The Blood Fury Hall meeting ended after about half an hour.

Among the Inner Sect disciples, nearly all those who had reached the Eighth Grade were assigned tasks.

These tasks were either to search for and eliminate the remnants of the Wei Family, while guarding against the Sun Family taking advantage of the situation;

or to act as instructors, to teach the Outer Disciples, so as to select new blood from them to fill the gaps among the Outer Sect disciples. After all, the Wei Family's counterattack this time had assassinated quite a few promising Outer Sect disciples of the Blood Saber Sect.

The current allocation of duties also gave Li Yuan a rough understanding that in Shanbao County, Seventh Grade should be the ceiling of power, and these individuals usually wouldn't act lightly.

Therefore, those of the Eighth Grade could almost move unimpeded.

Li Yuan walked out of the pavilion and stood under the shade of a tree. Before long, Zhao Chunxin also came over.

"Junior Brother!" Zhao Chunxin appeared particularly enthusiastic, but it was not the kind of enthusiasm between a man and a woman.

Li Yuan returned the greeting, feeling rather strange at heart.

But soon he understood the reason.

Inside the pavilion, Li Yu seemed to have spoken with someone and now came out too.

As soon as he came out, he headed straight toward Li Yuan and Zhao Chunxin. When he got closer, he smiled at Li Yuan, stroked his beard, and nodded, his face full of gratification.

"Yuan'er, you did very well this time."

Li Yuan modestly said, "It's all because of Master's good teaching."

Li Yu laughed and said, "Whether it's good or not, your Senior Sister Zhao knows best."

Zhao Chunxin giggled beside him, and the flesh on her face jiggled incessantly as she said, "Junior Brother Li must be wondering why this ugly Senior Sister is being so enthusiastic, hehe..."

Li Yuan said, "Senior Sister is wrong, strength itself is beauty."

Zhao Chunxin laughed even more joyfully.

Li Yu also laughed and said, "Yuan'er, your Senior Sister Zhao is quite similar to you in personality. Six years ago, she too was promoted from being an Outer Disciple by this master and taken in as a disciple.

Back then, she would read by my side every day, and later went to my residence to cultivate.

However, she wasn't suited to my cultivation skill, and couldn't enter even after trying.

Later, I recommended her for the Outer Sect, letting her cultivate the Blade Skill of the Blood Saber Sect. Unexpectedly... she actually advanced step by step to the Eighth Grade, becoming an Inner Sect disciple.

Oh yes, back then your Senior Sister wasn't this fat, after advancing in rank... somehow she just kept getting fatter."

Zhao Chunxin respectfully saluted and said, "I still have to thank Master for his nurturing and encouragement. Without Master, I would have given up on cultivation back then.

As for getting fat, I don't know why either... One time after accomplishing a feat, I got a chance to ask the Sect Leader."

Li Yu asked, "What did the Sect Leader say?"

Zhao Chunxin laughed and said, "The Sect Leader said it was a mutation of Shadow Blood, which is good news..."

Li Yu was taken aback, then laughed heartily.

Everyone knew, it was just words of encouragement, what kind of cultivation skill leads to what kind of Shadow Blood, which ultimately guides the formation of a specific Shadow Bone, thereby achieving a higher level of new life through the Life Atlas.

How could there be mutations?

Even if there were, it definitely wouldn't be getting fat.

Zhao Chunxin didn't mind and laughed along.

After a while of laughing, Li Yu patted both of them on the shoulders and said, "You two truly count as genuine Senior Sister and Junior Brother now, so you should get a bit closer in the future. Yuan'er, if you encounter something that's hard to handle, look for your Senior Sister Zhao. She's quite skillful outside now."

"Then I'll trouble Senior Sister Zhao in the future."

"No need to be polite, Junior Brother, you and I are fellows in the same sect, it's only natural."

After Li Yu's words, both of them felt a sense of closeness growing in their hearts.

Li Yu then took out a booklet wrapped in oilcloth from his bosom and handed it to Li Yuan, sincerely saying, "Yuan'er, for the time being, don't go to the black market.

Focus on cultivating in the Inner City, only come out when the remnants of the Wei Family are mostly dealt with.

This cultivation skill is a unique copy, keep it well."

Li Yuan received the booklet.

Zhao Chunxin patted him on the shoulder again and said, "Junior Brother, if you want women, or anything else, just tell your Senior Sister, she'll get it for you.

Though for meat, you should still have enough.

We Inner Sect disciples of the Blood Saber Sect receive 60 pounds of Elephant-nosed Rabbit meat every month.

This Elephant-nosed Rabbit is a Ninth Grade Demon Beast, and its meat is entirely sufficient for a Ninth Grade Martial Artist.

