Lu Yu hadn't spoken yet when Zhang Li at his side hurriedly asked:
"Could it be that the Severed Limbs of the Incarnation of the Mother of Dusk are suppressed down here?"
When the story of the Red Dragon Tribe was first spread, the information about the Deity's severed limbs being sealed and Lu Yu mastering the sealing technique was omitted. So, upon hearing this, many people showed looks of shock.
If these temple ruins were truly the sealing place of an Evil God's severed limbs, then the level of danger would increase dramatically.
After all, although the Mother of Dusk was an Evil God, she was also a Supre One, second only to the Taboo Existences.
A Supre One referred to an existence acknowledged by the Supre Mother River. Their incarnations already possessed a trace of an immortal characteristic, and the thoughts contained within them could not be erased by the long passage of ti.
Once the seal was broken, it would transform into a terrifying Disaster, corroding the urban area into a Dusk ecological zone, giving birth to a large number of Servitors of Dusk, and attacking Great Abyss City.
Financial losses were a small matter, but if sothing happened to the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host, the entire Borderlands would descend into chaos.
Thinking of this, the rest of the people began to have thoughts of retreating. The best thod was still to let the Alliance handle the lockdown.
The news that Lu Yu possessed the sealing technique left behind by the Red Dragon Tribe was kept under wraps within the Alliance to prevent him from being targeted by the Cult of Dusk.
"It's not the Mother of Dusk, because the tiline is wrong."
The diterranean-Haired Old Man shook his head and continued to speak:
"Actually, you all have a misconception about the Ancient Era.
You think history is all vague and that exploring it casually will lead to danger. If that were really the case, the Archaeology Departnt would have died out long ago.
Not even a Magnate could withstand the Contamination from a Taboo.
"In reality, within the Archaeology Departnt, to facilitate the differentiation of history, it has been divided into six periods.
I'll give you a brief overview, but rember, this is compiled from a large number of records from a human perspective, so it's not necessarily completely accurate and may have so errors.
"The first era is the 【Mythological Era】, or what is also called the 【Primordial Era】.
It was the mont the world was born, when the cornerstone of the Rules was laid and the Mother River appeared. My teacher said that most of the Taboo Existences and ecological realms like the Pure White Heaven were born at that ti, and they nurtured countless powerful mythological servitor civilizations.
But for so unknown reason, the eon ended, the Great Existences went into hiding, and we entered the second era—the 【Dark Age】.
"The myriad races and Demonic Beasts began to be born, and humans were among them, existing in the form of primitive tribes.
But because they were not blessed by the Mother River, they couldn't absorb Spirituality and could only depend on so powerful existences, regularly offering sacrifices in exchange for survival. Humans were rely Blood Food for other Demonic Beasts.
That was a long and dark period.
"It wasn't until the discovery of the Beast Taming Space that the Roles of Attack and Defense Reversed, and we entered the third era, the 【Age of Embers】.
Countless genius Beast Tars rose, contracting powerful pet beasts, and began to drive out the Demonic Beasts, establishing human strongholds. The seeds of civilization finally had soil to grow in.
Even different strongholds would help each other, working together to pass on the torch of human civilization. However, during this period, human society was still primarily based on slavery.
"Later on, as productivity levels increased, human civilization evolved, entering an age of feudal dynasties. One human dynasty after another was born, occupying more human territory.
But a strong human civilization also began to attract the attention of the Great Existences, thus entering the fourth era.
"The 【Olden Era】, the lost era, mostly refers to this period.
As for what exactly happened, no one knows. History also beca a Taboo that was difficult to touch.
Rashly excavating it, even a Luminous Moon Rank Beast Tar would die a violent death, and a curse would entangle their blood relatives until they were completely wiped out.
"Even in the early stages of the 【Stellar Era】, much of history was still Taboo.
It wasn't until the middle period that the Taboo's influence faded, and human developnt began to accelerate. Our strength swelled to a peak, giving birth to one glorious dynasty after another.
Even today, so have left historical records, and civilization has had no faults since.
"But during this period, the powerful Demonic Beasts radiated the land with their own Spiritual Energy, giving birth to one ecological kingdom after another, breeding a large number of Slave Beasts.
They also began to desire more resources, so a war between them and humans was imminent. This was the largest-scale war in human history, the 【Great Star-Shattering Expedition】.
"According to records, that battle shattered the Stellar Era. Fresh blood stained the starry sky.
