Sage of Humanity

How did Lann Qiyue become part of the Blood Clan?

Did she originally have the Blood Clan's bloodline within her?

This shouldn't be possible. The Blood Clan's bloodline is extremely powerful; when the Blood Clan merges with the human race, what is born is always purely Blood Clan. Therefore, in this Blood Refinement World, no human should possess the Blood Clan's bloodline.

What astonished Lu Ye even more was that in just over a month, Lann Qiyue's cultivation had advanced from the Spirit Stream Realm to the level of the Cloud River Realm. Moreover, she killed those True Lake Realm Blood Clans as easily as slaughtering chickens and dogs.

Several True Lake Realm Blood Clans were pierced through by her nails, which were as sharp as swords, leaving them with no strength or courage to resist.

An indescribable aura emanated from Lann Qiyue, though not particularly powerful, yet purer than that of typical Blood Clans.

Sensing this pure aura, combined with what he saw before him, a term suddenly leapt out of Lu Ye's mind.

Sacred Seed!

In the Blood Refinement World, humans call the Blood Clan the Sacred Race, and that's how the Blood Clan refers to themselves too.

However, within the Blood Clan, there is also an extremely peculiar existence known as Sacred Seeds!

Sacred Seeds are more pure Blood Clans; they enjoy an endlessly revered status among the Blood Clan. Sacred Seeds naturally possess bloodline suppression over ordinary Blood Clans.

If, in the eyes of the human race, ordinary Blood Clans are supreme, then in the eyes of the Blood Clan, Sacred Seeds are equally supreme.

Moreover, compared to ordinary Blood Clans, Sacred Seeds possess various unimaginable mysteries. Just as now, Lann Qiyue's nails, as sharp as swords, penetrated those few True Lake Realm Blood Clans, and in a short time, she drained all the blood from their bodies, turning these True Lake Realm Blood Clans into dried corpses.

Lann Qiyue casually flicked her hand, and those dried corpses fell to the ground. Her long nails, full of life, retracted, leaving blood-red fingertips that seemed on the verge of dripping blood.

Blood Clans love to feed on the blood of the human race, but they never consume the blood of their kind. This is both a tradition and an instinctive self-preservation, because consuming the blood of their kind makes the power within them impure and mixed. On the other hand, consuming Blood Crystals doesn't have this kind of aftereffect, so Blood Clans only consume Blood Crystals among themselves.

But Sacred Seeds are unrestricted: the human race's blood is useful to Sacred Seeds, and the Blood Clan's blood is equally useful to Sacred Seeds. In the eyes of Sacred Seeds, all life in the Blood Refinement World can become nutrients for their own growth. In other words, even the high and mighty Blood Clan in the Blood Refinement World is just blood food for Sacred Seeds.

They can even enter the Blood Pool at any time to cultivate without worrying about their lives being at risk.

That's why the cultivation progression of Sacred Seeds is exceptionally fast, because they need not worry about lacking cultivation resources.

Lann Qiyue naturally has an Innate Taoist Body. Previously, under Lu Ye's guidance, she cultivated rapidly, advancing from Spirit Stream Level 3 to Level 7 in just a month—progress can be described as swift. However, compared to her current achievements, these seem insignificant.

Because she is a Sacred Seed, her cultivation in the Blood Pool over this month caused a revolutionary change in her power.

How did Lann Qiyue become a Sacred Seed? Lu Ye couldn't understand, but he knew it must have something to do with her venturing deep into the Blood River.

In the Blood Refinement World, the birth of Sacred Seeds is closely tied to the Blood River. Some Blood Clans are born as Sacred Seeds while some are transformed in the Blood Pool during the bloodline cleansing process. Exactly what this mystical transformation is, Lu Ye doesn't know.

Even the Blood Clan themselves are not entirely clear.

Because the number of Sacred Seeds is very few, even in the vast Blood Refinement World, most Blood Clans have only heard of the Sacred Seeds' name and never seen a real Sacred Seed in their lifetime.

So when a Sacred Seed suddenly appeared on this battlefield, whether it was the Blood Clan from the Thousand Streams Blessed Land or the Allied Forces of the three families, they all stopped their actions.

Under the unique bloodline suppression of the Sacred Seed, every Blood Clan was filled with trepidation; their blood boiled, giving them the illusion in the Mingming that they were witnessing gods, making them instinctively want to prostrate and worship.

"Humph!" A soft sound escaped from Lann Qiyue's nasal cavity.

Many Blood Clans could no longer withstand it—whether on the ground or in the air, they dropped to one knee, performing the grand ceremony of the Blood Clan. Every Blood Clan lowered their once proud head, and even their gaze fell.

This is the bloodline suppression of Sacred Seeds. Lann Qiyue's current strength might not be much; any True Lake Realm Blood Clan could easily surpass her. However, under that natural bloodline suppression, no Blood Clan dared to act arrogantly in front of her.

Her figure flashed, landing right before Lu Ye, collecting all her majesty as she prepared to speak. But Lu Ye raised a finger to his lips, signaling her to be silent.

Lann Qiyue understood immediately and nodded.

A fierce battle ended due to Lann Qiyue's arrival. Numerous Blood Clans were anxious and uneasy, not daring to get up before she spoke, all half-kneeling there, their heads lowered.

