Chapter 260 - 253: Bloodline Spirit, Delivering Themselves to Death

Chapter 260: Chapter 253: Bloodline Spirit, Delivering Themselves to Death

The Zhu Family estate was still bustling under the cover of night.

Jiang Zuo didn’t wait until the dead of night. He only needed the darkness for cover.

His destination wouldn’t be crowded, and the surrounding commotion would actually make him harder to detect.

The Blood Qi Avatar and Jiang Zuo, one after the other, quickly infiltrated deep into the Zhu Family estate, arriving before a large courtyard.

The courtyard was surrounded by a bamboo forest.

It was quiet here, with only the faint sounds of revelry drifting from the distance.

’The item is underground, beneath this courtyard. And they’ve actually set up a fourth-rank Array around it.’

Jiang Zuo hid within the bamboo forest, sending only the Blood Qi Avatar to the front of the courtyard.

Even through the Blood Qi Avatar’s eyes, Jiang Zuo could tell at a glance that the defenses around this courtyard were anything but ordinary.

’I don’t know the specifics of the Array, but it’s related to Blood Qi.’

’And it’s an ingenious Array. It’s filled with a special kind of Blood Qi. No matter who tries to enter or what clever methods they use, as long as the Array is active, it’s impossible to get past it undetected.’

After studying it for a moment, Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but be impressed.

The warning capabilities of this fourth-rank Array were incredibly powerful.

No matter what heaven-defying techniques an intruder possessed, their physical volume could not be erased.

The moment a person materialized within the Array, the ambient Blood Qi would shift, triggering an alarm.

’A stealthy infiltration is impossible, but I can alter the Array to disable it!’

With this thought, Jiang Zuo had the Blood Qi Avatar circle the courtyard quietly.

Soon, Jiang Zuo located one of the Array’s hubs.

With this type of Array, it was impossible to alter a hub from the outside.

However, Jiang Zuo possessed a powerful ability that ordinary Array Masters lacked.

Divine Sense Transformation!

From the other side of the Array, Jiang Zuo directly manipulated the hub.

This fourth-rank Array set up by the Zhu Family was only a very small one.

It wasn’t difficult for Jiang Zuo to crack.

After just half an hour, Jiang Zuo found a way to alter the Array.

Under the power of his formidable Divine Sense, Jiang Zuo gently shifted the Array Flag within the hub.

The nearby section of the Array was still present, but its detection capabilities were gone.

With a flicker of his body, Jiang Zuo slipped inside.

Arriving before the Array hub, Jiang Zuo spent a little more time and took complete control of the miniature fourth-rank Array.

’The Array extends downward. The Zhu Family’s secrets are most likely hidden underground here.’

’There seem to be quite a few people down there. Finding them one by one would be a hassle.’

’But if I extend my Divine Sense along the Array’s structure, ordinary people won’t be able to detect me.’

Jiang Zuo immediately extended his Divine Sense downward, following the pathways of the Array into the ground.

’This Zhu Family... they’re really up to no good!’

As Jiang Zuo’s Divine Sense probed deeper, he quickly discovered that the Blood Qi permeating this Blood Qi Array actually originated from four separate rooms.

These four rooms were filled with a thick concentration of Blood Qi.

Jiang Zuo had cultivated the Blood God Skill and, as a Beast Tamer, had dealt with the blood of numerous Demon Beasts.

He could recognize at a glance that most of this Blood Qi came from humans.

Both mortals and Cultivators.

Judging from some of the auras within it, some of this mortal blood came from the very young.

The smaller remaining portion came from various Demon Beasts.

Continuing to expand his Divine Sense, Jiang Zuo found two Cultivation Rooms.

’This Array also has the effect of boosting a Cultivator’s Cultivation.’

’However, the Cultivation Technique used must be one related to blood and qi.’

’But for those who cultivate using this method, the Thunder Tribulation they face when Crossing the Tribulation will be anything but weak.’

