Chapter 221: Refining the Evil with Blood
If he is the black-hearted old man and wants to establish the base of his sect, he will definitely need a water source. So if he walks along the beach, there is a high chance that he will find the Blood Refining Hall built by the black-hearted old man.

Of course, this will also face endless risks. Water is indispensable for the survival of any living creature. There must be countless dangers around this ruthless sea.

Use your inner energy to boil the water, cool it down, and then put it into a water bag.

After a short rest and preparing to set off, Murong Ji glanced at the water, frowned slightly, and felt something was not right in his heart.

[There is no wind here, why are there such big waves on the water? ]

Murong Ji stared at the water for a while, but the waves were getting bigger and bigger.

His heart couldn't help but skip a beat, and he had a bad premonition. He remembered that the Black Water Snake's lair was here.

Even if it wasn't the Black Water Serpent, it must be some other strange beast!
Grabbing Lu Xueqi's hand and picking up the bag, the two flew directly into the sky. If they were to run somewhere else at this time, they might encounter other dangers.

As high as possible.

"Pfft!"

"Wow!"

A huge monster suddenly rushed out from the ruthless sea, like an arrow released from a bow, and bit towards the two of them.

Murong Ji's pupils shrank sharply, and he pulled Lu Xueqi and flew quickly into the sky.

Until it flew to the top, a huge snake head appeared in the light, it was extremely black and one of its eyes was blind.

The only remaining snake pupil is more than one meter tall.

What followed was an endless fishy smell.

Murong Ji looked at the Black Water Snake that was suspended in the air, and then saw him falling down.

"Wow!"

The huge sound of splashing water directly stirred up waves several feet high.

The distance was too high to see the whole picture clearly. Murong Ji thought about it and made a focusing device to direct all the light onto the Black Water Snake below.

Watching the black water snake continue to swim in the water, it finally slowly came ashore and crawled towards an unknown land.

Murong Ji thought about it for a moment, then followed with Lu Xueqi on his sword.

With the Black Water Mystic Snake leading the way, the journey was much safer. Glancing down, I saw a pair of huge footprints, which were extremely obvious from a high altitude.

It is not much thinner than the Black Water Snake, so it is unclear what kind of creature it is.

Not long after following the Black Water Snake, a beautiful sound was heard, like the singing of a beautiful woman, pleasant to the ears.

Murong Ji looked in the direction of the sound, but saw only darkness.

This place is already in the mountains, and the mountain range is quite large.

After shining the light over there, he saw a creature as black as ink, with a tiger's body and a deer's head. It looked very cute and adorable, but Murong Ji felt frightened.

What kind of creatures can survive here? ! !
Animal fur has a function, either to keep warm or to protect. This strange beast has pitch-black fur all over its body, which is probably the result of natural selection in this environment.

Murong Ji didn't dare to get close and stayed far away.

The Black Water Serpent's destination was not far away. After a while, it saw a ruined and abandoned city, but the Black Water Serpent was hidden in the low hills nearby.

Murong Ji's heart moved. Could this be the place where the black-hearted old man established his sect? ! !

Looking at the remaining architectural traces of this city, it really is the style of eight hundred years ago.

The city is not big and can accommodate a population of about 20,000.

He carefully pulled Lu Xueqi down and walked to the city gate. He looked up and saw that there was actually nothing on top of the city gate. But not really nothing, there was a slanting sword mark.

This sword technique is somewhat similar to the sword technique of Longshou Peak.

Ignoring him no longer, the two entered the city.

After all, it was a city built eight hundred years ago and it was in a dilapidated state.

Some places were deliberately destroyed by righteous people.

Murong Ji took a few glances and thought it was of no value, so he took Lu Xueqi and walked directly towards the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion, perhaps because of the construction materials, has not completely collapsed until now. Although it is dilapidated, one can still see how magnificent the Blood Refining Hall was at that time.

Counting the time, eight hundred years ago, Patriarch Qingye was still alive. Not only was he alive, but his disciples had also become successful.

In the Central Plains, Qingyun Sect was absolutely powerful, and this might be the time when Qingyun Sect was at its most powerful.

Facing Qingye Patriarch, the black-hearted old man was not at all afraid.

He unified the Demon Sect, marched into the Central Plains, and fought against the righteous sect. Although he was defeated in the end, he was still a hero.

After entering the City Lord's Mansion, Murong Ji took a quick look and saw nothing important, so he walked towards the inner hall.

There were quite a few scrolls of the devil's teachings placed in the inner hall. Murong Ji took a look and saw that they were all about blood sacrifices, which had existed since ancient times.

"Here!" Lu Xueqi's voice rang out.

Murong Ji turned his head and saw a secret passage. Just as he was about to go in, Lu Xueqi grabbed him.

"what happened?"

Lu Xueqi frowned, "This is the ruins of the Blood Refining Hall. The Bloodthirsty Pearl may also be here. We..." Murong Ji understood what she meant. If it was the Bloodthirsty Pearl, then they might have come here. The safest way is to wait for the elders of the sect to come here.

