Chapter 451
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Chapter 451: The Scariest Part of the Qiao Family Member
That day.
Dark clouds covered the sky, and the sound of thunder echoed at the top of Kuafu Mountain without stopping.
At the entrance of Baojian Valley in the fairyland.
Qiao Yuan and dozens of survivors looked at the dissipating dark clouds at the top of Kuafu Mountain with complicated expressions.
They thought they were doomed to escape, but halfway through, the paper man of the Blood Lotus Sect Leader suddenly lost vitality. It was clear that the Blood Lotus Sect Leader was cautious and focused on dealing with Qiao Mu wholeheartedly.
"If the sick tiger stays hidden and quiet, maybe it can have a better chance of escaping the courtyard," Wu Jing spoke up.
"But when the sick tiger attacks the doorstep, all previous plans become ineffective."
"The troubles of ants and bugs have already been beyond the consideration of the Blood Lotus Sect Leader at that time, right?"
In the end, it was the sick tiger that caught the attention of the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, and they managed to escape—-
"It’s too early to celebrate, don’t rush," Wu Jing dampened the survivors’ relief after narrowly escaping the danger.
"Among you, some are just ordinary people without any martial arts skills."
"After running with all their might, they barely made it to Baojian Valley at the foot of Kuafu Mountain."
"It seems that the battle of the Blood Lotus Sect has come to an end now."
"If this Blood Lotus Sect Leader remembers us and comes after us, how long do you think we can survive?"
"As vast as the Western Province is, it still belongs to the Blood Lotus Sect. Where can we escape to?"
Everyone fell silent, not saying a word.
"Stop being a wet blanket, let’s go," Qiao Yuan said.
Whether it’s Wu Jing or him, neither of them believed that Qiao Tu could win the battle.
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Reality turned out just as they had expected.
If it weren’t for the cautious and resourceful thinking of the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, the heavily injured Qiao Mu wouldn’t have been able to hold on for so long.
This was a battle without suspense, the outcome destined from the very beginning of the fight.
Amidst the ruins of the Blood Lotus Sect’s sect walls.
As the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, stepping on the giant tripod magic weapon, raised his hand to grab Qiao Mu from a distance, a thought that had long lingered in his mind resurfaced once again.
That is, when he catches the Qiao family member, how should he handle it?
"Thinking of dying? It’s not that simple," snorted the Blood Lotus Sect Leader.
Killing is the simplest way.
However, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader has already secretly witnessed the deaths of several members of the Qiao family.
Whether in a desperate situation or in exhaustion… When each member of the Qiao family dies, it does not mean the end of things.
Qiao Tu has witnessed this kind of defeat and exhaustion before, so it’s not a big problem.
Because soon, another member of the Qiao family will come from afar in a way that even the Soul Changing Taoist Lord finds hard to detect.
Death may be the end for Qiao Tu.
But for their enemies, it is a long, endless nightmare.
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader is thoughtful and cautious, he has long considered this issue, not a sudden decision.
Killing may have uncertain results, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader needs to consider the consequences, and the potential retaliation from the elders of the Qiao family.
The person from the Qiao family was causing chaos in the territory of the Blood Lotus Sect, either by killing many people or by letting them escape. It was a difficult situation.
It was a dilemma where neither killing nor not killing was the right choice.
The leader of the Blood Lotus Sect thought it made sense for the Qiao family member to be respected by the Immortal Gate and the Long Life Gate.
"The most frightening thing may not be the Qiao family member’s strong martial arts skills, but the number of powerful members in the Qiao family."
"How many mysterious elders are there in the Qiao family?"
If you find a cockroach at home, just step on it.
But what if every time you crush one, a bigger one appears, and it seems endless? Would you dare to keep stepping on them?
The downfall of the Yunxiao Sect and the Nan Province Xuantian Sect was caused by this.
"At first, the cultivators from those two major Immortal Gates didn’t take this disaster seriously."
"They just killed a mortal martial artist named Qiao. How many times has such a thing happened in the past decades?"
"Killing a mortal martial artist, an attack on a temple… these are trivial matters for the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates."
"Until…" The Blood Lotus Sect Leader looked at the blood pools and ruins inside the sect, a sense of anger rising in his heart.
"Until the sect is destroyed, the bitter consequences of this disaster will be borne by the sect."
