The child's innocent question suddenly emerged in the eerily silent forest, startling everyone present. His mother quickly pulled him into her embrace to protect him, "Shush, do not speak recklessly."
The vast Danxue Mountain, blessed with spiritual aura and rich in treasures, allowed numerous beings to attain true wisdom and transform into various minor spirits and immortals. These beings resided as nationals of Danxue Mountain, strictly adhering to the laws without ever daring to overstep.
The lineage of the phoenix on Danxue Mountain, being divine beasts raised by the Father God during the creation of the world, numbered among the highest divine clans. With the establishment of the Three Realms, all considered the Heavenly Realm supreme. Remembering the phoenix's remarkable contributions, the Father God decreed that the ruler of Danxue Mountain would be a hereditary title passed down within the family.
The ancient bloodline of the phoenix was originally of the highest nobility, yet the bloodline of the second Crown Prince was even more distinguished, for his father was the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Spirits of the celestial quadrants.
The Four Spirits of Heaven, as supreme deities, consisted of only four lineages. The status of the second Crown Prince was evident.
Moreover, if not for the unfortunate events long ago at Danxue Mountain which greatly affected the second Crown Prince, causing him to lose interest in state affairs... Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed Malignant Spirits to wreak havoc.
Everyone was originally a diligent cultivator, extremely cautious of the evil spirits committing atrocities. Only recently did the second Crown Prince eradicate all sorts of evil and misdirected spirits, allowing them to now dare emerge from their safe territories.
No one knew what virtue or ability this man from another world possessed, to warrant the Crown Prince of unreachable Danxue Mountain not only to rescue him personally but even to personally inspect his injuries...
Considering the vastness of Danxue Mountain and the multitude of spiritual beings and accomplished cultivators, most of whom would never even get a chance to glimpse the royal family...
Today's scene was indeed unheard of and shockingly unorthodox!
As the spirits marveled, they saw the second Crown Prince lightly lift two fingers to form a sword technique, slashing his own wrist, intending to use his divine blood to save this foreign mortal.
"Your Highness, please reconsider!" an Elder's voice boomed like a great bell, and with hurried steps, a bearded old man emerged from the woods, kneeling far off in the distance, pleading, "Your Highness, with your pure-hearted and precious blood, as valuable as heaven and earth, you must not perform this charity, you absolutely must not!"
Many Elders walked out of the forest, all trying to persuade him.
"Your Highness, mighty Danxue Mountain has never involved any mortal, and now suddenly, a mortal from another world appears, potentially bringing future disasters. He is now corrupted by the demonic aura of the Malignant Spirits; it is his fate to suffer so, I implore you, do not let compassion sway you."
"Even if you wish to save him, Your Highness, your blood, even a single drop, might be too much for him to bear. Please reconsider, prioritize your sacred body."
The second Crown Prince heard these words, unmoved. He pinched Lin Suqing's cheeks to force his mouth open.
At that moment, as the shadows in the grove dispersed, all the minor spirits revealed under the sunlight spontaneously knelt like reapers in a wheat field, pleading, "Your Highness, please think again!"
No matter how united everyone was in their persuasion, the second Crown Prince ignored them all, indifferently letting his blood drip into Lin Suqing's mouth.
The fool Gouzi sat beside, clutching a bamboo tube and watching blankly, affected fundamentally by the demonic aura of the Malignant Spirits. Although he seemed unharmed outwardly, the demonic energy would gradually permeate him. Within days, he would succumb to torment from his organs being corrupted and die. Even if there were a remedy, it would be ineffective on his mere mortal physique.
Not to mention that this was the blood of Danxue Mountain's second Crown Prince, of the highest and most noble lineage.
His blood, if consumed by other immortals, could not only significantly enhance their cultivation but also protect them from demonic afflictions, and in moments of great peril, even revive the dead.
Being of the highest nobility, the recipient's own condition and cultivation level must meet extremely stringent criteria.
Even for a highly cultivated immortal, just drinking a drop could cause them to burst into flames, losing their soul and spirit, shattering their cultivation base, and turning to ash.
