Chapter 29: Unlocking a New Map

"Haha, finally got her!"

The three Blood Yin Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators laughed loudly.

They grabbed the returning blood light giant hand and immediately shot into the sky.

These guys seemed to have activated some powerful escape technique, vanishing in the blink of an eye, no one knew where they flew off to.

The Sect Master and the others were left staring at each other, momentarily unable to react.

The enemies just ran away like that?

What did that giant hand grab when it came in?

"Rong'er!"

At this moment, Yan Yu, the female Foundation Establishment cultivator, cried out in alarm.

She had just realized her disciple was missing.

Immediately, everyone's expressions changed.

Qingxuan Sect's most talented Earth-Grade Spirit Root girl, Jiang Rong, had been captured?

The Blood Yin Sect's assault, which cost over a hundred lives, was all just to grab her?

By now, the Qingxuan Sect crowd had pieced it together.

Those over a hundred Qi Refining Stage disciples from Blood Yin Sect were just cannon fodder.

Using the lifeblood energy of those hundred-plus Qi Refining disciples to form the blood light giant hand and snatch Jiang Rong away.

What a ruthless heart, what a vicious scheme.

Blood Yin Sect truly lived up to its reputation as a demonic path sect.

"We must save Rong'er!"

The Sect Master said with firm resolve.

The others all nodded solemnly.

This little girl Jiang Rong was well-liked in Qingxuan Sect and represented the sect's hope for rising to prominence.

No one wanted to abandon her.

But how to save her still needed planning.

The enemy was too strong; charging in recklessly wouldn't be rescuing her—it would be suicide.

The real world.

"Jiang Rong was captured?"

"What a pity, I didn't have time to act."

He Zhi's expression was grave at this moment.

The changes had happened too quickly; he hadn't reacted at all.

He was currently in the real world without Core Formation strength, just an ordinary person, so his reaction speed naturally couldn't keep up.

"This matter, I'm getting involved."

He Zhi said coldly.

He had decided to save Jiang Rong.

Though he and Jiang Rong didn't really have much connection.

But a girl the same age as his sister, in the flower of her youth, was about to fall into a demonic den.

Blood Yin Sect was extremely brutal; who knew what kind of torment such a young girl would suffer after being captured?

He Zhi couldn't just stand by.

"But how to save her?"

"The game view can't leave Qingxuan Mountain."

But He Zhi was stumped again.

Jiang Rong had long been taken who-knows-where.

And his view was limited to Qingxuan Mountain.

Even if he had Core Formation strength in the cultivation world, he couldn't leave Qingxuan Mountain or find her, it would all be for nothing.

Looking at the Sect Master and the others, they all wore troubled frowns.

After discussing, the Sect Master and company felt they couldn't save Jiang Rong on their own.

After all, Blood Yin Sect had a Core Formation Elder.

So they could only go beg this "Grand Elder" He Zhi.

However, He Zhi was also troubled at the moment and had no time to deal with them.

"The Grand Elder hasn't replied—does that mean he won't save Rong'er?"

"Makes sense. The Grand Elder and Rong'er are neither kin nor close; why would he fight Blood Yin Sect's Core Formation for her sake?"

"The Grand Elder bestowed treasures to boost our strength; that's already more than generous."

"When Rong'er was taken earlier, the Grand Elder didn't stop it—looks like he wants us to handle it ourselves."

"Sigh, we'll have to figure something out on our own..."

The Sect Master and the others were helpless but had no choice.

The Grand Elder didn't owe them anything; if he didn't help, no one could complain.

They didn't know that He Zhi wasn't refusing to help—he just didn't know how.

"Hm?"

Just as He Zhi was troubled, his eyes suddenly sharpened as he looked at the screen.

A prompt window had popped up on the screen.

[Congratulations, new map "Blood Yin Cavern" is about to unlock.]

[Click to view.]

"New map? Blood Yin Cavern?"

He Zhi was both shocked and delighted, quickly clicking to view.

The screen scene immediately switched, no longer showing Qingxuan Sect.

It changed to a high-altitude view.

The screen displayed the three Blood Yin Sect Foundation Establishment powerhouses fleeing.

At this moment, the three Blood Yin Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators were dragging the blood light giant hand, flying madly.

Jiang Rong was wrapped in the blood light giant hand, seemingly having passed out.

"This little girl must be protected well. The Grand Elder wants to take her as his personal disciple; if anything happens to her, we're all dead."

"Sigh, the Grand Elder's strength is overwhelming, but his temper is so eccentric. Who knows why he went to such lengths to snatch her. Earth-Grade Spirit Root? No need to value her this much, right??"

"Once we deliver her to Blood Yin Cavern, we'll even have to arrange servant girls for her—truly treating her like a young miss..."

"Shut up, you dare speculate on the Grand Elder's intentions?"

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators carefully wrapped Jiang Rong in the blood light giant hand, afraid of any mishap.

They chatted while fleeing.

It seemed they were heading to that new map, Blood Yin Cavern.

"So they snatched Jiang Rong to make her a disciple?"

"Because Jiang Rong is becoming a Blood Yin Sect disciple, it unlocked the new map?"

He Zhi pondered as he listened to the three Blood Yin Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Seeing Jiang Rong wasn't harmed and was actually well-protected, he wasn't in a rush to save her.

He Zhi planned to wait until the three delivered her to the new map.

A new map might mean a fresh start with new opportunities, and He Zhi naturally wouldn't pass it up.

With his Five Element Spirit Roots, breaking through to Foundation Establishment was incredibly difficult; he wouldn't miss any chance.

Though Blood Yin Sect was a demonic path sect, who knew if it might have what he wanted?

Of course, He Zhi wouldn't delay the rescue; he stayed ready.

If Jiang Rong was in danger, saving her would come first.

Thus, He Zhi sat quietly in front of the screen, watching the three Foundation Establishment cultivators fly nonstop.

The three flew for a long time, over an hour at their speed—probably covering thousands of miles.

Along the way, He Zhi took in plenty of the cultivation world's beautiful scenery.

Majestic mountains and grand rivers, splendid landscapes, all passing beneath his eyes, refreshing his spirits.

"Stuck on Qingxuan Mountain before—now I can finally see the outside world."

He Zhi sighed inwardly.

Finally, the three landed at a blood-colored mountain peak, entering a cave.

Inside the cave was another world—a massive underground cavern.

The cavern ceiling was studded with numerous Night Pearls, providing illumination.

On the cavern floor stood various palace buildings and blood pools.

Many cultivators in Blood Yin Sect robes surrounded those blood pools, absorbing blood energy to cultivate.

At a glance, there seemed to be over a thousand, and that wasn't even all of them.

As expected, Blood Yin Sect had far more people than Qingxuan Sect—explaining how they could sacrifice over a hundred disciples so casually.

"Welcome back, Executives!"

The Blood Yin Sect disciples who were cultivating saw the three Foundation Establishment return and immediately knelt respectfully, not daring to lift their heads.

Clearly, hierarchy here was extremely strict.

The three Foundation Establishment ignored them, flying straight into a palace.

After entering the palace, they released Jiang Rong from the blood light giant hand, placing her on a soft couch inside.

Then they immediately kowtowed.

"Elder Zhao, we've brought the person."

The three said respectfully.

"Oh? Let this seat take a look..."

A woman's voice rang out.