Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 324 Crush it, and you can get everything you want.

The Sequence 5 potion has been digested, and the materials for the Sequence 4 potion have been gathered.

The only remaining unfulfilled condition is the ritual—which, primarily through one's own power and planning, is orchestrated in front of a large audience to stage a grand drama in order to murder a demigod or an equivalent supernatural being.

The difficulty of this ritual is self-evident. Although Klein has the identity of the Fool, which allows him to draw upon the power above the gray fog to a certain extent, and also possesses several magical items comparable to Level 1 sealed artifacts, it is almost impossible for him to kill a demigod with the strength of a Sequence 5!

Prior to this, Klein had no idea how to complete the ritual and could only proceed step by step. After all, he didn't even have the main ingredients for the potion at that time, so there was no need to consider the ritual itself.

Now that the main materials are in hand, we have to think about how to complete the ceremony.

As for this question, he could perhaps consult Yu Jin.

"very good."

Klein immediately manipulated the 'world' and hoarsely said:

"Besides the main eye of the evil sorcerer, I also need 200 milliliters of its blood. You can offer its corpse directly to Mr. 'Fool'."

"OK."

Little Sun nodded seriously without any doubt, but soon he raised his hand and asked:

"I need the potion recipe for Sequence 4 of the 'Singer' pathway. Does anyone have any leads?"

The Hanged Man frowned and said:

"High-sequence potion formulas are kept absolutely secret by any power. Even the major righteous churches only provide potions, so there is almost no possibility of the formulas being leaked. And even if a potion formula is leaked, it will be seized by the corresponding power, and ordinary extraordinary individuals have no chance of obtaining it."

The Sun's growth rate completely exceeded his expectations, and it has now caught up with his progress, becoming a Sequence 5 Extraordinary!

The Hanged Man felt a clear threat; if this continued, his advantage would vanish completely!

Fortunately, he knew that "The World" possessed the "Tyrant" card, which contained all the potion recipes for the "Tyrant" pathway. Although this card had already been sacrificed to Mr. "The Fool," he had previously obtained the potion recipe for "Disaster Priest" from "The World."

However, Alger the Hanged Man had no clue how to obtain the potion materials or extraordinary properties of the "Catastrophe Priest"—he didn't even have the money to buy the extraordinary materials.

Although he had made a lot of money helping Miss Justice acquire extraordinary materials over the past few months, he had already spent nearly 1 gold pounds to buy the main material for Sequence 5 Ocean Singer. In addition, with the money spent on buying magical items, he didn't have much money left.

Purchasing Sequence 4 Extraordinary Materials is definitely not enough.

Moreover, the Hanged Man dared not openly purchase Sequence 4 extraordinary materials.

On the one hand, this extraordinary material is extremely rare and easily attracts attention.

Furthermore, the Church of Storms possesses potion recipes, so they are well aware of the significance of these extraordinary materials. Any attempt to acquire them would invite relentless pursuit from the Church of Storms. To date, the Hanged Man has only dared to seek to purchase these extraordinary materials from the Tarot Club.

Of course, compared to others who don't even have potion recipes, he still has a huge advantage—which is perhaps the only thing he can be thankful for.

However, just as the "Hanged Man" was feeling relieved, he immediately heard his "lover" speak from the side:

"I possess the potion recipe for the Dark Ones."

The Hanged Man nearly leaned forward, looking at his lover with a bewildered expression. "How come you have everything?"

The embers withdrew their gaze from the 'Sun's' surprise, the 'Hanged Man's' astonishment, and the 'Moon's' bewilderment, and calmly added:

"I have potion recipes from every source."

"The only question is, what price are you willing to pay for this deal?"

The little "sun" was stunned by the surprise, because he really didn't know what price he could pay.

The little 'sun' thought for a long time, then hesitantly asked:

"Mr. 'Lover,' what do you need?"

In his heart, his 'lover' was at least an angel. He, however, was merely a Sequence 5 Extraordinary, making it difficult to offer an item deemed 'highly valuable' by an angel. According to Miss Justice and her group's definition, a Sequence 5 Extraordinary trait was priced between 5 and 1 pounds. A Sequence 4 potion recipe and Extraordinary trait, on the other hand, were priceless; even tens of thousands of gold pounds might not be enough to secure a sale.