Murong Ji smiled and said, "Xueqi, do you think that if there really is a bloodthirsty bead, would this secret room still exist? The bloodthirsty bead could appear anywhere, but not here."

Then, Lu Xueqi understood. This place had been explored countless times. If there really was a bloodthirsty bead, it would have been taken away long ago.

Lu Xueqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the Tianya Sword, and flew the sword to follow Murong Ji's footsteps.

The secret room felt somewhat empty.

Some magical weapons that had lost their spirituality were placed aside, and it seemed that they had collapsed from the shelves.

There are two statues in the center, both of which have been chopped off in half.

You don’t have to think about who they are, the Holy Mother of the Underworld and the King of Hell.

Under the statue, there is a tattered cushion.

What surprised Murong Ji was that the cushion had not rotted in eight hundred years.

Go up and pick it up, and check it carefully, just in case there is something hidden inside.

After taking apart the futon, he didn't find anything. However, the cloth used to make the futon was extraordinary and better than the material he was going to use to make the Taoist banners.

Murong Ji smiled and put it away.

I looked around the room again and found that there was really nothing left.

After turning around and checking everything, I found nothing. I couldn't help but frowned slightly, "Is this a wasted trip?!"

Lu Xueqi suddenly asked: "What are you looking for?"

Murong Ji looked back at her and said, "The black-hearted old man's blood refining method."

Lu Xueqi's face turned pale instantly, she took a breath, then frowned and said, "Don't take the wrong road."

The voice was unconsciously trembling and worried.

Murong Ji turned around and comforted him, "Don't worry, my parents are both disciples of Qingyun Sect. I have a bright future and I will naturally not do anything stupid."

"I'm just curious about what's so special about the black-hearted old man's skills that he was able to fight against Master Qingye. If there's anything worth learning from, I'll learn from it and improve myself."

"There is a saying that goes, 'A stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade.'"

Suddenly, Murong Ji turned around with a smile and asked, "Xueqi, you didn't mistake me for a spy from the Demon Sect, did you?"

Lu Xueqi slowly calmed down, ignored his teasing, and looked around the room.

As for a person like the Black-hearted Old Man, putting aside the prejudices of different sects, his Taoism is indeed worth learning from and referring to.

"There is another reason. The Blood Refining Hall was once a big sect. I don't know if you have noticed, Xueqi, that the combined attack methods of the Blood Refining Hall disciples today are quite amazing."

"The great sect has extraordinary foundation. If this method can be used by our Qingyun Sect, how many brothers and sisters can be saved in the war."

Lu Xueqi frowned slightly and said calmly: "The head master will not agree to let the disciple practice the combined attack method of the Blood Refining Hall."

Murong Ji paused and sighed. It was either this or that. The decline of Qingyun Sect was inevitable. If they wanted to prosper again, they had to innovate.

Suddenly, he thought of the future unification of the seven meridians. He had not seen what this innovation would be like yet, so he would not make any comment for the time being, but Xiao Yicai was indeed the one who made the innovation.

"I came up with the idea, but it's up to the teachers to decide. At worst, we can do it after we take power."

After saying that, Murong Ji continued to study the statue in front of him. It didn't look like it had any mechanism.

He stepped onto the stone platform and turned the two statues. Unexpectedly, he actually turned them. Next to the statues, a hole appeared again.

Lu Xueqi frowned slightly. She felt that the current Qingyun Sect was pretty good.

Murong Ji walked in and took a look. It was still empty, but there were densely packed small words carved on the wall.

Murong Ji was delighted and looked back at Lu Xueqi. "Xueqi, do you want to take a look at the Blood Refining Hall's skills?"

Lu Xueqi did not answer, but walked forward and began to read the words on the wall. These were the core skills of the Blood Refining Hall.

She was also very curious about how big a sect the Blood Refining Hall was eight hundred years ago.

Murong Ji copied down the scripture, put it away, and then studied it carefully. He had to say that this method, which was derived from the general outline of the heavenly book, was really extraordinary, but it was too rough.

It is far less delicate than the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Taoism.

It describes many black-hearted old men's insights into cultivation, as well as their conjectures about 'refining evil with blood'.

[Is this the origin of the bloodthirsty bead? ! ]

The Blood Refining Hall is about refining blood, but among the scriptures covering the walls, there is not a single word that mentions absorbing the essence and blood of others.

Su Shi had already given the answer to this question when he was studying the Beiming Divine Art.

For example, the sentence "Heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs" is actually intended to express the justice of heaven, but when human emotions are added, it becomes a famous saying of the devil.

The same is true for the method of refining blood.

The so-called blood refining is mainly to use blood as the main body to carry the evil spirit and to cultivate by opening up the collaterals that circulate qi and blood. You should know that qi and blood are not just vitality and blood.

(End of this chapter)