Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1784 - 1782: First Generation Blood Race

Xiang Yin and the others accidentally came into contact with the core of Mount Fangcun, and subsequently drifted into this world. The earliest among them can be traced back to three hundred years ago, and even the most recent, Wang Taisheng, arrived a hundred years ago.

But no matter what race they belonged to before, once they entered this place, over time, they gradually acquired some traits of the Blood Race and developed some of their abilities.

Yet, their appearances still maintained their original racial forms, which is undeniably a bit strange.

Xiang Yin continued to explain, "We speculate that this place should have some connection with the noble powers. Fellow Daoist, since you are a Blood Race, you should know of the Blood Ancestor."

Lu Ye did not respond but simply said, "Continue." However, from Xiang Yin's words, it was clear she mistook him for a genuine Blood Race.

Such a misunderstanding was not surprising at all, given the intense saintliness he had just exhibited, Xiang Yin naturally made such a judgment.

"It is rumored that the source of the noble powers is the Blood Ancestor. For reasons unknown, after her death, her body transformed into several domains suitable for the noble powers' survival and growth. Each of these domains is crucial to the noble powers and can be considered their foundation. There are several such domains known to the outside world. We suspect this place is one of them, but it has remained unknown. Even though we know about it, once we enter, we cannot leave, so the information cannot be relayed outside."

This speculation was obviously incorrect. This place is not a domain transformed from the Blood Ancestor's body; it is the core of Mount Fangcun.

"Upon arriving here, the environment of this domain greatly impacts us, allowing us to slowly acquire some abilities of the noble powers. To be precise, we could be considered the first-generation Blood Race!"

"First-generation Blood Race?" Lu Ye looked puzzled.

Xiang Yin let out a bitter smile: "The Blood Ancestor created an entire race from herself. With so many members, it was impossible for her to have birthed them all herself. A more credible theory is that the Blood Ancestor invaded many domains of different races and used her methods to erode those races, granting them the abilities of the noble powers, much like us now. The descendants of these beings became today's Blood Race."

This was the first time Lu Ye had heard this theory. However, upon careful consideration, it seemed quite plausible.

Lu Ye had always thought that the Blood Race was nurtured from the domains formed after the Blood Ancestor's death. If that were so, the era when the Blood Ancestor lived would have no Blood Race.

But that was not the case. When the Blood Ancestor attacked Mount Fangcun, she had many subordinate people at her command. Where did these Blood Races come from? As Xiang Yin mentioned, they could not possibly have all been birthed by the Blood Ancestor. Therefore, what she described could be the truth!

The Blood Ancestor invaded several domains, using methods to erode the bloodlines of the creatures within, turning them into beings like Xiang Yin and the others, the first-generation Blood Race.

These Blood Races still maintained the physical features of their original races, only they have acquired the abilities of the Blood Race. Their descendants are the Blood Race of today.

If this theory holds, then Xiang Yin and the others, whether they still maintain the facial features of their original race or not, are fundamentally a part of the Blood Race.

Consequently, they would naturally be suppressed by the saintliness.

"Why do they become... the first-generation Blood Race after staying here for a long time?" Lu Ye asked again.

His speculated information was that the core of Mount Fangcun was stained with the Sacred Blood of the Blood Ancestor. Therefore, the core closely resonated with him, even emanating an astonishing saintliness when it had pursued him earlier.

But this did not explain the transformation of Xiang Yin and the others.

Xiang Yin didn't provide an explanation but only looked up at the sky and said, "Fellow Daoist, just wait a moment, and you will know soon."

Lu Ye followed her gaze and looked up, only to see the already gloomy sky growing even heavier. Within the crimson overcast, rolling thunder flashed and rumbled.

It seemed like it was about to rain.

With another thunderclap, a raindrop fell from the sky.

Lu Ye, staring at the sky, locked his gaze on this raindrop, his pupils slightly contracting.

The raindrop falling from the sky was not an ordinary raindrop, but rather something red, resembling blood!

Whoosh...

The rain began pouring torrentially, the entire world becoming shrouded in a red curtain of rain. Xiang Yin, bathing in the rain, gave Lu Ye a bitter smile: "Fellow Daoist, now you should understand why one becomes a first-generation Blood Race after staying here for a long time?"

Lu Ye indeed understood.

Because within this Blood Rain, there was evidently something wondrous, similar to the saintliness of Sacred Blood, but very diluted, as if a drop of the Blood Race's Sacred Blood had been diffused into this torrential downpour, flooding the entire world.

In fact, when Lu Ye observed coldly just now, he noticed one thing: when Xiang Yin and the others were activating the Blood Sea Technique, each of them exuded saintliness.

Of course, their level of saintliness wasn't strong, so in the face of Lu Ye's suppression, they felt utterly powerless.

