Chapter 5

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

On the way back, Zhang Chen saw a woman walking towards him and instinctively planned to avoid her.

“Senior Brother, please wait,” the woman suddenly called out.

Zhang Chen stopped in his tracks and looked at her with some surprise.

She was a female disciple at the third level of Qi cultivation. She had a pretty face and had obviously dressed up meticulously. The white flowers on her chest were intentionally or unintentionally faintly visible, and full of temptation.

Zhang Chen, who had seen the world, remained calm. He asked doubtfully, “What can I do for you, Junior Sister?”

“Does Senior Brother think I’m beautiful? As long as you give me a bowl of blood essence, I can accompany you for a night!” The woman even threw a seductive wink at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen looked regretful. “Junior Sister is naturally beautiful, but I just broke through and my realm is unstable. I don’t have the fortune to enjoy such a favor.”

The woman did not want to give up just like that. With tearful eyes, she looked at Zhang Chen pitifully.

She said, “Senior brother, you also know that the sect assessment is coming soon. I don’t want to become a blood slave. I have no choice but to resort to this. Please have mercy on me.”

“I am just lucky to have a breakthrough. How can I pity you? Junior Sister, you should find someone else.” Zhang Chen shook his head, unmoved.

“Then I won’t bother you anymore, Senior Brother.” Seeing that it was hopeless, the woman could only leave disappointed and look for her next target.

Looking at the woman’s back as she left, Zhang Chen sighed in his heart. This is the cruel world of the demonic sect!

Female disciples could also use their bodies as capital to seek a chance of survival.

As for male disciples, they could only devour a large amount of demon blood to fight, or use the Lifespan Burning Technique to improve their aptitude and die peacefully after a few years.

Back at his residence, Zhang Chen began to familiarize himself with controlling his blood spiritual power.

After being frightened by the tiger demon, he realized a problem.

In the face of unexpected situations, he did not know how to control his blood to attack or defend. In other words, he lacked combat experience and his reaction ability was not enough.

What if he encountered a sneak attack in the future?

He must make controlling blood attacks or defense his instinctive response!

In times of peace, he had to be vigilant. Being in the Demon Sect, he had to prepare for a rainy day.

The blood surged and constantly changed around Zhang Chen.

Occasionally, it became various weapons, shields, attacks, and defenses.

The next day, on the way to the beast garden, Zhang Chen found many female disciples pestering the male disciples. There were even many female disciples surrounding a male disciple.

Female disciples were also very competitive!

Seeing the female disciples, Zhang Chen tried to avoid them as much as possible.

Those female disciples who saw Zhang Chen avoiding them as if they were snakes and scorpions did not come forward to be rebuffed.

“Your mission today is to go to Cave 35 to collect blood.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother.”

Zhang Chen took the array token and the blood storage bottle and began his mission for the day.

With the experience from the day before, he was very adept at drawing blood today, and the process was orderly and efficient.

“After drawing blood from this one, the blood storage bottle should be full.”

Zhang Chen skillfully injected spiritual energy into the array formation token and controlled the light film to transform into a chain that bound a wolf demon.

Just as Zhang Chen was about to coagulate the blood into a weapon and draw blood, a wind blade suddenly shot out from the wolf demon’s mouth.

“Uh!”

Zhang Chen was greatly alarmed and instinctively raised his hand, causing the blood weapon in his hand to transform into a blood shield.

“Bang!”

The blood shield caved in and twisted, resisting the wind blades without any mishaps.

“That was close!” Zhang Chen’s heart was pounding so hard it felt like it might burst out of his chest.

He had just felt the breath of death, so close to the edge!

If he hadn’t realized his own shortcomings the day before and spent the whole night practicing his attacks and defenses by controlling his blood, he might have really died earlier!

He still had some muscle memory. He might really have died just now!

He had thought he was being careful enough when taking blood, but it turned out that he was still almost in danger.

When Zhang Chen regained his senses, he willed the formation to produce another blood chain that bound the wolf’s mouth.

“Wu, wu, wu~”

The wolf demon could not open its mouth and could only whimper continuously. Its ferocious eyes stared fiercely at Zhang Chen.

