The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 386 Temple, Seizure, Ritual
Qin Hao obtained a lot of information from the memories of this immortal-level Thunder Horned Beast.

It turns out that there is a temple within this secret realm.

Thunder unicorns are naturally adapted to thunder, and many of them originally lived in various thunder canyons.

Unfortunately, the number of Thunderhorn Beasts was far less than that of Thunderhorn People, and the two sides had previously engaged in numerous battles.

There were even numerous battles that swept across the entire secret realm.

Later, due to the large number of casualties, the two sides sat down to negotiate.

The Thunderhorn people are numerous, and many of them are strong.

However, the Thunder Horned Beast is more capable of withstanding lightning, or rather, it thrives amidst such lightning.

If it weren't for the fact that the Thunder Horned Beast also needs other resources to grow, and these resources are outside Thunder Canyon.

The Thunderhorn Beasts could easily take over Thunder Canyon and completely drive out the Thunderhorn People.

The temple in Thunder Canyon is an essential resource for the Thunderhorn people, and it is one of the necessary resources for the strong members of the Thunderhorn people to advance to immortality.

Of course, if a Thunderhorn is extremely powerful, his talent is so great that he can advance without a temple.

But this is only a very small minority.

On the way, Qin Hao briefly explained the situation of this secret realm: "This temple is equivalent to the Chaos City and Chaos Stele of our human race."

Actually, the temples in the Blood Luo world are almost finished.

The statues in the temple were also the reason they were able to ascend to immortality.

That's why Qin Hao snatched a statue and left.

The Blood Luo World is still in an uproar, and the geniuses of the Virtual Universe Company are temporarily unable to enter.

Even cultivation missions have been suspended in this world.

If Qin Hao hadn't brought up the activation business of Blood Crystal, it probably wouldn't have been able to suppress the situation.

As for now?
After discussing it, the Lord of Chaos City and the founder of the Giant Axe decided to suppress the matter.

This incident didn't even affect Qin Hao.

This matter cannot be kept secret from those who are interested.

Many people have access to information about who has accepted the cultivation mission in the Blood Luo World and who is still inside.

Luo Feng and the others had already come out when the incident occurred.

Although it can also be linked to Luo Feng.

But Qin Hao is also implicated.

But so far, even Luo Feng and the others have not received any inquiries.

This is what the Lord of Chaos City managed to intercept.

In any ethnic group, the higher-ups have the final say.

If they couldn't stop it, it's because the higher-ups didn't put in the effort.

The Lord of Chaos City directly warned those involved, and the matter naturally passed.

"I see." Qian nodded. "Then, can't we take advantage of this?"

By exploiting the conflict between the two groups, we might be able to accomplish many things.

Qin Hao nodded: "It might be possible at first. But it will be very difficult later on."

This secret realm is vast, although no Venerable-level figures have been found so far.

But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

The upper limit for beings in the secret realm is immortality, and the difficulty of breaking through to immortality is far greater than that for humans in the outside primitive universe.

But it's not impossible.

As for the Venerable One, it is almost impossible.

However, it doesn't explicitly state that it's absolutely impossible.

Everything has a certain probability.

As the saying goes, there's always a way out.

Or, to put it another way, the Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine.

One of them has escaped.

However, grasping this remaining one is extremely difficult.

Qin Hao estimated that even if there were Venerable-level beings in this secret realm, there would probably only be one.

If it's two people, then they've hit the jackpot.

The possibility of three people being involved is basically impossible.

Unless they crack the secret of the statues inside the temple.

But this is basically impossible.

“Follow me, but I need to let Coulson and Babata know first. And Anders, make sure you don’t run into the new batch of immortals. They might target you.”

This also prevents them from being implicated by Qin Hao and others.

At that moment, Babata and Coulson stumbled upon a mineral vein and mined a considerable amount of immortal-quality metal.

"Excellent. With the integration of these metals, my body will be enhanced once again. I have officially entered the ranks of Marquis."

Babata was also somewhat pleased, as this time he had indeed only come to provide support.

There was no chance for him to make a move at all.

But entering the secret realm brought him immense rewards.

The search yielded quite a few treasures and resources.

Although they dared not exert too much force, they dared not allow themselves to be surrounded by the local natives.

They received far fewer treasures.

