[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-123":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865104,2473,"Chapter 123 - 22: Secrets of the Ancient Film Reel","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-123",123,"\u003Cp>\"Failed again?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rushed there in just three minutes, blocked off an area of five kilometers for a search, and still couldn’t find him?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Zexian irritably hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it always just a little too late, every single time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling of defeat is extremely uncomfortable for a proud person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Shang Zexian is such a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, he has always been far ahead of his peers with his intellect and talent, having only one person overshadow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person is his elder sister, Shang Siteng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, because Shang Siteng has awakened her Contracted Spirit, the Shang Family has different plans for her, naturally making Shang Zexian the next successor of the Shang Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, he keeps faltering in this matter now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the assistance of the Celestial Net Intelligence, this makes him feel everyone on his side is an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The opponent can create miracles and receive Shang Jianyue, it’s not surprising.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celestial Net Intelligence doesn’t seem discouraged over one or two failures, or maybe it doesn’t feel discouragement at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of a machine, everything is just a matter of probability, whether high or low, variables always exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About him, there’s something you haven’t told me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Zexian dismissed all the staff at the Heaven Net Center, leaving only himself and the Celestial Net Intelligence, and asked the elderly face on the big screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shang Jianyue can’t resurrect without reason. But you, and the upper echelon of the Shang Family, seem not surprised at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, they even agreed to suspend the analysis of Mechanical Ascension to let you focus on capturing Shang Jianyue, which shows their level of concern.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Shang Zexian’s current authority, there aren’t many things that can be hidden from him. As expected, the Celestial Net Intelligence sighed and began to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because it was Shang Jianyue who proposed Mechanical Ascension.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" This explosive revelation made Shang Zexian’s brain temporarily freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it Shang Jianyue who proposed Mechanical Ascension? He originally thought the project began only in the last hundred years, no more than three hundred years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I have been in a dormant state, not deriving anything else but a formula left by Shang Jianyue before his death concerning Mechanical Ascension.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old guard in Can Shang Company’s higher-ups firmly believe that if this formula can be derived, it would reveal the secret behind Mechanical Ascension.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But through these years, the derivation has never been completed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Celestial Net Intelligence couldn’t derive the formula, how on earth did Shang Jianyue manage to conceive this formula with just the human brain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that he was stronger than the Celestial Net Intelligence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the entire Heaven Net Center fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, your question did remind me of something.\" The Celestial Net Intelligence suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding the derivation of this formula, over such a long period, I’ve had some insights, the Shang Family is also simultaneously conducting physical experiments with derived elements, verifying with theory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In his final days, Shang Jianyue bragged to a bedmate fifty years younger than him about having uncovered the secret to eternal life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they were hidden in four places, and finding them would grant true immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Shang Family has been searching for years, yet they haven’t found them. They don’t even know what these so-called things are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancient film rolls contain Shang Jianyue’s secret of eternal life. They are hidden in four places; finding them will unlock the ultimate riddle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan and October hid in an inconspicuous place under the cover of the \"Deep Dive\" device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>October spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this topic, Han Zhan wasn’t very interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone must die. What’s the point of chasing eternal life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the high-ups in the Shang Family had your mindset, fewer people might die each year.\" October has advanced rapidly lately, even his sarcasm is almost lifelike, indistinguishable from a real human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why they are desperately looking for us, more accurately, looking for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because within you, hides Shang Jianyue’s little secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a big secret.\" October emphasized sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not a big boobie; what could be so attractive?\" Han Zhan snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little robot October couldn’t handle dirty jokes, its head seemed to smoke and froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See, you haven’t learned enough; regarding language, I can only say there’s no end to learning.\" Han Zhan said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot help you to find the next two ancient film rolls.\" Han Zhan directly rejected, \"I’m not interested in the secret of eternal life, nor do I want to uncover it; once it surfaces, it will inevitably lead to a bloody storm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the crucial point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little robot October has become increasingly humanized, it possesses Shang Jianyue’s talented mind, and an exceptionally strong learning ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could assure that after finding the other two ancient film rolls, it wouldn’t change into something unforeseen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan wasn’t conceited enough to believe he could exert such an influence that a strange little robot would dedicate itself wholly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are your plans next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As planned, go to the Celestial Museum in East Lake District.\" Han Zhan stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on memory, the Celestial Museum, as the largest museum in Titan City, houses many bizarre items, mostly relating to Can Shang Company’s history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beneath it lies the largest Energy Bricks storage warehouse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Energy Bricks within, Han Zhan is determined to obtain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still won’t speak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the somewhat disheveled Judith before him, indeed a beauty, Shang Zexian withdrew his gaze and said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your persistence seems pointless to me. You should know that I can protect you momentarily but not indefinitely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can’t get answers from you, others will be appointed to take over from me, those old folks of the Shang Family. Imagine, a bunch of people old enough to be your grandfather hovering over you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t speak.\" Judith’s eyes were dim, head lowered, \"You may as well kill me; I know nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you love him deeply?\" Shang Zexian seemed to see through Judith’s thoughts, \"Do you understand what Can Shang Company is painstakingly searching for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A man who died and resurrected, a very terrifying person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the person you love is with this man, what do you think would become of him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I believe what you say?\" Judith suddenly lifted her head and looked at him after hearing Shang Zexian’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Zexian didn’t respond. He disdained proving anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s an ancient film roll.\" Judith finally spoke, replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient film roll? Shang Zexian’s mind instantly recalled a place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his favorite place to visit as a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>East Lake District’s Celestial Museum!\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.178Z",1,"novelbin.me","01e28827bd0ff6af6b13eead5f29707b135d9671861895a1d376092d147b6ddd","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-124","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-122",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]