And yet, here was Lin Suqing, merely a mortal man.
At this thought, Gouzi couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "This fool is doomed either way; why should the master trouble himself and suffer injury."
Crown Prince withdrew his wrist, pinching a sword technique with his left hand over the wound on his right wrist. In just a moment, when he released it, there was no trace left on his wrist.
He felt Lin Suqing's pulse at her neck and said indifferently, "Zhui Feng, one must look at the essence through the phenomena."
Gouzi had not expected the Crown Prince to respond to it, initially startled, then upon further thought, it was even more shocked—Upon the reminder from the Crown Prince, it then noticed the doubtful points.
Oddly enough, even though powerful spirits would usually have their souls seized and be killed instantly upon encountering Malignant Spirits, Lin Suqing, this ordinary mortal, not only still had her whole soul but even managed to escape hundreds of miles bearing the aura of demonic calamities. Indeed, it was both strange and wondrous.
Could it be that the Crown Prince simply bestowed his blood to test Lin Suqing's identity?
It hurriedly placed down the bamboo tube, moved closer, and cautiously sniffed Lin Suqing's scent, thoroughly examining her injuries.
It couldn't help but be greatly startled, falling to the ground; it was incredulous about everything happening to this mortal.
Even gods of impressive cultivation had difficulty tolerating the supreme Divine Blood, yet this foreign mortal had imbibed at least three to four drops and showed no signs of vein bursting; her complexion even gradually returned from purple-black to rosy health.
It raised its little paw at Lin Suqing, babbling incoherently, "My Lord! He, he, he..."
Meanwhile, the Elders, who had been observing from a distance, also noticed that the mortal who had imbibed the Crown Prince's fresh blood showed no signs of meridian explosion.
At this moment, they were intensely discussing this curious phenomenon.
Then, among the kneeling Elders and commoners around, a brown-bearded old man with long eyebrows slowly stepped forward. A lantern hung over the magic wand he held in his hand, bright even in broad daylight.
As he approached, he placed his wand beside him, then gave a deep bow of a minister to the Crown Prince, advising, "Your Highness, the elder has heard previously that a Malignant Spirit, in the process of seizing her Primordial Spirit, stopped halfway, even to the point of great astonishment. Now, she appears to be easily enduring the highest Spiritual Power in your blood..."
The old man, holding the wand, knelt down, laid the wand flat on the ground, and the light of the lantern dimmed with it. He bowed deeply to the ground, solemnly saying, "Throughout history, no foreign mortal has ever intruded, let alone someone with such an extraordinary presence, who may bring disaster. Your Highness, you are not only the Crown Prince of Danxue Mountain but also a supreme god above all. I implore you to consider the common folk of the world and not to leave disasters in the realm."
Upon the elder's word, other Elders rapidly echoed, "We implore Your Highness to consider the common folk of the world, and not to leave this disaster in the realm."
Suddenly, even the group of minor fairies and demons watching around bowed down, also pleading earnestly. The atmosphere surged powerfully, causing Gouzi to feel somewhat unsure, even wanting to kneel down and beg alongside them.
After all, the extraordinary phenomenon occurring to this mortal was truly earth-shattering.
If forced to rationalize it reasonably, in its opinion, there was only one possibility, and that was…
Gouzi had just thought of it when it immediately covered its mouth, afraid that it might blurt it out inadvertently.
It could not speak, nor dare to speak.
It was the matter that no one dared to mention, even a single word would lead to the execution of the entire clan. It was an imperial order decreed by the Emperor.
Gouzi shook its head desperately, trying to force itself to forget what it had just thought, urging itself never to think about it again.
...
Crown Prince, seeing that Lin Suqing was no longer in serious trouble, finally stood up, brushed his sleeves, turned around, and stood with his hands behind his back, glaring at the kneeling Elders and the little fairies and demons.
All who caught his gaze trembled violently.
Still single-mindedly forcing itself not to recall the forbidden, Gouzi suddenly trembled and snapped back to awareness, looking up at the figure of the Crown Prince—Hmm... it seems My Lord is not very pleased...