Chapter 369: The Sacred Pool of True Blood

The Sacred Pool of True Blood is located in the central area of the Mi Xian Realm. Su Che and Tian Yin took three days to reach there—of course, this was because they stopped along the way to collect treasures, which slowed down their flight.
During that time, they gathered hundreds of ancient relics, almost like conducting a massive sweep. Yet, for the entire Mi Xian Realm, it was merely a search along a line three thousand zhang long—equivalent to searching just a small river, with vast oceans still unexplored.
The Sacred Pool of True Blood is situated atop a towering mountain and can also be regarded as a celestial pool. Su Che and Tian Yin could fly straight up there, avoiding the hassle of climbing the mountain.
“This mountain is called ‘Li Jun Mountain,’ and Li Jun is the name of the Witch God,” Tian Yin explained slowly. “The Witch God was born on this mountain. Later, the Witch Tribe moved this mountain into the Mi Xian Realm and made it a pilgrimage site.”
Su Che nodded silently. He used the Star Emperor Compass to land at the edge of the mountain top, as the central area was covered by thick black mist, preventing direct landing.
“That black mist possesses extremely strong corrosive power. If you try to force your way in with just your defenses, you’ll lose this top-grade Dao artifact,” Tian Yin said seriously.
Su Che had no objections to her words. After all, any Witch Tribe warrior could kill a cultivator at the Lian Xu stage. So, the various defenses in the Witch Tribe’s sacred land to protect the Sacred Pool of True Blood were likely even too formidable for true immortals from the Immortal Realm to risk challenging.
The defense provided by a top-grade Dao artifact was, in the face of such power, as thin as paper.
Su Che waved the Mi Xian Flag in his hand and asked, “Should we use the flag to break through this corrosive mist?”
“No,” Tian Yin shook her head. “Li Jun Mountain is extremely special. The Mi Xian Flag doesn’t work here.”
“Then fine,” Su Che said with a frown. “Things at this level are beyond my reach. I can only rely on you to find a solution.”
“I do have an idea, but…” Tian Yin said softly. “If you have some high-grade magic artifacts that can trap this corrosive mist and release it later to fight enemies, it would be a great strategy.”
Su Che’s eyes lit up. He thought, “Right! This mist is so powerful that even the wealthiest can’t withstand its corrosive force. If released at the right moment against enemies, it might just turn the tide.”
It’s worth a try!

Su Che was eager to try, but Tian Yin reminded him again, “If you don’t have a space magic artifact of high rank, don’t attempt it—it will destroy your artifact in an instant. I’m sure the internal space of the Giant Riches can’t withstand it.”
“Okay, I’ll be careful. I’ll start by taking in a small amount to test it first.”
Su Che knew Tian Yin was purely well-intentioned and not deliberately testing whether he had a more powerful magic artifact than the Giant Riches.
Su Che stepped forward ten zhang and approached the corrosive poison mist. He had great confidence in his Immortal Prison—it couldn’t possibly be unable to handle such a trivial mist.
Whoosh!
A mass of poison mist about the size of a watermelon was drawn into Su Che’s Immortal Prison. It had to be less on the first try; if anything went wrong, he could still throw it out in time.
The black poison mist entered the first layer of the Immortal Prison and hovered in front of Lao Hei…
After just a few moments, Lao Hei said, “No problem, master. Go ahead and collect it boldly. I told you—anything that enters the Immortal Prison has to be obedient and follow orders.”
With that, Su Che grew bolder and began to absorb large amounts of the poison mist before him.
Standing aside, Tian Yin, though unwilling to pry into Su Che’s personal secrets, knew too well how dangerous this kind of mist was. He could be sure Su Che must possess another special magic artifact no less powerful than an immortal artifact; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to contain such a terrifying mist from the immortal realm that could corrode everything in the mortal world.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
On the mountaintop, the black mist covering hundreds of zhang grew thinner and thinner; in a corner of the Immortal Prison, however, a large mass of black mist became denser and denser.
Before long, the mountaintop was clear, the black mist gone completely, revealing several rows of thick green-gray totem stone pillars. These pillars could remain uncorroded for ten thousand years even under the influence of the corrosive poison mist—they surely weren’t just decorations and must serve some important purpose.
Tian Yin stepped forward and asked concerningly, “How is it? Can your magic artifact suppress that mist? You know, once it leaves Li Jun Mountain, it becomes extremely violent.”
“No problem,” Su Che replied with a smile. “Where I am, it’s even more obedient than on Li Jun Mountain.”
Indeed, inside the Immortal Prison, the corrosive poison mist showed no signs of violence. It hovered obediently in the air, and even under Lao Hei’s mental control, it could be shaped into various forms—tigers, deer, eagles, pigs…
Lao Hei was having a great time.

