I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

Following the guidance of the Illusion Crystal Seeker Beast, Lin Che traversed the desolate plains at high speed.

The further they went, the denser and more solid the metallic aura in the air became, like an invisible blade scraping against the protective spiritual light, producing a faint hissing sound.

The outline of "Sword Tomb Mountain," which resembles a giant sword thrust upside down into the earth, became increasingly clear and majestic in the distance.

The mountain exudes a chillingly sharp aura.

It was as if the entire mountain was made up of endless remnants of soldiers and sword intent.

"Xiao Huan, are you sure we're in this area?" Lin Che stopped at a relatively open, slightly undulating hilly area, his brows furrowed as he looked around.

According to Xiao Huan's senses, the vibrant spiritual plant should be in this area.

However, as far as the eye could see, there were countless broken swords, rusted armor pieces, and scattered pale animal bones stuck in the brown soil.

The sand, hardened like iron and dark red by the malevolent energy, showed no trace of green and no sign of any plant life.

The Illusionary Crystal Seeker Beast, which peeked out from Lin Che's arms, also looked confused. Its big purple eyes darted around, looking here and there, and it even sniffed the air with its little nose.

Finally, it let out two slightly aggrieved "squeaks," as if to say, "It's right here, how come I can't see it?"

Just then, Lin Che's expression shifted, and his keen senses detected several auras rapidly approaching from the side and rear, heading straight for this spot!

"Go back first, I'll let you out later. Other cultivators are approaching."

Lin Che made a quick decision and, with a thought, sent the Illusion Crystal Seeking Beast back to the Azure Mystic Realm.

At the same time, he did not hesitate to activate the Absolute Concealment Divine Power, and his figure and aura disappeared from the original spot without a trace, as if melting into the air filled with baleful energy.

He chose to remain hidden and observe the situation.

I wanted to see who it was.

Soon, several figures rushed over and landed not far from where Lin Che had just stopped.

Lin Che recognized the newcomer; he was a member of the Red Fox Squad.

Team leader Yan Hongling, doctor Liu Fang, and several other core team members.

However, what made Lin Che's gaze slightly narrow was that there was an unfamiliar female cultivator in the group.

The woman was dressed in simple black clothes, with a slender figure and her long hair simply tied up, revealing a pale, almost transparent oval face.

His features were exquisitely beautiful, but his eyes and brows seemed to be covered with an unyielding frost, lacking color and exuding a cold and aloof temperament.

His style was completely different from that of the other members of the Red Fox Squad, who had a somewhat江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air.

She stood quietly in the middle of the line, seemingly radiating an invisible, icy aura.

"Yin Jiuyou!" Lin Che, hidden in the shadows, looked at the black-clad female cultivator, a complex emotion stirring within him.

Lin Che knew her.

Or rather, we knew each other before.

When he was brought into the Palace of Rebellion, this woman was one of the children chosen in the same batch as him.

However, the other party was found to have a superior spiritual root and outstanding talent, and was quickly taken into the inner sect and became a key disciple for cultivation.

As for himself, he only had a low-grade spiritual root and was sent to the outer sect. Although he was called a disciple, he was no different from a servant.

In order to avoid attracting attention and survive in the perilous depths of the Demon Palace, Lin Che had to carefully conceal himself and act mediocre and unambitious.

Secretly, they wait patiently for a chance to change their fate, collecting the corpses of cultivators with spiritual roots.

The unexpected event that day spurred Lin Che's plan, allowing him to escape the Demon Palace of Rebellion.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, I met my former "fellow disciple" again in this remote and desolate borderland.

She must be the special envoy of the Demon Palace of Rebellion that Liu Fang mentioned!

According to Liu Fang, the special envoy did not make a big fuss in order to avoid revealing his identity and to conceal the Shadow Hall's deployment in the area.

Instead, because of Liu Fang, the Red Fox Squad was hired.

Liu Fang was able to obtain such detailed information because of this reason.

"It seems that Yin Jiuyou knows there's something hidden here," Lin Che thought to himself.

The Red Fox Squad's target was clearly Sword Tomb Mountain, but they suddenly stopped here. Yin Jiuyou probably knows what's here.

Or she must have some definite information.

Sure enough, Yin Jiuyou in the group made a move.

Without offering further explanation to her team members, she walked straight forward a few steps to a relatively flat clearing in the center of the hills.

With a flick of her wrist, a small, dark red triangular flag, resembling congealed blood, appeared in her palm.

She muttered incantations, the obscure syllables carrying a strange rhythm.

At the same time, a drop of blood essence was forced from his fingertip and dripped onto the array flag.

hum!

The dark red banner trembled slightly, then detached from her palm, hovering three feet above the ground, and slowly rotated.

A visible, viscous, blood-like light emanated from the flag, spreading rapidly through the surrounding air like ink dripping into clear water.

Wherever the blood-red light passed, the scene before our eyes began to distort and peel away, as if an invisible curtain had been forcibly torn open!

As the crimson light continued to spread and erode, the special illusion array that enveloped the area quickly dissipated under Yin Jiuyou's control.

The true scene hidden beneath was finally revealed to everyone.

That's not an open hilly area at all!

A huge pool of blood, about ten feet in diameter and bottomless, suddenly appeared on the spot!

The pool contained not ordinary liquid, but a viscous, almost solid, dark red blood plasma, with bubbles constantly churning on the surface, emitting a pungent, nauseating stench of blood and an overwhelming aura of malevolence!

