Although this method is the riskiest, it has the highest probability compared to the others, in my opinion.
"Well, Young Master, can you see the bloodstains on the spear?" Xiao Ding said. "Because currently, even if you provide your own bloodline inside the formation, I am quite certain your true bloodline will still be recognized by it."
"You mean…?" Shen Xuan's gaze sharpened immediately.
"Yes. The bloodstains on the spear belong to those top beings of the Chaos Universe. They must have possessed identities within the Heavenly Registry Token, and there are likely many different blood imprints on that spear."
"If we can extract blood from it, there may be a chance. Then, during the recognition process, we can temporarily inject that blood into the token; this may be able to deceive the system."
Gui Ran's pupils shrank. He never expected that this young man would even dare to attempt deceiving the sacred grand formation of the Heavenly Registry Token.
"But isn't it true that once you drop blood into the formation, your body will react to it?" Gui Ran asked gravely. "At that moment, your soul will be pulled into a different dimension, and they will also recognize the soul imprint."
"Elder Xiao, how will you deceive that?" Gui Ran frowned as he asked.
Listening to him, Xiao Ding sighed. "This is also why I said this is the riskiest method. What we need are four drops of blood. Two drops will be Young Master Shen's, and the other two must come from the same origin as the blood on this spear."
"First, Young Master Shen's blood will be imprinted onto the Heavenly Token, while at the same moment, the second drop will be placed inside the grand formation."
"However, at the exact instant the recognition process begins, we will switch the two blood drops. They will not be placed directly under the formation; instead, they will be held by soul power, and at the moment of activation, they will be switched."
"Wow… Grandpa…" Xiao Yang said, looking at his grandfather with stars in his eyes. "I didn't expect you could even devise a way to deceive the Heavenly Registry Token."
Xiao Ding did not pay attention to him and instead spoke more solemnly. "Young Master, although this sounds simple, there is another risk. During this process, if even a single drop is misplaced, or if the process is halted for even one second, you will be annihilated. There will be no turning back."
"Are you sure… you want to use this method?"
Shen Xuan looked directly into Xiao Ding's eyes, feeling the gravity of the matter. "How did you know about this process…?" he asked.
Xiao Ding was momentarily confused by the question. But soon, his eyes turned red, and hatred surfaced within them as he spoke.
"Four thousand years ago, I met someone like you. Although she did not belong to an ancient clan like yours, she said her clan was a collateral branch of one such clan."
"She was the one who told me how to deceive the Heavenly Registry Token formation."
"And soon after that, not only she, but her entire clan was annihilated by those people. They only sent a single Holy Realm cultivator, yet her entire clan was destroyed."
As Xiao Ding continued speaking, his fists clenched tightly, trembling from time to time.
"I witnessed the fall of a branch clan that once bowed to the Five Ancients; a place where the Holy Realm was merely the baseline for soldiers, reduced to cinders by a single strike from the Heavens' executioners."
The emotions pouring from his voice made it seem as though he had personally lived through that tragedy.
In contrast, Shen Xuan's usually gray eyes shifted into strange colors; crimson, black, and gold. His pupils became vertical, with a void-golden ring within them, as he gazed at Xiao Ding with an unknown yet icy expression.
Soon after, his eyes returned to normal.
…
Inside the inn.
Xiao Ling, who was cultivating in her room, suddenly trembled.
"What happened…?" she frowned, checking her Chaos Seed Realm cultivation. It was stable within her dantian, yet it suddenly began to tremble violently. She had just broken through to the Chaos Seed Realm from the peak of the mortal fragment realm last night.
The axis point of her body shook, causing her entire body to tremble.
Beads of sweat formed across her face, as if a terrifying existence had locked onto her.
And she was not the only one.
The entire Heiyun City trembled due to the disturbance, though only specific individuals sensed it.
Soon, everything returned to normal.
Inside Shen Xuan's private courtyard.
"Give me three months," Shen Xuan said after a long silence. "Since he asked you to come tomorrow, it's better to say that I've entered seclusion to build my foundation in the Chaos Seed Realm. Is that okay?"
"Well, one more thing," he added calmly. "If you have any enemies, go and kill their descendants, or take their blood essence within a month and return. Remember, they must be extremely talented, with the best bloodline potential."
