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Outside the forest, Old Xue seemed to have noticed Hong Chen's abnormality, but he didn't say anything.

Wooden in the forest, the wind will destroy it, pile out of the shore, flow will be turbulent.

In the Jinzhou region, the Qing-Yun Sect was the number one martial sect. It had a strong foundation that had been passed down for two thousand years.

However, in the world of the nine continents, the Qing-Yun Sect could not be considered as the number one power.

The Academy of Heavenly Secrets, the Crimson Fire Sect, and the Mercenary Hall were all stronger than the Clear Sky Sect.

If they found out that the Qing-Yun Sect had produced a monstrous genius that was rarely seen in a hundred years, it would definitely be a threat to Hong Chen's growth.

Bloodline rank advancement was definitely a rare talent that only the legends would see.

When Hong Chen had first entered the Qing-Yun Sect, Old Xue had personally checked his records. The Bloodline of a Grade Six Flaming Flame, the equivalent of a Grade Seven Bloodline.

From the looks of it, there were at least two completely different types of bloodline power in Hong Chen's body.

Watching the three spirit arts that Hong Chen used to kill the blood spirit, Old Blood could tell that the one that Hong Chen had advanced to was the Flaming Flame Bloodline.

A sixth-grade bloodline was already a genius. Reaching the seventh-grade meant that one would be a monster. In the entire continent of the Nine Provinces, there weren't many seventh-grade bloodlines.

Hong Chen possessed the Innate Awakening Bloodline. If he was able to reach the seventh rank, it would mean that he would be able to contend against the eighth rank Bloodline of the same rank.

The thing that caused Blood Elder to be most excited was still Hong Chen, the hidden bloodline that he had yet to release.

"I'm confused. Ten years ago, how could I have been confused? Did he awaken his bloodline by birth? Has he not thought that there would be another type of bloodline within this kid's body?"

Old Xue secretly regretted it in his heart. He had also made up his mind that he would focus on training Hong Chen as his disciple.

"In the heart of the forest, where is the blood pool?"

After a day of silence, Old Xue suddenly turned around and asked the three elders.

"Elder Xue, it has been quite some time since the person entered the blood pool. The number of Dark Blood Spirits in the core area is constantly decreasing. However, the one that is most difficult to deal with is still there."

"No matter what, I cannot disturb that man. If he comes out, immediately inform me."

Elder Xue gave a command and then left in a flash.

"Little trash, why are you so unlucky? Ten years in the Qing-Yun Sect, you've only left your reputation as the number one trash in the outer sect, and now that you've shown your talent, I wanted to give you a back door. I wanted to let you enter the blood pool to refine your own bloodline, but I coincidentally met that person who came to our Qing-Yun Sect.

Old Xue mumbled as he quickly went into the depths of the Qing-Yun Sect.

He was one of the Highest Elders and was in charge of the blood forest. When it opened, he naturally had the authority to open a back door for Hong Chen and let him enter the blood pool.

However, the time was not right, and he could not act without thinking. He could only go and discuss with the other old things on how to let Hong Chen enter the formation alone when the formation was closed.

Hong Chen, who was in the Cyan Cloud Blood Forest, did not know that he had already been valued highly by a sect elder.

Right now, he could only enter the depths of the blood forest. If a second grade blood spirit couldn't do it, then he would go hunt for a third grade blood spirit.

In the outer regions of the Cyan Cloud Blood Forest, there were only a few third grade Blood Spirits. However, they were not non-existent.

Currently, Xiao Xiao was already a Martial Ancestor Realm expert and wouldn't force him to retreat.

Seeing that Hong Chen was no longer hunting a second grade blood spirit, the three inner sect elders outside let out a sigh of relief.

The Green Cloud Blood Forest was the first foundation of the Qing-Yun Sect. It was an important treasure ground for cultivating talent for the Qing-Yun Sect. Within it were hidden the wishes of countless predecessors.

Although the blood forest had never been opened to the inner disciples, the amount of blood energy consumed in each loss of the blood spirit was limited.

Who would've thought that Hong Chen, a mere late stage Martial Spirit, would actually have such a battle power. Damn it, he was comparable to a Successor Disciple. When the Blood Spirit saw him, it was unable to escape.

If he allowed Hong Chen to sweep him away for half a month, then he feared that it would be very difficult to recover from him in the outside world for the next ten years.

In next to no time, the three elders were on the verge of tears.

Hong Chen did not take the initiative to hunt down the blood spirit. However, the blood spirit would take the initiative to find him.

The plants and beasts of the blood forest were not afraid of death. As long as Hong Chen was within a thousand feet of him, he would draw closer to him and attack him without hesitation.

The three inner sect elders were confused, but Hong Chen knew the reason.

It was a fatal temptation to all blood spirits. Especially those rank two blood spirits; if they met them, they would definitely come for it regardless of their life or death. Their intelligence was too low, and they could not resist this temptation at all.