Although humanity suffered a great loss in vitality, with dozens of powerful dynasties destroyed, the demonic beast races fared even worse. Countless ethnic groups were directly driven to extinction, and the surviving demonic beast races were forced to retreat to the other side of the Great Abyss, occupying half the world.
"Afterward, persuaded by a King, The Kings set aside their past grievances, abandoned their partitioned territories, and established the Supre Council and the Alliance, thus entering the current 【Dawn Era】. It symbolizes breaking through the darkness, a new beginning.
The various great domains began to engage in technological exchange. Although there is still friction, it is generally peaceful, allowing the Human Race's power to develop to a new peak.
And most of what the Archaeology Departnt excavates are civilizations from the middle Stellar Era onward."
At this point, the other two archaeologists secretly gave the diterranean-Haired Old Man a thumbs-up.
This was how you showed your strengths to trick this kid, Lu Yu, into joining.
Everyone also just learned that the past ages were actually divided into six entire eras: Mythological, Dark, Embers, Olden, Stellar, and Dawn.
Because it was divided from a human perspective, it was deeply moving.
The happy life humans enjoyed today wasn't due to the sanctuary or pity of Great Existences, but because countless ancestors of the Human Race had blazed a trail through brambles, forcibly transforming themselves from food at the bottom of the chain into a top-tier race that occupied half the world.
But even so, the Demonic Beasts had not given up on counter-attacking. Battles constantly erupted on the Border Battlefield, the power of the Demonic Beasts was continuously expanding, nurous Great Existences began to lay their stratagems, and a large number of Evil God Cults beca active.
The situation grew more tense by the day.
No one knew when this Powder Keg would be detonated.
Once humanity failed, the dawn would be swallowed by darkness, ushering in Eternal Night!
Therefore, they had to seize the ti to increase their strength.
The diterranean-Haired Old Man swallowed, moistening his dry throat, and continued:
"The Red Dragon Tribe existed about a thousand years ago, no more than two thousand at most, which is the tail end of the 【Stellar Era】.
But the temple ruins before us use Bone Script. This is a script belonging to a minority of the Undead, and it had already vanished by the mid-Stellar Era.
However, there are still traces of its activity in the early period. Besides that, even the Kingdom of Bones rarely uses this old script anymore, unless it's the Netherworld.
Therefore, the tiline doesn't match.
"According to what Lu Yu said, the severed limbs of the Mother of Dusk's incarnation were torn apart by the Crimson Hundred-Eyed Dragon King in a fight to the death, and sealed using the power of the Red of Life, which is the power of life.
"But the Triple Reversed-Birth Bone Angel Ritual is a triple ritual of The Deceased, which is the power of death. Its core ability is suppression and annihilation, and it will convert the annihilated Spiritual Energy into a Bone Angel, a high-level Servitor that only a Netherworld Deity can create, mastering the power of death and bone to spread glory.
"So it can't be the sa seal. What's sealed… is most likely sothing else."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhang Li was a little regretful.
If the location had been confird, she could have had Lu Yu help reinforce the seal.
But soon, everyone had new questions.
Qi Wei curiously asked:
"Then who is sealed here?"
"It should be that chanical Heretic ntioned in the translation from the brick earlier," The one who answered was not the diterranean-Haired Old Man, but Lu Yu.
His tone was calm.
Although he had long known it had nothing to do with the Mother of Dusk, he felt a little expectant.
To others, these high-level beings were just a bunch of ticking ti bombs.
But to Lu Yu, who possessed the extraction ability, it was a great opportunity to fleece so wool!
Suppressed = Can't move = I can do whatever I want!
His smile gradually beca more unrestrained.
‘What's the difference between a high-grade material that can't resist and the girl next door who's a freebie?’
"That's right!"
The diterranean-Haired Old Man glanced at Lu Yu with appreciation.
The Archaeology Departnt needed talent just like this. He continued to explain:
"The Triple Reversed-Birth Bone Angel Ritual is not fixed.
The emphasis is on intent, not form. However, the core is to simulate the ritual of the path of life and death and connect to the Yellow Springs.
Therefore, we can deduce from the Hundred Faces of Death of the Gear Dolls in the first stage that it should be related to gears or machinery…"
At this point, he also beca a little confused. If it was an enemy, then what was with the tal buildings in the ruins?
There didn't seem to be many Deities related to machinery.
