"Why must you take our blood?"
An administrative officer from Eastern Court asked indignantly.
"We are preventing foreign enemies from impersonating Celestial Xia citizens and infiltrating Azure Yang Upper Continent. Only after undergoing a blood draw and inspection may you enter the interior." A black-clad soldier from the Inspection Office answered him thus.
Though his words made some sense, his attitude was extremely unfriendly. Moreover, he looked at everyone as if they were criminals, making them all deeply uncomfortable.
Standing at a distance, Fan Lan asked an official from the landing platform, "Sir, may I ask who those people are?"
The official glanced around and said quietly, "They're from the Inspection Office. Don't provoke them."
"What does the Inspection Office do?"
Fan Lan knew the various provincial departments of Celestial Xia from sixty years ago, yet he had never heard of the Inspection Office.
The official said, "They have quite the backing. They answer directly to the Supervisory Envoy."
After thinking for a moment, Fan Lan tried asking, "We are Profound Residence cultivators. Must we also submit to such restrictions?"
The official indicated that there was nothing he could do about it. Looking at him, he said, "Even people of the Profound Residence cannot violate the laws of Azure Yang Upper Continent."
Fan Lan cupped his hands in salute. "Many thanks, sir."
When he returned to the landing platform, the people from the Profound Residence were waiting there.
Qi Wu asked, "Senior Brother, what is the situation?"
Fan Lan explained what he had learned.
Qi Wu said, "Then what should we do next, Senior Brother? Let them take our blood?"
Fan Lan shook his head.
As cultivators, let alone their blood, they could not allow others to obtain even their hair or nails. Not only could other cultivators use such