Learning from the mistakes of Yunxiao Sect and Xuantian Sect, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader naturally wouldn’t act in a simple and crude manner.
Luckily, though.
Among the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates, the Blood Lotus Sect is considered a kind of demonic sect.
Being a demonic sect, naturally they have more than ten thousand ways harsher than death to deal with enemies.
"Dying is not that simple…" The Blood Lotus Sect Leader snorted.
In his hand, the small magical cauldron suddenly enlarged, enveloping Qiao Mu in a clear light and drawing him in.
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Although the Blood Lotus Sect has become a ruin with countless casualties.
But as one of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates, the Blood Lotus Sect has extraordinary heritage.
Inside the Kuafu Mountain giant’s body lies the Kuafu Cave Heaven Small World, which was once the Blood Lotus Sect’s heritage.
Even though the Cave Heaven Small World has now shattered into several Secret Realm Spaces, it still holds remarkable qualities.
Among these several Secret Realm Spaces, the Blood Lotus Secret Realm is the largest, remaining as the core of the former Kuafu Cave Heaven Small World.
It is still under the control of the Blood Lotus Sect, serving as a precious Secret Realm.
The ground cracked open, revealing a massive blood-red fissure as the Blood Lotus Sect Leader stepped into it.
"Luckily, the Blood Lotus Secret Realm is still intact and has not been affected by the disaster caused by the Human Demon."
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader disappeared in a flash and appeared inside the Blood Lotus Secret Realm.
The Blood Lotus Secret Realm is different from the Red Sun Secret Realm. The sky is a strange blood red color with no sun shining, and the high distant ceiling has a light red inner wall, resembling a very tall and wide underground cave.
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader slowly rotated a small cauldron in his hand as he walked forward, his attention not entirely on the cauldron in his palm.
The Qiao family member who brought great disaster to the Blood Lotus Sect was indeed important. Even though the Blood Lotus Sect Leader had the situation under control, he dared not lose focus.
But now Qiao Mu had been trapped inside the magical cauldron.
For the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, the most important thing in the world was his own life and safety.
"My Blood Lotus dharma body has been damaged. Without the protection of the dharma body, it is truly unsettling for me to walk outside as my original self."
Clearly, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader did not like swimming naked without pants. Now he was very anxious, and his pace quickened.
One day, he found himself walking on red rocks instead of muddy ground, climbing higher and higher until he reached the top of a pale red rocky mountain.
The rocks were not only a pale red color, but also seemed to subtly move in a rhythmic way, almost like living creatures.
At the peak of the red rocky mountain, there was a giant lotus flower the size of a person, blooming on top of the rocks.
The lotus flower had eight leaves in different colors like blue, white, black… its colorful light shimmered like water ripples, showing it was no ordinary plant.
"Nine-colored Fairy Lotus with eight leaves left…" said the Blood Lotus Sect Leader as he approached and plucked a leaf of aqua-green color.
"This time, let’s refine a Green Lotus dharma body." muttered the Blood Lotus Sect Leader to himself.
Even though the Supreme Elders of the Blood Lotus Sect had passed away, and the Cave Heaven Small World had split into many Secret Realm Spaces, their ancestors had left behind remarkable treasures.
Just like this Nine Leaf Immortal Lotus.
Each leaf was a precious treasure that even the Soul Changing Taoist Lord would envy, capable of creating a dharma body close to the Sect Leader, with power rivaling his own.
It’s because of this fake Dharma body that looks real, that the Blood Lotus Sect Leader is still alive today. It’s like the Dharma body took the hit for him and saved his life.
That’s why he values the Nine Leaf Immortal Lotus so much.
"Next, I need to quickly make a new Green Lotus Dharma body, and then I’ll have to deal with a member of the Qiao family…"
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader’s face darkened.
The Blood Lotus Sect has suffered a lot, the temples and the Blood Lotus Immortal Kingdom are badly damaged. Even the Blood Lotus Sect Leader himself doesn’t know if he’ll lose his powers and skills…
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader’s hatred towards the Qiao family has reached an unbearable level.
"If I get my hands on you, you won’t be able to choose between life and death!"
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader held a green lotus leaf in one hand and a small cauldron in the other, his face constantly changing.
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However, he soon hit a wall.
