Chapter 750

Ms. 'Magician' confirmed Lu Mian's guess:

"Correct, the remains of the 'Harvest Goddess' Omebella."

"Harvest Goddess's" remains... Grade 0 sealed artifact... should be able to contact, pick up, and use briefly... Lu Mian asked with anticipation:

"Besides merging with Omebella's umbilical cord remains, what other two prerequisites must be satisfied?"

'Magician' laughed at herself:

"I actually shouldn't tell you about this; it really makes you produce the urge to take risks.

"Of course, as a high-level 'Astrologer,' I cannot say I didn't foresee this point; telling you everything and then letting you decide for yourself is my choice.

"Those two prerequisites are:

"One, must have suffered betrayal by a direct family member; two, must be female."

This... Lu Mian was obviously a bit disappointed.

He felt he satisfied the point of suffering betrayal by a direct family member; that father in the sense of bloodline abandoned him and his mother, and caused his grandfather to go bankrupt, but why must it be female?

Ms. 'Magician' seemed to be able to guess his thoughts:

"Regarding the betrayal by a direct family member, you barely qualify. As for being female, in the mystical world, there are ways to make you temporarily become female, for example, a special sealed artifact of the 'Witch' pathway; that doesn't even necessarily require a corresponding high Sequence."

"That's true..." Lu Mian thought of the "Lie" earring.

Although this item couldn't help him change gender, it was equally magical whether it was modifying facial features or adjusting height.

Since such an item exists, naturally there would also be sealed artifacts that can change gender upon wearing; with Lu Mian's understanding of the "Witch" pathway, he believed this was almost inevitably existent, just relatively special and rare.

Lu Mian rekindled his anticipation for contacting Omebella's remains.

That is a Grade 0 sealed artifact!

Ms. 'Magician' gave another reminder with a slightly strange expression:

"If you really eat Omebella's umbilical cord remains and possess the 'Great Mother's' divine child bloodline, you will never be able to get close to the 'Arrogant Armor' again.

"Your backstab against it would originally have gradually disappeared over time, but once you become a false Omebella, it will prioritize targeting you, forever, unless there is a special person on the scene more worthy of it targeting."

Is this a manifestation of the 'Arrogant Armor's' hatred for the 'Earth' pathway? In future battles, if I am nearby, Fu Lanke and the others won't be able to use the 'Arrogant Armor' anymore... However, anyone with normal intelligence and spirit knows the answer when choosing between it and a Grade 0 sealed artifact, even if the latter can only be borrowed temporarily... Lu Mian nodded lightly, indicating he had remembered.

Ms. 'Magician' didn't continue this topic:

"The transaction with the Church of the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' can be pushed forward. Tell me after you have agreed on the time and place for the transaction.

"That sealed artifact cannot be transferred by you; that is too dangerous. You let the 'Purifiers' prepare for sealing on the scene, and she will appear herself."

"Okay." Lu Mian took this opportunity to tell all the other information he had obtained over the past two days.

Hearing that the "Devil Wizard" Bulman was influenced by Harrison from Resurrection Island and wanted to contact the mark in the depths of death, and that the evil spirit summoned and killed was suspected to be himself, 'Magician' turned her head to look at 'Hanged Man' Alger.

Lu Mian had heard Ms. 'Magician' mention before that the 'Tarot Club' had long been investigating the Resurrection Island incident, and the ones responsible were Mr. 'Hanged Man' and Ms. 'Hermit.'

That Major Arcana card holder with the nickname 'Storm Bringer' thought seriously for a moment and said:

"This is related to some things I am currently investigating.

"I cannot reveal the specific situation for now; I can only tell you that Harrison is very likely to appear in places closely related to powers like death, darkness, twilight, and decay. If you encounter people of unknown origin in similar scenes, remember to pass it on to me."

Death, darkness, twilight, decay... Worthy of being a visitor from Resurrection Island... Lu Mian wasn't surprised at all by Mr. 'Hanged Man's' hint.

He cared more about whether the "resurrection" of Resurrection Island was a true resurrection.

Ms. 'Magician' saw what he was thinking:

"I said before that we are not Beyonders of the 'Death' pathway and have no essential understanding of the situation on that Resurrection Island, making it difficult to have a sufficiently accurate cognition of their so-called 'resurrection.' Perhaps one must truly contact Harrison or other islanders to make the kind of judgment you hope to obtain.

"The only thing I can say now is, think about the 'Devil Wizard' Bulman; after he was guided by Harrison to kill the evil spirit suspected to be himself, his state was obviously worse. The residents of Resurrection Island likely have problems.

"Hehe, I said last time that the 'Yarden' evil spirit was very likely still alive after the relevant ritual; I was indeed right."

Lu Mian fell silent.

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Returning to Trier, Lu Mian went to 9 Sijie at the first opportunity and knocked on the door of Room 702.

"Why are you here again?" Fu Lanke, who opened the door, looked "disgusted."

This guy hasn't even been gone for an hour!

Fortunately, it's daytime, and I wasn't thinking of doing anything; otherwise, what if I were scared into having problems?

Lu Mian glanced at Yu Jianna, who was curled up on the living room sofa, holding a book and supporting her body to look over, and said with a smile to the two Witches:

"I have obtained the 'Despair Witch' potion formula."

"Ah?" Fu Lanke looked blank.

Wasn't the one just obtained the "Iron-Blooded Knight" potion formula?

Or rather, what major event did this guy do in the few dozen minutes he was gone?

Yu Jianna was also equally confused, her first reaction being that Lu Mian was joking.

