Chapter Fifty-Four: Blood Refining

  [Seeking various tickets~~~~]

  Seeing these people, my heart skipped a beat! At a glance, it can be seen that these people should be intruders in this place, but are they dead or alive?

  The barbarian sky couldn't grasp the accuracy. Taking a deep breath, the barbarian sky's pace slowed down, his attention was all focused on the person in front of the altar, and once they moved, the barbarian sky was ready to sprint wildly.

  "Hoo..." In the space, there was only a gust of clear wind blowing by. However, in this space, the wind seemed eerily gloomy, stirring up the sand and dust that had accumulated on the ground. Except for the sound of the wind, what remained were the rough breathing sounds and heartbeat of the barbarian heavens.

  When the barbarian arrived at the foot of the altar, he realized how large it was. Looking up, the altar stretched all the way to the sky, with dark red stone slabs paving the steps, making the altar appear incredibly thick. The steps were carved with dense patterns, intersecting and crisscrossing to form mysterious diagrams, from which an ancient, desolate aura emanated.

  A hunched old man in a brown robe stood upright on the first stone step, gazing up at the altar above. Through his face, Mo Tian saw the blood vessels spreading from his neck to his cheeks. Unable to see his front, he didn't know if he had already entered the realm of enlightenment. A five-foot-long sword lay at the old man's feet, and Mo Tian vaguely saw a golden glow.

  "Senior!" Hui Tian recalled his spirit and softly shouted at the brown-robed elder, fearing that a louder voice would wake up even more powerful beings upstairs.

  The only response to Mo Tian's words was the soft rustling of the old man's clothes in the gentle breeze. Seeing this, Mo Tian's expression slightly solidified. He walked over to examine the old man and found that his face had already lost all color, with his facial muscles twisted into a ball.

  "Dead?!" Mo Tian's whole body shook! His eyes scanned over the others above, finding them all motionless.

  "Barbarian Heaven has seen all of you seniors!!" Barbarian Heaven took a deep breath, his voice was incredibly thick, but the only response he got was his own lingering echo.

  The barbarian king's expression became heavy as he looked at the endless vast land, kneeling innumerable corpses. He vaguely felt that this altar should be some kind of ancient existence, but what he couldn't imagine was why standing on the altar would lead to death. Or, judging from their attire, whether it was status or strength, they were extremely high, but why couldn't they struggle for a chance at life?

  Just as he was pondering, he wanted to touch the texture on the stone steps of the altar to see if it was a blood mark. Suddenly, a cold and stern voice rang out: "Don't touch him!"

  Man Tian was shocked all over, he suddenly turned his head and found Man Yi's arrow shirt was tattered, his whole body was stained with fresh blood, appearing in the back, the giant bow on his back had become dull and dim, presumably having just gone through a fierce battle.

  As he turned his head, he found his gaze fixed on the altar, and a look of shock and a hint of madness flashed across his cold face.

  He quickly walked up to the altar, carefully examining every texture, and then slowly circled around the altar. Finally, behind the altar, he exclaimed: "Blood Refining Altar!! It's really a Blood Refining Altar!"

  Man Tian quickly approached the side of Man Yi, his gaze fixed on the two ancient crimson characters carved on the stone steps in front of him. Man Tian was well-versed in ancient languages and immediately recognized the two words: "Blood Refining!"

  "What's a Blood Refining Altar?" Mu Tian asked, looking at Mu Yi with confusion.

  He shot a glance at Man Yi Jian and said, "Haven't you heard of the Ancient Nine Great Blood Cauldron Altars? You really aren't a member of our clan?"

  "I'm not a member of the Man clan, must one be a member of the Man clan to use this surname?" Man Tian asked in confusion, it's just a surname, is there really a rule that only members of the Man clan can use the Man surname?

  Man Yi arrow looked at Man Tian's puzzled gaze, hesitated for a moment, and said: "What is your tribe called?"

  "Ancestor Ape!" Mo Tian replied.

  Staring at the barbaric arrow, the barbarian sky suddenly noticed that the pupil of the barbaric arrow had shrunk abruptly, and a hint of shock flashed across his face!! This made the barbarian sky's heart move! Could it be that the ancestral ape tribe was really glorious before its fall?

  Taking a deep breath, the ferocity in his eyes disappeared, replaced by that cold and aloof expression. He stared at Man Tian and said: "The sea has changed into mulberry fields! The tribes that once dominated this land have fallen to such a state! Even the disciples within the tribe don't know their own origins. Perhaps, after thousands of years, the Barbarian Ancestor Ape will truly become extinct! At that time, the descendants of the Barbarian Ancestor Ape won't even know what it means to be an ancestor ape! What does it mean to be a renowned Barbarian Ancestor Ape?! Perhaps not just your tribe, but every single glorious tribe will end up like this. My own tribe is no exception." Man Yi's words were filled with endless sighs and lamentations. His gaze looked towards the altar in front of him, his expression unwaveringly resolute!

  "Barbaric Ancestor Ape!!" These four words came out of Man Yi Jian's mouth, causing the atmosphere to boil with blood and making him think of what he had heard in his veins. Could it be that the Zu Yuan tribe was really related to the Barbaric Ancestor Ape that Man Yi Jian spoke of? Or were the Zu Yuan tribe actually the Barbaric Ancestor Apes?

  Is the blood flowing in the body really so powerful?

  "In the ancient times, nine great blood-refining altars were forged with the supreme bloodline! They are: God, Demon, Immortal, Slaughter, Creation, Years, Indestructible, Life and Death!! I wonder, which altar is this!" Moan said, gazing at the gigantic altar.

  "What are these nine altars anyway? Why would these strong individuals knowingly step onto this altar despite knowing they'll die?" asked Mo Tian, looking at Mo Yi.

  "Haha, these strong ones? Do you know how many people went crazy for the nine great altars in ancient times? The strong ones on top of this altar can roam the world freely, but they fell into a deep sleep here to obtain that unknown power from the altar! Even our clan's god cannot resist this temptation." Man Yi drew an arrow with a bitter smile.

  He took a deep breath of cold air, his eyes fixed on the figures at the top of the altar. He couldn't imagine what was on this altar that could make so many strong people willing to fall here and step onto the altar.

  "Unmatched blood, forged through nine refinements, the Emperor's path, dyed across nine heavens! From ancient times to the present, how many people have been able to tread on the nine refinements? The blood of countless strong individuals has paved the way for the Emperor's path!" Moaned a brutish arrow, its gaze dazed and confused.

  "This is an irresistible temptation for every barbarian! This is the only way to become an emperor!" After finishing speaking, Man Yi Jian raised his head and looked at the altar standing in the clouds, with a hint of hesitation in his expression. Even someone as proud and ambitious as Man Yi Jian hesitated before stepping onto this bloody altar.

  "What can be gained by stepping onto the altar?" Mo Tian was perplexed, he didn't know why many strong cultivators were willing to risk their lives and step onto the altar.

  "What can be obtained? Digging into the power of blood veins, taking the supreme blood at the top of the altar!! Forging the path to the Emperor's throne!!" said Mo Yi Arrow, and then he turned his head to look at Mo Tian again, saying: "With my current strength, I can only reach the first layer of the altar! Perhaps life and death, strength and weakness are all predetermined by heaven! Rather than living a life of stealth, it is better to fight with one's life on the line!" After finishing speaking, Mo Yi Arrow no longer hesitated, and jumped up, standing on the first layer of the altar!