Although there were various reasons, in the end, the solo kill of the Sacred Seed was accomplished. The fame was secondary; the actual benefits obtained were what mattered.

A familiar soft exclamation came from beside his ear, carrying a hint of surprise and relief: "Senior Brother, you're awake."

Immediately, the face of Lann Qiyue came into view.

Lu Ye responded softly and closed his eyes again to check his injuries.

Fortunately, there was nothing serious, and all the wounds were rapidly recovering. Given his current physique, it wouldn't take more than three to five days to recover almost fully.

Mental Consciousness spread out, and he quickly realized his current location, which was unsurprisingly within the Bright Moon Cave.

It seemed that after he lost consciousness, Lann Qiyue brought him here. This small gathering place belonging to the Blood Race held exceptionally special significance for Lann Qiyue. It was here that she met Lu Ye and found rebirth, so after Saintly Venerable Mok Hai's death, though she had many places to go, she specifically chose the Bright Moon Cave.

"Junior Sister, there is something I need you to do," Lu Ye said.

"Senior Brother, please tell," Lann Qiyue immediately responded solemnly.

"Saintly Venerable Mok Hai is dead. You might be able to take over his territory."

"Of course, I can," Lann Qiyue nodded. Not only could she accept Saintly Venerable Mok Hai's territory, but she could also reclaim her original lands. If she wished, she could possess the territories of two Sacred Seeds.

Within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles, she could dominate. Ordinary blood races would not dare have any disobedient thoughts in the presence of a Sacred Seed.

However, Lann Qiyue was previously concerned about Lu Ye's injuries and had no mind for anything else.

"What does Senior Brother want me to do?" Lann Qiyue asked.

"I need you to control the surrounding territories as much as possible, and then help me gather Spirit Rice. Collect as much as possible without affecting the survival of the local human race."

Controlling the surrounding territories was mainly for future plans and, of course, to facilitate the gathering of Spirit Rice.

As for collecting Spirit Rice... it was naturally to consider the mortals of the Nine Provinces who were suffering under the Insect Disaster.

The human race's survival had been greatly oppressed by the Insect Race for years. At the very least, the availability of survival materials could not be guaranteed. Although four months have passed since the Insect Disaster, and the mortals should have resumed farming, it's hard to say how much they can harvest and whether it will meet their needs.

In contrast, although the mortals in the Blood Refinement World lived precarious lives, constantly at risk of being hunted by the Blood Race, in their daily lives, they had no worries about food and clothing. Every human village had a large number of spirit fields nearby.

Take the village of Cangnan, where Lu Ye once stayed, for example. The population was small, but the food reserves were substantial, enough to sustain the entire village population for a dozen years.

And because the overall concentration of nature's spiritual energy in the Blood Refinement World far surpassed that of the Nine Provinces, the Spirit Rice grown here was of much better quality than that in the Nine Provinces. Long-term consumption by mortals had the effect of strengthening the body and could even slowly enhance the power of cultivators with low cultivation.

This was something that could not be compared to the Spirit Rice cultivated in the Nine Provinces, because the nature's spiritual energy in the Nine Provinces was never very abundant.

According to Lu Ye's estimation, the Blood Race army should be on its way to the Empyrean Sea. In other words, the war between the two domains was about to commence. At that time, the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury would use the Heaven's Augury Pillar to establish a connection between the domains, and the Nine Provinces cultivators could descend like divine weapons and reach the Blood Refinement World.

First, gather a large amount of Spirit Rice, and after the connection between the two domains is fully established, send the Spirit Rice to the Nine Provinces. This should alleviate the food shortage for the mortals of the Nine Provinces.

He himself was not convenient to handle this, but Lann Qiyue stepping in was just right.

This was one of the reasons he came back to find Lann Qiyue, yet unexpectedly encountered her in trouble.

Fortunately, the final result was still perfect.

"I'll do it right away," Lann Qiyue nodded quickly. With Senior Brother awake and his injuries recovering, there was no need for her to continue guarding here. Since Senior Brother had given instructions, she would certainly comply.

She turned her head to the side, her voice turning cold: "Take good care of my Senior Brother, or I will take your life for the slightest mistake!"

Not far away, leaning against the wall, Loo Chang shook in fear: "Yes!"

Earlier, when he returned to the Bright Moon Cave from outside, he happened upon Lann Qiyue bringing Lu Ye back and nearly got killed on the spot by Lann Qiyue.

Luckily, he promptly clarified his identity as Lu Ye's soul slave, escaping disaster.

Lann Qiyue quickly departed, and Loo Chang released a heavy sigh of relief. During the days he'd been beside Lu Ye, he'd felt no pressure, as Lu Ye never treated him with harshness or strictness. But it was different when facing Lann Qiyue. Perhaps worrying about Lu Ye's injuries was why her mood had been bad these past days, creating a heavy atmosphere under which Loo Chang lived very cautiously.

Several days later, Lu Ye's injuries were mostly healed under the effects of rest and the healing pill.

At this moment, he was using spirit force to incinerate a corpse.

The corpse of Saintly Venerable Mok Hai!

