Pei Xuanjing was curious, his deep-set eyes did not betray any emotions, just a cold gaze.
After not long, the array was quickly set up. The old man cut his own finger with a knife, whispering phrases under his breath. The intricate designs of the array started to glow faintly, gathering vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi.
Boom!
A violent flame erupted within the array, instantly turning the corpses of the demonic beasts into countless streams of Blood Qi. The intensity of it even made Pei Xuanjing feel a hint of fear.
At this moment, the old man spoke in a deep voice, "Make your move!"
"Yes!"
One of the warrior-class powerhouses took out something resembling an antler from his chest and tossed it into the array.
Boom!
The array seemed to react as if hot oil was poured onto fire, suddenly releasing a violent flame that soared into the sky illuminating the heavens in red.
"Miss, it only takes five two-hour periods. It will be enough to succeed." The old man's face showed a slight smile, but with his dry features, it looked extremely eerie.
"Good! When we return this time, father king…" The missy's words were cut off before she could finish.
Roar!
A deafening roar echoed from afar, resounding throughout the woods and causing numerous demonic beasts to flee in all directions.
"This is bad, some of the nearby beasts have been startled." One of the warrior-class powerhouses had a grim expression.
The woman's smile faded, her face turned cold, and she sternly ordered, "Stop them, this Jiaolong Blood Pill matter is of great importance and absolutely cannot fail."
Hearing the missy's words, Pei Xuanjing raised an eyebrow; he knew it.
Just as he was curious about what exactly the Jiaolong Blood Pill was, the prompt in his mind popped up again:
[Twenty years old: Kings and lords of the human race are deploying their underlings into the Demon Domain to refine a Jiaolong Blood Pill using the blood sacrifice array method.]
"We obey the missy's orders." The three warrior-class powerhouses nodded in agreement.
Immediately they divided their duties, two of them went off to kill the demonic beasts and brought the bodies back to the blood sacrifice array while the other one stayed to guard the missy.
As time went on, second after second, the essence of blood in the blood sacrifice array became richer, almost forming into a Blood River. The Blood River roiled and churned, as if something was about to come to life.
"This won't work, the essence blood required for the Jiaolong Blood Pill is still lacking. Go kill more demonic beasts." The white-haired old man instructed.
They underestimated the situation; the amount of blood essence in the blood pool was too insufficient to fully form the Jiaolong Blood Pill.
Of course, this also meant one thing: the eliciting effect of the Jiaolong Blood Pill was far greater than what they had predicted.
Upon hearing this news, the missy also had the same thought, "Let's trouble those two uncles to continue their hard work and go kill a few more demonic beasts."
The three warrior-class powerhouses reacted with wry smiles, "Missy, it's not that we are not willing to do it, but we've pretty much hunted all the demonic beasts within hundreds of li around here. Going again would probably mean stepping into another demon king's territory."
A tiger's might remains even after death. As the Jiaolong King, who once dominated the Demon Domain due to sheer power, no other demon king or general dared to step into its territory even after its fall.
They took advantage of this, killing the demonic beasts easily without causing greater chaos.
But at this point, the demonic beasts in the area intimidated by the lingering power of the Jiaolong King have been wiped out, and the rest have fled the area.
If they launch another attack, not only would the distance be an issue, they would also risk alarming the other demon kings and generals by intruding into their territories, potentially stirring up trouble.
The missy's eyes turned cold, but she also knew that the three of them weren't wrong.
This Jiaolong Blood Pill is of great importance; her father sent her here with only warrior-class powerhouses in order to avoid attracting attention. If they cause a stir in the Demon Domain, it would create complications.
Stirring up the other demon kings and generals and ruining their plans would mean all their efforts are wasted.
However, they can't delay it either. After all, if the Jiaolong Blood Pill cannot be brought back, not only would they have wasted their time, but her reputation in her father's heart would also drop significantly.
She looked around and caught sight of some mercenaries, her finely arched eyebrows crinkled. An idea took root in her mind.
