"Our Xiao Family is large and prosperous. Currently, we have two Blessed Lands for Blood Exchange. One is located in the small Dragon Mountain outside the family, which was discovered previously together with the Longxi Zhang Family. The other is located at the back mountain of our family, and now the Blessed Land I'm taking you to is the one in the back mountain."

Xiao Wandeng's voice was aged as he looked at a mysterious Ancient Cave ahead, walking towards it.

Outside the Ancient Cave, several family Elders were quietly guarding the place.

"Patriarch!"

"Hmm, I brought someone for a Blood Exchange."

Xiao Wandeng said, heading into the interior of the Ancient Cave.

Jiang Shi quietly followed along.

"Bringing someone for a Blood Exchange?"

The Elders guarding the Blessed Land showed surprise and quickly turned to look at Jiang Shi.

Who is this person?

Why have they never seen him before?

The family's Blood Exchange materials are already extremely rare, insufficient even for their own family, and now the Patriarch brings a stranger for a Blood Exchange?

The faces of several Elders changed but they dared not obstruct.

Inside the small Blessed Land, the environment was spacious, clear, and refreshing. The setting there was almost the same as the small Blessed Land Jiang Shi had seen in the Black Cloud Mountain Range, naturally giving one a sense of close kinship above the bloodline.

It felt as if just sitting here for a while could spread one's blood vessels.

"How is it? How does the environment here compare to your Black Lotus Holy Sect?"

Xiao Wandeng inquired.

"About the same."

Jiang Shi spoke.

"About the same? Hmm!"

Xiao Wandeng snorted coldly and said, "Of course, your Black Lotus Holy Sect has been thriving for over ten thousand years, how could this mere Xiao Family of mine compare."

"Cough, cough, Patriarch Xiao is being modest."

Jiang Shi gave an embarrassed smile.

This old Xiao, his words contained hidden barbs, occasionally delivering a jab.

"To be honest, it's fortunate that you chose to take action during the birthday feast. If you hadn't, you would have had to wait another three years for a Blood Exchange here with my Xiao Family, because that batch of Blood Exchange materials is the last one my Xiao Family has. If they were allowed to take it away, it would be at least three years before we could gather it again!"

Xiao Wandeng spoke.

"Three years?"

Jiang Shi's eyes widened.

"Yes, Blood Exchange materials are exceedingly rare and require a long time to gather."

Xiao Wandeng said.

Jiang Shi couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate.

He had indeed made the right choice.

He thought so, when his own interests were at stake, how could he stand by indifferently?

"For Chen Xuantian to nurture such talent as yourself is truly remarkable. At such a young age, with this level of strength, the revival of the Black Lotus Holy Sect seems promising."

Xiao Wandeng took another deep look at Jiang Shi, his voice rising, "Forget it, I won't accompany you for long, wait here, I will have the Blood Exchange materials sent to you."

"Yes, thank you, senior."

Jiang Shi cupped his hands in a salute.

Xiao Wandeng nodded gently, turned, and left.

Even after leaving the Ancient Cave, he still looked at the Jade Pendant in his hand, seeming deep in thought...

...

Soon after.

In the family hall.

Xiao Ming and a group of Xiao Family Elders and disciples all showed a look of shock, looking at the family Patriarch Xiao Wandeng in the center. They simply couldn't believe it.

Has the Patriarch gone mad?

Such precious Blood Exchange materials are actually going to be directly given to an outsider?

"Father!"

Xiao Ming couldn't help but speak again, "Who exactly is this guy? Even if he helped our Xiao Family, we can't just give him the Blood Exchange materials, right? Not only giving him the materials but also letting him undergo a Blood Exchange in our Xiao Family, this favor is too great!"

"Yes, Patriarch, please reconsider!"

"Blood Exchange materials have always been precious, many of our own Xiao Family members haven't succeeded in a Blood Exchange, how can such rare materials benefit an outsider?"

"Father, your granddaughter Xiao Yue broke through to Martial Saint Peak a year ago and has yet to undergo Blood Exchange, can you bear to make her wait three more years?"

"Patriarch..."

Everyone spoke up, their faces unwilling and full of anger.

Xiao Wandeng frowned, looking at his family members in front of him, and couldn't help but fall silent.

After a moment, he sighed softly.

"Don't speak of it anymore, I've decided, no one can change it. Ah Nu, deliver the Blood Exchange materials to him."

"Yes, Patriarch."

An elderly servant spoke respectfully, slowly retreating.

The Xiao Family Elders and disciples immediately gritted their teeth in resentment.

Damn bastard!

Could this be the Patriarch's illegitimate son?

Besides this reason, they couldn't think of any other explanation!

It must be the Patriarch's illegitimate son. Plus, with his strong abilities and his brilliant performance at the birthday feast winning over the old Patriarch's favor, naturally, it compelled the old Patriarch to disregard everything and hand over the Blood Exchange materials.

Even Xiao Ming couldn't help but feel tense inside, secretly nervous.

This illegitimate son that appeared out of nowhere, would he... compete with him for the position of Patriarch?

For a moment, he felt that his future was uncertain, as if the position of Patriarch was about to be lost...

Jiang Shi, who was in the small Blessed Land, was still entirely unaware that he had been secretly marked by the Xiao Family members as Xiao Wandeng's illegitimate son...

At this moment, he was looking at the Blood Exchange materials that had just been delivered, secretly amazed.

"What method did the Sect Leader use to threaten Xiao Wandeng, making him really give up the family's interests and send me the Blood Exchange, unbelievable."

Jiang Shi murmured to himself.

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure it all out, so he simply stopped worrying, directly consumed the materials, and began practicing the Celestial Demon Blood Tempering Technique, starting his retreat.

As long as he could successfully undergo a Blood Exchange, everything else could be discussed.

As for the specific reason, whatever it may be?

...

There's no sense of time during cultivation.

No sense of time in the cave.

While Jiang Shi was in retreat, the Five Great Alliances strangely became inexplicably quiet, even the Quzhou Kong Family and the Longxi Zhang Family, who were usually the most troublesome, also became well-behaved.

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