Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

The white-bearded monk sitting on the high seat spoke and shouted coldly to the audience.

In front of him.

Several monks of different clothing and ages looked at each other, each with hesitation on their faces.

"Reporting to the Altar Master, we went to the location where Elder Qi was last seen, but found no clues. The bodies of Young Master Gu and the others have not been found yet, and the soul-calling spells have not worked...

"The other party must be a veteran. After the attack, he wiped out all traces of his presence, making it difficult to identify his identity..."

"waste!"

The white-bearded monk flew into a rage: "You are all useless! Qi Jun is also useless! I gave him a Breaking Evil Pill a while ago, but now not only did he fail to protect my son, he was even killed! He is really incapable of doing anything good, and is only capable of causing trouble!"

"..."

Several subordinates secretly complained, thinking that others were fighting and dying over there, but you are still regarded as a "waste" here.

If even Elder Qi, who is at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, is a waste, then what are those of them who are not that powerful?

Of course, they only dared to say these words in their hearts. On the surface, due to the difference in status between the two parties, they could only lower their heads and continue to respond in a respectful tone:

"Master, I have a hypothesis. This style of wiping out the roots and leaving no trace is somewhat similar to that of Blood Refining Demon Lord's disciple, Xue Yuan.

"It just so happens that I heard that the latter appeared in this area not long ago... Perhaps this incident is related to the appearance of that witch."

"Blood Kite?"

Whitebeard slapped the armrest of the chair: "Then find her out!"

"Xue Lian was only at the Nascent Soul stage back then. If placed in the Blood Origin Sect, her cultivation would be considered upper-middle level at best. Just because he killed a few people and refined a few human pills, he earned such a terrible reputation... In my opinion, it's not worth mentioning! His disciples certainly don't have the ability to bring her back to me!"

"Ten days! If you don't catch the Blood Kite within ten days, you will all be beheaded!"

"..."

This time, the subordinates really wanted to curse.

Whitebeard wanted to say a few more words to them, but at this moment, he suddenly paused, then took out a jade slip from his arms. When he saw the dazzling red light on it, his face was filled with shock.

A message from the headquarters?

At this time?

"...You guys go down first. Do as I said just now. Without my order, you are not allowed to step into this hall again!"

After sending his subordinates away.

Whitebeard hurriedly adjusted his appearance, then injected a beam of spiritual energy into the jade slip. A line of bright red handwriting appeared in mid-air. It was the highest directive from the Blood Source Sect's leader, Blood God Son. Even reading the words alone, one could sense the overwhelming pressure.

The ancient altar master read the message word by word, his brows furrowed. "The sect leader wants me to find the person cursed by the blood? They say this person has appeared in this area before?"

The so-called "blood curse" is fully called the "Six Soul Blood Curse".

This technique is an advanced secret method of the Blood Source Sect, created by an old sect leader in the past.

It is extremely difficult to practice, and only high-level people above the Spirit Transformation Realm can practice and master it.

However, once the person is hit, they will be branded with extremely hidden and indelible marks from body to soul. Even if they escape to the ends of the earth or even reincarnate, the Blood Origin Sect can follow the blood curse, track down their soul, and then destroy them.

It is extremely insidious.

Of course, the idea of ​​being able to track someone after reincarnation comes from the secret texts of the Blood Origin Sect. However, in reality, only two Blood Origin Sect masters have ever achieved this. What these two have in common is that they are both extremely powerful, possessing cultivation close to the Return to Void Realm, and are also proficient in the laws of life and death.

As for the current sect leader, Blood God Son, he cannot do it, at least for now.

——To be precise, Blood God Son hadn't really started researching the "Blood Curse" yet. After all, it was more functional in nature and not as useful as ordinary witchcraft in combat.

Can……

Just a few days ago.

The Blood God Son, who was in Yunhezhou, suddenly sensed the emergence of a "blood curse".

Moreover, this "blood curse" is closely connected to him, as if it was planted by him himself.

This sudden change made Blood God Son both surprised and confused.

