A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 310 Ancient-level Sealed Artifact, Separation of the Black King's Spirit and Flesh

Following Chen Motong's words, everyone looked at Fingel.

The reason we didn't watch Xu Lie's video is because Xu Lie has already advanced to Sequence 3 and still doesn't have any human issues. Everyone thinks that Mr. Error should also have his own way of maintaining humanity.

Fingel shook his head; he had no such worries either: "Respected Fool, according to your teachings, my achievements in alchemy should also earn me the admiration of many, right?"

“That’s right.” Fortress answered calmly, “As I said before, Anchor is not necessarily a believer.”

"Given Mr. White Tower's situation, whenever a hybrid uses your alchemy, they will establish a mystical connection with you. The more people learn and use it, the easier it will be for you to maintain your humanity."

With that said, the first few members to be promoted have essentially resolved this potential problem. However, Su Xi is somewhat worried about her own future, especially since Chu Zihang is already at Sequence 5.

Erii is still far from Sequence 4, so there's no need to worry about her for now. As for Nuwa, needless to say, the Zhou and Bai families are her anchors.

Forrell carefully noticed the worry on their faces: "As long as you advance to Sequence 4 or above, you can become saints of the Church. The Church will proclaim your names and achievements to anchor your humanity."

"Of course, the best way to maintain humanity is to stop at Sequence 4 and not advance any further. This way, the risk will be minimized. The choice is entirely up to you."

This reward is truly relevant to everyone, making all members feel very excited. It's as if the church has made arrangements for everyone, so they can rest assured about their advancement. Once they are promoted to sainthood, they will have believers as anchors.

As for stopping at sequence 4?

At first, some people might have thought that way, but as Mr. Fool said, with believers in the church helping to anchor human nature, who would be willing to stagnate?
The more experiences you have, the more you understand the importance of strength.

Chu Zihang, the goddess Nuwa, had a particular understanding of this.

Without power, Chu Zihang knew he couldn't possibly rescue his father; without power, Nuwa would still be feigning weakness and playing hard to get with Europe and America.

If you can grasp power, you shouldn't let go!

Forrell still didn't give them a chance to communicate freely: "This mission has stirred up a dense wave of destiny in the long river of fate."

"Mr. Error and I discovered that this was related to the fate of the Black King Nidhogg, and successfully located the Black King's true incubation ground—the Arctic Ocean."

Upon hearing this, the members, despite having so much to say, had to suppress it for the time being, marveling at how the Black King's true incubation ground was hidden in such a cold place.

Bao Lie loved seeing their anxious faces, yet unable to communicate freely. He tried every means to stall for time, drawing out his words: "And another thing."

"The gatherings have been suspended for six months. Although there are believers in the war-torn areas who are actively rebuilding the old church, it is a drop in the ocean. The lost extraordinary characteristics have not been recovered in six months."

"So you'll have quite a lot of tasks to do these days."

After saying that, Bao Lie condensed gray mist and distributed the tasks. There were a lot of tasks, with each person receiving an average of five tasks.

Leaving aside the others, Nuwa herself was getting goosebumps from looking at these tasks. Even after advancing to Sequence 5 Guardian, she still didn't understand divination and couldn't find people from a mystical perspective.

For her, the difficulty of these tasks lies not in the combat of recovering special characteristics, but in the fact that finding people is too time-consuming and energy-draining.

Or what? Nuwa turned to look at Erii. She remembered that Erii was skilled in astrology. She decided that after the meeting, she would ask Erii if she wanted to go to war-torn regions to record the local customs and traditions.

Having nothing to say, Bao Lie could only lean back with regret: "You can talk freely now."

The most curious, Susie, immediately raised her hand. She had wanted to ask this last time, but the gathering had been suspended until now: "Respected Mr. Fool, I would like to ask about the ancient city and underground river that appeared last on Bello Island?"

All the members quietly pricked up their ears; they were very curious.

Bao Lie didn't tell the truth and quietly 'downgraded' the nine source materials: "The ancient city is also known as the city of calamity, and the dark river is also known as the river of eternal darkness. They are all things left behind on our planet by the ancients."

"The City of Calamity and the River of Eternal Darkness are the Church's most core and most important Ancient-level sealed artifacts."

“Using them would create conflict with the entire universe. In fact, the Church has been working to cultivate high-level extraordinary beings, such as Sequence 1 extraordinary beings, in an attempt to use them to reconcile the conflict between the Old Ones and the universe.”

This is a lie with nine parts falsehood and one part truth, so that when the members are promoted in the future, they can be openly and legitimately summoned to help Xu Lie coordinate the nine source substances.

"!"

An Old One-level sealed artifact?! It requires a Sequence 1 powerhouse to coordinate it?

The members immediately remembered their extraordinary items, and the negative effects of those items were becoming increasingly difficult to bear.

The negative effects of these ancient sealed artifacts can actually cause conflict with the entire universe!
Is coordination from a Sequence 1 strongman still needed?
Susie, who had asked the question, shrank back, feeling as if she had stumbled upon some profound esoteric knowledge. Chu Zihang and Nuwa nodded to themselves, no wonder they had felt so close to the ancient city/dark river back then.

