Peak of Howling Moon Mountain.
A figure stood with his hands behind his back. A gentle breeze blew and his robes fluttered. His scarlet hair danced wildly and his eyes were clear and deep like the ocean.
That person had delicate features and looked like a scholar in his twenties. Time did not seem to have left any traces on his face.
However, there was an occasional look of vicissitudes in the depths of his eyes.
Su Zimo looked into the distance with an emotional expression.
The ancients often said that there was no age in the mountains. It was only today that he truly understood that feeling.
For mortals of the mortal world, a hundred years was most likely a lifetime.
However, for Genying Zhenjun who had a lifespan of a thousand years, it was truly nothing much.
Howling Moon Mountain was still rather peaceful after a hundred years.
However, he did not know if anything major happened in the cultivation world or if any paragons or monster incarnates were born.
He did not know if his old friends were doing well.
For the past hundred years, Su Zimo had not slacked off.
His cultivation realm was already at the peak of mid-stage Nascent Soul realm!
For Genying Zhenjun, that cultivation speed was not considered slow.
Most importantly, for the past hundred years, Su Zimo's two Essence Spirits had been nurturing the Creation Qinglian.
Right now, the Creation Qinglian was at Grade 4 as well!
In terms of power, the Grade 4 Creation Qinglian was not weaker than a connate Perfected Lord Dharmic weapon.
Not only that, for the past hundred years, Su Zimo spent most of his attention and effort researching the ancient book left behind by the Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect.
That ancient book recorded the attempts and methods of many predecessors as well as how mortals without spirit roots should cultivate.
Su Hong's death and the plight of the citizens of Yan Country had a huge impact on Su Zimo.
That was the reason why he swore to establish a Dao and change the fates of all living beings in the world!
That Dao was for all living beings without spirit roots to be able to cultivate and control their own fates!
He had gained a lot in the past hundred years!
Actually, be it the immortal, Buddhist or fiend Daos, core formation was the most important threshold.
Su Zimo discovered that as long as he broke through his core formation and cultivated his Essence Spirit, the effects of his spirit root would be negligible.
In other words, the spiritual root was only a stepping stone for cultivation!
The most important thing was to condense a Golden Core under the premise that one did not have a spirit root.
Cultivating to become a demon was naturally possible.
However, Su Zimo couldn't expect all the people in the world to train to the end like him, only to be despised by the majority of Cultivators.
Following this train of thought, Su Zimo studied the ancient book, constantly comprehending and deducing, and really gained quite a bit of insight.
Of course, he did not neglect the Yin Spirit section, the Purple Thunder Manual, and the Vairocana Sutra. He often cultivated and comprehended the Dharma spells and gained some insights from them.
At this moment, a blood-red pillar of light suddenly rose from the distant horizon. It pierced through the clouds and soon disappeared.
This blood-colored light pillar was extremely far away from Howling Moon Mountain, its exact location unknown.
Looking at the dissipating blood light, Su Zimo frowned slightly. A sense of déjà vu appeared in his mind, but it disappeared in an instant.
"Solitary Cloud,"
Su Zimo called out softly.
A figure appeared from the darkness not far behind him. It was the original Territorial Lord of Ghastly River, Su Zimo's current mount, Solitary Cloud!
A hundred years later, Solitary Cloud was still a mid-level fiend demon.
However, his aura seemed to have become purer and the divine light in his eyes was retracted – it was clear that his cultivation had improved greatly!
All these years, Solitary Cloud had been observing from the side when Su Zimo was cultivating.
Each time Su Zimo cultivated the Yin Spirit section of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, he would release the aura of Dragons. For Solitary Cloud, that aura was extremely beneficial!
Su Zimo asked, "Do you know what that blood light that surged into the skies Just Now was?"
"It should be released by the Thousand Year Blood Sea,"
Solitary Cloud replied.
"Thousand Year Blood Sea?" Su Zimo murmured softly.
Solitary Cloud explained, "The Thousand Year Blood Sea is a lake in the center of Thousand Demon Valley. Because it's extremely huge and you can't see the end of it, it's called a sea."
"However, there's something strange about this sea. As time passes by, the color of the sea will turn darker until it reaches its peak after a thousand years – it's as red as blood!"
Su Zimo asked again, "What's the story behind the Thousand Year Blood Sea?"
Solitary Cloud replied, "It's said that the Blood Sea contains the essence blood and souls of demon beasts that died in Thousand Demon Valley for the past thousand years. If fiend demons can cultivate in it, their cultivation will improve at a godly speed! "
"Oh?"
Su Zimo raised his brow and asked instead, "Since that's the case, doesn't that mean that the Blood Sea is a treasure ground where everyone fights for supremacy and fights break out at every moment?"
"That was indeed the case initially. “
Solitary Cloud nodded. "However, later on, the battles were way too tragic and escalated continuously. In fact, there were even high-level Territorial Lords that died one after another. As such, the seven Overlords of Thousand Demon Valley decided to stop fighting and share the Thousand Year Blood Sea."
"The Blood Sea opens once every thousand years and there's a total of 10 spots. The seven Overlords will send their Territorial Lords to fight for those 10 spots."
When he heard that, Su Zimo could not help but ask, "Since the Thousand Year Blood Sea is so good, why don't high-level fiend demons cultivate in it?"
"The energy within the Blood Sea is limited and high-level fiend demons won't be able to improve significantly if they cultivate in it. However, the Essence Spirits and bodies of low-level fiend demons can't withstand the energy of the Blood Sea. Therefore, mid-level fiend demons are naturally the most suitable ones. "
Solitary Cloud pondered for a moment before continuing, "Of course, given Lord Mo's strength, there shouldn't be any issues for him to cultivate in the Blood Sea."
Su Zimo nodded.
In the past hundred years, the Soul Nourishing Blood Ginseng and other items for tempering the soul that he obtained from the ancient battlefield had long been depleted.
Su Zimo's cultivation realm and Creation Qinglian's grade had both reached a bottleneck.
If one were to enter seclusion wholeheartedly after reaching a bottleneck, they might not make any progress even after cultivating for hundreds or thousands of years.
At that time, cultivators had to travel outside.
It could be an opportunity or a huge battle.
Or perhaps, they could achieve an epiphany and break through simply by arriving at an unfamiliar place!
According to Solitary Cloud's words, the opportunity to cultivate in the Thousand Year Blood Sea was not to be missed!
However, there were extremely few spots to cultivate in the Blood Sea and a fierce battle was inevitable if one wanted to fight for a spot!
Su Zimo asked again, "How do we fight for a spot to cultivate in the Blood Sea?"
"The Thousand Demon Meet!"
Solitary Cloud replied, "A Thousand Demon Meet will be held a month later near the Thousand Year Blood Sea. At that time, a few Overlords and many Territorial Lords of Thousand Demon Valley will arrive and it can be considered as a grand event for us demons. "
Solitary Cloud pondered for a moment and continued, "If Lord Mo wants to participate, we'll have to pay a visit to the Overlord of Howling Moon Mountain's territory first!"
Overlords were above Territorial Lords.
There were seven Overlords in Thousand Demon Valley!
Every single Overlord had countless Territorial Lords under them.
Even Solitary Cloud had not seen the Overlord of Howling Moon Mountain's territory before. It was said to be a fiend ape in Ape Chatter Ridge!
"Alright, let's head to Ape Chatter Ridge three days later!"
Now that Su Zimo had made up his mind, he did not hesitate and gave the order right away.
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