Chapter 60: Holy Blood, Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

Hearing Qin Xuan’s words, the True Martial Saint Lord also gazed at him seriously.

He wanted to find any hint of deception in Qin Xuan’s expression, but apart from righteousness and resolve, he detected no other emotions.

This inadvertently stirred a flicker of guilt within the True Martial Saint Lord.

He had wrongly judged a noble spirit with his own petty standards! Truly unexpected for Qin Xuan to hold such lofty ideals!

With this thought, the True Martial Saint Lord waved his hand grandly, instantly tearing open the space within the hall.

A single drop of crystal-clear, crimson blood flew forth from the void. Shimmering with a terrifying aura yet weighing as heavy as a mountain, it floated suspended inside the hall.

Feeling the surging power and profound, dreadful presence emanating from this drop of blood before him, Qin Xuan couldn’t hide his astonishment as he asked:

“What kind of blood is this? That a single drop can radiate such a fearsome presence!”

This single drop of blood actually pressed upon Qin Xuan, causing him a sense of pressure. It was genuinely startling.

“This is a drop of Holy Blood!”

“It is the blood of a Saint, left by our ancestors in the glorious past of the True Martial Sacred Land!”

“This drop of Holy Blood contains Sacred Dao Power. Even though you’ve broken through to the Divine Treasure Realm, consuming it will still grant you significant improvement!”

The True Martial Saint Lord explained to Qin Xuan.

No wonder a single drop of blood could make him feel pressured! So it was Holy Blood!

The legendary Saints, Saintly Dao powerhouses who transcended the Emperor Lord of the Ultimate Law Realm.

Their strength shook heaven and earth, capable of glimpsing the laws of Yin and Yang. Truly worthy of being called divine and saintly!

Who would have thought that such a small place, the True Martial Sacred Land, possessed such a relic? A single drop of Holy Blood!

If other powerful factions in the vast Azure Heaven Dao Province learned of this, they would surely cross domains to seize it!

“Since this Holy Blood is so immensely valuable, why doesn’t the Saint Lord consume it himself to break through realms?”

Seeing that the True Martial Saint Lord was willing to give him such a precious treasure, Qin Xuan felt a twinge of guilt.

Could it be his convincing performance earlier had genuinely moved the Saint Lord?

“Before I ascended to the Saint Lord position, I had already consumed a drop of True Martial Holy Blood!”

“Alas, I failed to honor the legacy of my elders. My potential exhausted, I achieved neither the Divine Ability Realm nor the revival of the True Martial Sacred Land’s former glory!”

Hearing this, the True Martial Saint Lord shook his head.

“Our current era is the Era of Great Contention. Heaven’s Pride talents emerge in droves, spiritual treasures abound. Even the spiritual energy density in the Youlong Domain has increased compared to the past.”

“Therefore, every faction across the Youlong Domain, indeed the entire Azure Heaven Dao Province, will bring out their deepest reserves. In this Era of Great Contention—this chaotic golden age—they strive for the right to ensure their peaceful continuation!”

“According to my knowledge, for reasons unknown, the Heavenly Blade Holy Land unleashed its reserves. Their Heavenly Blade Saint Son’s realm has already broken through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm!”

“Moreover, his Sword Intent has reached peak Second-Level, only a step away from Third-Level Sword Intent!”

“Then there’s Tai Xuan Sacred Land. Their Saintess possesses the Purple Phoenix Divine Body, capable of nirvana! Every rebirth brings a flying leap in strength and talent!”

“Tai Xuan Sacred Land must have used some vital reserves. That Saintess of Tai Xuan has now undergone three nirvanas! Her realm is nearly at the peak of the Grotto-Heaven Realm!”

“Though her Sword Intent is only at middle Second-Level, her strength is nothing to overlook! Backed by her superior realm, she might even surpass the Heavenly Blade Saint Son!”

“Moreover, ancient clans, old sects, even the supreme champions among lone cultivators—all are staking everything for the Roaming Dragon Ranking Battle and the Azure Heaven Secret Realm. They tap into their deepest legacies to empower their rising talents. They aim to ride the fortune and opportunities of this great contentious era to soar skyward and dominate the chaos!”

“Therefore, even without your arrival, I would have given this Holy Blood to Wan Longxiao. That’s also why he framed Hai Bonan’s disciple and desperately fought for the Holy Son position!”

The True Martial Saint Lord elaborated.

Hearing all this, Qin Xuan felt at ease and rather thoughtful.

It seemed he had underestimated the reserves of the great Sacred Lands. Who knew Tai Xuan Sacred Land could enable Ji Yingyue to undergo two nirvanas in such a short span?

They must have spent resources as immensely valuable as this drop of True Martial Holy Blood!

Ji Yingyue hadn’t mentioned these two additional nirvanas in her letters.

Probably sharing the same thought as Qin Xuan: to offer a surprise and shock upon their reunion.

Given Ji Yingyue’s strong-willed nature, such a gesture was fitting.

Simultaneously, Qin Xuan grasped why Ji Yingyue could be proclaimed Saintess back when she was still only in the Divine Martial Realm.

Likely, the Elders and Saint Lord of Tai Xuan Sacred Land recognized how her Purple Phoenix Divine Body could rapidly advance through nirvana.

Having already prepared compatible spiritual treasures, they crowned her Saintess.

They planned to unleash their deepest reserves just before the Roaming Dragon Ranking Battle, boosting her strength to the utmost for the contest against the Heaven’s Pride geniuses of all factions!

“In that case, I will accept this Holy Blood!”

Qin Xuan stopped holding back and directly stored the Holy Blood. This could be seen as the True Martial Sacred Land’s investment in him.

If he could ascend the Hidden Dragon Ranking, achieving future supreme power, what the True Martial Sacred Land gained would dwarf the value of this one drop of Holy Blood by countless times!

After Qin Xuan took the Holy Blood, the True Martial Saint Lord started dithering with anxious instructions.

The Azure Heaven Secret Realm would gather the strongest Heaven’s Pride talents from the entire Azure Heaven Dao Province, with every faction deploying their legacies.

The True Martial Saint Lord could well imagine: claiming a spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking within the Azure Heaven Secret Realm would mean boundless slaughter and a sky awash in blood!

Thus, even the normally steady True Martial Saint Lord couldn’t help his rambling concern.

After all, Qin Xuan bore the future of their True Martial Sacred Land!

After listening to yet more anxious fussing, Qin Xuan finally had enough and directly teleported back to his courtyard.

After returning, Qin Xuan spent several days fully absorbing that drop of Holy Blood.

Having refined its power, Qin Xuan’s cultivation advanced from the first layer of the Divine Treasure Realm to the third layer!

Even Qin Xuan, a Divine Treasure Realm lord with Marquis qualifications, leaped two whole levels relying on this Holy Blood. Think how much greater its impact must have been for Wan Longxiao back when he was merely a Palace of Dao Realm cultivator.

Not much time remained until the start of the Roaming Dragon Ranking Battle after finishing his absorption.

Thus, Qin Xuan ceased intensive cultivation. Night after night, he engaged in joyous sparring sessions with the four ladies: Su Jiang, Liu Xia…