After a moment of contemplation, Yu Jin suddenly stretched out his palm and pushed the 'humanity' that was shimmering with starlight toward the 'sun'.

Subconsciously, 'Sun' picked up the burning 'humanity' from the table, and upon closer inspection, he realized that he had seen this thing before—in a dream!

This is an item called "Ember," which can be crushed in a dream to restore one's peak condition.

To defeat Gundyr the Ashbringer, Sun had used more than one Ember. This made his subsequent battles against Bordeaux of the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley and the Cursed Tree even more difficult, as he didn't have enough Embers to sustain his actions.

However, the Element Bottle alone was not enough to help him defeat those beings with demigod-like strength.

The Sun, still confused, heard the embers slowly say:

"Crush it."

"What?" 'Sun' was somewhat confused, even doubting his own ears.

He had thought that the "lover" was meant to take this thing back to the Forsaken Land and fulfill some of his requests.

But I never expected that my 'lover' would actually ask me to crush it. What kind of request is that?

Ember calmly repeated:

"Crush it, and I can provide you with the potion recipe for the Dark Ones."

"Sun" hesitated at first, but his eyes quickly hardened.

He believed that Mr. "Lover" would not harm him, and that Mr. "Lover" must have his reasons for letting him crush it.

Just as the sun was about to exert its strength, the moon couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. 'Lover,' what exactly is that?"

Ember glanced at Emlyn and said calmly:

"An ember, the one you saw in your dream."

"To crush it in reality means that your life will be inextricably linked to the First Flame. When the flame goes out, your life will also return to nothingness."

Sun felt a chill run down his spine, suddenly realizing that the embers in his hand were like a hot potato. Fortunately, his exceptional mental fortitude prevented him from overreacting, at least he didn't throw the embers away.

Ember then slowly spoke:

"But conversely, the stronger the flames, the stronger you will be."

"We all prosper together, we all suffer together!"

The Hanged Man immediately realized the significance of the ember—it was both a curse and a blessing!

In a sense, the First Fire represents a god, and the 'Embers' are His gifts.

The one who crushes the 'Ember' is the one who favors the 'First Flame'!

Once the First Flame falls, those who crush the Embers, as His followers, will die with Him.

However, as long as the god "First Flame" remains powerful, those who are favored by him can also possess strength far greater than that of other extraordinary beings!

The Hermit's purple eyes flickered slightly as she softly asked:

"Mr. 'Lover,' what is the First Flame? Does it refer to the flame in a dream that is about to go out?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Yu Jin.

They had all been in dreams and knew the basic 'settings' of that dream world:

The world was born from fire, and it once flourished because of fire.

But when they entered the dream, the world was already in its apocalypse—the fire had died down, and the king was nowhere to be seen.

If the "first fire" that Ember speaks of refers to the flames seen in the dream, then crushing the Ember is equivalent to tying oneself to a sinking ship, and anyone with a remaining sanity would instinctively resist.

So even though the 'hermit' held reverence in his heart, he couldn't help but ask the question.

Ember showed no displeasure at the 'Hermit's' question, and explained in his usual calm tone:

"Dreams are just simulations of things that happened in the past."

"As for the First Flame I mentioned, you should have seen it."

"I've seen him before?"

The Hermit paused for a moment, then his pupils suddenly contracted.

The only time she ever saw flames was at the Tarot Club!

At that moment, her "Peeping Eyes" were uncontrollably peering into Mr. Fool's secrets. She saw the boundless gray fog and the flames that were constantly devouring the gray fog and spreading rapidly in all directions!

Could it be that the flame she saw was the First Flame?

But shouldn't this be Mr. Fool's divine realm? Why is the First Flame in Mr. Fool's divine realm? Moreover, judging from the confrontation between the First Flame and the Gray Mist, the First Flame seems to be devouring Mr. Fool's divine realm.

