Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Promotion to Direct Disciple

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Before long, the door of the main hall slowly opened.

Zhang Chen took a deep breath and walked into the hall with a hint of nervousness.

On the blood jade throne at the top was the Patriarch of the Blood God Sect.

He appeared to be middle-aged, dressed in a blood-red robe, exuding an indescribable grandeur with dazzling blood radiance that was difficult to look at directly.

This was Zhang Chen’s first time meeting the Patriarch. Quickly lowering his head, he did not dare to look directly at him.

To the left and right below were the six elders of the Blood God Sect.

Among them were Elder Blood River, Elder Dried Blood, and Elder Black Blood, whom Zhang Chen had met before.

The other three he had not met before, but had heard of them. They were Elder Blood Flame, Elder Filthy Blood, and Elder Cold Blood.

Under the gaze of the seven, Zhang Chen felt immense pressure, as if he was being crushed by a mountain.

He did not notice the ambiguous expression in Elder Blood River’s eyes as he looked at him.

Zhang Chen walked to the center and respectfully saluted, “Disciple Zhang Chen, pays respects to the Patriarch and all the elders.

After scrutinizing Zhang Chen for a moment, the Patriarch of the Blood God Sect spoke with satisfaction, “Our Blood God Sect truly has no shortage of talent. We have another successful Foundation Establishment disciple.”

“Show me your identity token.”

“Yes.” Zhang Chen respectfully took out his identity token.

The Patriarch of the Blood God Sect waved his hand, and the identity token flew into his hand. After scanning it with divine sense, he was slightly surprised, “You have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage in 12 years since entering the sect?”

In the Blood God Sect, it is generally expected to take 20 to 30 years to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, and 12 years is considered a very rare speed.

At this time, an elder whom Zhang Chen had not seen before spoke up in a cold tone, “I’m afraid he used this sect mission to hunt down his fellow disciples and devour their blood essence!”

Elder Black Blood revealed an unfriendly smile, “If that’s the case, we’ll divide his blood among ourselves.”

To them, these disciples were like the pigs they raised, and Zhang Chen had killed their pigs and eaten their food.

Zhang Chen’s heart sank. He did not hunt down his fellow disciples, but was forced to defend himself, though he did kill some of them.

The Patriarch of the Blood God Sect remained expressionless, and asked in a deep voice, “Zhang Chen, do you have anything to say?”

“I did not hunt down fellow disciples. During this sect mission, I returned early with fellow mortal followers who can testify that I did not leave during that time.”

“The reason for my rapid progress in cultivation is due to having top-level spiritual roots and being able to refine demon blood quickly. Also, my willpower is strong and can consume more demon blood.

“Furthermore, under the guidance of Senior Brother Li Mumin, who is also a direct disciple, I was given a considerable amount of blood essence, which allowed me to successfully establish his foundation in 12 years.”

Before this, Zhang Chen had low-level spiritual roots and had spent nine years just barely reaching the fifth layer of Qi Refinement.

The Blood God Sect didn’t check for spiritual root level, and no one knew his spiritual root level, so he could use his top-level spiritual root as an excuse.

If it was a top-level spiritual root, coupled with strong willpower and being favored by the senior disciples, he had received a considerable amount of blood

essence.

With these three conditions combined, it was not unacceptable to establish a foundation in 12 years.

The Blood God Sect Master swept his divine sense over Zhang Chen and nodded, “Not bad, it is indeed a top-level spiritual root. I still remember the name Li Mumin, it seems that he was promoted two years ago.”

Although the body was made up of blood after condensing the blood body, the structure was still the same as before.

It used to be a top-level spiritual root, and now the blood body was also a top-level spiritual root.

However, aptitude was not very important to the Blood God Sect. As long as one had enough blood essence, even a pig could reach the ninth level of Qi Refinement.

But the side effects of the Blood God Technique were clear, and the more one progressed, the more important willpower became.

If both were strong, it was truly remarkable.

The sect master continued, “So it seems that there should be no problem. What do you elders think?”

“If the Sect Master says there is no problem, then there is naturally no problem,” Blood River Elder was the first to speak up.

“No problem,” other elders chimed in.

“In that case, I will bestow upon disciple Zhang Chen the identity of a senior disciple and grant him the spells ‘Blood Escape Technique’ and ‘Blood Curse Technique’! ”

With that, the Blood God Sect Master waved his hand, and the senior disciple’s attire, identity token, and two jade slips fell in front of Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen received them with both hands. “Thank you for your reward, Sect

Master!”

The Blood God Sect Master nodded, “The Blood God Sect needs talented individuals like you. Work hard in your cultivation from now on.”

“I will definitely not disappoint the Sect Master’s teachings and the sect’s cultivation. I will work hard,” Zhang Chen bowed again.

“After becoming a senior disciple, a senior will be your master to guide you personally. That is the true meaning of being a senior disciple. According to the rules of the sect, you will be under the tutelage of Blood Flame Elder.”

“The third elder on your left, that is Blood Flame Elder,” the Blood God Sect Master gestured.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked towards Blood Flame Elder.

This was an elder he had never seen before. His entire body emitted a scorching heat all over his body, giving Zhang Chen a feeling that his blood would evaporate.

Just as Zhang Chen was about to bow, Blood River Elder suddenly shouted, “Wait!”

The Blood God Sect Master frowned, “Blood River Elder, what do you mean?”

Blood River Elder stood up and said, “Sect Master, I want to exchange two disciple quotas for this disciple with Blood Flame Elder.”

In fact, disciple quotas were already assigned.

The disciples in the Qi Refinement period were like pigs raised in the sect, and the disciples in the Foundation Establishment period were no different.

Before the pigs were sent to market, the elders who were responsible for raising them had already allocated them in order of marketability.

For example, this time, the disciple belonged to Elder Blood Flame, and the next time it would be Elder Blood Cold’s turn, and the time after that would be the Sect Master’s, and so on in a never-ending cycle.

This was also the reason why Elder Cold Blood proposed to divide the refined blood earlier, because if they didn’t, Zhang Chen’s blood would not be his share.

Moreover, some problems could be seen from the side effects of the Blood God Body.

Of course, some pigs were exceptionally fierce and could kill their caretakers and take their place.

Others grew at an unexpected rate, leaving the caretakers helpless.

With such a huge base, anything was possible.

And who could say for sure that these elders weren’t fatter pigs?

Zhang Chen had simply jumped out of one enclosure and into a larger one.

The Blood God Sect Master looked at the Blood Flame Elder. “Blood Flame

Elder, do you agree?”

Elder Blood Flame carefully evaluated Zhang Chen, as if assessing the price of a pig. “If you’re willing to trade three spots, then he’s yours, ” he said.

Elder Blood River looked conflicted and thought for a while before saying, “Alright.”

“I didn’t expect you to think so highly of this kid,” Elder Blood Flame said, surprised.

“He has top-grade spiritual roots and a strong will. He’s worth my investment,’ Elder Blood River explained..

The Blood God Sect Master declared nonchalantly, “Since Elder Blood Flame agrees, this disciple belongs to Elder Blood River now.”

No one had asked for Zhang Chen’s opinion from beginning to end.

Zhang Chen felt like a commodity being bargained for.

“Zhang Chen, pay your respects to your new master,” Elder Blood River said with a smile.

Zhang Chen suppressed his emotions and respectfully bowed to Elder Blood

River. “Disciple Zhang Chen pays respects to Master.”

“Very well. Here’s a magical weapon as your gift for becoming my disciple,” Elder Blood River said, throwing a small ball to Zhang Chen..