Chapter 1450: He Is Not! (Part 1)

These two characters were written in ancient script, without much grandeur or power, and without any special features. From afar, they looked like the writing of a child just learning to write.

However, upon closer inspection, one could detect a certain special force within them, as if they could traverse past and present, see through the future, allowing one's mind to travel from the present to tens of thousands of years ago, as if undergoing a baptism.

"What place is this?"

Zhang Xuan was astonished.

"This is where the Zhang Clan disciples activate their bloodline! Anyone of the Zhang Clan who enters here will have their bloodline automatically ignite, and both their strength and profession will undergo a qualitative leap!"

Zhang Wuchen said.

"Activate the bloodline?" Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

No wonder just those two characters gave him that feeling. The Zhang Clan bloodline could control time, and activating the bloodline would inevitably involve the true essence of time.

"Would Master Zhang be interested in going inside for a look?"

Zhang Wuchen smiled.

"Go inside? I can go inside?" Zhang Xuan quickly waved his hand.

Could an outsider just enter such an important place?

"The Zhang Clan's blood pool is only effective on those with the Zhang bloodline. An outsider entering will not be affected nor cause any damage. It's fine to go in and take a look. Many strong experts have come here out of admiration and have been allowed to observe."

Zhang Wuchen nodded.

The blood pool was a forbidden area of the Zhang Clan. Even clan disciples had to meet the qualifications before entering. He said this only to dispel the other's suspicions.

"That's good..."

Unaware of the other's purpose, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up upon hearing that he could enter freely.

Being able to activate the Zhang bloodline must be extraordinary. Going in for a look might give him a deeper understanding of the Zhang Clan, and better prepare him for future confrontations with that little genius.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that Zhang Xuan was not suspicious, Zhang Wuchen breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped up to the seal of the portal, took out a token, and gently pressed it. With a buzzing sound, the gate slowly opened.

Following behind and carefully observing the other's actions, Zhang Xuan then walked in. Passing through a light membrane of an array, his body trembled, and he immediately felt that the time around him had changed, completely different from the outside world.

"This is..."

"This is a folded space left by the ancestors, containing the true essence of time. Time here flows erratically, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, in a free state. Anyone with the Zhang bloodline who merges with it will immediately fall into the river of time. One month outside equals one year inside, granting more time to comprehend professions and cultivation. Of course, this is only a soul-state enlightenment; strength does not actually change."

Zhang Wuchen explained.

"One month outside, one year inside?" Zhang Xuan was amazed.

Even if it didn't truly enhance cultivation, experiencing such a long time in the soul state was still impressive.

One month versus one year—a twelvefold difference. That meant that any Zhang Clan disciple who activated their bloodline could, while here, have twelve times the ordinary person's time for learning and training... No wonder the Zhang Clan had so many geniuses, far surpassing the Luo Clan. Just this blood pool alone was something countless families dreamed of but could never achieve.

If he had been able to enter here before and train continuously, he might have reached his current level in less than a month.

"Eye of Insight!"

After his shock, countless patterns appeared in Zhang Xuan's eyes as he looked carefully.

The folded space before him was indeed different from any he had seen before. Under the Eye of Insight, layers like rainbows appeared. Walking forward, he felt the flow of time around him was not the same as elsewhere.

However, these rainbows were intangible and untouchable. Without careful observation, one couldn't even detect them, let alone integrate with them to alter the flow of time.

He walked slowly forward, while Zhang Wuchen followed beside him, quietly observing, his brow furrowing more and more.

"There's no abnormality at all... Could it be that he's not?"

Earlier, he and the Grand Elder suspected that this Zhang Xuan might be related to the missing one. Thus, they deliberately brought him to the blood pool for testing. Now, it seemed there was no reaction.

A normal Zhang Clan disciple who had never been to the blood pool would have their bloodline activated upon entering, then fall into a coma, with their primordial spirit learning and training in the special time flow.

Now there was no reaction at all. It seemed not only was there no Zhang blood in his blood, but he wasn't even closely related to the Zhang Clan.

"Right, the primordial spirit..."

A thought struck him.

For any Zhang Clan disciple, if the bloodline had an accident, the primordial spirit and soul could still resonate, because a person's soul does not change from birth to death.

Thinking this, he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Master Zhang, the true essence of time in the blood pool can only be seen clearly with the primordial spirit. Why not try to see if you can discern anything..."

"Primordial spirit?" Zhang Xuan nodded. "Alright."

Although he had cultivated the methods of a soul shaman and had a massive primordial spirit, after comprehending the Book of Space-Time, he could change his size at will. Even if the other was an elder of the Zhang Clan, it wouldn't be easy to detect, so there was nothing to hide.

He also wanted to study the true essence of time here and deduce its mysteries.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he focused his mind, and his primordial spirit emerged from between his brows.

The surroundings seen through the primordial spirit's eyes were different from those seen with the physical eyes. It was as if entering a snowy day, with snowflakes drifting all around.

Knowing that these snowflakes were the patterns of the true essence of time, he reached out to grab them.

Whoosh!

The patterns slipped through his palm.

"The primordial spirit has no Zhang Clan aura..."

Witnessing this scene, disappointment appeared in Zhang Wuchen's eyes.

If he were a Zhang Clan disciple, upon the primordial spirit leaving the body and entering here, he would surely be able to retain the true essence patterns and integrate them into his soul. But the other touched them without any reaction. There was only one possibility...

That this soul of his had no connection to the Zhang Clan!

It seemed his earlier suspicions were all wrong.

"Master Zhang, please leave now."

Realizing this, his attitude turned cold. He waved his hand and spoke.

"Leave?"

Zhang Xuan was startled, then recalled his primordial spirit and stood up.

"Yes, this is a forbidden area of the Zhang Clan. I brought you here under time constraints. Now it's time to go out..."

Zhang Wuchen waved his hand.

"This..."

Seeing the other's expressionless face, Zhang Xuan was speechless.

It wasn't that he wanted to come; the other had dragged him in, and after less than five minutes inside, he was being kicked out...

The Zhang Clan people really all had screws loose.

"Farewell!"

Seeing that the other didn't even intend to see him off, Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to stay any longer and turned to leave.

If they wouldn't let him see, he didn't want to see anyway. No big deal.

"I must report to the Grand Elder immediately..."

Seeing him leave, Zhang Wuchen hurriedly left the blood pool, closed the gate, and flew straight toward the Grand Elder's residence.

In his haste to leave, he did not notice that all the laws and true essences in the blood pool were trembling, as if they had seen something terrifying, not daring to move at all.