Lu Ye put away his sword gourd and headed deeper into the Blessed Land, with Lann Qiyue following closely behind.

This is not a place for conversation.

Dao Thirteen looked around somewhat testily, seeing no opponents, feeling frustrated, with hot breath spewing from his nostrils.

Earlier, he was trapped in the Blood River. Now freed, he wanted to vent by killing some Blood Clans, but it ended this way, leaving him with a feeling of unresolved anger and restlessness.

In the Blessed Land's backyard, at Lu Ye's dwelling, he halted his steps and turned to look at Lann Qiyue, who followed him.

There are many things to clarify, but the most critical issue is to ascertain Lann Qiyue's stance.

Has she now transformed into a Sacred Seed, can she still remember she used to be a human?

Lann Qiyue suddenly reached out, gesturing above Lu Ye's head and sliding her hand down to her chest, playfully smiling: "Senior Brother, you've gotten shorter."

Lu Ye's worried heart relaxed.

With that address, Lann Qiyue is still Lann Qiyue.

However, becoming a Sacred Seed has undoubtedly had a significant impact on her personality. The Lann Qiyue of old wouldn't have behaved this way in front of him.

The current Lann Qiyue is undoubtedly more confident than before.

"You've grown taller." Lu Ye looked at her speechlessly.

The downside of the Blood Race is that they are generally taller than the human race, which is why Lu Ye never considered using Thousand Faces to disguise himself as a Blood Race. The various external features of the Blood Race are impossible for Thousand Faces to mimic.

"Hehe." Lann Qiyue laughed happily. In the past, she had to look up at Lu Ye, but now the situation is reversed, making her a little smug.

"I went down to look for you and didn't find you; I thought you must have died."

"I was swept away by an undercurrent beneath the Blood Pool, to who knows where, so of course you couldn't find me. Don't blame yourself, Senior Brother; I'm much better now than I was before."

"What happened?" Lu Ye asked.

Lann Qiyue fell into memory and, after a moment, shook her head: "To be honest, I don't know exactly what happened. At the time, I thought I was going to die, but somehow, I grabbed a clump of golden light, and after that, I was in a daze. When I woke up again, I was like this."

"Golden light?"

"It must be something from the Blood River, but when I woke up earlier, I looked for it specifically but didn't find any golden light again."

This is indeed a strange matter. It seems that the birth of a Sacred Seed is directly connected to the mysterious golden light inside the Blood River, though its exact nature remains unknown.

"I only woke up two days ago, and after leaving the Blood River, I went to Bright Moon Cave Residence, but no one was there. I didn't know how to find you, so I wandered around and ended up near here."

What followed is clear: intense battles were happening here. Lann Qiyue sensed it and came to see, coincidentally discovering Lu Ye's whereabouts, an unexpected gain.

"It's good that you're all right."

Over a month of self-reproach finally dissipated at this moment.

"But now that you are a Sacred Seed, it might be impossible to revert to your human form."

"This is quite nice; there's no more daily fear and worry." Lann Qiyue seemed open-minded about it. Although her appearance had drastically changed and no longer fit the standard human aesthetics, she had suffered too much hardship as a human, and she didn't mind living a different way. She lightly hummed: "Now it's their turn to be worried! Senior Brother, how do you plan to deal with those guys outside?"

When she asked this question, Lann Qiyue was full of killing intent.

"How do you want to deal with them?" Lu Ye asked in return.

Lann Qiyue replied, "I'd like to kill them all!"

She had no hesitation in killing Blood Races; none of them were innocent. They treated humans like livestock to be taken at will and utterly deserved their fates.

After all, she had even promptly dealt with her own blood embryo when it was born and had assisted Lu Ye in dealing with several blood embryos during their time together, inherently possessing a certain decisiveness.

As long as Lu Ye uttered a single "yes," she wouldn't hesitate to massacre all the Blood Races outside without batting an eye.

She wouldn't even need to do it herself; merely activating her Sacred Seed's power would ensure those Blood Races couldn't stir any waves in front of her.

True Lake Realm Blood Races might withstand her bloodline suppression, but those in the Divine Sea Realm definitely couldn't.

Her fierce expression faded, replaced with a bright smile: "But I know what Senior Brother wants to do, so we can't kill them. Let's spare their lives for now." In an instant, her attitude changed, and the various Blood Races outside gained a reprieve from death.

She looked earnestly at Lu Ye, her expression sincere: "Senior Brother, from now on, I'll help you!"

"Good." Lu Ye nodded solemnly.

"Then, Senior Brother, please rest for a while. I'll go handle the aftermath outside." Saying this, Lann Qiyue slipped away.

Upon her return, those Blood Races outside were still half-kneeling in place, none daring to move recklessly, each sweating and fearful, uncertain about what fate awaited them.

Lann Qiyue's tall figure stood in mid-air, surveying the scene below, as her cold voice sounded: "From now on, I will take charge here!"

Not until her words rang out did the many Blood Races feel like they had received a great amnesty, all shouting: "Willing to serve the Saintly Venerable!"

Those who are Sacred Seeds, regardless of their cultivation level in the Blood Refinement World, are all Saintly Venerables. It's an honor and the Blood Race's highest respect for the Sacred Seeds.