I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 466 Suspicion
Han Zheng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and only after familiarizing himself with the Blood Prison Burning Sky did he understand why this cultivation technique's level couldn't be determined.
The martial arts of the current Human Clan actually evolved from humans developing their own power to survive after the Ancient Gods and Demons disappeared and demons ravaged the land.
Initially, the Innate Realm might not have been called the Innate Realm, and the Xuan Gang Realm not the Xuan Gang Realm. These terms evolved into what they are now.
After the Great Zhou unified the world, and Yu Jiu looked down on the Martial World, the entire martial arts realm and its various details were finally unified.
So, strictly speaking, the current martial arts system hasn't actually been formed for that long.
And this Blood Prison Burning Sky is a cultivation technique derived from the Ancient Blood God Sutra, and its style is vastly different from current techniques; it's closer to the style when martial arts first emerged in ancient times.
It's extremely rough, yet its power is formidable. However, the conditions for entry to exert its power are also harsh.
The core power of the Blood Prison Burning Sky is very simple: ignite all the Qi blood in an instant, transforming into a boundless blood prison to burn the opponent to ashes.
Under normal circumstances, if a martial artist were to use this Blood Prison Burning Sky, they'd probably exhaust their Qi blood and die before incinerating the opponent.
However, because Han Zheng has the Blood Jade, he can immediately draw upon part of the Qi blood from the Blood Jade to replenish his strength after using the Blood Prison Burning Sky.
Strictly speaking, only the Divine Envoys of the Blood God Sect in ancient times were qualified to use this cultivation technique.
As for why only those in the True Pill Realm are qualified to use it, it's because if you haven't even reached the True Pill Realm, you simply can't control such immense Qi blood power!
In the following two days, Han Zheng was familiarizing himself with the power of the Blood Prison Burning Sky.
This cultivation technique is definitely a trump card for Han Zheng, not to be used lightly.
Once used, it will completely burn out all his Qi blood, and although he can borrow some Blood God Power from the Blood Jade, it's only barely enough to save his life.
Han Zheng has only refined about a tenth of the Blood Jade, which is still somewhat insufficient.
At this moment, the sound of a knock on the door suddenly came from outside.
"Come in."
Xiang Yuangong walked in and said, "Sir, the issue on Duke Wei Mansion's side has been completely resolved, and the brothers have all rested these past two days."
Han Zheng nodded. He suddenly noticed that Xiang Yuangong seemed hesitant to speak and asked, "Old Xiang, is there something you want to tell me?"
Xiang Yuangong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's not a big deal, but something feels a bit off."
"Oh? What's off, tell me?"
Han Zheng, while confident in his own abilities, did not think of Xiang Yuangong as incompetent.
In fact, among the three Deputy Directors of the Jing'an Guard, Xiang Yuangong is the most well-rounded in terms of overall ability.
Whether it's personal strength or competence, Xiang Yuangong surpasses Bao Chong and Liu Yuan.
Moreover, he has years of mission execution experience and is quite reliable.
Xiang Yuangong said gravely, "It's like this: after we eradicated the remnants of the Blood Demon Sect, we found many corpses underground.
Some were completely dried and decayed, unrecognizable, while others, recently dead, could barely be identified.
So I wanted to call the local government to count the numbers and issue a notice, asking those with missing family members to identify the bodies.
Who would have thought that after issuing the notice, the number of people coming to identify the bodies was unexpectedly high, too many!
There are only over fifteen hundred bodies under Duke Wei Mansion, but over ten thousand people came claiming to have missing family members!
And this is just in Heaven Net City. With so many traders visiting daily, the number of missing people in the caravans is countless.
I roughly estimate that the number of missing people may even be ten times this number!
We also interrogated some remnants of the Blood Demon Sect. Although we didn't catch any high-ranking members, ordinary disciples knew some information.
They said the Blood Demon Sect had rooted itself in Heaven Net City before Duke Wei Mansion arrived.