“In the future, when I take blood, I have to seal the mouth of the demon beast as well.” This crisis made Zhang Chen even more cautious.

The next few days passed without incident, and the day of the sect assessment was getting closer and closer. The Blood God Sect was filled with a tense atmosphere.

There were even people attacking their fellow sect disciples, knocking them out and drawing their blood.

This made Zhang Chen even more careful. He practiced controlling his blood every day and was vigilant of the people around him.

When he went to the Internal Affairs Hall to collect demon blood, he saw many people had turned into white-haired old men.

Zhang Chen knew that these people had used the Lifespan Burning Technique.

If not for the modifier, he would have been one of them.

On this day, as usual, he came down from the beast garden mountain, and submitted his formation token and blood storage bottle.

Just as he was about to leave, a man in a light red robe walked towards the beast garden.

“I finally met a fellow disciple!” Zhang Chen was nervous and anxious, thinking about how to strike up a conversation.

In the Blood God Sect, the outer sect disciples were dressed in white and red, like blood-stained white clothes, while the inner sect disciples were dressed in pale red, like faded blood clothes.

“Senior Brother Li, you’re here!” A disciple guarding the beast garden greeted him.

With a proud expression, Senior Brother Li took out a cloth bag and handed it over. “There are two demon beasts at the second level of Qi cultivation in the spiritual cultivation bag, one for submission to the sect.

“The other one is for me personally. Keep it in the beast garden and take care of it. I will reward you with some blood in the future.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother. Thank you, Senior Brother. I will definitely take good care of your demon beasts.” The guard disciple eagerly accepted the nurturing bag.

Senior Brother Li did not say anything else. He turned around and prepared to leave.

I can’t miss this opportunity! Zhang Chen thought.

He gritted his teeth and said, “Senior Brother Li, please wait.”

Senior Brother Li frowned and glanced at Zhang Chen coldly. “What’s the matter?”

Zhang Chen took a deep breath. “Senior Brother Li, do you have any intention of exchanging for blood essence in the outer sect? I would like to become your spokesperson. I can exchange for at least three bowls of blood essence a day. In the future, it will only be more, not less.”

“You?” Brother Li looked interested, scrutinizing Zhang Chen.

At the fifth level of Qi cultivation, judging from his aura, he had just broken through. This meant that he could pass this year’s assessment. In the future, he could at least help him exchange for three years of blood essence.

Three bowls of blood essence weren’t much, but it wasn’t easy to achieve three bowls a day.

Outer sect disciples couldn’t refine a large amount of demon blood in one go, and they did not have a blood storage bottle. They could not store demon blood for a long time, so they could not exchange for too much.

Coupled with the fact that there were many spokespersons of other inner sect disciples in the outer sect, it was already not bad if they could exchange for a bowl of blood essence a day.

He needed blood essence for cultivation. As long as he could obtain blood essence, it didn’t matter who became his spokesperson.

“Senior Brother, please give me a chance.” Zhang Chen bowed deeply.

Senior Brother Li seemed to have seen something fun. He revealed an evil smile. “Alright, I’ll give you a chance. If you can’t achieve three bowls of blood essence every day…

“I’ll make up for it with your blood!”

The last few words were filled with strong threats and intimidation, like the roar of a fierce ghost.

“Thank you, Senior Brother.”

Zhang Chen was not afraid. Instead, he was excited. He could devour demon blood without any side effects and could keep devouring and refining it.

When he used the Lifespan Burning Technique to improve his aptitude, the speed of refining demon blood would also increase greatly. Three bowls of blood essence were very easy for him.

“Alright, from now on, you are my spokesperson in the outer sect.”

As he spoke, Li Mumin took out a blood storage bottle and threw it to Zhang Chen. “The demon blood inside is worth six bowls of blood essence. Come find me in Cave 14 in the inner sect in two days.”

Zhang Chen quickly caught the blood storage bottle and bowed respectfully. “I will definitely complete the task.”

“Hehe, I’ll be waiting for you.” Li Mumin laughed sinisterly and turned to leave.