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Blood Spirit Sect.

One of the two great Nascent Soul Blood Demon Influences.

Among all the Nascent Soul Influences, the Blood Spirit Sect and the Purple Mist Sect were the closest in proximity, which was one of the main reasons for their deep-seated conflict.

At that moment, the Elder guarding the Blood Steles suddenly opened his eyes. He saw a Blood Stele crack and a large amount of blood flow out.

An Elder of their Blood Spirit Sect had fallen—and a Peak of Core Formation Elder at that.

'Elder Ren... Didn't he go to the Blood Dew Palace on a mission?'

After a moment's hesitation, the Blood Spirit Sect Elder guarding the Blood Steles began to relay the news.

This was extremely important news. For a Peak of Core Formation Elder to run into trouble while on a mission at the Blood Dew Palace meant that something had gone terribly wrong there.

He wasn't privy to the core details of the sect's missions, but he knew one thing: no significant news had come back from the Blood Dew Palace in years.

In the Blood Dew Palace's conflict with Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect, they generally held a firm upper hand, leaving the two Core Formation Spirit Refiner factions able to do little more than passively defend themselves.

News of the Peak of Core Formation Elder's death spread like wildfire through the middle ranks of the Blood Spirit Sect.

'Another one dead.'

The Blood Spirit Sect Elder guarding the Blood Steles was not surprised to see the Blood Stele of another Elder, one who had also been sent to the Blood Dew Palace, crack.

Since a Peak of Core Formation Elder had already died, it was only natural for a Late-stage Core Formation Elder to die as well.

Whatever major event was unfolding at the Blood Dew Palace had little to do with him. His only responsibility was to report the news of the broken Blood Steles.

After relaying the message, the Elder guarding the Blood Steles returned to his cultivation.

For a Core Formation Blood Demon, the place where the Blood Steles were kept was an excellent spot for cultivation.

「Meanwhile.」

The seven Peak of Core Formation Elders of the Blood Spirit Sect gathered hastily.

"Elder Xu, have you received any messages?"

One of the Blood Spirit Sect Elders immediately looked toward another.

The Blood Spirit Sect had Elders who specialized in handling information.

"None," Elder Xu said, shaking his head.

He hadn't received any news whatsoever so far.

"No news at all... How is that possible? There was a gap between Elder Ren's and Elder Zhou's deaths. It's not like they fell at the same time..."

An Elder voiced his confusion. He had never encountered a situation like this before.

Relaying information in a timely manner was something every Elder was expected to do.

"With virtually no information, how are we supposed to make a decision?"

All they knew was that Sect Elders had died. They had no other details. Most importantly, they had no idea what was happening at the Blood Dew Palace.

Could they only rely on guesswork?

Unsure of what to say, the seven Peak of Core Formation Elders of the Blood Spirit Sect remained silent, none speaking until they had something to contribute.

Suddenly, an Elder seemed to have a thought and spoke up directly.

"The Blood Dew Palace launched an offensive against Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect to draw out that mysterious Spirit Refiner. We all know the situation over there; the Blood Dew Palace firmly holds the upper hand.

For something like this to happen so suddenly, it must be the work of that mysterious Spirit Refiner. You know how powerful he is—far stronger than an ordinary Peak of Core Formation Spirit Refiner.

Whether it was Elder Ren's death or Elder Zhou's, I believe the mysterious Spirit Refiner was responsible. It's just that this time, no one else seemed to notice when he made his move."

"Elder Po, that idea of yours is... absurd. No matter how powerful that mysterious Spirit Refiner is, even if he were a Nascent Soul Stage Spirit Refiner, our Elders would have reacted when he attacked. A reaction means a fluctuation in Blood Power."

"That's right. Even if the Supreme Elder of the Purple Mist Sect ran a blow straight through my heart, I'd still have the strength to unleash a final burst of power before I died."

In the eyes of the other Blood Spirit Sect Elders, Elder Po's theory simply didn't hold water.

As the other six Elders chimed in one after another, Elder Po was left speechless.

After a long discussion, they still couldn't come to any conclusion.

Elder Po spoke up again.

"Let's contact the Blood Dew Palace and see if we get a reply. We can't go on like this. It won't cost us much to contact them."

"Mm, there's no point in discussing this any further. Let's do as Elder Po says."

"Who should I contact?" Elder Xu asked.

"Try to contact any of the Core Formation cultivators at the Blood Dew Palace."

"Alright."

The Blood Spirit Sect's Elder Xu quickly began sending the message.

The message he sent was a single sentence.

What in the world happened at the Blood Dew Palace?

Before long, Elder Xu received a reply from a Core Formation cultivator at the Blood Dew Palace.

"There's actually a reply!"

"Elder Xu, quick, see what the message says."

With the sect's dispatched Elders dying one after another at the Blood Dew Palace, they had all assumed every Core Formation cultivator there had been wiped out.

After receiving the message, Elder Xu wore an expression of utter disbelief.

"What happened? Elder Xu, tell us, quickly."

"He says there's no significant news from the Blood Dew Palace."

"No significant news? How is that possible?! Even Elder Ren is dead..."

"What was the exact message you sent to the Blood Dew Palace just now?"

After Elder Xu repeated the message he had sent, the other Elders told him to send another, this time focusing specifically on the situation with their Blood Spirit Sect Elders.

The Elders' Blood Steles had all cracked; there was no possibility they were still alive. The Elders they had dispatched to the Blood Dew Palace were all dead.

Soon, another message came back.

The contents of this message were more or less the same as the last one.

This indicated that the Core Formation cultivators at the Blood Dew Palace had not communicated with each other before replying.