Although there were many crossroads, Lu Heng did not get lost. Because these caves have been excavated for centuries, caves frequently walked by Bloodline Demons and those less traveled can be easily distinguished. In caves frequently walked by Bloodline Demons, the stones on the ground are worn smooth. Lu Heng followed the cave with the smoothest worn stones, continuing to descend diagonally for five or six kilometers. In total, he had already delved seven or eight kilometers into the underground caverns. As he went deeper underground, the caves did not narrow; instead, they became more spacious, even turning into an underground world. Lu Heng began to occasionally encounter Bloodline Demons. The hierarchy of the Bloodline Demons is extremely strict, with the Higher Blood Clan having the power of life and death over the Lower Bloodline. Therefore, Bloodline Demons of different ranks rarely communicate with each other. Lu Heng continued to delve into the territory of Bloodline Demons, encountering more and more Bloodline individuals. Besides male Bloodline Demons, he also saw many Bloodline Demonesses. Bloodline Demonesses are clearly goat-headed creatures with human bodies, yet they inexplicably appear beautiful to the eye. Lu Heng was surprised by the peculiar charm ability of the Bloodline Demonesses back when he was in Black Stone City. The number of Bloodline Demonesses in the Bloodline Clan is very small, usually accounting for only about 5% of the Bloodline Demon population. The source of this content ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚·𝔫𝔢𝔱 That is to say, out of every 20 Bloodline Demons, there would be only one Bloodline Demoness. Thus, Bloodline Demonesses are highly valued within the Bloodline Clan and are often priests of the Blood Sacrifice Tower. Moreover, most Bloodline Demonesses follow a Spiritual or Perception system enhancement path, with Perception abilities stronger than those of ordinary Bloodline Demons. Therefore, when investigating, Lu Heng would avoid Bloodline Demonesses as much as possible to prevent them from noticing any flaws. After traversing the Bloodline Cave for half a day, the more he saw, the more shocked he became. Because the Bloodline Clan is evidently a huge group living in an underground world with a very large population. After initially understanding the situation in the Bloodline Cave, Lu Heng began using [Subconscious Invasion] to gather information from mid and low-rank Bloodline Demons’ brains. Since Lu Heng did not yet fully understand the territory of the Bloodline Demons, he started with mid and low-rank Bloodline Demons before going directly to the High Rank Bloodline. After interrogating ten mid-rank Bloodline Demons using [Subconscious Invasion], Lu Heng obtained several useful pieces of information. First, he learned the location of the main Bloodline city in the Valendal Cave, situated at the Earth Flame Pillar. Second, the population of the Bloodline Clan in Earth Flame City has reached 30,000, making it one of the larger main cities of the Bloodline Clan. Third, since Bloodline King Mogis died in the Elf World, the Bloodline Demons in Earth Flame City have split into three factions, vying for power. Fourth, among the three factions, the strongest currently is Supreme Beldam Tiness. Fifth, currently in Valendar’s Bloodline Clan, due to the absence of a Bloodline Ancestor of Bloodline King level, the strongest Bloodline Demon is not yet at Demigod level. After obtaining this information, Lu Heng had a better understanding of Valendar’s Bloodline Clan. Apart from this useful information, he also derived some conclusions from them. Since there was no information about the Zero Civilization in the memories of these mid-rank Bloodline Demons, it can be concluded that the information about the Zero Civilization has not yet spread within the Bloodline Clan. It is estimated that only the highest-level Bloodline Demons in Earth Flame City might know. However, interrogating the leaders of the three Bloodline factions in the territory of the Bloodline Clan is not that easy. Lu Heng could only proceed to Earth Flame City first and consider the next step based on the situation there. The Bloodline Clan’s Earth Flame City is situated along the Underground Mountain Range. It is called the Earth Flame Pillar because below the mountain range is rolling magma. Due to the presence of magma, the light in Earth Flame City is much brighter than elsewhere. The previous information might be accurate, as the number of Bloodline Demons in this city is extremely high. Additionally, this time there were Bloodline Guards stationed at the city gates, surely