Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

After bidding farewell to Zhao Gang, Li Yelai and Jing Lin took their respective forbidden items and activated their Ark tickets.

Captain Zhao Gang provided the two with forbidden items.

These are Class C prohibited items and an emotional pocket watch.

The effect is that it can be used on targets within a certain range to influence their emotions.

Whether joyful, calm, or angry.
The trade-off is that users themselves become extremely sensitive in a short period of time and are prone to extreme emotions.

This pocket watch belongs to Border City No. 1. It was brought to the fleet to ensure the mental well-being of the crew members.

Now that Zhao Gang is the only one left on the Yan Yun ship, there is no need to use such a forbidden item.

The other item was the strange ice coffin that the fleet obtained from the wrecked ship in the Dead Sea.

The danger level is unknown, but it cannot be predicted to be level B.

Its function was to absorb heat and oxygen, preserving the remains of the soldiers, who have now turned to dust and are protected within the ship's hold. This forbidden object is no longer needed.

The last forbidden item, a Class D forbidden item, the Repairing Stone Hammer, was left on the Yan Yun, allowing Zhao Gang to perform regular maintenance on it.

I hope he can find his way home.
Li Yelai took the Emotional Pocket Watch. This forbidden item was practically a trouble-making artifact for an undercover agent.

Especially those Blood God faction guys, they're usually very belligerent, if they get a little angry and that gets in the way, the scene would probably be quite something.

As for the cost of easily falling into extreme emotions, the Philosopher's Stone can bear the cost for Li Ye, so there is no need to worry too much.

However, after suffering multiple costs, the Philosopher's Stone has shrunk considerably. If the cost is bearable, then the Philosopher's Stone should not be used.

The ice coffin was taken away by Jing Lin and will be jointly studied by the officials of Jucheng and the Jing family.

The harvest this time was enormous; not only did we find the border fleet, but we also witnessed its glory.

Li Yelai himself also experienced a significant increase in his spiritual energy due to the sacrifice of his head, although there were some risks involved.
Furthermore, he acquired a forbidden item and a black long stick of unknown material, or perhaps a black nail?

In short, we gained a lot.

As the two activated their Ark tickets, a white light obscured their vision, and at the same time, a feeling of weightlessness washed over them.

When the white light dissipated, the two had already arrived inside the Ark's main hall.

At the same time, the captain's voice came from deep within the ark.

"Congratulations on your safe return, both voters," the captain said with a smile. "And you, the stowaway, it's too cold in the coffin, why don't you come out and meet us?"

Inside the coffin? Li Yelai and Jing Lin, who had just returned to the hall, immediately dropped the ice coffin they were carrying.

Because inside the ice coffin, a strange spiritual energy suddenly began to surge.

This caused the two men's expressions to change, according to the fleet soldiers.

They were found in an ice coffin inside a black wooden boat.

When the ice coffin was discovered, it had already been opened and was completely empty.

It is unknown whether the contents of the coffin were pulled out by the flesh-and-blood mutant or whether it lifted the coffin itself.

This ice coffin has remained safe and sound in the cabin of the Yanyun for nearly forty years.

But now a strange thing is hidden inside.

This sent a chill down Li Yelai and Jing Lin's spines, as the two of them had just been carrying an ice coffin one after the other!
The two immediately drew their weapons and looked warily at the ice coffin.

"Please don't mind them, gentlemen." Captain Ark laughed. "The book-holder's calculations are indeed accurate. After the seventh challenge to the Dead Sea shipwreck, a stowaway will board the ship."

"Was this stowaway also part of the Book Holder's plan? Did he foresee that we would enter the Dead Sea shipwreck?" Jing Lin held his spear, his eyes fixed on the ice coffin.

Li Yelai also held a black and gold dragon-patterned halberd and a black long staff, ready to make a move at any moment.

The ice coffin was still empty, but strange spiritual energy was gathering inside, indicating that the entity did not exist in a physical form!
“No, neither you nor the other voters,” the Ark captain replied. “In any case, he told me that on the seventh attempt to enter the Dead Sea wreckage, the Challengers would unexpectedly bring a stowaway aboard. This, then, is a link in the chain of fate.”

The entity within the ice coffin remained silent. But a terrifyingly low temperature began to emanate, and the temperature in the hall started to drop.

“That won’t do, that’s not very polite.” The captain’s voice was always tinged with amusement.

