Chapter Thirty, Blood River Secret Land, Memories

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  "What is this?"

  At this moment, Hong Haier woke up and looked at this place with some confusion.

  Only to see that this place is a secret passage, which leads from the spring eye and enters inside, where it is dark and mysterious. However, on the wall of the passage, many blood-colored crystals are inlaid, emitting a faint red glow, which is eerie and abnormal, making the entire passageway look like a river of blood hell.

  "Ah!"

  A faint sound of wind came from the depths, carrying a hint of blood, which made Hong Haier's heart skip a beat. It was a hidden passage, and this place didn't seem to be a good one, so he had to be careful. He transformed the long spear in his hand into a seven-foot short spear and walked towards the inner part.

  After walking for about half a moment, I felt that the scenery in front of me was becoming more open and expansive. Suddenly, there was a gentle gurgling sound as water began to flow from under my feet, revealing an underground hidden river.

  However, what made the Red Boy frown was that the flowing water wasn't actually water, but blood. A river of blood was actually under his own cave, and the Red Boy was shocked, not knowing whether it was done by his own father or if it had always been there.

  Hong Haier didn't believe it, such a place, his own father king actually didn't know? As he proceeded on the road, he became even more perplexed.

  Previously, a faint scent of blood could be smelled from that cave, but now it has changed to a fragrance like flowers.

  "That is..."

  At last, the scene before him suddenly became clear and bright, but he found himself in a huge stone chamber.

  But in the distance, it was a blood-colored lake, about 100 to 110 square meters, with a high platform in the center of the lake. A huge shadow was lying on the platform, resting.

  "Blood Beast!"

  The Red Boy was shocked to see the figure. As a member of the Hong family, he naturally knew about this ferocious beast born from the Nine Underworlds' Blood Sea. Legend had it that this beast was the mount of the Shura tribe's war generals in the Blood Sea, with a brutal temperament and a thirst for blood.

  All that can be seen is a giant creature on the high platform, its entire body blood-red, with a huge mouth and sharp teeth protruding outward. Its body has countless blood-colored tentacles. There are also thirteen giant legs, shaped strangely, and a pair of lantern-like eyes emitting a fierce and brutal aura.

  "Roar!" The blood beast seemed to be startled, turned its head and looked towards Hong Haier.

  "Huh?"

  As the giant beast looked at him, Hong Haier felt a chill all over his body. From its breath, he could easily tell that the beast's power was not something he could handle at present, so he wanted to withdraw, but unexpectedly, a strange feeling surged up in his heart.

  "Whoosh!" A loud noise, and the blood beast had already jumped off the high platform, swimming towards Hong Haier, but at this time its eyes did not seem as ferocious as before, instead seeming to hold a hint of affection and fawning.

  "Hmm." Hong Haier stood there in a daze, somewhat perplexed, unsure why he felt a faint sense of familiarity when seeing the blood beast, as if it was transmitted from his bloodline.

  "Woof!"

  With a low growl, the blood beast suddenly let out a small yelp like a little dog and called out to Hong Haier.

  "Cough, cough." Seeing this scene, Hong Haier was somewhat speechless. The mighty and ferocious giant beast from just now was now acting like a small dog trying to please him, it all seemed quite surreal.

  "Woof woof!"

  The blood beast came closer, surprisingly poked out its head, and affectionately rubbed against Hong Haier's feet twice. Then it gently bit Hong Haier's clothes corner and pulled back and forth.

  "Do you want me to go with you?" Hong Haier said uncertainly upon seeing this.

  "Woof! Woof!"

  The Blood Beast heard this and released Hong Haier, nodding repeatedly with a flattering expression.

  "Uh."

  The Red Boy hesitated for a moment, then sat on the Blood Beast's head and patted it lightly. The Blood Beast carried the Red Boy across the blood lake to the foot of the high platform.

  At this time, the little red boy finally discovered that this was a small island in the middle of the lake. The island was filled with a kind of red flower, which was the same as the flowers on the other side of the Naihe Bridge. The faint scent he had smelled earlier was from these flowers.

  "Woof!" As soon as Hong Haier reached the shore, the blood beast suddenly transformed into a size of about ten inches, like a small dog, and jumped into Hong Haier's arms, sticking out its big tongue to lick Hong Haier's chin, very affectionate.

  "Stop it!" Feeling the hook on his tongue, scratching the Red Boy's neck only felt a little itchy, so he scolded in a low voice.

  "Ah!" The Blood Beast seemed to be injured, a pair of sparkling big eyes pitifully looked at Hong Haier.

  "Cough cough, okay!" Hong Haier felt the gaze of the Blood Beast, but his whole body was covered in goosebumps as he spoke softly.

  "Woof woof!" The Blood Beast heard this and became excited, gently poking its head into Hong Haier's chest, nudging him lightly, then seemingly very excitedly barked twice towards the high platform.

  "Ah!"

  Seeing this, Hong Haier had no choice but to pick up the Blood Beast and head towards the high platform.

  After a moment, the Red Boy finally arrived at the high platform of this underground blood lake. Looking around, he saw that in the very center there was an altar, with countless strange patterns emerging from it and spreading to all parts of the platform, even on the rocky wall above his head. The crystal stones that emitted a dim red light also had such patterns.

  "That is..."

