Chapter 74: The Old Ancestor of the Nether River Ascends

  Under the vast continent, in the realm of Jiuyou, there is a sea without waves or ripples. The water of this sea is all polluted with foul blood and energy, murky and unbearable. It is indeed the most yin, darkest, and most poisonous place between heaven and earth.

  This sea is called the Blood Sea, which appeared at the time of the opening of the universe. The great god Pangu opened up the vast and chaotic world, with the clear air rising to form the sky and the turbid air sinking to form the earth. He also used the Ding of Qiankun to absorb the chaotic and turbulent airflow and the scattered Hongmeng turbid air. However, under the mysterious workings of the Great Way, unexpectedly there was a last wisp of impure vital energy between heaven and earth that neither returned to heaven nor sank to the earth but instead fell into the realm of Jiuyou and transformed into a ball. This ball of heavenly and earthly turbid air essence flowed day and night, absorbing the most turbid and poisonous substances in the world. The stars revolved and the days and nights alternated, and after an unknown number of tens of millions of years, this boundless Blood Sea finally took shape. The Blood Sea had no waves or ripples, but a faintly discernible bloody stench that specifically polluted spiritual consciousness.

  The Heavenly Way's number, the Nine You Blood Sea, this side of the world should have a living spirit born. The Blood Sea was formed and it is unknown how many years later, a purple blood cell was nurtured, and after countless Hongmeng years of nurturing, it finally broke out of its shell. But when the person who broke out of their shell was heard to be laughing loudly towards the sky, it turned out to be an old man with a strong build, holding two swords, with a fierce aura, calling himself Minghe Old Ancestor. Later, Zi Xuan Palace's Hong Jun lectured on the Dao, saying that although Minghe left late, he also paid respects at Hong Jun's gate and listened to his lectures on the Great Dao of Creation.

  Zi Xiao Palace said, Ming He's cultivation was not enough and he had arrived a bit late. Seeing the many powerful gods in Zi Xiao Palace, Ming He Lao Zu felt that his own cultivation was not as strong as the others, so he always acted very low-key. Every time he listened to the Dao, he would hurry back and forth between Xue Hai and Zi Xiao Palace, without chatting or socializing with the other gods, nor did he visit the other powerful gods, his heart focused solely on learning the Hong Jun creation and transformation great dao, to achieve something.

  The low-key operation of the Underworld River, among the many great gods of Honghuang, is truly the first person. Except for the early struggle for treasure among the gods of Honghuang, secretly trying to snatch the treasure, he has not appeared again. This person is extremely sinister and cunning, deeply skilled in the art of self-preservation, seeing that snatching the treasure was futile, he quickly used the Blood God Son's secret method to escape back to the Blood Sea. After that, except for listening to the Tao at the Purple Mansion, he has been cultivating in solitude without leaving. When all the saints emerged, his power and prestige surpassed Honghuang, but he hid even deeper, not even participating in major events like the Five Villas Observatory, directly hiding in the depths of the Academic Sea.

  Those who can endure loneliness must have something to gain!

  This is the best portrayal of Minghe River. If it's said that the three tribes of witches and demons fought for a hundred years, they all suffered heavy losses without gaining any great benefits, but Minghe River gained benefits, great benefits, one that made Minghe River see the hope of becoming a Dao.

  The three clans' great war resulted in the heaviest casualties for the human clan. After their death, the Heavenly Way was flawed, and many vengeful spirits and evil ghosts were eliminated by being captured by the witch clan's soul flags, but about 40% of them wandered between heaven and earth, unable to find a place to rest. Many vengeful spirits disturbed the living, causing ordinary people to be overwhelmed. Even those with great magical powers saw these vengeful spirits and evil ghosts, but they pitied the human clan's tragic fate and feared that if they were to collect their souls like the witch clan did, they would incur the boundless wrath of some powerful deity. As a result, no one managed them, leaving them to drift aimlessly, living or dying on their own.

  One day, the vengeful spirits and malevolent ghosts in the world seemed to be drawn by a certain aura, and they gradually sank into the ground, drifting and floating, until they finally arrived at the darkest and most polluted place in the world - the Blood Sea.

  The vengeful spirits and evil ghosts were overjoyed when they saw the bloody sea, and the aura emanating from it made them feel a deep affection. It stirred up their inner longing, a subconscious yearning for their mother's embrace. These wandering souls, whose past-life consciousness had long since dissipated, were drawn to the bloody sea as if it were a loved one, and they rushed into it without hesitation.

  A vengeful spirit enters the sea of blood, only to discover with horror that a massive suction force is coming from the sea of blood, followed by a severe pain. Then, the last vestige of consciousness is slowly drawn away and dispersed, until even the intangible ghostly body is swallowed up by the sea of blood. Some powerful vengeful spirits and evil ghosts enter the sea of blood only to find it unbearable, letting out a chorus of mournful wails and screams as their ghostly bodies struggle desperately in the sea of blood, trying to shake off the pain that clings to them like leeches. What a pitiful sight!

  Deep in the bloody sea, a palace suddenly appeared with five ancient and mysterious characters: Blood Sea Soul-Taming Palace! The grand hall emitted a circle of cyan light, scattering upwards into the bloody sea, yet it was steadily supporting the polluted seawater. Below, however, was an exposed vast expanse of crimson land stretching for millions of miles, devoid of any plants or living creatures, but with faintly visible waves of foul-smelling air.