In fact, stowaways pose a great threat to the captain.

It is currently known that the captain is invincible inside the ship, and no Ark Voters can harm the captain inside the Ark.

He was like a king, and no one in his kingdom could harm him.

However, illegal immigrants are not subject to such restrictions, and theoretically, they could pose a threat to the captain's presence.

But the captain didn't seem to care about this assassin who could kill the king.

As his voice fell.

The ship swayed slightly, and a blurry figure emerged from the ice coffin. It appeared to be a woman, but only her ancient white robe was visible; her features were obscured. Only her indifferent eyes sent a chill down one's spine.

The figure moved, and the ice coffin released an even stronger low temperature, causing Li Yelai and Jing Lin's spiritual energy barriers to solidify slightly.

However, at the same time, a force emerged from the Ark, suppressing the low temperature.

The next second, the figure vanished instantly, and the low temperature dissipated at the same time.

Li Yelai and Jing Lin cautiously observed their surroundings, but still found nothing.

"Don't worry, the stowaways have disembarked," the captain said.

"You banished it?" Jing Lin asked.

“No, she left on her own,” the captain replied. “That does align with the book holder’s assessment.”

"What will happen then?" Li Yelai asked.

“The one who holds the book did not tell me,” the captain replied. “But it is certain that being, through the power of the Ark, escaped the endless sea where the Dead Sea ruins were located.”

Li Ye looked at Jing Lin, who fell silent.

He was somewhat terrified if Captain Ark hadn't discovered the entity hidden inside the ice coffin.

He might take it back to the giant city. That's not good news!

Fortunately, that being has entered the virtual realm and has not yet entered the physical world.

"What exactly is that thing?" Li Yelai asked.

"A drop of blood," Captain Ark replied. "The blood left behind by a powerful deity, sealed within an ice coffin. For some reason, it has given rise to a projection of spiritual energy. As for what follows, perhaps only the holder of the book will know. Perhaps it will lead to becoming a powerful figure, or perhaps it will become the catalyst for someone else's rise to power."

"Have we also become part of the book holder's deduction?" Jing Lin asked in a deep voice.

Li Yelai was also pondering this in his heart, knowing that his misfortune could interfere with the fate prediction of the book holder.

However, one cannot keep the curse active indefinitely. If one touches the ice coffin during the curse's duration, perhaps this cause and effect can be disrupted.

What a pity. I wonder if, in the book holder's deductions, the 'Copper Mask' will become the chosen one of the Chaos Gods?
"Don't worry about it. At least this matter won't affect you much." The captain replied, "Alright, let me see what you retrieved." "I gave you three days, but you'll be back in less than two days. I hope your judgment wasn't wrong."

Li Yelai took out the Emotion Pocket Watch and the long black stick.

Jing Lin then pointed to the ice coffin.

A few seconds later, Captain Ark replied, "Looks like you've had some kind of adventure too."

"Two Class C forbidden items, and part of a Class A forbidden item."

"A Class A forbidden item?" Li Yelai looked at the black staff in his hand in surprise: "This?"

Jing Lin was also somewhat taken aback.

The rating of prohibited items is based on the degree of danger and the difficulty of repressing them out of control.

If a Class B forbidden substance gets completely out of control, it could endanger the entire megacity and even trigger a wider disaster.

Keep in mind that the Starshattering Spear, touted as capable of piercing everything, is only a Class B weapon. If it goes out of control, it could pierce through even a giant city!
If the King of the Penalty Area gets hit while he's taking a stroll, whether he lives or dies, a hole will be torn in his body!

But Class A is far too dangerous.

In the legends of the restricted area, there was once a Class A forbidden object, which looked small and resembled a ball.

Suddenly, it swallowed the entire world, forcing the forbidden civilization to flee into the virtual realm.
If Class A forbidden items are left unchecked, they could potentially endanger the world.

Li Yelai instantly felt the black stick in his hand become much heavier.

That makes sense. Jiuying claims to be a god, so a weapon that can pierce through Jiuying's head must be extraordinary.

"There's no need to worry too much. This is just a part of a Class A vessel. Its origin is quite astonishing; it seems to have been crafted by a god," the captain replied. "If you can combine the other parts, that will be the true Class A. For now, there's no danger."

Li Yelai pondered to himself, "The Nine-Headed Serpent has nine heads, could it also have eight black rods? Was it defeated by some god and pierced through all its heads with a forbidden object? Could there be even more parts?"

