"Yes." Wei Kang and Shi Liulan exchanged a glance when they heard the voice coming from the valley, then bowed in unison, respectfully replying.
Following that, the two of them entered the valley together with Nie Tian.
Inside the valley, it was a vast expanse of emptiness. There was nothing in the surroundings except for a weathered old man standing at the center of the valley. His back was hunched, and he was leaning on a dragon head walking stick. His body was trembling unsteadily, as if a gust of wind could topple him over.
Nie Tian's eyes narrowed as he looked at the weathered old man. His heart trembled slightly.
The old man's face was filled with the vicissitudes of life. Although his eyes were murky and dull, if one were to look carefully, they seemed to contain everything and see through everything.
Moreover, Nie Tian did not feel the slightest fluctuation of aura from the old man's body. It was as if the person standing in front of him was an ordinary old man.
However, this was not the most important thing.
The most important thing was that this old man's appearance was extremely similar to Hua Yiru's.
'Could it be that Elder Hua is related to this person?' Nie Tian's brows furrowed as he thought to himself.
The two of them looked so similar that Nie Tian couldn't help but think about it.
"Young man, how should I address you?" The weathered old man, Shi Chanyi, stared at Nie Tian, smiling faintly as he asked.
His tone was calm, as if he was talking about family matters, giving off an amiable feeling.
"Junior is Nie Tian." Nie Tian nodded slightly, bowing slightly to show his respect.
He was extremely curious about the relationship between Shi Chanyi and Hua Yiru.
"Nie Tian, a good name." Shi Chanyi laughed lightly, then stretched out his hand. His aged palm was like a withered tree bark.
Nie Tian froze for a moment before realizing that Shi Chanyi wanted the string of prayer beads. He quickly took it out and handed it to Shi Chanyi.
"Teacher, don't tell me this is the Shi clan's..." Wei Kang's eyes flickered when he saw the string of prayer beads. He seemed to want to say something, but after taking a glance at Nie Tian, he swallowed his words.
"That's right, this is one of the three sacred objects of the Shi Clan, the Great Wish Bodhi Beads." Shi Chanyi didn't hide anything.
Nie Tian looked at Shi Chanyi and his eyes narrowed. His expression was very strange.
He didn't expect that ordinary-looking prayer beads to be one of Shi Clan's three holy artifacts.
What puzzled him even more was that after Shi Chan received the Great Wish Bodhi Bead, his complexion changed. It was as if he had become a different person. His face was ruddy and he seemed younger. Even his body was not as stooped as before.
He was flabbergasted, not knowing what was going on.
Faintly, he guessed that there must be a connection between the Great Wish Bodhi Bead and Shi Chanyi.
There was one more thing that he could not understand. Why was one of the three sacred objects of the Shi Clan, the Great Wish Bodhi Bead, in Hua Yiru's possession?
What was the relationship between Hua Yiru and the Cloud Buddha Sect?
At this time, Shi Chanyi suddenly looked at Nie Tian. After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Yiru Laozu, how is he?"
"Mm?" When Nie Tian heard Shi Chanyi's words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a long time. He thought he had heard wrong.
Shi Chanyi actually said Yiru Laozu. Could it be that this Yiru Laozu was Hua Yiru?
But this was too far-fetched. Although Hua Yiru looked very old, he was definitely younger than Shi Chanyi.
"Nie Tian, don't be confused. The Yiru Laozu that this old man is talking about is the person who gave you the prayer bead." Shi Chanyi looked at Nie Tian and smiled strangely.
"This …" Nie Tian was stunned. He froze on the spot, unable to react for a long time.
How could he have imagined that Hua Yiru was the Cloud Buddha Shi Clan's Laozu!
Nie Tian had never been clear about Hua Yiru's age, but judging from his appearance, Hua Yiru should be around four hundred thousand years old.
But now he knew that Hua Yiru was definitely more than four hundred thousand years old, perhaps even more than four million years old.
The Cloud Buddha Shi Clan had been living in seclusion at the Sea of Bitterness for millions of years. As the Cloud Buddha Shi Clan's Laozu, it was really difficult to guess Hua Yiru's true age.
Generally speaking, even a peak Pseudo Saint powerhouse only had a maximum lifespan of one million years.
It was very unusual for Hua Yiru to live for so long.
Perhaps this was related to his identity as a Starry Sky Emissary.
If Hua Yiru was the Cloud Buddha Shi Clan's Laozu, then it was easy to explain why he had the Great Wish Bodhi Bead in his hand.
However, there was another question in Nie Tian's mind. Since Hua Yiru was the Shi Clan's Laozu, why didn't Hua Yiru come when the Cloud Buddha Shi Clan was living in seclusion at the Sea of Bitterness?
"Nie Tian, Yiru Laozu has his own difficulties, the Cloud Buddha Shi Clan does not blame him." At this time, Shi Chanyi sighed, his eyes looking at Nie Tian, his cloudy eyes releasing a sharp light, "It seems that you are the person Laozu has been looking for."
Nie Tian furrowed his eyebrows and let out a stiff laugh.
It seemed that Shi Chanyi even knew about the Star Essence Stone.
The person Hua Yiru had been looking for, wasn't it the future Star Saint Lord?
It was likely that Hua Yiru had not come to the Sea of Bitterness because he had been looking for Nie Tian.
"The Great Wish Bodhi Bead is one of the Shi Clan's three sacred objects. If it wasn't for the person they trusted the most, like Laozu, it would be impossible for them to give the bead to someone else." Shi Chanyi smiled faintly, "This old man will stop here."
As he spoke, he looked at Nie Tian and asked, "How much do you know about the Scarlet Blood Sacrificial Array?"
"I know a little," Nie Tian nodded, then glanced at Shi Liulan, "I've already told her."
"Teacher, is what he said true?" Shi Liulan's beautiful eyes suddenly trembled, "Does Father really want to use the blood of the sea lords to open the Scarlet Blood Path?"
"It's true," Shi Chanyi nodded. His eyes couldn't help but flicker, as if he was very surprised that the latter had already seen through the Scarlet Blood Sacrificial Array in such a short time since he arrived at the Cloud Buddha Peak.
"It's true." Shi Liulan was stunned, her face filled with shock, but she immediately reacted, shouting, "I want to stop Father!"
After saying that, she turned around, wanting to leave, but Wei Kang stretched out a hand to stop her.
"Liulan, calm down first, let Master finish." Shi Chan waved his hand, indicating for Shi Liulan to calm down, then looked at Nie Tian, asking him to repeat what he knew.
Nie Tian nodded and explained everything he knew about the Crimson Blood Sacrificial Grand Spell Formation.
"You know a lot, but not everything." After listening to Nie Tian, Shi Chan shook his head with a bitter smile, "The Shi family has been preparing for the Scarlet Blood Sacrificial Array for millions of years. To open the entire array, just the blood of a hundred sea lords is far from enough."
"Far from enough!" Nie Tian exclaimed, frowning.
"En." Shi Chan nodded solemnly, "The blood of the sea lords is used to open the array for the first time. Once the array is activated, it will continuously absorb the power of Red Spider Lily."
"And during this period, a large amount of blood sacrifices will be needed."
"This …" Nie Tian frowned, stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "There are only one hundred and eight sea lords in the entire Cliff of the Sea of Bitterness. They are all dead, so where will the blood of the sacrifices come from?"
"What do you think?" Shi Chan's eyes darkened as he asked.
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