[{"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-418":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},1865349,2473,"Chapter 418 - 317: Behind the Grotesque","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-418",418,"\u003Cp>The High Priest began speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was childlike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he reached out his hand and started scratching his skin frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those \"white scabs\" fell off like a flurry of downy snow, quickly covering the ground with a thick layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these white scabs, the Jiuli Clan People of Hejian Village cheered as they rushed out of the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people included Jiuli Clan People and slaves captured from other tribes, each carrying baskets, jars, and other tools for collecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bewildered gaze of Han Zhan, they started rolling in the \"sea\" of white scabs on the ground, reminiscent of how Han Zhan played in the snow as a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those are the ’Sacred Soil.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the confusion on Han Zhan’s face, Li Wu explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The High Priest can devour demons. After completing the devouring, his skin will produce many white scabs. These white scabs are the White Sacred Soil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The White Sacred Soil can complete rituals, repel demons, and prevent possession by demons. It is crucial for survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very few Sacred Soils are sold on the market because the range and frequency of demon activities are increasing, and everyone faces potential danger every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most people, these \"Sacred Soils\" falling off the High Priest’s skin were protective talismans for survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they were so excited to see this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we... go get some too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan asked, forcing himself to endure the discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Li Wu shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really intended to collect these things, Han Zhan thought he might need to use the Nuwa Stone to create an umbrella by hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sacred Soil can be used against demons, but it doesn’t have an absolute restraining effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At our Realm, if we encounter demons with equivalent strength, relying solely on Sacred Soil won’t turn the tide of battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, just like the time before, when they encountered those Fierce Beast Riders possessed by demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Sacred Soil were truly effective, there wouldn’t have been so much trouble afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, despite that, isn’t the amount of Sacred Soil a bit excessive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan couldn’t help but ask, looking at the incessantly falling white flakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it excessive?\" Li Wu also looked up at the sky full of white scabs. \"That’s because you don’t know how many demons there are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to these, the demons are the real scabs, the scabs of this world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why the High Priest travels year-round, searching for traces of demons and fulfilling his duty by devouring them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu added another sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, a simple and clear closed loop formed in Han Zhan’s mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Priest, for reasons unknown or due to some function, needs to eradicate and devour these rampant demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most demons are deeply hidden; no one can detect them, or even if detected, they can’t contact the High Priest in time before being killed by the demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the High Priest developed a network of subordinates, the Priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led by Priests, Jiuli Warriors search for traces of demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, through the altar, communicate the traces to the High Priest, who goes to devour them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a reward, the High Priest cuts pieces of flesh from his body to serve as food for the Jiuli Warriors to enhance their strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Han Zhan thought this method was excessively gruesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the true form of the High Priest, he retracted that thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a gigantic being as the High Priest, cutting a piece of flesh probably doesn’t even register as a sensation, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder one High Priest could sustain an entire village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they conversed, the white scabs on the High Priest finally stopped growing altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Priest collapsed onto the ground, a look of contentment on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a Wizard who had been silently watching from the side stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slender, frail staff in his hand rooted into the ground, rapidly spreading and growing skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wizard leaped along this slender ascending path, swiftly traversing, and soon appeared in front of the High Priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiny Wizard standing on the ascending branch was about as big as one of the High Priest’s molars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The breath he casually exhaled stirred up a gust of wind that seemed capable of blowing the Wizard away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What brings you here?\" The High Priest didn’t open his mouth but emitted a simple syllable from his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This syllable transformed as it reached the Wizard’s ears into a language everyone could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wizard tapped his belly lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having absorbed the white Elixir, his slightly elastic belly also emitted a simple syllable in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just passing by, happened to resolve an issue among the Jiuli Warriors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, resolution specifically means physical resolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From where they stood, Han Zhan and Li Wu heard only a giant and an ant occasionally pat their bellies and touch their abdomens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Communicating through this method of simple syllables, they said nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you two encrypted communication experts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is an urgent message from your Great Witch, delivered to every major tribe and altar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the High Priest’s words, the Wizard’s eyes burst into an incredibly bright light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Witches have been in seclusion for a long time to cultivate successors and communicate with the Witch God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Witch God bestowed Divine Will, guiding the Wizard Lineage to find the future path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that time, the Great Witches went silent, vanishing without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the Great Witches have sent a message down, and it’s urgent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, let me have a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Wizard Lineage seems to finally be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Priest sighed while opening his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piece of beast leather was spat out from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smelling the pungent odor coming from the beast leather, the Wizard frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still can’t understand why you High Priests insist on constructing the other end of the altar inside your mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, it’s safe,\" the High Priest replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wizard said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his attention was drawn to the beast leather in his hand, covered with densely packed words, and even diagrams and annotations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A complete secret cultivation technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the Divine Will bestowed by the Witch God, successfully communicated by the Great Witches?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wizard extended his hand to wipe away the strangely colored mucus on the beast leather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he clearly see the words on the beast leather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bedroom Skill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wizard murmured, feeling a spontaneous sense of awe, exclaiming, \"What a domineering name!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How vast is the world, yet it all fits within a room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... are these the annotations personally penned by the Great Witches during their own practice? The Great Witches put their heart into it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to read eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the text, annotations, and diagrams,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he suddenly felt a little parched, and his abdomen grew warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peculiar thrill began to sprout within his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>",1164,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.180Z",1,"novelbin.me","99237747437ff6cb2a77603f420156166e2ea1303bc6f88c371f992dc4cff16f","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-419","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-417",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]