"Goo goo goo..."
The Blood Essence Pool suddenly underwent a change, becoming scorching hot.
Not only that, during Mu Jinyu's five days of cultivation, although the pool had strong Qi and Blood Power and Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, much like the Heavenly Sword Pool, he had already absorbed a lot, making it less dense than before.
But now, with the pool's boiling change, the originally waning elemental Qi in the pool was actually more abundant than when he first entered!
"What's going on? Could it be that the Blood Essence Pool has multiple layers? I've almost absorbed all the Blood Essence Liquid from the first layer, so the next layer is coming up?"
Mu Jinyu stared suspiciously at the boiling pool beneath him, puzzled.
Regardless, this change in the Blood Essence Pool was ultimately a good thing for him.
So, Mu Jinyu decided not to bother with it, nor boldly plan to swallow half a drop of Sacred Wood Essence, instead continuing to take only a few strands of Sacred Wood Essence.
"Boom!!"
Ruthlessly devouring the Blood Essence Liquid, Mu Jinyu felt as if he was about to burst, but he managed to endure, feeling ecstatic!
In just the blink of an eye, five more days passed.
By now, Mu Jinyu had truly reached the peak of the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm and was halfway into the Fanxu Realm, about to truly step into the ranks of the Fanxu Realm.
"Hmm, strange, why does he look unharmed and even seems on the verge of a breakthrough to the Fanxu Realm?"
The seemingly kind elder muttered in surprise at the state of the Blood Essence Pool.
Another elder with a grim face frowned tightly, murderous intent flickering in his eyes, observing the situation with confusion:
"Strange? The formation has already been pushed to its limit, burning more than three hundred Top-Quality Spirit Stones in five days. A Ninth Layer Divine Realm cultivator shouldn't survive at all, right? Could it be..."
"He practiced the Body Refinement Technique and is accomplished in it? That's why he can endure?"
"Could be likely? So what now?" The kind elder asked.
The grim elder's eyes flashed with killing intent, saying, "What else can we do? We can't just let him break through to the Fanxu Realm. Isn't he about to breakthrough? Add more fuel to the fire and let him taste the consequences."
With a cold laughter, he continued, "This guy wants to charge into the Fanxu Realm, then let him die halfway. That way, when the Heavenly Sword Faction learns of his death and comes to investigate, we can blame him for dying due to a backlash, making our plan perfect!"
Hearing the grim elder's words, the kind elder felt a pang of regret, sighing: "But our supplies of Top-Quality Spirit Stones from the sect are nearly depleted, how can we add fuel to the fire?"
The grim elder said solemnly, "The spirit stones given by the sect are used up, don't we have our own? What's more critical now, this threat or our tiny amount of spirit stones?!"
"Alas..."
The kind elder sighed deeply, then retrieved several hundred Top-Quality Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag, placing them in the formation groove that was soon to self-destruct due to stone depletion.
Seeing this, the grim elder sneered, taking out over five hundred Top-Quality Spirit Stones himself, muttering viciously, "Little brat, now when you are about to breakthrough to the Fanxu Realm, I'll trigger the formation's power and burst you alive!"
They acted quickly, placing nearly eight hundred Top-Quality Spirit Stones in the formation groove within moments.
Yet, this time, they weren't in a rush to trigger the formation, instead deciding to let Mu Jinyu unknowingly be refined to death.
They planned to wait for Mu Jinyu to reach the verge of breaking the Fanxu Realm barrier, then explode all eight hundred stones simultaneously, transforming into endless spiritual energy flooding into Mu Jinyu's body, forcing him to absorb until he bursts!
Time passed slowly.
Half a day flew by in an instant.
Mu Jinyu, in the Blood Essence Pool, was only a step away from the Fanxu Realm.
He had been confident to swallow a drop of Sacred Wood Essence and step into the Fanxu Realm for a transformative increase in power as early as half a day ago!
But due to past experiences, he knew there was something strange about the Blood Essence Pool, fearing an unexpected event if he consumed such a large quantity at once!
Yet after waiting for half a day, having absorbed nearly all the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy in the pool, no further changes occurred!
Now, due to delayed breakthrough time, he lost some momentum and desire, feeling urgency in making the breakthrough.
"Forget it, it seems the Blood Essence Pool only underwent a single change? Looks like it'll be devoured like the Heavenly Sword Pool!"
Mu Jinyu sighed deeply, deciding no longer to delay, directly taking out a drop of Sacred Wood Essence and swallowing it!
"Boom!!"
Immediately, the boiling True Yuan within him, initially receding, surged like waves, akin to a tsunami, pounding the barrier of the Fanxu Realm!
"It started, get ready..."
The two Supreme Elders of the Blood Sword Sect, constantly watching Mu Jinyu's situation, noticed the surge in Mu Jinyu's power upon ingesting something, bracing themselves for the formation's activation!
Soon, under their watchful gaze, Mu Jinyu's energy surged fiercely, about to break the Fanxu Realm barrier, truly stepping into the realm...
"Now's the time!"
With a soft shout from the grim elder, his hands condensed True Yuan, slamming onto the formation switch!
"Boom!!"
In an instant, the Blood Essence Pool, nearly depleted of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy and Qi-Blood Power, unleashed boundless Spiritual Power in the formation's violent initiation, controlled by the grim elder, flooding all into Mu Jinyu's body!
"Uh..."
Mu Jinyu, on the verge of breaking the barrier into the Fanxu Realm, suddenly felt as if he had swallowed seven or eight drops of Sacred Wood Essence at once, an overwhelming influx of spiritual energy he couldn't bear instantly created cracks across his body.
Transforming him into a beautiful but cracked porcelain doll, threatening to shatter at any moment!
"What's happening?"
Mu Jinyu, both shocked and furious, attempted to cease the operation of the "Green Emperor's Wood Emperor Art," refraining from absorbing the massive amounts of nature's spiritual energy.
However, he realized that even without actively absorbing, the terrifyingly intense energy continued forcefully plunging into him!
"Crackling..."
Across Mu Jinyu's body surface appeared more cracks, spouting blood wildly, turning him into a bloodied figure.
Opening his eyes abruptly, his gaze turned dark. Seeing the boiling Blood Essence Pool surrounding him, he instantly understood someone was manipulating it to harm him!