’No wonder that even though Zhu Fengyu is hailed as a genius, the Zhu Family is so concerned about his Thunder Tribulation for breaking through to the Dao Fruit Realm.’

Jiang Zuo observed this, his thoughts turning cold.

In Jiang Zuo’s opinion, the Thunder Tribulations in this Cultivation World were generally not too terrifying.

For a true genius who followed a conventional cultivation path, breaking through to the Dao Fruit Realm wouldn’t be overly difficult.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be an Ascension Conference every five hundred years.

But if one took shortcuts, the Thunder Tribulation would be far more ferocious.

The Thunder Tribulation he had encountered upon exiting the Daoist Talisman Holy Land Secret Realm, for example, had been unusually powerful.

Of the two Cultivation Rooms, one was empty; in the other, a young man was cultivating with his eyes closed.

Jiang Zuo didn’t disturb him.

He shifted his Divine Sense and soon located a large hall below.

The hall was spacious, and twenty to thirty people were busy inside.

In the center of the hall was a massive bronze cauldron, being used to refine some kind of pill.

Jiang Zuo didn’t know what specific pill it was, but it was certainly one refined with a large amount of blood.

Even through his Divine Sense and shielded by the Pill Furnace, Jiang Zuo could feel a thick, bloody aura.

Moreover, this pill being refined was the miracle construction material Jiang Zuo needed!

"After so many failures, it looks like this batch of the Ten Thousand Spirits Beast Blood Pill is a sure thing."

"We’ve used so much precious Spiritual Medicine and the Essence Blood of nearly a hundred Demon Beasts—including that of over thirty fourth-rank ones. It would be ridiculous if we failed again."

"Thankfully, we’ll be able to refine it before Fengyu’s Tribulation. We’ll have earned ourselves some serious merit for this!"

In the hall, several Zhu Family Cultivators gazed at the Pill Furnace, their faces revealing hints of joy.

The Zhu Family placed extreme importance on this pill. It was intended for Zhu Fengyu to use during his Tribulation, allowing him to gain a massive boost in a short amount of time.

The men were speaking excitedly, but suddenly, their vision turned crimson, and then they lost consciousness, collapsing to the floor one by one.

The fourth-rank Array naturally had offensive capabilities as well. After knocking them unconscious, Jiang Zuo revealed himself and walked to the Pill Furnace.

The pill wasn’t fully refined yet, but that didn’t matter to Jiang Zuo.

What he needed wasn’t the pill, but the blood materials used to make it.

’No, what’s truly useful isn’t this Beast Blood.’

’It’s this piece of blood-colored withered wood!’

’Could this be the Bloodline Spirit?’

Jiang Zuo opened the Pill Furnace and took out the ingredients, his attention finally settling on a small piece of blood-colored wood.

The piece of blood-colored wood looked very ordinary. If not for the strange stir from his Pet Beast Spirit Garden confirming it was the item he sought, Jiang Zuo wouldn’t have known how extraordinary it was.

The Bloodline Spirit was a material for constructing the Bloodline Evolution Tower. The name of the material itself sounded abstract.

Jiang Zuo had thought he would probably have to use his free construction opportunity on the Bloodline Evolution Tower.

He hadn’t expected that the first thing he’d find would be this seemingly abstract material.

"Which rat dares to cause trouble in our Zhu Family!"

The instant Jiang Zuo stored away the Bloodline Spirit, a thunderous voice boomed in his ears.

This, however, was within Jiang Zuo’s expectations.

He had anticipated this might happen the moment he decided to act against the people in the hall.

With a wave of his hand, a fourth-rank Flying Sword appeared in Jiang Zuo’s grasp.

BOOM!

With a loud crash, his Flying Sword blasted a huge hole in the ceiling above him.

The one who had shouted was probably the Zhu Family Ancestor.

The Zhu Family Ancestor was at the mid-stage Dao Fruit Realm. Now that he had what he came for, Jiang Zuo didn’t want to get entangled.