  "Hahaha..." A thunderous laughter suddenly echoed within the Town Soul Temple, even the endless sea of blood above was rippling with waves, its power visible to all.

  "Congratulations, Old Ancestor, your divine power is unmatched. This achievement is a great accomplishment, and the merits are boundless. From now on, my Blood Sea will no longer be desolate." A black-clad man, accompanied by three others dressed in the same attire, knelt down and knocked their heads on the ground as they spoke. In the hall, a blood pool was continuously spewing out human-shaped black-clad creatures, who departed from the hall with wooden expressions, queuing up to leave.

  "This time, I've gained a great opportunity." The old ancestor of the Nether River smiled with his hands clapping gently, his face like tree bark creasing into a continuous smile: "The witch and demon tribes slaughtered humans, but it allowed me to gain this enormous benefit."

  "Ancestors are wise and enlightened! The ancestors' kindness in creating us is something our clan dare not forget."

  It turned out that all these black-clad men were created by this Underworld River.

  The River of the Underworld has been listening to the Dao since the beginning of time in the Purple Mansion. Although he never had a chance to obtain those precious treasures that were separated from Hong Jun at the time of the creation, he still gained insight into many great principles of the Dao. Combining his understanding with the vastness of the Blood Sea, he created the 3600-volume scripture of the Blood Sea Divine Classics. Among them, the most notable is the Blood Sea Division Body Technique. Those who master this technique can instantly create millions of blood spirits, which are formless and colorless but extremely toxic. This is indeed a supreme method for killing people and protecting oneself. Based on the Blood Sea Division Body Technique, the River of the Underworld was inspired by Nüwa's creation of humans with the nine heavenly clays and thought about imitating her, using the division body technique to create living beings and attain the ultimate creator's merit.

  After many attempts, Minghe still failed to succeed, and the Blood God's consciousness could not be transformed. Later, he used the purest essence of the turbid air in the Blood Sea as a guide, and applied the secret method of the Blood Sea in the Town Soul Temple to set up a blood pool, transforming the Blood God into it for nourishment, with the intention of nurturing a new life. This time, things didn't turn out to be entirely empty, after all, the Blood Sea had nurtured Minghe, and he thought that if things went well, he would be able to create a new life again.

  One day, Minghe was practicing his skills when he suddenly saw something floating in from afar. He recognized it as a soul that had been unintentionally drawn in by the Blood Sea. The soul rushed towards the blood pool in the temple, which emitted a pure and foul aura, but was swallowed up by the Blood God's Son, who had been nurtured by the secret method of the blood pool for a long time. The soul let out a miserable cry before its ghostly body disappeared. After swallowing the soul, the Blood God's Son let out a loud roar, then jumped out of the blood pool and looked around cautiously before kneeling down to thank Minghe:

  "Thanks to our ancestors for their blessings."

  "Hahaha... I've finally succeeded, the creator's merit, that damned saint's merit I also have now, hahaha... Hong Jun is unfair, I, Minghe, can also achieve the Mixed Yuan Saint through my own efforts." Minghe was taken aback for a moment, then clapped his hands and laughed loudly, as if he had already seen the heavenly merit golden light descending. Suddenly, a beam of light did indeed tear through the bloody sea, shooting straight into Minghe's body, but this light was cyan, not the golden light of Nüwa.

  "Ancestor, ancestor..." The Blood God's son had just regained consciousness and saw such a scene, but he was somewhat puzzled.

  Minghe felt a surge of blue light entering his body, and his cultivation suddenly skyrocketed. In an instant, he seemed to be on the verge of becoming a saint. He couldn't help but laugh out loud for a long time, waiting only for that moment when he would become a saint. Beside him, Xue Shenzi called out to him several times before stopping, and Minghe returned to calmness, only to discover that he hadn't actually become a saint - his cultivation had simply increased greatly. His face turned red with rage as he pointed at the sky and cursed loudly: "You scoundrel Heaven, why didn't you bestow more creative virtues? Are you also unfair?" Minghe was utterly disappointed and furious beyond measure.

  "The old master calmed down, and the young son will definitely serve the old master day and night."

  Xue Shenzi only knew that he was created by this old ancestor in front of him, but other things were not very clear.

  "Alas, the will of heaven is thus... The will of heaven is thus..." Menghe snapped his fingers and calculated, but let out a sigh. "The Shura clan should emerge now, I shall grant you the name Bohun. Wait for me to perform the Great Transformation Technique, and recreate the Shura." It turned out that the Heavenly Way had evolved, and the Shura clan was indeed due to emerge, as a precursor to a great event in the future. After Menghe's cultivation made great progress, he calculated it all through, although he felt that his sacred position and merits were hopeless, he also calmed down.

  Minghe sat cross-legged, stretched out his hand and touched the blood pool. Suddenly, the blood pool flashed, and the sea of blood rippled, as if a lot of murderous aura had leaked out. He then let out a loud shout:

  "Blood Sea Revolving Formation, Absorb!"

  Little fish is so excited, there's a phone call at home saying that little sister seems to be able to talk soon, infinitely excited! Working hard to earn money to buy toys for my sister. Everyone please support Little Fish, I just want to work hard and write a good book, if someone wants to scold me for writing badly, I'll admit it. By the way, damn Sanjiang didn't pass again!