"Uncles, could we do this…" she whispered her idea to the three warrior-class powerhouses.
Upon hearing the plan of the missy, their faces turned pale, shaking their heads, "Missy, we can't do that. If word gets out, we're done for."
They would have never thought that this seemingly gentle missy could be so ruthless as to devise such a harsh plan.
"Would you rather this fails?" The missy shot them a cold, furious glance, "If this fails, none of us will end up well."
Upon hearing this, the three of them looked shocked, worry painted on their faces.
The missy continued, "Extended success comes only after countless failures; one cannot make sacrifices to achieve great things. If we can successfully refine the Jiaolong Blood Pill this time, it has great significance to the human race—it's an important cause. Their sacrifices will be worth it."
In the woman's view, this matter was worth it. Just some recruited men, not even one warrior-class powerhouse among them, their sacrifice for a king was their honor.
In the end, they were persuaded by the missy and agreed to the plan.
"All of you, come here." One of the warrior-class powerhouses called out to Pei Xuanjing and the others who were also recruited.
Indiscernible murderous intent slowly emerged from Pei Xuanjing's profound eyes. These people still did not know what had happened, while Pei Xuanjing had overheard their secret plan.
He looked at the silent missy in the distance, noting that appearances can indeed be deceiving. Who would have thought that such a delicate woman could be capable of a heart filled with such wickedness?
Unable to find the corpses of demonic beasts for the blood sacrifice, they had shifted their attention to them—planning to use them as substitutes for the blood sacrifice.
It was utterly insane. In a situation where the human race was at odds with the demon race, they dared to use their brethren for the blood sacrifice. Truly madness.
Even though Pei Xuanjing wasn't part of this world's human race at this moment, murderous intent arose within him. Such people didn't deserve to live.
"May I ask what you need from us?" Someone in the crowd asked.
These people were able to survive in Boundary City; none of them were foolish. From the whispers among the fighter class powerhouses, doubts had arisen in their hearts.
"There's something we need to discuss with you…" one of the warrior-class powerhouses was trying to pacify the crowd, sensing the brewing tension.
But before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a voice from the crowd, "I fear they're thinking of using us for a blood sacrifice."
Having their thoughts exposed, the faces of those people grew cold. They were about to say something when the lady exclaimed coldly, "Why are we wasting time with them? Kill them. We're running out of time."
Both parties had a great change in their expressions as these words were spoken.
The people around the lady knew that negotiation was pointless now and retreat wasn't an option. A decisive action was needed.
Even ants cling to life, let alone humans.
Although the people around Pei Xuanjing were not as powerful as the opposing party, they mustered courage to fight with all their might for survival.
Of those three famous battlefield generals, one stayed with the lady providing her protection. The remaining two continued their fierce challenges with the reinforcements.
These generals-on-the-battlefield were equivalent to the Spirit Realm cultivators in the Daming World. Although they lacked the grandeur of those cultivators who practiced Dao of Qi refining and could casually influence the Heavenly Earthly Force, their frightening strength was gained from the horror of refining Qi.
Besides Pei Xuanjing, the people accompanying him were only a dozen Thousand Leaders, so even if they allied to fight an outnumbered enemy, it was challenging to defeat a general of such high standard.
Those two men entered the battlefield of Pei Xuanjing's allies like a tiger amongst a pack of wolves. Their fierce attacks killed any who dared to resist even before they had a chance to retaliate.
The Blood Qi of the dead spread across the battlefield, and was absorbed by the Blood Sacrifice Array controlled by the white-haired man. This caused the previously weakening blood pool to boil once again.
Everything was happening in an instant. Even Pei Xuanjing was unable to help.
Pei Xuanjing's Qi refining and Refining Spirit could be exerted only to the limit of a general, following the tremendous suppression.
As one of the generals leading a sweeping onslaught approached Pei Xuanjing, he carelessly swung his blade at Pei Xuanjing, not hesitating in the slightest.
He remembered that Pei Xuanjing was their guide whom they had invited at a great cost and without him, they could not have accessed the Dragon Cave so effortlessly.
