Chapter 1703 - 1699: Blade and Sword

Chapter 1703: Chapter 1699: Blade and Sword

Chu Zhiyuan pondered, "Divine Race’s blood... I’ve never even heard of it. How can we find it?"

"Divine Race’s blood won’t dissipate; it will only condense."

"Condense into a blood pearl or blood sphere?"

"It will condense into a blood pearl, like a Luminous Pearl."

"What unusual phenomenon does this blood pearl have?"

"Divine Blood can absorb Spiritual Energy, so wherever Divine Blood is, the Spiritual Energy will be particularly abundant and rich."

"Is there anything else?"

"It seems there’s no more."

"Can various Strange Beasts consume this Divine Blood?"

"It seems not. There’s a bloodline suppression; they dare not consume it."

"What if they consume it?"

"They would surely die."

"So, they’ll avoid the Divine Blood then?"

"... They should avoid it, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "Brother Huang, did the Court ever obtain Divine Blood before?"

"This I do not know. I reckon they did, otherwise how would they know about it?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Could this Divine Blood be used to repair a Divine Artifact?"

Huang Zhengyang was startled, then shook his head and said, "Isn’t the Divine Artifact already repaired?"

"It might not be truly repaired; it might need the Divine Blood for a complete restoration."

"Is that so?" Huang Zhengyang was surprised, "Can Divine Blood repair a Divine Artifact?"

"Maybe it uses the special power of Divine Blood to complete the restoration." Chu Zhiyuan mused, "This suggests that the Court may not have actually used Divine Blood; after all, they might not even know what it looks like."

Huang Zhengyang smiled wryly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The Eunuchs went into the Imperial Palace to search for this Divine Blood, right?"

Huang Zhengyang slowly nodded, "They all received this task, but their luck is not as good as yours, Brother Chu."

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes flickered, lost in thought.

Huang Zhengyang said, "This is the Court’s request, not a command."

"Divine Blood..." Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

What his Divine Eye could see was that the eunuchs of the Imperial Palace couldn’t find the Divine Blood.

Huang Zhengyang smiled, "They are incompetent. At critical moments, we still have to rely on you, Brother Chu."

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand, "I may not have that luck either. More importantly, is there really Divine Blood in the Divine Domain?"

"There should be," Huang Zhengyang said.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The Court has records of the Divine Domain, right?"

Huang Zhengyang nodded, "I heard Lord Zhou mention that there are some records of the Divine Domain in the Court’s Secret Vault."

"Can I see these records?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "To see if I can find any clues."

"I’ll go back and ask Lord Zhou," Huang Zhengyang said seriously.

He believed the Court would agree.

The records of the Divine Domain aren’t Secret Martial Arts Manuals. If they can help Brother Chu find Divine Blood, why not let him see?

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Then be quick about it. If there’s really Divine Blood, it might not be much. Let’s not let others get it first."

"I’ll ask right away," Huang Zhengyang stood up.

...

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Zhiyuan and Huang Zhengyang appeared together in a side hall of the Imperial Palace.

Four white-haired eunuchs in Purple Robes were already standing at the entrance of the hall. When they saw them appear, they bowed.

Two eunuchs led them into the main hall, then lightly closed the door and retreated.

Inside the hall were rows of bookshelves, filled with Ancient Books.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced around with a smile, "Are these all records of the Divine Domain?"

Huang Zhengyang smiled wryly, "This hall contains miscellaneous records, there should be records about the Divine Domain... Oh, those few?"

He saw a scroll of books already placed on a desk under the window.

The two of them came to the desk, each picking up an ancient book to browse.

Chu Zhiyuan quickly flipped through them and nodded with satisfaction.

Some of these books were old, some new, with some appearing to be hundreds of years old, while the new ones still had the scent of ink, evidently written not long ago.

The records indeed were about the Divine Domain.

There were many legends about the Divine Domain, various Strange Beasts, and peculiar places within it.

