<h4>Chapter 1360 – Blood Sacrifice</h4>


    After getting beaten to a pulp by Qin Yu, Li Zhouyi had revived to his full power once again. This gave him hope that he might be able to change the ying field.


    Of course, he had the third prince to thank, who had been absent all this while. With the third prince’s power, he could send Li Zhouyi back to the West Deste with just amand. Without the third prince here to obstruct him, in the southwest fragmented area, Li Zhouyi was the first-inmand, with the highest amount of power. This also meant that as long as he did not give up, he could continue to push on for however long he wanted.


    While Li Zhouyi’s fighting spirit was reinvigorated, Qin Yu’s mood was lifted as well. Things were going better than he had expected.


    They were already rushing towards the Inextinguishable me now. If things went ording to n, he just had to find an opportunity to light the furnace once they reached their destination. Then, he would have fulfilled the goal of his journey here in Bounded Zero ce.


    Swish –


    The teleportation ended and the cultivators from the World of Darkness appeared in a barren small world fragment.


    Qin Yu quickly nced over the scene in front of him and knitted his eyebrows uncontrobly. Could the Inextinguishable me really be here? He could not sense its aura at all. Even though he was unsure, he could not let it show. He had to put on a calm expression.


    He needed to y the part of a Saint from the West Deste. If he wanted to put on an act, he needed to be considerate of every detail. He could not afford to make a mistake.


    Fortunately, time was tight. Li Zhouyi was constantly worried that his third brother would suddenly arrive at Bounded Zero ce. Thus, Li Zhouyi got straight into business the moment he reached this barren ce.


    Li Zhouyi waved his hands and they started to glow. He conjured a four-sided mark, and the barrennd started to roll violently, as if a gust of strong wind blew it over, creating waves.


    The mark spread out towards all four corners, releasing a constraining aura. The turbulent space waves surrounding the area disappeared. Simply put, the mark prevented anyone from entering the ce via turbulent space waves.


    Buzz –


    The array continued to radiate light and spread out. It became brighter and brighter, warping the space around it.


    The light rays separated, creating a tear in space in the form of arge door, and Qin Yu could feel the strong and terrifying aura of the chaotic energy on the other side of the door. It was ten times stronger than the aura of the turbulent space waves in Bounded Zero ce. Even though Qin Yu had dialed down his senses, the aura given off by the chaotic energy made him feel stifled and suffocated.


    “Let’s go!” Li Zhouyi led the forces forward.


    Together with the two Saints from the West Deste, Qin Yu flew towards the door without any hesitation.


    He felt a strong force pulling him apart while he teleported to the ce beyond the door, which made it hard to breathe. Luckily, the sensation onlysted for a while. In a sh, new scenery appeared in front of him.


    Qin Yu squinted his eyes. He had many ideas about where the Inextinguishable me would be found, but never once would he have imagined that it was not in Bounded Zero ce to begin with. If he were to use the traditional method of searching for the me, he would never have found it!


    On the horizon, there it was – the Mountain of mes. Its dancing mes burnt defiantly and flickered violently, giving off an intimidating aura. It burnt ceaselessly, never to be extinguished!


    It was exactly how the Spring Master had described it, and it was also the Inextinguishable me that Qin Yu had been looking so tirelessly for. Today, he had finally seen it for himself!


    The turbulent space waves…who would have thought that the Inextinguishable me would be hidden within? Even if someone had suspected that it would be found here, they would not have been able to ess it.


    Although Qin Yu was excited at first, he quickly realized that he had been too optimistic. Even though the Inextinguishable me was right in front of him, it was being trapped by the turbulent space waves. It was clear to him that this Inextinguishable me was the source of the chaotic energy that he felt just now.


    Now that he was standing closer to the source than ever before, he was able to more acutely feel its aura. He was even more aware of the terrifying extent of this Inextinguishable me’s power.


    The furnace was extremely excited and almost went mad on the spot. If it were not for Qin Yu who stopped it from acting out, it would have rushed out on its own.


    Internally, Qin Yuughed to himself. He could understand the furnace’s reaction. The temptation of the Inextinguishable me to the furnace was probably a hundred times stronger than the temptation of a man to hit on a pretty woman.


    Yet, he had to control the furnace. “Calm down! Do you see the turbulent space waves? I don’t think I am powerful enough to withstand their aura, so what makes you think that you would be able to break through them? Please, let’s not be hasty, there must be another way.”


    It wasn’t easy to coax the furnace through giving it a scare, but at least he had prevented it from rushing out on its own. However, the furnace implored Qin Yu toe up with an idea quickly, otherwise it would rush out to try and seize the Inextinguishable me, regardless of the dangers.


    Qin Yu stopped to observe his surroundings. On either side of the Mountain of mes were two small world fragments. The terrifying aura of the chaotic energy and the extremely high air temperature created a harsh environment, so there were definitely no signs of life on the fragments. They were both charred ck.


    The two small world fragments were separated by some distance. In the middle of this empty space, slightly above the fragments, there was a ship that floated in the air. The ship was not big, and its hull seemed to have been painted ck originally. However, because it had been stationary for a long time, the power of its surroundings had engulfed it, causing its surface to be mottled. It also had red streaks on it.


    When Li Zhouyi’s gazended on the ship, his heart started to race and his eyes lit up. He was too rash before, because he was too fixated on trying to get the Inextinguishable me back. However, if he could obtain this ship, then despite losing the Inextinguishable me, he knew that he would not be punished too harshly.


