Chapter 299: Wan Lingshen Blood

On the second floor of the main building of the Chen Guo National Dao Academy Star-Plucking Tower.

"Palace Master, the spies of the Spring Rain Division reported that they discovered two Seventh-tier experts of unknown origin flying into our Chen Guo territory from the Great Hong border; the target is very likely Danzhou," Peng Lao reported.

Cheng Yuexiao raised his head abruptly upon hearing this, "Time?"

"Half an hour ago. According to the analysis of the appearance location, it will take at least one hour

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuexiao glanced at the starlight transmission. Just half a quarter of an hour ago, Xu Jin had already sent him a message saying he had begun his return journey and would be back at the National Dao Academy within a quarter of an hour.

Judging by the time, it would be soon.

These two seventh-tier powerhouses from the Heavenly Yang Star Palace, during the Nine-Star Tide, were not killing aliens but instead flying toward Danzhou within Chen Guo's borders.

Xu Jin happened to be in Danzhou.

The target of these two people was, in all likelihood, Xu Jin.

However, they were going to come up empty-handed.

But Cheng Yuexiao was considering another matter: should he take this opportunity to play a ruthless hand?

According to the four-party agreement, experts above the seventh tier entering the borders must provide notification.

Entering without notification is considered an intrusion, and killing them carries no liability.

That...

"What about the internal investigation? How is it going?" Cheng Yuexiao asked.

"Counting the Palace Master and myself, along with others including the Guan County Magistrate and the County Lieutenant, a total of eleven people knew that Xu Jin was heading to Yangjiang Commandery in Danzhou.

Currently, the Guan County Lieutenant has died in battle, the Guan County Magistrate's suspicion has been ruled out, and the duty disciples at the Star-Plucking Tower in Yangjiang Commandery have also been ruled out.

There are only two people currently under suspicion.

One is Chen Dequn, a duty recording disciple at the main Star-Plucking Tower of our Chen Guo, and the second are the two guards on duty at the main Star-Plucking Tower tonight. These two guards came from the Danxia Guards; their suspicion has been basically ruled out, but they are still under investigation.

The one with the greatest suspicion is the duty recording disciple Chen Dequn," Peng Lao said.

"Chen Dequn?"

Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao frowned. "I remember, this person has been selected into the National Dao Academy for over ten years, right? But his cultivation has always been stuck at the peak of the fourth-tier ninth layer, correct?"

"Yes. It has currently been discovered that this Chen Dequn lives quite extravagantly; he has seventeen concubines and over fifty servants waiting on him. I estimate the problem lies right there," Peng Lao said.

"Continue digging deep into those ten-plus years! Try various methods of interrogation using Wen Meng! See if we can dig out anything else," Cheng Yuexiao ordered.

What others could think of, Cheng Yuexiao could also think of.

The key depends on the magnitude of the results from each side.

What Cheng Yuexiao was thinking about now was whether he should personally take action to leave behind one or two seventh-tier experts from the Heavenly Yang Star Palace.

This required careful consideration.

At the branch of the Yangjiang Commandery Star-Plucking Tower.

Hearing Xu Jin's inquiry, that fifth-tier disciple's expression suddenly changed, and he barked, "Military control during wartime, curfew—is this something you can inquire about?"

Xu Jin, who had been barked at, frowned slightly as he listened. Curfew—that seemed to make sense.

But it just felt very strange!

Extremely strange!

Turning back to glance at Yangjiang Juncheng again, he prepared to step into the Star-Plucking Tower to leave. Before Xu Jin could even take a step, this fifth-tier disciple barked at Xu Jin again, "In the midst of a great war, hurry up and complete your mission. Why are you lingering? Are you not afraid of being dealt with by military law?"

Having been barked at twice in a row, Xu Jin was also somewhat annoyed.

He had never seen such an arrogant National Dao Academy disciple.

But thinking it was better to return safely, after all, the safety time limit set for him by the Grand Master was almost up.

In the next instant, his thoughts sank into his Star-Plucking Token, and he sent a starlight transmission to Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao. According to the Grand Master's requirements, he had to report his whereabouts in real-time. At the same time, Xu Jin also had his own little agenda.

