I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 734 Collecting the Blood River True Water

Twelve days later.

A Daoist voice echoed in the alchemy hall behind the main peak of Danxia Mountain.

A fragrant and mysterious aura lingered in the main hall.

Sitting cross-legged beside the alchemy furnace, watching the elixirs fly out and be collected into the alchemy bottle by Xia Daoming, Zhu Chixuan and Zhu Qiluo were filled with surprise and awe.

"Seven pills! Not bad, not bad!" Xia Daoming shook the pill bottle, his face full of smiles.

The success rate of this pill-making process was much better than expected.

Originally, Zhu Chixuan had expected that he would be lucky to refine three.

Xia Daoming took out two Great Dao True Essence Pills and gave one to Zhu Chixuan and one to Zhu Qiluo.

Next, Xia Daoming summoned the Azure Feather Eagle King, who had been helping to guard Danxia Mountain these past few days, and gave him five Great Dao True Essence Pills, as well as various cultivation resources seized from Blood Lake Ridge.

Of the five Great Dao True Essence Pills, he took one for himself, and the remaining four, along with the rest of the cultivation resources, were sent to Yue Huang of Thousand-Foot Mountain in Biyuan County and Xiao Hongyi of Xiaolang Mountain in Langming County, for them to distribute.

After that, Xia Daoming gave some instructions to Zhu Chixuan and Zhu Qiluo, and then left Danxia Mountain, heading all the way to Blood Lake Ridge.

No sooner had Xia Daoming left than Zhu Chixuan announced that the mountain gates would be closed and all visitors would be refused, citing the severe damage to Danxia Mountain, injuries to many clansmen, and the inconvenience of receiving guests.
Zhu Chixuan's sudden closure of the mountain gate caught all the forces that had been observing quietly for some time and were eager to find out what was going on off guard.

They originally thought that the Zhu family had won a great victory and would definitely celebrate and show off, which would be a good opportunity for them to see the truth of the matter.

As a result, they were forced to close their doors to visitors.

Zhaqi County.

Sunset.

Under the crimson glow of the setting sun, Xia Daoming stood on the edge of Blood Lake Ridge, his eyes gleaming with golden light as he looked down at Blood Lake.

Enveloped in bloody aura and rippling with crimson light, the vast blood lake, under the scrutiny of the Heavenly Eye Divine Power, resembled a huge, translucent jade stone covered with blood streaks.

The deeper you go, the denser and purer the blood vessels become, eventually forming a thick, unyielding blood clot.

Those streaks of blood are the true water of the Blood River dissolved in the vast Blood Lake.

The Gong Sha Song couple had always wanted to collect and refine them, but the Blood River True Water was extremely filthy and impure. With their cultivation level and understanding of the Dao, they could only collect and refine it little by little, otherwise they would be inviting trouble.

They didn't even dare to go deep into the lake, lest they defile their physical bodies and spirits.

As Xia Daoming activated his Heavenly Eye Divine Power, at some unknown moment, Blood River Demoness stepped out from his chest, holding the Blood River Banner. Her pair of ruby-like eyes looked down at Blood Lake Ridge, filled with burning desire.

"My lord, if I were to collect the true water of the Blood River from this Blood Lake, my strength would surely increase exponentially. However, the quantity is too large, and it would take at least several decades to truly collect and refine it for my own use," said Blood River Demoness.

“Decades!” Xia Daoming stroked his chin, his expression somewhat hesitant.

The fragments of the primordial wilderness must hold immense opportunities.

He had long wanted to explore and collect resources, but the fragmented lands of the primordial wilderness were fraught with danger, and he dared not enter rashly. It wasn't until recently, when he finally completed the twelve divine weapons and cultivated the Ancestral Dragon Overlord Body Divine Power to the sixteenth level, that he decided to no longer delay and enter to make a final stand.

If they act according to Xuehe Baji's words, the plan will be delayed for decades, which is something Xia Daoming is unwilling to do.

On the other hand, if they can greatly improve their strength in these decades, their chances of entering the fragmented land of the primordial wilderness will increase significantly.

