Liu Jiantang got up and stretched his limbs. After drawing his sword, he took out a handkerchief from his body and wiped the blade. "It's not impossible. The Blood God Sect worships the Blood Goddess who is said to have brought plague and disaster to Miao territory. The predecessor of the Five Immortals Sect, the Seventy-Two Caves, once worshipped a Miao woman called the Goddess of Life. I heard my master say years ago that the Goddess of Withered Fall and the Goddess of Life are actually the same person."

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Yuhan, who was eating a roasted rabbit leg, was immediately stunned, wondering if there was such a connection. He immediately asked the system in his mind, "Is what Senior Brother Liu said true? The Goddess of Life and the Goddess of Withering are the same person?"

"No comment. Of course, if the host is willing to pay 100,000 points, the system can reveal this information to you."

Xiao Yuhan sneered repeatedly, "Hmph! Why don't you just rob it, you idiot! Speak or don't!"

Thinking back to how he had just regained his points thanks to the reward for Bai Yao's favorability, and how he had worked so hard all these years without ever breaking 20,000 points, was he really going to risk his life to give the system 100,000 points in one go?

However, Xiao Yuhan had some answers in mind in response to the system's reaction. Although he couldn't rule out the possibility that this damn system was trying to trick him, the fact that it cared so much about the answer meant that the answer might really be unexpected. For example, the goddess of life, who represents beauty, and the goddess of decay, who represents disaster, in Miao legends might be the same person.

If this hypothesis is true, then the Blood God Cult and the Five Immortals Cult are indeed connected.

But at this moment, Xiao Yuhan calmly considered the next course of action. Originally, the purpose of this trip was to cure the poison in his body. Now that the poison has been cured, there is no need to rush to the Blood King's Cave.

However, for the sake of the main storyline, Bai Yao needed to go there to obtain the Blood King Scripture inheritance. To be on the safe side, he immediately suggested, "Since our purpose in coming here was to cure the poison in my body, and now that we have achieved our goal, I think..."

Before Xiao Yuhan could finish speaking, Liu Jiantang misunderstood, "No! The resurgence of the Blood God Sect will surely bring disaster to the world, we still have to go."

“I know, senior brother, please let me finish. I didn’t say we should retreat. What I meant was to send a message to the sect leader to ask for help, so that he could settle things on the mountain and come to help. As you can see, there are three experts we know of right now: the Long siblings and the leader of the Five Immortals Sect who can fight you to a draw. The three of us are definitely no match for them. Not to mention that the Five Immortals Sect has been entrenched in the Southern Frontier for many years, and their strength is immeasurable.”

At this moment, Nangong Ling'er suddenly interrupted, "Wait! I think Senior Brother Xiao is right, but what I'm thinking is that if the Five Immortals Sect and the Blood God Sect really join forces this time, it will be the biggest crisis in the history of the immortal sects. It might even lead to a full-scale war, and then all the people will be wiped out!"

Upon hearing this, both Liu Jiantang and Xiao Yuhan looked solemn. They could actually think of this, but neither of them had the same compassion for the common people as Nangong Ling'er, so their perspectives on things were different, and their thoughts were naturally different as well.

But Liu Jiantang seemed unwilling to delay at all. He sheathed his sword and said, "I will go to the Blood King Cave to investigate first. You contact the sect. As long as the Blood God Sect is not eliminated, the world will not have peace."

"Senior Brother Liu, why are you in such a hurry? You've never been an impulsive person!" Xiao Yuhan tried his best to dissuade him, because he knew his senior brother well. He was born proud, but over the years, as his swordsmanship improved, his pride gradually turned into arrogance. Even though he had just suffered a loss at the hands of Miao Xiaodie, the leader of the Five Immortals Sect, he still held the idea that he was invincible.

However, Liu Jiantang ignored all advice and left the cave alone, flying away on his sword. Xiao Yuhan immediately knew something was wrong and hurriedly told his junior sister Nangong Ling'er to protect Bai Yao. He then contacted his sect and flew after her on his sword.

In the original story, he was a proud and arrogant person who still harbored feelings for Long Xiaoyu. However, because his master died at Long Xiaoyu's hands, he held the idea of ​​never seeing her again and lived peacefully for many years.

But now that he has learned that the Blood God Cult has been revived, he must be worried that Long Xiaoyu is involved.

Xiao Yuhan knew this, which made her even more worried. Indeed, Long Xiaoyu wouldn't have the heart to hurt Liu Jiantang, but her brother Long Tu was different. If they really met, Liu Jiantang would definitely suffer.

Because Long Tu had no scruples, he could kill even his own sister without hesitation, but Liu Jiantang was different.

Xiao Yuhan chased after them on her sword, trying her best to dissuade them, but how fast were the two of them on their swords? In less than a quarter of an hour, they entered the Ten Thousand Mountains and completely lost contact with Nangong Ling'er and the others.

Meanwhile, Nangong Ling'er, who remained in the cave, sent a distress message to her sect and immediately flew with Bai Yao to the Ten Thousand Mountains to search for the two.

She had originally planned to wait until reinforcements arrived before making a decision, but she was somewhat worried that the two of them might run into trouble.

...

The Blood King Cave, deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains, is located in the very heart of the primeval forest. This place is a valley perpetually shrouded in poisonous fog, and only the Blood God Sect and the Five Immortals Sect dare to occupy it, apart from the Blood God Sect members.

Recently, the Five Immortals Sect has moved its forces into the Blood King Cave in large numbers, but they are not there to attack the Blood God Sect; rather, the two sects are forming an alliance.

Amidst the ruins of the former headquarters of the Blood God Sect, a young girl in Miao attire stood in the center of the crowd, her face veiled by a purple veil. This leader, who was hailed as the most powerful in the history of the Five Immortals Sect, looked like a young girl who had just come out of her village to venture into the world.

But no one dared to underestimate her; even the Dragon Slayer of the Blood King Cult was slightly inferior to her.

Long Tu was the designated successor to the Blood King Sect a hundred years ago. He was ruthless and eccentric, and never took anyone seriously. However, he dared not be presumptuous in front of Miao Xiaodie.

The two were originally allies, but Long Tu was wary of Miao Xiaodie.

On the way to the forbidden area of ​​the Blood God Cult.

Long Tu followed beside Miao Xiaodie, glancing at the leader of the Five Immortals Sect from time to time. He couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Leader Miao, I heard you were injured after fighting Liu Jiantang?"

The girl in Miao clothing walked ahead with her hands behind her back, seemingly unharmed. She said in a low voice, "Among the Five Sword Immortals of Lingsu, only Liu Jiantang is decent. But Sect Leader Long, please don't test me. Since we are allies, why not be more honest?"

Long Tu gave an awkward smile, then said, "I was just worried that your injury might affect our plans, Master Miao."

"Don't give me that. Everyone knows what kind of person you are, Dragon Slayer. You can turn on me in an instant. But let me give you a piece of advice: you're no match for me. Don't do anything stupid!"

"What are you saying, Master Miao? We are allies. How could I possibly attack you?"