The Blind woman was lying in an empty bedroom, while the Blood God sat beside her, looking at her strangely.
"Her eyes are missing, even her blood… what could have happened with her?" The Blood God murmured, staring at her face.
There was a slight worry in his eyes, but he didn't want to meddle in the affairs of a saint. Before discussing it with wandering after all, he was the only one who had some connection in the saint realm.
After some hesitation, the Blood God took her purple flute before dripping his blood on it. As the Blood touched the flute, music started to play as the flute came to life. This music was similar to "The Call of Soul, just calmer.
As music played, a minor shadow materialised in the wind, similar to the shadow phantom that had attacked him first. With its appearance, the Blood God said instantly, "She is missing her eyes, and even her Blood didn't seem much different from mortals. Do you know anything about it?"
The shadow glanced at the woman before replying, "Don't worry, her soul is still the same, just losing the divinity. From beginning to end, it was her choice to begin with."
The shadow sighed and continued, "Forget about her eyes, there's nothing we could do about it. As for her, she isn't Qing Ji anymore, remember that."
"What do you mean?" The Blood God asked.
The shadow looked at him disdainfully, "This is the mortal realm, she isn't Qing Ji, you aren't Blood God, and the world isn't what you remember. Enjoy the world, forget about the past, and start cultivating like a normal cultivator. Forget the Blood Art."
Hearing the shadow's words, the Blood God was shocked internally, but he didn't say anything and contemplated on its words.
"Well, where are you right now? Maybe I can come over to pick you up." The shadow asked the Blood God.
"Do you know the Floating Cloud sect?" The Blood replied.
"The Floating Cloud sect, never heard of." The shadow spoke in a disdainful voice.
The Blood God didn't say anything, just watched him calmly.
"Well, the central plane gates will going to be opened in a few months, almost every single official sect sends their top disciple for selection. As long as your sect is decent enough, then you could simply clear the trial and join me in the central plane then I will explain what is going on. It is very interesting, hehe…" The shadow spoke in a playful voice before disappearing.
The room fell into silence. The Blood God glanced at the woman one more time before sitting down, crossed-legged and beginning the mortal cultivation.
It wasn't just Wandering's words, but he also didn't have much divine blood left. Until he can deal with the god emperor, there is no way to get his Blood Sea back before reaching his former peak.
As the Blood God began cultivating, the blood within his body started to gather around his forehead, glowing in crimson light. Slowly, it started to crystallise. In less than a few minutes, it completely solidified. The Blood stared at the blood crystal between his fingers for a few seconds before putting it away.
"Now, time to cultivate as mortals," The Blood God sighed as he again closed his eyes. After all, he had just woken up, and now he had to seal his remaining power again and restart as a mortal.
The Blood God began his cultivation, but the technique he was using wasn't from the floating Cloud sect. It was the modified version of his own Blood Scripture and Wandering's soul-devouring art. This was a cultivation method they made specially for Qing Ji. It was one of the best cultivation methods he had.
Unfortunately, this scripture could never let him reach sainthood, because his path is Blood, the Blood origin of all lives. Leaving it means he isn't qualified to be God, let alone a saint. The higher realms aren't about power, but comprehension and an unwavering Dao heart that can't be lured by anything.
Slowly, the spiritual energy started to gather around him, entering his body. The speed at which he was devouring Qi was extremely low compared to his divine origin, but in the mortal realm, it was still comparable to legendary class talent. He broke into the 3rd stage of the Qi refinement realm in less than an hour, until the woman started to wake up.
Seeing this, the Blood God stopped his cultivation and stood up. But before he could say anything to her, a man broke into his room.
"Tian Xin…" The intruder called out and went to hug the woman, who had just woken up.
The Blood watched this from the side, annoyed, but he didn't say anything.
The Blind woman gently pushed the man away, before looking at the Blood God, "Who are you?"
"Me… I am… Li Chen," The Blood God after some hesitation, was able to come up with his new name. This was the name that Xiao Yu registered in the sect for him. He had almost forgotten about it.
"My name is Tian Xin. Were you the one who saved us?" The woman asked in a calm voice.
"Hm," The Blood God nodded simply.
"How could that be possible? You are only at the 3rd stage of the QI refinement realm. How could you possibly save us from that dragon?" The man beside her said with a loud voice.
But before the Blood God could say anything, the woman said, "Well, the gratitude is gratitude even if he is not the one who saved us from the black dragon, but he still took care of us. If we were to be out in the forest, even an ordinary animal could kill us."
"Li Chen, thanks for your care. If you ever need my help, you can call me through this token." Tian Xin took out a small golden token from her storage ring before passing it to him.
Seeing this, Senior Fang, standing beside her, was dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything and took a small crescent-shaped dagger, tossed it at the Blood God while saying, "This is a special dagger made by our Fang family, it is a top spiritual weapon."
"Tian Xin, we should warn the Floating Cloud Sect leader about the Black Dragon and leave this place quickly. If that dragon came back, we won't be its match." Senior Fang said, pulling her out of the Li Chen dwelling.
She also reluctantly followed him, because the Black Dragon was a serious threat not just for them, but also for the whole region.
As she left, the Blood God stared at the door blankly, while Xiao Yu had also watched this whole drama, and her heart felt unsettled. Was he really the same demonic god who could even suppress a dragon?
Her gaze matched with Blood God as she quickly bowed her head in fear.
"Close the door and leave." The Blood God in his usual cold voice.
"Hm," Xiao Yu quickly followed his order, leaving him alone.
"Well, now, Qing Ji has already gotten her new identity, and Wandering also seemed to enjoy his time in the mortal realm. I should also forget about the past and enjoy this life as a new one." He muttered as if talking to himself.
He sat down and began his cultivation, ready to let go of his old identity, accepting Li Chen as himself.