Chapter 989 Miraculous Potion
Chen Yang did not immediately have Chen Shu take action for a simple reason. Since the Bronze Tree had taken human form, although it could still extract some memory fragments from the vital blood of martial artists, the amount of information it could obtain was much less than before. Moreover, the martial artists of the Zhou family had all burned their vital blood.
Especially after taking the gene potion, their bodies suffered immense damage. How much useful memory Chen Shu could extract, and whether it would relate to what he wanted to know, was uncertain.
Giving the Zhou family martial artists a sliver of hope offered a chance to obtain more.
"Blackmail and enticement, you're quite skilled at this."
A Zhou family martial artist let out a bitter laugh. If someone had spoken to him like this before, he would have killed them long ago. As a peak Grandmaster and a member of the Zhou family, he would not tolerate such disrespect.
But now... he was not only a prisoner of the other party but also had his inner energy crippled. Furthermore, when Chen Yang spoke, his eyes were filled with an unyielding resolve. Chen Yang truly possessed a method to extract the information he desired, and this method was likely to be extremely cruel.
He was not afraid of death. However, if the principles he upheld were so easily obtained by Chen Yang, his steadfastness would be meaningless. Moreover, he could now state his conditions.
"My request is not too difficult. Several people in my lineage are not martial artists, and their current situation is certainly not good. It's not about you taking care of them, but rather... the Zhou family has been destroyed, so please do not trouble them." He knew he could not leave this place, and his life and death were not even within his control. In such circumstances, paving the way for his descendants was the most important thing.
Chen Yang nodded slowly. "Don't worry, I won't let your line die out."
"You can speak now."
He had only visited the Zhou family's overseas research base once, but he knew its location. After telling Chen Yang what he knew, Chen Yang suddenly asked about another matter.
"The Zhou family patriarch was killed by a mysterious person before his death. How much do you know about this? Who were the people who cooperated with the Zhou family back then!"
Before Chen Yang finished speaking, the Zhou family martial artist shook his head helplessly. "It's not that I'm unwilling to tell you. Don't mention me; even other peak Grandmasters of the Zhou family wouldn't know about this."
"The current Zhou family patriarch managed the family for decades, but he kept a very low profile. To be honest, I know very little about even the gene potion. The reason I know the location of the research base is because I went there once during my rotation."
"Everything you're asking about was handled privately by the current patriarch."
"When he died, I was also wondering who that mysterious person was."
After obtaining these answers, Chen Yang did not have Chen Shu act. Instead, he moved to another room. This time, Chen Yang intended to verify some of the information he had obtained. The Bronze Tree, one of Chen Shu's primordial essences, had indeed extracted some memories. From these fragments, Chen Shu informed Chen Yang that the information he received was likely correct.
Just as Chen Shu thought Chen Yang would leave, Chen Yang opened the door to a third room with a grim expression. This time, Chen Shu did not use his Bronze Tree. Instead, Chen Yang took action himself. Chen Yang had previously obtained a refining technique from an ancient martial artist, an evil technique, to be precise. This was because refining artifacts could also refine martial artists! Chen Yang had not concealed these matters from Chen Shu. In front of Chen Shu, Chen Yang directly refined a Zhou family martial artist. The answers he obtained were similar, and even less than before. As he left, Chen Yang directly shattered the opponent's spiritual power, leaving only a corpse.
After they came out, Chen Yang asked in a low voice, "Did I go too far?"
"These peak Grandmasters of the Zhou family, which one of them didn't improve using the Zhou family's resources? Were the Zhou family's resources clean? Not only your Chen family back then, but the Zhou family has also stained their hands with much more blood over the years. Didn't Huang Chen say it? In Modu alone, the deaths of several martial artists were inseparable from the Zhou family."
Chen Shu said, hugging Chen Yang and comforting him, "You told me before that to become a powerful martial artist, one must be ruthless. What's wrong? This doesn't seem like the Divine Doctor Hall's Saintly Physician Celestial Venerable they talk about!"
Chen Yang, seeing Chen Shu teasing him, felt both amused and exasperated. "I just feel that this evil technique cannot be used too often... it affects one's true heart."
As they exited the corridor, Huang Chen, who had been waiting outside, immediately wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Huang Chen and the others had clearly heard the screams from within. Huang Chen couldn't imagine what had happened inside. Each room had soundproofing, so no matter how loud the screams were, the sound outside shouldn't have been so clear.
"One person died. If anyone asks, just tell them the truth." Chen Yang naturally wouldn't make things difficult for Huang Chen.
Huang Chen, standing beside him, quickly waved his hand. "The things these Zhou family members have done, they all deserve to die. It's just that many matters have not been fully investigated. After some time, there won't be many left anyway." The reason for detaining these people was to investigate thoroughly everything the Zhou family had done over the years. If it weren't for this, Huang Chen would have acted long ago.
When Chen Yang and Chen Shu returned to Qingzhou City, Chen Yang instructed those from the Divine Doctor Hall who remained in Qingzhou City to prepare. There was a peak Grandmaster stationed at the Zhou family's overseas research base. Coupled with Zhou Qingming, whom they had not captured earlier, Chen Yang planned for himself, Chen Shu, and Wei Zhenru to handle them. The remaining personnel were to stay in Qingzhou City to guard against Xuan Tian Cave Mansion and the ancient martial artists.
Meanwhile, at the Zhou family's overseas base, Zhou Qingming had already packed his belongings and was preparing to leave. Looking at Zhou Wenqun's recovered injuries, Zhou Qingming nodded with satisfaction. "Regrown arm! I never thought this gene potion could actually have such an effect." The peak Grandmaster stationed at the base also smiled. "It's a blessing in disguise. If they hadn't administered the gene potion on a large scale, there wouldn't be so much research data."
"Before long, the Zhou family will be able to reappear before the world!" Zhou Qingming did not comment on this. He had, in a sense, already separated himself from the Zhou family. Zhou Qingming picked up his luggage, bowed, and said, "Then I wish you success and take care!"
Not long after Zhou Qingming left, several mysterious forces suddenly descended upon the Zhou family's research base. However, they did not attack the personnel at the Zhou family research base. Instead, they took away the most important core data.