Chapter 385: Is there no end to this?

These days, even children know that contracts shouldn't be signed recklessly.

Heaven knows how many pitfalls are hidden in which word in some obscure corner.

The risks of a contract of the Heaven Origin lineage are even greater.

Its coercive power penetrates deep into the soul and consciousness, impossible to defy; especially contracts born in the shadow of the tower, which are only more harsh. With the contract in the hands of a Tainted demon like Lord Wuyou, even if they were all Great Tainted, the others had no room for resistance.

This was absolute control.

Having spent so many years in preparation, he had not only brought in the investment and help of the Sowers, but the Four Departments and Six Sects to which the Great Tainted belonged had also, to varying degrees, been brought into his team, all for the sake of today.

At this moment, besides his subordinates and confidants, there was also the Corroded Scale Wolf Xie He assigned by the Sowers, the White Deer Tainted ones he brought, a main lineage of Wulou Temple, the Mind-Readers of the Tianxin Society, and even the Rotten Wind and Blood Eye of the Thousand Islands, along with various other cannon fodder...

It could be called a gathering of heroes, with a composition even more mixed than the Evil-Transforming Sect; but if it weren't for the fact that the Evil-Transforming Sect had been flirting with the Changle brat these years, plus the fact that that guy Lu Changsheng was impossible to trust, Lord Wuyou would not have let this opportunity go.

There was no hesitation or dawdling; everything had been planned long ago.

Soon, Lord Wuyou made the task assignments, dividing them into five teams.

Five ancient talismans, either complete or broken, were distributed to the five leaders.

"An audience with the Temple of Sacrifice is like worshipping the Supreme; it has its own procedures, and not one can be missing.

Later, I will ring the Bell of Audience here to communicate with the King's Domain and open the seal."

Lord Wuyou gave his final instructions, emphasizing the key point: "And you must light the flames of the five Audience Towers after the bell rings to awaken the Temple of Sacrifice..."

"I trust I don't need to say anything more."

Lord Wuyou gathered his sleeves, bowed to everyone, and said with utmost sincerity: "Success or failure hinges on this one move; I hope everyone will give their all!"

Behind him, his subordinates immediately knelt, "We will not fail the mission!"

And the others also swore oaths; for a moment, they appeared united, their morale commendable.

As for how much of it was from the heart and how much was just acting, that was no longer the point.

Bound by the contract, everyone would prosper or perish together.

Moreover, if Lord Wuyou were to die here, what retreat would they have?

Just as the five teams hurriedly split up and set off, Lord Wuyou, amidst the guarding and protection of his subordinates, also held his breath and focused his attention, sitting squarely in front of the rusted bell.

After the crack in his chest, the Seed of the Tiger Talisman rose once more.

Infinite viscous darkness irrigated down; in the flow, the rusted bell seemed to be repaired, and amidst the interweaving of pitch-black and pure gold, a thread of brilliant light emerged.

Lord Wuyou took a deep breath, carefully held up a small gold-inlaid hammer, raised it, and struck the bronze.

The collision between the small hammer and the old bell instantly kicked up a terrifying vibration beyond expectation.

The Tiger Talisman shook violently, barely able to maintain itself.

The high-pitched bell toll was so sharp, echoing in all directions, instantly spreading throughout the entire Rift Realm. The high wall before them, which seemed like a wall blocking the clouds, also seemed to vibrate slightly along with it.

Behind the wall, in the darkness of the tower's shadow, ten thousand rays of golden light suddenly emerged, and the solemn scene of infinite armored warriors guarding it in the past reappeared from time.

A magnificent door suddenly appeared on the wall.

Amidst the interweaving of infinite reliefs and magnificent patterns, it turned into a broken and eerie ferocious face, looking down at the visitors outside the archway.

Infinite pressure descended from the sky.

Lord Wuyou's figure swayed for a moment, nearly unable to hold on, but soon returned to normal, maintaining the posture of bowing, pulling a jade talisman passed down through generations from his sleeve; blood surged from his slashed palm, seeping into the grooves of the jade talisman, stimulating a thread of dim light to prove his identity.

The giant face remained indifferent and silent, merely looking down coldly.

Waiting for a response from afar.

The endless torment began; he did not know how much time had passed, but Lord Wuyou was already drenched in sweat, his face pale; finally, the first thread of flame light lit up from a broken high tower in the distance, and the coldness on the giant face slightly diminished by a fraction, the pressure reducing by a thread.

Then came the second, third, fourth...

Accompanied by the completion of the progress, Lord Wuyou could no longer hold back, his joy showing in his expression, impatient.

Until the moment the fifth flame light rose from the high tower, the giant face's eyes finally lowered, and a trace of a smile seemed to appear on the ferocious and cold face.

The mechanism behind the gate operated, as if slowly opening.

The moment everyone was overjoyed, they saw... that last flame light that had just lit up, suddenly extinguished!

The ritual of audience had been interrupted!

BOOM!!!

The door that had just revealed a crack suddenly closed; the giant face reappeared, cold, fierce, and violent, blood-light emerging in its eyes, looking down in fury.

What traitor dares to trespass into the palace forbidden grounds?!

Die!

In an instant, Lord Wuyou's face turned pale, his whole body chilled, but he had no time to react before the ferocious giant face on the city gate suddenly softened again.

In the distance, the flame light reignited.

"..."

Lord Wuyou stood dazed; after a long time, the moment he finally heaved a sigh of relief, he saw it again... the flame light, extinguished once more.

【?】

Lord Wuyou stood dazed.

Under the repeated mockery, the giant face was furious; fierce light erupted from its blood-eyes, the Law of Heaven Origin intertwined, and the pressure like a mountain range smashed down again, grinding Lord Wuyou into meat paste.

