Venerable Lan Yue escaped, which was expected by Wang Ruoxie.
Although he dismantled the Blood Refining Array, completely destroyed the foundation of Venerable Lan Yue's rebirth, and severely weakened the opponent, he still had no confidence in being able to kill the opponent.
Besides, if Venerable Lan Yue didn't escape, maybe none of them, the survivors, would be able to leave alive.
After all, regardless of anything, Venerable Lan Yue was once the strongest in the Eastern Domain. Even though his strength now was far from what it once was, he was not someone they could easily eliminate.
In addition, although Wang Ruoxie's cultivation had already broken through to the Third Layer of the Essence Pill Realm, with strength that could match Martial Cultivators at the Middle Stage of the Essence Pill Realm, wanting to kill Venerable Lan Yue was probably far from enough.
The most important thing is that Venerable Lan Yue practiced the Blood Refining Evil Technique, and although he couldn't completely rebirth this time, he almost had an Undying Body.
It's estimated that even Martial Cultivators at the Qi Condensation Realm could at best seriously wound Venerable Lan Yue, but it's very difficult to completely kill him.
Of course, for the more than thirty survivors, Venerable Lan Yue escaping was already the best outcome.
"Next time we meet, no matter what, we must kill him."
Wang Ruoxie's brows furrowed slightly, and he thought to himself.
He could say that he had already thoroughly offended Venerable Lan Yue. The harsh words the other shouted when escaping had already indicated that they would be locked in a fight to the death.
He himself wasn't afraid, but the opponent actually said he would annihilate his entire family, making him worry about his mother's safety in the future.
"After the trial conference ends, I should go back and check."
Wang Ruoxie thought quietly. He had been away from home for more than three years, transforming from a fifteen-year-old boy into an eighteen-year-old young man.
His cultivation had elevated from the Energy-Introducing Realm of the past to his current Essence Pill Realm, and his strength had multiplied many times over.
He was quite curious about how the Wang Family would react upon his return, with his current strength and identity.
"Finally survived."
Dongfang Qiong exclaimed with lingering fear.
"I didn't expect to encounter such a terrifying existence."
Ximen Yao also said with a slightly pale face.
Nangong Han, Bai Yinyin, and the more than thirty individuals with cultivation at the Meridian Passage were still unable to calm down.
Even Wang Ruoxie felt quite surreal, as he had encountered the strongest figure of the Eastern Domain from a thousand years ago, who had died and come back as a horrifying blood corpse.
He even managed to prevent the opponent's rebirth at the end, forcing him to retreat.
"Friend, thanks to you just now."
Nangong Han's gaze turned to Wang Ruoxie, and he said with a faint smile: "If you hadn't destroyed the Blood Pool, we might not have survived."
"I was just saving myself."
Wang Ruoxie chuckled and replied.
Indeed, he was saving himself when he went all out to break the Blood Refining Array and demolished the foundation of Venerable Lan Yue's rebirth, the Pool of Myriad Bloods.
Of course, he also gained significant benefits from absorbing the essence and energy contained within the Pool of Myriad Bloods.
Not only did his cultivation elevate to the Third Layer of the Essence Pill Realm, but his physical body also improved by at least one tier, making his strength dozens of times stronger than before.
"Anyway, you can be considered the savior of our lives."
Nangong Han smiled again and said: "If you don't mind, from now on, we will be friends."
"Exactly, with your cultivation power, you're already qualified to be our friend. By the way, we still don't know your name."
Dongfang Qiong also spoke to Wang Ruoxie.
Ximen Yao and Bai Yinyin nodded slightly with smiles, recognizing Wang Ruoxie's strength.
To these talents from the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, people from the Eastern Domain were no different from uncivilized savages, unqualified to be compared with them.
If it weren't for Wang Ruoxie exposing Venerable Lan Yue's trap earlier and destroying the Blood Pool, forcing Venerable Lan Yue to flee embarrassedly, even if he had the cultivation of the Third Layer of the Essence Pill Realm, he wouldn't have caught the eyes of Nangong Han and the others.
For them, cultivation realms meant nothing, and temporary strength held no significance.
Due to the foundation of their forces and their extraordinary aptitudes, they could enhance their cultivation powers much faster than ordinary people.
They were even confident that they could elevate their cultivation to the late stage of Essence Pill Realm within a year, and if fortunate with great opportunities, even reach the Late Stage.
"My name is Wang Ruoxie."
Wang Ruoxie smiled lightly and replied.
In fact, he didn't have much favor for Nangong Han and the others because he disliked the arrogant heirs of noble families.
However, he didn't say much about it; even if they couldn't become true friends, at least they weren't enemies yet.
"Wang Ruoxie, the trial conference of your Eastern Domain will start in three months, how about we head to Kunxu Land now?"
Nangong Han looked at Wang Ruoxie with a light smile.
"Okay."
Wang Ruoxie nodded slightly in response.
With his current cultivation power, he was adequately confident to participate in the trial conference, even if not completely assured to take first place, he could at least enter the top ten.
Thus, Nangong Han, Dongfang Qiong, Ximen Yao, Bai Yinyin, and Wang Ruoxie set out from Blue Moon Manor, heading swiftly towards Kunxu Land.
As for the more than thirty individuals at the Meridian Passage Realm, they each went their separate ways.
Although some among them intended to head to Kunxu Land to join the trial conference, they traveled independently, knowing full well that Nangong Han and the others would never take them along.
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Kunxu Land is located in the extreme west of the Eastern Domain.
However, it doesn't belong to any kingdom and can be considered independent of various kingdoms.
The reason for this is not only because Kunxu Land houses many terrifyingly powerful forces that even kingdoms dare not provoke, but also because without sufficient strength, one cannot survive there.
Meaning that anyone who appears in Kunxu Land must be of strong power.
"Brother Wang, with your cultivation power, if luck is on your side at this trial conference, you should be able to enter the top ten."
On the way, Nangong Han spoke to Wang Ruoxie.
"Exactly, Brother Wang, your cultivation has reached the Third Layer of the Essence Pill Realm, and your strength is quite remarkable. Even those at the Fourth or Fifth Layer of the Essence Pill Realm might not be your match."
Dongfang Qiong also said.
"I'll do my best. Regarding the final rankings, I'm not overly concerned."
Wang Ruoxie chuckled and said.
Nonetheless, his words concealed confidence that he could enter the top ten, or even secure a higher rank.
Should he manage to raise his cultivation to the Fourth Layer of the Essence Pill Realm before the trial conference, he would have absolute confidence in securing first place.
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