Chapter 144
He felt his body gradually stiffening, with only the warmth of the Burning Blood Pill sustaining a flicker of inner fire.
Peering through the doorway of the small hut, he saw his uncle lying motionless inside, not a single sign of life…
His chest burned with a fierce heat, not just from the effects of the Burning Heart Pill, but also from the raging anger within him.
“I found it!”
From behind him, he heard the shouts of pursuers.
He lifted his head, straining to raise his neck, and whispered to the approaching figures, “Help… help me.”
The disciples of the Jiu Shan Sect paused, glancing at the man sprawled on the ground, slowly slipping into unconsciousness, then at their own Jiu Shan Sect uniforms, and couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
“... Did he mistake us for someone else?”
……
When he awoke again, the young man found himself lying on a bed.
Beside him stood a man holding a ceramic bottle, a slender tube extending from the bottle’s mouth and piercing into his arm.
“... You’re awake?”
Seeing him regain consciousness, Zheng Fa smiled, waved his hand, and the blood-sucking tube vanished into thin air, as if it had never existed.
Staring at the bottle, the young man remained silent, only asking, “Where is this?”
“Jiu Shan Sect.”
Zheng Fa clearly noticed the fleeting expression of shattered faith on the man’s face…
“Zheng Shidi! We’ve run out of blood again!” Li Nuo pushed the door open, his face filled with urgency. He glanced at the ceramic bottle filled with blood, sniffed it, and exclaimed, “Is this the new blood you bought, Shidi?”
“Wait? Why is this guy unconscious?”
(End of this chapter)
**Chapter 147: Blood Symbols**
Zheng Fa was not a bloodthirsty pervert.
At least, he believed he wasn’t.
His interest in this man’s blood stemmed from a discovery—there were actually spiritual symbols within it!
When the disciples of Master Pang brought him back, the man was on the brink of death; if not for the lingering warmth in his chest, he might have already been buried.
When Zheng Fa first saw him, the man’s limbs were cold and stiff, his breath barely audible, and dark red blood trickled from the corners of his lips.
Zheng Fa had hesitated over whether to save him.
Although the shopkeeper had described him as somewhat foolish, he was still a disciple of the Great Freedom Demon Sect. Regardless of whether he was sincere or deceiving the shopkeeper, even if this man was foolish enough to lean towards the Jiu Shan Sect, Zheng Fa couldn’t fully trust him given the Demon Ancestor’s control over his descendants.
The brothers who brought him back were also hoping to extract some information—let’s be honest, even someone like Zheng Fa, who had received modern education, wouldn’t dare to have such thoughts about someone from the Demon Sect.
This man had been kept in a small hut far from the core of the Jiu Shan Sect, surrounded by numerous spiritual symbols.
Until a couple of days ago.
At that time, he was still in a deep coma.
Zheng Fa was practicing the “Void Spirit Eye” technique according to Master Pang’s secret methods when he inadvertently caught sight of the blood at the corner of the man’s mouth—then he made a delightful discovery.
There were some ambiguous spiritual symbols in this man’s blood!
Cultivators all possess spiritual energy within them.
However, for Jiu Shan Sect cultivators like Zheng Fa, their spiritual energy is usually scattered, only displaying a certain pattern when deliberately activated.
But the spiritual energy in this man’s blood seemed to be operating spontaneously along the trajectories of the spiritual symbols—
No.
These weren’t just spiritual symbols.
It took Zheng Fa several days of observation to confirm that the symbols in this man’s blood were different from those in the void.
If analyzed using the Three-Child Symbol Law—
The portions of the Five Elements symbols in both types of symbols were completely identical.
But the distinctions in the other two categories of unknown symbols were significant.
The main differences lay in their quantity and type.
If we were to label these two unclear categories of symbols as A and B, the types of A symbols in this man’s blood were noticeably fewer.
As for B symbols, there were even fewer—only two types!
Moreover, each symbol in his blood must contain these two sub-symbols.
This discovery piqued Zheng Fa’s immense interest in the man’s blood.
He speculated that it might relate to the essence of the Demon Sect’s techniques.
What frustrated Zheng Fa was that once this man’s blood left his body, the spiritual symbols within would dissipate within half an hour—forcing him to extract a bit of blood daily.
To maintain the blood supply, he had also applied several healing spiritual symbols to the man.
Whether it was due to the effectiveness of his symbols or the man’s strong will to survive, he actually woke up!
……
When the young man awoke again, he found Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Yuan staring at him.
