Chapter 63: Rumors of the Holy Maiden
“May I ask why Blood Lord has graced the Peerless Summit Sect with his presence?”
Zou Junxin asked with a forced smile.
He knew the answer full well…
Blood Lord stroked his long beard, feigning helplessness.
“It’s all because of our new Holy Maiden. She insisted on coming out to see the world… and to witness the legendary talents of the Immortal Domain.”
After saying that, Blood Lord glanced at the aspiring cultivators and second-generation immortals below, his gaze lingering on Li Guixing hiding in the shadows before retracting it, and continued with a smile,
“It’s a pity… she’s probably going to be disappointed…”
Zou Junxin’s veins throbbed slightly on his forehead.
It was a fact that the Peerless Summit Sect had been in decline for the past thousand years.
After all, the Peerless Summit Sect had borne the brunt of the Immortal-Demon War a thousand years ago. As the leader of the Immortal Domain—at least, they considered themselves the leader—they were the main force on every front.
Therefore, after the war ended, the Peerless Summit Sect suffered the most damage.
In the past thousand years, several newly risen sects in the Immortal Domain had seized a lot of fortune, and the Peerless Summit Sect had been at a disadvantage in several secret realm disputes, their situation declining.
Even worse, a few hundred years ago, a major incident almost crippled the sect.
Even now, they didn’t have a single prodigy they could boast about.
One needed to reach at least the Foundation Establishment Realm within half a jiazi to be considered a prodigy.
“Blood Lord, may I have the honor of meeting this Holy Maiden?” Zou Junxin bowed. “I heard that the Holy Maiden is the number one prodigy of the Demon Abyss and the inheritor of some ancient legacy.”
“Heh…”
Blood Lord was about to create some suspense when he heard the gasps of the aspiring cultivators below.
He looked up at the bone ship and saw a beautiful, petite figure standing there, her cold, eerie vertical pupils looking down on everyone.
“Why did she come out…”
Blood Lord was inwardly surprised. The Holy Maiden didn’t like seeing people. Most of the time, if he didn’t summon her, she wouldn’t even leave her room.
The matter of challenging all the prodigies was indeed proposed by the Holy Maiden, but it seemed more like she was looking for someone. It was only later, with the Temple of the Nether Spirit’s encouragement, that it developed into the current situation.
Atop the bone ship.
“Where are you?”
The eerie vertical pupils searched continuously, causing terror wherever they landed.
Seeds of fear spread through those beautiful eyes.
However, the search yielded nothing.
“I can clearly… feel it…”
“You’re here, aren’t you?”
“No… you seem to be gone again…”
The petite figure was silent for a while.
She closed her eyes.
“Still… can’t find her.”
As the petite figure on the bone ship disappeared, the panic gradually subsided, and the crowd began to chatter about the Holy Maiden.
“So this is the Holy Maiden of the Demon Abyss, so beautiful… But why does she look so young?”
“Shh, don’t be fooled by her appearance. She’s a ruthless and venomous woman… a poisonous woman! Countless lives have perished at her hands!”
“It’s said that she eats the hearts of ten young girls and drinks the blood of ten young boys every day… How terrifying…”
“See that broken blade at her waist? It’s rumored to be a sinister artifact that can instantly drain a person’s blood, turning them into a dried corpse!”
“She also has a coffin. Someone peeked inside and saw an ancient evil entity!”
This new Holy Maiden was a hot topic of discussion in both the Demon Abyss and the Immortal Domain.
As for these rumors, some were deliberately spread by the Temple of the Nether Spirit, while others were just exaggerations.
Blood Lord was very satisfied with the effect of the Holy Maiden’s appearance. The wrinkles on his face relaxed, and he looked at Zou Junxin with a smile.
“Old Brother Zou, how about a friendly competition between the younger generation… what do you say?”
He paused, deliberately drawing out his words.
“Or… do you find it inappropriate, little brother?”
At this time, how could he say it was inappropriate…
Zou Junxin sighed inwardly. Under everyone’s gaze, he had no choice but to accept.
“Blood Lord, how… do you propose we compete?”
“Foundation Establishment, Spirit Condensation, Innate Realm… each side sends out a few people,” Blood Lord said, clearly prepared. He tapped the table lightly. “No age limit, only cultivation level limit. How about it?”
Zou Junxin was slightly taken aback.
Not because Blood Lord’s proposal was excessive, but because… it was too lenient.
The Temple of the Nether Spirit had a trump card: the Holy Maiden, a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator younger than half a jiazi.
Regardless of how she reached that level, at her age and with her cultivation, she was invincible among her peers.
But at the same level… it wasn’t certain.
There were many who had been stuck at the peak of Foundation Establishment for many years, desperately seeking but failing to reach Core Formation. Although they couldn’t break through, their combat power far exceeded that of ordinary peak Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Blood Lord couldn’t be unaware of this, but his actions…
Were arrogant.
Absolute arrogance in the Holy Maiden’s strength.
Zou Junxin hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
“Naturally… no problem.”
No matter what, this was the only chance to save face.
Hearing the answer, a slight smile appeared on Blood Lord’s wrinkled face.
…
Meanwhile, in the Underworld Water Dungeon.
After escorting Luo Xue to the dungeon beneath the Underworld Water River, the black-robed figure left directly.
He hadn’t said a word during the entire time, like a shadow.
After calming down slightly, Luo Xue recalled the situation.
“It seems that when I sensed the threat of death, the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture activated automatically.”
Luo Xue scratched the back of her head.
“But what was that about the Soul Transformation confrontation… Could the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture have other effects?”
The reason she hadn’t used the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture during her fight with Kong Lianbin was that she was worried about being noticed by the outside world.
Luo Xue wasn’t sure if the contaminated small world of Falling Flower Peak could still be observed from the outside.
By the time Kong Lianbin summoned the Bone-Eroding Demonic Flame, it was too late to use it.
But she hadn’t expected to suddenly…
“I didn’t expect this outcome.”
Luo Xue looked up at the ceiling.
Above the dungeon were ripples of water. The sunlight from the outside world was already weak after entering Underworld Water Ravine, and after passing through the deep water, only a few rays reached the depths of the dungeon.
“It seems I can’t escape death in this life. It’s just that my strength… is still not enough. Without reaching Spirit Condensation, I can’t compete with that assassin.”
Luo Xue felt depressed. She found a secluded corner in the dungeon and squatted down.
Once upon a time, when she was surviving one disaster after another in the endless wasteland, she had also been like this, huddled alone in a corner.
With no one to rely on.
“Want a cup?”
A steaming cup of tea was held in front of her.
“Thank you.”
Luo Xue took it casually.
Then her eyes widened, and she looked up to see a pair of sly, smiling eyes.
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