Hearing this, Ye Chen and the other four, who had just calmed down with great difficulty, once again set off a huge wave.
Carving a blood imprint on the body of a dead person could refine them into a blood slave without any intelligence. Such a method was too heaven-defying. It was almost possible to create an army or even a race with the strength of a single person.
What was even more surprising was that the space they were in was incomparably vast. Just this forest alone spanned dozens of miles. There were countless spirit beasts inside, and all of them were Blood Thralls. It was hard to imagine how many Blood Thralls there were in the entire space if added together.
"I'm starting to understand now why the Dark God Race is trying so hard to instigate the conflict between the Sacred Race and the nine great god races. Such a race is hard to predict, and can easily destroy a great god race." Ye Chen sighed again and again. At this moment, he finally understood the terror of the Sacred Race.
At the same time, Ye Chen also understood why he couldn't use the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda. It was because the spiritual beasts here were all blood slaves that had died long ago. The reason why they could move freely was because they relied on a secret technique to survive. They didn't have a soul, nor did they have any vitality. Naturally, they couldn't enter the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda.
"Just now, you said that there are four guardians in this space. What do you mean?" Ye Chen calmed himself down and thought of the grey-robed old man's words and asked.
"This …" The grey-robed elder's gaze turned and looked at Nie Feng and the others. He seemed to be in a difficult position.
"They are all my friends. They already know my identity. There's no harm in saying it."
Ye Chen explained. The grey-robed elder didn't have any misgivings and directly said, "A few hundred years ago, the old master knew that he couldn't escape death. He sunk the Heavenly Blood Sacred Manor to the bottom of the sea so that the later generations of the Sacred Race could open it and obtain what he had left behind."
"Before that, the old master was worried that the youths of the nine great divine races would enter the Heavenly Blood Sacred Manor. Therefore, he opened up this space outside the Heavenly Blood Sacred Manor and set up four directions. Each direction has a valley and there are guardians guarding the valley. Only by obtaining the four keys from the guardians can one open the true path to the Heavenly Blood Sacred Manor."
The grey-robed elder said slowly. The five of them understood everything. The existence of this space was just as Ye Chen had guessed. It was a test. Only by passing the test could one enter the Heavenly Blood Sacred Manor.
After all, the four guardians were members of the Sacred Race. They were filled with hatred towards the nine great divine races. If the youths of the nine great divine races came, they wouldn't hesitate to kill them and prevent them from entering the Heavenly Blood Sacred Manor... But if they were youths of the Sacred race, they would give them the keys.
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... Ye Chen helped the grey-robed elder up and said with a wry smile, "Let's talk about this later. Is the key in your hands?"
It had been two days since they entered this space. In these two days, someone might have already obtained the key. Ye Chen and the others couldn't waste any more time. Firstly, they had to get the key and take the initiative. Secondly, they had to leave this place as soon as possible and find Liu Muyun and the others elsewhere.
"The key is in the valley. Everyone, please follow me."
The grey-robed elder also saw Ye Chen's urgency. He waved his hand and ordered two black-robed men to stand guard outside the valley. He took a step forward and led the group into the depths of the valley.
The valley wasn't as narrow as they had imagined. The deeper they went, the more complicated the terrain became. There were many twists and turns, and there were many blood slaves blocking the way. If they forced their way into the valley, they would be besieged endlessly. At the same time, they would also be enraged by the guardians.
Along the way, Ye Chen and the grey-robed elder kept talking.
The grey-robed elder had guarded the Heavenly Blood Sacred Manor for hundreds of years, so he didn't know much about the outside world. When he heard about the situation the Sacred Clan was facing, he sighed helplessly. However, the grey-robed elder didn't expect that Ye Chen, the ruler of the Sacred Clan, would become siblings with the princess of the Ice Gods. Moreover, their relationship was so deep.
It wasn't just the Ice Gods. The Four Symbols Ancient Clan, the Human Clan, and Luna all had a deep relationship with Ye Chen. They clearly knew his identity, but they didn't oppose him. Instead, they helped Ye Chen without holding back. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, the grey-robed elder would have thought he was dreaming.
"Although I'm the ruler of the Sacred Clan, I'm not skilled in the Way of the Ruler. Why don't I call you Blood Elder from now on, and you don't call me Ruler either?" Ye Chen looked at the grey-robed elder. The grey-robed elder kept calling him Ruler, which made him feel rather uncomfortable.
The grey-robed elder was flattered. He wanted to refuse, but when he saw how determined Ye Chen was, he didn't dare to disobey. He nodded resentfully.
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said indifferently, "Blood Elder, according to what you said, the entire space is under the control of the four guardians. Why don't you attack directly? With such a large number of blood slaves, killing us should be as easy as blowing off dust, right?"
As the saying went, enough ants could bite an elephant to death. This saying was true. Even though all those who entered this space were Saint Dao experts, they could only flee when faced with thousands upon thousands of Blood Slaves that were as terrifying as a tsunami. They were utterly powerless to resist.
"The blood slaves in this space were all refined by the old master when he was alive. As a guardian, I'm not the one who refined them. I can only control six blood slaves. Moreover, the old master has placed restrictions on us guardians. We can only move around in the valley and can never leave."
Hearing up to here, a trace of pity appeared on Ye Chen's face. The Blood Elder was indeed pitiful. From the moment he stepped into the valley, his fate had already been decided. He could only stay in this valley forever. Either he would die of old age alone, or he would be killed.
"Oh right!"
Ye Chen suddenly thought of something. Light flashed on his palm and a nine-storey ancient pagoda immediately appeared.
"This is … the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda?" Blood Elder was extremely shocked when he saw the nine-storey ancient pagoda.
"Blood Elder, you also recognize the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda?"
Ye Chen was surprised. Blood Elder nodded his head repeatedly. He was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly. He said, "The Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda is the most precious treasure of our Sacred Tribe. It was the personal item of the first King. However, when the ancient war started, the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda suddenly disappeared. After that, although many people went to search for it, they all returned in failure. I thought that the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda had completely disappeared. I never thought that it would be in your hands."
Blood Elder's eyes flashed as he said, "Could it be that you want to borrow the power of the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda to remove the seal on my body and bring me out of here?"
Blood Elder was the subordinate of Sky Blood Saint King and he didn't dare to disobey the Sky Blood Saint King's orders. However, at this moment, Ye Chen had arrived and he saw the hope of the Sacred Tribe rising again. He naturally didn't want to stay in this barren land.
When he saw the Eternally Sealed Ancient Pagoda, his desire to leave finally surged out and everyone could feel it clearly.