It was discovered that this place was once a palace long, long ago, where a couple lived, the Emperor and Empress of this land. Their love knew no bounds. Until one day, the appearance of a young cultivator shattered this peaceful state.

This young cultivator was Fan Yong.

At that time, Fan Yong was merely an ordinary cultivator. He used the King’s daughter as a sacrifice to cultivate his Blood Transformation Technique, employing the Royal bloodline to break through the final layer of his cultivation technique.

From then on, he faced the Emperor’s relentless pursuit. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The story traces back to that day.

"I am just one final layer away from mastering the Blood Transformation Technique. Use your daughter’s fresh blood to aid me, won’t you?"

Fan Yong spoke greedily to a beautiful woman, as if he wanted to turn her entirely into his own.

The woman was tied to a chair, with her hands and feet bound by ropes, unable to move at all.

Fan Yong pulled the white cloth out of the woman’s mouth, and she began to call for help in a panic.

"Help, help, someone save me!"

She was the Empress of Bosh Country, from a tribe on the edge of the Human Realm.

It is said that this entire race was wiped out long ago.

Fan Yong was a bit caught off guard by the woman’s frantic cries, and it was then that a little girl rushed into the palace.

The woman shouted loudly: "Run, Cui’er."

Fan Yong saw the little girl and immediately asked the woman, "Is this your daughter, the Princess of Bosh Country? Her blood is purer than that of an ordinary woman!"

Seeing that he was about to obtain the pure Royal bloodline, Fan Yong finally grew frenzied.

Young and reckless, without thinking of the consequences, Fan Yong grabbed the little girl and laughed heartily.

"It is truly heaven-sent. Once I master my Divine Skill, I will surely repay the Bosh Country."

The woman called desperately, finally alerting the guards as well as the citizens abroad.

The King led his men into the hall, and at this moment Fan Yong was using a spell to draw the blood from the girl.

The girl’s blood had already been consumed by nearly half by Fan Yong, yet he could have stopped, but under the intense influence of the Blood Transformation Technique, he resembled someone addicted and poisoned, greedily sucking on the girl’s blood.

The sword-wielding King, seeing his daughter lifeless, raised his Treasure Sword, slashing down towards Fan Yong’s face in a fury.

Little did he know that Fan Yong conjured a strong wave of True Yuan, with just a gentle gesture, knocked the King along with the two guards behind him away.

The King fell heavily to the ground, blood oozing from his mouth. Watching his daughter’s death, unable to exact revenge, the King was furious and immediately called to his guards: "Come, dismember this fiend!"

"Yes!"

Instantly, dozens of guards charged at Fan Yong. Fan Yong didn’t fight back but conjured a wave of True Yuan to strike the ground, raising a cloud of dust then vanished.

From then on, the King bore a deep-seated grudge against Fan Yong.

"Unexpectedly, such an incident occurred here."

Lin Feng said to Hua Shengmi.

"Who exactly is that man?" Hua Shengmi asked Lin Feng.

"He seems to be from the Qingling Realm. Whatever, I’ll figure it out after I finish my business here."

Lin Feng thought to himself that he must go to the Qingling Realm eventually, perhaps then he might understand what’s going on.

Thus, he didn’t ponder on it much at this moment.

His primary goal now is to find Xue Nian here.

Since waking up this morning, Xue Nian vanished from the Oasis, leaving clues that led him here. Could all this be part of his plan, or did an unexpected turn lead to the current situation?

Unable to make sense, Lin Feng just stopped trying.

Just as he was preparing to leave along a path, he heard a group of people approaching from behind.

This group held vast blades, the extremely sharp blades able to directly pierce through the stone slabs.

Clearly, the quality of these men’s weapons is not low.

Their clothing was also very familiar, clad in Qingling armor, reminding Lin Feng of battles from over ten or twenty years ago when he left Peace City.

Lin Feng did not expect there would be Qingling soldiers here.

"Isn’t this General Lin Feng?"

The speaker seemed to recognize Lin Feng.

Yet the person only wore magnificent attire, appearing very refined.

Smiled slightly towards Lin Feng.

"Why do you not recognize me?"

The person jokingly said to Lin Feng, not at all considering Lin Feng a threat, seemingly unconcerned that Lin Feng might strike him.

Facing such a situation, Hua Shengmi urgently said to Lin Feng, "Why are you hesitating? If they are Qingling’s people, why don’t you act promptly!"

Lin Feng remained very calm, conveying to Hua Shengmi, "No hurry, they seem confident, they must be prepared, I shall wait and hear what they have to say."

After speaking to Hua Shengmi, Lin Feng answered the man, "I’ve slain many Qingling soldiers, how should I know who slipped from under my blade."

Hearing Lin Feng address him so, the man slightly furrowed his brows.

"I was at the scene when you killed Ao Sheng. The lives of more than a thousand Ao Family soldiers are due for collection today."

Lin Feng thought, clearly, he had annihilated all the Ao Family soldiers that day, how was there another witness?

Then he tentatively asked the man, "Oh? I’d like to hear how you escaped under my soldiers’ watch."

Unfazed, the man laughed heartily.

"If Ao Sheng had lost, I couldn’t have escaped."

The man recalled how he fled that night, everything still vivid, his memories fresh.

So the man continued,

"But when you were fiercely engaged in battle, I fled early, leaving behind a Blood Crow that could convey images to observe."

The man was very pleased, starting to pace as he spoke.

"How, do you regret letting me escape? If it wasn’t for repeatedly sparing Ao Sheng back then, delaying the chance, how would I, the strategist, have escaped?"

As he spoke, the man halted his steps, turning to Lin Feng.

"And because you let me escape, fifteen years ago Fan Yong, the Sect Leader, led an army to flatten your Peace City. All this was orchestrated by me, surprised? It was part of my revenge plan. I wanted to repay Ao Family soldiers’ blood debt, and I watched Peace City besieged, its citizens slain by our army; you can’t imagine the joy. Although Fan Yong, the old fool, couldn’t defeat you, at least he avenged Ao Family soldiers’ blood feud. And today, you, the mastermind, Lin Feng, will die by my hand!"

After delivering his harsh words, the man fixed his sword-like gaze firmly on Lin Feng, wishing he could dismember Lin Feng on the spot.

Lin Feng did not expect this person to seek revenge on him, but his extermination of Ao Family soldiers was for the sake of the Human Realm’s peace, with no selfish intent, even if he wanted revenge, just seek Lin Feng directly, why target the civilians in Peace City!

So he immediately reacted to the person’s words: "You keep saying I killed your Ao Family soldiers; they dared to invade the Human Realm, the Human Realm naturally resists! If they come, they must be prepared to die in battle."

Lin Feng spoke with robust righteousness and grandeur.

The man was momentarily shaken by the resonance of his words.