Chapter 1761: Left by the Dao Ancestor

I think so too, but I don't know which Venerable would leave such a treasure here.

It's certain that this wasn't left by a Taotie, otherwise the Tian Tian Bao Nang would definitely know.

In the known history of the Yuan Su Shen Yu, there has never been a Venerable-level powerhouse, and the only Ancestral God-level beings are the Ancient Gods.

Could it be… that this was left from an even more ancient era, before the Ancient Gods even rose?

Let me see if I can refine it.

Xiao Feng released his Primordial Attribute Divine Power and let it seep into the ground.

The divine power spread, and he could sense that the mechanism magic box's structure was extremely intricate and marvelous, far beyond any ordinary object. It contained some kind of law, did not reject probing, but even after probing, Xiao Feng could not fully grasp what the structure signified; he only vaguely felt it was meant to gather energy.

When Xiao Feng probed the depths of the magic box, his divine power would gradually be absorbed and merged into the box.

Thus he had to increase his power to offset the loss along the way.

The interior of the magic box is an extremely ingenious mechanism.

Unlike the high-tech metallic materials of the Intelligent Machine Clan, these mechanism structures resemble the principles of ancient woodworking mechanisms, very ingenious and appearing more 'lightweight'.

The mechanisms interlock, forming a wondrous formation that gathers the energy of the Elemental Sea and continuously funnels it inward.

Xiao Feng's divine power was soon depleted again, so he had to increase his energy output once more.

Unexpectedly, as his Divine Sense delved deeper, his divine power was repeatedly drained completely, preventing him from fully penetrating to investigate the innermost structure of the mechanism magic box.

"This thing devours energy faster than even the Chaos Tree!"

Xiao Feng furrowed his brows.

After a moment's thought, he softly snorted, "Since you love to absorb so much, then absorb your fill!"

Having said that, he activated the privilege of the King of Gods of the Yuan Su Shen Yu, gathering all the energy from the Elemental Sea in every direction.

A five-colored energy torrent appeared once again, this time not in the silent depths of the Xing Kong, but before many NPCs and players.

"Look! What is that?"

"Such rich elemental energy!"

"My goodness, what a terrifying sight, just like the Ancient God King!"

"Whoa, this place looks dangerous; maybe we should get out of here first?"

Those who witnessed the appearance of the energy torrent were all greatly shocked.

However, a few people noticed that all this was caused by that man and woman on the magic box.

Xiao Feng had never met anyone in person before, so few could discern his identity, and they merely thought he was some powerful NPC.

He wore simple novice robes, very low-key, while He Xianzi's snow-white hair and ethereal fairy robes were quite extraordinary; together they looked a bit odd.

The five-colored torrent poured down onto the mechanism magic box, causing no terrible disturbance, but was instead absorbed into the box.

The long strip structures on the surface of the magic box accelerated their operation, some moving left, some right, with horizontal movement speed increasing, as if the scene were sped up.

Xiao Feng's Divine Yuan Power mixed within that energy torrent and drilled deep into the mechanism magic box.

The ground trembled; the magic box seemed excited, absorbing happily.

As his divine power penetrated deeper, Xiao Feng faintly sensed that something seemed to be moving in its deepest part.

It was precisely that thing that was sucking up all that energy!

"Big Brother, did you find anything?" He Xianzi asked curiously.

Xiao Feng gave a slight nod: "This magic box should be a culture dish, with something even more formidable inside."

"More formidable? Ah, isn't this magic box already formidable enough?" He Xianzi exclaimed in shock.

"I'm not sure; it seems to need energy, so let's give it more and see what happens."

Xiao Feng increased the speed of energy gathering and directly poured it into the magic box.

This infusion speed was far faster than his own cultivation progress.

A human body is tiny; although he had decent talent and cultivation experience, his absorption speed could only stay within what he could bear.

The magic box's volume is immeasurably huge, equivalent to a pipe thousands or tens of thousands of times wider than him, so its flow capacity is naturally much greater.

The energy torrent infused for a full day, and nearly 20% of the free-floating energy in the Elemental Sea was drawn out by Xiao Feng.

Such colossal energy could sustain a regular Ancestral God, and even his Chaos Origin Divine Form couldn't hold that much.

And after devouring so much energy, the thing deep within the magic box finally underwent some change.

Click click click~

The surrounding mechanism structures began to shift, the several-hundred-kilometer-long square strips slowed their movement, the ground's magic patterns loosened and retreated outward.

The mechanism structures ingeniously contracted, the ground began to sink, forming a 50-meter-wide square step-like passage that delved deeper.

"Is this… the door opening?" He Xianzi exclaimed in surprise.

"It seems to want to meet us."

Xiao Feng discerned its intention and deliberately opened this path to guide himself.

As an invincible existence of the Yuan Su Shen Yu, he had nothing to worry about, and he entered together with He Xianzi.

At this time he was level 501, and He Xianzi's level was also suppressed by the system to the same realm, unable to display power exceeding his.

Master and servant walked side by side, delving into the interior of the passage.

Not long after, they reached the deepest point.

Ahead lay a door, inscribed with some unknown characters.

The system automatically translated, revealing the meaning: "【Fated one, blast open this door, and you shall obtain the great opportunity left by the Dao Ancestor of the Heavenly God Clan.】"

"Holy shit!"

Xiao Feng let out a startled cry.

Heavenly God Clan Dao Ancestor!

This magic box was actually left by the Dao Ancestor!

He still thought it was a venerable one, never expecting it to be even more exaggerated than he had imagined!

The Heavenly God Clan, he had heard Chen Jie, Qian Sha and others mention before, is the most ancient force in the current material universe, seemingly already existing since the ancient growth era.

This clan has several Dao Ancestors, and their life forms are quite special; most are energy beings, and some are even entire stars that have awakened spirituality to become lifeforms.

Without a doubt, every member of the Heavenly God Clan is extremely powerful; the number of their rulers is the greatest among all clans, even comparable to the sum of other clans.

Speaking of Dao Ancestors, the exact number is unknown, but they are definitely the most numerous clan.

The number of Heavenly God Clan members who have come into contact with the Myriad Heavens is relatively small, only a dozen or so war zones, with a total population still under 10 billion; the strongest among them is the "Son of the Sun," whose combat power is now comparable to that of Shen Chuo.

The Dao Ancestor of the Heavenly God Clan left something in the Shen Jie of the human civilization war zone; it's unknown whether there is any special purpose.

Or perhaps… that Dao Ancestor, like Fuxi the Old Ancestor and other powerful beings, participated in the initial creation of the virtual universe, at that time fashioning this magic box, and then never bothered with it.

After countless years, the magic box drifted here and became what it is today.

From this textual description, the mechanism magic box seems to have never been obtained by any other sentient beings.

Wanting to open this door is probably not that easy.