Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

soon.

She spotted a familiar silhouette on a bronze pillar, almost in the middle. It was a circular platform made of white jade, specially placed on the bronze pillar. On it sat a young man in a blue shirt, bloodstained. His hands, feet, and neck were tightly bound by chains, and he appeared frail and powerless.

"It's really here!"

Bai Yuan's eyes fixed.

Ye Shuang'er, who was standing next to her, also glanced at her for a few seconds before following her gaze and looking in the direction of the blue-shirted boy. She was stunned for a moment before whispering, "Hey, Master, look at that person over there... why does she look a bit like Second Senior Sister?"

From a biological perspective, the genetic similarity between twin boys and girls is not very high, as they are essentially fraternal twins, similar to being born twice.

But perhaps because Jiang Taixu's genes were relatively strong, his children, Jiang Rao and Jiang Cheng, looked at least 60% to 70% similar. Especially when viewed from the side, the facial contours easily reminded Ye Shuang'er, who was familiar with Jiang Rao, of the latter.

then.

The little girl quickly understood: "Oh! I understand, so the person before Master was him..."

"Yes, that child is your second senior sister's younger brother, another orphan of the Jiang family."

Bai Yuan nodded.

It must be said that Jiang Cheng is able to live until now thanks to the Xueyuan Sect.

As the key figure in unlocking the secrets of the Jiang family's bloodline, the Blood Origin Sect treated him with less harshness than they did others. Instead of throwing him into the blood pond, they provided him with a jade platform to sit on and daily meals. Otherwise, given his age and cultivation level when he was captured, he would have died long ago and wouldn't have lived to this age.

Of course, the Blood Origin Sect just let him live.

Because he had been imprisoned here for a long time and was interrogated and studied from time to time, Jiang Cheng was in a very depressed state, with a blank look in his eyes, as if he didn't care about anything around him.

If he stayed any longer, even if his body could hold on, his spirit would probably collapse. Even if he was rescued, he would just be locked up at home and drooling.

The person was found.

The next thing to consider is how to get him out of here.

Bai Yuan maintained the "shadow state", stood in the tunnel, and continued to observe.

For those who come to this cave for the first time, the first thing they see is definitely the bronze pillars and the surging blood.

And the second time I looked at it...

You will find that those giant bronze pillars are all engraved with densely packed and countless formation runes. All the runes are arranged together to form an enormous formation in the entire cave. The bloody and murderous aura emanating from the formation makes the surrounding air sticky.

——Blood Pool Formation!

Also.

There were also some monks wearing dark red armor, sitting around the blood pool and on top of some bronze pillars.

Because their clothing matched the color of the Blood Coagulation Rock and their aura was so subtly concealed, these monks seemed to blend in with the environment. Without careful observation, it would be difficult to even detect the presence of any of them, let alone count their numbers, locations, and be on guard against them.

——Blood Pool Guard!

These two arrangements were the last line of defense for this blood pool, and also the natural barrier separating the inner and outer worlds.

If they wanted to take Jiang Cheng away, then these two lines of defense would most likely be unavoidable. Bai Yuan had to be prepared to be discovered.

"call……"

Bai Yuan exhaled lightly, pulled out the [Exquisite Dice] from his body, and grasped it in his palm. Meanwhile, the scroll containing the corpses of the Shadow Leopard Demon and the Eagle Demon was also ready, ready to be taken out at any moment to give these "Blood Pool Guards" a little demonic shock.

Just when Bai Yuan was ready and about to take action.

There was suddenly movement on the other side of the blood pool.

It was actually a hidden stone door, which slowly opened with a "click" sound.

As light and shadow change.

Several people wearing blood-soaked clothes slowly stepped in and appeared in the sight of Bai Yuan and his group.

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P.S. I was so sleepy while writing yesterday that I fell asleep. When I woke up this morning, I thought I had updated... I will adjust in the next two days and switch to a normal routine. I also wish everyone a happy May Day~

Chapter 181 It’s all here

Accompanied by gloomy footsteps.

The three blood-robed men slowly crossed the stone steps and came to the blood pool, facing the white jade platform where Jiang Cheng was.

At this time, the blood-robed man who was leading the group raised his hand slightly.

A winding path made of solidified blood appeared in the blood pool, extending from where they were standing to the front of the jade platform.

"Jie Jie~"

The blood-robed man grinned, his voice harsh and harsh, like the friction of rusted iron. "Young Master Jiang, nice to meet you again. How have you been in this blood pool lately?"

"..."

No answer.

