The selection of a divine son was also one of the number one big events for every Ancient Sect, and it had to be done carefully. In a sense, it would determine the rise and fall of the ancient religion in the coming centuries.
Before selecting a divine child, the Blood God must be sacrificed first.
The Blood God Altar, located in the hinterland of the Blood God Sect, was only a few hundred miles away from Qian Yuan Mountain. The altar had a total of nine floors, made of billions of white bones piled on top of each other.
After the death of every disciple of the Blood God Cult, their corpses would be refined into white bones that would become part of the Blood God Altar, just like brick and tile, casting the Blood God Altar to become taller and taller, more and more magnificent.
Zhang Ruochen stood at the bottom of the Blood God Altar and looked up, feeling quite shocked.
The Blood God Altar did not look like an altar at all, because, it was even more magnificent and towering than Qian Yuan Mountain, and even when he stood more than ten miles away, he felt its majestic aura.
In the sky above the altar, the blood mist was dense, and from time to time, holy shadows presented themselves, much like the souls of ancient saints. Those holy shadows varied in size, some were only a few meters tall while others were hundreds of meters tall.
“The bones of the Blood God Sect’s successive sect masters and saints will all be part of the altar, and any disciple should come here with a sense of reverence.”
Ji Shui knelt on the ground, placing her hands flat and bowing respectfully to the Blood God Altar.
Zhang Ruochen looked around and realized that the first thing those other Blood God Sect disciples did when they came here was to kneel and bow down as well.
To them, the Blood God Altar was the most sacred place.
Below the Blood God Altar, there were densely packed cultivators, at least hundreds of thousands of them, and the sound of people’s voices and heads were trembling, it was simply a sea of people.
Not only were the disciples of the Blood God Sect, but even the families and clans that were dependent on the Blood God Sect had representatives in attendance, wanting to witness the birth of the new divine son.
Some of the Blood God Sect disciples cast battle flags and printed the divine Son candidate’s surname on top of them to show their support.
“Senior Brother Wei’s qualifications are not below the previous Divine Son, Mei Lanzhu, and he can be called the leading figure of the Blood God Sect, and will definitely become the new Divine Son.”
A Half Saint realm Blood God Sect disciple placed a black battle flag on the ground.
On top of the flag, there was a golden character “Wei” printed on it, representing Wei Longxing.
Those cultivators who were optimistic about Wei Longxing becoming the new Divine Son gathered towards the direction of the black war flag, forming a unified camp.
“Hai Lingyin received a tremendous chance in the Barbarian Secret Realm, and now that his injuries have healed, the king has returned and will surely lead the younger generation of the Blood God Sect to sweep the world.”
“Seventy years ago, Senior Uncle Hai was the Blood God Sect’s number one prodigy, and today, he is still the number one person in the Blood God Sect.”
One of Sea Spirit Seal’s nephews planted an ink-blue battle flag with the word ‘sea’ on it at the top of a small hill, representing Sea Spirit Seal.
Immediately, the crowd was like a tidal wave, converging towards the ink-black battle flag.
Although, Hai Lingyin had once lost to Dongwu Lawless and suffered a dark injury, his cultivation had progressed slowly over the past few decades. However, he still had a great deal of influence in the Blood God Sect.
Many people were optimistic about him, believing that as Hai Lingyin experienced great ups and downs in his life, his will would become even stronger, and it was very likely that he would surpass the past and become a true Undefeated King.
Wei Longxing and Hai Lingyin were definitely the two main protagonists of the day, and the two of them had a huge number of supporters who constantly waved their battle flags and shouted their names.
The two of them had yet to show up, but the supporters from both sides, were already battling each other, and a clash almost broke out, but fortunately, a Saint Realm Elder showed up just in time to put a stop to it.
Zhang Ruochen laughed and said, “It’s just selecting the Divine Son, there’s no need to make such a big fuss, right?”
