Chapter 664 - 664: New Land of Trial

Chu Qingyun was speechless.

"Qi, you really don't hold the Inner Sect's top beauty in high regard, do you? You think a mere Broken Sword is enough to win her over?"

"Haha, if it were anyone else, there would be no chance. But for you, Chu, the odds are very much in your favor. With your strength and aptitude, you're more than worthy of the Inner Sect's number one beauty," Qi Hao said with a laugh.

"Qi, if word of this gets out, I'm afraid I'll never have a peaceful day again..." Chu Qingyun shook his head.

After leaving the Inner Sect battle stage area, they reached a quieter place.

Qi Hao slowly dropped his smile, his expression turning serious. He said to Chu Qingyun, "Chu, I have something serious to discuss. You know how the Blood Sect ruins were re-sealed by a joint force of five sects after the outbreak, right?"

Chu Qingyun nodded.

He had experienced that event firsthand, so of course he knew.

"The five sects used the Five Directions Spirit Fire Array to completely seal the expanded ruins of the Blood Sect."

"But recently, after some discussion, the major sects of the Northern Domain have decided to open some breaches in the Grand Array to turn the Blood Sect ruins into a Land of Trial."

Qi Hao continued.

Hearing this, Chu Qingyun immediately frowned.

He had seen the horror of the Blood Sect ruins with his own eyes and experienced it firsthand.

'If they open breaches in the seal and the monsters inside break out, it'll be another massive catastrophe for the Blood-soaked Land.'

'That terrifying contagion could absolutely wipe out all life in vast regions!'

"Opening the seal is too dangerous. Is it all just for those... Blood Crystals?" Chu Qingyun said, frowning.

Qi Hao nodded. "That's right, it's for the Blood Crystals. Even if they can slightly enhance one's physical strength, they're definitely not worth the sects taking such a huge risk."

"So, I suspect the Blood Crystals must have some unknown, unique properties that are useful even to the sect Elders!"

"Chu, you just joined the Inner Sect, so you might not know this, but over the past month, the price of Blood Crystals has skyrocketed. It's almost impossible to buy them now, even with Saint Extreme Points."

"And the Blood Crystals we have now are only from Martial Spirit Realm monsters!"

Chu Qingyun nodded in agreement with Qi Hao's speculation.

On this matter, he knew far more than Qi Hao.

The Blood Crystals inside the heads of those infected monsters contained the same power he had obtained from the blood-red sphere—a power called "Blood Origin."

'The major sects of the Northern Domain must be after this Blood Origin!'

Just then, Chu Qingyun suddenly thought of something, and he stopped in his tracks.

"Chu, what's wrong?" Qi Hao asked.

"Qi, when are they opening the breaches in the seal on the Blood Sect ruins?"

Chu Qingyun asked anxiously.

He had just remembered that there were still two Array Bases from the original Six Imperial Demon-Sealing Array inside the Blood Sect ruins that hadn't been destroyed and taken by the Martial Soul Hall!

Those two Array Platforms had been built with all sorts of rare, energy-rich Crystal Stones and Top-Grade Primordial Stones.

In Chu Qingyun's eyes, that was what he needed most... Primordial Power!

He had even set his sights on one of them back when he was in the Blood Sect ruins, but he had been too weak to take it.

Now that he had reached the Martial King Realm and his strength had soared, he naturally wanted to try again.

'But there are only two Array Bases, and their Primordial Power fluctuations are very distinct. If I'm too late, they'll be gone before I get there!'

"They'll be opened in about ten days."

"But as soon as it opens, a lot of Inner Sect Disciples from every sect will rush in. After all, there's a limited number of Blood Crystals. First come, first served."

Qi Hao replied after a moment of thought.

'Ten days... It takes three days to get to the Blood-soaked Land on a Tier Four Flying Demon Beast. That means I only have seven days...'

Chu Qingyun did a quick mental calculation and felt the timeline was a bit tight.

"Chu, are you interested in going to the Blood Sect ruins together? Last time, the sect's Forbidden King Order kept us from entering together, but now we have a chance," Qi Hao said with a smile.

"Well... my apologies, Qi. I'd like to explore the Blood Sect ruins on my own," Chu Qingyun said.

He was going to the Blood Sect ruins not just for Blood Crystals, but also to retrieve the two Array Bases of the Six Imperial Demon-Sealing Array. Naturally, he didn't want to go with anyone else.

Besides, he could only use his full strength when acting alone.

"Haha, alright then. I won't insist."

"By the way, in seven days, all the Inner Sect Disciples who are planning to be in the first wave will gather at the Demon Beast rental area in the Inner Sect. We'll all head to the Blood Sect ruins together."

"The Blood-soaked Land isn't exactly peaceful, after all. It's safer to travel as a group."

"You can come with us then. We'll give you a lift, and we can go our separate ways once we arrive."

Qi Hao said with a smile.

He wasn't particularly bothered by Chu Qingyun's refusal. After all, everyone has their own style, and not everyone likes to go on adventures in a group.

While group expeditions are much safer, the rewards are also significantly smaller.

So, there were plenty of disciples in the Inner Sect who preferred to go it alone.

"Then thank you, Qi," Chu Qingyun said gratefully.

After parting with Qi Hao, Chu Qingyun went to the Saint Extreme Sect's Secret Manual Hall.

The Secret Manual Hall was the place within the Saint Extreme Sect's Inner Sect where all kinds of Secret Manuals were stored.

Like the Secret Technique Hall, the Inner Sect's Secret Manual Hall only housed King-level Secret Manuals and above.

However, the Secret Manual Hall was many times larger than the Secret Technique Hall. After all, Secret Manuals far outnumbered Secret Techniques in both variety and quantity.

Inside the Secret Manual Hall, the vast number of Secret Manuals were organized by category.

It was divided into many sections, such as Sword Techniques, Saber Techniques, Staff Techniques, Spear Techniques, Fist Techniques, and Palm Techniques.

Among these, saber, sword, fist, and palm techniques were the most common and had the most practitioners, so they also had the largest number of Secret Manuals.

Chu Qingyun's goal, naturally, was Sword Techniques.

Chu Qingyun did a lap around the Sword Skill District and found that there were a total of 127 King-level Sword Techniques and eleven Emperor-level Sword Techniques.

However, just as in the Secret Technique Hall, the two most powerful Sect Level Sword Techniques that Wu Jiancheng had mentioned were not displayed.

'Looks like I'll have to find an Elder if I want to cultivate a Sect Level Sword Technique...'

Chu Qingyun found an Inner Sect Disciple who worked in the Secret Manual Hall and asked about the Elder currently on duty.

The Inner Sect Disciple was quite accommodating and led Chu Qingyun there directly.

However, the Palace Guardian Elder of the Secret Manual Hall wasn't resting or cultivating in a Quiet Chamber, but was somewhere within the hall itself.