When I saw the Blood Spirit Guards appear, my face instantly paled. I subconsciously wanted to use my True Yuan to escape, but before I could do anything, I froze on the spot.
This time, there wasn't just one Blood Spirit Guard, but seven of them!
We were already deep in the Blood Maple Forest. I didn't have any confidence in escaping from a single Blood Spirit Guard, let alone seven of them.
After seeing the situation clearly, the True Yuan in my body instantly dissipated. I was stunned on the spot and didn't dare to move for a long time.
Unexpectedly, I didn't move. The Blood Spirit Guards didn't move either. They just quietly stood under the huge maple trees. Their seven faces, which were shrouded in blood energy, faced me. They didn't move, nor did they do anything else.
After a long time, I calmed down from my initial panic. I frowned and pondered for a while, before gritting my teeth and raising the Devil Refining Gourd.
When the seven Blood Spirit Guards saw my action, they instantly reacted. The seven blood-colored figures uniformly knelt down and deeply kowtowed towards the Devil Refining Gourd.
In an instant, my panic completely disappeared. It was just as I had imagined. The Devil Refining Gourd was like Chiyou's Axe, a relic of Chiyou. Not only would the Blood Spirit Guards not attack, but they would also kneel down and worship it, allowing it to order them around!
After calming down, I couldn't help but want to laugh out loud. Previously, at Chiyou's Shoulder Burial Gourd, Lu Zhenyang had controlled the Blood Spirit Guards. Wang Can, the fatty, and I had been on tenterhooks due to their might.
I didn't expect that this time, with the Devil Refining Gourd in hand, I would actually experience the thrill of commanding the Blood Spirit Guards.
It was a pity that Lu Zhenyang wasn't here. Otherwise, just these seven Blood Spirit Guards would be enough to make him suffer.
As I thought about this, I quickly realized another problem.
Why were there seven Blood Spirit Guards?
Previously at the Shoulder Burial Mound, there were a total of nine of us. Afterwards, nine Blood Spirit Guards appeared, but this time, there were only me, Wuyue, and Fatty who entered the Head Burial Mound. Logically speaking, there should be three Blood Spirit Guards.
Could it be that someone else had secretly entered this place?
As soon as I thought about this, I immediately shook my head as I felt that it was impossible.
It was different from the Shoulder Burial Gourd. This place was much more hidden than the Ju Ye Tomb. Moreover, the Ghost Generals of the Ancient Battlefield were protecting it. After entering, there was the Ten Absolute Ancient Formation. We had experienced many dangers along the way, and Wuyue was very familiar with this place.
If there were other people who came here, they might not even be able to make it through the Ancient Battlefield. They would all be fed to the Yin Spirit Generals.
After pondering for a while, I ruled out this possibility and stopped thinking about it. I reached out my hand and pointed at the Demon Refining Gourd, signaling the Blood Spirit Guard to lead the way.
I didn't know what these Blood Spirit Guards were, but with just a single action of mine, they actually understood. The seven blood-red figures simultaneously stood up, lined up, and strode forward with large strides.
As they were tall, their pace was naturally fast. I had no choice but to quicken my pace to keep up with them.
In the Blood Maple Forest, the only dangerous thing was the Blood Spirit Guards. Now that the Blood Spirit Guards were all under my command, I didn't have to be on tenterhooks like before. I felt much more relaxed and quickened my pace to follow behind the Blood Spirit Guards. Originally, it had taken me fifteen minutes to cover half of the distance. However, it only took me a quarter of the time to reach the foot of the small mountain behind the Blood Maple Forest.
Previously, in Ju Ye County, there was a tall and mighty Chi You statue at the back of the Blood Maple Forest. However, it was different here. There was no Chi You statue, but there were statues of the eighty-one monsters that we had seen in the Ten Absolute Ancient Formation. They stood with their backs facing the Blood Maple Forest. Their bodies were hunched as if they were welcoming something.
A long stone path separated the eighty-one statues in the middle. The stone path curved and led to the small mountain not far away. Finally, it disappeared in front of a cave on the mountainside.
The scenery of the two Chiyou's Tombs began to change. I couldn't use the situation on the other side of the Zhenjiao Mound to estimate the situation in front of me. But, as far as I could see, there were no other sceneries except for this cave. Therefore, I didn't need to think too much to know that everything was in that inconspicuous small cave in front of me. My next step was definitely to go there.
Of course, although I was excited, I wasn't in a hurry to go there. The fatty and Wuyue were still waiting for my news on the other side of the Blood Maple Forest.
At this moment, two vibrations came from Xiang Liu's leather pouch. It was a message from the Sound Transmitting Talisman. It was obvious that the fatty was anxious and wanted to ask me about the situation.