"I will not follow your path entirely," Shen Xuan continued. "It's not that I fear risk. But if I'm going to take a risk, I'll take one with better returns."
Soon, everyone left.
In the silent courtyard, Shen Xuan sat calmly beside the pond.
"Do I need to rebuild my cultivation…?" he murmured, sensing his Chaos Seed Realm. He fell silent, uncertain of what to do.
This was one of the rare moments when he felt confused about his own path.
Unable to decide, he took out paper and a pen from his storage ring and began writing.
After some time, he finished and looked at what he had written.
It was a list of heavenly materials and medicines needed to recultivate his current realm.
The reason was simple; he planned to destroy his own bloodline and reforge it, adding another person's bloodline into his body. That blood would then be recognized by the Heavenly Registry Token formation.
Although there was a risk of being discovered, he was confident that before that happened, he would already possess enough strength to defend himself.
However, Xiao Ding's words left him pondering one question.
If someone awakened a new bloodline, or possessed an inheritance not registered in the Heavenly Registry Token, would they be destroyed simply because no record existed, especially when the formation checks every fifty years?
This was what troubled him.
If there truly was no other way, then he would have to use the Bloodline Origin Technique; one known only to the main clan branches, and only to the Five Clans.
Shaking off his thoughts, he headed to the reception area and approached the beautiful receptionist.
"Excuse me, Miss?" Shen Xuan spoke calmly, his naturally cold voice making him seem detached.
"Uh… oh! Handsome boy, what can this sister do for you?" Noticing his elegance and appearance, she leaned closer; her alluring charm and scent were almost overwhelming.
"Is there something this servant can help you with, Young Master?"
"Huh… no problem," Shen Xuan replied, stepping back slightly with a smile. "I just wanted to meet Miss Xiao Ling. May I?"
"Haha… it seems Young Master has taken a liking to little Xiao Ling," she teased. "But no maid or person here is anyone's servant. Still, since you're an esteemed guest, I'll call her for you."
With a charming smile, she twisted her waist and disappeared through a hidden gate behind the reception.
Shen Xuan sat down instead, ordered coffee, and satisfied a craving buried for billions of years.
Not long after, Xiao Ling followed the red-robed woman and stood before Shen Xuan, bowing respectfully.
"I was told the Young Master requested my presence," she said, clearly more restrained than before.
"Haha… Miss Xiao Ling, you don't need to be so restrained around me," Shen Xuan teased. "After all, you know me."
"Uh… Young Master…" Xiao Ling's cheeks flushed.
Seeing this, the experienced receptionist intervened quickly. "Young Master, she's still young and thin-skinned. It's Xiao Ling's fortune to receive your favor."
"Haha… I like thin-skinned people," Shen Xuan said bluntly.
"You… you're going too far!" Xiao Ling snapped. "I'm enduring this for the inn's sake. Otherwise, I wouldn't care even if you're a Young Master!"
Her fair cheeks turned bright red as her true tsundere nature emerged.
A silent hum resonated in his soul; her bloodline was dormant, yet it carried the familiar, haughty scent of an era long thought dead.
Shen Xuan glanced at her body thoughtfully.
But from Xiao Ling's and the receptionist's perspective, it looked completely different.
"Sister… what kind of pervert is this?" the receptionist whispered via voice transmission.
In her opinion, even if someone wanted to pursue a girl, they shouldn't stare like that, especially at a young girl.
"What happened?" Shen Xuan noticed their strange expressions.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked.
"Xiao Ling, let's go," the receptionist said, pulling her away. "Even if Sister wanted to match you with him, he's clearly a pure pervert."
They left, leaving Shen Xuan standing there in a daze.
"Huh…?"
"I was called a pervert…?"
He stood in a daze, the absurdity of the situation pricking his divine pride.
'Damnable luck...'
"You guys can't ruin my reputation like this." Shen Xuan, coming back to his senses while watching Xiao Ling and that receptionist leaving, cursed silently.
"It looks like I need to find the Xiao Yang boy; he can help me. I don't know if anyone here knows Alchemy; if they do, I will teach them and let them improve; if not, then, oh God."
Sighing, he left.