A subordinate walked over and kicked the bronze chain that locked Jiang Cheng. The chain and the runes on the bronze pillar suddenly turned scarlet, causing the blue-shirted boy to groan and bright red blood to seep from the corners of his mouth.

"Cough cough..."

Jiang Cheng reluctantly raised his head, opening his bloodstained eyes a little, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't waste your energy... In my Yunhe Jiang family, there has never been anyone who is afraid of death. Even if I die, I will not betray the Jiang family's secrets..."

"Jie Jie—"

Hearing this, the blood-robed man laughed again: "Your bones are quite tough, a bit stronger than that rotten righteous monk... But you don't think we still care about the secrets you're talking about now, do you?"

"To tell you the truth, we've successfully cracked the secrets of the 'Dayan Five Elements Wheel' and the 'Jiang Family Divine King Body.' We've also found your sister, who was born to the same mother. We can bring her back here with just a casual move."

The blood-robed man said this in a nonchalant manner.

"?!"

Suddenly I heard Jiang Rao's name.

Jiang Cheng's heart trembled, and his calm mood fluctuated again. His empty eyes suddenly became focused. "You found my sister? This is impossible... My sister has always been cautious, how could it be possible!"

"Ah."

The blood-robed man sneered, "More than a month ago, your sister Jiang Rao took the [Dayan Five Elements Wheel] from the 'Cangwu Abyss' and was caught red-handed by us. Unfortunately, she was too good at escaping and is still on the run. However, her master has been captured by us, and with you, her twin brother...

"Trade your two lives for her own, or for that [Five Elements Wheel]. What do you think of this deal?"

——Strictly speaking, Yan Shu was not in the hands of the Xueyuan Sect, but was taken away by the Shentu family.

Even if the Shentu family and the Xueyuan Sect were "close" allies, the ownership of hostages of this level could not be transferred at will.

However, the man in the blood-red robe was originally trying to deceive Jiang Cheng, so there was no need to mention such details.

Sometimes, a truncated truth can be more misleading than a carefully woven lie, leading Jiang Cheng to mistakenly believe that his sister might really be under the strict control of the Blood Origin Sect.

——Bai Yuan also deeply understands this point.

really.

Jiang Chengqiang took a deep breath and spat bloody saliva at the three blood-stained robed men: "Bah! You scum of the Demon Sect... If you have the guts, just kill me!"

"Kill you? Young Master Jiang is really a joke. You are our important bargaining chip. How can you die so easily?"

The blood-stained robe man said this, then changed the subject quietly: "However, if you want to be used as a bargaining chip, I only need to keep your life. As for this Jiang family bloodline, I don't think it's necessary to keep it. Go, draw out the Jiang family bloodline in his body and keep it for his own use."

Over the past twenty years, the Xueyuan Sect has conducted a lot of experimental research on Jiang Cheng.

Drawing blood, squeezing marrow... They have tried all kinds of human experiments on the premise of ensuring that Jiang Cheng would not die.

Unfortunately, the Blood Origin Sect truly lacked talent in these areas. After so many years of research, it's not to say they'd achieved nothing, but those few achievements pale in comparison to secrets like the "Five Elements Divine King Body."

At this point, the Blood Origin Sect's patience is almost worn out.

Especially after learning that Yan Shu had fallen into the hands of the Shentu family, the Blood Source Sect became even more anxious.

Although the Shentu family did not say it explicitly, their purpose in taking Yan Shu away was obviously to use her as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Jiang Rao or the Tianyuan Sword Sect and create an opportunity to seize the Jiang family's bloodline or artifacts.

The Shentu family, like the Jiang family, is one of the "Eight Ancient Clans" that have produced people in the Heavenly Man Realm. In theory, they have conducted deeper research on bloodlines and may know more about how to extract the power of bloodlines.

If they get the "God King Body" first...

The Blood Source Sect has been completely wasted in the past twenty years.

Therefore, the Blood Origin Sect resorted to this desperate measure. On the one hand, they secretly sent people to spread the news to Jiang Rao to lure her out of seclusion; on the other hand, they urgently dealt with Jiang Cheng, making preparations for both scenarios. If they could capture Jiang Rao as well, thus completing the Jiang family's direct bloodline with a pair of siblings, that would naturally be the best.

If all else fails, exchanging it for something else, like the Five Elements Wheel, wouldn't be such a big loss in the eyes of the Blood Origin Sect. It would be considered "recycling waste."

present.

The subordinate who had kicked the chain earlier stepped on it again, pinning Jiang Cheng, who was about to struggle, to the bronze pillar. The runes on the pillar lighted up slightly, seemingly causing Jiang Cheng excruciating pain. He immediately grimaced, unable to speak.

after that.