After Chu Zhiyuan finished reading, he nodded with satisfaction, "As expected of the Court."

The records of the Divine Domain can’t be fabrications; they must have been explored and documented step by step.

The content here is the crystallization of effort from many Court experts.

Even though he put out so many Jade Pendants to help gather information, it didn’t compare to what was recorded here.

Huang Zhengyang frowned, "There’s no mention of Divine Blood."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "If there truly were, they wouldn’t have asked me, would they?"

If there really were records of Divine Blood, top eunuchs would have been sent directly to seize it.

The records briefly mentioned Divine Blood: "Divine Blood condenses instead of dispersing, into pearls that gather Spiritual Energy."

Finding Divine Blood based on these records is nearly impossible.

Huang Zhengyang was annoyed, "Doesn’t that mean we read for nothing?"

After all that effort, it was just a waste of time.

It was of no help in finding Divine Blood.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, closed his eyes, and contemplated everything he had seen, searching his memory.

Huang Zhengyang quietly observed him.

After a while, Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes, shook his head, and said, "No clear clues, we’ll have to proceed slowly."

Huang Zhengyang hurriedly said, "The Court didn’t say it was urgent; we can take our time."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It might be a lot of effort for nothing in the end. I’m just afraid the Court will blame me for being incompetent, even saying I have ulterior motives."

Huang Zhengyang quickly said, "The Court can’t find it themselves, how can they blame others."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Within the Court, there’s bound to be suspicion about whether I truly did my best and couldn’t find it, or if I deliberately didn’t."

Huang Zhengyang snorted, "Let them say as they wish, human intentions are hard to fathom."

"This task..." Chu Zhiyuan mused.

Huang Zhengyang quickly said, "You’re not thinking of changing your mind, are you, Brother Chu?"

"...Alright," Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "For now, I’ll assist the Court as much as I can."

Huang Zhengyang hurriedly nodded, "The Court certainly knows this."

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Does the Court have any Divine Race items from the Divine Domain?"

Huang Zhengyang said solemnly, "They actually collected two, Brother Chu, come with me."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Brother Huang, you understand me well."

Huang Zhengyang evidently anticipated he would make this request and prepared in advance.

The Court clearly understood that it wasn’t about relationships but an exchange of interests.

He agreed to help find Divine Blood, but it wouldn’t be an unreciprocated contribution; there would be terms and gains.

After leaving the side hall, they went to a large hall in the adjacent courtyard.

The large hall was empty, with a desk in the center, on which were placed two Dark Green Boxes, each square meter in size.

Huang Zhengyang extended his hand, "These two are items from the Divine Race within the Divine Domain, both are weapons."

Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward to open them one by one. They were a broken knife and a broken sword.

The knife and sword were both broken into two pieces, yet they remained shiny and flawless, without rust.

"Did this knife and sword break simultaneously when they clashed and both got damaged?"

"They broke simultaneously?"

Huang Zhengyang examined the breaks on the knife and sword, watching Chu Zhiyuan place the knife and sword together. It could be seen that the break marks on the blade and sword matched.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "After the knife and sword broke, they must have switched to other weapons or Hand Skills and Fist Techniques, leaving the knife and sword behind, which were picked up by Court experts."

Huang Zhengyang nodded, "That must be the case, ... but these broken knife and sword are of no use anymore, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

His Divine Eye already saw the respective owners of the knife and sword and the scenes of their confrontation, as well as subsequent events.

The Swordsmanship and Sword Technique used by the two from the Divine Race were the first he had seen.

He judged these Swordsmanship and Sword Technique to be inferior to the Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique.

The Swordsmanship and Sword Technique of the two from the Divine Race were overly fierce but lacked subtlety, sure to be defeated against the Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique.

The Swordsmanship and Sword Technique of the two from the Divine Race were ordinary, but this knife and sword had quite a history and were ancient items even for the Divine Race.