Blood-Splitting Technique

Chen Xueli walked on in silence.

Finally, under the gazes of several direct disciples, he sighed and said, "Juntaing has gone missing. You should all know Juntaing's identity."

"Then we should be even less willing to leave. We should stay in the city and find Sister Juntaing," a young disciple said excitedly.

As he walked, Chen Xueli said, "Mingzhu City used to be called Zhu City. The Beast-Taming Zhu Family ruled this city. Do you know where this Zhu Family came from?"

"Please enlighten us, Teacher," the middle-aged disciple said with clasped fists.

Chen Xueli continued, "The Beast-Taming Zhu Family was once a family of heroes long, long ago. To resist the Great Winter Cold Calamity, Zhu Chiyang, the Zhu Family head at the time, fused with the Mutated Beast Sun Godbird. Every day, he flew endlessly to different cities, bringing them light and warmth.

He persisted for ten whole years before finally dying of exhaustion. That was why the Zhu Family was also known as the Sun Clan!"

"What does this have to do with us leaving Mingzhu City?" the middle-aged disciple asked in confusion.

Chen Xueli looked ahead and explained, "After the Zhu Family head died, he was buried in the Sunset Mountains, hundreds of kilometers from Mingzhu City. Survivors from many cities were grateful for his kindness, so they sent members of their clans to guard his grave. Hundreds of years later, these people married and had descendants, whose descendants had more descendants. Gradually, they formed a village called Holy Ancestor Village."

Holy Ancestor Village?

The middle-aged disciple was somewhat confused. What did this have to do with anything?

"Each generation of Holy Ancestor Village produces a Saint Mother. She possesses a miraculous bloodline that can protect the village from the attacks of any beasts. The current Saint Mother is Juntaing's grandmother," Chen Xueli continued.

The disciples following behind him all widened their eyes, immediately realizing the problem.

"Could it... could it be Haowen..." the middle-aged disciple asked in shock.

Chen Xueli nodded. "Yes. You all know Haowen's personality. Since he was little, making him stay at Vast Sea Academy to study was impossible for even a moment. But if you let him run wild outside, it was perfectly normal for him not to return for days and nights.

Ever since he became an adventurer, not coming home for months at a time became routine. The last time... he returned covered in wounds, carrying Juntaing with him.

Juntaing's mother was A Wan, the next Saint Mother of Holy Ancestor Village."

"Teacher, do you mean... Sister Juntaing was taken away by people from Holy Ancestor Village?" a young female disciple asked.

Chen Xueli shook his head. "Impossible. I never allowed Juntaing to leave the house from a young age, and every time we relocated, I concealed her aura. The people of Holy Ancestor Village could not possibly find her. The ones who acted must have been the Zhu Family. They probably want to use Juntaing against Mingzhu City's true current master."

"Then isn't Sister Juntaing in great danger?" the young female disciple asked worriedly.

Chen Xueli gripped his longsword and sighed. "Juntaing will not be in mortal danger. The worst outcome will likely be the people from Holy Ancestor Village coming to our door. What worries me more is... that Juntaing's bloodline will attract... something truly terrifying."

"Something truly terrifying?"

All the disciples looked at one another, unable to understand.

Chen Xueli explained, "The Saint Mother cannot leave Holy Ancestor Village. Otherwise, her aura will attract countless indescribable beings. Over these past decades, I kept taking Juntaing from place to place and used barriers to isolate her aura, all to prevent her from attracting horrifying beings that would destroy Mingzhu City."

"But now... sigh."

"No matter what the Zhu Family intends to use Juntaing for, they will ultimately be the ones to suffer."

"What we need to do is leave Mingzhu City as soon as possible, so we do not get caught up in the disaster ourselves."

Not far behind Chen Xueli, a female disciple's eyes flickered after hearing this. Her expression worsened by the moment. She had learned this news too late. Even if she sent it back to her family now, it would be difficult for them to take Chen Juntaing back from the Heavenly Fox.

The intelligence on Chen Juntaing had originally been sent to her family by her. Even if she turned the situation around now, she would still be unable to escape punishment once this was over.

In an instant, her gaze gradually turned cold as she made up her mind: she simply would not notify her family.

Just in time, she could leave Mingzhu City with Vast Sea Academy. Even if Mingzhu City exploded, it would not affect her.

