Investigation I

In an abandoned town.

Between rows of houses and residences, in a dilapidated, dusty neighborhood.

A circular red area was particularly eye-catching at this moment.

"What's that?" Fan Heng picked up his Smoking Pipe and slowly took a puff, sensing that something was off about that area.

"I don't know, why don't you go take a look?" Fierce Tiger stood quietly by the ruins of the restaurant, looking down at something, seemingly lost in thought.

"It seems to be the aura of the Earth Mother Goddess." Di Jiang was the most perceptive of the three.

In fact, he had single-handedly wiped out several small sects and was most familiar with Spirit General Divine Descent, deities, and the aura of Gods and Buddhas.

"In addition, there is a very strange aura, like that of Blood Descendant. Like many Blood Descendant gathered together." He frowned slightly.

The resistance from the Confucian Sect Great Grandmaster and the Spirit General was far too weak.

In particular, the Spirit General named Thousand Forms was actually regressing in his Final Form. Clearly, his will had been shattered by fear.

"I'm planning to go take a look. Are you coming?"

"Don't go. Sometimes it's good to be a little oblivious to things," Fan Heng said, puffing on his cigarette.

The three of them are here at such a close distance.

As some of the strongest individuals in the Extreme Realm, these three, along with the Reverse Time Society, constitute 90% of the entire Reverse Time Society's power.

It can be said that wherever they are, that's where the Reverse Time Society's headquarters is.

With such power, the three of them could arrive quickly with just a shout from Zhang Rongfang.

There was no movement from that side, and Zhang Rongfang's aura grew stronger. Coupled with that enormous pool of Blood Pool, it was quite eye-catching.

The three of them immediately understood that this was a tactic Zhang Rongfang used to deal with threats and dangers.

The Human Immortal Temple is very mysterious.

Just like Zhang Rongfang. As a person, one shouldn't pry into everything; leaving some room for maneuver is best.

The three fell silent for a moment, no longer speaking. They simply waited quietly.

Di Jiang put away the Demon Weapon in his hand. In fact, when he sensed the aura of the Earth Mother Goddess just now, he was prepared to step forward to help, but now, it seems that he doesn't need to take action. The mist slowly dissipated.

In the center of the green mist, all the fine lines vanished like phantoms, leaving only a dark green Spirit Thread, twisting and struggling like an insect.

But soon, it was covered and submerged by a large amount of red blood, emitting a corrosive hissing sound.

Zhang Rongfang stood in Blood Pool, and the surrounding environment returned to its realistic state.

His Blood Pool naturally spread to the surrounding reality.

Blood, as if alive, climbed and spread across the ground and the walls of the surrounding houses, completely staining the surroundings the same color as itself.

Zhang Rongfang looked around and saw that everything within a 30-meter radius, the entire block, had turned the color of blood.

He was alone.

He was still wearing the same clothes, and he was the only one in this area who had an extra touch of color.

Soon, a bulge appeared at the location of the Earth Mother's Spirit Thread. Then, with a soft sound, a plume of green smoke broke through the blood barrier, rose up, and slowly dissipated into the surrounding air.

At this point, all traces of the Earth Mother Goddess completely disappeared.

"She's gone!?" White Scale still couldn't believe it.

It's gone!? This attack, purely targeting consciousness, and at the level of the Earth Mother Goddess, was just wiped out so easily!?

Zhang Rongfang, who was on the other side, appeared to be completely unharmed.

"Are you thinking I look relaxed?" Zhang Rongfang asked rhetorically, seemingly sensing her thoughts.

"Isn't that right!?" White Scale was now at a loss as to how to view Zhang Rongfang.

At first, she thought this person was just a martial arts genius who had created a strange martial art and enhanced his special Blood Descendant talent. That was all.

But now, his talent, which he calls Blood Descendant, or rather, the Path of the Human Immortal Path, is actually able to repel the core Spirit Thread of the Earth Mother Goddess! This has exceeded the limits she had anticipated.

Even a purely mental attack is terrifying.

Being able to withstand a consciousness attack at the level of the Earth Mother Goddess means that all powerful beings below the level of the Earth Mother Goddess are ineffective against his aura and mental attacks.

They might not even be able to suppress it.

As he unleashes his Blood River attack, he will remain invincible in the battle of wills and consciousness!

For the first time, White Scale really wanted to watch it.

Watch how high this man, who created his Human Immortal Path, will ultimately reach!

"Is it over now?" White Scale asked.

"Yes, it's over. Time to come back." Zhang Rongfang's heart stirred.

Instantly, countless drops of blood began to flow back into his skin and into his body.

The blood began to compress, thicken, and refill his body, like molten iron filling a mold.

Within a mere ten seconds, the entire Blood Pool, thirty meters in diameter, returned to Zhang Rongfang's body, disappearing completely without a trace.

After his wounds healed, everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

After doing all this, Zhang Rongfang looked around and only then noticed Ding Yu lying on the ground to the side.

The guy was kneeling on the ground, his back covered with all sorts of green growths, like a cluster of mushrooms growing from the soil.

He had already lost consciousness, but he had just been completely covered in Zhang Rongfang's blood, and it was unknown what changes this would cause.

Mentioning Ding Yu, Zhang Rongfang looked again in the direction of the three members of the Reverse Time Society.

