Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 653 Blood River

Chun Rongrong smiled upon hearing this: "You are the last spark of my Green Robe Alliance. Even if you hadn't brought it up, I would have helped you with this... Besides..."

When she smiled, the wrinkles on her face unfolded like layers of chrysanthemums, making her look kind and approachable.

Compared to the ruthlessness he initially displayed, not to mention the actions that led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.

Now she looks like a completely harmless old lady next door.

Han Yi frowned.

He dislikes gifts that don't require any effort.

Every event has a price. Equivalent exchange is the only true principle. Many things may seem to have no cost on the surface, but in reality, a price has already been marked on them.

As if seeing through Han Yi's thoughts, Chun Rongrong smiled and said, "You may not accept this. But to put it another way, you killed the Blood Demon and did me a great favor... It's only right that I help you heal your wounds, isn't it?"

"Well... alright." Han Yi nodded helplessly.

"To treat this wound, we first need to understand its nature..."

Chun Rongrong slowly said, "You know... this isn't actually a wound... nor is it poison or anything... what you were ultimately harmed by the Blood Demon's magic... is your root cause..."

"You can think of it as a curse... or a kind of corrosive mark, or you've been targeted by the Blood River Ancestor of the Blood Demon Clan... so no matter how strong your body's self-healing ability was originally, you can't heal." "Blood Demon Ancestor... a strange technique?!" Han Yi was immediately stunned.

"Demons and monsters... aside from their powerful and bizarre physical strength, they all possess various strange abilities, which we generally call supernatural arts. In fact, they are similar to our human secret arts. Your ability to suddenly increase your physical strength is just a kind of bloodline secret art."

"Oh...I understand." Han Yi immediately understood.

Before Xue Chi died, he pulled his vision into the world within the crack... which was a kind of strange technique.

It sounds like something like a secret technique.

“The Blood Demon Ancestor… is another being altogether…” Chun Rongrong continued.

As Chun Rongrong explained in detail, Han Yi finally understood the reason.

The world he saw across the crack was actually the Blood Demon Realm, where the Blood Demon Clan resided. The Blood River was the foundation of the Blood Demon Realm, from which all life originated.

Blood Demons are also born from the River of Blood.

The entire Blood Demon clan is also a product of the Blood River.

The Blood River Ancestor was the most powerful member of the Blood Demon Clan and the first life to emerge from the Blood River.

All Blood Demons are members of the Blood River True Ancestor's clan. Exceptionally powerful and outstanding individuals among them receive special favor and attention from the Blood River True Ancestor.

Blood Demon is one of them.

"So, it's because I killed the Blood Demon that my strange magic attracted the attention of the Blood Demon Ancestor, which is why my wounds... haven't healed yet." Han Yi said thoughtfully.

“It’s not just that…” Chun Rongrong nodded, “The mark is left on you, and when you encounter the Blood Demon Clan, they will instantly know you are the murderer and attack you frantically, prioritizing revenge… Moreover, the mark will gradually change over time, eventually eroding your mind and body…”

Then even the herbs couldn't suppress the mark, turning you into a mindless, soulless monster that only knew how to drink blood. In the end, under the pull of the Blood River, you desperately searched for a path to the Blood Demon Realm, only to die of blood thirst…

As she spoke, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes, as if she were recalling some painful memories.

Thirst?

"Actually, it's about the desire for the Blood River." Chun Rongrong explained simply, "The Blood Demon Clan needs to regularly draw from the Blood River after leaving it in order to maintain their rationality and not be consumed by their desires."

"As you said, senior, anyone who fights the Blood Demon is bound to die? Wouldn't the so-called Blood Demon Clan be invincible and sweep across the world long ago?" Han Yi said in a deep voice, "Therefore, this mark... definitely has a way to deal with it. I don't believe there is no solution."

“There is indeed a solution.” Seeing Han Yi’s rebuttal pointing out the crux of the matter, Chun Rongrong felt even more satisfied. “Moreover, I can solve it.”

"..."

Han Yi paused for a moment, then asked, "What price needs to be paid? Please tell me, senior."

