Chapter 1686 - 627: Before the Blood Lotus (Ten-Thousand-Word - )
Dingchan Mountain has a peak and a lake.
The peak is Dading Peak.
The mountain stands high, reaching straight upward.
It is said that the summit is flat, as if carved by a knife, but the height makes it unbearably cold, unsuitable for habitation.
Moreover, without exceptional Qinggong, one can forget about ascending to the peak.
Below Dading Peak lies Bai Ye Lake.
The lake water is deep and serene, rarely disturbed. This isn’t the right season, otherwise, by nightfall, many fireflies would dance around, with Ming Yue hanging high above, creating a stunning scene.
In front of Bai Ye Lake, there are continuous buildings spreading within the mountain forest.
Women dressed in red wander through, smiling and chatting graciously, creating a picture of a utopia.
If one did not know the truth, who could imagine that this place, inhabited by seemingly innocent women, is actually home to merciless Demons?
Su Mo stood on a high slope with Little Situ and that woman from the Blood Lotus Sect.
They took in the whole view of the Blood Lotus Sect’s territory.
Little Situ glanced at the scene in the distance, unable to see it clearly.
Occasionally turning to look at Su Mo, he saw Su Mo quietly staring at Dading Peak.
Unable to hold back, he asked:
"Brother Su... what are you looking at?"
Su Mo pondered slightly:
"I’m thinking, what kind of place could be called Death Pass?"
The words of Third just before dying often echo in my ears.
Death Pass in front of Bai Ye Lake.
Is Death Pass a place name, or does it mean that Third is crossing the Life and Death threshold in front of Bai Ye Lake?
Although the latter seems easier to understand, if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be clearer to directly say ’closing Life and Death threshold’ rather than the ambiguous ’Death Pass’?
At the time, Third was about to die, calculated by Sixth himself.
His hatred for Sixth probably took precedence.
There was really no reason to speak such ambiguous words to cover for Third.
Therefore, initially, Su Mo didn’t associate Death Pass with closing Life and Death threshold.
However, inquiring the Blood Lotus Sect expert last night didn’t yield any information about Death Pass.
This had to lead Su Mo to other speculations.
Little Situ thought for a moment, realizing that there’s not much he could do to help in such matters.
He then turned his gaze to Dading Peak and understood what Su Mo was contemplating.
This mountain stands so tall, bare without any foothold wherever one can gain leverage, ascending this peak is no less than risking one’s life for ordinary people.
However, Little Situ couldn’t confirm if this was the case, and Brother Su couldn’t be certain either.
"Why don’t we climb the mountain for a look first?"
Little Situ asked softly.
Su Mo thought for a moment, then gently shook his head:
"Rescuing people is like putting out a fire... with the night approaching, let’s not delay."
Little Situ nodded gently.
At this moment, Su Mo glanced at the woman from the Blood Lotus Sect again:
"Is that so-called Blood Lotus really beneath Bai Ye Lake?"
This was the information Su Mo extracted from the woman last night.
The woman claimed she was actually the Vice Sect Hierarch of the Blood Lotus Sect.
Jingxin Hall Master and Blood Lotus Sect Leader, were particularly concerned with the business caravan now stationed in Four direction City.
Simply to kill a Fang Jie.
Even a Deputy Hall Master and a Vice Sect Hierarch were dispatched.
This showed the level of importance.
However, this unexpected revelation reached Su Mo.
Dong Cuilan was completely unaware that the Blood Lotus was actually beneath Bai Ye Lake.
According to the Vice Sect Hierarch, ordinary disciples indeed did not know about this matter.
After all, it’s of utmost importance.
Each year, when they worship the Blood Lotus, they take the disciples out, blindfolded, wandering aimlessly outside. After calculating a fixed hour, they are brought back and led beneath Bai Ye Lake.
Only then are their blindfolds removed.
At that moment, they never dreamed that they had wandered in a circle and had actually returned.
After the worship, their eyes were again covered, taken out for another spin, and when the time was right, brought back in front of Bai Ye Lake.
Hearing this, Su Mo couldn’t help but be amused, and Dong Cuilan’s face full of disbelief was even more interesting.
Such methods of the Blood Lotus Sect could be understood.
To them, the Blood Lotus is extremely important.
They can’t afford the slightest negligence.
Even if they use Mystical means unnecessarily, it’s justified.
The women captured for Blood offerings are confined around the Blood Pond beneath Bai Ye Lake.
Thus, tonight’s top priority is to save people.
Once rescued, there’s nothing more to say, deal with the situation as it comes.
Just then, Su Mo’s ear twitched slightly.
He looked towards a corner of the forest.
Immediately, he pulled up Little Situ and the Vice Sect Hierarch, their figures flickered, moving towards a place.
Moments later, the three landed on the branch of a large tree.
In the forest, they saw a group of people sneaking towards Bai Ye Lake.
This group has quite a number of people.
Spread out in several waves within the forest, each wave with a dozen or twenty men, their appearance not resembling genuine Jianghu Martial Artists.
Rather, they looked like a gang of robbers and mountain bandits.
Su Mo and Little Situ exchanged a glance; how did these people find their way here?
Among the group sneaking through the forest, one suddenly raised a hand, signaling everyone to halt temporarily.
The message was relayed, and the group dispersed in a fan shape.
Soon, with movements of figures, a few people gathered together.