“What’s your name?” Zheng Fa asked.
The young man remained motionless, seemingly reluctant to answer, and after a long pause finally spoke, “Lin Bufan.”
“That surname is nice, but the name has some issues.” Zheng Fa pondered for a moment before saying, “If you drop the ‘Bu’ character, I think you could achieve great things.”
“?”
A hint of confusion flickered across Lin Bufan’s otherwise expressionless face.
“Now that you’re awake, you should know that you’ve been captured by our Jiu Shan Sect.” Zheng Fa, along with Senior Sister Yuan, aimed to extract some information from him: “What were you and another person planning when you came to our Jiu Shan Sect?”
“What about that person? What happened to him?” Lin Bufan’s expression suddenly turned agitated.
“He’s dead.”
Zheng Fa exchanged glances with Senior Sister Yuan, realizing that Lin Bufan had some connection to the deceased.
“Dead…” Lin Bufan’s eyes darkened, but he didn’t seem to be in pain, likely having anticipated this answer: “Then he…”
“Cremated and buried.”
Zheng Fa replied candidly.
This was something he had strongly advocated—keeping the man’s corpse made Zheng Fa uneasy.
“Buried by the riverside where he died.”
“Cremated…” Lin Bufan fell silent for a moment before sighing, “That’s fine… at least he wasn’t left to rot in the wilderness.”
“What do you want to ask?” Lin Bufan raised his eyes to Zheng Fa, seemingly hinting at a desire to cooperate.
“Why were you targeting me?”
“Not just you; we would take action against any genius from the Hundred Immortals Alliance if the opportunity arose.” Lin Bufan paused before continuing, “Including that Zhang Wuyi.”
“Senior Sister Zhang?”
Zheng Fa was taken aback. This group had infiltrated the Jiu Shan Sect right after Senior Sister Zhang left.
It didn’t seem like a spur-of-the-moment decision but rather a well-prepared plan.
“So your target is Senior Sister Zhang?”
He suddenly stood up, his voice tinged with anxiety.
“I don’t know.” Lin Bufan replied directly, “My status in the Holy… Demon Sect is not high, and I can’t grasp matters concerning Zhang Wuyi.”
“What I can say is that someone is definitely watching Zhang Wuyi.” Lin Bufan’s voice suddenly revealed a hint of hatred: “The person who sent me and my uncle to the Jiu Shan Sect is the one who wants to kill you!”
“... Uncle?”
“The Great Freedom Demon Sect holds the Lin surname in high regard, claiming we are family. But over the years, how many Lin surnames have there been…” Lin Bufan gazed at the ceiling: “My parents passed away when I was young; it was my uncle who raised me.”
After saying this, he seemed unwilling to reveal more.
No matter how Zheng Fa and the others pressed for more information, he either remained silent or simply stated he didn’t know.
“You are now a prisoner of our Jiu Shan Sect. Have you seen the spiritual symbols on you? If you use your spiritual energy or step out of this room, you will die.” Seeing that he wouldn’t say anything, Zheng Fa paused, then stood up: “If you remember anything else, let me know.”
Zheng Fa hurriedly left the room with Senior Sister Yuan.
Lin Bufan watched their retreating figures, a glint of intelligence flashing in his eyes.
……
“Shidi, can we trust what he said?” “His intentions may not be pure, but he definitely didn’t lie about some things.” As they walked, Zheng Fa shared his thoughts: “This person likely wants revenge for his uncle and is trying to lead us to deal with the one who killed him.”
“... That makes sense.”
His behavior didn’t hide his motives—but on the other hand, the Jiu Shan Sect couldn’t afford to be careless.
“Senior Sister, I need to send a message to Senior Sister Zhang and inform her of what’s happening here.” After thinking for a moment, Zheng Fa said, “I also need to discuss this with our Master.”
Senior Sister Yuan nodded, seemingly agreeing with Zheng Fa’s plan.
“On another note, Senior Sister, you need to keep a close eye on this person for me.” Zheng Fa glanced back at the room where Lin Bufan lay: “We know too little about the Demon Sect. I’m in the light while the enemy is in the dark. This person has been abandoned by others, and he might indeed have some ulterior motives—who knows, we might gain something else from him.”
“Leave it to me!”
Senior Sister Yuan nodded.
……
Zheng Fa pondered the symbols he had gleaned from Lin Bufan’s blood, comparing them with the symbols he had learned in the past.
The Three-Child Symbol Law was still not fully developed.
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