There's Something Wrong With My Immortal Path

Chapter 24: Ink-blooded Jiaoqiu

Great River Sect Rules:

Those with Inspired Talent can become menial disciples, while those with Spirit Root Talent can become outer disciples.

Those with Foundation Building cultivation can become inner disciples, while those at the Foundation Building Late Stage can become outer elders.

Those with Core Formation cultivation can become inner elders, while those at the Core Formation Late Stage are revered as the Supreme Elders.

Once one reaches the Nascent Soul cultivation, Great River Sect will hold them in high regard.

...

Great River Sect, inside the Great River Hall.

Six Supreme Elders sitting across from each other.

Two rivers, two seas, one lake, and one river.

At the head of the six Supreme Elders is the Sect Master of Great River Sect, Haiguo.

Strictly speaking, Haiguo is not a member of the Hai family. He was an orphan adopted by the previous Sect Master, Shangxia.

Because of Haiguo's astonishing talent, the previous Sect Master adopted him as his own son and gave him his name.

Later on, the old Sect Master entrusted Great River Sect to him.

The current situation of Great River Sect can be seen at a glance.

Seven people in power, with the rivers and seas dominating.

Although there is only one person from the Hu family, they are young and might outlive those old fellows.

And in the Great River Hall, the weakest one is Qingdan Hensheng.

The He family was once glorious and prosperous.

However, everything eventually turned into smoke and vanished like a dream.

By the time of Hensheng's generation, the bloodline had almost died out, with only him remaining.

What's even more unfortunate is that Hensheng's lifespan is running out.

It won't be long before the Great River Sect becomes the Three Family Great River.

Haiguo, the head of the Great River Sect, sighed deeply as he glanced at the various Supreme Elders.

Great River Sect has declined under his leadership, and he has let down the high expectations of his master.

Thinking back to the past, Great River Sect also had Nascent Soul cultivators.

At that time, there were seventy-two Supreme Elders, occupying an area of thirty-eight thousand acres. It was truly glorious.

But unfortunately, the feast cannot be repeated, and things have changed.

While sighing, Haiguo's gaze swept over the Supreme Elders present.

"Everyone, it is now past mid-spring, and the scouts have reported signs of savage beasts. It won't be long before Great River Sect faces a direct attack. The reason for summoning everyone here is to discuss countermeasures."

As soon as Haigu finished speaking, a burly man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist stood up.

This man had thick eyebrows and round eyes, looking very shrewd.

"Master, if you ask me, we should all go together and kill those savage beasts! They're just animals!"

"If we all attack together, can't we subdue it? As long as we kill it and make it howl, will it dare to come over? Hmph!"

As soon as Haiyan spoke, the gazes of the Supreme Elders all seemed to be looking at a big fool.

Even Haiguo, the first among them, had a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Could it be... that his master really made his youngest son stupid?

Can someone become a Core Formation Late Stage cultivator if they're stupid?

Kill savage beasts?

What a joke.

Savage beasts are naturally born and have terrifying physical bodies.

It's extremely complicated to try to kill them.

Moreover, it's the season when savage beasts mate at the transition from spring to summer.

At this moment, savage beasts are most excited. Once they smell the scent of blood, they will rush over without hesitation.

Not only will this not drive away the savage beasts, but it will attract even more. By then, the savage beasts will charge into the mountains, and Great River Sect will be unable to escape destruction.

Before Haiguo could speak, another burly man who looked seven parts similar to Haiyan pulled him down.

"Haiyan! Can't you use your brain a little?"

"You're embarrassing us. I suspect you're not my real brother, or did our father really make you stupid?"

"I..."

"Shut up! If you dare to speak again, I'll hit you!"

After reprimanding Haiyan, the burly man bowed respectfully to Haiguo.

"Senior Brother, Hailong has a suggestion. Let's stick to the previous plan."

"On one side, reinforce the defensive formation of the sect, gather disciples, and notify the people below the mountain to take refuge."

"On the other side, prepare blood offerings to attract the wild beasts to other places."

After Hai Long finished speaking, most of the elders nodded in agreement.

After all, they had all come this far in the past years.

As long as the Great River Sect was protected, the towns below the mountain could be sacrificed.

If necessary, even the common people could be abandoned. The sect was the priority, and everything else was secondary.

However, to Hai Long's surprise, the expression on the face of the leader of the Hai Kingdom, who was sitting on the throne, remained gloomy.

Confused, the people looked towards Jiang Chong, who was sitting not far away, and he strangely hummed a few words.

"Hmm... hmm..."

"Hmm, what do you know, old man?"

Looking at Jiang Chong with hostility, Hai Yan roared.

As expected, he was quickly pulled back.

After being scolded by Hai Yan, Jiang Chong remained unfazed.

His dark eyes calmly swept over everyone present, and Jiang Chong slowly spoke.

"It seems that you all don't know..."

"The wild beast discovered by the outpost disciple is the Ink Blood Jiao Qiu!"

Ink Blood Jiao Qiu!

Mixed-blood dragon descendant!

Upon hearing these four words, the elders present were all moved.

It turned out to be it... Could it be that the Great River Sect was really in danger?

In this world, all things are ranked in three, six, and nine. It is not only the world of humans.

Some say that the wild beasts are the darlings of heaven and earth.

While humans need to work hard to cultivate, wild beasts only need to grow to adulthood.

Just as humans have varying strengths in their Spirit Roots, there are also differences in bloodlines among wild beasts.

And dragons are the most terrifying existence among wild beasts.

Legend has it that in the past, a true dragon fought against an immortal and returned undefeated, shocking the world.

That was an immortal, someone invincible in the mortal realm!

The fact that a true dragon could fight an immortal to a draw is terrifying to think about.

However, power comes at a price. Although true dragons are powerful, it is difficult for them to produce purebred offspring.

That's why there is a story of the nine dragon descendants, with "nine" meaning "many".

There are more than just nine dragon descendants.

The nine dragon descendants include dragons, jiaos, chis, and qius... and so on.

These dragon descendants with dragon blood flowing in them all have a common characteristic.

They are powerful, have long lifespans, and some even possess Divine Abilities, making them extremely formidable.

And the Ink Blood Jiao Qiu is one of the mixed-blood dragon descendants.

The Ink Blood Jiao Qiu reaches Foundation Building stage upon birth and is comparable to Core Formation cultivators when it reaches adulthood.

Some outstanding individuals among them can even fight against Nascent Soul cultivators, making them extremely difficult opponents.

...

"Elder Jiang Chong! Is this information true?"

"If I dare to deceive you with such information, how could I face you?"

"But is it an adult Ink Blood Jiao Qiu?"

"The dragon saliva is dark red, indicating that it is an adult."

After Jiang Chong said this, all the elders in the room looked at one person.

That person was not the sect master Hai Guo, but the last seat, He Nian Sheng.

At this moment, He Nian Sheng also appeared abnormal. His pupils began to contract.

Upon closer inspection, the hairs on the back of He Nian Sheng's hand were standing up.

If it were any other wild beast, it would be fine.

But it happened to be the Ink Blood Jiao Qiu. Could this be the cycle of fate?

Back then, it was also the Ink Blood Jiao Qiu that came...

At that time, at that moment, it was just like...

This moment, right now.

(End of this chapter)