He had already memorized the layout of the various halls in Sovereign Chen's palace, so it did not take long for him to arrive at the sleeping chamber.
Taking out his token, Zhang Xuan swiped it lightly, and the seal slowly opened. Following which, he walked in.
Sovereign Chen Ling's sleeping chamber was no different from the outside world. It was a spacious courtyard filled with lush vegetation, and the first thing that came into view was a herb garden filled with all kinds of rare medicinal herbs.
Zhang Xuan discreetly scanned the herb garden with his Spiritual Perception, and a deep frown appeared on his forehead.
There were several hundred medicinal herbs in the herb garden, and every single one of them harnessed potent medicinal energy. However, there was no sign of the Dragonscale Grass that Ancient Sage Hao Xun had mentioned earlier.
Could it be that the dragon blood did not exist at all?
Thus, Zhang Xuan instructed the Dragonbone Divine Spear that was disguised as his belt to sense where the dragon blood could be found.
"Lan Ya, what are you waiting for?"
Just as Zhang Xuan was slowly making his way forward, he suddenly heard a voice. Turning his head over, he saw an old man looking at him with a doubtful expression.
The old man appeared to be in his sixties, and his eyes were slightly cloudy. His aura did not seem to be particularly powerful, but it still exerted a pressure on one's soul.
"Ancient Sage 2-dan, Great Philosopher realm?"
Zhang Xuan immediately understood the old man's strength.
He had met dozens of Ancient Sages in the Temple of Confucius, and he had stored the corpses of several Otherworldly Demon Ancient Sages in his storage ring. As such, he was well aware of their cultivation realms.
While the old man before him did not appear to be particularly frightening, his cultivation was actually even higher than Ancient Sage Lan Ya's.
"Yes!"
This thought flashed across Zhang Xuan's mind for a moment before he hurriedly nodded and rushed over.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was behaving strangely, the old man frowned. He took a closer look at Zhang Xuan and confirmed that he was indeed Ancient Sage Lan Ya. Thus, he lowered his voice and said, "Today is the last day, so we mustn't make any mistakes. Otherwise, all of our heads will roll!"
"Un."
Even though Zhang Xuan had no idea what the old man was talking about, he knew that this was not the right time to ask. Thus, he nodded and followed behind the old man into the hall.
There were no Night Illumination Pearls or candles in the hall, making it exceptionally dark. As soon as Zhang Xuan stepped into the hall, he felt as if he had entered another world.
"What a powerful seal!"
Without the slightest change in his expression, Zhang Xuan discreetly scanned the surroundings.
As expected of the lair of Emperor Ling, the talismans were everywhere, sealing the surroundings perfectly. It was as if the entire palace was isolated from the world.
If one did not enter through the door, even an Ancient Sage 3-dan Blood Reincarnation realm cultivator would not be able to peer into the situation here.
At the very center of the hall was a circular altar. Above it was a ball of flames, and seated around it were black-armored Otherworldly Demon cultivators.
They were all Great Sage level cultivators, and there were over a hundred of them.
Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.
While Great Sage experts were not as rare as Ancient Sages, they could still be considered as the pinnacle of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Of the 110,000 Otherworldly Demons that Zhang Xuan had killed back then, there had only been several dozen Great Sage experts in total. Yet, there were actually more than a hundred of them here …
How could a Soul Emperor have such a deep foundation?
"Where's the spring water?" Seeing that Zhang Xuan was still in a daze, the old man frowned. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and release it!"
"Here!"
With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan threw the gourd at the old man.
"Why are you giving it to me?"
Reaching out to take it, the old man froze.
"You can release it!"
Zhang Xuan.
Since he had no idea how to use the gourd, he could very well be exposed if he released it wrongly.
"Emperor Ling has personally instructed that it's against the rules for you to release the gourd!"
The old man said with a frown.
"His Majesty won't blame me for this …" Zhang Xuan laughed dryly.
You must be joking! If I knew how to release the gourd, would I even need you to say such nonsense?
"You …"
The old man was bewildered by Zhang Xuan's words. He was just about to say something when the ground suddenly trembled, and the altar began shaking.
"It's too late …"
With a livid expression, the old man removed the cork from the gourd and shook it lightly.
Hula!
The spring water within the gourd flowed out along the inscriptions on the altar, forming a unique pattern.
Xiong xiong xiong!
As soon as the flames on the altar came into contact with the spring water, they immediately released an astonishing amount of heat, causing the flames to burn even more intensely.
"Hurry up and begin!"
The old man exclaimed. As the flames intensified, the inscriptions began to change.
The Otherworldly Demon Great Sage cultivators around the altar quickly cut their fingers and flicked their blood over.
Weng!
As soon as the blood came into contact with the flames, the flames burned even more ferociously, causing the space around them to distort.
It was at this moment that Zhang Xuan realized that there was a clump of crimson blood at the center of the flames. It seemed like they were using some kind of unique method to refine it.
This clump of blood was roughly the size of a fist, and there was an indignant roar coming from it. It felt as if a massive dragon was circling around it.
"Master, this is the dragon blood … They're refining the dragon blood …"
An anxious voice sounded in Zhang Xuan's ears.
The Dragonbone Divine Spear that had turned into a belt shook in agitation.
"This is the dragon blood?"
Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in astonishment.
He thought that it would take him some effort to find the dragon blood, but who could have thought that it would be so easy?
However, with so many people surrounding the altar, it would be impossible to steal it from them.
"What are they doing?"
After confirming the existence of the dragon blood, Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
To place it on the altar and use the blood and flames of the cultivators to refine it, what were the other party up to?
"It's our turn now. Lan Ya, hurry up!"
Just as Zhang Xuan was perplexed, the old man's voice sounded once more. He quickly turned around, only to see the old man flicking a droplet of his blood essence toward the altar.
Zhang Xuan knew that he would be suspected if he were to slow down, so he quickly took out a droplet of his blood essence and flicked it toward the altar as well.
Tzzzzz!
As soon as the altar swallowed his blood essence, Zhang Xuan felt as if his body had been sapped dry. Turning around, he saw that the old man and the other Great Sage experts were also trembling uncontrollably.
"Not only is the altar swallowing blood essence, it's also able to devour a cultivator's essence, spirit, and aura?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
He finally understood why Ancient Sage Lan Ya was so easy to kill.
He had only contributed a single droplet of his blood essence to the altar, but he had already felt his spirit sapped and his strength sapped significantly. That fellow had been maintaining the altar and contributing his blood essence nonstop for a long time, so his body had probably deteriorated to an unimaginable level.
Under such circumstances, if he were to bump into Zhang Xuan, who possessed a cultivation comparable to an Ancient Sage 1-dan cultivator and wielded an Ancient Sage 1-dan artifact, there was no way he would be able to retaliate in a single move.
It was not that the other party was too pitiful, but Zhang Xuan was simply too powerful. There was simply no way he could hide his excellence.
Roar roar!
After devouring the blood essence of Zhang Xuan and the old man, the image of the dragon within the blood essence grew clearer and clearer. Its roar grew louder and louder, as if it would burst forth at any moment.
"This is …"
Upon seeing this sight, the Dragonbone Divine Spear immediately trembled in agitation and astonishment. "This isn't the purification of the dragon blood. Rather, it's using a unique method to nourish the dragon blood so as to raise its level!"
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