Ji Shui Dao: “The Blood God Cult’s hierarchy is very strict, the strong are honored, strength is king, and the weak can only be slaves and servants. Which of the characters that can become a Divine Son Candidate is not a dragon and phoenix among men, and is naturally worthy of worship.”
The supporters of the divine Son Candidate were dominated by young female disciples. Those male cultivators were relatively sensible.
Of course, if it was the selection of the Holy Maiden, such a situation would definitely be flipped.
Sun Dadi appeared out of nowhere, appearing on Zhang Ruochen’s left side, and let out a long sigh, “The supporters of Wei Longxing and Hai Lingyin are too many. Moreover, in the Blood God Sect, several goddess-level stunning beauties are also in their camp, it’s really heavenly.”
Sun Di Di looked a bit thievish, glancing at Wei Longxing and the Sea Spirit Seal’s camp from time to time, looking at the several goddess-level young beauties with a very covetous look.
With his crimson tail, he bumped into Zhang Ruochen, pointing at a green-clothed young girl from Wei Longxing’s camp, saying, “This girl, named Beihai Sakura, once competed for the Holy Maiden, don’t look at the veil she wears, it is said that her beauty is in the middle of the range when compared to Her Highness the Holy Maiden.”
Then, he pointed to a sexy beauty from the Sea Spirit Seal’s camp and said, “Her name is Ning Xi, she can be called the Blood God Cult’s No. 1 sexy beauty, I’ve been paying attention to her for a long time, who would’ve thought that the man she has her eye on would be the Sea Spirit Seal.”
Zhang Ruochen was calm, having gotten used to Sun Dadi’s talkative personality, and said, “Don’t you have many supporters as well?”
Sun Dadi grimaced bitterly and smiled awkwardly, “Those are all disciples of the Kun Zi Heavenly Palace, and moreover, the vast majority of them are male cultivators, not even a slightly more beautiful female disciple.”
Suddenly, Sun Di Di let out a light eep, as if he had discovered something extraordinary, exclaiming, “Boss Gu, there is actually a goddess-level beauty in your supporters’ camp, enough to compare to Beihai Sakura and Ning Xi.”
Zhang Ruochen naturally had supporters who came from the Immortal Underworld Sea, all of them were disciples and subordinates of the Sea Underworld Dharma King, and there were not many of them.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t care about any supporters at all, and hadn’t paid any attention to them from start to finish.
Only when he heard Sun Dadi’s words did he turn around and glanced in the direction of the “Gu” war flag.
Only to see that underneath the flag, there was indeed a tall, stunning beauty.
On her body, she was wearing a wide blood-red robe, her skin was quite fair, her breasts and hips were full, her features were exquisite and delicate, and there were some wisps of faint blood mist that surrounded her body, creating a hazy beauty.
Her eyes, however, were quite cold, and when she saw Zhang Ruochen staring towards her, a warning look appeared in her eyes.
Zhang Ruochen only smiled faintly, not fearing her warning at all, and withdrew his gaze.
“Huh! Where is that big sister just now?”
Sun Di Di looked over towards where Ji Shui was just now, only to see that she had long since left and was nowhere to be found.
“She really doesn’t have any manners at all, and didn’t say anything to us when she left. Boss Gu, if you become a Divine Son, you must discipline her properly.”Sun Dadi said.
In the camp supporting Zhang Ruochen, the stunning beauty wearing a blood robe, heard Sun Dadi’s words and a cold light flashed in her eyes.
Zhang Ruochen, however, remained silent with a smile.
Just then, a sound of agitation came.
“Senior Brother Wei is coming, everyone go greet him.”?”Sure enough, it’s Wei Longxing, worthy of being a peerless hero, that aura emanating from his body is already enough to rival the Saints.”?……
Wei Longxing wore a multicolored Saint Armor and rode an auspicious cloud as he descended from the sky, causing a great sensation.
Those female disciples who thought of Wei Longxing as the lover of their dreams were all thrilled and shouted out the name “Wei Longxing”.
