This place can be considered the true "government" of Chongshan City.
Loran swaggered along the wide, flat avenue in Ximen Garden, lined with lush greenery on both sides. He glanced at the enormous "ancestral home" and sighed with emotion.
Compared to the Ximen family, the Li family can only be considered a nouveau riche family that has only been wealthy for two generations. If he hadn't come into this world, the Li family might have declined in the third generation and then completely become ordinary people in the fourth or fifth generation.
This is normal; the blessings of a virtuous person will last for five generations.
It's quite remarkable that Li Chunfeng's legacy could extend to three generations. There are very few aristocratic families in this world that have lasted for two hundred years like the Ximen family. There are many "powerful families" like the Li family that rise and fall in just a few decades.
But is there any force in this world that is immortal?
"I watched him build a magnificent mansion, I watched him host lavish banquets, and I watched his mansion collapse."
Loran coldly watched the brightly lit banquet pavilion in the center of Ximen Garden, now the day the Ximen family's mansion was about to collapse.
The Ximen family has five fourth-rank minor grandmasters. One of them is Ximen Qing, the son of the family head and the old patriarch Ximen. The other four are Ximen Weiye, the cousin of the old patriarch Ximen Hongtu. He is old and frail and can be considered a fifth-rank master.
Of the remaining three fourth-rank officials, one was born to Ximen Weiye, and the other two came from several other branches of the main lineage.
The Ximen family is currently hosting a banquet for guests, presided over by the patriarch Ximen Qing, mainly to discuss a marriage alliance between the Ximen family and a prominent family outside Chongshan City.
Ximen Qing wanted to arrange a marriage between his grandson Ximen Tian and Wenren Ying, the eldest daughter of the Wenren family head, so that the two families could work together for mutual benefit.
Without Loran's intervention, Qian Qianqian would have been tormented again by the villainous female supporting character Wenren Ying and the villainous father-in-law Ximen Qing for breaking up the couple. Then the male lead would have been filled with remorse, she would have run away and he would have chased after her, and finally they would have reconciled and gotten revenge on the villainous arranged marriage woman and the stubborn head of the family.
Now, the Simon family should consider how long they can hold out under Loran's rule.
After all, Loran took away Ximen Tian, who possessed the blood of the Earth God. To avoid retaliation from the Ximen family later, Loran decided to eliminate them beforehand to prevent them from causing trouble for Loran at a crucial moment.
To deal with the Ximen family, we must destroy their greatest asset.
Who is the Ximen family's biggest asset right now?
Naturally, it is Ximen Hongtu, the supreme violent and powerful figure in the Ximen family, the patriarch of the Ximen family and the former head of the Ximen family.
The marriage between the great-grandchildren of the Ximen family and the Wen family was not a matter that would bother Ximen Hongtu, the patriarch.
He and his cousin, Ximen Weiye, who was also quite old and disliked crowds, enjoyed the moon and drinks in their elegant courtyard.
The two old men sat on stone benches covered with soft blankets, and the wine cups and wine pots they used were all exquisite and beautiful.
The scantily clad, beautiful maid sat obediently in Ximen Weiye's lap, enduring the lewd old man's harassment while feeding him food and wine without changing her expression.
"I'm getting old," Ximen Weiye sighed. "If I had such a beautiful woman in my arms fifteen years ago, I would definitely have given my family another little brother."
Ximen Hongtu sat upright, drinking as he said, "You were still able to have children fifteen years ago, but I haven't been able to touch a woman forty-five years."
Ximen Weiye comforted him, saying, "Brother, you've suffered a lot. You fought hard against the Huang family head for the sake of the Ximen family's great cause, which is why you've injured yourself."
“I envy you, having so many children and grandchildren. Unlike me, I only have one son, Qing’er. Even Qing’er only gave me one grandson, who died young, leaving behind only a great-grandson.”
"Not having many descendants is a great taboo for the family!" Ximen Hongtu's wrinkled old face showed some bitterness.
Ximen Weiye poured a glass of wine for Ximen Hongtu: "My descendants, except for Ji'er, are not very promising. However, Tian'er, the great-grandson of my elder brother, is indeed very intelligent and no less than my elder brother was back then. When he takes over our position in the future, he may be able to lead the Ximen family to a new level."