Could it be the Orthodox Church of the God of Machines worshipped in the Machine King Domain? Or the God of Steam? Or the God of Natural chanical Evolution advocated by the newest Glimring Oil faction?
And since this ritual succeeded, a Bone Angel should have been born. Even if it's a defective product, it should still be here.
The Yellow Springs could be explained as being ford from its body, but where did its soul go?
The ritual wasn't destroyed, was it?
All sorts of doubts swirled in the diterranean-Haired Old Man's mind, but there was too little information, and the remaining bone steles had mostly weathered away. These secrets were buried along with the past.
But he was not disappointed. Wasn't the duty of an Archaeologist to unearth these ancient secrets?
Thinking of this, the old man inford everyone of this information.
In response, most of them thought it had already died of old age.
After all, even a Deity would fall before the passage of ti, let alone a re Servitor angel, so they didn't think much of it.
By the ti they finished talking, the Cold Fog had just finished sinking completely, revealing the true Yellow Springs Ecology.
The powerful lifeforms of this world didn't just know destruction.
On the contrary, they themselves were an important part of the ecological niche, or even its apex, influencing the environnt of a region and the survival habits of a large number of lifeforms from the top down.
For example, a powerful pet beast that mastered the ability of Procreation would have a talent that could increase the reproduction speed of all life within a region.
This kind of ecology, different from the natural elents, was also a part of the world's rules.
It could promote the movent and Procreation of life.
However, weak lifeforms would die in large numbers due to physical exhaustion, but the surviving ones would develop special abilities, accelerating Procreation, expanding their populations, and deriving a diversity of species. They would even cultivate natural treasures that enhanced Procreation due to the massive gathering of Spirituality.
And these treasures produced by lower-level lifeforms would, in turn, beco the food for this higher-level being, strengthening its talent and forming a cycle.
I create all things, and all things nourish .
Even in The Abyss, where slaughter was the main the, there would be a unique ecosystem. Many Pet Beast Nurturing Bases were actually created by relying on a few special pet beasts to build the environnt.
The reason why the prices of basic commodities in the Human Alliance are cheap is largely because they have interfered with the growth of plants and animals through transcendent power, thus greatly reducing costs.
Although there was also the deliberate intervention of the Alliance to stabilize prices, it also showed humanity's use of the ecological environnt.
If one was powerful enough, just the influence of their own ecology could forcibly radiate and transform a small world, obliterating countless living beings.
Sotis, when facing certain Disasters, different ecological zones would be chosen to deal with them.
Therefore, to master an ecology was to master the power of nature. Destruction and creation were but a thought away.
And the Yellow Springs Ecology was like this. It was born from the Remains of a Bone Angel after its death, so its range was extrely wide.
A large amount of Yellow Springs Water flowed within it, even corroding the surrounding areas of Bones, like an ancient moat.
It revealed flowers that resembled human hands, originally buried under the white bones, floating on the river's surface.
They looked like hundreds of drowning people, desperate for soone to save them and help them escape the sea of suffering.
It was weird and deathly silent.
"This is the Yellow Springs Water Ghoul Flower, a characteristic transcendent plant of the Yellow Springs Ecology. It looks like a human hand, but once you touch it, it will drag you into the water.
"Once a lifeform cos into contact with the Yellow Springs Water, its soul will be corroded, and it will fall into a strange state of peace. Finally, it will be corroded by the Poison of the Yellow Springs and turn into a pile of Withered Bones at the bottom of the water.
Its soul will be imprisoned by the Yellow Springs Water Ghoul Flower. As ti goes on, and more souls and Spirituality accumulate, it will even give birth to a subspecies of water ghoul pet beast called the 【Yellow Springs Water Ghoul】.
"It can swim freely in the Yellow Springs and manipulate the Yellow Springs Water to attack. It's even stronger than the original species, and its evolved form is the River of Oblivion Ghost Ship.
In the Pluto Domain, there's a nether river that runs through the entire domain, rewriting the entire ecology. There are even specialized Corpse Scavenger families that salvage the Beast Tars who fail to explore the nether river, forming an entire industrial chain…"
Zhang Li took the initiative to explain, and the others listened attentively, witnessing even more of the Yellow Springs Ecology.
For example, in the water, large schools of Yellow Springs Phantom Fish with human faces and long whiskers road, spitting out bubbles that would only pop after reaching the surface, splashing Yellow Springs Water. They were extrely lethal to lifeforms not native to the Yellow Springs Ecology.
Even if a ship wanted to sail past, it would be directly overturned.