Walking at the very front, Chen Xueli glanced from the corner of his eye at the many disciples behind him. The corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a trace of cold mockery...

[The Beast-Taming Zhu Family was once a family of heroes long, long ago. To resist the Great Winter Cold Calamity, Zhu Chiyang, the Zhu Family head at the time, fused with the Mutated Beast Sun Godbird. Every day, he flew endlessly to different cities, bringing them light and warmth.]

[Impossible. I never allowed Juntaing to leave the house from a young age, and every time we relocated, I concealed her aura. The people of Holy Ancestor Village could not possibly find her. The ones who acted must have been the Zhu Family. They probably want to use Juntaing against Mingzhu City's true master.]

Inside the safe house, Zhang Ping was watching over Liu Tiefeng when the Wind Whisperer suddenly brought two disconnected passages.

The Zhu Family had done good deeds too?

But even if their predecessors had done good deeds, it could not offset the evils committed by their descendants.

Especially now that the Zhu Family had brought the Heavenly Fox into the city to kill and eat people. No matter what their reasons were, their crime was unforgivable.

Zhang Ping looked at Liu Sishan and asked, "Sister Sisi, does the Cleanup Team have a way to rescue Chen Juntaing?"

"For now, I'm afraid it'll be difficult. By the way, what exactly is going on with Chen Juntaing? Why did the Zhu Family abduct her?" Liu Sishan answered thoughtfully, then recalled what had been discussed at the previous meeting and asked.

Zhang Ping carefully explained everything he had learned before, then told Liu Sishan the news he had just heard.

When he finished, Liu Sishan fell into deep thought.

Although drinking the Saint Mother's blood would render one's abilities unusable, they could simply choose not to drink it.

Therefore, if they wanted to use Chen Juntaing's blood against the Cleanup Team, it was undoubtedly wishful thinking. The chances of success were infinitely close to zero.

Cleanup Team members would absolutely never consume food or drinks of unknown origin. Liu Sishan had originally wanted to use pure water to leave a deep impression on Zhang Ping, but Zhang Ping had instead accidentally obtained the Pure Water Body.

Zhang Ping had little to worry about when eating random things now, but Cleanup Team members like Liu Sishan would certainly not touch any food of unknown origin.

"I'll contact my teammates."

Liu Sishan went to sit in a corner, took out her badge, and pressed the pearl in its center.

A moment later, she said quietly, "Senior Lu Han, go investigate whether the water sources around Mingzhu City have any problems."

If the Zhu Family truly intended to make use of Chen Juntaing's blood, they would definitely first make arrangements at the surrounding water sources. Even if Prince Yue had taken Chen Juntaing away and the Zhu Family had abandoned this plan, there would surely be some traces left behind.

Next, she contacted Situ Shibai and reported the events of the night as well as the latest intelligence.

"Mm, understood. Sisi, protect Zhang Ping and Liu Tiefeng tonight. If necessary, you can take them to Safe House No. 5. There is a One-Time One-Way Teleportation Array there that can take you to a secret base with extremely strong defenses," Situ Shibai instructed after listening.

Liu Sishan nodded. "All right, Captain. Understood."

"As for our next move, let's wait until tomorrow for now. Once it's daylight, we'll see what situation Mingzhu City is in. I'll contact you then," Situ Shibai continued after some thought.

After ending the call, Liu Sishan did not put away her badge. Instead, she waited for Lu Han's reply. Leaning against a wooden crate, she looked at Zhang Ping, who was wiping Liu Tiefeng's cold sweat away, and her gaze gradually softened.

"Zhang Ping, I think your ability may be related to your subjective thoughts. For example, when you drank the Golden Blood this time, you still felt guilty and regretful, and wanted to treat that old man. That was why you obtained a healing ability," she said, looking at Zhang Ping as she tried to analyze it.

Zhang Ping smiled bitterly. "I've considered that possibility too."

The problem was that when he drank the Golden Blood, he had not thought of that at all. Instead, he had thought of Jin Bo turning into a "Super Saiyan," believing that he would become like that too.

Therefore, he did not think his ability was related to his thoughts.

"If you're willing, we can try again..."

Liu Sishan saw through Zhang Ping's thoughts and smiled as she prepared to invite him to experiment once more.

But before she could finish this time, her expression suddenly changed slightly. Seeing that Zhang Ping wanted to ask something, she immediately gestured for silence. At the same time, she pressed her other hand against the ground and looked toward the door.