But it's not bad either.

This mine is currently the best treasure they have obtained.

The mechanical race excels at manipulating machines.

Just like the virtual universe of the human race, which is managed by a mechanical race at the level of a universe master.

Qin Hao himself also wants to train Coulson, and when he goes to different worlds in the future, he will need Coulson's help to control things.

Of course, Qin Hao himself can also control his own Dream Butterfly Secret Technique.

But he can't control it in real time, continuously.

Mechs are an option.

Coulson also made significant gains.

"Hmm, a message from the master. About fifteen immortals from outside have entered. We need to be careful."

Coulson naturally supported Qin Hao's arrangements unconditionally.

Babata hesitated for a moment: "But..."

“There are no buts. Your strength is currently on the verge of becoming a Marquis. You also need to calm down and absorb these ores. It’s perfect, we’ll guard this vein and slowly dig it out. Just like we agreed before, a 30/70 split.”

Of course, it's Babata III and Coulson VII.

This is based on their combat strength.

Coulson couldn't possibly be so kind as to split the score 50/50 with Babata.

The more capable you are, the more benefits you receive.

These are the universal rules for space adventures.

Babata thought about it and realized that this was the only way.

So the two disguised themselves and stayed at the mine.

As for Anders, he wasn't afraid.

Qin Hao was mainly just giving him a heads-up; whether Anders listens or not is irrelevant.

Anyway, those who came in all possess immortal fighting power, so they probably can't defeat Anders.

"Take it easy, don't leak the information. I'm counting on you to set a trap for other groups."

Upon seeing the message, Anders' heart skipped a beat, and he immediately replied, "Understood."

Although his tone was stiff, Qin Hao could tell from his words that he was compliant.

Luo Feng is not a domain lord yet, and he hasn't been released to the outside world.

When Luo Feng is released, the Earth system will definitely attract a lot of attention.

Luo Feng's reputation as a genius has surpassed that of Death God Berlan.

I wonder how many people it will attract.

Qin Hao's idea is that we can set up an ambush at that time.

Anders is a very important combatant; he might even be able to kill a Venerable One.

If we could capture him alive, that would be even better.

Even if you're killed, there's still a chance to revive.

Although the Lord of the Universe will have to pay a great price for this.

But in the end, it can still be brought back to life.

But once captured alive, whether directly suppressed or enslaved, the enemy can never regain that fighting power.

In addition, we might be able to exchange them.

Or make the other party pay a huge price to redeem it.

At that time, Qin Hao can also take the opportunity to offer some benefits.

Some treasures that can upgrade magical artifacts.

The Yin-Yang Taiji diagram is considered Qin Hao's most prized possession.

When the time comes, this magic weapon will be his reliance in the face of the Qianyang Realm's upgrade.

In addition, Qin Hao plans to forge four sharp swords.

He planned to properly forge the Four Swords of Life-Slaying.

Once the sword formation is established, it can instantly kill multiple opponents.

Whether dealing with demons from the demon realm or the celestial beings from beyond, it is a powerful weapon.

"The Qianyang Realm needs a pretext to join a Heavenly Court. Or..."

Qin Hao was not entirely willing to join the Heavenly Court.

There are other options, namely the three religions.

Western religion is out of the question; Qin Hao doesn't really like the Western religion's practices.

In addition, he has offended a living Buddha.

That Living Buddha wouldn't allow him to join the Western Religion so easily.

That leaves only the three religions.

As Qin Hao traveled, he captured all the Thunder Horned Beasts he encountered.

He wanted to try and see if he could replicate the production environment of Xue Luojing.

He was also considering the way out for the Qianyang Realm.

"I'm afraid there's little hope for the Humanist sect. That one who governs by doing nothing, although powerful, doesn't have many subordinates."

At the very top, there was only Grand Master Xuandu.

Then there's Zhuangzi.

Following them were the Eight Immortals of Shangdong.

This is almost all of the direct descendants of the People's Education Press.

Moreover, the Eight Immortals of Shangdong were only nominal disciples, so it's hard to say whether Zhuangzi was a direct disciple or just a nominal one.

As for characters like Pigsy, they probably don't even qualify as names.

The People's Education Bureau also has some menial servants, who are all very capable when they are stationed outside.