For example, the Equinox Flowers that blood on the shore would emit a fragrance that caused Illusions.
The swaying Yellow Springs Water Weed at the bottom of the water could be ground into a powder to treat Soul Loss Sickness.
Unfortunately, because this Yellow Springs Ecology was in a state of cold fog most of the ti, there weren't many creatures.
Otherwise, there would have been Yellow Springs Clams that could nurture Yellow Springs Pearls that resist soul attacks, Yellow Springs Six-Clawed Crabs that could snip souls, and so on… If it were a Yellow Springs born from the death of a Dragon-type lifeform, there would also be a large number of Dragon Blood Worms on the riverbank that could be used for the Dragon Feast Ritual. They would constantly reproduce, then rush into the Yellow Springs, drink the Yellow Springs Water, and hope to one day transform into butterflies.
Every ecosystem was a treasure trove.
As Little Spider, Little Mouse, and Eggy grew stronger, they could also radiate an Ecological Mystic Realm, turning the Beast Taming Space into a small plane.
Even by selling Slave Beasts, they could easily obtain a great amount of wealth.
On the other side,
Chiyue Honglian and Chiyue ng were staring at the bottom of the Yellow Springs.
Lu Yu gave his two sponsors a friendly inquiry:
"What are you looking for this ti?"
"Yellow Springs Jade!" Chiyue Honglian replied, continuing, "It's the jade of the spring's eye that condenses in the eye of the Yellow Springs. A single Yellow Springs can only condense two. They can be placed on a powerful corpse to transform it into a new eye for a Yellow Springs."
They had actually co here with two objectives.
Because Yellow Springs Ecological Mystic Realms were rare, and Yellow Springs Dragons were even rarer. Every single one was a top-tier pet beast of the Undead-type, and no one would be willing to slaughter them.
So their mother decided to directly slaughter a powerful Dragon Beast, artificially create a Yellow Springs Mystic Realm to nurture a Yellow Springs Dragon, then take out its heart to help her younger sister evolve into an Evil Eye Tyrant.
As for the second objective, it was to take a look inside the temple and confirm so things.
Lu Yu raised his eyebrows, having guessed this as well. He was amazed at the Chiyue Family's wealth and even had the idea of entering the tiger's den to feed himself to the tigers.
‘Two tigers… are bad for the kidneys!’
So Lu Yu took the initiative to offer: "Do you need a salvaging service?"
"Sure, but I don't have any money…"
Chiyue Honglian nodded, pushed her younger sister forward, and said with a smile:
"Can I pay with her?"
The pressure brought by Yu Xiyan was by no ans small, making Chiyue Honglian want to help her foolish little sister.
If she really waited for Lu Yu to take the bait himself, she would beco an old-bachelorette version of the Sha of the Succubi!
Chiyue ng was taken aback, then said nothing, silently consenting.
However, because Lu Yu had experienced the Three Great Illusions of Life, he just thought the President was silent because she was too lazy to speak. He shrugged and joked to lighten the mood:
"Then forget it. I haven't even charged you for being this handso."
Stare~
Chiyue ng looked at him for a mont, then nodded very seriously:
"Mhm!"
‘You can charge!’
Lu Yu smiled.
The President was indeed too cute. Every ti she joked, it was like she was telling the truth.
"Hmph, you shaless thing!"
Chiyue Honglian spat, but Lu Yu's appearance was indeed perfect. Every facial feature was exquisitely carved and in the right place.
The children born in the future should be very good-looking… Ptooey, ptooey, I an my sister's children!
Thinking of this, a blush appeared on her fair face. She turned her head slightly and said she was willing to trade a Morning Star Rank Material for the Yellow Springs Jade.
After all, crossing the Yellow Springs was extrely difficult. There was a Spiritual Energy barrier above it, making flight impossible.
Taking a boat was also likely to end in destruction and death, not to ntion that a mysterious fellow was sealed beneath the Yellow Springs.
"This is a bit troubleso…"
Luo Qingyue was still in 【Investigator】 mode.
Looking at the Yellow Springs Water, her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, feeling that it was a thorny problem.
In fact, destroying the ritual would cause the Yellow Springs to collapse and dissipate, but it would also revive that mysterious thing suppressed by the triple death.
A guy who could destroy a civilization was definitely not a simple character. A single misstep could easily lead to disaster.
Yu Xiyan, on the other hand, was leisurely picking Equinox Flowers by the Yellow Springs, even tucking one behind her ear, looking beautiful and charming.