Unfortunately for him, as more and more Blood Spirits gathered, he could feel the pressure with Hong Chen's cultivation base.

Moreover, these rank two blood spirits were no longer of use to his bloodline advancement. As for advancing his cultivation, he had already reached the ninth level of the Martial Spirit Realm and did not wish to advance to the Martial Ancestor Realm with his rank seven bloodline.

As a Martial God, he knew that those who did not seek for ten thousand lives would not be able to find someone for a while. What he needed was to raise his bloodline to the eighth, or even the ninth, rank before advancing to Martial Ancestor Realm.

As they entered the forest, the amount of jade bottles filled with blood essence increased. Not only did they encounter powerful blood spirits, they also saw the remaining Qing-Yun Sect disciples that were training with them.

Those who dared venture deeper were all in groups, with at least six or seven people in a team.

People like Hong Chen and Xiao Xiao, a team of two, were truly rare.

It was a good thing that as disciples of the Qing-Yun Sect, nothing bad had happened.

Naturally, what Xiao Xiao had revealed was the cultivation of the 2nd Heavenly Layer of the Martial Ancestor Realm. This caused everyone to be quite wary of her.

After all, the number of inner disciples who came to the Green Cloud Blood Forest this time was not many.

On the sixth day, Hong Chen and Hong Chen arrived. The inner disciples were able to move within the deepest region. Further up, they were blocked by the Cyan Cloud Blood Forest's formation. That was the central region that only true disciples could enter.

From the deepest part, the Blood Spirits he encountered were no longer second rank. Instead, most of them were third rank.

A grade three blood spirit was equivalent to a Martial Ancestor Realm expert. The Hong duo had no choice but to act with caution.

Outside the formation, the three inner court elders finally heaved a sigh of relief.

They no longer saw those brainless second grade blood spirits rush up to their deaths. They could also be considered able to leave some things for next year's disciples.

As Hong Chen walked deeper in, he discovered that there were at least two hundred second grade blood spirits that had died at his hands. He had even killed ten third grade blood spirits. This number was almost equivalent to the sum of all the other inner sect disciples besides the two of them.

After all, right now, he had awakened a seventh-grade bloodline, and the true essence within his body was endless. Thus, he would not be easily exhausted.

However, Xiao Xiao could not take it anymore. She only had a fourth-grade Bloodline. If she did not have the cultivation of the Second Sky of the Martial Ancestor and had large amounts of blood essence to replenish, she would have died a long time ago.

After this experience, Xiao Xiao's battle prowess had increased by quite a bit. The two water attribute spiritual arts she cultivated were also at her disposal and had undergone a qualitative change.

After much difficulty, the two finally found a valley. There was no blood spirit activity within a thousand feet of the valley. They quickly sat down cross-legged and recuperated.

Unexpectedly, not even the time it took to make a cup of tea had passed. From afar, the roars of beasts could be heard. The roars stirred up the creatures in the valley, making them restless.

Xiao Xiao was shocked. "What's going on?"

Hong Chen frowned. "This aura belongs to a tiger-type demonic beast. Moreover, it's a dark blood spirit. How could this be? How could a dark blood spirit appear within the range of an inner disciple?"

One couldn't blame Hong Chen for being shocked. A dark blood spirit was definitely not easy to deal with.

To create a dark blood spirit, one must have the hatred left behind by a powerful fighter as the foundation.

The tiger demon before him was clearly the remnant will left behind by the blood sacrifice of the Qing-Yun Sect's demonic tiger.

It was a good thing that a large group of people followed behind the tiger demon. They were all female disciples who were heroic and unyielding, and two of them were from the Martial Ancestor Sect. They were most likely from the Emerald League.

"Fellow disciples, please help to stop this tiger demon blood spirit. After this, we will definitely thank you greatly!"

A clear cry rang out, causing Hong Chen and Xiao Xiao's expressions to instantly change.

They recognized the owner of this voice. He was someone who had a deep relationship with Hong Chen. He was none other than the legendary Dragon Lake Empire's princess who had made an engagement with him.

"It's Lil Sis Zihuan. Hong Chen, quickly make your move. Leave this tiger demon behind."

Hong Chen truly did not wish for any conflict to arise between him and Princess Chuchu.

He had been a good-for-nothing for ten years, and had heard of her many times. He had begged the crown prince to take back his original decree to annul the marriage engagement with Hong Chen.

However, how could he take back the noble words so easily?

Now that Hong Chen had recovered the memories of the Thunder Martial God, he was afraid that he would be unable to avoid Princess Mo Yu.

Who would have thought that they would run into each other in the Qing-Yun Realm?

Xiao Xiao urged with all her might, and Hong Chen had no choice but to step forward. She brandished her Flaming Diamond Sword, and nine rays of sword light shot out, sealing off the path of the tiger demon blood spirit.