In the ancient age, deep within the Forbidden Lands of the Thirteen Incantations, two powerful factions clashed endlessly in blood and fire.
One was the Blood Fiend Sect masters of forbidden arts who cultivated through blood rituals, sacrificed innocents to summon vengeful spirits, and bargained with dark entities to gain strength beyond mortal limits.
The other stood as a beacon of light the Celestial Exorcists. Righteous cultivators devoted to protecting the people, wielders of talismans and sacred seals. Their guiding principle: "A tranquil heart is the lotus that rises above corruption."
The Blood Fiend Sect – Five Lords of Darkness:
Yin of the Abyss – Supreme leader, cold and cunning beyond measure.
Lady Bone – A ruthless killer, her heart colder than frost.
Dark Sovereign Yelan – Monarch of midnight, savage and merciless.
Wei the Deceiver – Always smiling, yet nothing but lies behind his eyes.
Chrono Ghoul – Master of time, keeper of lost and forbidden rituals.
The Celestial Exorcists – Guardians of Light:
Elder Qi Yunfang – Founder and spiritual anchor of the order.
Elder Bai Luo – Brilliant and aloof, unmatched in sealcraft.
Deputy Luo Yinghan – Stern and unwavering, loyal to duty.
Chu Ling – A prodigy born under the "Ghost-Suppressing Star."
Mo Yue – A cursed beauty, once marked by demonic sorcery.
The Ceasefire Meeting
Within the blood-drenched throne hall of the Blood Fiend Sect, Yin of the Abyss sat upon a throne of ice-carved stone. Around him stood five cloaked figures, shadows wrapped in deeper shadow.
His voice echoed coldly:
"The Celestial Exorcists have proposed a truce. The last battle drained us both. We've lost many elite disciples."
Lady Bone slammed her fist against the table, her voice razor-sharp:
"Fools. I've lost three entire sub-sects. I'll paint their walls with blood."
Dark Sovereign Yelan chuckled darkly, bloodlust radiating:
"Truce? Nonsense. Let's butcher them, peel off their skin and offer it to the heavens."
Wei the Deceiver smiled with eerie calm:
"Patience. Chrono Ghoul and I have a plan one they'll never see coming."
Yin narrowed his eyes:
"Speak."
Chrono Ghoul stepped forward, his voice like a whisper from the void:
"During our sweep of the Spiritfall Altar, I found an ancient codex—the Blood Curse Manuscript. It holds the rite to summon the Ghostmother Spirit Vessel, a forbidden entity erased from history a thousand years ago."
Lady Bone frowned:
"That ritual turned three continents into rivers of blood…"
Wei nodded slowly:
"Exactly. That's why I suggest we accept the truce—but only on the surface. While they lower their guard, we prepare the ritual in secret. Once the Ghostmother descends… the mortal realm will fall."
Yin smiled thinly, as though he'd been waiting for this all along:
"Very well. Begin the preparations. The truce is accepted… in name only."
The Plan in Motion
The five smiled wickedly. The command was passed.
Demonblade, a trusted enforcer, was summoned into the hidden chamber.
Chrono Ghoul spoke:
"You'll gather the offerings:
– Thirty children
– Thirty women
– Forty corpses
– Fifty beast remains
– Fresh blood and eyes of the living
– A site soaked in dark energy"
He handed Demonblade several enchanted relics to mask his aura from the Celestial Exorcists.
Once Demonblade departed, Chrono Ghoul turned to Lady Bone and Dark Sovereign Yelan:
"You'll follow the ritual team. Stay hidden. If we're discovered, it's all over."
Lady Bone narrowed her eyes:
"Are you certain the ritual will succeed?"
Chrono Ghoul's grin cut through the darkness:
"The formation is set. The seals are active. Nothing has been left to chance."