NOVPUBJiang Yao easily neutralized the offensive from Blood Jade Hall.
Jiang Yao’s eyes shone brightly, "I’ve been in seclusion for many years, trying to break through to the Divine Body Realm and have failed. It seems I still need to temper myself... Blood Jade Hall is the perfect adversary for my tempering!"
The secret techniques Jiang Yao practiced were the Jiang Family’s most guarded secrets and Unparalleled Techniques, which also made forging a Divine Body extremely difficult. He felt he needed to fight a life-or-death battle with a true Divine Body powerhouse, which might provide him with some enlightenment.
Blood Jade Hall, relying on Evil Sect Secret Arts and Evil Pills, had rapidly increased their Cultivation to create Divine Bodies. In the realm of Divine Body combatants, their strength was somewhat lower, making them the perfect opponents for Jiang Yao to temper himself against!
"Although this young man from the Jiang Family has not forged a Divine Body, being born into the Jiang Family, the secret techniques he cultivates and the resources he obtains are all top-notch. Defeating him will not be easy! There are also other Heavenly Saint Soldiers, each one an elite."
Blood Jade Hall’s members also took a serious stance. Their brief exchange had made them realize the depth of Jiang Yao’s strength!
"Hm?"
Su Changkong suddenly sensed something and looked up.
In the sky not far away, a gray figure, like a shooting star, dashed across the sky. In the blink of an eye, it covered a vast distance and appeared on the battlefield.
This was a gray-robed elder with a gaunt face and a white beard, exuding an air of kindness and benevolence. However, his pale yellow pupils were chilling to the bone, instilling an involuntary tremor of terror in those who looked at him.
"Why must you two resort to violence? Please give this old man some face and cease fighting," said the gray-robed elder with a smile.
The Heavenly Saint Soldiers all adopted a grave expression. The gray-robed elder seemed unremarkable, yet they felt he was incredibly formidable, even more so than Blood Jade Hall’s Divine-Body Sect Leader from Blood River Sect, an immensely formidable person indeed!
"Who are you?"
Jiang Yao, frowning slightly, addressed the uninvited guest who appeared just as he and Blood Jade Hall were clashing, suggesting that they stop fighting. Clearly, he was familiar with Blood River Sect.
The gray-robed elder replied with a smile, "I am Gu Ming from Yama Hell Sect."
"Yama Hell Sect’s Gu Ming!"
At the mention of this name, all present couldn’t help but be shocked.
Yama Hell Sect, a top-tier sect in the Dusty Sun Region and one of the paramount sects, second only to the heritages descended from the Nine Great Ancient Sages. Gu Ming’s reputation was considerable in the Dusty Sun Region; he was an Elder of Yama Hell Sect and had forged a Divine Body years ago!
"Elder Guming."
Seeing Gu Ming, Blood Jade Hall’s leader was surprised he appeared here, yet he also felt a sigh of relief.
Gu Ming, meanwhile, was contemplating, "Blood River Sect’s Blood River Divine Pill, though not up to even the lesser quality Holy Pills, is easily created with little cost. Should Blood Jade Hall be unwilling to agree to Yama Hell Sect’s terms, I will have to take action myself... but unexpectedly, this person from the Jiang Family has approached us."
Gu Ming’s presence here was due to the Blood Jade Hall’s Method of Blood River Saint Pill—an ordinary human life was sufficient to create Holy Pills. Such methods were exceedingly precious, and Gu Ming had followed the trail secretly to be present here.
As the conflict between Jiang Yao and Blood Jade Hall erupted, he made his appearance.
Gu Ming looked at Jiang Yao, "Mountain Leader Jiang, it seems Blood Jade Hall has offended you. I, on their behalf, offer you an apology. However, Blood Jade Hall intends to join our Yama Hell Sect and become one of us. I hope Mountain Leader Jiang won’t take this matter too seriously."
Gu Ming had a simple purpose for appearing: to lend a hand to Blood Jade Hall, resolving the immediate issue, so Blood Jade Hall would owe a favor, believing they would willingly agree to Yama Hell Sect’s terms and hand over the Method of Blood River Saint Pill with both hands presented.
For Gu Ming, this was merely a matter of showing up and saying a few words.
Blood Jade Hall’s Sect Leader also roughly understood Gu Ming’s surreptitious following of his disciple here. However, he felt it might not be a bad thing to opportunistically present the Pill Recipe and join Yama Hell Sect — at least with a powerful sect like Yama Hell Sect behind them, they wouldn’t need to skulk about anymore!
Jiang Yao’s expression was not pleasant. He wasn’t concerned about Blood Jade Hall, but Gu Ming was not a mere Martial Artist whose Divine Body was constructed through nefarious techniques; Gu Ming was indisputably powerful and, as a Yama Hell Sect Elder, would not care as much for his identity or background. He didn’t fear offending him. 𝓷ℴ𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝒸𝓸𝓶
In the Nineteen Domains of the Ancient Holy Country, the Jiang Family did not have absolute dominion outside the Holy Emperor Region. It was because the other eighteen domains were entrenched with great sects and families. Yama Hell Sect was one of them, a top-tier sect in the Dusty Sun Region.
If Gu Ming intended to protect Blood River Sect, forcefully acting now would not likely result in much success for Jiang Yao and could even lead to heavy losses for his side.
"Mountain Leader Jiang, do you feel confident that you can take on Elder Gu Ming?"
At that moment, a voice reached Jiang Yao’s ear — Su Changkong was communicating with him telepathically.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yao was slightly taken aback. Replying telepathically, he said, "Gu Ming is formidable, having forged a Divine Body for many years. Against him... I should not have a problem for a short duration."
Jiang Yao was candid in his reply. He had reached the pinnacle of the triple-layer Heaven of Entering Saint and practiced the most top-notch secret techniques. Confident in ranking at the top among Divine Seed Martial Saints, he dared to confront the typical Divine Body Martial Saints of the quadruple-layer Heaven head-on. However, he was not so arrogant as to think he could defeat an Elder of a grand sect like Yama Hell Sect.
He could fight for a short time, but in the long run, he would likely be the one to lose.
"Then, Mountain Leader Jiang, you hold off this Gu Ming. Leave Blood River Sect... to us to deal with," communicated Su Changkong.
This proposition stunned Jiang Yao; he clearly understood Su Changkong’s implication. Other disciples of Blood River Sect aside, with Blood Jade Hall being a Divine Body Martial Saint, a Divine Body Martial Saint was not to be taken lightly, no matter how weak. Even if Su Changkong had reached the Primordial Spirit, it was uncertain whether he could triumph.
