Chapter 661: Renowned in Luotian, Huan Mei Approaches

On Thousand Illusions Star, in the southern region within the territory of the Huan Family, there was a deep pool. This pool was called the Illusion Moon Pool, and it was here that the Blood Replacement Great Technique was performed.

The water of this pool had long been removed by the Huan Family Old Ancestor using a Divine Ability. All that remained on the ground was a concave pit. At this moment, he was floating in mid-air, his expression extremely solemn.

Below, there were tens of thousands of Huan Family members, all of them silent. The entire area for dozens of miles around was completely quiet.

The Huan Family members stepped forward one by one to the edge of the pit, slashed their arms, and let their blood drip down. Then, once enough blood had flowed out, they would retreat, their faces slightly pale and expressions gloomy.

As the clansmen stepped forward one by one, the blood in the pit gradually accumulated. A bloody scent emanated from the dark red blood, permeating the surroundings.

The blood of tens of thousands of clansmen did not completely fill the pit, but there was quite a lot of it. The last person was the Huan Family Old Ancestor. Without hesitation, he slashed his wrist, and a large amount of blood fell into the pit. He released the most blood, and his face gradually turned pale. Finally, he withdrew his wrist, performed Hand Seals, and softly spat out one word: "Fusion!"

At this word, a Vortex immediately formed in the blood pool in the pit, slowly rotating and gradually merging the blood of tens of thousands of people together, indistinguishable from one another.

Refining the purest Huan Family Bloodline from the blood of tens of thousands, turning it into a thousand blood talismans to be imprinted on one person's body, and then extracting and transforming that person's own blood—this was the Blood Replacement Great Technique.

"Huan Mei!" the Huan Family Old Ancestor said in a deep voice, his eyes showing a profound look.

"Foster Father." Liu Mei stepped out from the crowd. Dressed in white, she appeared quite holy.

"Enter the blood pool and meditate," the Huan Family Old Ancestor said slowly.

Liu Mei nodded slightly and walked toward the blood pool. As her bare, jade-like feet stepped inside, a bloody stench rushed toward her. She frowned slightly but stepped in decisively. As she walked, the blood in the pool gradually submerged her knees, waist, and chest, eventually swallowing her entire body.

Inside the blood pool, there was only the rotating Vortex, but Liu Mei's figure could not be seen. At this moment, she was already sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the pool, her whole body wrapped in the Huan Family's blood.

The Huan Family Old Ancestor took a deep breath and quickly performed Hand Seals with both hands. One after another, Hand Seals manifested rapidly from his hands and fell into the blood pool. A powerful aura emanated from him, permeating the heavens and earth.

As his Hand Seals became faster and faster, the blood pool seemed to boil, rotating even faster.

After a long time, the Huan Family Old Ancestor's eyes burst with a sharp glint, and he shouted in a low voice: "The ancestors of the Huan Family were Immortals of the Lightning Immortal Realm from the long-lost past. Although the Immortal Realm was destroyed, the Bloodline remains. Today's Blood Replacement Great Technique is to refine this Bloodline and add one more person to the future glory of our Huan Family."

A complex incantation was chanted by the Huan Family Old Ancestor. As the incantation left his mouth, it turned into a spell seal and fell into the blood pool.

"Bloodline, appear!" the Huan Family Old Ancestor shouted. Suddenly, the entire blood pool stopped rotating, and with a rumble, it actually rose into the air, forming a column of blood.

In an instant, the blood column collapsed, turning into blood-colored runes that swirled in the sky. Liu Mei's figure was revealed in the pit; she was currently sitting cross-legged with her eyes tightly closed.

The Huan Family Old Ancestor took a deep breath, performed a Hand Seal with his right hand, and pointed at Liu Mei. Instantly, a wound opened on Liu Mei's forehead, and blood sprayed out. As the blood continued to flow, Liu Mei's face became increasingly pale.

Just then, one of the blood talismans in the sky suddenly descended and imprinted itself on Liu Mei. Immediately after, a large number of blood talismans fell, continuously imprinting themselves onto her body.

As the blood talismans continued to descend, almost every inch of Liu Mei's body was covered by them. The Huan Family Old Ancestor's eyes narrowed. He stepped forward and arrived beside Liu Mei. He raised his right hand, and a divine light appeared on his palm. This light was ever-changing; anyone who looked at it would instantly see all the changes in their life within it—birth, old age, sickness, death, love, hatred, and vendettas—all manifested within this light.

This was the Huan Family Old Ancestor's Dao, the Myriad Illusions Formless Dao!

He pressed his palm down onto Liu Mei's heavenly spirit. The vast Dao Concept within the Huan Family Old Ancestor was directly injected into Liu Mei's Primordial Spirit. At the same time, he poured out his own Immortal energy without reservation to help Liu Mei increase her cultivation.

The Immortal energy required to boost her to the Soul Transformation Late Stage Great Perfection was immense. If it were anyone else in the first step of cultivation, it would be impossible. Even someone in the Yin and Yang Realm would definitely be unable to do this.

Only those who have truly stepped into the second step can possess such a Heaven-Defying Divine Ability.

The Huan Family Old Ancestor was a great Divine Ability Cultivator in the Early Stage of the second step!

Vast Immortal energy and infinite Dao Concepts, fused together, were transmitted by the Huan Family Old Ancestor into Liu Mei's body. The Huan Family Old Ancestor was clearly very concerned about this Disciple; he truly intended to Cultivate her as the future successor of the Huan Family. Otherwise, he would never have damaged his own cultivation to help Liu Mei improve.