“A price? No, no, no, nothing is required.” Chun Rongrong seemed to have made up her mind. “I’ve said it before, you are the successor of my legacy, and you have also been kind to me. I need to repay you both emotionally and logically.”

"I..." Han Yi wanted to say something more.

But Chun Rongrong interrupted him abruptly: "Alright, don't waste time. My time is precious. Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Han Yi pondered for a moment: "I want to know, is what Xue Chi said, 'As long as the blood river flows, the blood demon will never die,' true or false?"

"Indeed... Blood Demons... are indeed unkillable... After they die, their true spirits return to the Blood River, and then they will be reborn in the Blood River."

"It's actually true?" Han Yi was shocked. This was a different kind of immortality, even more disgusting than simple immortality.

After all, unlimited lifespan doesn't mean one can't be killed. But the Blood Demon... can be resurrected after being killed... isn't that an existence even more monstrous than immortality?

In other words, isn't this even more outrageous than his so-called time travel?

“However, being able to be reborn does not mean that the Blood Demon has been resurrected.” Chun Rongrong patiently explained, “After the Blood Demon died, his memories were gone... What replaced him was another Blood Demon with a completely new personality.”

"If that's the case, then it makes sense..." Han Yi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

This is like reincarnation in human legends. The personality, appearance, and physical constitution are completely different. Even if the inner soul and true spirit are the same, it is not the same person anymore.

Therefore, he worried that after the Blood Demon was reborn, it might possess some kind of system and write a book titled "Rebirth of the Blood Demon"...

That's not good.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing... Why did this Blood Demon appear in the Flesh Field? Logically, Yunzhou should have the Yuanmiao Sect's grand formation suppressing it... How could this be..."

He remembered something else and asked with a frown.

"This matter... it's a long story..." Chun Rongrong said with a smile.

After she spoke for a long time, Han Yi finally understood the whole story.

"So, Xue Chi is an accomplice that Kou Hu specially arranged to ambush and obstruct you? And it was because of Xue Chi's obstruction that you couldn't get back in time and were trapped outside?"

“You’re not wrong…” Chun Rongrong still gritted her teeth with hatred as she spoke of this matter, “If it weren’t for that old bastard Kou Hu… and that little brat from the Blood Demon Clan… my Green Robe Alliance… how could we have been so tragically wiped out!!”

“I see… I was wondering why there were some mysterious disappearances in the city recently… They were probably all eaten by the Blood Demons to sustain their lives…” Han Yi resolved another mystery.

He had heard ** mention it some time ago.

It is said that many people have gone missing in Huayang City, and some people have also reported encountering ghosts and supernatural events, but after reporting to the authorities, there are no clues and the murderer has never been found.

Judging from this, it seems that the high-ranking officials of the government army had long known the inside story but turned a blind eye to it.

“That’s right. The Yuanmiao Sect’s great formation can continuously absorb and transform the Yin energy within its territory. The demonic energy within the demon race’s body is also a type of Yin energy. Therefore, if an ordinary demon rashly enters the great formation, once the demonic energy within their body is completely absorbed and cannot be replenished, they will be drained dry.”

Chun Rongrong added, "There are many types of demons, and the Blood Demons are the most resilient among them. This group can replenish their demonic energy by drinking human blood, which is why they can capture living people, drink their blood, and recover even under the pressure of the great formation."

At this point, she sneered: "Everyone sees me as a devil, but little do they know that true evil is right beside them, yet they are unaware of it... Those soldiers they consider reliable... are the real demons."

"I have indeed killed many people, but Kou Hu, in order to conceal and protect the Blood Demon, has secretly murdered countless ordinary people in the city... He is the greatest hypocrite!"

Han Yi fell silent for a moment.

He actually knew what happened next.

Chun Rongrong destroyed half the city, most of the high-ranking officers of the government army died, and Kou Hu was barely hanging on by a thread.

Under these circumstances, Xue Chi probably had no one to care about him anymore, so he left the city and by chance came to his manor.