"Haste makes waste! The fragmented lands of the primordial wilderness are fraught with danger. Our safety must be our primary concern. If delaying for a few decades can greatly improve our safety, why worry about those few decades? We should use this time to cultivate Qi Refining to the Golden Immortal realm. That way, we'll be even more confident!"

Xia Daoming made a decision very quickly.

"Very well, from today onwards, you may enter the Blood Lake day and night to collect and refine the Blood River True Water!" "Your Majesty, I will obey your decree!" Blood River Demoness bowed and accepted the order, then stepped into the Blood Lake with the Blood River Banner in her hand. Soon, her graceful figure disappeared from the lake's surface.

Xia Daoming stood on the mountain ridge, looked down for a while, then flew down to a large island in the center of the Blood Lake and stepped into the Blood River Palace that stood majestically on it.

a few days later.

Zhu Qiluo was ordered to bring a group of her former confidants and clansmen, including the eagle demon at the twelfth level of the martial arts realm, to take charge of Blood Lake Ridge.
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There is no time to practice.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During these ten years, the Zhu family of Danxia Mountain remained closed to visitors, and Zhu Qiluo, who took over Xuehu Ridge, did not make any large-scale expansions.

This made the various Golden Immortal forces in Qionghua Shangjun start to get restless, all wanting to get a share of the pie in Zhangqi County.

After all, the middle-level prefecture is still a vast and resource-rich area, and it is also very close by. In the past, Blood Lake Ridge was powerful, with two ferocious Golden Immortal couples guarding it. Even if they had ideas, they dared not act rashly.

Ten years ago, the Zhu family finally managed to destroy Blood Lake Ridge with the help of external forces.

With the external forces gone, given the Zhu family's resources, they certainly wouldn't have the time to attend to both Danxia Mountain and the vast Zhangqi Central Prefecture.

Of course, given the unknown and terrifying power behind the Zhu family, they would not easily touch the interests in the Blood Lake Ridge area. But as long as the Zhu family has no power to deal with the interests outside Blood Lake Ridge, what harm is there in taking action?

In a conflict of interests at this level, the Zhu family certainly cannot seek help from behind-the-scenes forces, otherwise they would appear to be a burden and useless. Of course, the behind-the-scenes forces would also be unwilling to take action.

Soon, the Lord of Qionghua Shangjun City, Junce Zhenjun, sent his two personal disciples to take over the city, appointing them as City God and Inspector General respectively. Important positions such as Left and Right Commandants and Judges were filled by disciples from other Golden Immortal forces who held positions in the Heavenly Court.

Using the county town as their base, the Heavenly Court and various Golden Immortal forces in Qionghua Shangjun gradually encroached upon and expanded their territory.

Zhu Qiluo, who was stationed at Blood Lake Ridge, remained completely silent.

This emboldened all sides, accelerating their expansion.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

this day.

Danxia Mountain suddenly opened its gates wide and sent out invitations to all the Golden Immortal forces in Qionghua Shangjun to attend Zhu Qiluo's Golden Immortal Banquet.

The invitations were sent out and the news spread, causing a great sensation throughout the Zhu family and the entire Qionghua Shangjun.

Who could have imagined that a descendant who was once deeply poisoned, whose foundation was almost destroyed, stripped of his status as a direct successor to the Golden Immortal, and nearly forced to be sent to Blood Lake Ridge to apologize, would soar to great heights in just twenty years and become the second Golden Immortal Ancestor of the Zhu family of Danxia Mountain.

A mine located 50,000 li away from Danxia Mountain.

Zhu Liao, a once-proud young man serving here, heard the news and sat alone on the top of the mine, staring blankly in the direction of Danxia Mountain for a long time, his heart filled with bitterness.

He used to be arrogant and thought he had completely trampled Zhu Qiluo under his feet, wantonly humiliating her.

But now, Zhu Qiluo has become the Golden Immortal Ancestor of the Zhu Family, an existence he can only look up to.

Ten days later.

The Danxia Mountain Golden Immortal Banquet was held as scheduled.

Golden Immortals from Qionghua County and some nearby counties either came in person or sent their most accomplished disciples to offer their congratulations.

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)