The explosion of the red talisman's power yesterday had caused a huge commotion. Zhou Ran naturally sensed it, but he didn't dare to investigate because those who could use the red talisman were either from the Red Talisman Association or from Saint Blood Mountain. How could he have a good ending if he got involved?
At that time, he was worried about Xiang Yin and her sister because the commotion came from Listening Snow Peak.
But after hearing Xiang Yin's words, he learned that the one who used the red talisman was a late-stage Yue Yao from Saint Blood Mountain. Not only did she fail to do anything to Lu Ye, she was even killed!
To be able to survive the red talisman's power and even kill the enemy, such strength was undoubtedly worth relying on!
Looking at Lu Ye in awe, Zhou Ran said, "Does High Lord plan to gather the people scattered outside?"
He was a smart person, so how could he not have guessed Lu Ye's intentions after seeing Xiang Yin and her sister come to him?
"That's right!" Lu Ye nodded.
Zhou Ran said, "Since that's the case, we can't miss out on Wang Taisheng. Although that old man is a little old, he's not weak. If High Lord is at ease, leave this matter to me. I have some personal relations with him!"
Xiang Yin immediately scolded, "Zhou Ran, you and Wang Taisheng don't get along well, so you were just putting on an act for us sisters."
Zhou Ran chuckled, "Your sisterly relationship is deep, so Old Wang and I naturally have to form an alliance."
Xiang Yin curled her lips, "Look at your thick eyebrows and big eyes, it turns out you're also a cunning guy!" After saying that, she turned to look at Lu Ye, waiting for his orders.
Lu Ye thought for a moment, then said, "Xiang Yin, come with me."
Xiang Yin understood, "Yes!"
She instantly understood why Lu Ye wanted her to come with him — if Wang Taisheng wasn't willing to submit, then he would eliminate him completely!
For Lu Ye, there were two forces in this world that he needed to contend with. His foundation was still shallow, so he had to eliminate all uncontrollable factors in advance to prevent Wang Taisheng from joining Saint Blood Mountain in the future and becoming his enemy.
Xiang Yin and Zhou Ran left.
Lu Ye and Xuan Yu stayed at Black Prison Cliff for the time being.
Half a day later, Xiang Yin returned.
Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng also came back together.
There weren't too many twists and turns on this trip. After Zhou Ran went to see Wang Taisheng, she only said a few words to him and Wang Taisheng agreed to surrender. This made many of the words that Zhou Ran had prepared useless.
Out of curiosity, Zhou Ran asked for the reason. Only then did Wang Taisheng explain, "It has always been rumored that after the Red Talisman Association and Saint Blood Peak have a victor, the seal on this world will be broken. However, after so many years, even though Saint Blood Peak has a huge advantage on the surface, they still haven't been able to destroy the Red Talisman Association. I'm afraid that Blazing Heaven doesn't have the ability to do so. This old man understands Blazing Heaven. He only has the advantage of being the first to enter this world. However, this newcomer is different. His future prospects are much brighter than Blazing Heaven's. Perhaps one day, he will be able to replace Blazing Heaven. When that time comes, the Red Talisman Association will have no reason to survive. "
Only then did Zhou Ran understand. In Wang Taisheng's opinion, Lu Ye might be the key to destroying the Red Talisman Association in the future. Once the Red Talisman Association was gone, the seal on this world would be broken. At that time, the cultivators who were trapped here would naturally be able to leave.
Zhou Ran thought about it carefully and found that Wang Taisheng's words made a lot of sense. This made her even more determined to follow Lu Ye.
In fact, in Wang Taisheng's opinion, the most effective way was for Lu Ye to lead them to Saint Blood Peak and use the Saint Blood Peak's resources to cultivate and grow stronger. After all, if they were to fight against the Red Talisman Association, the Blood Race's Divine Nature would not be of any use.
However, he knew that it was impossible for Blazing Heaven to allow Lu Ye to live under his nose. Coupled with the fact that he'd found out from Zhou Ran that Saint Blood Peak had already launched an attack against Lu Ye, it was even more impossible for Lu Ye to lead them to seek refuge with Saint Blood Peak.
Wang Taisheng only had one wish, and that was to leave this damned place before his lifespan ran out.
In Black Prison Cliff, Lu Ye sat upright and looked at the four people on his left and right.
In just two short days, he already had four Great Generals under his command, and each of them had strength at the late Moon Jade Realm!
Of course, there was no need to doubt the loyalty of Xiang Yin and her sister. However, Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng were different from them.
Lu Ye had gathered people mainly to deal with the cultivators of Saint Blood Peak. Since this was the case, the Divine Nature of his subordinates was very important. After all, if they were to fight against Saint Blood Peak in the future, having a strong Divine Nature would give them a great advantage.
Thus, the first thing Lu Ye needed to do was increase their Divine Nature. At the same time, he needed to eliminate the possibility that they would betray him in the future.
As he was thinking, two drops of golden blood seeped out from his fingertips and he flicked them towards Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng. He ordered, "Refine them!"
He didn't discuss anything with them. Although this was very risky and might even cause Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng to pay with their lives, the current situation did not allow him to be soft-hearted.