The reason for the surprise is that those who can be planted with the "blood curse" usually have to meet two conditions. One is that they are powerful or have a special status, so that even the leader of the Blood Source Sect cannot or cannot kill them directly, and can only try to mark them and then lay down a long line to settle the score later;

Secondly, the other party has a deep hostility towards the Blood Source Sect. If he does not die, it will bring endless troubles.

Therefore, the sudden appearance of such a person with a blood curse but unknown identity is actually a very serious matter for the Blood Source Sect.

The reasons for doubt are:

Who the hell is this? Where did he come from and why did he suddenly appear?

The Blood God thought for a long time but couldn't figure out who he had cursed recently.

In the end, he could only place his suspicion on the previous sect leader, wondering if this was a curse cast by a previous sect leader, and now, with the reincarnation of the enemy, it happened to be sensed by his successor...

Although I'm not quite sure what happened.

But the Blood God decided to capture the person first, or find a way to kill him directly to avoid future troubles.

This task naturally fell to Gu Hui, the leader of the Blood Origin Sect's branch closest to that person, the white-bearded old man sitting in the high seat.

"Damn it!"

"Why did a 'blood-cursed person' appear at this very moment..."

Gu Hui's expression was gloomy.

Although he is now eager to find out whether his grandson is alive or dead, the sect leader's order is absolute.

Therefore, after sorting out his thoughts for a while, he could only call all his subordinates in and instruct them on the relevant matters of hunting down the "blood-cursed person".

……

the other side.

Bai Yuan finally realized that something was wrong with his body:

"Hey, what is this?"

In the sea of ​​consciousness space.

After another routine practice of contemplating the Way of Time, Bai Yuan suddenly became conscious and noticed that several bright red blood threads had appeared on his soul, probably in the chest area.

The bloodshot was extremely fine and could not be noticed unless one looked closely. However, its composition clearly followed a certain pattern, faintly outlining the shape of a six-petal orchid that was slowly blooming, which Bai Yuan found extremely eye-catching.

[Have you finally noticed? ]

[This is the symbol of the "Six Soul Blood Curse"! ]

The little waste jumped out at the right time to help Bai Yuan solve the problem:

This curse is a secret of the Blood Origin Sect. Whether caster or recipient, it is one in a million. The host was already under the curse during their last battle with the Blood God's incarnation near the Blood Origin Sect headquarters. It had been dormant within the host until now, only now manifesting itself.

[By the way, Jiang Cheng also has this curse mark on him.]

"...?"

Bai Yuan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Why didn't you remind me earlier?"

[Hmm... The host didn't ask before. And you've been running for your life, haven't you? I figured it would be useless to tell you. And I didn't expect it to follow the host back...]

indeed.

Even Bai Yuan was surprised by this.

As a veteran player of "Asking the Immortal," she knew a little about the "Six Soul Blood Curse." However, in the original "Asking the Immortal," the Blood God had rarely used it on anyone, so players were unclear about the specific mechanism of the spell, only a general understanding of its settings.

As for crossing timelines, it was something no player had ever accomplished. After all, this mechanic was probably not developed in the game.

Therefore, Bai Yuan is now considered a test subject.

"Outrageous! This thing can actually follow me back to the past..."

"Can the Blood Godson sense me through it?"

【this……】

[The Blood God Son of the future should not be able to do so. After all, crossing timelines is the exclusive domain of the 'Path of Time' cultivators. However, the Blood God Son of this time node has a certain chance of being able to sense the host's presence, but can only sense "presence" and will not know the host's identity or other information.]

[Once the host returns to the original time node, this time-space sensation will disappear]

"Is this so..."

Bai Yuan stroked his chin and began to think.

Chapter 206 The second forbidden area, [Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness]!

After experiencing the "torture trick" last time, Bai Yuan was still thinking about whether he should deliberately seduce the Blood Source Sect and artificially create a few crises of varying sizes to deepen his relationship with Qingluo.

But now it seems...

This plan needs to be a little more relaxed.

This was because, if the Blood God could sense her presence through the "Blood Curse", there was no guarantee that he would not pull himself together and come find her in person.

Even if he didn't come in person, he would most likely instruct his close confidants and subordinates, such as Shao An, Xing Yan, and Gu Youruo, to come and investigate Bai Yuan's identity and whereabouts on his behalf.

