Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Chapter 182 Coercion (Subscribe Requested)

At noon, Lin Xi, originally bored and counting the Zhou family's property ledgers, realized that the entire Zhou estate had suddenly become tense like drawn swords and bows.

All the demonic creatures inside the estate were gathering towards the front courtyard.

However, the rear courtyard remained heavily guarded.

Lin Xi's two maidservants were 'Ten-Eyed Demons' at the mid-fourth realm. They usually looked like ordinary people, but in times of emotional turmoil, ten eyes would grow on their faces, making them exceptionally eerie and terrifying.

Lin Xi also had a nanny who, just like the two masters of the estate, was a fifth realm 'Hundred-Eyed Demon' evolved from 'Ten-Eyed Demons.'

Seeing this nanny, Lin Xi understood why that night, the Bureau of Paranormal Management kept delaying until the nanny left before daring to shove her into this attic.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon was not only very powerful in combat but also had incredibly strong perception.

Beyond this, the rear courtyard also housed over a dozen Protectors and maids, all being strong demons of the fourth realm.

Out of the more than 100 people in the entire Zhou estate, it seemed she was the only normal living person.

For some unknown reason, the grandparents of Zhou Yun Xi and everyone in the estate had turned demonic.

The government should have been aware of the Zhou family's circumstances, but they ignored this den of demons, except for the Imperial City Division who sent a team to station themselves in a tavern across the street from the rear courtyard, monitoring the Zhou estate.

However, from what Lin Xi had observed over the past two days, these demons of the Zhou family had strong self-control, always staying within the estate and ignoring the outside world.

As for why the previous Zhou Yun Xi had been devoured, it was very likely because that Zhou Yun Xi had already died.

In the cognition of these demons, the young lady was only the young lady while she was alive; once dead, she was merely a delicious piece of meat—

So, just as her brother Lin Rui had said, although she seemed to be in a den of demons, surrounded by a horde of them, in fact, it wasn't safe at all, but as long as she was careful not to provoke their emotions, she could survive for now.

There was also another matter concerning Lin Xi; she discovered that none of the estate's demons were weak.

Transforming into a demon depended on one's bloodline; it wasn't as simple as wishing to transform into a certain realm.

According to the research done by federal scientists, it generally depended on the emotional state of the person at the time and the concentration of their bloodline's power.

In addition, if there was a living demon of the seventh realm or higher within three degrees of kinship, their probability of transforming into a demon increased substantially.

Conversely, if there was a living Martial Cultivator of the seventh realm or higher within three degrees of kinship, the chances of transformation diminished significantly.

Lin Xi was surprised that not only was no one in the Zhou family below the fourth realm, but their bloodline power was also quite impressive!

For example, this Hundred-Eyed Demon nanny was a fifth realm royal!

For some unknown reason, all the demons inside the estate were converging towards the front courtyard at this moment.

Several strong elemental tides had also erupted there, suggesting that a conflict was occurring between people inside the Zhou estate and outsiders.

After a brief contemplation, Lin Xi closed the ledger, turned to the Hundred-Eyed Demon nanny standing beside her, and said, "Nanny, I want to go to the front courtyard to see what's happening; something seems to have happened, and I'm a bit worried."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon nanny's gaze shifted slightly; she turned her rigid and cold face to Lin Xi, her eyes ashen as she said, "Miss, you cannot go."

Her speech was also dry and hoarse, lacking smoothness.

"I'm just going to look, not leave the estate," Lin Xi smiled gently and kindly at the nanny. "I am the master of the Zhou estate, and sooner or later I will take charge of it. I need to understand what is happening and learn to deal with such situations. Besides, everyone is at the front courtyard, and I am concerned it might be unsafe staying back here."

Technically speaking, she was indeed the master of the Zhou estate now.

Since everyone in the Zhou family had transformed into demons, leaving her the only living person, the Zhou family's 1,200 acres of riverside farmland, seven tea mountains, four streets totaling 120 storefronts, twelve merchant ships, and three docks—as well as the vaults containing tens of thousands of demonic silvers and divine gold—were all hers to inherit.

So, when she boldly approached her grandfather Zhou An the day before, asking for the Zhou family's ledgers and land deeds, Zhou An actually handed them all over to her without hesitation.

At that moment, Lin Xi felt as if her 'grandfather' seemed rather eager, as if offloading a burden, yet looked relieved.

She guessed that perhaps his mind wasn't very sharp after becoming demonic, making him incapable of handling complex mathematical computations.

So now, even though Lin Xi knew this place was a den of demons, she was not willing to leave.

She had already recognized the value of the identity 'Zhou Yun Xi.'

Beyond that, Lin Xi also sensed that there might be something else hidden inside the Zhou estate.

Perhaps that was what was truly most valuable, far more than the Zhou family's wealth.

After hearing Lin Xi's words, the Hundred-Eyed Demon nanny started to think, but perhaps because her thoughts were too complex, she froze, standing motionless.

Her face then split open with dozens of cracks, through which one could vaguely see blood-red eyeballs moving around.

As Lin Xi watched in horror, the Hundred-Eyed Demon nanny finally nodded: "Let's go!"