When Ximen Tian was mentioned, Ximen Hongtu smiled smugly. In his opinion, Ximen Tian's future achievements would surpass those of his ancestor, and he might even become a second-rank or first-rank master.
"However, I heard that Tian'er seems to be entangled with a woman from a peasant background, indulging in romantic love. This is not the behavior of someone who is destined for great things." Ximen Weiye casually mentioned the ill-fated relationship between Ximen Tian and Qian Qianqian.
"Hmph, just a plaything. Once Tian'er gets tired of him, he'll naturally realize that so-called romantic feelings are nothing more than a momentary pleasure for a man. Ultimately, the great cause of the Ximen family is what he should be shouldering." Ximen Hongtu showed disdain. In his view, it was just a lowly bastard who had temporarily bewitched Ximen Tian by clinging to power. It was nothing serious. Ximen Tian would wake up sooner or later.
"Oh? A real man? What kind of real man? Is it a 'real man' who's seventy or eighty years old and still molests teenage girls, or a 'real man' like a eunuch like you?"
A mocking voice came from the night sky.
When Ximen Hongtu and Ximen Weiye looked up, they saw a handsome young man dressed in dark red striped casual clothes standing on the courtyard wall, looking down at them.
"What kind of filthy scum dares to cause trouble in my Ximen family!" Ximen Weiye snorted coldly, pushed away the girl in his arms, and was about to get up and fight.
"Hey, Second Brother, don't be hasty." Ximen Hongtu pulled Ximen Weiye back and smiled at Luo Lan, "I wonder if this young friend has heard some rumors that are detrimental to the Ximen family, which has led to such a misunderstanding."
"Since you were able to slip past the Ximen family's heavy defenses and penetrate into the heart of the Ximen family's territory without a sound, you must be an extraordinary person."
"Young friend, you look unfamiliar, so you must be from out of town. Is there something you need the Ximen family's help with in Chongshan City? Why don't we sit down and talk?"
Loran laughed and pointed at Simon Hongtu.
"You two old fogies are truly cunning. I've barely shown my face and you've already come up with this play where one of you plays the good cop and the other the bad cop. You two are really well-coordinated."
"But don't worry, I even brought you a gift to help you make up your mind."
Loran threw out three heads, which were the other three fourth-rank minor grandmasters besides the head of the Ximen family.
"Jill!" Simon Weiye cried out in pain as he looked at one of the severed heads.
This was the head of his beloved third son, Ximen Ji, the only fourth-rank minor master in his lineage.
He raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, like a bloodthirsty beast.
"I'll make you pay with your life."
Ximen Weiye leaped high into the air and unleashed a palm strike, creating a massive palm print composed of earth-yellow qi.
This is the legendary Kunyuan Great Handprint, a martial art renowned throughout the Ximen family.
When unleashed by a seasoned junior master who has been immersed in the Divine Qi of Earth for decades, its power is unparalleled.
Loran stretched out his right hand, using his fingers as a brush, his qi as ink, and the void as his finger, and drew a talisman out of thin air.
"Flying Sword Talisman - Modified, Sun and Moon Essence Wheel Talisman".
The talisman formed from the mysterious energy of the sun and moon evolved into two constantly rotating sun and moon essence wheels. The two wheels transformed into a dazzling stream of light. The sun wheel, flashing with firelight, shattered the Kunyuan Great Handprint, while the silver moon wheel, spinning rapidly, severed Ximen Weiye's entire right arm, which he could not dodge in time.
Looking at the results, Loran frowned.
"Its agility is acceptable, but its power is insufficient. There is still room for improvement in this talisman."
"Let's try another spell from the Ascension Technique."
Ximen Laozu, who was about to launch a sneak attack from a blind spot, suddenly froze. In that instant of his stiffness, a hand as beautiful as jade struck his heart.
Old Master Ximen's eyes widened, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. His heart had been shattered by the palm strike, and his life force was completely gone.
"Big Brother!!!" Ximen Weiye couldn't believe it. The pillar of the Ximen family, the legendary martial artist who had stood firm in Chongshan City for more than half a century, was dead just like that?
"You should go down and accompany him too!"
Loran used his palm as a blade, unleashing a magnificent sword aura that severed Ximen Weiye's head.