Even so, it was still saintliness, something all Blood Race members dream of because only those who have refined Sacred Blood possess saintliness. Such Blood Race individuals have a deeper understanding of their secret techniques and a broader future and grand prospects.

Based on Lu Ye's experience, the saintliness that Xiang Yin and the others possessed was roughly equivalent to the refinement of a drop of Sacred Blood.

This was quite a remarkable thing, considering the limited amount of Sacred Blood among the vast numbers of Blood Race in the stellar space. It is incredibly difficult for a regular Blood Race to obtain Sacred Blood.

The fact that all four of them had saintliness was obviously abnormal, which puzzled Lu Ye at first, but now he understood.

The reason for everything lay in this Blood Rain.

This kind of Blood Rain must have occurred repeatedly. By bathing in the Blood Rain, Xiang Yin and the others could easily refine the extremely weak saintliness, thereby enhancing themselves.

Although the efficiency of such refinement isn't high, it's undoubtedly much safer compared to directly refining an entire drop of Sacred Blood!

Lu Ye raised his hand to catch a raindrop and found that he almost didn't need to refine it himself. The weak saintliness contained within the raindrop, like a living thing, flooded into his body, strengthening his own saintliness.

Of course, this kind of strengthening was negligible to him, but if it continued for a long time, it could result in a considerable improvement.

At this moment, Wang Taisheng's voice echoed, "The Blood Rain envelops the entire domain, and the Spirit Plants and spirit jade born within are contaminated. Unless one avoids contact with the Blood Rain and refrains from using Spirit Plants and spirit jade for cultivation from this domain, becoming like us is only a matter of time."

Hearing this, Lu Ye said, "Is there anyone in this domain different from you?"

Having personally witnessed this Blood Rain, he thought all the cultivators who fell into this place were like Xiang Yin and the others, but judging by Wang Taisheng's words, it seemed otherwise.

Wang Taisheng nodded, "Yes, the Red Talisman Society folks are different from us. They... are quite fortunate!" As he spoke, Wang Taisheng showed a bitter smile.

The Red Talisman Society... Lu Ye's heart stirred; the name seemed to intentionally convey certain information!

If he wasn't mistaken, this Red Talisman Society was likely created by an outsider Moon Jade sent by the Dwarf Race. The name was clearly meant to provide guidance to newcomers. Over the years, although the number of Moon Jade sent by the Dwarf Race wasn't large, there were always a dozen or so. These advance party members entered this place and established such an organization so that if a newcomer like Lu Ye arrived and heard about the Red Talisman Society, they would undoubtedly go to investigate and then join forces with them.

Of course, this was only Lu Ye's speculation, and further verification was needed to confirm it.

"Fortunate?" Lu Ye noticed Wang Taisheng's peculiar choice of words and looked at him inquisitively.

Wang Taisheng said, "We cultivators who enter from the outside, if we are found and taken by the Red Talisman Society immediately, we can avoid being eroded by the Blood Rain and be accepted by them. But for those like us, who are unlucky and first eroded by the Blood Rain or contaminated with saintliness through other means, they absolutely won't accept us."

"Does the Red Talisman Society hate people like you?" Lu Ye asked.

"It's not about hatred; it's just that their resources are limited and can't support too many people. Besides, they've been competing against the Sacred Blood Summit all along. Even if we sincerely joined them, we wouldn't be of much use."

Lu Ye's eyes gleamed, "Tell me about the Sacred Blood Summit."

As a newcomer, gathering information was imperative. It seemed his previous predictions were accurate. Over the years, many cultivators inadvertently fell into this world, but because a barrier sealed this domain, none could leave, and they couldn't send information outside, leaving the outside world in the dark about this peculiar domain.

The Red Talisman Society was likely founded by a Moon Jade related to the Dwarf Race, but what about this Sacred Blood Summit? Why did the Red Talisman Society continuously vie with it?

Xiang Yin's soft voice answered, "The Sacred Blood Summit is the name of a spirit mountaintop and the foundation of one of this domain's two major powers. If the cultivators of the Red Talisman Society are untouched by saintliness, then everyone tainted by saintliness has the opportunity to join the Sacred Blood Summit, and they are quite willing to absorb such cultivators."

Lu Ye immediately understood that whether one was tainted by saintliness was the primary criterion for the two major powers to recruit individuals. However, suggesting that this alone caused their conflict seemed inadequate.

It's probably a case of two tigers not living on one mountain...

"Are all of you from the Sacred Blood Summit?" Lu Ye asked.

Xiang Yin shook her head, "No, if we went to the Sacred Blood Summit, they would definitely accept us, but we haven't gone because once we join the Sacred Blood Summit, we'd be compelled to contend with the Red Talisman Society, which is quite dangerous."

"But we can't hold out for much longer," Zhou Ran, who had been silent, suddenly interjected with a bitter expression.