Chapter 778: Chapter 415: The Annihilation of the Entire Clan!
The incident concerning the Seven Star Taoist Lord had driven the entire Xuanwu Sect into a sort of frenzy.
From the Supreme Elders down to those Inner Sect Disciples who believed they had no chance to escape,
everyone, feeling imperiled, no longer cared about the impact on their surroundings or the reputation of the sect.
The progress of the Blood Sacrifices in other regions was consequently hastened significantly.
Of course, with such haste, quite a few errors occurred.
There were always those exceptionally talented or those concealing life-saving trump cards among the outside world Cultivators who managed to escape to safety.
As a result, within just a few short days, rumors swirled… no, the truth spread throughout the Lower Realm that the Xuanwu Sect was colluding with demon beasts, deliberately plotting against the Cultivators of surrounding forces.
Facing this, the Xuanwu Sect righteously refuted these claims.
And offered considerable rewards for subsequent missions.
However… those truly capable Cultivators all noticed the abnormal contraction of the Xuanwu Sect’s strength.
Because of this, they became much more cautious, so even with the offer of a substantial reward, the Xuanwu Sect failed to recruit many High Tier Cultivators.
Having no choice, the Xuanwu Sect, under the demands of the Supreme Elders, could only turn against their own people.
The first to suffer were the lapdogs they had taken in.
Initially, they were fed to the demon beasts, inducing the birth of High Tier demon beasts, then the Xuanwu Sect would step in to harvest the High Tier Demon Crystals for ritual offerings.
As the Blood Sacrifice incidents increased, the entire Xuanwu Realm was enveloped in a faint blood cloud.
The distorted power emanating from the Polluted Evil World also seeped into every inch of the Xuanwu Realm’s space.
This made some of the elders and deacons increasingly anxious.
Near the main peak of the Xuanwu Sect, at a residence with an important Spirit Pond,
the Deputy Sect Master transformed into a grey light and landed beside the pool.
The local deacon and over a dozen Inner Sect Disciples who had been waiting bowed and greeted him in unison.
“When did this Spirit Pond begin to have problems?”
The Deputy Sect Master glanced at the Spirit Pond and immediately noticed that the concentration of Spiritual Energy had dropped by at least two major grades.
Moreover, the many Spirit Fish in the pond had dwindled to less than one-tenth of their original number, and their condition was poor.
This Spirit Pond was one of the vital assets of the Xuanwu Sect; the Spirit Fish it produced every century were a treasure that could enhance the Cultivation of High Tier Cultivators, extremely precious in value.
However, at this moment, this valuable asset of the sect was evidently on the brink of ruin.
Before long, the Deputy Sect Master learned the details from the deacon.
He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, knowing that this issue with the Spirit Pond was inseparable from the Supreme Elder, the Black Tortoise Taoist Lord.
“Not just the lapdogs, but the Spirit Pond, the Spirit Fields, and even the sect’s Spirit Veins… they are all being consumed by that Innate Treasure.”
“If we lose this grand gamble, even if that mighty dragon doesn’t come, will our Xuanwu Sect not still decline?”
The Deputy Sect Master was concerned about the future of the sect.
He was just about to rise to check the condition of the nearby ore veins.
Suddenly!
This Deputy Sect Master noticed that the already pale red sky suddenly turned a darker shade of red.
At the same time, the space around him began to distort and blur.
The experienced Deputy Sect Master immediately realized that this Spirit Pond was being affected by a profoundly ingenious spatial Divine Skill.
Then, he and the deacons and disciples heard anguished and angry voices shouting from all directions:
“Not enough, still not enough!”
“I need more demon beast remains, I need more Harmonization-level Demon Crystals!”
“And spiritual charm, more spiritual charm!”
As the voices echoed, the Supreme Elder, the Black Tortoise True Monarch’s immense, aged face appeared as an Illusion in the sky.
His eyes stared down below as he muttered to himself,
alarming the Deputy Sect Master whose heart skipped a beat, prompting him to take out his life-saving Magic Treasure to protect his Divine Soul.
The other deacons and disciples, realizing something was amiss, tried to distance themselves from the Spirit Pond area.
But as soon as they made a move, they were spotted by the eyes on the face high above.
Then, these elite Cultivators from the Xuanwu Sect, unable to even scream, had their Divine Souls extracted, filled with fear and unwillingness, and were sucked into the sky where they were swallowed by that face in one gulp.
Afterward, this face murmured about insufficiency, and began to drain the Spirit Water and Spirit Fish from the pond.
The Deputy Sect Master was terrified but didn’t dare to interfere, simply clutching his life-saving Magic Treasure as he retreated.
Luckily, his status seemed to spare him from the Black Tortoise Taoist Lord’s instinctual hostility.
The Deputy Sect Master exited the distorted space.
Just when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief,
the Deputy Sect Master, back in the Small World, suddenly turned pale, sensing that something was amiss. He hastily teleported to the highest point of the Xuanwu Realm, almost leaving the Realm’s bounds.
Looking down, the Deputy Sect Master was shocked to see that the kind of distorted space he had just experienced was now widespread across the Xuanwu Realm.
Even some Cave Heaven Secret Realms could not be preserved; they shattered and were exposed after the distorted spaces appeared.
The Deputy Sect Master hastily returned to the main peak’s Grand Hall.
There, the Sect Master and many elders had also gathered, activating the Mountain Gate Array in hopes of preserving the main peak’s safety.
At this time, the inner and outer sect disciples staying on the main peak, upon seeing the Mountain Gate Array elevate, felt much more at ease.
They believed that being accommodated on the main peak meant they should be safe.
They were recognized as their own by the Xuanwu Sect!
Even if the rumors were true, and the sect needed a Blood Sacrifice to meet certain conditions,
it would be others who would bear that price.
They too were part of that price? Impossible!
At least under normal circumstances, that wasn’t necessary!
In fact, if it weren’t for the incident Su Ping had caused before,