A crimson light shot up from the pool, turning a small patch of sky above into a dark red.

The formation not only perfectly concealed the existence of the blood pool, but also served to gather and seal these violent blood-fiend energies, preventing them from leaking out and attracting wider attention.

Lin Che's gaze pierced through the unsettling blood mist, locking onto the very center of the blood pool.

There, a strange plant is growing quietly.

It did not take root at the bottom of the pool, but instead floated on the surface of the viscous blood plasma.

Several large, pale white lotus leaves lay out flat, their veins displaying a lustrous, jade-like texture.

At the center of the lotus leaf is a pale, straight rootstock, as if carved from the finest bone jade.

At the top of the rhizome, a large, grayish-white flower bud, yet to bloom, is supported.

The petals were tightly closed, yet they faintly exuded an indescribable purity, righteousness, and peace, forming an extreme and eerie contrast with the surrounding filthy and violent blood-fiend environment.

The purifying aura spread out, and Yan Hongling and the others who were near the pool felt their minds clear and their distracting thoughts vanish.

Without hesitation, Lin Che immediately activated the system's detection function on the strange spiritual plant.

【White Bone Purifying Lotus】

Status: Growing (approximately 23 hours until next flowering)

Rank: Mid-grade Tier 3 (Special Spirit Plant)

characteristic:

Purifying Spirit: It grows in the most inauspicious and malevolent places, nourished by negative energies such as bloodlust, resentment, and filth. Through tempering and transformation in its roots and lotus heart, pure and peaceful spiritual essence is condensed in its flowers, leaves, and roots.

Once every hundred years: It blooms once every hundred years, and its petals and lotus seeds can reach the second-tier best quality. It is the main ingredient for refining elixirs such as "Purifying Elixir" and "Heart-Cleansing Jade Dew", which can help cultivators resolve the invasion of evil energy, resist inner demons, and harmonize impure magical power.

Millennium Sublimation: If it accumulates for a thousand years, when it blooms again, the quality of the lotus seeds can leap to the third tier, greatly increasing its purification effect, and it also has miraculous effects on Golden Core cultivators.

White Bone Base: Its roots and stems are shaped like white bones, with a hard texture and containing pure purifying power. They can also be used as special refining or array materials.

Synopsis: The purifying spirit, born from endless bloodlust, is a coveted treasure for evil and heretical cultivators, and a lifeline for those who have gone astray.

"White Bone Pure Lotus... No wonder her master would set up such an exquisite hidden formation here." Lin Che instantly realized.

"When the secret realm opened last time, her master discovered this rare lotus, but it was not yet in bloom at that time, so he set up an array to hide it and save it for this time to collect."

The reason for going to such great lengths is precisely because of the unique characteristics of this spiritual plant!

According to the system's description, the petals of this White Bone Purifying Lotus are the main ingredient for refining the Purifying Elixir.

This elixir can help cultivators who practice demonic arts or evil arts, or who have been in evil places for a long time and have become tainted by karma, to resolve resentment, karma, eliminate inner demons, and harmonize their magical power.

Both lotus seeds and the lotus body have purifying effects.

Although Lin Che did not have the right to cultivate the core technique in the Reverse Fate Demon Palace, he knew that the core technique of the Reverse Fate Demon Palace was called the "Reverse Fate Demon Scripture".

This technique allows one to plunder the cultivation and life force of others and convert them into one's own.

The price is mixed magical power and extremely strong inner demons.

Furthermore, the power plundered contains the original owner's resentment, which must be suppressed at all times with a strong Dao heart; otherwise, the owner will either explode and die or become a monster that only knows how to kill.

The cultivators who practice the Reversal of Fate Scripture never consider the speed of cultivation, but rather how to digest this magical power.

Therefore, this spiritual plant may not be of much use to ordinary cultivators, but it is an absolute treasure to cultivators who have practiced the Reversal of Fate Scripture.

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"This is... the White Bone Purifying Lotus!"

Beside the blood pool, a blush of excitement finally appeared on Yin Jiuyou's pale face.

Her gaze was fixed intently on the gray-white flower bud in the center of the pond, and her cold temperament seemed to be slightly melted by its pure charm.

Once we obtain this spiritual lotus, we can refine it into a Cleansing Pill using other materials that our master has already prepared.

The impurities in her magical power and the hidden dangers in her heart that she had accumulated over a long period of time due to cultivating the "Reversal of Fate Scripture" will be greatly alleviated, and the path to Core Formation seems to be right in front of her!

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened!

In the distance, several streaks of light of different colors seemed to be attracted by the blood-red light that shot into the sky and the sudden burst and dissipation of the array fluctuations, and were rushing toward this direction!

Clearly, the commotion caused when the formation was broken could not be completely concealed.

Yin Jiuyou frowned, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The situation she was most worried about happened.

The lotus was about to ripen, but it attracted an uninvited guest.

"Troublesome," she muttered to herself, her voice as cold as ice. "But I'm determined to have this!"

Her aura suddenly became sharp, and the previously restrained murderous aura subtly resurfaced.

Upon seeing this, the members of the Red Fox Squad immediately spread out warily, forming a defensive formation to protect Yin Jiuyou and the Blood Pool in the middle.

Yan Hongling gave a bitter smile, knowing that this mission was unlikely to end well.