I heaved a sigh of relief and took out the Sound Transmitting Talisman from Xiang Liu's leather pouch. After circulating my True Essence, the fatty's message appeared on the talisman.
"Third Baby, how is the situation?
Did you encounter the Blood Spirit Guards? "
This fellow is really impatient. I chuckled and was about to reply to him, but right at that moment, the white light screen of the Sound Transmitting Talisman shook again. The fatty's second message came through.
"Third Baby, it's not good. Senior Wuyue found that someone is coming. It seems to be the people of Mount Longhu!
They haven't come yet, but Senior Wuyue said that they are very strong. We can't resist them. Are you done?
We have nowhere to hide. We can only enter the Blood Maple Forest! "
I was stunned when I saw this message. Someone is really coming?
How could the people of Mount Longhu come here?
How could the Yin Souls and Ghost Generals on the ancient battlefield and the black smoke that appeared after the Ten Terminal Formation was broken?
Just as these doubts appeared in my mind, I instantly understood.
Wuyue's husband, Daozi, was originally from Mount Longhu!
Since he could come here, it meant that Mount Longhu definitely had information about this place. The Kui Ox Sacrificial Altar and the Heaven Measuring Ruler that the couple used were most likely obtained from Mount Longhu. Since they could come here, it wasn't strange for the people of Mount Longhu to come here.
Thinking of this, I felt helpless. I hadn't expected that there would be people from Mount Longhu eyeing us covetously.
However, it wasn't a big deal. The people from Mount Longhu were at most at the Yang Spirit Complete Realm. Moreover, there wouldn't be many of them. With the Blood Spirit Guards around, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
Without further ado, I hurriedly sent the situation of me breaking through the Blood Maple Forest to the fatty and the others through the Sound Transmitting Talisman. I told them to directly enter the Blood Maple Forest and not to delay on the way. They should just go straight through and I would wait here.
After sending this message, I was about to send them the news that the Blood Spirit Guards had already pledged allegiance to me and tell them not to worry. However, before I could act, the white light screen shook again. It was the fatty's third message.
"Third Baby, the people from Mount Longhu have arrived in front of the Blood Maple Forest and discovered us!
Moreover, not only have the three Yang God Celestial Masters from Mount Longhu come, but Lu Zhenyang has also come!
He and the people from Mount Longhu seem to have reached some kind of agreement. They have joined hands and chased after us.
Senior Wuyue and I have already entered the Blood Maple Forest. They are following behind us and have already entered! "
When I saw this message, I was stunned.
Lu Zhenyang?
How is this possible?
Previously, outside the Ten Terminal Formation, I clearly saw Lu Zhenyang on his last breath. If it wasn't for the power of the Ten Terminal Formation, I would have killed him.
How long has it been? How did Lu Zhenyang escape? How did he join hands with the people from Mount Longhu?
A series of questions appeared in my mind. In the blink of an eye, I thought of the answer.
Wu Yue was able to use the power of the Ten Terminal Formation to trap Lu Zhenyang there. It was very likely that the people from Mount Longhu also had some understanding of the Ten Terminal Formation. It was very likely that the people from Mount Longhu came in and released Lu Zhenyang!
Although the two of them had enmity, Lu Zhenyang had always been cunning. I don't know what methods he had used to deceive the Celestial Masters of Mount Longhu. Not only did they not pursue the previous enmity, but they had also formed an alliance.
This person is really haunting me like a ghost!
I even felt discouraged.
Lu Zhenyang had said that my luck was always good, but in comparison, I felt that his luck was even better. No matter what kind of danger he encountered, he would eventually escape and even gain something.
It was really like the saying, 'Good people don't live long, but scourges live for a thousand years!'
I took a deep breath and suppressed the discouragement in my heart. I thought about the situation in front of me.
It was obvious that the situation was very, very bad.
Although I could control the seven Blood Spirit Guards, Lu Zhenyang also had the Chiyou Axe. It was hard to say who the Blood Spirit Guards would listen to.
Moreover, even if the Blood Spirit Guards listened to me and joined hands to deal with Lu Zhenyang, it wouldn't be difficult to deal with the three Yang God Celestial Masters of Mount Longhu.
However, if Lu Zhenyang and the three Celestial Masters of Mount Longhu joined hands, it would be hard to say if the seven Blood Spirit Guards could deal with them.
As my mind was in a mess, I didn't send a message to the fatty. Instead, I turned around and rushed into the Blood Maple Forest.
With the fatty and Wuyue's strength, they wouldn't be able to escape from Lu Zhenyang and the three Yang God Celestial Masters. I had to support them.
Following my movements, the seven Blood Spirit Guards also followed.
I hesitated and didn't order them to go back.