She led the way to the front courtyard, with the two maids protecting Lin Xi from behind.

When Lin Xi entered the Zhou family's main hall and saw her "grandfather" and "grandmother," their eyes were blood-red and they sat expressionlessly at the upper end of the hall.

Groups of monster demons from the Zhou family stood on either side of the main hall.

Her grandfather, Zhou An, and grandmother, Mrs. Wang, were somewhat surprised by her arrival. They turned their heads to look at Lin Xi steadily for a moment and then at the Bai Mu demon nanny before turning their gaze back to the outside of the hall.

Lin Xi, having entered, was also looking outside.

Because of the screen wall's obstruction, she couldn't see the outside, but she could see the archways of the scholars on three sides outside the mansion gate, standing tall.

Lin Xi also saw on the innermost archway the inscription "Second-Highest-Ranked, Twenty-fourth Place, Jiashen Year Examination."

In the Great Song Dynasty, there was no literary examination, only a military one, and simply by becoming a scholar, one could be directly appointed a fifth-rank official! This was because none of these scholars had a cultivation weaker than the fifth realm.

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It was in that session of the exam that he was among the top thirty out of hundreds of thousands of official Martial Cultivators across the entirety of the Great Song!

Although Lin Xi could not see the outside, she sensed three tremendously powerful martial intents engaging her grandparents in a distant confrontation.

The exchange of spiritual power between them, across the Zhou family's gate, caused light distortions in the gate and the screen wall, emitting 'crackling' bursting sounds, while the bluestone floor and walls below bore the pressure, creaking.

Lin Xi's expression changed immediately; she smelled a strong scent of blood.

That bloody scent infiltrated from outside the courtyard, affecting the emotions of the assembled demons, turning their eyes blood-red, distorting their faces, and nearly causing them to lose their humanoid forms.

Lin Xi felt she had been a bit reckless.

These demons normally wouldn't harm her, but once their emotions got out of control, it was hard to say.

She swallowed her saliva and quietly moved to stand behind her grandfather, Zhou An, because she realized that his emotions were the most stable among the group of demons.

However, as the bloody scent from outside grew stronger, Lin Xi became more certain that the people outside were attempting to use the blood qi of a living person to induce the Zhou family demons to lose control!

Just as Lin Xi felt terrified, she heard a cold snort, "What kind of brigands dare to kill people openly in my Wang City?"

In that instant, a man and a woman suddenly swept through the air, landing in front of the first placard in front of the Zhou residence.

Lin Xi looked stunned when she saw these two people.

The man was wearing a radiant full suit of armor, and a seal character emblem of the "Imperial City Office" was posted on the right chest side of his armor; he also had several official seals at his waist.

He was very young, not even twenty years old, but his presence was compelling. When he looked down from high towards the direction of the Zhou family's main hall, all the demons inside momentarily held their breath.

However, what interested Lin Xi even more was the red-robed young girl standing behind the young man.

She seemed to be a 'Blood Blade Maiden' Protector demon, also radiating an extremely powerful aura.

Upon her arrival, she assertively interrupted the spiritual confrontation between the Zhou's elders and several high-ranking practitioners outside.

For some reason, Lin Xi suddenly felt an extremely close connection with the red-robed girl, as if their bloodlines were responding to each other.

She immediately realized that this young girl in red might be one of her bloodline origins.

Lin Xi's hybrid body had four bloodline sources: one was the three drops of mysterious blood left by their father Lin Cong; one was the super-emperor blood of the fourth realm brought back by Lin Rui; one was her own human origin; and one was from the real Yun Xi.

The Federation's hybrid cultivation technology involved taking some of the superficial genes of the people of the Sky Extreme Star for camouflage, thus completing the replacement from inside out.

This was also why these demons from the Zhou family identified her as Yun Xi without any doubt.

Lin Xi pondered whether this red-robed girl was her bloodline source, then who was the young man in the full suit of armor?

Could it be her brother, Lin Rui?

Lin Xi immediately shook her head, thinking it impossible.

That man obviously held a high position and status, wearing a sixth-rank official seal, so how could he possibly be her brother?

At that moment, her "grandfather" Zhou An's murmuring voice confirmed her judgment, "Wang City Defense Commander Lin Twelve?"

Lin Xi's pupils shrank, pondering that this was one of the four pillars of the prefectural government, a figure who could contend with the Prefectural Governor and Prefect in Wang City?

After the young man's arrival, he looked down briefly and then placed his hand on his sword while coldly observing Zhou An and his wife with a mocking tone, "Mr. Zhou, are you preparing to receive guests? These restless ones, what do they want to do? Are they hungry and want something to eat? You've been fairly honest till now; could it be you can't hold back today?"

As he spoke, an incredibly powerful and grand spiritual power enveloped the area, with the potential to distort heaven and earth.

Zhou An and his wife twitched slightly, raising their heads to meet the eyes of Wang City Defense Commander Lin Twelve.

Both expressions were extremely solemn, "Is this, the abyss?"

At that moment, the many fourth-realm demons in the hall all showed fear in their eyes and trembled.