Capítulo 1383: Chapter 1372: The Origin of the Barrier
Watching Ning Fan’s elongated face, the old man smiled wryly and said, “If I had been like you back then, I wouldn’t have ended up like this today.”
Ning Fan playfully said, “Quick, tell your story with the Pharaoh. Make happy.”
The old man jokingly scolded, “You brat, you have no sympathy for old people and deliberately pick at old wounds.”
“Co on, old man. Neither of us is that sentintal.”
Having cultivated to Ning Fan’s Realm, one’s heart has been tempered through countless trials, not to ntion the old man whose cultivation is even higher.
“I am the half-brother of the current Pharaoh. Because I’m older, according to the royal inheritance law, the future Pharaoh’s throne should have been mine as the eldest son.”
“But on the eve of my ascension, I suddenly received news of the Fire Worship Cult’s invasion and learned that Nakta was trapped. So…”
Hearing the three words Fire Worship Cult, Ning Fan suddenly rembered those three Saintesses.
“I wonder how they are doing?”
Recalling that endless Death God’s Sigh like an ocean, Ning Fan couldn’t help but shake his head and continue, “So when you went to rescue them, you found out it was a conspiracy. Your brother colluded with outsiders, betrayed you, and seized the Pharaoh’s throne that was rightfully yours.”
Seeing the old man’s surprised expression, Ning Fan shrugged and said, “Plots like this, who knows how many tis they’ve been done. I could guess it without any surprise.”
Previously listening to Tielei’s conversation with the Pharaoh, Ning Fan had guessed most of it.
“I originally thought the story would be more twisted and bizarre. Didn’t expect it to be such a clichéd, overused plot.”
“You brat, that’s enough.”
Noticing the displeasure in the old man’s eyes, Ning Fan quickly stopped and asked, “How did they set you up, old man?”
“Just like you saw earlier, Tielei used the Divine Battle Decree to hold back. I thought he colluded with the Fire Worship Cult to usurp the throne. So I handed the Thousand Year Eye Scepter to Nakta, originally thinking he would help from the outside, but in the end…”
Ning Fan murmured, “In the end, the one who hard you was the person you trusted most.”
The old man sighed, “He was too well-disguised. I can only bla myself for trusting the wrong person, leading to severe injuries and exile.”
“Don’t be sad.”
Ning Fan smirked, “Now is the ti for them to pay in blood. Old man, just wait and see the dogs bite each other.”
“I hope so. They’ve been opposing each other for so many years; if they really wanted to kill each other, they wouldn’t have waited until now.”
The old man didn’t seem optimistic about Ning Fan’s plan.
“But now it’s different; Nakta’s only son is dead. Tielei, that old man, for so reason, is determined to protect .”
The old man showed a hint of confusion in his eyes, “To protect you?”
“Yeah! Otherwise, Mu Su wouldn’t have rushed here.”
Ning Fan then rembered sothing, “By the way, old man, what is the Divine Trial?”
“What! You participated in the Divine Trial.”
The old man’s expression changed instantly, grabbing Ning Fan’s right wrist.
Ning Fan, made nervous by this, asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Don’t speak. Let see if you have a Divine Seed in your body.”
“What Divine Seed?” Ning Fan said, trying to smile, “I haven’t even participated in the Divine Trial.”
The old man asked skeptically, “Really?”
“Truer than true gold.”
“That’s good.”
Hearing this answer, the old man obviously relaxed and then asked, “How did you et Tielei? Tell everything in detail without missing a thing.”
After listening to Ning Fan recount how he t Tielei and joined the Temple, the old man relaxed, “Fortunately, the old man made it in ti. Otherwise, you would have been in trouble.”
“What exactly happened?”
“You said Tielei took you through a secret door into a hall full of stone pillars.”
“Yes. Those stone pillars were similar when I entered the Barrier.”
Ning Fan asked nervously, “Why, is there a problem?”
“A big problem. That hall depicted the True Word Formation.”
“True Word Formation?”
Ning Fan’s expression turned panicky, and he quickly asked, “Doesn’t that an that old Tielei knows everything about ?”
From the literal aning, one could guess the formation’s purpose.
“Luckily! I didn’t tell you about the matters of the Ancient Sky City. Otherwise, you would have been tricked into participating in the Divine Trial, thinking you could profit?”
Recalling the conversation with Tielei that day, a trace of relief flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes,
It was precisely because he knew nothing that the True Word Formation did not react.
“So what exactly is the Divine Trial?”
“Hmph! You’ve asked the right person. In the whole Ancient Sky City, besides Tielei, only I know this secret.”
“The Divine Trial, as Tielei boasted, indeed can refine True Qi, enhance cultivation, and even reach the Heavenly Gang Realm. Even if you fail, there’s no danger. But…”
The old man smirked, “Hmph! But that’s a complete hoax. Once in the Trial Space, the trial participants unknowingly get implanted with a Divine Seed.”
“Divine Seed?”
The old man emphasized each word, “A potential seed to beco a Divine Spirit.”
Ning Fan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Are there really Divine Spirits in the world?”
“Of course! Otherwise, how do you think this Barrier ca to be?”
The old man explained, “According to records in the Pharaoh’s secret manuals, the Barrier of the Ancient City is ford from the Sun God’s corpse, and the two Divine Eyes are the energy cores maintaining the Barrier’s operation.”
Rembering sothing that had puzzled him for a long ti, Ning Fan quickly asked, “Then what’s the Thousand Year Eye Totem, why can you exchange Gold Coins for cultivation?”
“Those aren’t Gold Coins.” The old man shook his head, “To be precise, they should be called Divine Power Stones.”
“It’s said that after the Sun God’s death, the massive Divine Power did not dissipate but transford into a vein of Divine Power Stones.”
“So the exchanged True Qi all cos from the Sun God’s Divine Power.”
“You could say that. The Barrier within the Ancient City is a self-contained system. When a person dies, the exchanged True Qi returns to form new Divine Power Ore. Thus, the cycle continues, and the divine power within the Barrier will never dissipate.”
“Since that’s the case, why doesn’t everyone just go mining instead of working so hard?”
“There’s no such easy thing. All the Divine Power Veins are managed by the City Hall. The consequence of unauthorized mining is death.”
“Old man, the more you say, the more confused I get. Since the City Hall manages the veins, why not use a different currency?”
If it were Ning Fan, he would definitely keep it for himself.
“You brat, why are you becoming so dense?” The old man said helplessly, “Don’t forget! Only the Temple’s Thousand Year Eye Totem can convert the Divine Power Ore into True Qi.”
“Oh, right!”
Ning Fan nodded instinctively, then asked confusedly, “But why does the Temple share this power and cooperate with the City Hall?”
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