"Despair" is a Sequence 4 potion formula, recording the method for humans to push open the Gate of Divinity; how can it be obtained just by saying so?

As thoughts swirled, Fu Lanke and Yu Jianna asked in unison:

"You went to the 'Blue Avenger'?"

"You finished exploring the 'Blue Avenger'?"

"Just a preliminary exploration." Lu Mian squeezed past Fu Lanke and said with a smile.

"You got the 'Despair Witch' potion formula just from a preliminary exploration?" Yu Jianna asked, still a bit disbelieving.

Lu Mian laughed lightly:

"That is one of the 'Blood Emperor's' legacies; the Sequence 4 potion formula should only be considered the more ordinary kind among the treasures."

"What else did you obtain?" Fu Lanke asked curiously after closing the door.

Lu Mian sat casually on the single sofa and recounted his experience exploring the "Blue Avenger," as well as his exchange with Ms. 'Magician' and Mr. 'Hanged Man' from beginning to end.

"That corpse oil candle sounds very eerie..." Fu Lanke sighed sincerely.

Yu Jianna nodded in agreement, feeling like she had just finished a horror story.

As a Beyonder of the "Witch" pathway and a friend of the "Hunter," after hearing that the candle was prepared from the corpse oil of an "Iron-Blooded Knight" and a "Despair Witch," she always couldn't help but substitute herself, Fu Lanke, and Lu Mian.

Yu Jianna had just felt that Fu Lanke had spoken her heart, when she heard this female companion say eagerly:

"Last time in Fourth Epoch Trier, we didn't really see what that misty city looked like, and your description wasn't clear enough. Can you let me use that candle to do a secret pact once, to see the appearance of the misty city from the inside or mid-air?

"You be my guardians!"

"That candle burns very fast; I only tried it once, and it was gone by one-fifth." Lu Mian thought for a moment and said, "How about trying it when there's a chance to go to Bansi Harbor or enter Fourth Epoch Trier? And Ms. 'Magician' said that unless there is the 'Blood Emperor's' residual aura, a specific ritual is needed to assist, and what that ritual looks like, no one knows for now. Perhaps upon arriving in Bansi or that Trier of the Fourth Epoch, influenced by the environment, it will no longer need a ritual."

"That works too." Fu Lanke didn't insist.

The corpse oil candle that can only be used four more times must naturally be used on the best occasions.

Fu Lanke said to Lu Mian excitedly:

"You can take out the 'Despair Witch' potion formula."

"What about the reward?" Lu Mian joked.

Fu Lanke made a "tsk" sound:

"I will keep an eye out for any sealed artifacts that can change gender in the Witch Sect for you, and then give it to you for free."

Speaking of this, Fu Lanke's smile became increasingly brilliant, and her eyes became quite bright:

"I am very much looking forward to that day."

Yu Jianna imagined it and actually felt a bit of anticipation too.

Lu Mian, considering the possible consequences of arguing about this topic, pretended to be speechless, took out that fair, delicate human skin from the "Traveler's Bag," and quickly placed it on the coffee table.

The three of them only looked at the potion formula twice before hurriedly moving away, only returning to continue after a while.

After repeating this several times, the content of that Sequence 4 potion formula appeared completely in their minds:

"Name: Despair;

"Sequence: 4;

"Main Ingredients: Poison sac of a Plague Mother Snake; Crystal of a Silver Hunter;

"Supplementary Ingredients: 10ml of Plague Mother Snake bile, three fragments of a Silver Hunter, one fresh mistletoe branch, 10ml of blood from each of seven dead people who died of different plagues.

"Ritual: Involve more than thirty thousand people in a violent plague; the more dead, the more intense the despair and pain, the better the ritual effect."

In the brief silence of looking at each other, Fu Lanke made a "hiss" sound:

"Is this ritual too evil?

"I can't do this kind of thing!"

She felt that if she succumbed to the advancement, succumbed to the desire to become a demigod, and brought about such a plague, then she would truly fall, truly become a "Witch"!

Yu Jianna shook her head, looking terrified.

She couldn't imagine herself becoming such a person.

She would rather stay at the "Pain Witch" sequence forever!

"This is not just a question of evil, and it is obviously harder than the 'Iron-Blooded Knight' advancement ritual." Lu Mian said from another angle.

With the abilities of a "Pain Witch" plus auxiliary media and items, letting an infectious disease develop into a plague sweeping through thirty thousand people isn't too difficult, but the problem is that in any city where so many humans live, there must be official organizations. Not long after the plague begins to develop, it will be noticed, thus being handled and resolved in a targeted manner, and it's even possible to find the source of the disease, which is the "Pain Witch" herself, and clean her up.

If one avoids cities and lets the plague spread from town to town, village to village, it would require a very long time, and once the time is stretched, various accidents could lead to the ritual's failure—for example, being discovered by official Beyonders, for example, the spread of the plague being naturally cut off, for example, encountering other things.

Comparatively speaking, the Southern Continent is more suitable for a "Pain Witch" to advance.

"Yeah." Fu Lanke looked pained, "Is there no way to bypass this ritual? Or rather, is there an equivalent ritual that isn't so evil?"

Yu Jianna tried her best to think, unable to think of a shortcut that wouldn't harm innocent people.

Lu Mian laughed indifferently:

"Very simple, after you reach Sequence 5, switch to 'Iron-Blooded Knight.' If you care, uh, prefer being a 'Witch,' then you can confirm whether the 'Unaging Witch's' ritual is evil; if it's not evil, switch back."

"Uh..." Fu Lanke and Yu Jianna were both stunned.

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(End of chapter)