Wandering Gods of Day and Night
Chapter 221 - 171: The Brain of the Blood Well

Chapter 221: Chapter 171: The Brain of the Blood Well

Zhang Yifeng, upon seeing Zhou Xuan’s bone token, no longer dared to persist stubbornly. After all, interrogation could happen anywhere; there was no need to insist on bringing him back to the City God Main Hall.

He cupped his hands toward Zhou Xuan and said, "Since the Young Master is cooperating, we might as well invite Mr. Li to come over."

He then retrieved two sticks of incense from his waist. Holding one in his right hand, he pinched a mudra with his left, using Perception and Magic Skill to carve a "Shu" character and a "Jia" character separately onto the incense sticks.

The "Shu" character represented Li Chengfeng. Among the Bone Elder Association, students affectionately referred to him as Mr. Li or Professor Li.

However, within the City God Temple, he was addressed as "Lord Shu."

The "Jia" character represented the City God’s "Holding Armor Incense," Lu Yusheng. Outside the City God Temple, aside from the Hall Master, Qing Feng, and King of the Tablet—the three leading figures—the next highest-ranking officer was Holding Armor Incense Lu Yusheng.

This evening, given that the City God’s handling of Zhou Xuan’s case deviated from standard procedure, Lu Yusheng naturally had to be called in for oversight.

Zhang Yifeng positioned the inscribed incense sticks by his lips and exhaled gently twice,

Hoo,

Hoo,

The moment they caught the wind, both incense sticks ignited simultaneously.

At the same time,

in the Metropolitan Ballroom, Lu Yusheng, who was drinking with a singer in his embrace, suddenly furrowed his brows.

He noticed an incense flame standing one foot in front of him.

Pushing the singer aside, Lu Yusheng reached out and grasped the incense stick. The flame turned into a segment of Perception, shattering into messages within his mind.

"A young man who absorbed Buddha energy at Qiye Temple... and he can summon Lord Shu?"

Lu Yusheng rose from the sofa, smoothed out the wrinkles on his long robe, and, ignoring the singer’s coquettish attempts to stop him, walked out of the Metropolitan Ballroom.

...

In the underground second floor of Hui Feng Medical College, at the Weird Creature Research Institute,

the institute spanned a vast area, filled with oversized jars and bottles, and the air was heavy with the pungent smell of Formalin Solution. Many bizarre creatures could be found here,

a baby with a dog’s head,

a young man with eight arms.

A conjoined organism consisting of two bodies: the front body had a mouth but no reproductive organ, while the rear body had no mouth but possessed a reproductive organ as bright as a flashlight.

Their dual bodies had distinct roles: one was responsible for eating, the other for reproduction.

These strange creatures were mostly specimens, entities that had once either dwelled underground or hid in obscure places, causing bloody mayhem in Mingjiang Prefecture.

Now,

Li Chengfeng and his student Wang Yiweng were focused on their study of the "Human Stomach."

"Human Stomach" was a name given by Zhou Xuan, and now, based on its hunger-inducing properties, Li Chengfeng had straightforwardly assigned it the codename—"Hunger."

The institute’s research into bizarre creatures began with memory extraction.

The process of extraction was both simple and complex... the method was simple, but the "instrument" was extremely intricate.

Two transparent glass tanks filled with cerebrospinal fluid—a colorless, transparent substance extracted from the brain’s ventricles.

This fluid typically had a stimulative effect on bizarre creatures, amplifying their emotional fluctuations.

However, stimulation was not the primary goal. The true purpose of cerebrospinal fluid was to provide a serene environment for the "Blood Well’s Brain" to fully unleash its formidable Perception, scouring every inch of the bizarre creature’s sentient flesh.

The Blood Well’s Brain, as an "instrument," was of such high specification that Jing Country had fewer than five of them, and Mingjiang Prefecture possessed only one. Its usage required submitting a formal report and awaiting high-level approval before it could be unlocked.

Even though Li Chengfeng was already a high-ranking member of the Bone Elder Association, he still had to follow protocol and submit the report.

Deep down, he endorsed these rules. Every instrument had its lifespan, and the Blood Well’s Brain was no exception. Strict rules ensured it was used only when absolutely necessary, thus minimizing its usage and extending its life span.

If the rules were lax, with the Weird Creature Research Institute, the Ancient Talisman Scripture Institute, and even the Abnormal Disease Institute all vying to use it, the Blood Well’s Brain would burn out far more quickly.

Wastefulness was disgraceful, and Li Chengfeng deeply resonated with this sentiment.

To recount, Li Chengfeng had seen "Hunger" at Zhou Xuan’s shop in the morning and submitted the report by noon. It wasn’t until late at night that he received the clearance, allowing him and his student to cautiously transfer the "Blood Well’s Brain" from the Formalin Solution in the Instrument Chamber to the tanks at the Weird Creature Research Institute.

Two cerebrospinal fluid-filled tanks: one holding "Hunger," which drifted up and down within, every pore flaring open and greedily absorbing the fluid.

The other tank housed the "Blood Well’s Brain."

The Blood Well’s Brain belonged to the Blood Well Spirit Communicators, but this wasn’t just a single brain—it was composed of four brains.

The four brains were interconnected by thick, robust blood vessels, forming a composite "brain."

Beyond the blood vessels connecting the four ventricles, the Blood Well’s Brain also had four additional, seemingly extraneous blood vessels.

Two of these vessels ended in fang-like structures designed to pierce a bizarre creature’s body, linking it to the Blood Well’s Brain.

The other two vessels had barbed ends, used by observers to embed into their fingers or wrists, allowing them to receive visual signals collected by the Blood Well’s Brain.

In the past, some madmen attempted to embed the barbs directly into the back of their heads, hoping for a more potent and vivid signal. Without exception, they all went insane.

As a result, twenty years ago, all major associations established usage guidelines for the Blood Well’s Brain. Barbed vessels could only be embedded into fingers or forearms and were explicitly forbidden from piercing beyond the elbows.