    Apart from this, he was still uncertain…if this had been the Deste King’s intention from the start, the third prince could have made his appearance when the Fire of Eternal Night was being extinguished. The third prince could have achieved two things – ‘retrieving’ the Inextinguishable me, andpletely destroying any chance of Li Zhouyi ever rising to power again.


    Therefore it was strange that there had been no trace of the third prince at all. Li Zhouyi had gathered his forces here, waiting for the perfect opportunity to ‘retrieve’ the Inextinguishable me, preventing the third prince from having a chance to steal his limelight.


    What was the king trying to do? Li Zhouyi was unable to discern the king’s intentions, and he was even starting to wonder if he was overthinking everything. Perhaps the king had never intended to steal the Inextinguishable me from the beginning.


    However, Li Zhouyi calmed his thoughts immediately. Regardless of whether he was right or not, it wasn’t important anymore. What was important was that he needed to retrieve the Inextinguishable me in order to stay alive. Otherwise, he would definitely be sentenced to a gruesome death.


    The cultivators from the World of Darkness flew to the small world fragments to guard the people in this ce.


    “Greetings, Your Highness!” The cultivators bowed to Li Zhouyi.


    “Did you catch anyone trespassing?” Li Zhouyi asked.


    “No.”


    Li Zhouyi rxed, and turned to give orders. “Stay alert. Do not even let a flye through!”


    Just at this moment, the space around them started to vibrate. Arge group of cultivators descended upon them – it was the Mysterious n. They also wanted to catch the perfect opportunity to seize the Inextinguishable me, and they would not give this opportunity up so easily to the World of Darkness.


    Qin Yu tried to hide his unhappiness. When he saw the two small world fragments beside the ship, he had his suspicions. It seemed that his suspicions were right. The Mysterious n and the World of Darkness were aware of where the Inextinguishable me was all along, and had always been trying to get ess to this ce. However, the World of Darkness had been a step ahead.


    Both ns wanted to enter the Mountain of mes… but they needed the ship. Getting in and out of this ce required an array formation, which meant that this ship could only be used within this ce – to ess the Mountain of mes that was surrounded by extremely strong turbulent space waves.


    However, there were tworge ns, but only one ship. What was the meaning of this?


    Li Zhouyi red at the Mysterious n for a while before entering his encampment to recuperate, getting ready for the uing battle with them. In this encampment, of course the West Deste Saints held the most respected positions. Qin Yu was going to make full use of the advantages that came with this position.


    More importantly, Qin Yu had seen a few figures flying out from the small world fragments and entering the ship for a few moments before leaving. Meanwhile, the cultivators from the World of Darkness that were standing by on duty noticed this, but did not have any reaction whatsoever. It was as if entering and leaving this ship was a normal urrence.


    After pondering for a few moments, Qin Yu walked over to these cultivators.


    “Greetings, Saint!” They all bowed hastily towards him.


    Qin Yu waved his arm. “At ease. I saw a few cultivators from the other n entering the ship just now, so I’m going to check on the situation.”


    One cultivator responded in a respectful tone, “Please do not worry. The ship is in a state of induction; the other n would not dare to make any rash moves.”


    Qin Yu knitted his eyebrows, not saying a word.


    Another cultivator quickly added on, “Of course, it does not hurt to be cautious in such a situation. If you are free now, I can escort you there.”


    Qin Yu nodded his head, “Lead the way.”


    The second cultivator who spoke turned around and gave some instructions to hisrades before walking to Qin Yu and bowing respectfully, “Please follow me. This way.”


    They flew towards the skies, and the cultivators from the Mysterious n nced at them for a while before looking away.


    When they were near the exterior of the ship, Qin Yu could immediately smell the scent of blood.


    He frowned, finally understanding what those red streaks on the ship were. Dried blood!


    There was so much of it that it covered a big portion of the ship. The most terrifying thing was that these dried blood marks seemed to havee from the inside of the ship, and had permeated through the exterior.


    If the smell of blood was so strong from the outside already, he wondered what the inside of the ship would look like.


    Qin Yu wondered how many massacres had to ur for such a massive amount of blood to spill.


    ‘Border Cliff Saint’s’ expression seemed to have fallen a little bit. The cultivator who had escorted him smiled politely and said, “It’s normal to be a bit shocked since it’s your first time here. We have been here for many years, so we’re used to it.”


    Qin Yu pointed at the blood stains and asked, “How did these…”


    The cultivator hesitated for a little while before replying, “It’s actually a secret, but since Your Honor has asked me for an answer, I hope you will not tell others what I am about to tell you.”


    When Qin Yu nodded, the cultivator continued, “You must know by now that the turbulent space waves are especially strong around the Mountain of mes. We created an alliance with the Mysterious n, and can only rely on this ship to shuttle back and forth to the Mountain of mes. However, this ship is not perfect. Activating it requires a huge amount of energy…and the fragmented area is unable to supply this amount of energy, so we rely on the West Deste to provide it.


    “To minimize the consumption of energy, we found out about the Blood Sacrifice method. By carving a seal on the ship, we used this method to draw energy from the Blood Demon which then drives the ship. This is why there are so many blood stains.”


    Qin Yu frowned, “Blood Sacrifice? Whose blood…”


    “To prevent the Ruler of the fragmented area from being alerted, which might bring us unnecessary trouble, we were unable to target powerful cultivators. We could only hunt some insignificant living beings within the fragmented area to harvest their blood. It was necessary for us to meet the demands of the Blood Demon.”


    The cultivator coughed lightly and continued exining, “It’s not honorable, and people would definitely protest if they knew about this and the West Deste’s reputation would be damaged, which was why I asked Your Honor not to let word of this spread.”