In front of the mountain cliff, Yaoqin looked at Chu Xingchen with a puzzled gaze as he reached out to touch the mountain.

Soon, the blood mist that had appeared not long ago began to spread from the cliff, winding its way towards Chu Xingchen's arm.

Seeing this, Yaoqin couldn't help but voice her concern, "Are you sure this is okay?"

Chu Xingchen didn't respond verbally. Instead, he allowed the blood mist to approach, and soon it entered his body.

Without hesitation, Chu Xingchen mobilized his spiritual power and used Li Xingtian's cultivation technique to capture it fiercely.

The originally rampant blood mist was instantly subdued upon encountering his spiritual power, becoming pliable and easily manipulated.

Chu Xingchen decisively used his spiritual power to entwine the blood mist, pulling it down without hesitation.

The rampant blood mist offered no resistance and was effortlessly torn apart.

In Yaoqin's astonished gaze, the wall suddenly collapsed, turning into blood mist and dissipating.

Was this Evil Spirit Sect really so amateurish?

"Done!" Chu Xingchen nodded in satisfaction, "Let's go in and take a look."

Chu Xingchen stepped in first, with Yaoqin following closely behind.

The cave showed obvious signs of excavation, and it appeared rather crude.

A narrow path, wide enough for three people, allowed passage, but there was no lighting along the way.

However, for Golden Core cultivators, this was not a problem.

As soon as they entered, a strong bloody scent hit them.

Yaoqin stepped forward with a serious expression, "I'll lead. The secret techniques of the Tianyan Sect are unparalleled in Central State."

Chu Xingchen had no objections to this.

The deeper they went into the cave, the stronger the bloody scent became, almost as if it were about to solidify.

Yaoqin felt increasingly uncomfortable, as if walking through a muddy swamp, facing considerable resistance.

She worriedly glanced at Chu Xingchen, only to find him looking relaxed, far more at ease than she was, which made her breathe a slight sigh of relief.

The two cautiously moved forward, and after a few dozen steps, they heard voices.

"You useless bunch!"

"Can't get anything done? We have to rely on the Holy Church of Central State for help? Do you know that the most likely candidate for the Holy Embryo was lost because of that crude blood mist!"

"Dead! Dead! Dead!"

A sharp female voice shouted angrily:

"Now there's only a sickly one left, and you're just bringing spirit stones now? What were you doing earlier?"

Hearing this, the two carefully moved closer. The voices came from around a corner, and Chu Xingchen and Yaoqin exchanged a glance before cautiously peeking around.

They saw a very spacious area with complex ritual patterns on the ground, and six positions each had a dark red giant cauldron, with dark red blood mist boiling upwards.

The dark red mist surged from the cauldrons towards the center above the ritual, forming a blood mist sphere, seemingly enveloping something.

Below the blood mist sphere, a middle-aged woman in a dark red robe sat with her back to Chu Xingchen and Yaoqin.

She appeared to be sitting at the center of the ritual.

The Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect and others responsible for transporting the Blood Qi Spirit Stones were pouring the spirit stones into the six cauldrons.

The Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect hesitated slightly, but for the future, he spoke up to defend himself:

"It was the people from Qingfeng Sect who messed up..."

Before he could finish, the woman in red shouted even louder:

"Messed up! Messed up! Everything is messed up! Why don't you just mess up and die?"

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The Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect could only remain silent, as things didn't have to be this difficult. The matter was nearly concluded, if only the Qingfeng Sect Mine hadn't had any accidents.

That batch of spirit stones would have been enough to support the transformation of the Holy Embryo...

And the deceased Holy Embryo was indeed of the highest quality, better than the current one.

No wonder the Holy Mother was so furious... Well, let's just hope everything goes smoothly.

Afterwards, they silently endured the woman's loud scolding, placing all the Blood Qi Spirit Stones in position.

Watching this, Chu Xingchen felt a pang of heartache, as quite a few spirit stones turned into blood mist and dissipated in just a short while.

Enduring the scolding, the Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect forced himself to speak:

"Holy Mother, everything is in place. If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave..."

The woman in red loudly interrupted:

"Get out! All you useless fools, get out! Don't get in my way."

Upon hearing this, the Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect said nothing more, simply bowing before heading in another direction.

Yaoqin's guess was correct; the exit and entrance were not the same.

With the departure of the Sect Master of the Wind Sword Sect and the Golden Core cultivators, the vast cave was left with only the woman in red, still cursing alone.

Having observed everything, Yaoqin turned to Chu Xingchen, her gaze steady. She first shook her head, then nodded slightly.

Chu Xingchen understood and nodded back. He knew Yaoqin well.

Her look meant—just a mere Nascent Soul Realm evil cultivator! I can handle this myself!

Without hesitation, Chu Xingchen summoned his Spirit Sword. When it comes to fighting, if you can gang up, why go solo?

Just as he summoned it, Yaoqin's expression suddenly changed...

Seeing this, Yaoqin quickly drew her longsword, her voice heavy:

"I meant retreat!"

The moment Chu Xingchen summoned his Spirit Sword, the woman in red's divine sense locked onto them.

A dark red blood mist swiftly followed, but Chu Xingchen's Spirit Sword, enveloped in a water dragon, slashed the incoming mist apart.

He exclaimed, "If you weren't going to fight, why did you nod?"

"I wasn't nodding! I was telling you to turn back! Not to attack!"

Yaoqin's longsword emitted a sharp spiritual light, and the Tianyan Taiqing Sword struck towards the woman in red without reservation!

"Divine Ability?" The woman in red squinted slightly, and a thick wall of blood mist suddenly appeared in front of her.

The Tianyan Taiqing Sword was immensely powerful, and the blood mist wall summoned by the woman in red only held for an instant before being cleaved apart, scattering the blood mist.

Seeing this, the woman in red frowned, a blood lotus blooming behind her, releasing endless blood energy, which surged forth to collide with the incoming Tianyan Taiqing Sword.

The clash of blood energy and spiritual power created massive energy fluctuations, threatening to destroy the cave.

The woman in red's eyes widened, the blood lotus blooming even more, preventing excess energy from destroying the surroundings.

Chu Xingchen didn't pause, his figure flashing forward, his Spirit Sword's water dragon roaring as it charged madly at the woman in red.

The woman in red glanced at Chu Xingchen, and a bell at her waist flew out on its own, releasing endless blood mist.

The dark red blood mist nearly solidified, and as the woman in red raised her hand, the blood mist rapidly enveloped the incoming water dragon.

The woman in red lightly stepped, and the ritual on the ground emitted a dark red glow, with blood mist surging from it.

The six cauldrons each sent blood mist towards the blood lotus behind the woman in red, making the already striking lotus even more conspicuous.

The woman in red sneered:

"Two little Golden Cores, daring to cause trouble on my turf?"