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For Yan Xiaobao, returning to the Blood Flow Sect would be quite easy because of Nightcrypt. According to what Nightcrypt told him, the impostor, disciples of the sect could teleport from the Fallen Sword World to random locations on the Bloody Continent. Some would return directly to the sect, but others would hide to recover from injuries before going back.

After all, returning to the sect in a wounded state might be more dangerous than staying outside.

When Yan Xiaobao heard this news, fear welled up in his heart. The Blood Flow Sect seemed like a truly terrifying place. However, the allure of everlasting, indestructible relics and the safety provided by the mask ensured that he gritted his teeth and continued with his plan.

As he traveled, he visited the Bloody Continent. Everything was a reddish-brown color, as if it were stained with blood. Even the impostor Nightcrypt wasn't certain why it was so. Apparently, it always looked that way.

Even the vegetation was inherently aggressive. Yan Xiaobao encountered plenty of such intrusive plants along the way. Some he destroyed, others he fled from.

It took him two months to finally reach the Blood Stream Sect itself. Just like the Spiritual Flow Sect, the Blood Flow Sect was located on the Heavenspan River.

Although the impostor Nightcrypt had explained the appearance of the sect, now Yan Xiaobao could actually see it with his own eyes. His jaw dropped, and he even began to tremble.

He was thoroughly shaken.

The Spirit Sect's Mount Daoseed spanned the entire river like a bridge, connecting the seven peaks of the South Shore and the North Shore. The Blood Flow Sect was very different.

Shockingly, it took the form of a gigantic scarlet hand! 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

A colossal blood-red hand extended out from the Sea Cloud Mountain River, palm down and outstretched as though grasping ferociously at the sky. Its size was difficult to depict in words; the five fingers were like massive peaks, each roughly the same size as the Daoseed Mountain.

As for the coarse thumb, it was obscured by a blood mist, making it impossible to see clearly.

There's no telling how long this hand had existed; its dusty, rubble-strewn surface was eroded by the wind. Up close, one could only see the five gigantic mountain peaks stretching upward.

However, from afar, one could also discern a shocking blood-red arm beneath the hand!

Yan Xiaobao's eyes were as wide as saucers. Anyone witnessing such a sight might conclude that within the Heavenspan River resided a giant of unimaginable proportions, a giant who at the moment of its death reached out to tear the heavens.

Yet, even as it did so, its arm solidified, never moving again. As long as the hand remained, soaring like a mountain peak, then the giant's will would remain.

The peaks were covered with scarlet vegetation and numerous buildings. Light beams could be seen flying back and forth; it was clear that the peaks were home to countless people, their murderous aura causing the sky above to darken.

This was the home of the Blood Stream Sect!

"Blood Flow Sect!" Yan Xiaobao exclaimed, taking a deep breath. "So powerful!" Seeing it all with his own eyes only further confirmed the strength and resources possessed by the Blood Flow Sect.

"No wonder the people of the Blood Stream Sect are so ruthless. Their sect is actually built upon the arm of a corpse! In fact, the impostor Nightcrypt even said that the techniques of the Blood Flow Sect mostly originate from the arm itself!" Yan Xiaobao's mind trembled as he approached the gigantic arm. As he neared, he could see mountain peaks with blood waterfalls flowing down from various places.

Upon closer inspection, it was apparent that the hand absorbed water from the Heavenspan River, which then seeped out from various cracks and crevices within the arm. As it did so, the golden water turned crimson in color.

That red liquid was also the fundamental element cultivated by the Blood Flow Sect.

"Soul Blood!" Yan Xiaobao thought, his heart racing. He immediately recalled the initial introduction the impostor Nightcrypt had given him about the Blood Stream Sect.

The structure of the Blood Stream Sect was similar to the Spirit Sect. However, there were also some fundamental differences. They had servants, outer sect disciples, and inner disciples. However, the Blood Flow Sect did not have traditional cultivators and instead possessed Blood Masters.

Generally speaking, the sect's ranks were strictly enforced. Servants were not allowed to enter the upper part of the forearm; they lived in the lower part of the forearm, which was considered outside the Blood Flow Sect.

That was the most populous area, tightly packed with buildings organized in concentric rings.

Only outer sect disciples could leave that region and step onto the upper part of the forearm, and only inner disciples were qualified to live on the back of the hand.

Aside from the thumb, the fingers' peaks were divided into lower fingers and upper fingers. The lower fingers were occupied by Foundation Establishment cultivators. Mortal-Dao Foundation Establishment individuals were known as Dharma Protectors, while Earth Foundation Establishment individuals were elders.

Only one person was qualified to dwell on the upper parts of the fingers, that is, a great figure during the peak period. The Great Elders were equivalent to the Peak Lords in the Spirit Sect. Of course, considering that there were fewer peaks than in the Spirit Sect, this was a position reserved for only the most exceptional individuals.

After the fingertips, from the moment the ancient Blood Flow Sect was founded, each peak had a Blood Master. That was the only person qualified to occupy the fingertip.

Blood Masters were the focal point of the entire sect and one of the most powerful individuals within the sect, excluding certain people residing on the thumb. They were as strong as the Sect Leader and were qualified to issue orders to the peak elders.