NOVPUBTime flew by, and two months passed.
On this particular morning, a royal guest arrived at Lin Yue's Prince Mansion.
"Qingluo, at your service, Seventeenth Prince."
In the main hall, a stunning woman in court attire stood before Lin Yue, her perfectly sculpted face reflecting a natural sense of compassion, and her entire demeanor embodying warm and peaceful benevolence.
"Blood Sea Saint Mother?" Lin Yue looked at her somewhat oddly.
It was hard to imagine that this woman, who seemed as loving as a Holy Daughter, was in fact the newly emerged Demon Ancestor who had betrayed the Buddhists, flooding the Buddhist Holy Land and slaughtering countless monks.
It was equally hard to believe that such a woman, appearing free of worldly desires, would actually seek him out to ask for a child.
"Your Highness may call me Qingluo."
Blood Sea Saint Mother softly said, "I intended to visit Your Highness earlier, but upon hearing that you were in seclusion, I refrained. Last year, when you emerged from Beiyuan Mountain, you were beset with many affairs, so only now have I come to visit, and I beg Your Highness's forgiveness."
"No worries." Lin Yue appraised her briefly, and said, "Qingluo Demon Ancestor, have you come today for the matter your disciple mentioned last time?"
Baili Fengzhi, who stood behind Lin Yue, couldn't help but be curious about what this second-generation Blood Demon Ancestor wanted with His Highness.
Blood Sea Saint Mother gently and softly uttered, "If Your Highness refers to my request for you to grant me a descendant, then that is correct."
Baili Fengzhi's mouth twitched slightly at hearing this.
Having a child?
She had been trying tirelessly day and night with His Highness for two months and still hadn't succeeded, and now someone else had suddenly appeared also wanting to have a child with His Highness?
Lin Yue coughed lightly, and asked, "Qingluo Demon Ancestor, are you serious?"
Blood Sea Saint Mother nodded slightly, and said, "Qingluo traveled from afar, and naturally, I am serious. Your Highness may state any condition, and as long as Qingluo can fulfill it, I will surely strive to do so."
"No rush for now." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Lin Yue shook his head slightly in exasperation, and said, "I want to know, as the Demon Ancestor, why do you need my help to have a descendant?"
Blood Sea Saint Mother was silent for a moment, and then said, "Does Your Highness really need to know the reason?"
"After all, it will be my child, and I cannot simply treat it as a pure transaction. I must know the reason, right?" Lin Yue said.
"Hmm..." Blood Sea Saint Mother pondered for a moment, and said, "To be honest, there's no harm in saying it. The reason... it's simply because I want to escape the Blood Sea."
"Escape the Blood Sea?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Does Your Highness know the origins of the legend of the Blood Sea?" Blood Sea Saint Mother asked.
"I have heard some." Lin Yue nodded slightly and said, "Legend has it that the Blood Sea is transformed from the body of an Ancient God 'Blood God', though I do not know if it is true. But the First Generation Blood Demon Ancestor indeed created the Blood Demon Demon Path from it."
"Partially true."
Blood Sea Saint Mother said, "After the Ancestor, I took control of the Blood Sea and understood that the Blood Sea should indeed be the remains of the Ancient Blood God."
Lin Yue raised his eyebrows slightly.
The Ancient Gods, did they really exist?
"Your Highness does not know."
Blood Sea Saint Mother sighed softly and said, "The Blood Sea contains Ancient Divine Power, consequently making me nearly invincible within it, even connecting my true body with the Blood Sea itself for near immortality. But... it's also a constraint."
"Constraint?" Lin Yue looked at her.
The Blood Sea Demon Body was known as the ultimate life-saving cultivation method.
The true body fuses with the Blood Sea, ensuring that as long as the Blood Sea isn't depleted, one who has cultivated the Blood Sea Demon Body remains immortal. The body traveling outside is merely a Demon Body formed by the Blood Sea Power.
Is this also a constraint?
Although it makes sense, the more heaven-defying the cultivation method, the more unavoidable its drawbacks.
Just like the unavoidable consumption when chaos reopens.
"Do you wish to escape the Blood Sea?" Lin Yue asked, "Being immortal seems quite beneficial, doesn't it?"
"It isn't truly eternal." Blood Sea Saint Mother said, "Even for a Proving Dao expert, it is impossible to eradicate the Blood Sea. But if I cannot achieve Perfection in proving the Dao, if I cannot transcend heaven and earth, there will still come a day when I will perish, and additionally..."
She paused, and continued softly, "If one is burdened with grave sins, they will attract Heavenly Punishment. This is the limitless Dao's Power, capable of killing even a Proving Dao expert, and the Blood Sea would similarly be obliterated."
Lin Yue understood, and asked, "You mean that the Blood Sea prevents you from transcending?"
"Yes." Blood Sea Saint Mother said, "The Blood Sea brings both triumph and downfall. After consulting with the Ancestor, I understood that to achieve Perfection in proving the Dao, I must escape the Blood Sea."
Lin Yue contemplated.
It seemed that the Blood Demon Ancestor reincarnated as the Fifth Prince and freed himself from the Blood Sea's constraints, hence he succeeded in proving the Dao.
"Was the Fifth Prince's death by suicide?" Lin Yue asked, "Why not try suicide yourself?"
"After committing suicide, reincarnation implies starting anew."
Blood Sea Saint Mother shook her head and said, "Whether I can embark on the path of cultivation again is uncertain. Even if I do, the talent for cultivation in the next life remains uncertain. While the Ancestor had the protection of the Divine Emperor's Imperial Decree, ensuring his reincarnation as a prince with peerless talent, naturally, it cannot be compared to my situation."
Lin Yue pondered for a moment, nodding slightly, and said, "Indeed."
Back then, when he was in that Cave Mansion of Greedy Heaven No Dao, he received the Ten Thousand Spirits Refining Blood Jade and heard the Blood Demon Ancestor's message prior to reincarnation.
The Blood Demon Ancestor had long known he was destined to be reincarnated as a Prince, so before his death, he used himself to refine two pieces of Ten Thousand Spirits Refining Blood Jade.
