The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

"Senior Blood Shadow, you...you really know my mother?"

"I know her more than I do; I was once Princess Youlan's personal bodyguard." Blood Shadow's voice was full of emotion.

"A hundred years ago, the princess, being playful, secretly sneaked into the human territory. The Demon King was furious and sent us to find her. When we found the princess, she was already with Shen Changtian and was pregnant."

Xueying gave a bitter laugh as he said this: "I originally wanted to force the princess to go back, but she said that she was pregnant with Shen Changtian's child and would rather die than go back. I couldn't bear to force her, so I pretended that I couldn't find the princess."

"Senior Blood Shadow, how did you end up being controlled by Lu Ya?"

"Well, it's a long story, young master. Please just call me Blood... call me Old Blood!"

"Old Blood, haha, then I won't stand on ceremony. Go on, and I'll see if I can help you remove the restriction Lu Ya placed on you!"

"Does the young master have a solution?"

"Not necessarily, you go first."

"I was there when they besieged the Tianyan Sect back then!"

"You're here too? You're the ones who injured my father?" Shen Yifei was furious. Hua Qianmei had said that the people from the Golden Crow Sect were no match for his father; it was a mysterious force that injured him!

"Young Master, please calm down. We were the ones who injured your father! When we heard that the Tianyan Sect was being besieged, we were afraid that the princess would get involved and be accidentally injured, so we just stood by and watched. But Princess Youlan never showed up."

"Then who injured my father?"

"Young Master, we don't know either. It was a power we'd never seen before. We were all certain that if this person wanted to kill, everyone present would die!"

"Is he that powerful?" Shen Yifei was shocked. Who was this person? What kind of person had his father offended?

"Old Blood, what happened next? How did you get controlled by Lu Ya?"

"Alas, young master, I saw someone from the Golden Crow Sect secretly using a demonic artifact, and I wanted to know what was going on, so I secretly followed the Golden Crow Sect. As a result, I was discovered by Lu Ya and fell into his trap... Alas! It's shameful to admit."

Judging from Xue Ying's strength, Shen Yifei seemed unable to defeat Lu Ya either. "Old Xue, Lu Ya is at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage, it's normal that you can't beat him..."

"Young Master, Lu Ya has sealed away a large number of demons in the back mountains of the Golden Crow Sect. This man has great ambitions..."

"A large number of demons? How many?" Shen Yifei was shocked when he heard this news. What was Lu Ya trying to do?

"The ancient war between humans and demons left behind the demon survivors. As for how many there were, I don't know! I was also sealed there. For so many years, I've always thought of the princess and the young master. I never expected..." After saying this, Blood Shadow could no longer hold back his tears.

"Ah, Lao Xue, you've suffered all these years!" Shen Yifei comforted him.

Blood Shadow lowered his head. "This subordinate was unaware of Young Master's identity and nearly caused a grave mistake. Please punish me, Young Master."

"What punishment?" Shen Yifei helped him up. "You are my mother's protector, and you've been sealed away for so many years because of us. I'm so grateful to you."

He thought for a moment, "Old Blood, let me see if I can break the seal on your body."

Blood Shadow was taken aback. "Young Master, are you telling the truth?"

"Give it a try," Shen Yifei patted his chest. "Xinghe, come out and take a look."

A flash of white light, and Xinghe jumped out of the cauldron.

The little girl looked Xueying up and down, then frowned. "Brother, the restrictions on his body are very complex; it's a sealing technique that uses the soul as a guide. However, I can break it."

"Haha, I knew it! Little Xinghe is the best. How do you solve this?"

Xinghe tilted her head and thought for a moment, "We need a few medicinal herbs."

Upon hearing that medicinal herbs were needed, Shen Yifei asked, "Xinghe, this restriction can't be lifted with pills, can it?"

Xinghe nodded. "Brother, this restriction is actually the same as poisoning. The restriction is like poisoning one's consciousness, and a pill can cure it. However..."

"But whatever! As long as it's alchemy, I can create a top-quality pill for Old Blood, guaranteed to cure his ailment!"

Blood Shadow listened to Shen Yifei and Xinghe's back-and-forth conversation and was incredibly excited. He never expected that the restriction that had suppressed him for so many years could be lifted by the young master.