Later, when Duke Wei Mansion was degraded to Heaven Net City, many of their enemies took advantage of the situation, attacking Duke Wei Mansion. The Blood Demon Sect stepped in to help Duke Wei Mansion solve the troubles.
Since then, Duke Wei Mansion developed a deep entanglement with the Blood Demon Sect, merging into one by Ning Shixiu's generation.
Ning Shixiu himself was even the Great Elder of this generation's Blood Demon Sect, one of their top figures.
Over the years, Ning Shixiu has been trying to create the Blood Sacred Son to take revenge on the Great Zhou and revive the Blood Demon Sect.
Their targets were always those possessing Pure Yin and Pure Yang Qi blood, with the lower-level sect members tasked with scouting, and Elders making their move.
But finding people with Pure Yin and Pure Yang Qi blood was rare, sometimes taking days to find one.
They swore never to target ordinary people because Heaven Net City is a big city, and they didn't want to be too conspicuous to avoid the Demon Cleansing Bureau's investigation, which would be counterproductive.
After becoming Great Elder, Ning Shixiu was more rigorous in his actions. Any remnants wanting to go out had to report in advance, let alone kill at random.
If that's the case, the current disproportion of missing people in Heaven Net City is suspicious. I feel something's off."
Han Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "I think something's off too. Let's not forget why we came to Heaven Net City; our discovery of the Blood Demon Sect remnants in the Arsenal case.
But after exterminating Duke Wei Mansion's sect remnants, I found they seemed not to have been involved in the Arsenal case.
Elder Fei was bewildered when we captured him, unaware of anyone being discovered by us in the Capital City.
Also, Ning Shixiu and the others appeared to have no reason to be involved in the Arsenal case.
Ning Shixiu's plan was clear: to develop steadily in Heaven Net City and pour all efforts into cultivating Ning Ziqi as the Blood Sacred Son. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
If the Blood Sacred Son succeeds, the Blood Demon Sect will prosper.
If the Blood Sacred Son fails, the Blood Demon Sect will perish.
So they have no reason to meddle in the Capital City's turmoil.
I now feel we've been used, being manipulated to kill.
The Blood Demon Sect we are looking for might not be the one connected to Duke Wei Mansion!"
Xiang Yuangong suddenly thought of something and whispered, "Only two forces in Heaven Net City could possibly shelter the Blood Demon Sect: one is Duke Wei Mansion, the other is naturally Heaven Net Martial Sect!"
Han Zheng nodded, "With such commotion within Heaven Net City, although Heaven Net Martial Sect is outside the city, they have disciples stationed permanently within, yet they haven't reacted, which seems too calm, doesn't it?
Though Heaven Net Martial Sect has no reason to collude with the Blood Demon Sect, sometimes what's impossible becomes possible.
And I'm not worried if Heaven Net Martial Sect colludes with the Blood Demon Sect; I'm concerned about Elder Zhou."
Xiang Yuangong was slightly stunned: "You suspect Elder Zhou? But Elder Zhou showed no mercy when taking down the Blood Demon Sect's remnants and nearly perished together with Ning Shixiu!"
Han Zheng said seriously, "If we assume the Blood Demon Sect is split into two factions, it's normal for Elder Zhou to help one faction eliminate Duke Wei's branch.
From the moment we arrived in Heaven Net City, Elder Zhou has been guiding us, letting us catch Elder Fei, prompting us to reveal Duke Wei Mansion, and allowing us to lead in eliminating Duke Wei Mansion's sect remnants.
Everything seemed too smooth, too coincidental, and I'm someone suspicious by nature, which makes me uneasy amidst such coincidences.
Of course, these are just my suspicions, without any evidence. I hope I'm just being paranoid.
However, verifying these suspicions is quite simple.
We'll bid farewell to Elder Zhou, feign a return to the Capital City, then head straight for Heaven Net Martial Sect, posing as if we're about to attack, to test their reaction.
Meanwhile, if Elder Zhou appears immediately, it will be enough to prove a connection between him and Heaven Net Martial Sect!"