Yet, what did that matter now? At this point, the guide was no longer of any use. It would be more beneficial to sacrifice him to the Blood Sacrifice Array.
Besides, he remembered inviting Pei Xuanjing by offering him a top-tier martial arts skill – something precious to him – which he could retrieve right now.
The general swung his long blade, chopping down terrifyingly, targeting Pei Xuanjing's head.
Witnessing the situation, a cold smile crept onto Pei Xuanjing's face. His killing intent overflowed as his aura shot towards the sky. He gripped his sword with five fingers and suddenly thrust it forward.
Gripping the sword, drawing it, unsheathing, and slashing – all the movements were so smooth, without the slightest pause!
A dazzling flash of sword light appeared.
In this world, Pei Xuanjing's Sword Drawing Skill couldn't invoke the Heavenly Earthly Force. However, the terrifying physical strength he demonstrated in combination with his violent and dominant sword intent resulted in formidable power. Puff!
Launching later but arriving sooner, the man did not expect the opponent he was facing to be a cultivator on par with him. He did not have time to react to that sudden thrust. The moment he saw the sword being thrust, Pei Xuanjing's sword had already pierced him!
"Ah!"
He let out a terrifying roar. Although Pei Xuanjing's sword didn't kill him, it cut off his arm.
Everyone was startled. No one expected such a thing to happen. They were already overpowering the opponents, but suddenly an expert like Pei Xuanjing appeared.
The agonizing wail of the man made the lady extremely uneasy, causing her to order the general beside her: "Quickly kill him!"
However, it was too late.
Once Pei Xuanjing decided to act, naturally, he wouldn't hold back.
Before the lady had finished speaking and while the man's wailing continued, Pei Xuanjing decisively struck again.
Without sheathing his sword, he raised his left hand, clenched his fist, and struck again.
He circulated the Primordial Qi within his body. His bones, flesh, and skin flexed, while his organs and marrow began to vibrate in an unusual rhythm. He threw a punch, and continuous sonic booms rang out in the air. His ferocious power violently slammed into the chest of the man.
The power of this punch was extremely fierce. The man was caught off guard and unable to respond in time. He could only stare as the punch landed.
Boom!
The punch landed and even though he possessed an immensely strong body, the impact shattered his flesh and bones, and displaced his internal organs. He spewed out mouthfuls of blood and was sent flying backwards.
Pei Xuanjing swung his sword, a clean decapitation.
With this, Pei Xuanjing killed a battlefield-general-grade cultivator.
[At the age of twenty: You killed a battlefield-general-grade cultivator, attracting two other generals who then gang up on you.]
Everyone was shocked, the Savage Wilderness fell quiet for a moment. No one could believe Pei Xuanjing's strength. Three moves were all it took for him to kill his opponent.
"Sixth Brother!"
"Sixth Brother!"
The eyes of the remaining two men reddened, overflowing with killing intent, and they moved to attack Pei Xuanjing.
Pei Xuanjing had no mercy for such a person. His death was not unjust.
He flicked his wrist, shaking off the blood on his sword, and prepared for the approaching adversaries.
While Pei Xuanjing, with one man's power, fought a battle against two people, the people who were initially recruited understood that the opportunity to escape had come and scattered to flee.
"You're certain to die today!"
"Ha ha, those people are running like they lost their homes, and no one is helping you."
"One general-class cultivator like you is equivalent to a blood essence of theirs."
The two men unleashed ferocious attacks on Pei Xuanjing while using their words to disrupt him.
Pei Xuanjing ignored them. When he decided to act, he had already taken this situation into consideration and had no intention of relying on these people.
The longsword in his hand moved unpredictably, revealing only flashes of cold light together with ruthless and fierce sword energy sweeping in all directions.
While the three of them were fighting, the essence and blood of the general-class cultivator who was killed by Pei Xuanjing was activated, and it flowed towards the Blood Sacrifice Array's Blood River.
Boom!