Looking at the young master, he recalled the unruly and rebellious princess who had been mischievous since childhood. This kid in front of him did indeed have a bit of the princess's personality...

"Brother, the other medicinal herbs aren't hard to find, but there's one that we can't find."

"What is it? You can ask Leng Rushuang..."

"Haha," Xinghe laughed heartily upon hearing Leng Rushuang's words, "Brother, she doesn't have any on her butt!"

"What? On the buttocks?" Shen Yifei and Xueying exchanged a glance. "What kind of medicinal herb can grow on the buttocks? Xinghe, stop beating around the bush, what do you need?"

"Dragon scale! It requires a scale from a female dragon's tail. The higher the dragon's cultivation level, the better the effect!"

"Dragon scales? Wouldn't snake scales work?" Shen Yifei thought of Bai Lu. Dragons are large dragons, and snakes are small dragons, so their medicinal effects should be similar.

"That definitely won't work. We have to go to the East Sea Dragon Clan to find it, preferably a freshly peeled dragon scale!"

"The Dragon Clan of the East Sea?"

"Yes." Xinghe nodded. "The East Sea Dragon Clan has many female dragons..."

Blood Shadow, who had been listening nearby, interjected, "Young Master, the Dragon Clan has always been arrogant and never associates with outsiders. Getting anything from them is as difficult as ascending to heaven, let alone peeling off their dragon scales."

After listening to Xinghe's words, Shen Yifei said, "The East Sea Dragon Clan? That's troublesome."

He turned to look at Blood Shadow, "Old Blood, don't be anxious. Since Xinghe said it can be resolved, then there must be a way. You come back to Cangwu Mountain with me first and hide in the Demon Vein. There's a formation set up there by a friend of mine... well, a formation that Lu Ya's divine sense definitely can't detect."

"A demonic vein?" A hint of surprise flashed in Blood Shadow's eyes. "Mount Cangwu has a demonic vein?"

Shen Yifei chuckled, turned around and flew towards Cangwu Mountain. "Come on, follow me."

Blood Shadow hesitated for a moment, but still followed.

He also wanted to see just how capable this young master was.

The two walked one after the other through the protective array of Cangwu Mountain and landed on the square in front of the main hall.

Yin Wuxie was directing several disciples to move newly purchased materials when he saw Shen Yifei return. He quickly went to greet him, "Master, you're back?"

She stopped abruptly in her tracks when she saw the man in black following behind Shen Yifei.

This man in black...

Yin Wuxie, being the leader of the Blood Soul Sect, was discerning. This man in black exuded a chilling aura, one that was not befitting a human.

"Master, who is this person...?"

Shen Yifei waved his hand, "We're all on the same side, don't be nervous. His name is Xueying, he was my mother's bodyguard back then, and he'll be staying in Cangwu Mountain from now on."

"Your mother? A guard?"

Shen Yifei didn't explain further, "I'll tell you later. I'll take him somewhere first."

After saying that, he led Blood Shadow around the main peak, through a bamboo forest, and to a secluded valley in the back mountain.

There was a bottomless tunnel in the valley, and Shen Yifei led Xueying down the tunnel.

Several hundred meters into the tunnel, the two saw a broken spiritual vein, which was the source of the spiritual energy of Cangwu Mountain.

The meridians were severed in that great battle, but there is still a lot of spiritual energy left. Shen Yifei did not allow anyone to continue mining.

Continuing downwards, below the spiritual vein, Blood Shadow was pleasantly surprised to find that there was indeed a complete demonic vein, but it had been sealed, and the demonic energy had not leaked out.

"Young Master, there truly is a demonic lineage... Even in the demonic territory, such a sight is rare..."

"Old Blood, you stay here and don't go out. Lu Ya's divine sense can't probe this place, and he can't trigger your restrictions!"

Unable to contain his excitement, Xueying bent down to kneel, "Thank you, young master..."

Shen Yifei quickly helped him up, "Don't be so polite with me. From now on, we're family. Once I get the dragon scales in the East China Sea, I'll have Xinghe lift the restrictions on you."