"Now, let's first figure out how to rescue Ancestor Xu."

Xiao Mu said, turning his head to look at Xu Qingyuan.

Rescuing Ancestor Xu and giving him the Heavenly Soldier waist token would truly make Ancestor Xu an ally, enhancing our own strength and better resisting evil absurdities.

Only after Emperor's Might had faded did Xu Qingyuan nervously get up from the ground. His mind was still influenced by the Emperor's Might and he dared not even look at Xiao Mu.

As an ordinary person, who can face the emperor head-on? Not to mention that this emperor is the Heavenly Emperor?

"Mr. Xu, we need to figure out how to rescue your ancestor. Do you have any ideas?"

Xiao Mu asked for his opinion.

"Your ma..."

Still affected, Xu Qingyuan unconsciously wanted to kneel and address Xiao Mu as Your Majesty.

"Cough, cough!"

Xiao Mu quickly interrupted Xu Qingyuan's words with a cough and reached out to support him as he was about to kneel.

Only then did Xu Qingyuan fully recover, looking at Xiao Mu with a shocked and incredulous look. The earlier scene left him so shocked that he immediately lowered his head after glancing at Xiao Mu.

Fortunately, the Emperor's Might had disappeared and its influence on him wasn't as great. He said, "Mr. Mu, please, make the arrangements. We'll do as you say."

"Alright then, let's first go inside the Ancestral Hall. As soon as the Blood Demon leaves, we'll immediately rescue Ancestor Xu."

Xiao Mu made the decision.

Rescuing Ancestor Xu is not only to increase our own combat power, but also because if we leave Ancestor Xu in the hands of the Evil Ghost, the Blood Demon might devour Ancestor Xu if anxious. Under the power of the sacrificial rites of the six ancestors of the Xu Family, the Blood Demon's strength would probably rise to an unthinkable level.

The Blue Blood Ghost could immediately turn into a Red Blood Ghost, even a Purple-Black Blood Ghost. The Green Blood Ghost could also turn into a Red Blood Ghost.

Currently, the only reason the Blood Demon hasn't devoured Ancestor Xu is to offer him as a sacrifice to the evil spirit that is about to emerge from the Ghost Gate.

Once a battle breaks out here, and if the evil spirit cannot come out of the Ghost Gate, in desperation, it might command the Blue or Green Blood Demon to devour Ancestor Xu.

If Ancestor Xu were devoured, and the Blue or Green Blood Demon advanced, then it would be truly dangerous.

Therefore, regardless of the reason, Xiao Mu decided to rescue Ancestor Xu first.

Naturally, Wang Tong and Zhao Yan had no objections.

The four of them then headed inside the Ancestral Hall, to the hall dedicated to Ancestor Xu.

Xiao Mu moved the altar table, revealing the entrance to the Ancestral Blood Path.

Xiao Mu deliberately went down to listen for a moment.

He soon got up and joyfully said, "The Blood Demon is not here, now is the best time to rescue Ancestor Xu. Everyone step back, I will open the door."

Hearing this, Zhao Yan, Wang Tong, and Xu Qingyuan hastily stepped back.

"Quick!"

Klatch!

Xiao Mu's Peach Wood Sword slashed down, once again hitting the center of the circle.

"Boom!"

The door opened and the Ancestral Blood Path appeared again.

"I'll go first."

Xiao Mu stepped in.

Huh!

Something bizarre happened. The Ancestral Blood Path turned out to be an illusion. When Xiao Mu stepped down, he found no footing and couldn't stand on the path.

"How did this happen?"

Xiao Mu was slightly taken aback.

If he can't step on the Ancestral Blood Path, he can't walk towards the altar and hence, he cannot rescue Ancestor Xu.

"Mr. Mu, what's going on?"

Zhao Yan noticed something was wrong and quickly came forward.

"You try it and see if you can walk on this path."

Xiao Mu instructed.

"Alright!"

Zhao Yan responded, and took a step onto the Ancestral Blood Path. But just like Xiao Mu, she could not set foot upon it and stepped into the void.

"I'll try!"

Wang Tong stepped forward but had the same result as Xiao Mu and Zhao Yan—unable to walk onto the Ancestral Blood Path.

"How can this be? What kind of road is this?"

Zhao Yan asked, her voice filled with shock and uncertainty.

Xiao Mu made no reply, he involuntarily looked in the direction of Xu Qingyuan.

Could it be…

This is the Ancestral Blood Path, a road built from the ancestral blood of the Xu family. Could it be that only their family members can walk on it?

"Mr. Xu, you should try it."

Xiao Mu instructed Xu Qingyuan.

"Me?"

Xu Qingyuan seemed apprehensive.

Xiao Mu nodded assertively, "This Ancestral Blood Path was built with your family's ancestral blood. I think, perhaps only you can step foot on it."

Xu Qingyuan listened with incomprehension, but he dared not disobey Xiao Mu. He carefully stepped forward and attempted to set foot on the Ancestral Blood Path.

Unlike Xiao Mu, Wang Tong, and Zhao Yan, when Xu Qingyuan set foot down it was as if he had landed on a solid ground, standing firmly on the Ancestral Blood Path.

"I... I..."

A look of panic and fear crossed Xu Qingyuan's face.

It was strange. Everyone else had failed, yet only he succeeded.

Xiao Mu said solemnly, "Mr. Xu, it's up to you now to follow the Ancestral Blood Path, get to the Altar, and rescue your ancestral patriarch."

"I... I... I don't have the ability to do that!"

Xu Qingyuan spoke worryingly, his face full of fear.

He wasn't being cowardly, nor was he scared.

Of course, it's undeniable he was scared, but Xu Qingyuan was more worried. With his ability, how could he possibly save the ancestor?

He was scared that he would not only be of no help, but instead become a liability and cause trouble.

Zhao Yan seemed to understand Xu Qingyuan's worries. She expressed her concern, "Mr. Mu, I'm afraid it won't work. As you said, Ancestor Xu is such an important person... object. Even if they were to leave him on the altar, wouldn't they assign an Evil Ghost to guard him? I don't see how Mr. Xu's presence would do any good. He's just an ordinary person. Against an Evil Ghost, wouldn't he get killed instantly?"

"In the end, if we fail to rescue Ancestor Xu, we may end up sacrificing him too, which is not worth it at all," she added.

"Yes, Mr. Mu, it's not that I'm unwilling to go."

Xu Qingyuan quickly joined in, "Just as Electra said, if I could rescue our family's ancestor, I would risk my life willingly. But the problem is, I'm afraid I would be useless. I couldn't possibly defeat even an ordinary Evil Ghost, let alone stronger ones."

Their reasoning was solid; Xiao Mu couldn't help but look serious.

"Let me think about it."

If Xu Qingyuan goes there, he won't be able to save Ancestor Xu.

Without saving Ancestor Xu, not only would their strength be significantly reduced, making it even harder to deal with the Blood Demons, but if in a desperate situation the Blood Demons consumed Ancestor Xu, they would be doomed.

Ancestor Xu had to be saved. There was no other option.

The biggest problem now was how to save Ancestor Xu.

Xiao Mu fell deep into thought, his eyebrows knitted together.

No one dared to interrupt him and they all quietly watched Xiao Mu, feeling very tense.

At this point, it was clear to all—if they were unable to save Ancestor Xu, all their previous efforts would have been in vain.

"Ah!"

A spark lit up Xiao Mu's eyes. He obviously thought of something and his face lit up with delight. He turned towards Xu Qingyuan, "Mr. Xu, did you bring the piece of Blood Skin I asked you to take earlier?"

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