Of course, the "Hermit" also knew that the truth was not as simple as it seemed.

After all, if she could discover something, there was no reason why the Fool couldn't.

The Fool, fully aware of all this, still acquiesced to the Flame's engulfment of the Gray Mist and accepted Mr. Lover's position. In other words, this was a joint scheme, serving their shared interests!

This also indirectly confirms another speculation: the fact that the Primordial Flame could devour a god's kingdom and gain a god's recognition is enough to prove that it is at least equivalent to a god.

Crushing the embers certainly means sharing the glory and shame of the first flame.

However, being bound to a powerful god is definitely more beneficial than harmful to them.

Moreover, this may not necessarily be tied to one god, but could even be tied to two—because judging from the current situation, Mr. Fool is clearly also a supporter of the First Flame!

The hermit took a deep breath and bowed his head respectfully:

"I see."

Seeing that the others still looked deeply puzzled, the 'Hermit' looked at the 'Sun' and solemnly explained:

"Being watched over by a deity might not be a bad thing for you."

"Gods?"

The Sun fell silent, and he subconsciously glanced at Mr. Fool, who sat in the head seat.

He made no comment, which clearly indicated his tacit approval of the matter.

Mr. Lover's behavior, in the eyes of Mr. Fool, does not need to be stopped, which also seems to be in Mr. Fool's interest.

The Sun is not good at thinking, and always needs to seek advice from others at tarot meetings before making decisions about their next steps.

And now...

"call!"

The Sun took a deep breath and crushed the ember without hesitation.

puff!

Contrary to expectations, there was no crisp shattering sound. The embers were easily crushed like a clump of ash, turning into ashes scattered everywhere.

But these swirling ashes did not drift away; instead, they gathered around the 'Sun' and continuously merged into his body—or rather, these ashes were merging with the 'Sun's' astral body.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the ashes disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The sun stared blankly at its hands; nothing seemed to have changed.

The only difference is that his 'body' is covered with sparks, much like the 'Lord of Cinder' in the dream!

Before he could react, a piece of paper appeared in front of him. He instinctively looked down and saw:

Sequence 4: The One Without Darkness.

Main materials:

A drop of the blood of the Sun God, or three tail feathers of an adult Sun Bird plus a piece of sacred radiance stone.

Auxiliary materials:

60 ml of Sunbird's blood, 30 ml of Sacred Radiance Stone Accompanying Liquid, 7 drops of Mutant Golden Hand Citron Juice, and 10 g of Magma Heart Powder.

"ceremony:

Extract the strongest, most unwillingly relinquished emotions, then ingest the potion, and in the process, reintroduce these emotions.

"Is this all you need?"

"Moon" was somewhat incredulous. He had expected that crushing the embers in reality would produce some unpredictable changes. And this was it?

Although it looks like dry firewood that has burned to its limit and is about to go out, with only a stubborn ember remaining on the surface, its actual effect is merely to cover the astral body with a layer of 'ember embers'.

Compared to the potion recipe of 'Sequence 4', this cost is nothing!

If he didn't have the support of the vampires, he might have also been tempted to ask Mr. "Lover" for a fragment of ember to crush him!

The "Judgment" on the opposite side suddenly raised his hand and said without hesitation:

"Mr. 'Lover,' I need the potion recipe for Sequence 4 of the 'Arbitrator' pathway."

Ember raised an eyebrow and pushed a spark of ember toward 'Judgment'.

And the 'judgment' crushed it without much hesitation.

Similarly, she also received a piece of paper containing the potion recipe for the 'Law Master' pathway, Sequence 4 of the 'Judgment' pathway.

"Then I'll have one too."

Seeing his friend covered in "Martians," the "Magician" muttered to himself, then raised his hand without hesitation:

"I also need the potion recipe for Sequence 4 of the 'Gate' pathway."

Unsurprisingly, she also received a page containing the potion recipe for Sequence 4 'Arcanist'.

Fors, the "magician," merely glanced at it casually, without bothering to memorize it, because she had already obtained the potion recipe from the Abraham family, and even extraordinary materials were not a problem for her.

(End of this chapter)