“No, this is no coincidence,” Chun Rongrong shook her head. “The ‘mother insect’ you possess is a rare species, and of exceptionally high quality. The guards around it are also weak, so when the Blood Demon encountered it, it naturally took priority.”

"The mother insect?" Han Yi asked, puzzled.

“It’s your top-grade Dragon King Whale Meat Field,” Chun Rongrong explained. “You call it a different species, but we, the hundred lineages of the demon race, all call it the Mother Worm.”

She continued, "This mother worm is a special kind of demonic beast. There is a demonic beast species called Kui worm, which lives several kilometers underground. It has an extremely strong reproductive ability, and it eats everything, including ores and metals, without any dietary restrictions."

Of course, that's nothing special. The key is that the mother insect has a special ability: it can produce the flesh and blood of specific monsters by eating food.

In particular, if a special "purification potion" is used to wash away the mother insect's consciousness and transform it into a flesh field, it would be of great help not only to martial artists, but also to bloodline families and the various lineages of the demon race.

Following this discovery, various forces began capturing the queen insect, causing the Kui insect population to decline year after year, becoming extremely rare. Therefore, if your superior queen insect were devoured by the Blood Demon, not only would its injuries heal, but its strength would likely increase even further.

“Alien species…mother worm…so that’s how it is…” Han Yi muttered to himself.

He recalled that he had once observed the alien species up close.

On its rough, uneven surface, there were indeed things that looked like the patterns of arthropods. At the time, he thought they were just naturally formed lines and didn't pay any attention to them.

Now that I think about it, the cultivation resources I ate every day, all that monster meat, actually came from the mouths of insects… no, maybe it was from the reproductive secretions of insects…

He suddenly felt even more nauseous.

I have a slight stomach discomfort and feel nauseous.

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. Han Yi comforted himself with this thought.

"Alright, is there anything else you want to ask? If not, I'll get started on removing the Blood Demon Mark from you." Chun Rongrong smiled at Han Yi.

His tone was kind, his gaze gentle, as if he were looking at his own offspring.

When their eyes met, Han Yi's mind went blank for a moment.

My first impression of Chun Rongrong was, without a doubt, that she was a ruthless killer.

But after spending time with him, he discovered that the other person was not as terrifying, evil, or frightening as the rumors suggested.

"That's all..." Han Yi paused for a moment, then bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"If there's anything you'd like me to do, please let me know. As long as it's not excessive and it's within my capabilities, I, Han, will do my best to fulfill it."

He didn't know what to say. Chun Rongrong stormed into the city in a fit of rage, causing a chain reaction that killed tens of thousands of people. Although he felt alright in close proximity now.

But in the end, so many people died because of it…

Of course, compared to the other protagonist of the story, Kou Hu.

Han Yi felt no liking for him at all.

According to intelligence from some time ago, the number of missing persons in Huayang City and the surrounding small towns and villages is in the thousands.

These mysterious, headless disappearances are probably the work of Kou Hu, who secretly provides blood food for the Blood Demon.

Ask yourself.

He couldn't forgive Chun Rongrong's methods, but Kou Hu's current predicament, which involved so many people, was also his own fault.

Han Yi shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

At this point, it's impossible to distinguish or analyze what was right and wrong.

"You avenged me, which is equivalent to saving my life," Chun Rongrong said with a smile. "So, a life for a life is quite fair." "Then thank you very much... Senior... You said..." Han Yi realized that something was wrong with what she was saying.

But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt his body being lifted up by an invisible force, and he was bound in mid-air.

"The heavens have four seasons, and humans have a cycle of birth and death. Spring is the first of the four seasons. The meaning of spring is awakening, new life, and budding. Thus, spring brings forth all things, and life never ceases."

Streams of emerald green energy flew out from all directions, swirling around Chun Rongrong's palm.

"My body is your body, my blood is your blood!"

Chun Rongrong suddenly shouted, her hands moving rapidly in front of her chest like lightning, creating and changing hand seals. The emerald green energy formed fluorescent emerald green trails, like slowly blooming flowers.