After the Minor Affairs Sect was destroyed by the Eight Sects Alliance's Taboo magic treasure and the dam collapsed, Immortal Enrichment River's tributary flowed beside the Grand Affairs Misfortune Passing Mountain and passed through a long distance to enter the Eight Sects Alliance's territory.
This tributary nourished countless small countries along the way, benefiting a large number of mortals.
The Eight Sects patrolled almost without any gaps to ensure the safety of this tributary.
However, today, an accident still happened.
The tributary section where the problem occurred wasn't far from the Eight Sects Alliance.
In fact, this place could be considered the territory of the Eight Sects Alliance. For some reason, the river suddenly turned from originally clear to pitch-black.
From afar, the water in the upper reaches was still filled with immortal Qi. However, after it flowed into this section of the river, it instantly smelled fishy.
The anomalous substances inside were dense. It was even similar to when the mainstream of the Immortal Enrichment River flowed out of the Yinghuang Province's forbidden region.
Black fog rose from the river and enveloped the surroundings, spreading a monstrous amount of anomalous substances. Wherever it covered, the ground would corrode and all plants would turn purple-black. Living beings could not live in it!
What was even more terrifying was that this anomalous substance fog could actually devour spiritual energy. The spiritual energy in the surroundings quickly dissipated.
This section of the river water became a source of mutation.
Even a drop of this water contained shockingly dense anomalous substances. There were even countless fine black dots visible to the naked eye, and they looked to be some kind of lethal objects.
This fog even vaguely affected the sky. Black clouds filled the sky, casting gloomy shadow upon the area.
There were also some invisible fluctuations spreading out from the river.
Wherever it passed, it seemed to be able to change one's life level, causing one's life to collapse and be severely damaged.
Not only that, but the altered river water was extremely poisonous. As the poison spread, the river water was completely contaminated and filled with a strong corrosive aura.
Countless spirit fishes in the river died, and those that did not die began to mutate, becoming ferocious beasts that let out shocking cries.
Even the creatures floating on the river were affected and mutated.
In the end, vengeful souls rose from the bottom of the river. Most of them were blurry and moved up and down with the river flow, causing the river water beyond this section to look like it had fallen into a ghost realm.
These vengeful souls were different from ordinary souls. Instead of being cold and gloomy, they emitted a shocking heat. As they rose and fell, the river water was affected and boiled, distorting in all directions.
If any almighty were present, they would be able to see the source of all this. Shockingly, it was an altar constructed at the bottom of the river.
There was a concealment spell used on the altar, so it could not be detected normally. On the altar was a small black bottle that emitted thick black liquid that was quickly merging into the river.
Just like that, this tributary of the Immortal Enrichment River carried a terrifying destructive power as it surged towards the Eight Sects Alliance at an extremely fast speed.
Because they were too close, the terrifying river water instantly reached the harbor of the Alliance City.
Although the Eight Sects Alliance had made many arrangements to deal with such situations a long time ago, these arrangements seemed to be targeted one by one, and were not very effective.
The array formations collapsed, the rapidly erected dam was corroded, and the barriers formed by spells were shattered.
Sealing ice powers were activated to seal the river, but the existence of the burning souls made the ice seals unable to last.
In an instant, the entire Eight Sects Alliance was shaken. The sounds of bell tolling could be heard from every sect, and a large number of disciples rushed out.
Their expressions were filled with shock as they headed straight for the Immortal Enrichment River.
They knew very well that they could not let this polluted river water flood into the main city. Otherwise, it would be an enormous loss for the Eight Sects Alliance.
After all, the Eight Sects Alliance was one of the six major powers of the Yinghuang Province. They had a deep foundation. Although the measures they had prepared in advance had failed, there were still many arrangements that the disciples did not know about. Only the ancestors and the sect masters were qualified to know.
Soon, as the sect masters and ancestors appeared, earth walls rose from the ground outside the Alliance City, directly blocking the tumbling river water.
There were also sharp sword qi that fused into the river and quickly killed everything in it.
A huge number of medicinal pills were thrown out to neutralize the poison and anomalous substances in the river.
The ancestors made their moves as well, blocking the spreading fog. The ground rumbled and a new river course appeared. It circled around the Alliance's main city and entered the Forbidden Sea.
All these methods caused the seemingly ferocious river water to instantly lose most of its power.
This showed that the adaptability and abilities of the Eight Sects Alliance truly matched their status as one of the six great powers.
However, the anomalous substances and poison still spread and a large number of Alliance disciples were working to dispel them.
Moreover, the arrival of the river was only one aspect. The most important thing was to find the source of the invasion.
The experts and ancestors of the various sects charged out toward the problematic river section.
The disciples of the various sects of the Eight Sects Alliance were extremely busy, but everything was done in an orderly manner.
