Chapter 107: News of the Ancient Temple

Zhou Yang has been in Luoshui City for almost a month.

During this period, he has gained further understanding of this world's cultivation system by purchasing some books and secretly using Soul Secret Art to control Enchantment.

In this world, one must go through the 'Awakening' step to walk the cultivation path.

Every city and larger town has a sacrificial array used for Awakening.

By offering specific sacrifices, one can receive the 'Divine Blood' bestowed by the 'Ancient Temple'.

Merging the 'Divine Blood' into the body can activate a specific Divine Treasury, thus embarking on a special Awakening cultivation path.

Moreover, depending on the sacrifice, the Divine Blood bestowed can be either 'Complete Divine Blood' or 'Divine Blood Fragment'.

In this world, the vast majority use 'Divine Blood Fragment' for Awakening; their cultivation ceiling can only reach Silver Moon Level, which corresponds to the external Universe Level.

Those who awaken with 'Complete Divine Blood' can cultivate all the way to the highest 'Ancient God Realm' (Immortal God).

However, obtaining 'Complete Divine Blood' requires sacrifices that are extremely rare.

Therefore, in the whole Luoshui City, in each decade no more than a handful—no more than five fingers—can awaken using 'Complete Divine Blood'.

Moreover, these people are essentially all from Luoshui City's three great sects—Tianyin Sect, Iron Dragon Society, Sha Blade Alliance.

The reason is simple: these three great sects monopolize all sacrificial arrays within Luoshui City.

Those not belonging to these three great sects, even with enough sacrifices, cannot activate the sacrificial array to obtain Divine Blood.

"This 'Ancient Divine Blood' must have other uses, otherwise these great sects wouldn't regard the sacrificial array as so important."

"Also, the high-level arrays that can grant 'Complete Divine Blood' are hard to approach; each of these three great sects likely has Blazing Sun Level (Domain Lord Level) masters stationed, making a forced entry extremely dangerous."

In Luoshui City, inside the very bustling tavern Wangjiang Tower.

Zhou Yang sat at a window-side seat, silently pondering.

Suddenly, his gaze flicked to a passing squad below.

To be precise, he saw the silver-armored young man at the center of the squad, riding a Star Level beast.

Having stayed in Luoshui City for nearly a month, he was already familiar with some important figures there and instantly recognized the identity of the passer below.

"Young Sect Leader Yuwen Zhao of the Tianyin Sect, I heard you recently took a new concubine; then seeking a drop of 'Complete Divine Blood' in advance for your child should be quite normal, right?"

A faint smile gradually appeared at Zhou Yang's mouth corner.

"It's you!"

A moment later.

On Luoshui City's streets, the Young Sect Leader Yuwen Zhao of the Tianyin Sect, riding a Star Level beast, proceeded under a crowd of guards toward some red-pink locale in the city.

Pedestrians seeing them stepped aside, their gazes filled with fear and envy.

Yuwen Zhao greatly enjoyed the reverent looks of the crowd.

He sat atop the powerful Azure Scale Beast, feigning friendliness as he nodded and smiled at the surrounding pedestrians.

"Eh?"

His gaze inadvertently met that of a black-armored youth standing by the road.

Strangely, in the youth's eyes Zhou Yang saw not the usual fear and shrinkage but a darkness and depth like a ten-thousand-foot abyss.

Under his stare, the black-armored youth seemed to give a slight smile toward him, and Zhou Yang instantly fell into endless sinking.

"Master!"

A voice from within his heart rang in Zhou Yang's mind.

Zhou Yang returned to his temporary lodging in Wangjiang Tower and waited quietly.

And that Young Sect Leader Yuwen Zhao also 'normally' returned to the Tianyin Sect.

A month later, news spread within the Tianyin Sect that Yuwen Zhao's newly taken concubine was pregnant.

Yuwen Zhao then seized the opportunity to ask the Tianyin Sect leader for a drop of 'Complete Divine Blood' for his soon-to-be-born child's Awakening.

Although the process involved some twists, in the end he persuaded his sect leader father to grant a drop of 'Complete Divine Blood' before the child's birth.

Yuwen Zhao's move naturally sparked jealousy among several concubines.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yang quietly settled in Wangjiang Tower, silently studying the 'Life Evolution' to deepen his grasp of the law, while patiently awaiting news from Yuwen Zhao.

However, before any news from Yuwen Zhao arrived, an unexpected figure appeared before him.

"Little Shi Dong? Didn't you successfully join the Iron Dragon Society? Why aren't you cultivating properly and come to me instead?"

Standing before him was the very youth Shi Dong, whom the middle-aged man had originally tasked him to bring to Luoshui City.

The youth seemed to possess some connections his father left behind; after parting, he swiftly joined the Iron Dragon Society, one of the three great sects.

Now, seeing his body brimming with Qi, his aura fluctuations already comparable to Awakening Level Fourth Stage (Planet Level Fourth Rank), it seems he has obtained a true method suitable for his cultivation and has successfully cultivated.

However, the youthful Shi Dong now wore a look of painful confusion on his tender face.

Then, he unexpectedly knelt directly before Zhou Yang.

"Meteor big brother, I, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yang's brows slightly furrowed.

He came to this world solely for a cultivation mission, with no intention of getting too entangled with the natives.

Initially, bringing the youth to Luoshui City was just a convenient detour, but he had no desire to continue playing the role of a nanny.

The youth seemed to sense Zhou Yang's displeasure and hurriedly said:

"Meteor big brother, rest assured, I won't let you help in vain; I will trade you a piece of information—a rumor about the Ancient God Temple Ruins!"

"Oh?"

Hearing the youth's words, Zhou Yang's eyebrows lifted slightly.

The cultivation mission he accepted is called 'Ruins Ancient God Temple', and the core of this world is that area known as the Ancient God Temple Ruins.

That, Zhou Yang surmised, is the greatest secret of this world.

Zhou Yang couldn't help but look at the boy before him.

'News of the Ancient God Temple Ruins? You're just an ordinary mountain‑village boy, and you've been in the Iron Dragon Society for less than half a year—how could you have any information about the Ancient Temple?'

'It's my father!'

The boy said.

'My father didn't die; he was captured and imprisoned by members of the Iron Dragon Society.'

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang's brows twitched slightly.

'How did you come to know all this?'

'Someone helped me.'

A grateful expression flashed across the boy Shi Dong's face,

'Back then my father joined the Iron Dragon Society; after I entered the Iron Dragon Society I secretly investigated the cause of his disappearance, and eventually I happened to encounter a sworn brother of my father from those days.'

'After confirming my identity, he told me that my father was actually not dead.'

'It was also with his help that I infiltrated the guard's ranks, managed to see my father, and he told me why he was imprisoned, which included the secret of the Ancient God Temple Ruins!'

Yet as he spoke, Zhou Yang's brows furrowed even deeper.

A moment later, he couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh.

'You foolish kid, you still don't realize you've been used!'

(End of chapter)