When Junior Sister Lann initially brought his unconscious body back, she didn't forget to take the spoils of war with her. The corpse of an ordinary Blood Race member wasn't much of a prize, but a Sacred Seed's corpse was a different matter entirely.

It burned for a full hour before the corpse of Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was completely incinerated. As the flames engulfed it, with the collection of spirit force, a drop of golden blood appeared in front of Lu Ye.

Sacred Blood!

In comparison, the Sacred Blood of Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was indeed smaller than the Sacred Blood of the female Sacred Seed who had been killed. This was also why he was suppressed by Lu Ye's Bloodline.

Lu Ye had already refined a drop of Sacred Blood before. After devouring and refining the Sacred Blood of the female Sacred Seed, his own saintliness naturally surpassed that of Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, and he could suppress him by Bloodline.

Long before he had realized that Bloodline Suppression was undoubtedly the perfect method to deal with Sacred Seeds after he had slain the female Sacred Seed and devoured and refined her Sacred Blood.

If it hadn't been for the task of setting up the Heaven's Augury Pillar, he would have certainly delved deep into the underground Blood River to search for more Sacred Blood. Whether he would have gained anything was unknown, but effort makes a difference...

Yet, he hadn't expected an unexpected delight at the end of this journey.

His own saintliness was already strong, so what level would it enhance to if he refined the drop of Sacred Blood from Saintly Venerable Mok Hai? Lu Ye was very much looking forward to it.

Just as he was about to proceed with refining the drop of Sacred Blood, Lu Ye sensed something and turned to look outside.

It was Junior Sister Lann, returning in a rush.

In just a few days, she had actually completed her task?

Upon meeting, Lu Ye inquired and learned that Junior Sister Lann had indeed accomplished the task he had given her.

Come to think of it, it's not too surprising. The Blood Race naturally revered Sacred Seeds. Now that Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was dead, and Junior Sister Lann was the only Sacred Seed in the area, how could the Blood Race possibly resist her?

She didn't even need to deliberately do anything. She only needed to have some Blood Race members pass the word around, and the Heavenly Venerable Blood Race of the various Grotto Heavens would come flocking to her.

The collection of Spirit Rice was also underway, and it wouldn't be long before some Blood Race members delivered the collected Spirit Rice.

"Senior Brother, do you intend to refine this drop of Sacred Blood?" Junior Sister Lann noticed the drop of golden blood in Lu Ye's hand. The intense saintliness emanating from it even made her feel slightly breathless.

"That's right," Lu Ye nodded. To quickly slay Sacred Seeds in the impending great battle, the fastest and most effective method was to elevate his own saintliness by refining more Sacred Blood.

Junior Sister Lann said, "Senior Brother, Sacred Blood cannot be casually refined, especially the Sacred Blood of seasoned Sacred Seeds."

Ever since she saw Lu Ye again, she'd had a lingering doubt: why did Lu Ye possess saintliness too? By rights, one gains saintliness only by refining Sacred Blood, yet the outcomes of refining Sacred Blood were only two: death, or transforming into a Blood Race!

That was how she became a Blood Race member.

But Lu Ye was different. Clearly, he remained human, yet he possessed saintliness akin to the Sacred Seeds. Such a phenomenon had never been seen in the entire history of the Blood Refinement World.

But Senior Brother always had his own fortunes, so she didn't ask about it.

However, if Senior Brother intended to refine the Sacred Blood of Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, the risk was substantial.

"What do you mean?" Lu Ye was puzzled. The female Sacred Seed he had previously slain was also of seasoned status, and refining her Sacred Blood hadn't seemed inappropriate.

Junior Sister Lann explained, "Even a Sacred Seed incurs immense risk when refining more Sacred Blood. The more intense the saintliness in the Sacred Blood, the greater the risk. Thus, for Sacred Seeds wishing to enhance their saintliness, the safest way is to delve into the Blood River to seek new Sacred Blood, rather than slaughter and seize other Sacred Seeds. Most Sacred Seeds acquire more than one drop of Sacred Blood, making such refinement nearly certain death. This is also why Sacred Seeds remain scarce throughout this world. Over history, innumerable Sacred Seeds have arisen in the Blood Refinement World, and while a few perished in mutual strife, most succumbed during the process of refining Sacred Blood."

Lu Ye listened in astonishment, having been unaware of such a matter. When he realized he could devour more Sacred Blood to enhance his saintliness, he thought Sacred Seeds might frequently hunt each other, leading to their scarcity.

But it turned out to be another story.

It wasn't surprising Junior Sister Lann knew these things. Comparatively, she could be considered a true member of the Blood Race, having stayed in the Blood Refinement World for longer and naturally acquiring intelligence beyond Lu Ye's grasp.

For instance, if Junior Sister Lann attempted to refine the Sacred Blood of Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, her death would be almost certain because the saintliness contained in his Sacred Blood was beyond her endurance.

To enhance her own saintliness, she had only one path: to search for new Sacred Blood in the Blood River, which carried its own great risks.

Not just her— even the truly seasoned Sacred Seeds wouldn't covet the drop of Sacred Blood Lu Ye held in his hand in the slightest.

There's simply no need; risking one's life to enhance saintliness isn't worth it, as those Sacred Seeds discern the weight of their lives compared to saintliness.