength, we cannot let him escape!" Luo Qi shouted, simultaneously flicking his right hand, scattering several pairs of black and white chess pieces, flying toward Yuan Ming and others.

Yuan Ming caught the black and white chess pieces with both hands and immediately activated them; then, a layer of black and white spiritual light enveloped him as he rushed into the phantom of the chessboard.

Ni Mu also caught the black and white chess pieces but hesitated for a moment; however, soon he made up his mind, flipping his hand to take out three palm-sized glazed bottles, opening the stoppers, and releasing a person from each—it was the striking female cultivator always by Ni Mu's side, as well as Ancestor Ming Quan and Qiong Hai Island Master.

The moment they appeared and saw the situation around them, they were greatly shocked, but before they could ask anything, they saw Ni Mu's lips move slightly, apparently transmitting a message to them.

Very quickly, the attractive female cultivator nodded and actively plucked a pair of black and white chess pieces from the air.

Ming Quan and the other's expressions changed for a while, but eventually, they also gritted their teeth and plucked the black and white chess pieces.

Just then, another person flew down, stopping next to Ni Mu.

"Elder brother," the man greeted Ni Mu with a bow.

Seeing it was Wu Yuezhi, Ni Mu nodded, "You've come at the right time, follow me into the array to eradicate the Blood Demon Ancestor."

Wu Yuezhi silently nodded, about to take the black and white chess pieces, but as he looked up, his eyes met Luo Qi's.

In an instant, Luo Qi's eyes flickered with surprise, confusion, and anger, while Wu Yuezhi said nothing, simply lowering his head and slipping behind Ni Mu.

Luo Qi frowned, his lips moved slightly, but ultimately he said nothing more.

As Ni Mu and others charged into the formation, the Blood Shadows created by the Blood Demon Ancestor were successively chased down and annihilated, leaving less than fifty in number. Yet, his original body still had not appeared, and it was unknown within which Blood Shadow he was hiding.

"Blood Shadow, what is this move, and how can it be countered?" Yuan Ming silently asked in his mind while he was chasing the Blood Demon Ancestor.

However, the Blood Shadow within the Shura Blood Devouring Map remained silent without any response.

Yuan Ming frowned secretly, but he also knew that Blood Shadow was not intentionally disobeying; rather, it might have been dispirited by something the Blood Demon Ancestor had said.

At that moment, he had no time to persuade, so he could only sigh and guess the Blood Demon Ancestor's intentions on his own.

Now that Yuan Ming and the others had entered the Formation, even if the Blood Demon Ancestor could avoid them, he would eventually have to face their siege. Conjuring the Blood Shadow was just a temporary measure, and he was probably looking for a way to escape.

Suddenly, Yuan Ming thought of something, looked up abruptly, and called out to Wulu, "No, Wulu, be careful of the Blood Puppet Armor!"

The moment he spoke, he saw Wulu's body stiffen, his hands uncontrollably seizing the chess piece floating in front of him. A large amount of murky blood qi emerged on the Blood Puppet Armor, contaminating and corroding the chess piece.

In the phantom of the chessboard, a white chess piece suddenly froze, then shattered into spirit light and dispersed, and the phantom of the chessboard also seemed to be affected, shaking violently and revealing three small cracks.

Luo Qi was startled and quickly started casting spells to repair the cracks, but just then, a streak of Blood Light appeared next to the crack. The prepared Blood Demon Ancestor didn't wait for Luo Qi to mend the Formation and instantly burst out of the Formation, flying to Wulu's side.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming immediately locked onto the original body of the Blood Demon Ancestor with his Divine Sense and recklessly flew towards him.

The Blood Demon Ancestor still wanted to say something, but seeing Yuan Ming's aggressive approach, he hesitated and quickly swept up Wulu with his sleeve before turning into a streak of Blood Light and fleeing towards the horizon.

Yuan Ming was certainly not willing to let him go; he pursued relentlessly while taking out the Thunder God Hammer and the God Bombarding Cone to try to stop the Blood Demon Ancestor.

But right then, a space crack suddenly appeared next to the Blood Demon Ancestor.

The Blood Demon Ancestor quickly flashed into it, instantly disappearing without a trace.

Yuan Ming was both shocked and furious. He immediately smashed the Thunder God Hammer onto the God Bombarding Cone, sending dozens of bolts of thunder slicing down, but they couldn't stop the space crack from quickly closing and completely disappearing.

No one had expected this turn of events, and everyone's expressions turned gloomy.

Now, the Blood Demon Ancestor had fled into the space crack, his life and death unknown, and his whereabouts a mystery. It was clearly impossible to continue their siege on him for the time being.

Yuan Ming angrily glanced at the location where the space crack had appeared, but he also sighed deeply, put away his Magic Treasures, and flew back to the others.

Meanwhile, beside Ni Mu, Ancestor Ming Quan examined Yuan Ming's face with a slight frown, then suddenly took out a Jade Ring and quietly began to cast a spell.

Yuan Ming immediately sensed some fluctuations sweeping over his body, and his gaze fell on Ancestor Ming Quan, making him wary, thinking that the latter might take advantage of the chaos to attack. Although he didn't feel any War Intent emanating from him, he remained cautious.

However, the scene that unfolded next puzzled Yuan Ming.

In the center of the Jade Ring, a spirit light suddenly emerged, slightly quivering before splitting into two, one green and one purple. The green one was faint like a firefly, while the purple one was bright like a candle.

Ancestor Ming Quan, seeing this, was startled, seemingly unable to believe his own eyes, and activated the Jade Ring again, yet ended up with the same result.

While Yuan Ming was still puzzled, Ancestor Ming Quan hesitated for a moment, then suddenly flew towards him.

"Fellow Daoist, please hold. May I ask if your surname is Yuan?" he asked, clasping his hands.

Yuan Ming was not in a good mood, so he did not show a pleasant expression, "What does it matter if it is or isn't?"

A hint of indignation flashed in Ancestor Ming Quan's eyes, but feeling the aura Yuan Ming was emitting at the moment, he did not react impulsively.

"I am Ming Quan of Chang Chun Temple. I once had an inferior disciple who offended a Fellow Daoist named Yuan Ming in Central Plains Da Jin and was killed by him in public. Seeing that you look similar to that Yuan Ming and both cultivate the Nine Elements Technique, I had to ask," Ancestor Ming Quan said cautiously.

He was polite, but Yuan Ming knew that Ancestor Ming Quan obviously recognized him and initially wanted to confront him. However, this behavior was merely due to his concern about Yuan Ming's strength.

"Fellow Daoist, it seems it's not just a simple question, is it? Taking out your Magic Treasure so early, are you planning to make a move against me?" Yuan Ming asked deliberately.

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