NOVPUBLin Yue asked, "Then how can giving birth free you from the Blood Sea?"
The Blood Sea Saint Mother explained, "Within the Blood Sea, there is divine power left by the Ancient Blood God. If I could absorb and extract a portion of this power, the Blood Sea's hold on me would weaken greatly, giving me a chance to break free."
"The divine power of the Ancient Blood God?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow and said, "Why don't you find someone else to help you or absorb it yourself?"
"It's not that I don't want to, but I can't," the Blood Sea Saint Mother gently shook her head.
"You can't?"
Lin Yue suddenly recalled from Xiahou Shou's memories that the imperial family of Great Yu was also trying to absorb the ancient divine power within the Human Ancestor. They only attempted to pass it down through the bloodline of the Ninth Princess but couldn't utilize it. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
It seemed that the ancient divine power was difficult to wield?
"The power of Ancient Gods is indeed a great power that cultivators cannot master," said the Blood Sea Saint Mother. "As far as I know, only the bloodline of the Xiahong lineage has a slight hope, and this is where the Ancient God's Way truly shines. Even the demon clans with Divine Beast bloodlines find it challenging to achieve this."
"Oh?" Lin Yue mused.
Was this the true uniqueness of the Ancient God's Way?
For many years, he had harbored doubts in his heart—
The Ancient God's Way and the prince bloodline, while impressive, didn't seem to offer much advantage. Although the talent of the Ancient God's Way held some superiority at the same level, it wasn't that astounding, and the prince bloodline wasn't that strong either.
Throughout his journey, he had encountered countless opportunities, artifacts, Xiahou Shou's memories, ultimate inheritance… all contributing to his current strength.
And what about Baili Fengzhi?
By merely refining the soul of a Divine Beast Fire Phoenix, her Fire Phoenix bloodline fully awakened, easily surpassing him.
This led him to suspect that the so-called Xiahong prince bloodline was not as remarkable as it seemed.
Now it seemed...
Perhaps the Ancient God's Way only truly excelled in areas involving the ancient divine power, where the Xiahong bloodline could show its real advantage?
"It seems, Your Highness, that you are unaware of the uniqueness of the Xiahong bloodline?"
Noticing the change in Lin Yue's expression, the Blood Sea Saint Mother said, "The Xiahong bloodline, also known as the Ancient God bloodline, is different from other cultivation systems, even if they reach the perfect level of proving. It's extremely difficult to absorb and master the ancient divine power unless one is highly compatible."
"But the Xiahong bloodline is different," she sighed. "Even at the level of harmonization and becoming a saint, as long as there is enough compatibility, there's hope to absorb the ancient divine power. The purer the Xiahong bloodline, the lower the difficulty in absorbing the ancient divine power."
Lin Yue was momentarily stunned.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered the twenty-four inheritance altars in the inheritance land of Beiyuan Mountain, recalling the Divine Emperor's deliberate selection of the twenty-four heavenly beings...
Perhaps this was the reason for cultivating the princes and princesses as the twenty-four heavenly beings?
He was silent for a while and then said, "So, Qingluo Demon Ancestor wants me to help you birth a child with the third-generation bloodline of Xiahong, then nurture it to eventually accommodate the divine power left in the Blood Sea?"
"Yes."
The Blood Sea Saint Mother looked at Lin Yue with a pleading expression and said gently, "Unless I'm absolutely desperate, I really don't want to choose the path of reincarnation. So, please, Your Highness, help me. You can set any conditions you want, as long as I can fulfill them."
"How much longer do you have to live?" Lin Yue asked.
"According to my current Dao Heart, I can maintain it for about two thousand three hundred more years," the Blood Sea Saint Mother softly replied.
"How old are you?" Lin Yue sized her up and said, "I mean your age."
If not age, what else could be asked? The Blood Sea Saint Mother was slightly baffled but still obediently replied, "I'm seven hundred and thirty-one years old this year."
Seven hundred years old and you still call yourself "young lady"? Lin Yue's eye twitched slightly, saying, "You have quite a strong Dao Heart."
The Blood Sea Saint Mother gently shook her head and said, "The Dao Heart merely meets the threshold for the perfect level of proving."
"Such a fine Blood Sea, and you don't want it anymore?" Lin Yue asked, "After all, you still have more than two thousand years of life; there's no rush, right?"
"Your Highness," the Blood Sea Saint Mother sighed and said, "You are already the last prince, and you already have two children. The number of descendants of Xiahong lineage princes is limited; at most, there can only be four or five children. So..."
She was driven to this point with no other options.
