From within the massive blood-red word "Life," intense energy fluctuations continuously surged, and a blinding red light shot into the sky, breaking through the lake’s surface. Finally, another blood-red word "Life" appeared above the lake in the sky.

This signifies that three-fourths of the Undying Seal has been unsealed, allowing the Bloodswallow Clan’s Spiritual Qi River within their meridians to flow once more.

Now, the Bloodswallow Clan’s consciousness, functions, and Spiritual Qi River have all been unsealed; only their bodies need to gain freedom.

Ye Chenfeng saw the changes before him, and his heart grew heavier. It seems stopping the revival of the Bloodswallow Clan is extremely difficult; once the last fourth of the seal is undone, the Bloodswallow Clan will be completely revived.

With lingering fear, Zhao Jinpeng asked, "What, what exactly is happening here? Why did this suddenly occur?"

Ye Chenfeng patiently explained about the Bloodswallow Clan to Zhao Jinpeng, who unexpectedly had heard a little about them; the Nine Nether Ice Lion King’s lineage had slightly mentioned the Bloodswallow Clan in an ancient book.

After all, the Nine Nether Ice Lion Clan has existed since the initial stage of the Ancient Era, so it’s not strange that their ancient books record some details about the Bloodswallow Clan.

The Bloodswallow Clan nearly overturned the world’s order back in the day, almost becoming another ruler after the Dragon Clan.

Zhao Jinpeng didn’t expect that this place wasn’t the Divine Emperor’s burial but rather the ancestral ground of the Bloodswallow Clan, making them key players in unsealing the Bloodswallow Clan.

Zhao Jinpeng frowned and said, "We absolutely cannot let the Bloodswallow Clan revive. This clan is too terrifying; they almost ruled this world back then. If they revive, things could get very serious; these Bloodswallow Clan members know how to break through to the Divine Venerable Realm, possibly even the Divine Emperor Realm, and in today’s Tian Xuan Realm, there are no Divine Venerable experts. The current Tian Xuan Realm simply isn’t strong enough to resist the Bloodswallow Clan."

Ye Chenfeng nodded, "Old Zhao, it’s probably impossible to prevent the Bloodswallow Clan’s revival now. Three-fourths of the Undying Seal has been undone, and we’re not alone in the Bloodswallow Clan’s ancestral ground. Luo Qianjiang and others from Xiao Yao Palace won’t believe us either; we probably can’t stop them from undoing the final fourth of the seal. For now, we can only take things one step at a time."

"Let’s first find Wu Lingxiang and Jiang Caixuan! You followed me here, and I will ensure the safety of everyone and lead you out safely."

Zhao Jinpeng knew Ye Chenfeng was right, that preventing the Bloodswallow Clan’s revival is nearly impossible now.

After leaving the lake bottom.

In Ye Chenfeng’s mind, the sinister, lingering voice of the Bloodswallow Clan Leader sounded again, "Boy, although I don’t know why you’re immune to the Brain-Eating Ghost Insect, or why tens of billions of them disappeared, none of that matters now. I’m glad you’re alive to continue the original plan; I’m personally intrigued by you. Those vanished billions of Brain-Eating Ghost Insects are enough reason for me to study your body’s structure closely."

"I’ve told you before, you can’t stop our Bloodswallow Clan’s revival. We failed to dominate the world back then, but in this era, our Bloodswallow Clan will fulfill that old ambition."

Ye Chenfeng’s eyes twitched slightly, and he whispered fiercely, "Do you think the Bloodswallow Clan is so great? I’ve never feared anyone, not even if you revive. If needed, I, Ye Chenfeng, will personally send you on your way."

Ye Chenfeng has always been one unwilling to bow; though he knew he was no match for the Bloodswallow Clan, it seemed inevitable they would confront each other directly.

After his whispered retort, Ye Chenfeng no longer paid attention to the Bloodswallow Clan Leader’s voice, focusing instead on finding Wu Lingxiang and Jiang Caixuan as his top priority, while Bai Xiaorou, Tan Yuanwu, and Zhao Jinpeng also guessed he was likely speaking with the Bloodswallow Clan members.

Time ticked by.

Soon, two days passed swiftly, during which Ye Chenfeng and his group encountered several other Sect members. Fortunately, they didn’t meet any Divine King Realm experts, easily dealing with all those they met.

Luckily, during these two days, the sky had not revealed a fourth "Life" word, meaning the last fourth of the Undying Seal had yet to be undone.

After two days of aimlessly traversing through the Bloodswallow Clan’s ancestral grounds, Ye Chenfeng’s Communication Jade Token finally had a reaction, prompting them to quickly advance in that direction.

They followed the signal into a vast valley.

The valley seemed to have nothing special, but on the right side, two stone sculptures caught their attention.

Their features were strikingly familiar; upon closer inspection, the sculptures resembled Wu Lingxiang and Jiang Caixuan exactly.

Moreover, the familiar aura sensed by the Communication Jade Token came precisely from these two sculptures.

Exchanging serious glances, Ye Chenfeng and Tan Yuanwu walked toward the sculptures; upon getting close, they could faintly sense vital energy within them.

Realizing this, Ye Chenfeng, Tan Yuanwu, and the others grew tense; these stone sculptures should be Wu Lingxiang and Jiang Caixuan, but how had they become petrified?

This valley seemed to be unremarkable, yet deeply serene, possibly too serene, the calm turning eerie as Ye Chenfeng and the others sensed everything around them.

Suddenly. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

A "Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!" sound rang out.

Standing on Ye Chenfeng’s right, Zhao Jinpeng’s body began to petrify swiftly from the feet up; even before Zhao Jinpeng spoke, he had turned into a stone sculpture.

It happened too suddenly and swiftly.

Immediately after Zhao Jinpeng inexplicably transformed into a stone sculpture, Bai Xiaorou on Ye Chenfeng’s left followed suit, her body rapidly petrifying in just a blink.

This bizarre transformation strained Ye Chenfeng’s nerves to the utmost; suddenly, the voice of Old Bai Wu Fengxian rang in his mind, "Young one, mind your feet."

With this prompt, Ye Chenfeng immediately looked at the ground, his figure promptly rising into the air as he called to Tan Yuanwu behind him, "Get off the ground!"

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