The Blood Qi of a battlefield-general-class cultivator was at least tens of times more abundant than that of ordinary martial artists. This Blood Qi surged into the Blood River, causing the river to boil even more intensely.
"Jiaolong Blood Pill is about to be formed!" The hoarse voice of the white-haired old man spoke.
The lady's grief over the death of the battlefield-general-class cultivator was suddenly replaced by this joy. For her, as long as she could get the Jiaolong Blood Pill, everything would be worth it.
In an instant, the Blood Qi was combined and spun around. A brilliant, transparent, blood-colored pill appeared in the air, exuding a strange fragrance. Simultaneously, a beam of blood-colored light shot straight into the sky. This phenomenon could be seen in the entire Demon Domain.
Roar!
A beast's roar that shook the heavens rang out.
"Not good, quickly kill him and let's get out of here," the lady's face changed dramatically.
The young lady didn't expect such phenomena to occur after the Jiaolong Blood Pill had been refined. The beast's roar just now wasn't from an ordinary demonic beast, but from a beast of the Beast King level.
If they couldn't immediately escape, even with the trump card left by the king, they would probably have difficulty resisting the Beast King.
Having said that, she took out a jade box, intending to put away the Jiaolong Blood Pill.
What she didn't know was that the standoff between the two men and Pei Xuanjing lasted so long not because those two were too strong, but because Pei Xuanjing was deliberately holding back.
The Jiaolong Blood Pill was incredibly precious, having required such a heavy price to refine. How could Pei Xuanjing allow it to fall into their hands? Even if he didn't know what the Blood Pill did.
Having seen the Blood Pill created, Pei Xuanjing no longer held back, releasing the power of the Yin Spirit quietly.
Even though this world greatly suppressed the power of his Yin Spirit, it was not rendered completely useless.
The two warriors fighting Pei Xuanjing full tilt felt their heads spin all of a sudden, as if a giant hammer had hit them. This sudden dizziness made them pause for a moment in their actions.
However, it was during this short moment that Pei Xuanjing fiercely attacked!
A surge of soaring sharp momentum rose abruptly from him, its sharp atmosphere as if it could pierce the heaven and earth.
Pei Xuanjing whirled around, ascending with a sword, his body's Primordial Qi deposited onto the sword. A six-colored glow gleamed brilliantly.
He descended from above, awe-inspiring like a divine being, pronouncing judgement upon the world.
The sword's sharpness cleaved a vacuum in its path. It seemed as if this falling celestial sword was able to pierce through even daylight.
At this moment, it felt as if everything between Heaven and Earth was filled with the radiance of this sword, erasing the senses of everything else.
The sword Qi crisscrossed with green sword light flitting about. Between the flickering sword light, the air in front cleared into a vacuum, the sharp sword intent seemed capable of cleaving even space. Its menacing sword Qi filled the surroundings.
A sense of terror from the sword intent surfaced in the hearts of everyone.
When the two of them snapped back to their senses, all they saw was this one sword.
The next moment, the look of shock on their faces froze forever as they died with disbelief.
Pei Xuanjing did not spare them a glance. He stomped down forcefully, shooting out like a free-flying Sharp Arrow.
The young lady, who was shocked by this, managed to put the Blood Pill into the jade box. Astonishment filled her eyes, as the power exhibited by Pei Xuanjing at this moment far exceeded her expectations.
The next moment, Pei Xuanjing appeared beside her, ruthlessly bringing his sword down without any hesitation. Toward such a cunning and vicious woman, Pei Xuanjing did not harbor even a sliver of mercy.
Hum!
A mighty light suddenly erupted from the woman, blocking the sword that Pei Xuanjing swung, to the point where Pei Xuanjing's long sword was shattered into several pieces by the horrifying power.
However, even though he did not kill her, the jade box slipped out of her hand and was caught by Pei Xuanjing.
"You…"
Shock and fury interwoven in the lady's eyes as she pointed at Pei Xuanjing, so livid that she couldn't even speak.