A figure shot out from underground and, with a single movement, flew away on his sword.

"Hmph! Where do you think you’re going!"

The Zhu Family Ancestor was furious.

He had already sensed that the intruder had taken all the materials for the Ten Thousand Spirits Beast Blood Pill. That pill was crucial to Zhu Fengyu’s success in Crossing the Tribulation; he absolutely could not let this person escape.

WHOOSH!

Like a thunderclap, the Zhu Family Ancestor shot off in pursuit of the figure.

But after he gave chase, another figure furtively crawled out from underground.

It was Jiang Zuo.

The one the Zhu Family Ancestor was chasing was, of course, the Blood Qi Avatar that had fled with the fourth-rank Flying Sword.

Under Jiang Zuo’s powerful Divine Sense, the Blood Qi Avatar was indistinguishable from a human, while Jiang Zuo himself had slapped a Concealment Talisman on his real body.

The Zhu Family Ancestor never imagined someone would possess such a Divine Technique. Moreover, with the Blood Qi Avatar carrying the fourth-rank Flying Sword, he was completely fooled into chasing it.

With a flicker, Jiang Zuo fled in the opposite direction.

The Zhu Family was now on high alert, but unfortunately for them, it would be difficult to even spot Jiang Zuo.

However, it seemed Jiang Zuo had still underestimated the people of the Zhu Family.

He had just escaped the Zhu Family estate when a figure suddenly appeared before him.

"Friend, what impressive methods. To think you even managed to deceive my family’s ancestor!"

"But unfortunately for you, I personally refined many of the pill ingredients you stole. You can’t fool me!"

A young man stood before Jiang Zuo, watching him with a detached gaze.

The man was young, but his Cultivation was already at the Perfection stage of the Three Flowers Realm.

"It seems my friend has no intention of surrendering peacefully."

"So be it. I’ll let you see for yourself just how vast the gap is between you and a Cultivator at the Perfection stage who is about to face their Tribulation!"

Seeing that Jiang Zuo had no intention of stopping, Zhu Fengyu said with a light chuckle.

With his Tribulation imminent, his ancestor had repeatedly warned him not to fight recklessly, which had left him feeling irritable.

Now, he finally had a target to unleash his full power on.

BOOM!

The immense Spiritual Power that Zhu Fengyu had been suppressing for so long erupted completely.

A feeling of utter exhilaration washed over him.

And due to the nature of his Cultivation Technique, a powerful, bloodthirsty impulse surged within Zhu Fengyu.

This thief at the Three Flowers Realm was undoubtedly the perfect target.

"Get over here!"

A massive, blood-red hand shot out and grabbed for Jiang Zuo.

As if completely powerless to resist, Jiang Zuo was caught squarely by the blood-red hand.

Zhu Fengyu pulled Jiang Zuo toward him and licked his lips.

He had an extremely strong feeling that this person’s blood would be exceptionally delicious.

His hand couldn’t help but reach for Jiang Zuo’s neck.

However, just as his hand closed around Jiang Zuo’s neck...

Jiang Zuo’s own hand shot out and seized his neck.

Zhu Fengyu froze.

Then he suddenly realized that what he was gripping didn’t feel like a human neck.

It felt like a piece of Indestructible rock!

This person...

Something was wrong!

A terrible premonition welled up in Zhu Fengyu’s heart.

He hastily let go, trying to pull away.

But unfortunately, he was a step too late.

Jiang Zuo already had him by the neck.

"Don’t! I’m from the Zhu Fam—"

Feeling himself gripped by an indescribable force, Zhu Fengyu was terrified and cried out in desperation.

But unfortunately, before he could finish his sentence, there was a sickening CRACK.

His neck, and even his entire head, instantly exploded.

"No!"

In the distance, the Zhu Family Ancestor, who had been chasing the Blood Qi Avatar, suddenly sensed something.

He let out a grief-stricken roar, spun around, and shot frantically toward the place where Zhu Fengyu and Jiang Zuo had clashed.