Qi Wei thought that it would be even better if he could inhale a few less mouthfuls of the illusionary poison.
Every ti, Lu Yu got to enjoy it while he suffered. Afterward, he even had to edit videos for Lu Yu to help him get famous, and a large portion of the profits had to be used to buy him popularity…
Even the wronged party in a cuckold story wasn't this wronged!
As for Jiang Ji… she didn't want to think, so she directly led a group of nuns, chanted a Hymn, and condensed a large amount of Thorns, intertwining them, preparing to build a bridge directly.
"This is a good thod!"
"I almost forgot, we can't fly, but we can build a bridge!"
"Although the Church of Thorns is a bit crazy and a bit lewd, they really get the infrastructure done!"
"…"
Soon, a bridge of Thorns was completed. Jiang Ji wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at Lu Yu, preparing to invite him.
‘My bridge is very big, let's walk together!’
However, before she could speak, the Yellow Springs Water surged. Splashes landed on the bridge of Thorns, and then it began to wither and shrivel at a visible speed, finally falling into the Yellow Springs and being annihilated in an instant.
This scene made those who were originally thinking of paying to use the bridge instantly extinguish the thought. They were glad they hadn't walked over, otherwise Great Abyss City would have a few more widows.
Afterward, so people tried to build a stone bridge, pull down the temple, and even learned from Lu Yu by throwing bricks into it… However, without exception, they all failed, annihilated by the Yellow Springs Water. There was even one who tried to piss into the Yellow Springs and nearly got his dick and balls blown off.
This scene made everyone have thoughts of retreating. This Yellow Springs Mystic Realm was indeed not that easy to pass.
It seed that the 100,000 yuan could only be considered paynt for sightseeing.
And in their opinion, although the Yellow Springs Mystic Realm was not as dangerous as the first two, it was precisely because the rules were simple and straightforward that there were no loopholes to exploit.
In other words, it would be very difficult for Lu Yu to pass as well!
After all, Little Spider had also tried with the Ruin Gundam, but even the Gears were corroded. And it seed to be affected by sothing at the bottom of the lake, greatly reducing the repair speed.
Thinking of this, everyone suddenly felt a sense of relief. Seeing others lose was equivalent to them winning.
Lu Yu ignored them and walked directly to the edge of the Yellow Springs, feeling the boiling aura of death within. He said to Little Mouse, who was already hidden in his pocket:
"This will be tough on you.
I'll give you twenty bags of potato chips!"
"Hmph hmph, it's a small matter. Ten bags are enough.
Who am I, after all? I'm the one propping up this family!"
Little Mouse thought Lu Yu was thanking it for assisting Little Spider in controlling the Ruin Gundam just now. It was modest with its words, but the corners of its mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Lu Yu didn't say much, just reached out and stroked Little Mouse, making it so happy its eyes narrowed into slits.
"Don't… Cultivator… this isn't right… right there… yes… you're so good, Cultivator…"
Little Mouse struggled symbolically for a few monts, then obediently began to enjoy the cultivator's massage service, feeling pleased with itself.
‘This is so embarrassing. Sister Spider is here too, but the cultivator is only thanking .
Will she be angry? I'm not the kind of mouse that breaks up families. I don't want to see you guys angry, but it's okay, I'll take care of big brother cultivator…’
Just as Little Mouse was thinking, it suddenly found that the cultivator had let go.
Just as it was about to say it wasn't enough, it suddenly found itself floating in mid-air.
What was going on?
Little Mouse looked down and saw that its body was already wrapped in silk threads, and in Lu Yu's hand was a fishing rod made of spider silk.
"What… is the aning of this?"
Little Mouse slowly produced a question mark, a bad premonition faintly rising in its heart.
"To let the Mouse Heavenly Emperor fish for eternity.
Besides, didn't you just agree?" Lu Yu said with conviction.
To conquer the Yellow Springs, Little Mouse was the key!
"When did I… Glug…"
Just as Little Mouse was about to speak, Lu Yu swung the fishing rod and flung it out, sending it headfirst into the Yellow Springs.
"Glug glug… Cultivator… you… glug… you're not human…"
"Glug glug… You're… a real bastard!"
A large 6,200-word chapter, asking for Monthly Tickets. This is ending soon, a New Story Arc is about to begin.
Thanks to ng Zhi Aidao for the 10,000 Qidian Coin reward.
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