As a noble-born lady, even the mighty warriors showed her respect. Never had she encountered someone like this. If it weren't for the thing her father left on her, she would have undoubtedly have been dead then.
Moreover, this man was audacious enough to even snatch the Jiaolong Blood Pill!
"I suggest you give back the item, then this lady can forgive your evil deeds. Otherwise, you will undoubtedly die." The woman tried to calm down and spoke coldly.
"Hmm?" Pei Xuanjing found her words amusing.
Was this person too accustomed to being high and mighty that she still dare to threaten him like this, parading a we-are-not-on-the-same-level attitude?
Pei Xuanjing was disinclined to waste words on such a person and promptly produced another attack.
Boom!
The glowing light reappeared, however, compared to before, it seemed to be a bit dimmer.
Pei Xuanjing realized that this must be some sort of protective object, but based on his two tests, this object seemed to have its limits.
Just as he prepared another attack, he heard the elder who was involved in the refining of the Blood Pill shout loudl:
"Miss, don't hesitate any longer. If you linger, we will all be dead!"
The lady, who was also a person of decisiveness, knew that she couldn't afford to hold back at this moment. She decisively took a jade amulet from her bosom and crushed it.
Surprisingly, the jade amulet encased a lump of flesh. In an instant, the flesh rapidly absorbed a large amount of Heaven and Earth's Essence Qi, taking on the form of a human.
"Flesh regeneration? An external Incarnation?" Pei Xuanjing was struck with surprise as he watched the middle-aged man formed from a lump of flesh in front of him.
Although he had previously reached the Fourth Level of the Spiritual Realm, or Lordship Stage in this world, using the Path of Qi Refinement, he did not have extensive knowledge about the abilities of those at this stage.
Seeing this phenomenon now, he couldn't help but recall the rumored ability of flesh regeneration, or something similar to the Divine Abilities of the External Incarnation.
"You're dead meat!" The lady looked at Pei Xuanjing as if looking at a dead person.
The jade amulet was something left by her father, after all, the Jiaolong Blood Pill was extremely significant. No one could be sure that there wouldn't be any accidents, so the jade amulet was for the purpose of notifying her father.
The original plan was to activate it after returning to the Boundary City. After all, the Demon Domain had many Beast Kings. If a king or a lord of the human race came, it would inevitably attract a Beast King.
However, she couldn't pay attention to these matters now. Everything had happened too suddenly. Pei Xuanjing had become a threat to her life.
"Father, it is this man who took the Jiaolong Blood Pill." she said respectfully to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man nodded, speaking to Pei Xuanjing: "Young one, hand over the Jiaolong Blood Pill, this King can absolve you of your sins."
"If your real body arrives, I would certainly be no match. But to think you can merely rely on an incarnation with warrior power, that would be too arrogant." Pei Xuanjing sneered.
The middle-aged man or rather, this incarnation, only possessed the power of a peak warrior. To Pei Xuanjing, he was not an unbeatable opponent.
"Ignorant one, you're asking for death!" The middle-aged man's majestic face showed traces of anger as he said in a cold voice.
A strong person like him of the king or lord level, being among the top in this world, seldom encountered someone who dared to defy him.
Before Pei Xuanjing could respond, he abruptly lifted his gaze, hearing the cry of a hawk, followed by a voice filled with killing intent.
"Xuan King, you dare to enter the Demon Domain, do you take me, your King, lightly?"
The commotion and anomalies at the birth of the Jiaolong Blood Pill had already attracted the attention of many powerful beings in the Demon Domain. This giant eagle was one of the Beast Kings in the Demon Domain, the Giant Eagle King.
It was the fastest among all Beast Kings. Having just arrived, it was furious to find the figure of the middle-aged man prompting its anger when the human race's king or lord dared to intrude into their Demon Domain.
"Giant Eagle King, it's only my incarnation here, and not exceeding the power limits." Xuan King said with a frown.
The primary concern was about getting the Jiaolong Blood Pill. He did not want to entangle with the other party and neither did he want to reveal the existence of this item.