"Soul searching technique, soul washing technique… all ways to attack the soul, actually all failed."
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader furrowed his brows, his face dark as if it could drip water.
As for the torture methods in the mortal world, like pulling fingernails, using a rack, and so on?
Not to mention that the Qiao family member seemed to have an inhuman tolerance for physical pain, and Qiao Mu, who had perfected the Shape Changing Skill, could already manipulate flesh, organs for healing.
The so-called pain, essentially just a nerve signal, indicating danger.
If Qiao Mu wanted, he could completely block his own pain through the manipulation of his body using the Shape Changing Skill.
"Mortal torture targeting the physical body is useless; soul searching techniques targeting the soul, failed…"
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader later attempted to use divination techniques to deduce the origins of the Qiao family member, but a sudden whim made him inexplicably stop.
"This person from the Qiao family is so strange, there must be a big secret."
"Perhaps there is a mysterious family connection among the members of the Qiao family."
"As I try to trace back and investigate, I might be breaking a taboo…"
Faced with the tricks of the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect, Qiao Mu remained expressionless:
"If you dare, just kill me."
"Do you think I’m a fool? Killing you alone won’t ease the hatred in my heart." The leader of the Blood Lotus Sect frowned:
He found that capturing a member of the Qiao family alive was indeed a very difficult task.
Killing a member of the Qiao family had been done by many.
But capturing one alive seemed to be a first.
The leader of the Blood Lotus Sect was a thoughtful person, he probably knew why he was able to capture Qiao Tu alive, instead of fighting to the death…
But after capturing him, the situation seemed even more difficult than the Soul Changing Taoist Lord could handle.
This member of the Qiao family was completely stubborn.
Killing him was not an option, capturing him was tricky, what should he do?
The experiment ends here…
In fact, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader had already given up on trying to uncover the secrets of the Qiao family member, it was like a tiger trying to catch the clouds.
It’s not that he didn’t want to.
It’s just that he had tried every method and nothing worked.
"Maybe it’s time to contact the Long Life Gate… If our sect is safe, perhaps it’s time for the Soul Predicting Path friends to take action.."
The leader of the Blood Lotus Sect shook his head silently.
If he tried to contact other Immortal Gates now.
Maybe there is a way to deal with Qiao Tu, but the severely injured Blood Lotus Sect, as well as his own life, might be in danger.
The major enemy of other Immortal Gates is not only the Qiao family member, but also their Blood Lotus Sect.
Even though he knew that the Qiao family member was tricky and mysterious, he could not just let Qiao Mu go as if nothing had happened.
"Death would be too easy for you." Although the Blood Lotus Sect Leader felt tricky, he could not admit defeat openly.
Facing Qiao Mu, he just snorted coldly:
"If you fall into my hands, death would be the simplest way out. Now let me show you my methods!"
He transformed into a rainbow and flew deep into the depths of the Blood Lotus Secret Realm.
In front of a dazzling palace, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader stopped.
This is another treasure trove of the Blood Lotus Sect besides their main hall, glowing with various magical treasures.
Rows of colorful flags stood densely like a forest, fluttering in the gentle breeze, creating a swirling display of colors.
These flags are mostly crafted by the sect’s cultivators, like the Thousand Soul Banner and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
These are not the kind of offerings for blessings typically found in the Immortal City, but rather weapons used by dark cultivators.
Inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, there were indeed ten thousand restless souls, creating eerie winds and ghostly howls when wielded.
Thousand Soul Banner, Ten Thousand Souls Banner, Nine Sons Unity Demon Sword, Three Gods White Bone Flag…
In the treasure trove of the Blood Lotus Sect, there are many dark magical weapons crafted using sinister methods like live sacrifices and vengeful spirits.
These numerous magical treasures, just being near them, could make one feel a chilling aura.
As the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect’s mind stirred, the small cauldron in his hand suddenly enlarged, and Qiao Mu’s figure appeared within the clear wind enveloped inside.
The leader of the Blood Lotus Sect’s eyes shone brightly as he scanned Qiao Mu all over, a hint of admiration appearing in his expression.
"What a good-looking shell…"
Could this old fellow be a gay man… Qiao Mu’s buttocks immediately tightened.
Even if he fell into the hands of the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, with his martial arts reaching such a level, he still had room for suicide.