Looking at the pile of corpses in the courtyard, Loran sighed, "If it weren't for the detection that none of you had the blood of the Earth God, you could have lived a little longer."
"In the entire Ximen family, only that bastard Ximen Tian has the bloodline of the Earth God?"
Loran was somewhat helpless and said that he would go and send the head of the Ximen family down to accompany his father.
Without a fourth-rank or higher military officer to protect them, the Ximen family will likely collapse soon under the siege of other hostile forces.
As for whether they will be targeted by the Six Doors in Beijing, Luo Lan, who has gained the memories of Liu Qianguan, a former detective and former member of the Six Doors, said that no one is better at dealing with the Six Doors' investigation than she is.
Now all that's missing is the blood of the Metal God, and then Loran will be able to gather all five elements.
But it doesn't matter, these four kinds of divine blood are enough for Loran to research a lot of things.
Chapter 41 Urban: Divine Blood Particles
The Five Elements Divine Blood has extraordinary effects; once the human body receives nourishment from this divine blood, miraculous changes will occur.
For example, Murong Jin's golden eyes are an example of evolution resulting from being nourished by the blood of the Wood element god.
This divine blood will spontaneously recombine and optimize the host's genes. It can be said that even if a person who received the divine blood was as useless as a pig before, they will become a great genius after receiving the divine blood.
While the effects of divine blood are astonishing, they have also given rise to numerous problems, such as:
What exactly is this so-called Five Elements Divine Blood?
How does the Five Elements Divine Blood modify human genes? Through what mechanisms does it influence gene expression and regulation?
Are there any corresponding plans for the proposed renovation? If there is no clear plan, then the safety and controllability of such renovation become unknown.
Who is the origin of this bloodline? Is it some ancient being, or does it come from some other unknown source?
Besides the Five Elements Divine Blood, are there other types of Divine Blood? If so, what unique properties and abilities do they each possess?
Based on the few known cases of divine blood, it seems that this divine blood does not exhibit a familial inheritance pattern. So, is it a recessive genetic trait with an extremely low awakening probability? Or, are there other undiscovered patterns of inheritance?
Moreover, why do all of these individuals with divine blood have the Three Poisons Canopy?
Could it be argued that the mastermind behind the Three Poisons Canopy is also related to the origin of the divine blood?
These issues are intertwined, forming a network full of mysteries.
Inside the laboratory, Loran pulled up an electronic map, which was covered with various red dots and trajectories.
This shows the locations of the Three Poisons Canopy hosts that Loran has found over the years, as well as the relocation trajectory of the Three Poisons Canopy after the deaths of these "protagonists".
Loran input it into the supercomputer for calculation, attempting to analyze any patterns to determine the location of the mastermind.
However, the computer's response was the same as what Lorraine's own brain had come up with.
That means there's no pattern; it's all about randomness.
The hosts sought by these Three Poisons Canopy are all very distinctive and fit the definition of "protagonist".
Ye Xian had three top-notch masters who taught him his skills, and he himself was also exceptionally talented.
Long Aotian obtained the so-called "Celestial Being" Tianyunzi's martial arts legacy. Although Loran doubted the authenticity of this Tianyunzi martial arts legacy, it did not prevent Long Aotian from being a person of great fortune.
Compared to these two, Shen Xiucheng was rather ordinary. His family background was only enough to make him powerful in Jiangcheng, and his lineage was incomparable to Ye Xian and Long Aotian. In terms of mystique, he couldn't compare to the reborn Miss Yang Li, and in terms of talent and aptitude, he couldn't compare to the other divine blood possessors.
What makes him worthy of enjoying the same Three Poisons Canopy as Long Aotian and the others?
Not to mention that fake young master from the Liu family, he's not even as good as Shen Xiucheng, so why does he also have the Three Poisons Canopy?
Even if the Huagai system selects people based on their luck, without even mentioning what luck is, it's impossible to see if the luck of the latter two can compare to that of the first few cheat-like contestants.
Many "protagonists" are entirely created by the Three Poisons Canopy. For example, Long Aotian might have been able to rise to prominence even without the Three Poisons Canopy, relying on the inheritance of the weapon arsenal.