The bloodied Lord Wuyou convulsed, subconsciously wanting to resist, but just as he managed to muster a bit of strength, he felt the pressure that was about to grind him into powder disappear without a trace again.

The flame light reignited.

Lord Wuyou could no longer hold it together; his eyes scarlet, he turned back, looked behind him, and roared: "You..."

Then, right in his line of sight.

The flame light extinguished without a trace again, again, and again.

"... Motherfucker."

In the brief silence, Lord Wuyou turned back stiffly, looking at the giant face that had reappeared on the door; the giant face was also looking at him, its hollow face filled with malice and violence.

Lord Wuyou closed his eyes.

The last thing to appear in his eyes was a thread of numb tears:

"Is there no end to this?"

BOOM!!!

Ten minutes ago, in the southern region of the Temple of Sacrifice, amidst countless towering buildings.

The diligent demolition worker, Master Ji, had already begun his day of hard work. Carrying a pickaxe and a shovel, he threw himself into the endless demolition cause.

Working hard on sunny days, working cleverly on rainy days, working fiercely during the day, and working by lamplight at night!

Just get the job done!

Such a good opportunity, only once in many years; shouldn't he add bricks and tiles to the Imperial Mausoleum's program?

Thus, waving his pickaxe, amidst a crowd of residual shadows and all sorts of messy things, he sweated like rain, yet still did not forget to greet them politely.

"Hmm, hmm, hello everyone, hello, busy? All busy, all busy, please make way, lift your feet, put away the small table... Hmm? When did such a big piece come here?"

Amidst his busyness, Ji Jue looked down and discovered a large mural pieced together from gemstones on the wall, seemingly a portrait of someone, but it was already covered in cracks, blurred, and messy; he couldn't tell what it was.

But no problem, Ji Jue could hear their calling; the gemstones were flashing light, reflecting in Ji Jue's eyes, as if pouring out their hearts to the visitor from a thousand years later.

Immediately, Ji Jue beamed: "That's right, I love you too!"

Let's all be together forever from now on!

Without hesitation, he pried them all off.

Leaving only a large patch of bare wall skin was really not good, so Ji Jue simply took the ash ground from the rubble and repaired it, incidentally painting a welcoming pine tree on it, and incidentally adding two young boys and girls for the Emperor below... Life is not easy for anyone, just make do!

Look at the residual shadows around him constantly crying and weeping blood, and the dozen or so statues convulsing violently in place, doing sit-ups.

Clearly, they were deeply moved!

"No need to thank me, no need to thank me."

Ji Jue hummed a song and walked away.

Just as a poor person finds it hard to imagine the happiness of a rich brother.

The extravagance and vanity of the Eternal Empire, even if he had heard about it countless times from Ye Xian, only after truly seeing it could he realistically realize—it really is fucking happy!

It was as if "I'm rich" was written in every corner.

Even in places that looked simple and unadorned at first glance, after distinguishing carefully, one could detect the sense of extravagance hidden beneath the simplicity.

Every blade of grass and every tree was a treasure gathered by scouring the entire world back then.

Ji Jue's automatic pickup could not be turned off at all.

He didn't know how many trips he had made.

Not to mention those precious materials that had completely disappeared from the outside world, even the curtains here were good stuff; they looked gray and inconspicuous, but every fiber inside was the hair of some disaster beast; even if they were tattered, after washing and dismantling, they could become excellent materials, serving as carriers for spiritual quality circuits.

Ji Jue simply wrapped them around himself.

After a brief moment of dizziness and fascination, he was already keenly able to detect the positioning and functions of different buildings; after passing the initial hungry stage of not even letting go of the floorboards, he began to learn to deliberate and consider.

Hmm, mainly because he had pried up enough floorboards, time to supplement with other things...

Especially since he had found a magnificent suit of armor cast from molten spiritual silver on a statue in a great hall; although it was already covered in dust and slightly incomplete, the carving and craftsmanship on the details made even Ji Jue sigh in admiration.

The most precious thing was the majestic and magnificent mask on the statue's head, simply a work of unworldly craftsmanship; even a hurried glance could make one feel a pressure that had substance.

Shouldn't he pry this off and appreciate it properly?

If he got tired of looking at it, he could just return it!

Everyone had a long life ahead; no need to distinguish between yours and mine.

The biggest gain of the entire journey was that Ji Jue had pried open the vault of a building that looked like a bank without much effort.

The literal mountain of gold materials left Ji Jue completely breathless.

And what surprised him even more was that in the innermost part of the vault, covered by a thick felt cloth, was a... coin-minting machine that still retained its original appearance and flavor?!

"Ah, this..."

Ji Jue gasped several times, feeling his blood pressure and heartbeat becoming uncontrollable.

It was as if a struggle between good and evil was happening in his heart; after struggling for a long time, he finally suppressed this vicious greed and let out a long sigh.

Money in the world can never be earned completely; money is something that is enough when you have enough.

Besides, even if he took it all, what could he do?

Good materials and beautiful jade, how can one occupy them all?

This kind of thing, let the treasures decide for themselves...

Thus, five seconds later, the coin-minting machine grew legs and decided to go with Ji Jue.

Just right, he was tired of walking and lacked a mount!

Ji Jue sat cross-legged on the coin-minting machine after it had been activated by mechanical godhood, carrying his package and humming a song, walking on the street as if strolling in a courtyard, heading toward the station.

Racing against time, impatient...

Move one more trip!

Just one more trip!

However, when he was still a few blocks away from the station, the moment he turned the corner, his eyes went black...

Head-on, he bumped into a huge crowd of people.

Caught off guard, meeting on a narrow path.

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