Eternal Heart
Chapter 673: Blood Demon Gorge

"The strength of the Blood Crystal Flame is unrelated to Chen Yu’s cultivation level.”

"Chen Yu needs to continuously enhance the quality of the Blood Crystal Flame to increase its power, even to the point where the spirit flame’s power surpasses that of Chen Yu himself.”

"However, the prerequisite is that Chen Yu has enough resources to cultivate and strengthen the Blood Crystal Flame.”

"The Blood Qi Flower has little effect on Chen Yu himself, so he plans to use all of it to cultivate the Blood Crystal Flame.”

"After meditating for a day, Chen Yu opened his eyes the next morning and headed to the Outer Valley area.”

"On the second day after the new disciples enter the valley, an elder explains some matters to them to avoid the new disciples, like headless flies, crashing around in an unfamiliar force.”

"In an open square in the Blood Demon Valley, three to four hundred young men and women gathered, all new disciples entering the Blood Demon Valley this session.”

"The arrival of Chen Yu was still very eye-catching.”

"It’s Chen Yu. I heard that he was taken directly as a disciple by the master of Blood Demon Valley.”

"What a huge leap to the sky, this guy is too lucky!”

"Many people were extremely envious.”

"Being directly accepted as a disciple by the Valley Master, what an honor!”

"Everyone just got here, standing at the same starting point, yet suddenly it felt like Chen Yu was already at the finish line.”

"In fact, this is the disparity, which will grow bigger over time.”

"Guest Chen, no, I should now call you Brother Chen,” said Yang Fenghou, the first to approach Chen Yu upon his arrival.

"He knew that Chen Yu had become the disciple of the Silent Blood Valley Master, so he didn’t think twice and directly joined Blood Demon Valley.”

"With Brother Chen, a true disciple, covering him, Yang Fenghou could also have a comfortable time in the Outer Valley area.”

"Brother Chen, what does it feel like to become a Valley Master’s disciple?” asked Shi Wwei, walking over with numerous Shi Family disciples who had also joined Blood Demon Valley.

"Feels… alright, I guess!” replied Chen Yu after thinking a bit. Besides being somewhat excited about joining the Valley Master, everything else seemed quite ordinary, especially dealing with the mercurial temperament of the Silent Blood Valley Master.

"The Silent Blood Valley Master is temperamental yet extremely strong and considerably protective. Being his disciple is absolutely a good thing,” whispered Shi Wwei.

Then, in an even lower voice that only Chen Yu could hear, he said, “I went to inquire a bit. In fact, your master was supposed to be the master of Phantom Spirit Valley

It turned out there was an unwritten rule in Blood Demon Valley: the five valley masters would take turns choosing the top new disciple during each session’s assessment.

This session was supposed to be the turn of the Phantom Spirit Valley Master.

"Then why asked Chen Yu.

Guessing Chen Yu’s confusion, Shi Wwei promptly explained, “I heard that the fifth disciple of the Silent Blood Valley Master recently perished under unknown circumstances

The fifth disciple of the Silent Blood Valley Master, also Chen Yu’s senior, was exceptionally talented and the favorite of the Silent Blood Valley Master, who had high hopes for him.

However, this senior died while on a mission, and the cause of death was unclear.

Furthermore, after the Phantom Spirit Valley Master learned that Chen Yu was practicing the Body Dao, he ceded Chen Yu to the Silent Blood Valley Master.

Firstly, the Phantom Spirit Valley Master didn’t want Chen Yu as a disciple, and secondly, this would also favor the Silent Blood Valley Master.

"Turns out there’s such a story

Chen Yu looked enlightened.

No wonder when he went to pay his respects, the Silent Blood Valley Master seemed unhappy, with a rather cold attitude.

The moment he arrived, the Silent Blood Valley Master gave Chen Yu a test—if he had failed, he likely wouldn’t have been able to become his disciple at all.

However, since the Silent Blood Valley Master’s favorite disciple had died, it was natural for the master to not be in a good mood.

In the eyes of the Silent Blood Valley Master, Chen Yu had almost become a replacement for the fifth disciple, but he was not as outstanding as the fifth disciple.

"Hehe, these are all things I heard. The specifics, who knows?” remarked Shi Wwei before adding vaguely.

The Shi Family, in hopes of fostering a good relationship between him and Chen Yu, had tried everything to allow Shi Wwei to enter Blood Demon Valley and then to inquire about these matters.

Whoosh!

Just then, a tremendous pressure descended, the sky shrouded in blood mist, completely transforming the surroundings.

A figure in a black silk robe, with a voluptuous figure, slowly descended from the sky.

"Such a beautiful elder.”

Many male disciples looked at the woman in the black veil, their faces instantly lighting up with excitement, but they dared not stare too blatantly.

This black-veiled woman was an elder of Blood Demon Valley, and angering the elder could lead to severe consequences.

"Starting from yesterday, you are all disciples of Black Demon Valley

The black-veiled woman began with a simple opening.

"Among the five valleys of Black Demon Valley, Demon Valley is currently the strongest, but only because its Valley Master is also the ‘Overall Valley Master’ of Black Demon Valley. A thousand years ago, Blood Demon Valley was ranked first among the five, as the strongest.”

"In Black Demon Valley, almost all five valleys have demonic cultivation inheritance, but each specializes in different aspects. Our Blood Demon Valley, apart from demonic paths, holds many Blood Path Techniques and secret techniques!”

Because his master was the Valley Master of Blood Demon Valley, Chen Yu had entered Blood Demon Valley, but he still practiced the Body Refining Technique and followed the path of the demonic path.

Blood Path was even more powerful within Blood Demon Valley, and Chen Yu had no intentions of switching his cultivation technique.

