Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 1021: Chapter 1020: Blood Refinement Bead (1)

The information was sent by An Li. It must be said, in her hands, the Dragon Network instantly transformed into a formidable weapon. If it were the past, Ye Haochuan might have been ambushed and still clueless about who orchestrated it.

”Do you know who sent them?” Ye Haochuan replied.

A moment later, An Li responded, ”One group is from the Liu Family, and the other is still under investigation!”

Huh? There are two groups?!

Ye Haochuan suddenly felt his head swell. The Liu Family tracking him possibly had to do with discovering his investigation of them. While it made Ye Haochuan somewhat disappointed in the secrecy of the Dragon Network, it was still somewhat reasonable.

But what about the other group? Could it be Xue Tao’s doing?

Ye Haochuan naturally shifted his suspicion toward Xue Tao. After several encounters, he had thoroughly antagonized Xue Tao. Moreover, with Xue Tao’s father being the Vice Sect Leader of the Human Sect, he certainly had the capability to send people to tail Ye Haochuan.

Just as he kept guessing, another message from An Li arrived.

”The second group is from the Lone Star Alliance!”

”The Lone Star Alliance?” Ye Haochuan muttered under his breath, his gaze settling on Zhu Tian, who was walking ahead not far away.

Zhu Tian’s grievances with the Lone Star Alliance had been mentioned to him by Long Xiaotian. Ye Haochuan had asked about it before, but Zhu Tian never elaborated.

”Can you find out what grievances Zhu Tian has with the Lone Star Alliance?” Ye Haochuan messaged An Li.

An Li didn’t respond immediately, but a few minutes later, Ye Haochuan’s phone buzzed with a long string of information.

”Zhu Tian, male, age ninety-three, Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage cultivation, affiliated with the Ancient Martial Arts Sect...”

A detailed character profile that exuded professionalism made Ye Haochuan smile with satisfaction. This was the level of rigor and expertise needed for intelligence work. Comparatively, Li Wenfeng had seemed far inferior.

As he continued reading, Ye Haochuan’s brows furrowed suddenly.

”Zhu Tian has a son named Zhu Kan, fifty-seven years old, Innate Late Stage cultivation... who stole the Lone Star Alliance’s Southwest Branch Supreme Treasure—the Blood Refinement Bead—and incurred their pursuit...”

After finishing the report, Ye Haochuan finally understood what was going on.

It turned out Zhu Tian’s son had stolen something and fled. The Lone Star Alliance had persecuted Zhu Tian back then, turning him into a state of stupor deliberately to lure his son out. Unexpectedly, Ye Haochuan had unknowingly stumbled upon him, rescued Zhu Tian, and even healed his injuries.

Fortunately, at the time, the date for the opening of the Sub-Thunder Element Dimension Realm was approaching, and the Lone Star Alliance’s Foundation Establishment cultivators were all preparing to enter, so they didn’t pay much attention to this matter.

As for Core Formation cultivators, it was even less likely for them to waste effort chasing down an Innate Late Stage small fry—it would be beneath their dignity.

If not for these circumstances, Ye Haochuan might have already been dragged into trouble long ago.

But even now, things weren’t looking much better. With the Sub-Thunder Element Dimension Realm’s trials ended, the Lone Star Alliance had once again set their sights on Zhu Tian. It appeared they’d soon make a move again.

”You know everything now?” While Ye Haochuan was lost in thought, Zhu Tian had appeared beside him at some point.

”That Blood Refinement Bead—what kind of treasure is it, for you all to take such risks to seize it?” Ye Haochuan asked, puzzled.

”This...” Zhu Tian hesitated, unsure of how to explain, when Ye Haochuan’s phone suddenly buzzed with another message, starting with the words ”Blood Refinement Bead.”

What the heck? Did this woman plant spies around me? I’d just asked the question, and she sent the answer over immediately.

Ye Haochuan broke into a cold sweat, hurriedly surveying his surroundings. But to his disappointment, there wasn’t a single suspicious person nearby. Not only were An Li’s people absent, but even those two groups trailing them, as mentioned, were unnoticeable.

Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but admire An Li immensely. The level of surveillance she was capable of managing, catching even those who escaped his detection, truly made her a genius at intelligence work!

With enthusiasm blooming in his heart, Ye Haochuan began reading the message carefully.

”Low-Grade Blood Refinement Bead uses the essence of a cultivator’s blood to empower oneself during cultivation, thereby enhancing one’s own cultivation realm!”

Holy crap, it’s actually something this insanely powerful?

Ye Haochuan’s pupils contracted instinctively. This Blood Refinement Bead was clearly similar to the badass techniques described in novels like the ’Star Absorbing Technique’!

”This thing is quite wicked. Was it confiscated from Hellfire?” Ye Haochuan asked, feigning disapproval despite his envy.

”It’s not!” Zhu Tian’s face turned somewhat unpleasant. If it were really as Ye Haochuan suggested, then his son would have become an evil cultivator.

”Actually, it’s not only evil cults that have such sinister things. Even within Xuanmen, these items exist!”

”Seriously? Then Xuanmen isn’t much different from the Evil Sect?” Ye Haochuan exclaimed, feigning shock.

”There’s certainly a distinction!” Zhu Qingshuang interjected suddenly. ”Evil Sect techniques forcibly drain others’ cultivation, leaving the drained ones only with death. However, the Blood Refinement Bead is more akin to an act of sacrifice.

Not only does it require the sacrificer’s voluntary offering of their essence of blood, but it can also cease at any time without causing life-threatening harm to the sacrificer!”

”Who’d be dumb enough to sacrifice their cultivation to help someone else?” Ye Haochuan replied incredulously.

”There are certainly people willing to do so—for example, between fathers and sons, brothers, or other close relations, when one desires to help the other break through. Additionally, within sects, many willingly contribute for their faction’s benefit,” Zhu Qingshuang explained.

Damn, the world really has all kinds of idiots—I mean, noble-hearted people!

Ye Haochuan wasn’t sure what to make of these sacrifices, but he did find the Blood Refinement Bead very intriguing.

”You must know where your son is, right?” Ye Haochuan suddenly asked seemingly out of nowhere.

”I... I don’t know!” Zhu Tian said, his gaze flickering nervously.

”There’s no need to lie to me. Before entering the Sub-Thunder Element Dimension Realm, you left briefly. If I’m not mistaken, you must’ve gone looking for your son, right?” Ye Haochuan said with a sly grin.

It was clear that Zhu Tian had risked exposure to the Lone Star Alliance just to leave—if it weren’t for a critical reason, why would he take such a chance?

”I...”

”Don’t tell me you went to sacrifice for your son?”

”No!” Zhu Tian exhaled heavily, finally abandoning further pretense and explained, ”Low-Grade Blood Refinement Pills can only be used for Foundation Establishment and lower cultivation levels for sacrifice, so...”

”That makes sense!” Ye Haochuan laughed softly. Zhu Tian hadn’t seemed affected upon entering the Sub-Thunder Element Dimension Realm. If the sacrifice had such inconsequential effects, wouldn’t everyone be rushing to do it?

”Have you found someone willing to sacrifice yet?”

”No!”

”Why not have him join the Long Alliance?” Ye Haochuan suddenly suggested.

”Are you saying you could find someone to sacrifice for him?” Zhu Tian asked, astonished.

”Increasing cultivation isn’t solely reliant on sacrifice!”