The subordinate pinched Jiang Cheng's chin and poured a tube of dark green liquid down his throat. The pain on the blue-shirted boy's face became more obvious. He curled up with all his might, and earthworm-like bulges appeared under his skin.

Another subordinate held out a bronze tripod with blood grooves carved on it, and then took out two white bone knives from his sleeves.

This is obviously the tool for drawing blood and draining marrow from Jiang Cheng.

“…Master?”

Seeing this, even Ye Shuang'er realized that something was wrong. With a trembling voice, she looked at Bai Yuan and said, "Let's go save Second Senior Sister's brother, okay? If we wait any longer, he might be killed by those people!"

"..."

Bai Yuan pursed her lips slightly, a little hesitant.

Her original intention was actually to find an opportunity to secretly take Jiang Cheng away.

——The "secretly" here naturally does not mean without any movement, because no matter how Bai Yuan operates, even if he directly uses the shadow to sweep him away, as long as Jiang Cheng is taken away, the disappearance of such a living person out of thin air will inevitably attract the attention of the "Blood Pool Guards" around.

However, there will be a time difference between the time when the "Blood Pool Guards" discovered the abnormality and the time when the top leaders of the Blood Source Sect learned the information and began to hunt and search, which is enough time for Bai Yuan to leave safely along the pre-planned route.

On the other hand, if they attacked these blood-robed men directly, it would likely cause unnecessary trouble and even attract the attention of the Blood Origin Sect's top brass.

but……

"Let's do it."

Bai Yuan made up her mind in a split second, pulling out the bone flute and exchanging a glance with Ji Tingxue. Ji Tingxue seemed to immediately understand her intention, giving a slight nod as her right hand grasped the hilt of [Ni Shui Han].

"It's all here..."

"Let's just do something big here! Give those guys from the Blood Origin Sect a little demonic shock!"

Along with this sentence.

Bai Yuan suddenly leaped forward.

The blood-robed figure seemed to sense something and turned his head at this moment, only to see that the originally translucent blood-red barrier above his head had suddenly become stained with an inky color, like thick ink smeared on rice paper. And that inky color then expanded, splitting into three in mid-air.

On the left is a white tiger with white skin, black spots and wings on its back.

On the right is a shadow leopard monster that is pure black and has a ferocious aura.

In the center, standing atop the eagle demon, Bai Yuan, dressed in red and holding a jade flute, looked disdainful. Behind him, two long swords, one blue and one red, clanged unsheathed! From man to eagle, both exuded a murderous aura!

call--

The gust of wind brought by the three monsters' swooping movements, accompanied by the piercing whistles of bone flutes, tore through the air and lifted the hoods of the three blood-robed figures. The latter opened their eyes wide in horror as they saw the red-clothed loli stepping on the backs of the monster birds and soaring through the air. Before they could react, they were pounced upon.

The subordinate in the blood-red robe standing in front of the bronze pillar was about to draw his sword when the white tiger smashed his skull with one claw, and skull fragments mixed with brain matter splattered on the bronze tripod.

Another subordinate was hit by the Shadow Leopard Monster's tail, and the whole person was blown away like a cannonball and hit another place a hundred meters away.

There was a Blood Pool Guard sitting there. As soon as he stood up, he was dragged backwards by the blood-robed subordinate, and both of them crashed into the rock wall.

Bang——! !

A huge roar mixed with shrill screams.

Without giving the other party time to react, the eagle demon immediately flapped its wings, and its jet-black feathers transformed into thousands of arrows, shooting forward and to the sides. The leader of the three blood-robed men reacted well, struggling to create a defensive barrier to block the arrows, but was then pounced on by the roaring white tiger, and they tumbled out together!

Rumble…

Three demon beasts, whose average cultivation level was close to the Spirit Transformation Realm, rushed into this pool of blood.

Soon, several more "Blood Pool Guards" had their heads smashed or their bodies torn apart.

In addition, several bronze pillars were buzzing from the impact, causing the blood pool below to become turbulent, with waves splashing more than ten meters high.

As the Blood Origin Sect's prison, the Blood Pond's defenses were certainly rigorous, but they were caught off guard by a deliberate and unintended attack. Furthermore, Bai Yuan and his group launched their attack from within the blood-colored barrier. While the inner side of the "Blood Pond Formation" was also strong, it couldn't compare to the outer side. Add to that the presence of the Great Shadow Leopard Demon, a Spiritual Transformation Realm cultivator...

Under these three factors, even though the "Blood Pool Guards" reacted quickly and started to stop the formation, they were still beaten back step by step.