Liu Mei's body trembled. The blood talismans outside her body instantly merged into her, turning into strands of the Huan Family Bloodline that circulated within her, forcing out all of her own blood.

At the same time, her Primordial Spirit's eyes flashed with crystalline light, growing stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soul Transformation Early Stage, Soul Transformation Middle Stage, Soul Transformation Late Stage, Great Perfection!

Envious gazes appeared in the eyes of the tens of thousands of Huan Family members around. Their jealousy was understandable. How many Cultivators were stuck at the Soul Transformation Realm, and how many Cultivators had to Cultivate for thousands of years just to reach Great Perfection on their own?

Yet now, Liu Mei had achieved in half an incense stick of time what many pursued their entire lives.

The Huan Family Old Ancestor's arm had clearly withered, and he himself instantly appeared much older. He stepped back a few paces, the light in his eyes dimming. Looking at Liu Mei, he said softly: "From today on, you are a member of our Huan Family. The blood flowing in your body is our Huan Family's blood. I am going into seclusion. During this time, you must Cultivate well and strive to enter the Yin and Yang Realm as soon as possible."

Liu Mei turned around, looked quietly at the Huan Family Old Ancestor, did not speak, and simply nodded.

"The Myriad Illusions Heavenly Demon Dao—I truly want to know what kind of Divine Ability changes the Myriad Illusions Heavenly Demon Dao will have in the second step!" The old man laughed, not caring in the slightest about Liu Mei's coldness, and with a flick of his large sleeve, his figure disappeared.

"Go to Ranyun Star, Huan Mei. This is your first battle as a member of the Huan Family. Fight your way to fame!" The Old Ancestor's voice echoed.

Liu Mei raised her head, not even glancing at the tens of thousands of clansmen around her, and slowly floated up. Like a Fairy, she stepped into the Void and left. Her target was Ranyun Star.

She didn't even bring any attendants; she left alone.

Deep within a crack in the earth, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze from the red cloud of the departing Moon Gazer, shock still remaining in his eyes.

"This Moon Gazer is a thousand feet long. Its strength is likely on par with those Cultivators who have just stepped into the second step of cultivation and possess great Divine Abilities. If no Ancient God is present, this creature is not very aggressive. As long as one does not actively provoke it, it will remain in its first form."

Wang Lin was thoughtful. According to the knowledge of the Moon Gazer in the Ancient God Tu Si's memory, this creature parasitizes Ancient Gods and has three forms. The first form is the one he just saw; in this form, the Moon Gazer is not aggressive.

As for the second form, the creature's entire body of whiskers and hair retracts, and it transforms into various strange shapes. This state is quite common when it is inside an Ancient God and is considered a state of sleep.

The final, third state is the attack state. The creature's whiskers and hair extend infinitely, even reaching the same length as its body. If one encounters a Moon Gazer in this state, one must flee immediately; a moment's delay and one will be attacked by it.

Wang Lin pondered as he sank deeper into the crack in the earth, spreading out his Divine Sense to search for the Gold Flame Vein.

"The appearance of the Moon Gazer here is quite strange. This is not a beast I can provoke. It is better to ignore it and focus on finding the Gold Flame Vein."

Wang Lin's speed was extremely fast. Like a swimming Dragon, he continuously went deeper along the earth's fissure. Before long, he reached the end. He did not pause but rushed forward, his entire body merging into the rock wall as he used an Earth Escape technique to continue exploring deeper underground.

As he moved, Wang Lin, who was underground, frowned slightly. The surrounding soil was constantly oozing some kind of mucus. If Wang Lin's Immortal energy had not been surrounding his body, he would likely have been stuck to the mucus immediately.

"This place is very strange!" Wang Lin's eyes flashed. He spread his Divine Sense further and further. He did feel some powerful fluctuations, and whenever he did, he would steer his Divine Sense around them.

As he continued to go deeper, his Divine Sense almost covered the entire underground of Yunxia Star. Suddenly, Wang Lin's gaze fixed. In the deepest part of Yunxia Star, he saw a Gold Flame mineral vein stretching for countless miles.

This mineral vein was deep underground. A section of it had slightly broken through the surface on the other side of Yunxia Star. It was there that the Huan Family members had discovered this Gold Flame Vein years ago.

Wang Lin's brow furrowed even tighter. He did not act immediately but began to ponder.

"If this Gold Flame Vein were hidden very deeply, that would be one thing, but this mineral vein has no concealment at all. As long as any Soul Transformation Cultivator comes here and takes a slight look, they would know. This is somewhat suspicious." Wang Lin carefully examined the mineral vein that stretched for countless miles with his Divine Sense, but in the end, he did not see anything unusual.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Lin's eyes showed determination. He tore at the space in front of him with his right hand, immediately pushing aside the soil in front of him, and dashed through, heading straight for the deepest part of the flame vein.

It didn't take long before he arrived at the flame vein. What appeared before his eyes was a huge mineral vein dotted with bursts of golden light. This mineral vein looked like a massive Dragon winding through the depths of Yunxia Star.

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Lin slowly stepped forward. He always felt something was wrong. Ever since he saw that Moon Gazer, a cloud of gloom had been lingering in his heart, never dissipating.

——Tomorrow, the climax will begin. Er Gen will carefully write every plot point that follows regarding the confrontation between Wang Lin and Liu Mei. This plot—how should I put it—has a faint sadness. Readers who follow carefully should have some realization.

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