But what makes that fake young master of the Liu family, without the aura of the Three Poisons and the Canopy that makes him lose his mind, the "protagonist"? He probably would have been kicked out long ago after Liu Yanyun's wife discovered his illegitimate child.
So what exactly are the rules for the Three Poisons and the Canopy to select people? Loran was completely baffled, feeling that he must have overlooked or missed some key factors.
Unable to find an answer for the time being, Loran began to devote himself fully to the research on divine blood.
The so-called divine blood, from a microscopic perspective, is actually composed of countless extremely tiny divine blood particles. These divine blood particles are basically at the nanometer level in size, and they are like tiny lives, quietly operating inside the human body.
These divine blood particles possess a unique ability: they can continuously draw upon the essence of vital energy from the body and transform this essence into their own energy. Simultaneously, they also absorb the organism's substances as raw materials for self-replication.
Over time, the number of divine blood particles will gradually increase. When they reach a certain level, they will act like precise genetic scalpels, beginning to trim and recombine the human genome.
This process is like a surgery in the microscopic world, where the divine blood particles precisely manipulate fragments of genes, rearranging and recombining them to achieve a specific purpose.
“Just like a swarm of nanobots,” Loran murmured to himself. In his eyes, these divine blood particles were like a group of highly intelligent nanobots, methodically modifying and optimizing genes within the human body according to predetermined programs and rules.
Indeed, in Loran's view, the so-called Five Elements Divine Blood is not some mysterious entity, but rather a kind of nanorobot with a fantastical element. They influence and alter the genetic structure of the human body in an unimaginable way, thereby endowing their owners with all sorts of magical abilities and traits.
Therefore, Murong Jin must obtain a sufficiently high-quality source of spiritual energy each time, only then can his body undergo a transformation. This is because, as a low-level martial artist, Murong Jin's spiritual energy is very limited, and its purity and energy density are insufficient to meet the operational needs of these divine blood particles.
On ordinary days, these divine blood particles rely on automatic dormancy to protect their host. Only when Murong Jin harvests pure and powerful spiritual energy from heaven and earth and uses it for power can these divine blood particles briefly awaken and begin to work.
Different types of divine blood are actually composed of different types of divine blood nanorobots, or divine blood particles.
How exactly are these divine blood particles produced? Are they truly products of nature?
Lorraine was deeply puzzled by this.
In his view, these divine blood particles seemed more like creations of a great civilization than products of nature. Their existence and operating mechanisms appeared so exquisite and complex, as if they had been meticulously designed and manufactured.
After further and more detailed research, Loran was surprised to discover that these divine blood particles actually concealed an extremely high-density information storage structure at the molecular level! This storage structure was like an extremely tiny yet incredibly sophisticated information treasure trove, containing a massive amount of data.
This information can be viewed as a divine blood database, containing various genetic information and other related data about divine blood. However, this database is not freely accessible; only when vital energy is activated will this information be revealed as if awakened.
These divine blood particles modify the human body by referring to the genetic information stored in the divine blood database. They precisely adjust the human body's gene sequence according to the instructions in the database, thereby optimizing and enhancing the human body.
Moreover, the information in this database also has a driving effect. It enables collective interaction among the divine blood particles, forming a distributed intelligence. This intelligence is not concentrated in a specific individual, but is dispersed throughout the entire group of divine blood particles, achieving various complex functions through mutual cooperation.
This means that as long as a single drop of divine blood remains, the information it contains will be preserved. Moreover, the divine blood particles within this drop will continuously replicate, eventually reproducing the biological form recorded by the divine blood.
This is practically an alternative version of rebirth through blood!
Loran used his own flesh and blood to cultivate the divine blood particles. Loran's body, which combined the best of many worlds, was enough to provide the divine blood with sufficient vital energy, allowing it to self-replicate.
Loran is now spending a great deal of time deciphering the database contained within the blood of the gods.
These divine bloodlines correspond to five different divine bodies, which Loran named as follows: Fire element - Zhurong divine body, Water element - Xuanming divine body, Wood element - Jumang divine body, Earth element - Houtu divine body, Metal element - Rushou divine body (currently unavailable).
The vast amount of information and bioengineering technology contained in these divine blood microparticle databases left Loran speechless with astonishment.
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