Zhang Ping realized something. He slowly bent down and placed his hand on the ground.

Vibrations.

The ground was shaking violently. A large number of creatures were running nearby.

After thinking for a moment, his body transformed into his Pure Water Body and sank onto the ground. He then quickly moved to the gap beneath the door, pressing himself against the stone door as he carefully sensed the temperature outside.

Wolves!

A large pack of wolves was charging toward Mingzhu City from the direction of Salt Mountain Valley.

He immediately looked at Liu Sishan and raised a hand, using pure water to form a line of words.

Liu Sishan frowned after reading it and simultaneously gestured for Zhang Ping to take out the Wraith Lantern.

Outside the safe house earlier, she had experienced the Wraith Lantern's effects and knew that it could block outside perception of the area illuminated by its light.

Understanding the gesture, Zhang Ping took the Golden Treasury from inside his body and immediately retrieved the Wraith Lantern.

It was worth mentioning that although the Pure Water Body had no fixed shape, he could form a hollow space within his body specifically to store the Golden Treasury bracelet. Things like his clothes were stored in the Golden Treasury after he transformed, then taken out and put back on when he needed to transform back.

"It seems a major upheaval has occurred over at Salt Mountain Valley. I'll notify the captain first," Liu Sishan said as the surroundings turned black and white.

Holding the lantern in one hand, Zhang Ping guessed, "Sister Sisi, do you think the Salt Frost Tree's fruit caused this change?"

"Hard to say."

Liu Sishan had no intention of speculating further. After saying that, she used her badge to contact Situ Shibai again.

This was destined to be a difficult night.

Zhang Ping glanced at Liu Tiefeng, then thought of Qiu Qiang.

He had originally planned to ask Liu Sishan to help report that he was safe first thing tomorrow morning, but the wolf pack that had suddenly appeared tonight would likely disturb Mingzhu City's peace. When that happened, Qiu Qiang would definitely go to Iron Soul.

If he became involved with Iron Soul at this time, Prince Yue would likely treat Qiu Qiang as an enemy.

No, I have to find a way to notify Uncle Qiang, Zhang Ping thought silently.

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. Given Qiu Qiang's speed, even if he rushed back, he would probably be too late.

Wait.

There had to be a way.

He suddenly thought of his new ability.

In an instant, he changed from his Pure Water Body into flesh and blood, then transformed from flesh and blood into his Pure Blood Body.

He controlled his blood, gradually splitting it into two portions, one large and one small.

I really can control it!

He manipulated the two masses of blood, his heart surging with excitement.

In fact, while he had been inside Liu Tiefeng's body, his blood had split apart before. Since it could split then, it could naturally split now.

He controlled the smaller mass of blood and tried transforming it into flesh and blood, but failed.

Next, he tried controlling the larger portion. Sure enough, he instantly turned human again, except his height had shrunk from one meter eighty to one meter sixty, making him look malnourished.

He then continued controlling the smaller mass of blood. Sure enough, it remained under his control.

"Very good. Next, all I need to do is control the blood and seep it into a wolf's body. Let the wolf carry my blood back to Mingzhu City, then find a way to notify Uncle Qiang!"

This method was extremely risky.

But there was no loss in trying, so he believed it was feasible.

Holding the lantern in one hand, he carefully opened a crack in the door with the other. Because of the lantern's light, the wolves did not discover the safe house.

The blood swiftly flowed out through the crack, drawing closer to the wolf pack.

Zhang Ping shut the door, sat cross-legged on the ground, and closed his eyes. Sure enough, he only needed to focus to see the images reflected by the blood.

He did not really understand why blood without eyes could see things. It was like his Pure Water Body, which could see the outside world despite having no eyes.

Without his control, this mass of blood would remain motionless, so he needed to control it the entire time.

He controlled the blood like a snake as it swiftly approached the wolf pack. Before long, the wolves discovered its presence. Sand and stones flew everywhere as large amounts of dust swirled around the pack.

But this could not stop him. He controlled the blood snake toward a young wolf, but the young wolf quickly hid beside the adult wolves upon seeing it, giving him no opportunity to seep inside.

He simply chose an adult wolf and tried to infiltrate it, but in the next second, the wolf controlled earth to bury him. Then countless wolf paws trampled over him...