That would be a bit troublesome.

As I said, Bai Yuan can't stay here forever.

Unless she could resolve all the troubles before leaving - but this was obviously impossible, otherwise all the mess would be thrown to the "Young Blood Kite" who would come later.

At this point in time, "Young Blood Kite" was still just an ordinary demon cultivator, with a low level of cultivation and average attainments in the Dao of Time. He had never even been to Cangwu County. If he had come into the sight of the Blood Origin Sect's higher-ups, especially the Blood God himself, at such an early age, the outcome would have been difficult to predict.

While Blood Kite is the "destined villain" in "Asking the Immortal," her position as a villain isn't entirely secure. Compared to true protagonists like Qingluo, Jiang Rao, and Ye Shuang'er, who were born with inherent bloodlines and natural talents, Blood Kite was chosen by heaven after a gradual climb through her own efforts.

If she died early...

The Heavenly Dao would probably only applaud and be happy that there is one less person in the world who might break the rules of Heaven.

As for Qingluo's hatred, and the cause and effect between Jiang Rao and Ye Shuang'er...

The latter can be carried by another person, not necessarily the "Blood Kite".

The former...

It's also entirely possible to follow the "Ghost Kite" idea and create a residual soul or a substitute. Otherwise, you can use the same strategy to blame the grudge on the Blood Origin Sect and then have Qingluo join the Blood Origin Sect's main storyline. The same goes for that.

There are many ways.

If even Bai Yuan could think of this, then with the boundless power of Heaven, it would only be more comprehensive and do things more properly than she thought.

"Ok."

"It seems that I really need to give up my entanglement with the Blood Origin Sect and focus my energy on heading to the Eastern Wasteland..."

"But before that, I still need to verify the situation at the Blood Origin Sect to see if the person coming is the Blood God Son or someone else. Because this is related to how 'Blood Kite' will cope after I leave..."

Fortunately, the "Blood Curse" was bound to the soul, and once Bai Yuan left, its connection with the Blood God Son would automatically break. Before that, Bai Yuan only had to ensure that the true identity of "Blood Kite" was not exposed to the Blood Origin Sect.

"If that doesn't work, you can go hide in the [Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness] first. It's a place where life and death intersect, similar in nature to the [Cangwu Abyss]. Even the Blood God's 'Blood Curse' can't detect it. By the way, you can also comprehend the mystery of the cycle of life and death there. When I'm about to leave, it won't be too late to come back..."

Bai Yuan secretly made up his mind.

Then she closed her eyes and began to doze off.

……

Silent all night.

The next morning.

As the sky brightened, Bai Yuan and Qing Luo woke up from their deep sleep one after another. They simply washed and packed up, ate something, and then continued to set off in the orange morning light, heading towards the sunrise.

This time, Bai Yuan didn't use Shadow Travel directly, but instead traveled at a slightly faster pace than normal, keeping Qing Luo on the road while maintaining a high level of alertness and sufficient concealment.

While wearing the [Moon Cat Earrings], Bai Yuan's five senses were incredibly sharp, nearly approaching those of an adult "Moon Shadow Cat Demon." She could detect the scent and aura of cultivation in the air from a distance of tens or even dozens of miles. Entering "Shadow State" took only a moment.

Even if the Blood God Son came in person, she was confident that she could escape from him successfully.

After all, this was the Blood God Son from thirty years ago.

Before the crucial event of "annihilating the Jiang family" was triggered, his cultivation level was inevitably much lower than it would be thirty years later. Catching Bai Yuan, who had already faced him once and possessed considerable experience, wasn't entirely impossible, but the odds were slim.

that's it.

At dusk that day, Bai Yuan saw the figure of a monk from the Blood Source Sect flying in the sky on a sword near a small valley.

Most of these cultivators from the Blood Origin Sect's outer sect were arrogant and self-important, with no intention of concealing their whereabouts. Therefore, to Bai Yuan and Qing Luo, they were like fireflies in the dark night, clearly visible and conspicuous, requiring no careful identification.

"It came so quickly."