Otherwise, how could a dignified grand adept of the Demon Path humble herself to personally visit and ask for help to have a child?
Lin Yue nodded slightly, understanding the principle.
Then he asked, "And after detaching, what about the Blood Sea? You just don't want it anymore?"
"If I can prove the Dao in the future, I won't need the Blood Sea," the Blood Sea Saint Mother sighed. "Back then, I was forced to a dead end by the monks of Faguang Temple and fled all the way to the Blood Sea, where I had no choice but to cultivate the Blood Sea Demon Body inheritance left by the Ancestor. I then used the Blood Sea for revenge, but I now face the difficulty of proving, bound by the Blood Sea, so I have no choice but to seek your help."
She lowered her head weakly, pleading, "Please consider that you and the Ancestor are allies, and help Qingluo."
Lin Yue pondered for a moment and asked, "Can you kill the Twelfth Prince?"
"The Twelfth Prince?"
The Blood Sea Saint Mother furrowed her brow slightly and said, "The Twelfth Prince is among the top in the realm of harmonization and becoming a saint. Although I'm not sure if he has absorbed the ancient divine power, I truly can't kill him. Besides, he is a prince..."
"Just as I thought." Lin Yue nodded slightly.
He hadn't held out much hope; he had merely asked as a test.
Princes and princesses, all walking on the Heavenly Reversal Path, possessed extraordinary strength.
Not to mention, princes were protected by the kingdom's fortune robes, and killing one, even for a proving cultivator, would be a grave sin, enough to invoke heavenly punishment.
Under endless heavenly punishment, even proving cultivators were doomed.
"Change the condition, Your Highness."
The Blood Sea Saint Mother sighed gently, "I truly cannot accomplish it."
Lin Yue pondered for a while and then said, "Then I will propose several conditions. If you can accept them, I'll agree; if not, so be it."
He naturally wouldn't be polite about benefits coming to his doorstep.
"Please go ahead, Your Highness," the Blood Sea Saint Mother looked at Lin Yue.
"First, if I need you to assist when I plan to kill the Twelfth Prince in the future, you must not refuse," Lin Yue said leisurely, glancing at her, "Of course, you don't have to kill him with your own hands; I will ultimately do it myself."
The Blood Sea Saint Mother pondered for a moment and said, "Alright."
Lin Yue nodded slightly and said, "Secondly..."
He sized up the Blood Sea Saint Mother and asked, "Is this avatar formed by the Blood Sea Demon Body?"
"Yes," the Blood Sea Saint Mother nodded, "If Your Highness wishes to grant me an heir, you'll need to visit the Blood Sea where my main body resides."
"What about the strength of this avatar?" Lin Yue asked.
"It's about twenty percent of my main body's strength," the Blood Sea Saint Mother considered briefly and said, "But it can repel most ordinary saint-level cultivators."
She added, "Of course, within the Blood Sea, I can exert several times my power."
Lin Yue pondered for a while and then said, "Then let this avatar stay with me during this period to ensure my safety, can you do that?"
The Blood Sea Saint Mother hesitated for a moment and said, "I am more than willing, but I committed great murders in the past and now bear a burden of guilt. Although I'm not at risk of immediate execution by the Heavenly Punishment Department, once I act in Jingzhou and expose my aura, the Punishment Department would quickly arrive. In Jingzhou, if I fight, this avatar could only protect you for a few moments."
"That's good enough." Lin Yue nodded slightly.
For his current level, even a single moment allowed for numerous exchanges, let alone for a harmonized cultivator.
"In that case, stay with me for this period," Lin Yue said immediately.
"Yes," the Blood Sea Saint Mother nodded gently, "I shall follow your command."
Lin Yue pondered for a moment and said, "Thirdly, the mother of my third child is already decided; I can only try for the fourth child with you, is that acceptable?"
Baili Fengzhi behind him was slightly startled.
The Blood Sea Saint Mother also didn't hesitate and nodded, "I agree."
She glanced at Baili Fengzhi behind Lin Yue and said, "Is the lady you speak of the Baili Anfu Shi behind you?"
"Yes," Lin Yue nodded slightly.
The Blood Sea Saint Mother nodded gently, praising, "Baili Anfu Shi possesses such astonishing talent and is indeed a good match for Your Highness."
Lin Yue said, "As for the rest, is there anything you excel at or can help me with? Treasures that would be of use to me are also acceptable."
The Blood Sea Saint Mother contemplated for a while and said, "Indeed, I have collected a few treasures that might be of use to Your Highness."
"Let's hear them," Lin Yue expressed interest.