However, he could choose not to practice the Blood Dao Technique; instead, he might study some special secret techniques.

For instance, Blood Demon Valley was rather renowned for something known as the Blood Corpse, as well as some Blood Path amplification secret techniques.

When discussing the Blood Corpse, the woman in black veil even presented one.

A corpse quickly emerged from the roiling blood mist beside her, its skin blood-red with many parts covered in red crystals, fluid flowing within.

The characteristic of a Blood Corpse was that, as long as it had sufficient blood, it was almost immortal.

Compared to the Evil Corpse Chen Yu encountered at Sky-reaching Peak in Blood Star Realm, Blood Corpse was a level higher.

"Black Demon Valley, as a three-and-a-half-star power, has an extremely vast sect foundation that basically can meet the daily needs of disciples. It’s feasible to stay secluded within Black Demon Valley for more than ten years.”

"Moreover, Blood Demon Valley holds a minor competition every three years and the entire Black Demon Valley has a major competition every five years. Each event is an opportunity for you to become well-known. If performed well, you might be taken in as a disciple by an elder or even the Valley Master

"Competition in Blood Demon Valley is ruthless. This place is a paradise for the strong and hell for the weak. Although disciples are not allowed to kill each other, minor injuries like losing an arm or a leg are not regulated by Blood Demon Valley.”

The woman in the black veil explained many things to the many new disciples.

"In short, in Black Demon Valley, if you have no strength, you will be completely buried. So, mind your own actions.”

After speaking, the woman in the black veil left.

Just before leaving, the woman suddenly remembered something, turned around and said, “Chen Yu, since you are the top of this batch, you will be the head senior brother of the new disciples in Blood Demon Valley this time.”

Head senior brother, meaning that three to four hundred disciples of this batch were all led by Chen Yu.

"Damn it. Another True Disciple and now the head senior brother. That kid’s luck is too good.”

"This Young Master from the Jun Family is a genius. Why should I listen to this kid!”

Many talented individuals present were envious and discontented with Chen Yu’s status.

As Chen Yu’s reputation rose, some of his information was also made public—he had no background, and there were even rumors he came from a lesser realm.

Those present who had entered Black Demon Valley were undoubtedly from significant familial powers of the Southern Domain. The majority found it unbearable to submit to someone from a lesser realm like a country bumpkin under Chen Yu’s command.

However, since Chen Yu was the disciple of the Silent Blood Valley Master, they did not dare to offend him lightly, so they harbored a deep resentment towards Chen Yu.

For Chen Yu, being named the head senior brother, a title given by the elder, was something he did not care about at all; rather, he saw it as a troublesome matter.

After the elder left, all the disciples in attendance started engaging in their own activities, getting acquainted with Black Demon Valley.

"Brother Chen, where shall we visit?”

Shi Wwei said with a smile.

"Let’s head to ‘Blood Demon Gorge!'” Chen Yu replied.

He had taken a particular interest in Blood Demon Gorge when the woman in the black veil was explaining related matters about Blood Demon Valley.

"Blood Demon Gorge?”

Shi Wwei and other disciples from the Shi Family showed a trace of fear in their eyes upon hearing these three words.

They had just entered Blood Demon Valley, but they had already heard of Blood Demon Gorge.

Blood Demon Gorge was a place that combined a cultivation ground and a dueling ground.

On both sides of the gorge were dedicated cultivation cave mansions, distinctly effective in cultivation, divided into five levels. It was said that cultivating for one day in a fifth-level cultivation cave mansion was equivalent to cultivating for one month in a first-level one.

Of course, not everyone could enter a fifth-level cultivation mansion; entering even for a day required a large number of Sect Contribution Points.

Meanwhile, the gorge itself had an arena where one could challenge anyone, spar in martial skills, and enhance each other.

However, some powerful disciples stayed in Blood Demon Gorge precisely to bully the weaker ones for fun.

"With Brother Chen leading, what is there to fear? Let’s go take a look.”

Shi Wwei laughed off and decided to go for it.

Following that, Chen Yu and his group arrived at Blood Demon Gorge.

Below the gorge, there were over a dozen dueling stages, and at this moment, nearly ninety percent of these stages had disciples from Blood Demon Valley sparring.

There were Outer Valley Disciples and Inner Valley Disciples.

Here, one could often witness skirmishes between Venerables of the Sky Sea Realm, which was greatly beneficial to personal cultivation. Thus, despite the many conflicts, many disciples still flocked here daily.

Chen Yu came here not to spar with others but was interested in the cultivation cave mansions.

As a True Disciple, he had been rewarded with three hundred Contribution Points, which was enough to let him cultivate in a second-level cultivation cave mansion for ten days, or a third-level one for two days.

"I’ll go check out the cultivation cave mansion.”

Chen Yu greeted everyone and then used the Identity Token to open a second-level cultivation cave mansion.

"Ah, it’s great to be a True Disciple.”

Shi Wwei and Yang Fenghou could not help but express their admiration.

As Outer Valley Disciples, they had only received a reward of fifty Contribution Points, enough to cultivate in a second-level cultivation cave mansion for merely one day.

Once the doors of the cave mansion closed, the entire space instantly filled with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, which eventually reached such a dense level that even Chen Yu felt it was somewhat excessive; cultivating here was a complete waste.

Since he had entered, he had to stay for at least one day, otherwise, it would be a waste of Contribution Points.

Chen Yu sat down cross-legged and started absorbing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi using the “Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record.”

He was still a distance away from reaching the Half-step Sky Sea Realm, but if he cultivated in such an environment, Chen Yu was confident that he could break through to the Half-step Sky Sea Realm in a year or even half a year, provided he had enough Contribution Points.