I. System Assistance
The restriction outside the secret chamber was complex and well-hidden. Even with Lin Ye’s current understanding of formations, it was difficult to completely break it within a short time. His brows furrowed as he stared intently at the web-like network of seal patterns. His fingers formed seals repeatedly, but he still couldn't accurately locate the core.
"This formation... more complex than the one in Blackstone Hall. It's like a combination of a seal and a maze."
Just as he was preparing to probe it by force, a familiar mechanical prompt rang out in his mind:
“Unknown high-grade restriction detected. Multiple layers of defensive structures present. You may consume 300 Evolution Points to activate the ‘Deep Analysis’ module for assistance. Activate?”
Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed.
“Deep Analysis?”
He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth. “Activate!”
“300 Evolution Points consumed. Analyzing formation structure... Extracting spirit pattern core... Reconstructing formation diagram... Analysis complete. Decryption path marked.”
The next moment, a faint golden formation diagram appeared in Lin Ye’s vision. The dense spirit pattern pathways were clearly marked, and several key nodes were labeled with warnings such as “Alert,” “Trap,” and “Safe Breach Point.”
A gleam of surprise flickered in Lin Ye’s eyes. As impressed as he was by the system’s power, he now also had a deeper understanding of how well-hidden this secret chamber truly was—without the system’s help, it might have taken him days to crack it, and he would have likely triggered an alarm in the process.
“With this level of secrecy… just what are they hiding inside?”
II. Breaking the Restriction
Following the system’s guidance, he used his demonic power to disrupt three spirit nodes in succession. Then, channeling his sword intent, he gently brushed over the formation’s core rune node. The seemingly ancient greenstone wall trembled slightly and emitted a low “click” sound before slowly sliding open.
A stone staircase leading downward appeared. A faint light rose from below, accompanied by the mixed scent of herbs and a nauseatingly sweet stench.
Without hesitation, Lin Ye stepped down.
His footsteps brought him into a structurally complex underground space. Spirit stone lamps embedded in the walls illuminated the entire secret chamber. But the scene before him caused Lin Ye’s heart to jolt and his pupils to contract sharply.
III. Bloodline Research
The secret chamber was spacious and divided into three levels.
The first level held rows of neatly arranged jade experiment platforms, atop which sat numerous tools for crafting and body refinement—there were even many soul-binding chains engraved with forbidden rune symbols.
The second level was even more shocking—a sealed crystal display platform housed over a dozen human specimens. Their bodies were soaked in a pale golden spiritual liquid, their expressions twisted, numb, or pained, as if they had suffered immense torment before death.
What startled Lin Ye the most was—on the surface of these bodies, faint blood-colored patterns appeared. Some snaked up from the chest, while others coiled around the limbs. The shapes closely resembled the patterns that had emerged on Lin Ye’s own body when his Reverse Scale bloodline had awakened!
“This is… bloodline experimentation?”
Lin Ye approached one of the specimens. It had once been an ordinary cultivator, but now its body had been forcibly infused with a bloodline that didn’t belong to it—spiritual flow was chaotic, muscle tissues torn, and internal organs completely withered.
“Forcibly merging foreign bloodlines? The Tianyuan Sect… is conducting bloodline modification experiments?” Lin Ye murmured, a chill surfacing between his brows.
He continued downward to the deepest third level, where he found a black stone tablet. It was densely inscribed with experimental data and subject IDs. At the very top of the stele, a line of small characters was carved:
“Reverse Scale Bloodline・Phase Thirteen Experiment. Live sample required to complete data and confirm final compatible host.”
Lin Ye’s heart trembled violently.
“Reverse Scale… They really do know about my bloodline. What they’re searching for… is me?”
In that moment, Lin Ye finally understood the true intent behind the Tianyuan Sect’s hunt for people with special bloodlines. They weren’t simply trying to capture him—they wanted to study him, replicate him, and even control him!
IV. Conclusion
Standing before the stone tablet, Lin Ye’s gaze turned cold.
“I am not your test subject.”
He took out the Jade Sword Pavilion’s token that Xue Yao had given him, infused it with sword intent, and a formless sword aura slashed out, utterly destroying the blood pool ahead.
Then, he turned and left—he would make this known to the world. He would not let the bodies of those who had suffered die in vain!
Next Chapter Preview: As Lin Ye attempts to leave the secret chamber, he unexpectedly triggers a hidden alarm. A mysterious gold-robed elder from the Tianyuan Sect descends upon Greenstone City. Will Lin Ye manage to escape unscathed? And what secrets lie behind the mysterious “Specimen Zero”?
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