He had to take the opportunity to report this Yangjiang Academy Dean; actually letting a fifth-tier expert come over to watch the gate was truly too wasteful.

But when the starlight transmission was sent, Xu Jin froze.

The starlight transmission had failed to send.

It did not go through.

Xu Jin looked in surprise at the Star-Plucking Tower branch that had appeared before him; he had an illusion.

Could it be that the Star-Plucking Tower before him was fake?

His Star-Plucking Token had already been upgraded to the second tier. Logically speaking, as long as he was within Chen Guo's borders, except for deep mountains and old forests, he should be able to send starlight transmissions everywhere else.

But for a moment, Xu Jin didn't think too complexly, instead subconsciously asking this fifth-tier guard, "Why can't the starlight transmission of the Star-Plucking Token be sent out? Is yours working normally?"

"I told you, military control! Why are you so long-winded!" the fifth-tier guard said angrily.

Almost at the same instant, Xu Jin suddenly realized something was wrong!

He finally understood where the strangeness he felt was coming from.

A fifth-tier expert watching the gate—this was no longer just wasteful.

The Dean of Jinshan Dao Academy, Dong Zhao, was only at the peak of the fifth-tier ninth layer.

The Star Patrol Guard Commandant of Jinshan Dao Academy, Tian Zhang, and the Academy Inspector, Cao Chun, were previously only at the peak of the fourth-tier ninth layer.

The Commandery Lieutenant of Jinshan Juncheng, the father of Lu Xianbing, was also only at the fourth-tier Condense Star seventh layer.

It could be said that any fifth-tier powerhouse, placed at the commandery level, was the high-ranking among the high-ranking.

Watching the gate was simply too contrary to reason!

Almost simultaneously, the Mingji Star Pattern in Xu Jin's lower Star Palace began to spin rapidly.

Inside the Star-Plucking Tower, one figure after another suddenly stepped out.

The most powerful one was an early sixth-tier!

There were also four fifth-tier experts.

Counting the guard, there were a total of five fifth-tier experts and one early sixth-tier expert.

"Sigh!"

The sixth-tier powerhouse who stepped out sighed with a unique duck-like voice, "You are seeking your own death; why go to such lengths!"

As he spoke, this sixth-tier powerhouse who stepped out waved his hand, and two of the five fifth-tier powerhouses instantly pounced toward Xu Jin like lightning!

Xu Jin's expression changed.

What kind of divine development was this?

Our own people killing our own people.

But no matter how abrupt, Xu Jin, having experienced long-term training, did not have the slightest bit of panic. The instant he supported the Fish Screen Golden Bell, purple flames surged out.

Dazzling Purple Heavenly Fire combined with Spiral Flame Explosion, instantly bombarding continuously!

Boom!

The two fifth-tier experts were bombarded into ashes on the spot!

In an instant, the remaining four changed!

In the next instant, Xu Jin took a step out, and the Earth Origin Magnetism was instantly activated.

The remaining four wanted to move, but suddenly discovered that it felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on them; it was heavy to the extreme, and their movements were restricted.

That sixth-tier duck-voiced man screamed, barely pouncing up, when in the next instant, he suddenly bled from his seven orifices and instantly fell into a dazed state.

Startling Dream!

With the coordination of Earth Origin Magnetism, Dazzling Purple Heavenly Fire bombarded continuously, and Xu Jin did not show any mercy as he finished off two fifth-tier experts.

Since they were already going to kill him, no matter what kind of "own people" they were, he would clear the danger first.

Quickly crippling the last fifth-tier expert, Xu Jin bombarded with Breaking Evil continuously, directly bombarding this early sixth-tier duck-voiced man until he sprayed blood from his seven orifices and fainted on the spot.

In the next instant, Gentle Dream was activated.

Interrogation.

Bang!

Just as he asked for their identities, the head of this sixth-tier duck-voiced man exploded.

Divine Soul Forbidden Technique!

Xu Jin's expression became incomparably ugly.

He began to try interrogating the last fifth-tier expert again.

There was no suspense!

Bang!

The head of this fifth-tier expert exploded again.

Xu Jin gained nothing.

He began to search these people's identities to see if there were any identity tokens.

He gained nothing!