At this moment, Xu Qing had just formed his magic warship in the transportation department. When he saw this scene, his voice transmission jade slip quickly transmitted the sect's transfer orders and arrangements.
Zhang San's expression flickered. While he was shaken, he also received missions. The two of them looked at each other, and could see the seriousness in each other's eyes. They quickly dispersed without wasting any more time.
"Something is fishy!" Xu Qing looked at the red clouds that were faintly covered by the black fog. Amidst the red and black clouds, a hint of violet appeared.
This violet intent caused Xu Qing to recall the fear and trepidation he felt earlier.
That sensation was still there.
Therefore, he went straight to the Seven Blood Eyes' sect gate. The mission he received was to guard the sect gate.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the river water pollution… was most likely just a cover.
However, they had no choice but to deal with this issue. Regardless of whether it was dispelling the anomalous substances and poison or letting the ancestors and experts go examine the problematic river segment, everything was necessary.
If this was all, then it was nothing to the Eight Sects Alliance. It wouldn't be long before the problem was completely resolved.
Everything depended on whether there was a follow-up event.
Xu Qing was clear that if he could think of something, then it was impossible for the higher-ups of the Alliance not to have thought of it. Hence, he sped up.
On the way to the sect gate, Xu Qing's gaze swept across the main city. He saw the fear of countless mortals and the worry on the faces of the disciples.
Everyone was busy, but they felt uneasy about the unknown.
Even the Taboo magic treasures of the various sects were activated one after another, forming beams of light to guard against the unknown foreign enemies.
It was at this moment that, as the light from the Taboo magic treasures of the various sects spread out, the red light that shot up into the sky from the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect suddenly erupted with boundless light.
The appearance of the red light shook the heavens and earth, attracting countless gazes.
In an instant, everyone's gazes focused there.
The disciples did not know the reason, but they made all kinds of guesses after seeing this.
At the same time, the old ancestor of the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect, who had gone to the problematic river section with three other ancestors and was dealing with the source, had a drastic change in his expression when he saw this scene.
That was because the activation of the Taboo magic treasure was not done by him!
Up in the sky, the Taboo magic treasure of the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect emitted a red glow that was as bright as blood. It transformed into an enormous blood-colored tree!
This majestic tree stood tall in the sky. Its trunk was thick and red. Countless ferocious faces appeared on it, all of them wailing.
Its innumerable leaves emanated an unstoppable sword qi that caused the sky to rumble, and a huge vortex to form in which countless sword auras were swimming.
This vortex enveloped the entire Eight Sects Alliance and its aura shook the sky.
Right now, Xu Qing was already close to the Seven Blood Eyes' mountain gate. When he lifted his head and saw this scene, his expression changed. He could sense the terrifying pressure coming from there. It was as though the sky had transformed into a blood-colored sea of swords. This sea had the power to shake the world.
A figure appeared on the giant tree.
This figure was wearing a golden robe with a blue crown on his head. He stood on a tricolor bronze sword with flowing cloud patterns on it. His face was pale, but it was difficult to hide his handsomeness. However, the hollowness in his right eye and the ferociousness in his left eye made him look evil.
His appearance shook everyone.
He was… Saintly Star!
He looked down at the ground and smiled.
His smile was filled with emotion and madness as he spoke softly.
"This is my blood performance."
As soon as the words left his mouth, the blood tree beneath him exploded, transforming into a red sea that filled the sky. Then… it shot toward the Seven Blood Eyes' sect gate!
Because it was too close and it was too fast, the red light drowned the Seven Blood Eyes in the blink of an eye.
A horrifying blood tree rose from the sect gate of the Seven Blood Eyes!
As the world shook, Saintly Star slowly spread his arms and looked at the sky.
"Illuminate, please look!"
The Eight Sects Alliance was instantly thrown into an uproar. On the roof of a building in the main city of the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect, two people were wearing black robes and masks of the fragmented-face of the god. One was sitting, and the other was standing.
The black-robed man who was sitting was playing with an ancient wooden box in his hand. As he flipped it over and over, he looked at Saintly Star in the sky. He was clearly on the ground, and Saintly Star was in the sky, but he looked at him as if he was looking at an ant. He smiled, and spoke with a young voice.
"Night Dove, is this his performance?"
"Master, it's not him," Night Dove said respectfully. Then, he looked in the direction of the Seven Blood Eyes. Threads of starlight streaked across his eyes as he whispered.
"Master, take your time to admire it. I'm going to give the Seven Blood Eyes a meeting gift. I think after this, the entire Yinghuang Province will learn of Master and have a new understanding of Illuminate. After all, in their previous understanding, Illuminate was just an insignificant organization. However, with your arrival, Illuminate has completely changed."
"Go." The black-robed young man smiled slightly. As he played with the wooden box in his hand, he turned his head and looked in the direction of… the Seven Blood Eyes.
"Brother's going to cry again."
