“I was once the seventh realm’s Master of Profound Mystery.”
Han Zhen clasped his hands behind his back and spoke calmly.
The Profound Mystery realm is almost at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
No force can be considered transcendent without a Profound Mystery realm master to hold it steady.
Not bowing to the emperor, hanging one’s name in the court, and enjoying the treatment of nobility and princes.
His voice, full of grandeur, echoed within the palace.
“Profound Mystery?”
Li Mo was puzzled.
Ying Bing remained as cold as ever.
For a moment, the palace was silent, uncomfortably so.
Han Zhen: “…..”
This reaction from the young man and woman was not what he had imagined.
There was no shock, no astonishment, no ecstasy.
Indeed…
Qingyuan Sect has fallen this far.
Their strongest contact, Imperial Official Shang Wencang, is only at the fifth realm’s Inner Scenery.
“You are still just frogs at the bottom of a well in the Eastern Wilderness.”
Han Zhen, with patience, straightened his chest slightly:
“When you reach the fourth realm’s Inner Scenery, then you will know that seeing me is like a mayfly seeing the sky.”
His words were filled with unparalleled confidence and grandeur.
But the words fell flat.
Ying Bing: “….”
Li Mo: “emmmm.”
To be honest.
Little Li felt that Han Zhen’s ability to make promises was not very good; he was too sincere, not professional at all.
He had a few suggestions, not sure if he should speak them…
Han Zhen looked at the two unmoved individuals, squinting and praising:
“The two of you have a calm heart, the demeanor of those who can achieve great things.”
“Very well, I will tell you plainly.”
“I am not an ordinary Profound Mystery master. Thousands of years ago, I was the State Preceptor of the Great Shang, dominating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths for thousands of years.”
“If you have my guidance, you will surely enter the seventh realm.”
“Mystical divine skills, rare treasures, many divine objects you have never seen in Qingyuan Sect, will be within your reach.”
His voice shook the air, his words seemed to be gentle hands stirring the heart, with immense allure.
Han Zhen believed he was already very sincere.
In thousands of years, he had never spent so much effort on persuasion.
Whoosh—
That pale golden Profound Mystery realm skeleton suddenly stood up.
A faintly pulsating, seductive red at the heart area began to gently beat, spreading bl**d-colored patterns across the bones, forming mysterious patterns.
Overwhelming and terrifying aura surged forth.
This was both a display of power and a threat.
“bl**d Phoenix Essence is actually used in such a manner by you.”
Ying Bing’s delicate brows furrowed slightly.
“….”
Han Zhen’s eyelids twitched slightly, and his gaze now carried a hint of danger.
“Hmm.”
Li Mo thought for a moment and asked:
“Is your ambition perhaps to overthrow Da Yu and restore the Great Shang?”
Han Zhen seemed surprised but did not deny it.
Li Mo cleared his throat and continued:
“In that case, I am somewhat wealthy. Why don’t you sell the bl**d Phoenix Essence to me?”
“Then everyone can go their separate ways. How about it?”
“What do you think?”
Han Zhen was nearly laughing in frustration, his eyes turning completely dark.
Behind him, the Bronze Divine Tree faintly appeared.
Knowing so many secrets, wanting to stay out of it and act as if nothing happened?
“A fierce horse is hard to tame. When I was young, I was just as rebellious as you.”
“Let you experience firsthand… Despair!”
As he spoke, his entire body gradually melted, transforming into bl**d.
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bl**d began seeping from the ground, turning the palace into a river of bl**d. Under the illumination of the divine tree, it gradually boiled.
Stronger than any Observation Realm he had ever seen.
The bl**d river surged, roaring forward.
Glowing rays, sword qi like rain, solidifying it into ice.
“You actually have the aura of a Radiant Phoenix. No wonder…”
Han Zhen was shocked, yet his heart burned with desire.
Ke Mo pulled out a hammer, interrupting the speech.
He directly pulled out the hammer and struck, shattering the bl**d river that had turned into ice.
He had been observing the bl**d river, trying to find Han Zhen’s true form, and then strike with the hammer.
Boom—Boom—Boom—
Sword qi flew wildly, hammer wind howled, the bl**d river surged.
The palace hummed incessantly.
Han Zhen became increasingly alarmed as he fought.
He realized that Ying Bing and Ke Mo were much stronger than he had anticipated!
One of them had flowing radiant light around them, ice-cold and awe-inspiring, with swordsmanship that defied the heavens.
The other had boundless strength, with destructive power even surpassing the former.
He had to admit.
Even if they were separated and fought one-on-one, he might not have a chance to win.
Fighting against two, even if he had accumulated a lot and gathered this bl**d river, defeat was just a matter of time.
“You have forced me to this extent, you are truly outstanding.”
“But… This is my domain!”
Boom—
Red patterns on the ground lit up quickly, absorbing the bl**d.
The thick scent of bl**d, with the array, poured back into the phoenix essence in the heart of the skeletal remains, making it more divine.
Moreover, it regenerated flesh and sinews, quickly gaining a human form, resembling the bl**d-stained youth but older, showing Han Zhen’s middle-aged appearance.
Middle-aged Han Zhen and young Han Zhen stood side by side, their auras connected.
A trace of Profound Mystery’s pressure filled every corner of the world!
Whoosh—
The bl**d river split, dividing the battlefield.
“Hmm?”
After being separated, Ying Bing looked towards Ke Mo but could not see the young man.
“The opportunity of Qingyuan Sect is the aura of the Radiant Phoenix.”
Above, middle-aged Han Zhen’s heart burned with intense desire. This was a wonderful thing.
If he added the bl**d Phoenix Essence in his hand, he might advance further and reach the eighth realm when he reached his peak again!
Regardless of whether Ying Bing complied or not, he would take the Radiant Phoenix Aura!
“The power of Profound Mystery, will you not kneel?”
Thud—Thud—
The bl**d Phoenix Essence, which had condensed from the bl**d, pulsed strongly.
It also intensified the Profound Mystery’s pressure wave after wave.
If enough life essence and bl**d were absorbed, truly reviving this Profound Mystery bone, it was not impossible.
However.
The Ying Bing across from him said something he couldn’t comprehend no matter how hard he tried:
“You are weaker than before.”
Han Zhen was furious.
Seeing her cold and disdainful gaze.
As if she was looking at a wretched, barely surviving thing.
Just as he was about to unleash a bit of Profound Mystery’s power to thoroughly suppress Ying Bing.
Thud—
The bl**d Phoenix Essence pulsed again.
This time, beyond Han Zhen’s control.
“No!”
Han Zhen’s eyes widened in horror.
But he could do nothing, only watching helplessly.
The treasure that had sustained him for thousands of years, the foundation of his return, transformed into a bl**d-red phoenix shadow, like a young swallow returning to its nest, flying into Ying Bing’s brow.
And it slowly began to burn.
“You cannot use the bl**d Phoenix Essence like that.”
Ying Bing was enveloped in burning phoenix feathers, her eyes as calm as ever, only now glowing with divine light, appearing noble and domineering.
True Phoenix bl**d Art!