Except for elixirs and a few Star Healing Emblems, there was nothing!

But there was also a discovery.

Under the surprise attack without preparation, the sixth-tier duck-voiced man Xu Jin killed was a eunuch!

Generally speaking, they only existed within the Imperial Palace.

Xu Jin vaguely felt the complexity of the situation. He tried sending a starlight transmission again, but it still failed.

Looking at the silent Yangjiang Juncheng, Xu Jin could be certain that something must have happened in Yangjiang Juncheng.

And it wasn't small.

But Xu Jin pondered for a moment and felt that for this matter, it was better to report back to the Grand Master after returning, and let the Grand Master handle it.

Anyway, returning at this time, he could return to the main Star-Plucking Tower of Chen Guo to meet the Grand Master in at most a hundred breaths.

Subsequently, Xu Jin stepped into the second floor of this branch Star-Plucking Tower, intending to step into the Star Gate leading to the main Star-Plucking Tower of Chen Guo.

Bang!

Xu Jin seemed to have bumped into a stone wall and was bounced back.

Transmission failed!

The transmission channel leading to the main Star-Plucking Tower of Chen Guo had also been sealed.

Calling the Star Spirit was also to no avail!

Xu Jin's expression became incomparably solemn!

Xu Jin now had a sufficient understanding of the Star-Plucking Tower.

Only those who hold the authority of the Star-Plucking Tower have the ability to seal the various functions of the Star-Plucking Tower.

And Xu Jin's kind didn't count.

It must be the authority holder of a certain main tower who has such ability.

And those who only hold half a percent or one percent of the main tower's authority cannot do it either.

In all of Chen Guo, only the Grand Master and the Imperial Palace side have such control authority.

Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao certainly would not do such a thing at this time.

Then it could only be that Emperor Majesty in the Imperial Palace.

The sixth-tier eunuch was the corroborating evidence.

What was this person trying to do?

How should he act?

Xu Jin felt slightly numb.

He had a feeling of being isolated from the world after his mobile phone lost signal in his previous life.

Fly to the main Star-Plucking Tower in Danzhou City?

Or fly directly to Dachen Wan Yi?

After a few breaths, Xu Jin instantly turned invisible and disappeared.

The disappeared Xu Jin, however, first probed toward Yangjiang Juncheng.

The reason for doing this was as follows.

First, when Xu Jin was in Guan County previously, he had contact with the Grand Master, telling the Grand Master that he was returning.

If he didn't return for a long time, then the Grand Master would come to find him.

The first location the Grand Master would look for him would certainly be Yangjiang Commandery!

Xu Jin estimated that in at most half an hour, or even two quarters of an hour, the Grand Master would come to find him.

If Xu Jin ran around aimlessly and became separated from the Grand Master, it would instead add countless dangers.

It was better to stay near Yangjiang Commandery; the Grand Master would definitely arrive in about half an hour, so he would investigate first.

He didn't know until he investigated; he was shocked upon investigating!

There was no one!

Empty room after empty room.

The more he investigated, the more panicked Xu Jin became.

Residential house after residential house, all were empty.

In many residential houses, the main gates were all wide open, with some traces of disorder, but there were no traces of any fighting.

In the next instant, Xu Jin stopped checking the residential houses and instead fully activated the Mingji Star Pattern to sense life energy.

After just one circle, Xu Jin panicked.

There wasn't a single living person!

In the entire Yangjiang Juncheng, there wasn't a single living person!

Xu Jin's heart began to beat uncontrollably.

According to his knowledge, inside and outside a commandery city, there were at least over a hundred thousand people, and at most three hundred thousand.

Yangjiang Juncheng was a large commandery!

Hundreds of thousands of people...

Where did they go?

Suddenly, Xu Jin remembered that two hours ago when he came to Yangjiang Commandery, there was a team moving toward the east of Yangjiang Commandery; it was shadowy and there were many people.

East?

In the next instant, after Xu Jin turned invisible, he probed toward the east of Yangjiang Juncheng and immediately discovered a large number of footprints, as well as traces of large carts moving.

It could be seen that the load was very heavy, and the cart tracks were very deep!

Half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Jin followed the cart tracks all the way into the Yangjiang Canyon in the eastern part of Yangjiang Commandery.