Next, we need to deal with all the remaining ambushers in the surrounding area, and rescue the remaining masters of the Immortal Human Immortal Temple are still alive.

He lightly touched the ground with his toes, leaped into the air, and approached Di Jiang.

Of the three, he was closest to Di Jiang. The two were both teacher and friend, and could be considered old acquaintances.

Reverse Time Society shown him such courtesy, he will naturally reciprocate.

As soon as he approached, the three of them, including Di Jiang, all three being at the Extreme Realm, focused their gazes on him.

"The matter is over. We can't stay here to protect you forever." Fierce Tiger looked Zhang Rongfang up and down and was the first to speak.

"I understand," Zhang Rongfang nodded. "I will remember your kindness."

Without another word, Fierce Tiger turned and strode away.

Of the three, apart from Di Jiang, the other two came because of the relocation of the Reverse Time Society.

Essentially, most people in the Extreme Realm are self-centered, so for Fan Heng and Fierce Tiger to give them face and make a move twice in a row is already quite rare.

Fan Heng also took a deep Dry Tobacco on his pipe.

"Young friend, it seems you are one of us, but unfortunately you are unaware of it." After saying this, he turned around, took a step, and disappeared into the alleyway in the blink of an eye.

Only Di Jiang remained in the same spot.

"Senior." Zhang Rongfang immediately felt much more relaxed. After all, dealing with three lunatics and one lunatic was a completely different level.

He couldn't just turn his back on them, since these three were there to help him, and they were big shots at that.

Now that he's gone twice, he's felt much more relaxed.

"Long time no see. You've become even stronger. Very good." Di Jiang nodded; his routine was that there were always some normal times each day.

Obviously, things are still relatively normal right now.

"Senior, could you please explain how the Reverse Time Society has made its decision?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

"The president is still hesitating. There are quite a few people who are suitable, but he himself is unwilling." Di Jiang shook his head.

They are suitable to be transformed into Blood Descendant, but they are unwilling to be controlled by others, so they have been struggling internally.

Zhang Rongfang understood instantly.

"The gates of Human Immortal Temple are always open," he replied earnestly.

"Okay." Di Jiang nodded.

He paused.

"By the way. The people who ambushed you this time came from the Academy, the great Noble, the Imperial Clan, and the Divine General. You should know this in your heart."

"Good."

After carefully memorizing these three forces, Zhang Rongfang immediately set off in the direction indicated by the bloodline to rescue the remaining experts from the Human Immortal Temple who had been captured.

Meanwhile, during the rescue, he could hear from afar that the masters of the Reverse Time Society were slaughtering the remaining people all around him.

This was also his specific request.

In order to minimize the pressure on Master Yue's side, he naturally couldn't take action himself. Therefore, it was the Rebel Alliance Against the Reverse Time Society made the move.

Similarly, in order to cover up his presence, all living things in the vicinity had to be disposed of.

So it might seem that the Reverse Time Society only dispatched three bigwigs. But in reality, they immediately mobilized most of the surrounding experts and completely sealed off the area.

As dusk settled, a light rain began to fall, and the wind blew the rain down at an angle.

For the next two days, Zhang Rongfang took Ding Yu back to Wish Woman Canyon to recuperate.

The wounds inflicted by the Earth Mother's Spirit Thread do not exist on the body, but seem to reside in Ding Yu's mind.

It took Ding Yu two whole days to recover somewhat, but she was still a bit weak and occasionally showed signs of mental confusion. Her reactions were much slower than before.

Helpless, Zhang Rongfang could not find anything wrong with the diagnosis and could only let him go back to raising pigs and wait for time to heal himself.

Next, he will investigate the situation regarding his nephew.

His nephew is involved with the Confucian Sect, and the only person he can be associated with the Confucian Sect is Dongfang Mu.

After dealing with Ding Yu's matter, he immediately went to visit Dongfang Stronghold.

***"Something seems off about your words and actions?"

Dongfang Stronghold.

Dongfang Mu sat upright in front of Zhang Rongfang, looking somewhat astonished.

After carefully listening to Zhang Rongfang's description of his nephew, he frowned.

"Can you be sure it's unrelated to the teacher who taught them?"

"It's pretty much confirmed. I went to observe them myself, and both teachers seemed normal. They didn't mind being watched during any of their teaching sessions. And..." Zhang Rongfang frowned. "And they seemed a little nervous."

Originally, he planned to arrest and interrogate people, but now that their relationship with the Confucian Sect was unknown and they were also his sister's backup support force, it wouldn't be good to act rashly.

"Nervous?" Dongfang Mu pondered. "Is it nervousness towards Little Huan Qing himself, or something else?"

"Exactly." Zhang Rongfang's heart skipped a beat, realizing that Dongfang Mu might be thinking of something.

After pondering for a while, Dongfang Mu got up, rummaged through the bookshelf on the side, and found a small Little Booklet.

The booklet's cover was covered in scars and the pages were yellowed; he opened it very carefully.

After looking through it for a while, he slowly began to speak.

"I don't know much about the Seven Lineages. Although we are called a unified Confucian Sect, in reality, the entire Confucian Sect and Daoism are very scattered."

Just like the various sects and factions in the martial arts world, different sects and factions may even have personal feuds. The same applies to Confucianism and Daoism; because different great Confucian scholars have had past conflicts, our branches are not entirely united.