Their extraordinary characteristics come from the remnants of the past, so they are naturally drawn to the sealed artifacts left behind. Presumably, the Hunter Path/Warrior Path originates from the ancient city/dark river left behind in the past.

The other members wanted to say something, but felt it was too ambitious; Sequence 1 was indeed quite far removed from their reach.

After reflecting on the power and legacy of the past, Chu Zihang, one of the more combat-enthusiastic members, immediately raised his hand: "Respected Mr. Fool, shall we gather in the Arctic Ocean later to slay the Black King?"

“It’s summer vacation in Kassel now, so we all have time.”

In the eyes of the cold-faced killer, now that he has the enemy's location, all he needs to do is rush into the enemy's lair and start killing.

The question gave Bao Lie a headache. According to the information in the original work, does that giant catfish at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean really deserve to be called the Black King?
However, in order to maintain the image of Mr. Fool, and since there were no instructions from the main body, Bao Lie could not avoid answering and could only use a classic riddle-maker's statement to deal with it: "The time is not yet ripe."

The time isn't right? What does Mr. Fool mean? Could there be other secrets hidden in the Black King's incubator?
Xu Lie realized that Bao Lie had no orders from him and dared not say too much, so he raised his hand as if to add, "Respected Mr. Fool, may I tell everyone?"

"?" Everyone realized that there seemed to be more to the story about the Black King Hatchery! Mr. Error, who assisted Mr. Fool in observing the River of Fate, must also know a lot of mysterious information!
"Okay." Bao Lie breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back lazily in his chair, and prepared to watch the real person deceive people.

Xu Lie was clearly holding a promotion ceremony earlier, but when talking about assisting 'Mr. Fool' in observing the River of Fate, he didn't feel the slightest bit guilty: "That's how it is."

"For the past six months, Mr. Fool and I have been observing the fluctuations in fate related to the Black King, and we have unexpectedly discovered that there are two different ripples in fate."

"Two?!" Fingel exclaimed in shock. "Could it be that the Black King, like other dragon kings, has twins on his throne? Are there two Black Kings?"

The other members all looked at Xu Lie, anticipating what would happen next. The legendary black emperor was the only supreme being of the dragon race. How could he be a twin?

“No.” Xu Lie denied Fingel’s guess: “Mr. Fool said before that the spirit world is a collection of all spirits and information.”

"Therefore, the concept of destiny not only exists in the real material world where we live, but also has a corresponding reflection in the spiritual world."

"When Mr. Fool observed the River of Fate, he discovered two ripples of fate from the Black King. One was in the Arctic Ocean, which was the incubation ground for the Black King's body; the other was in the spirit world."

This time, Chen Motong couldn't hold back: "The Black King is in the Spirit Realm?! No, it's the Black King's soul that's in the Spirit Realm?"

Xu Lie shook his head a second time, denying it again: "It's just a possibility."

"The ripples of fate in the spirit world do not necessarily mean that the Black King's soul is in the spirit world. It is possible that it is wandering in the real material world we live in, or it may be in the spirit world. This indicates that the Black King is currently in a peculiar state of separation between his spirit and body."

The members finally understood what Xu Lie meant: the Black King was currently in a state of astral projection, with his soul completely separated from his dragon body.

If we come knocking now and go to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean to kill the Black King's dragon body, it might disturb the Black King's soul and cause troublesome accidents.

Therefore, it is best to wait until the Black King's soul returns to the dragon's body before killing him. No wonder Mr. Fool said that the time is not yet ripe.

"So easily fooled," Bao Lie thought to himself, secretly applauding the explanation given by the members.

Afterwards, the group chatted about Sequence 4, divinity and humanity, and the anchor point of believers, ending the meeting with lingering interest before preparing to carry out the tasks assigned by Mr. Fool.

The other members were fine, but Chen Motong was a little embarrassed because Caesar happened to be outside the women's restroom when the meeting ended and called her name.

This detail was not what Bao Lie was concerned about. After the meeting, he teased Xu Lie, "As expected of the original body, he can spout nonsense so easily."

"I'm not lying." Xu Lie pointed downwards, indicating that the Spirit Realm was located beneath the Source Castle: "The Spirit Realm is the collection of all information. In other words, as long as there is information about the Black King in the world, that information must exist in the Spirit Realm. What's wrong with saying that the Black King is in the Spirit Realm?"

"Whose information is not in the spirit world?"

Bao Lie blinked, it seemed to be true. His deception skills had improved, now he could even deceive people with the truth: "Awesome."

What are you going to do after the meeting?

Bao Lie's question made Xu Lie's lips curl up involuntarily: "Now that the promotion is complete, I definitely need to continue playing the role and digesting it."

……

In the sweltering heat of summer in Binhai City, a dull thud echoed as an old security door was slammed shut, followed by an angry shout from inside: "Coming! Stop knocking!"

Lu Mingfei's aunt rushed in and then lost consciousness. The last thing she saw was Xu Lie wearing a monocle.

(End of this chapter)