But for me, it's not enough..."

Seeing the two engaged in conversation, Li Yu said, "You Senior Sister and Junior Brother should consolidate your relationship well, I'll head back to the black market. Coming out from there once isn't easy."

"Farewell, Master." Li Yuan saluted, then turned to Zhao Chunxin and asked, "Senior Sister, is 60 pounds of Ninth Grade Demon Beast meat not enough for you?"

He actually had also reached the Eighth Grade, and Zhao Chunxin's concern was actually his concern too.

He took this opportunity to ask.

Zhao Chunxin sighed and said, "I need to eat Eighth Grade Demon Beast meat, and I need to eat more than a hundred pounds every month.

Eating 60 pounds of Ninth Grade only equals about 20 pounds of Eighth Grade.

And after a certain point, it becomes completely ineffective, one must eat Eighth Grade. Because only the blood and meat power of an Eighth Grade Demon Beast is enough to stimulate Shadow Blood to reach places beyond its own grasp.

Currently, in this county, the Ninth Grade Demon Beast meat is still sufficient, but the Eighth Grade is incredibly scarce.

So there are quite a few Ninth Grade Martial Artists in the county, Eighth Grades are not rare either, but Seventh Grades are extremely few..."

Li Yuan recalled that he had wandered around the black market and indeed hadn't seen Eighth Grade Demon Beast meat for sale, so he asked, "Doesn't our Blood Saber Sect have a way to obtain Eighth Grade Demon Beast meat? Or... can't we hunt it ourselves?"

Zhao Chunxin said, "There is a stable channel, but it can barely supply the Sect Leader, Vice Sect Leader, and a few Elders... even the Tributors don't have any.

As for hunting, Junior Brother, you might not know, Eighth Grade Demon Beasts here are very scarce, besides, beasts of the same level are generally stronger than humans, not to mention they have some special powers, hunting them is extremely difficult.

Like this time, those two Seventh Grade Fire-Burning Flame Light Leopards, the three families couldn't kill them, they could only lead them into the wilderness and run away themselves... many people died in the process."

Li Yuan thought for a while and wondered, "Then how can our Blood Saber Sect distribute 60 pounds of Ninth Grade Demon Beast meat to each disciple monthly, how is that achieved? This meat..."

Zhao Chunxin didn't explain, but said, "Junior Brother, follow me.

This isn't a secret to Inner Sect disciples.

The sect even asks Inner Sect disciples to pay special attention to certain things when exploring outside."

Soon, the two arrived at the west side of the Inner City.

This west side was noticeably different from other parts, it exuded a chill, as if even the wind blowing through the branches and leaves carried a peculiar sound.

The road narrowed, and the path turned from a stone road to a dusty country trail, with dense woods on both sides blocking the sunlight.

After several twists and turns, Li Yuan's view suddenly opened up. He looked into the distance and saw a blood-red field spread out before him, as if every inch of soil had been soaked in fresh blood, exuding a soul-stirring, eye-piercing brightness and eeriness.

By the blood-colored field, there was a small house, and a man in a profound robe sat quietly in front, holding a book in his hand as he nodded and read.

This man was one of the three Elders who attended the Blood Fury Hall meeting.

"Elder Tian," Zhao Chunxin greeted respectfully.

Li Yuan followed suit and saluted.

The man didn't put down the book but said blandly, "Don't linger near the meat field, leave quickly."

"Yes, disciple is leaving now."

Then, Zhao Chunxin led Li Yuan away.

After they went far, Zhao Chunxin said, "Junior Brother, that one acre meat field is the source of our Blood Saber Sect's Ninth Grade Demon Beast meat."

"Meat field..."

"Yes, as long as blood is poured into the field, no matter what kind of blood, even pig blood, chicken blood, or duck blood.

Every spring and autumn, it will produce over ten thousand pounds of meat, sometimes as few as fourteen or fifteen thousand, other times reaching up to twenty thousand pounds.

Someone once examined it and said this is the skinless, fur-less Ninth Grade Demon Beast Elephant-nosed Rabbit.

This meat just suffices for the distribution among the Inner Sect disciples."

Zhao Chunxin explained, then suddenly paused, lowered her voice and said, "But... now the Wei Family's meat field has also been found and controlled by us, and the sect should be able to provide more meat.

Also... I heard some rumors that the sect's system might change.

I can't say much about the specific changes... you just need to know, becoming an Inner Sect disciple now is truly your lucky break."

Li Yuan's expression turned serious as he suddenly understood why various families were fighting each other... It wasn't just to expand financial income, broaden discipleship sources, and increase their power's scale, but also for those cultivation-essential resources — the meat fields!

The Wei Family has lost this meat field, and they could never rise again...

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