Chapter Forty-Eight: Blood Sword Immortal

Inside the secret chamber, Han Wei sat on a futon. Her entire body radiated a bluish-green light, illuminating the entire chamber. Han Wei closed her eyes, her hands rapidly forming hand seals.

Shining golden runes were imprinted on the void around her, and then a huge ancient totem appeared behind her. The totem, which resembled a plant and exuded an aura of primal life, hovered behind her.

Within Han Wei's body, spiritual energy was operating wildly.

The nascent soul within her body had a tense expression, its hands supporting a cyan ball of energy. This ball of energy was formed from the condensation of Yi Wood and Jia Wood spiritual energy. Han Wei's nascent soul fingers rapidly tapped, and a series of restrictions were applied to the cyan ball of energy. The ball of energy slowly changed, and a space appeared inside.

Han Wei is developing her own Wood Spirit Cave.

This Wood Spirit Cave Heaven is a small world that is nurtured within the body. Within this small world, one can set rules and cultivate countless rare flowers, herbs, and spiritual trees, ultimately forming one's own life source seed.

The source seed is immortal; even if one dies, one can be resurrected.

As soon as Han Wei's Wood Spirit Cave Heaven took shape, it frantically absorbed her magical power and life force. Han Wei's nascent soul gritted its teeth, and Han Wei herself was also pale and clenched her teeth tightly. This process of opening it lasted for seven days and seven nights before Han Wei finally succeeded.

The nascent soul stood in a chaotic world, watching the heavens and earth, sun and moon, being formed in an instant.

However, there was no life in the chaotic world, so with a wave of her hand, seeds flew to every corner of the earth. Most of these seeds came from the Jade Palace, and each seed, once it landed, quickly took root, sprouted, grew branches, leaves, and blossomed, instantly bringing life to the entire place.

Han Wei's nascent soul waved its hand again, and a seed fell to the ground, quickly growing into an enormous spirit tree. This spirit tree was hundreds of feet tall and was a spirit cherry tree over 100,000 years old. Cherry blossoms bloomed one after another, the tree a vibrant pink, a truly beautiful sight.

This spirit cherry tree was also obtained from the medicinal field of the Jade Palace. After taking root and sprouting here, the tree underwent a transformation. Mysterious runes appeared on the trunk, and faint, mysterious patterns were faintly visible on the pink cherry blossom petals. This spirit tree is evolving, evolving into a celestial tree.

Han Wei was overjoyed at the successful opening of the Wood Spirit Cave.

All the flowers, plants, and trees in the Wood Spirit Cave can be used as her weapons; this is her arsenal. If she acquires any more wood-based natural treasures in the future, she can simply throw them all in here, and they will become her weapons without any need for refining.

Moreover, she sets the time rules here; one day outside is equivalent to one year inside. Later, when her cultivation level increases, she can modify the rules again to allow the spiritual plants inside the cave to grow even faster.

Opening up the Wood Spirit Cave was no easy task.

Gu Qi had already reached the sixth level of the "Myriad Manifestations Technique" but had not yet opened a Wood Spirit Cave Heaven. It was only because Han Wei had a special constitution, being a Wood Spirit, that she was able to open a Wood Spirit Cave Heaven after only reaching the third level of the "Myriad Manifestations Technique."

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Under the night sky, somewhere, spiritual light was shooting everywhere.

A group of cultivators dressed as people from the Northern Region were fighting against cultivators from the Eastern Region. Most of the people from the Northern Region came from the Shadow Moon Sect and the Frost Pavilion, while the cultivators from the Eastern Region were composed of about a dozen sects, led by Zhang Zhengyang, the Supreme Elder of the Qionghua Sect of the Eastern Region.

There were three Nascent Soul cultivators in the Northern Region, while Zhang Zhengyang was the only one in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region suffered heavy losses, and in the end, Zhang Zhengyang led everyone to flee towards Qingluo Palace.

With a deafening roar, another mountain peak collapsed.

A dozen screams rang out, and another dozen or so cultivators from the Eastern Region perished. Under normal circumstances, these cultivators from the Eastern Region would never dare to approach the Azure Luo Palace. But now, seeing countless fellow disciples die tragically, these Northern Region bandits were determined to take their lives, eager to lure them all to the Azure Luo Palace.

At worst, we'll all die together.

As soon as they stepped into the territory of Qingluo Palace, Gu Qi, standing on high ground, wanted to draw his sword and kill them all. Gu Qi's white robes billowed, and streams of sword energy shot out from his body, transforming into ordinary flying swords. Just as he was about to make his move, he heard Han Wei's voice: "Wait!"

Gu Qi immediately put away all the flying swords.

Boom!

A mountain peak collapsed at Qingluo Palace, and several Core Formation stage cultivators from the Eastern Region frantically dodged the falling boulders. Several cultivators from the Northern Region unleashed a chilling aura, and countless ice spikes materialized, then attacked the Eastern Region cultivators.

"May all the trash from the Eastern Region die!"

Just then, a terrifying spiritual pressure enveloped the entire Qingluo Palace. Everyone stopped fighting, and under this pressure, fear was evident on their faces.

Who is it?

The cultivators from the Eastern Region were already mentally prepared; although they were afraid, they knew what was there. The guys from the Northern Region, however, were completely unaware of the situation, so their faces were ashen. Even the three Nascent Soul cultivators looked extremely pale.

This spiritual pressure...

There's actually a cultivator at the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage here.

Two long streaks of light flew from the depths of Qingluo Palace and instantly appeared before everyone's eyes.

A girl in purple and a man in white appeared in everyone's sight at the same time.

The bright moon hung high like a mirror, and the girl's face was as beautiful and pure as if it had been molded from ice and snow. The man standing next to her was as handsome as an immortal.

The girl in purple exuded the aura of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, while the man beside her was even more terrifying. While other cultivators didn't perceive this terror as clearly, Zhang Zhengyang and the other Nascent Soul cultivators felt it very strongly.

Zhang Zhengyang's forehead was tingled with a terrifying sense of oppression that completely surpassed the Nascent Soul stage. Could this white-robed man be a Divine Transformation stage cultivator?

This explains why the once-greatest sect of the demonic path was so easily destroyed. In the eyes of a Nascent Soul cultivator, a Spirit Transformation cultivator is nothing more than an ant.

"S-senpai..."

Pale-faced Zhang Zhengyang bowed to Han Wei and Gu Qi. He didn't know their origins, but he held a sliver of hope that if they were both cultivators from the Eastern Region, perhaps they would be spared given the Northern Region's aggressive incursions.

Just as Zhang Zhengyang was about to say a few words in defense of himself and his group, he heard one of the three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Northern Region, an old man in black robes, cry out in fear after seeing Gu Qi's face clearly: "Blood... Blood Sword Immortal!"

The moment the words "Blood Sword Immortal" were uttered, everyone in the Northern Region paled.

These three words are incredibly intimidating to the people of the Northern Region. Back then, Gu Qi slaughtered so many people in the Northern Region that rivers of blood flowed. Even now, more than a thousand years later, the mere mention of "Blood Sword Immortal" is enough to stop a child from crying.