  At this moment, Hong Haier was stunned. Not far away, on the altar, there was a faint red glow, with several objects placed on it, and two portraits were being worshipped.

  "What am I doing here?"

  Hong Haier spoke softly, his eyes filled with confusion and incomprehension. Among the two paintings, one of them was actually their own ancestor, Tongtian Jiao's master.

  The image of Tongtian Jiao's master, with his feet straddling the Cowherd, carrying a precious sword on his back, has a calm expression, yet contains a unique and extraordinary aura. A subtle sharpness is hidden, as if it will not move unless it must, but when it does, it will surely pierce through the sky and shatter the heavens.

  "Disciple Red Boy has seen his ancestor."

  The Red Boy hastened forward, bowing three times in front of the painting. Then he looked up and gazed at another painting, where a red-robed Taoist was depicted standing on a red lotus platform, with a pair of male and female swords on his back, looking handsome and extraordinary, like a true immortal. However, below the lotus platform was a dark and gloomy sea of blood, and countless demons of different shapes were hiding in it, exuding an inexplicable eerie atmosphere.

  "Minghe Teach Ancestor." Hong Haier was somewhat astonished, wondering why the portrait of this great god would appear here, and also be listed together with his own ancestors, apparently still being worshiped by people.

  It suddenly occurred to him that his own mother was originally a princess of the Asura tribe, but later married his father, and if she came from his father's side, it would be normal for her to worship the Ancestral Master of the Naihe River.

  Thinking of this, he turned towards the portrait of Patriarch Minghe and bowed three times, saying: "Sun Wukong pays his respects to the Old Ancestor!"

  After finishing speaking, he raised his head to look at the portrait again, but felt that the old ancestor of the Nether River in the painting was plain and unassuming, although it seemed extraordinary, but also slightly ordinary. It didn't seem like what he had imagined, a fierce and evil god, after all, the old ancestor of the Nether River created the Shura tribe, who were known to be bloodthirsty.

  The way it cultivates is the killing way, known as "Seven Kills", which are "Killing Heaven", "Killing Earth", "Killing Man", "Killing God", "Killing Buddha", "Killing Sage" and "Killing Self". It annihilates all heaven, earth and living beings to achieve its own Primordial Great Way.

  The cultivators of this path have the heaviest killing intent, even more so than Tongtian Teach's master who comprehended the "Tongtian Sword Classic" from the Four Swords that Vanquish Immortals. Unfortunately, Anbi Yuan Tu is not inferior to the Four Swords that Vanquish Immortals, but it doesn't have the same mighty momentum as the Vanquishing Immortal Sword Array. Nevertheless, the Seven Kills Path is still a profound and mysterious Grand Dao that even Saints would marvel at.

  Looking at the people in the painting, Hong Haier was somewhat puzzled, always feeling like he had seen them before. Gradually, however, he fell into deep thought, and a vague memory seemed to be stirred up.

  It turned out that the old ancestor of Menghe had appeared at the wedding banquet of Niu Mo Wang and Luosha Nu as a family elder, of course not in his true form, but just a wisp of his spirit.

  After Hong Haier was born, Luo Cha Niang also took him back to her hometown once and met an old Taoist wearing a red robe with a kind face and gentle demeanor.

  Raksha woman also let Hong Haier pay his respects, calling him "Lao Zu". It was indeed the person in front of him, although there were differences in appearance, but the temperament deep down would not change.

  Hong Haier, due to the reason of crossing over, most of his past memories were suppressed and sealed. Now, being touched for a moment, they burst forth like a spring, surging into Hong Haier's heart and soul. Faintly, it seemed that two incomplete souls gradually merged together.

  "Ah!" Hong Haier let out a cry of surprise, but fell onto the high platform, holding his head in pain and rolling around on the ground. A violent surge burst forth from his body, like an endless flame bursting forth, accompanied by a fierce and resentful aura that was then covered up by a faint dark light.

  "Woof woof!" The Blood Beast on the side suddenly let out a loud bark, using its head to nuzzle Hong Haier's body with great urgency.

  "Hum!" A faint ripple sounded, and a hazy red light suddenly lit up from the portrait of Minghe Laozu on the ancestral altar.

  A vague figure appeared on the high platform, causing the blood beast beside it to be extremely frightened, trembling with fear, not daring to move at all.

  "Huh?"

  That person glanced at Hong Haier with a puzzled expression, hastily calculated, and his face turned pale.

  "Hiss!"

  That person hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed, but a blood-colored fine needle shot towards Hong Haier.

  "Clang!" A sword aura suddenly appeared, blocking the thin needle. A greenish-blue shadow emerged beside it, calmly gazing at the blood-colored figure.

  "Why is the saint blocking me?" The red figure seemed somewhat displeased, transmitting his voice through divine sense.

  "This child's fate has greatly changed, and is now worthy of great use." The pale blue shadowy figure faintly spoke, then disappeared from the original location.

  "Hum! Did the saint know about the abnormality in Hong Haier's body early on?"

  The red figure heard this and counted its face several times, then repeated the calculation, as if it had discovered something. Finally, it let out a soft sigh and disappeared.

  "Woof woof!" After the two figures disappeared, it was a long time before the blood beast approached again, stretching out its claws to gently pat Hong Ha'er.

  The little red boy didn't know, and in just an instant, his family had already walked back and forth several times in front of the Ghost Gate...