Just as he entered the canyon, Xu Jin smelled a thick bloody stench.

Outside the canyon, there were six fifth-tier guards on duty.

All of them were the type without beards!

From the palace!

Xu Jin's heart grew colder and colder. When he sneaked into the center of the canyon while invisible, Xu Jin froze.

A chill rushed straight to his forehead; as his scalp went numb, he was about to explode!

In the center of the canyon, corpses were piled like mountains.

On the edge of the canyon, corpses were piled up!

No, it should be said they were still living people!

Unconscious living people.

Men, women, old, and young, all were there!

Then there were hundreds of executioners who were dragging these unconscious commoners like livestock to the edge of the altar; sharp blades directly decapitated them, and the blood from their necks gushed toward the large formation on the altar that was flickering with starlight.

The starlight on the altar seemed as if it could suck blood; within just a few breaths, it sucked the corpses into dried husks.

And the blood, under the effect of the altar, turned into layers of blood light, guiding the layers toward the very back of the altar.

At the very back of the altar sat two people; one was shrouded in blood light, his aura slowly rising under the push of the blood light, and the other was presiding over the altar, continuously refining the blood light, and his majestic aura was also being continuously pushed up by this blood light.

It was like waves, one wave higher than the next.

The aura being emitted was even more terrifying!

Seventh-tier ninth layer peak!

Xu Jin also recognized this large formation.

Ten Thousand Spirits Divine Blood Refining Formation!

This large formation, even within the Blood God Sect, was a taboo.

The Blood God Sect refined Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills usually using corpses, the corpses of cultivators to refine them.

And the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Refining Formation, however, required using living people, or the blood and divine souls of freshly killed corpses to refine the so-called Ten Thousand Spirits Divine Blood; it is said to have the effect of pushing up cultivation and breaking through realms.

Xu Jin had seen it previously in the research notes of the Blood God Child Fu Ying.

It was just a record, but he didn't expect to see the real thing so soon.

Moreover, the people doing this were the Chen Guo Imperial Family.

That person whose cultivation reached the seventh-tier ninth layer and was continuously pushing up his aura, Xu Jin was very familiar with: the Grand Steward of the Inner Court of Chen Guo, Chu Zheng.

That person who was directly using the Ten Thousand Spirits Divine Blood to improve his cultivation, Xu Jin was even more familiar with: the Fourth Imperial Prince of Chen Guo, Prince Xin!

Previously, he was only at the fourth tier, but at this very moment, his cultivation had already reached the fifth tier!

And it was still continuously improving.

Xu Jin felt that his worldview had been destroyed in this instant!

The Imperial Family revered by the citizens of Chen Guo was actually using the essence blood and divine souls of hundreds of thousands of Chen Guo citizens to refine Ten Thousand Spirits Divine Blood!

Subjects!

This was truly ironic enough!

On the edge of the altar, Xu Jin discovered another acquaintance—Wang Jiugao!

Junior Brother Wang Jiugao!

But Junior Brother Wang Jiugao had already turned into a corpse at this time.

Xu Jin just remembered that Wang Jiugao had said he wanted to return to his hometown for patrol duty during the Nine-Star Tide; he didn't expect...

There were also dozens of corpses wearing the uniforms of the Yangjiang Dao Academy.

Not far away, those hundreds of executioners who were decapitating the unconscious commoners had just thrown in the batch of commoners they had just decapitated.

Those commoners, decapitated while unconscious, although killed in one strike, their bodies were twitching violently, and some even opened their eyes wide before dying.

Terror, helplessness...

Xu Jin felt his whole body was about to explode!

His hot blood surged up.

There was something blocking his throat, making Xu Jin, who wanted to roar in anger, unable to make any sound.

At this time, Xu Jin saw the executioners who had just finished killing the hundred people dragging unconscious commoners over one by one, about to decapitate and sacrifice them again!

And at this very instant, Xu Jin, trembling all over, his hot blood surging wildly, finally broke through the invisible thing blocking his throat and roared out with a distorted, off-key roar.

"Beasts!"

Boom!

The instant he roared, the chain of purple lightning had already bombarded out!

(End of chapter)