Back when the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method was perfected, he actually could have activated it with a single thought, causing fatal internal injuries to himself.
Now, if he wished, he could naturally find release in suicide.
It’s just that he still had some unresolved concerns in his heart.
If possible, he also wanted to hold on for another day or two…
"What a wonderful body…" sighed the Blood Lotus Sect Leader.
"With such strong bones and flesh, how many years will it take to cultivate…"
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader smirked and coldly said:
"Neither killing you nor letting you go. We will use our expertise in refining to turn you into our treasure!"
"Your strong bones and flesh are perfect materials for our refining technique!"
"I heard that in the mortal world, the top swordsmanship can swiftly cut through animals without them realizing they have been cut, allowing them to move freely for a while."
"This refining technique is similar." At this point, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader calmly began to explain.
He stared into Qiao Mu’s eyes, seemingly trying to detect a hint of fear:
"Refining living beings is not about simply sacrificing them, but about keeping them alive and turning them into a living treasure."
Speaking of this, Qiao Mu’s eyes twitched as he looked at the ground stones trembling beneath his feet.
It wasn’t fear, but a memory of the ancient Giant Kuafu’s fate that came to mind. Perhaps he would meet a similar end.
Once a whale falls, all things arise. Giant Kuafu’s body was supposed to nurture all living things, but it was turned into the headquarters of the Blood Lotus Sect by the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates, becoming a Cave Heaven Small World.
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader interpreted Qiao Mu’s reaction as hesitation, and he smiled, saying:
"The art of refining is to maximize the characteristics of the living beings being tempered."
"Although your flesh has withered and shriveled, no longer full of vitality, your bones and skin are still excellent materials for refining."
"I will peel your skin and extract your bones to teach you the agony of not being able to live and not being able to die!"
"After you die, your bones and skin will be refined into treasures of the sect. With your good skin, perhaps I can create a treasure for my Blood Lotus Sect, adding to the heritage of our sect!"
Heritage? Qiao Mu’s eyes twitched.
"Yes, legacy." The leader of the Blood Lotus Sect smiled, getting more and more excited as he spoke, already outlining a beautiful future plan:
"After you die, your bones and skin will be refined into a magical treasure, becoming one of the foundations of our sect, helping the Blood Lotus Sect to suppress the Western Province and revive the sect."
"When the time comes to strike the first blow on the heads of the people of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it will be you who will wield the blade!"
The Blood Lotus Sect is considered a demonic sect, with the focus being on the so-called method of living refinement.
With a thought in his hand, the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect, the light shining from the giant cauldron magical treasure, a fierce wind suddenly swept over Qiao Mu.
In the wind sharper than a sword, Qiao Mu’s skin was instantly cut open, and a complete skin peeled off his body.
The skin rose with the raging wind, swirling in the turbulent air currents, and then turned into a figure with only a hollow surface, bowing to Qiao Mu.
At this moment, Qiao Mu was stripped of his skin, leaving only a gory and gruesome body.
"Not afraid of pain? Well, for you, pain is like a cool breeze on your face. But rest assured, this is just the beginning," softly said the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect.
"The scariest thing in this world isn’t physical pain."
"I will turn your skin into a drum, continuously using it for rituals."
"Everything of yours will be used by me. Your skin will be turned into a drum, your spine into a bone sword. After countless years of training day and night, this body of yours will become a powerful weapon to suppress Western Province."
"The stronger your body, the more advantageous for me."
"And my Blood Lotus Sect will continue to exist for eternity through the resonance of your death!"
In the intense voice of the Blood Lotus Sect Leader.
Qiao Mu seemed to be intimidated too, not speaking for a long time, before finally saying the first words:
"Blood Lotus Taoist Lord, if that’s the case, I have a request."
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader frowned, but still nodded. "Go ahead, speak."
The leader of the Blood Lotus Sect knew that it was time, and Qiao Tu wouldn’t give in and ask for forgiveness now.
But a little curiosity arose in his heart, and he wanted to hear what Qiao Tu had to ask for.
"Since you want to make a human skin drum, and my last name is Qiao…" Qiao Mu, with no skin on his mouth, grinned with blood all over his body, and said:
"Can we name this treasure ‘Qiao skin drum’?"
Amidst laughter, the flesh all over his body, already dried up, continued to seep blood, looking both horrifying and pitiful.