Tianyin nodded gently, finally feeling relieved. She reminded him again, “Since you can suppress it, you might try using it to craft magical artifacts or develop your own divine spells in the future. This poisonous mist has an extraordinary origin; if used well, it will be an extremely powerful weapon, even on par with top-tier Dao artifacts.”
“Okay, I understand,” Su Che said humbly, eager to learn.
After that, Tianyin pointed to dozens of totem stone pillars not far away and said, “Next, you need to use your strongest offensive ability. Hit those pillars in the order I tell you—there must be no mistakes in the sequence.”
“My offensive ability?” Su Che touched his nose and muttered, “My abilities have rather limited offensive power. They’re nowhere near as powerful as your Tianyin Bell.”
Tianyin gave him a disdainful look. “My Tianyin Bell uses area attacks, so it easily affects other pillars. Are you trying to slack off?”
“How could I slack off when it comes to obtaining treasures?” Su Che laughed. “I just want to see how much stronger your Tianyin Bell becomes after you reach the Yuan Ying stage.”
Tianyin nodded and pointed at one of the pillars. “This one.”
Boom!
The Destruction Fist was unleashed, with highly concentrated power that struck the pillar over ten zhang away.
Crack, crack, crack…
With a series of strange noises, the thick pillar, as big as several people holding hands, slowly sank underground.
Su Che realized then that this was a formation set up by the Witch Clan. The pillars had to be lowered to the ground in the correct order to completely disperse the formation. If the order was wrong, the consequences would be terrifying—someone at his Yuan Ying level would likely be reduced to ashes in an instant.
Although the Witch Clan wasn’t good at alchemy or artifact crafting, their formations were extremely fierce—all were destructive and lethal formations. Once activated, they carried immense force, never resorting to gentle illusions or confusing traps.
“That one.”
Boom!
Crack, crack, crack…
Following Tianyin’s instructions, Su Che struck the pillars one by one, quickly sinking half of them underground. Of course, if one was done incorrectly, all previous efforts would be wasted, leading to a devastating blow.
Hm?
Why did she stop?
Su Che turned to look at Tianyin, puzzled why she suddenly stopped. He wasn’t tired from working, and the person giving commands surely shouldn’t have any problems either…
“Let me think… It seems the next step is…” Tianyin tilted her head slightly, trying to recall.
Su Che’s expression fell. He thought to himself, “Sis, don’t scare people like this! This kind of thing can’t be handled carelessly at all!”

After a brief pause, Tianyin pointed at one of the stone pillars with her delicate white fingers and said, “Try that one.”
“Try it?”
Su Che didn’t dare act rashly and asked, “If I get it wrong, will I still have a chance to try again?”
Tianyin covered her mouth with a smile before explaining, “We must pause like this halfway through before we can continue.”
Only then did Su Che realize she was teasing him again.
“Okay, okay, okay.”
Su Che nodded at her three times, meaning, “I remember you. Wait for me.”
Bang!
He threw a punch, not at Tianyin, but at the stone pillar.
However, Tianyin’s little joke was indeed effective; his originally tense mood relaxed invisibly. Su Che understood that Tianyin was indirectly telling him not to worry—everything was under her control.
This was precisely the real reason Su Che had asked her to accompany him to the Mi Xian Realm.
In his past life, the Great Witch Tianyin must have been a prominent figure in the immortal realm, right?
The remaining stone pillars were also lowered one after another. Everything went smoothly, without any abnormalities.
As the pillars were lowered, the formation was completely dissolved. The space twisted, and the scene before them suddenly changed. What was once an empty ground now had a circular pool several dozen feet in diameter at its center.
Inside the pool, blood-red liquid kept boiling, filled with murderous energy, extremely eerie.
Of course, Su Che knew that the liquid in the pool couldn’t possibly be the True Blood of the Witch God. If such a large amount of blood were released, wouldn’t the Witch God be drained of his strength?
Undoubtedly, the blood-red liquid in the pool was also something extremely dangerous, serving the same purpose of protecting those few drops of the True Blood.
“The last step!”
Tianyin pointed at the pool and said, “We must find someone to jump into the pool and retrieve those drops of true blood.”
“Can’t we drain the pool?” Su Che asked.
This clearly seemed incredibly dangerous—who would want to jump in?
“No,” Tianyin shook her head. “It may look like water, but it isn’t. This kind of bloodly murderous energy is connected to Li Junshan, so it can’t be separated.”
At this point, Tianyin said seriously, “I think you have a very suitable candidate who can dive into the pool and retrieve the true blood.”
“Who do you mean?”
Su Che asked, though he already had a vague idea of the answer.
“The black giant you control!” Tianyin replied. “I sense that the special energy within him won’t be affected by the bloodly murderous energy in the pool.”

It’s indeed Xiao Hei. Su Che nodded gently. After some thought, he decided to trust Tian Yin’s judgment—since she said there was no problem, there surely couldn’t be any.
The energy within Xiao Hei was suspected by Su Che and Lao Hei to be Chaos Energy. If that were the case, it surely wouldn’t fear the Blood Fiend Energy in the Blood Pool.
Chaos Energy is supreme and the primal source of countless energies in the world.