Immediately afterward, White Feather, Yan Kongming, and other Divine Son candidates also arrived, causing wave after wave of shock.
On the contrary, Zhang Ruochen and Sun Dadi’s surroundings seemed rather cold.
Because, they had entered the Blood God Sect for a short period of time yet, very few people recognized them, and even when they stood in the crowd, not many people would recognize them.
Sun Dadi let out a long sigh and said, “For a small character like Bai Yu to also have numerous supporters and followers is really unfair.”
Bai Yu was indeed a Sacred Body, however, Sun Dadi did not place him in his eyes at all.
In Sun Dadi’s eyes, I’m afraid that only Hai Lingyin, Wei Longxing, and Zhang Ruochen could be considered rivals, and all the other Divine Son candidates were all minor characters.
Hai Lingyin arrived late, and even so, he caused an unprecedented stir.
This was because, he had arrived together with the Holy Maiden of the Blood God Sect, walking to the bottom of the Blood God Altar, appearing quite calm, with a powerful confidence emanating from his body.
“Her Highness the Holy Maiden is ultimately optimistic about the Sea Spirit Seal.”
“Most likely, the position of the Divine Son, which has already been internally decided, will be Sea Spirit Seal.”
All the cultivators of the Blood God Cult, all of them were talking, countless pairs of eyes, staring at Hai Lingyin and the Holy Maiden of the Blood God Cult.
Most of the Divine Son Candidates present revealed unkind expressions, their wariness was soaring, and they couldn’t wait to compete with Hai Lingyin.
As time passed, it was gradually approaching noon.
The elders of the Blood God Sect, the ten Palace Masters of the Cross Heavenly Palace, and the four Protector Dharma Kings all arrived in their true forms and landed on the top of the Blood God Altar, exuding a powerful and boundless aura.
A large portion of the Blood God Sect’s saints had arrived.
Not to mention the ordinary disciples, even the half-saints felt quite in awe and didn’t dare to raise their voices.
Below the Blood God Altar, hundreds of thousands of cultivators, all of them quieted down. Among them, a large half of the cultivators knelt down and bowed to the saints at the top of the altar.
The sight was quite spectacular.
“Greetings, Sect Leader.”
An old voice, which seemed very melodious, spread between heaven and earth.
All of the cultivators all knelt on the ground, bowing and saluting in the direction of the Blood God Altar.
At this moment, the dome of the sky above the Blood God Altar turned completely blood-red, forming a huge vortex.
“Swish.”
At the center of the vortex, a powerful and inexplicable aura emanated out and landed on top of the altar, condensing into a magnificent figure.
The Palace Master of the Crossed Heavens Palace and the four Great Protector Dharma Kings rose and bowed to the Blood God Sect Master.
The Blood God Sect Master sat down at the topmost position of the Blood God Altar, and only then did the powerful aura that had shocked hundreds of millions of beings gradually converge back into his body and turn invisible.
“Worthy of being a sect master, with such a powerful cultivation, I’m afraid that I’m able to knock down all the stars in the sky.”Sun Di Di’s head was filled with cold sweat, his heartbeat accelerated, and there was some trembling when he breathed.
Zhang Ruochen operated the Formless and Formless 36 Changes to the extreme, unable to reveal a single crack.
His technique of change was far too powerful than before, and as long as he was cautious, the Blood God Sect Master would definitely not be able to recognize it.
“The noon hour has arrived, begin the sacrifice.”
The sacrifice ceremony was presided over by the Palace Master of the Qian Zi Heavenly Palace.
This time, the sacrifice was not made with savage beasts, but using living people, a total of 3,000 boyars and 3,000 girlars were beheaded, and the slaves that were killed, were even more numerous.
Crimson blood, from the top of the altar, flowed all the way to the bottom, appearing extremely bloody and cruel.
When Zhang Ruochen saw this scene, a strong anger arose in his heart, but he was trying to restrain himself from doing something impulsive.
Since ancient times, the Blood God Cult had used living human sacrifices. Today, it was not an exception.