Looking at the drops of golden blood floating towards them, Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng were bewildered because they had never seen it before.
But soon, Zhou Ran revealed a happy expression because he vaguely sensed that the changes in Xiang Yin and her sister's Divine Nature were definitely related to the golden blood in front of him!
So he didn't hesitate and cupped his fists with a happy expression, "Many thanks, High Lord!" He didn't think that refining this treasure would be so risky.
Wang Taisheng had thought about it even more, but how could he refuse in the current situation? Since he had come to seek refuge, he naturally had to show his sincerity. He immediately cupped his fists and said, "Yes!"
The two of them each obtained a drop of golden blood and rushed out of their cave dwellings to refine it. Soon, intense magic power fluctuations came from nearby and Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng's pitiful cries could be heard.
"High Lord, you can't be so biased …" Xiang Yin looked at Lu Ye with a pitiful expression.
Lu Ye had never seen such a person before!
Logically speaking, Xiang Yin had experienced the dangers of refining golden blood and should be well aware of the dangers involved. She had been lucky enough to succeed once and should have avoided it, but now she actually took the initiative to ask for it.
As she spoke, she came over and grabbed Lu Ye's arm and began to shake it, "High Lord, give us sisters some too."
Lu Ye had warned her before not to play tricks in front of him, and she had agreed in horror.
But that was then and this was now. At that time, she hadn't refined the golden blood and wasn't considered one of Lu Ye's people. She was only afraid of his abuse of power.
But now, things were different. After refining Lu Ye's golden blood, she was his woman in the truest sense of the word. So what if she acted coquettishly?
She believed that Lu Ye wouldn't vent his anger on her because of this.
"No, you've just refined it. It's too risky to refine it again!" Lu Ye remained unmoved.
Every time a Blood Race member refined a sacred blood, they would walk the line between life and death. It wasn't easy for him to find useful subordinates, so how could he be willing to let these sisters take another risk?
Xiang Yin hugged Lu Ye's arm tightly and shook it with all her might. Her fierce elasticity caused Lu Ye's heart to skip a beat. She said in a coquettish voice, "But High Lord, we sisters were the first to submit to you, so we've only shared a single drop. If the two of them get a drop each, their holiness will be stronger than ours. This isn't fair."
"There's no fairness in this matter!" Lu Ye's expression was cold.
Xiang Yin lowered her body and knelt in front of Lu Ye. She looked up at him with a pious expression as if she was looking at her own sky. "High Lord, please give us sisters a drop each. As long as we each have a drop, we'll do anything you want …"
As she spoke, her coquettish eyes were like silk.
Lu Ye didn't have a temper. He looked up at Xuan Yu and said, "Manage your sister well!"
Xuan Yu stammered and lowered her head. "High Lord, I feel … refining a sacred blood isn't as dangerous as you say. Although the process is difficult, refining another drop … shouldn't be a problem!"
Lu Ye stared at Xuan Yu, dumbstruck. He never would've thought that the elder sister would stand on the same side as the younger sister on this matter.
After pondering for a moment, Lu Ye said, "If you want sacred blood, sure!"
Xiang Yin's eyes lit up.
However, Lu Ye changed the topic. "If Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng succeed in refining the sacred blood and return, I'll give each of you a drop of sacred blood. But if either of them fails, don't mention this matter again!"
Xiang Yin jumped up in joy. "High Lord, you said it yourself!"
She quickly stood up from the ground and called out to her sister. "Let's go and cheer them up!"
Xuan Yu stepped forward and followed.
Lu Ye coldly watched from the sidelines.
In his opinion, Zhou Ran's success rate in refining sacred blood was still somewhat high. After all, he was still in the prime of his life. However, he didn't know how high the success rate would be. Perhaps he would fail and die.
However, Wang Taisheng's success rate was obviously not high.
Between the two of them, the best result was that one of them succeeded. The worst result was that both of them failed. As for both of them succeeding, Lu Ye felt it was unrealistic.
But in this kind of environment, if he wanted to gather loyal subordinates, letting them refine his sacred blood was the only way.
Time flew by.
After half a day, Lu Ye looked up in astonishment. Although his vision was blocked, his divine sense wasn't affected.
He sensed Wang Taisheng's aura …
Wang Taisheng had actually succeeded in refining his sacred blood!
This surprised Lu Ye because it was a little different from what he had expected.
What shocked him even more was that not long after Wang Taisheng succeeded in refining his sacred blood, Zhou Ran also succeeded!
Things didn't seem quite right …
His sacred blood wasn't much different from the sacred blood circulating within the Blood Tribe. Of course, this "no difference" referred to the strength of the sacred nature obtained after refining it.
This had already been verified by Ma Shangsi. After refining a drop of his sacred blood, Ma Shangsi's sacred nature was equivalent to a drop of sacred blood refined by other Blood Tribe members.
However, if refining sacred blood was so simple, then countless Blood Tribe members wouldn't have died during the refinement process in the Blood Refinement Realm.
Xiang Yin and her sister's previous success could be explained by the fact that the two sisters had shared a drop of precious blood, which reduced the risk.
However, Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng's current situation was clearly different from what Lu Ye had expected.
(End of chapter)
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