Li Yelai asked, "Have any Ark Chosen people obtained this kind of thing from the Dead Sea wreckage before?"

"Then I have no comment, Copperface," the captain replied.

Indeed, components of a Class A forbidden item are far too precious. This must not be known to outsiders.

"How much storage space can we get?" Jing Lin asked.

“It won’t be small, you two. Especially the copper side, you’ll get the third largest storage space to date,” the captain replied.

The third one? Li Yelai and Jing Lin were intrigued. Li Yelai had already brought back two forbidden items, one of which was a part of a Class A item.

This isn't even the largest one; it seems that some Ark voters brought back something even more precious!

The voters of Ark are truly a hidden gem!

"How much can I get?" Jing Lin asked.

"By your human standards, you are about 2800 cubic meters. The copper surface, on the other hand, is about 12000 cubic meters. The space will adjust itself according to the items you put in."

"Wow, that's quite big!" Jing Lin laughed.

With such a large storage space, he could stuff all his belongings into it.

After that, weapons, armor, and the like could be taken freely. Li Yelai's spatial dimension was also enormous; it could easily fit an ancient dragon inside!
"What if I'm inside the fog of disaster?" Li Yelai asked. "If I'm unfortunately swallowed by the fog, can I retrieve items from my storage space?"

The reason Li Yelai asked this question was because he and Jing Lin had lost contact with the ark during the disaster fog.

"Disaster Fog?" the captain chuckled. "I remember you two were swallowed by disaster fog before. You shouldn't be so unlucky as to be swallowed again, right?"

"After looking into it, I've never been optimistic about my luck," Li Yelai said.

"Because of the barrier of the calamity fog, you were unable to participate in the gathering at that time. But in reality, the barrier of the calamity fog is not impenetrable. Powerful forbidden objects can pass through the calamity fog." The captain replied, "Now, your authority is even higher, and even the calamity fog cannot block it."

"You still cannot connect to the gathering within the fog of disaster, but you can use the storage space."

As expected, the Ark tested the ability to connect to the fog of disaster!

Officials had already speculated that the No. 3 border city had encountered the No. 71 disaster fog.

This involves the Jing family's forbidden item, Taiji Yang, and the official forbidden item, Taiji Yin.

It facilitates internal and external communication. And since the Ark is also at a high level, it's highly likely it can achieve a similar level of capability.

In retrospect, it was simply that the two of them had too little authority back then.

"So, if one has the authority of a second-ring seat, wouldn't it be easy to escape the disaster fog?" Jing Lin asked.

The fourth ring of seat permissions is storage space.

The third-ring seat privileges allow the projector to enter the space and freely control the environment within, including cultivating spiritual plants or conducting certain experiments. It's said that Jinshan has planted a rather impressive spiritual plant there.

The second-tier seat grants the privilege of physically entering the Ark, thus avoiding all danger!
Although, once you leave the Ark, you will be sent to the physical location where you originally entered the Ark.

But you can stay inside the Ark indefinitely. If you use this move during the fog of disaster, wouldn't you be able to safely enter the Ark without being threatened by the fog?

“Not bad,” the captain replied. “Once you reach the second ring, you’re practically invincible. Of course, if it’s an internal battle within the second ring, then there’s nothing to say.”

With a seat in the second ring road, there's no need to fear even the disaster fog.

Unfortunately, only he himself was safe; he couldn't take the others with him.

But if it reaches the first ring seat.
Li Yelai thought to himself, "Then, even if the disaster fog comes, we can bring all the people into the ark!"

'The first ring, the first ring. We humans must have a seat on the first ring!' Li Yelai thought to himself.

"Alright, you two. Your challenge has been successful. Now, it's your seats," the captain said.

Two luxurious chairs and a table appear on the fourth ring in the center of the hall.

From this moment on, the two have officially entered the Fourth Ring Road.

This is also an affirmation of their abilities.

Li Yelai and Jing Lin sat down and experienced the seats. The seats were softer and more refined, and very comfortable to sit in.

Moreover, since the two lived next door, it was much easier for them to talk.

Subsequently, Li Yelai experimented with some storage space.

As long as the Ark ticket is activated, the black staff in his hand will disappear.

With a thought, a spatial fluctuation flickered, and the black staff reappeared.

Great, that's really convenient!

The Church's treasury, I've come fucking! (End of Chapter)