including higher-level Perception type Bloodline Demons. Thus, entering from the front was impossible. Lu Heng circled around Earth Flame City, selected a position, and directly activated [Shadow Traversal], burrowing underground and skirting the magma beneath the mountain range to enter Earth Flame City. Once inside the underground city, there were not as many guards. Lu Heng continued to rely on the Invisibility Treasure Pearl and Illusion Pearl, continually approaching Bloodline Demons of various ranks to gather the necessary intelligence. After controlling the sixth Bloodline Demon, he finally obtained a possible opportunity to get close to the leaders of the Bloodline factions. That was the personal guard captain under Supreme Beldam Tiness, Kalu, who had just returned from a mission and was enjoying the service of the Bloodline Demonesses. Bloodline Demonesses are highly valued within the Bloodline Clan, but not every Bloodline Demoness holds such esteem. In the presence of powerful Bloodline Warriors, low-level Bloodline Demonesses are still merely lower Bloodline that can be easily crushed. Thus, someone of Kalu’s rank, as a personal guard captain, indeed has the authority to have Bloodline Demonesses serve him. Lu Heng found the location where Kalu was indulging and discovered that the personal guard captain was already lost in drunken stupefaction on top of a Bloodline Demoness. This Captain Kalu indeed held a high position in the Bloodline Clan and was very powerful, but even at his strongest, he could only reach over Level 50. Level 50 already pertains to Fifth Transition Stage combat strength. Of course, the gap in combat strength is large between those who have reached the Fifth Transition Stage and those who have not. Regardless of whether Kalu had the Fifth Transition Stage, one thing is certain: with his level, his Spiritual Attribute wouldn’t be too high, at most around 180 points. Lu Heng’s Spiritual Attribute was also around this level. The [Subconscious Invasion] skill, when used on an unconscious target, ignores 30% of the target’s spiritual power. Sleeping also belongs to an unconscious state. Thus, Lu Heng directly activated [Subconscious Invasion], occupying his subconscious. Within his subconscious, Lu Heng obtained key intelligence about Supreme Beldam Tiness. Supreme Beldam Tiness has a higher level and is the closest to a Demigod existence within Valendar’s Bloodline Clan. Of course, Bloodline Demonesses follow a Spiritual system path, so physical combat is not their strength. Besides the information about Supreme Beldam Tiness, Lu Heng also tried asking about the Zero Civilization. Unfortunately, Kalu, the personal guard captain under Supreme Beldam, did not know any intelligence regarding the Zero Civilization either. It seems that to obtain information about the Zero Civilization, it would be necessary to find the leaders of the three factions. Thus, Supreme Beldam Tiness becomes the optimal target. The current issue is how to approach this Supreme Beldam? It was impossible to fight his way through; not to mention that the Supreme Beldam might flee, even capturing her wouldn’t be useful. Could he possibly take on the entire Bloodline Clan alone? Therefore, this operation must be carried out secretly. After thinking carefully, Lu Heng made a bold decision and then implanted a piece of information into Kalu’s subconscious. The [Subconscious Invasion] not only interrogates the target but can also plant certain things into the target’s subconscious. Whether it’s a human or a demon, as long as there is a subconscious, then the subconscious state is the base layer of consciousness that does not think. This layer of consciousness is like a soul standing completely naked, with everything exposed to others. If, at this time, memory is implanted into the target’s subconscious, it may very well make the target believe it is true. Of course, there is a possibility of failure in this method. To be on the safe side, Lu Heng implanted the same information into the subconscious of Kalu’s three subordinates. Uncertain how much time had passed. Kalu woke up from his dream, called out to his subordinates, pressed his throbbing head, and asked, "Is there anything we haven’t done?" This subordinate was dazed for a moment before replying, "We... captured a human, and you intend to present him to the Supreme Mother." Kalu froze for a moment, shook his head, finally remembering: "That’s right, I almost forgot. Quickly, bring that human over, we’re going to meet Tiness." Half an hour later, Lu Heng was escorted by this team of Bloodline Demon guards to the residence of Supreme Beldam Tiness.