As for the other teachings of these disciples.

It's like the Xiaoyao Cave in the Qianyang Realm; these are all disciples of the next generation, not even close to that saint.

"It's very difficult to get close to this Daoist Nanhua. He won't go to great lengths for the sake of Qianyang Realm."

"So, the next step is to see which side the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect will choose."

However, Qin Hao now faces a challenge.

He had no access to the higher-ups of either religion.

"Tianlian Valley does have a way to contact the Chan Sect in the Heavenly Realm, but it faces the same problem: it cannot access the core."

Given the current situation in the Qianyang Realm, he has no intention of directly expressing his willingness to side with any particular faction.

The people of Tianlian Valley naturally wanted to align themselves with the Chan Sect.

Although Master Lu did not say it, it was certain that the other party wanted to get close to the Jie Sect.

Since the Investiture of the Gods, the relationship between the Chan and Jie schools has indeed been somewhat tense.

Although those conflicts can be temporarily ignored by the mortal realm below.

But it does exist.

It concerns the ownership of a realm, and there will likely be more disputes.

Moreover, all parties in the Qianyang Realm need to be appeased.

"Our current strength is insufficient. Furthermore, we cannot immediately reveal our full stance. Therefore, we must carefully consider our options first."

"We've arrived," Qian'an's voice reminded them.

Qin Hao stopped thinking and looked ahead.

In fact, he was always multitasking, thinking while also observing the situation ahead.

"Sure enough, there is a temple here. It's hard to imagine that such a grand and amazing temple exists in this Thunder Canyon."

In fact, their strength would already be at the level of immortals in other worlds.

Yet the temple before them still gave them a sense of extreme mystery and holiness.

Sian and Caroline were puzzled: "Could it be that there are beings of the Venerable level or higher here? Otherwise, what about this temple?"

"That's right, that's the feeling I get. Even Master and Senior Brother Xiao Dong might not have that feeling? Do you understand that feeling?"

This feeling is incomparable.

Mysterious, profound, and unparalleled.

Qin Hao explained in a deep voice, "This place should be the former testing ground of the Thunder Beast God."

These Thunderhorn people and Thunderhorn beasts are all the other side's test subjects.

The statue inside should be the Thunder Beast God.

Both Sian and Caroline knew about the Ancestral God Cult.

The Beast God is a born ruler of the universe.

The two-faced beast god is a true god.

Then there is no problem.

"I see. But what about that statue?"

"Hmm, let's wait and see. Right now, the two tribes should be holding some kind of ceremony within the secret realm. If possible, we should seize it and leave quickly."

Perfect timing, those immortals from outside can just take the fall.

Qin Hao was definitely planning to seize a statue and try to get something like Blood Crystal.

This time, he still has to consider whether he should contribute a statue to his clan.

"There are quite a few statues inside, three in total. When we make our move, we'll do it together, one statue per person."

That's the plan. Qin Hao will keep an eye on things. If the two of them don't work out, he'll step in himself.

Both Sian and Caroline were crowned immortals and were very confident in themselves.

At this moment, we will certainly not back down.

Qin Hao didn't say much.

They took refuge in a high cave, where the constant lightning strikes became the temple's best protection.

No matter where you are, lightning will strike.

If it weren't for the Thunderclap Pot, they wouldn't dare hide here.

It will be discovered sooner or later.

Or perhaps it was struck by lightning.

At this moment, Qin Hao used the water mirror to see the scene in the distance.

A group of Thunderhorn people were performing a series of ritualistic dances, much like the shamans of ancient Earth.

However, as these people moved, it seemed to echo some kind of pattern, and the surrounding thunder seemed to be singing a pleasant melody in response.

The Thunder Beasts, however, were not to be outdone, constantly soaring through the air.

It looked like a wild, chaotic dance.

But it also gives people a strange sense of beauty.

The source of all this charm lies in those three statues.

"It seems the natives of this secret realm aren't entirely useless. It's just that their methods of developing these statues are more sophisticated than those of the natives of the Blood Luo World?"

Qin Hao sensed that if they waited until these people finished their rituals...

The statue seemed to release something.

"It seems to be a ritual, or a ceremony. This is the time we've been waiting for. Once they're immersed in it, we'll make our move."

Qin Hao spoke, and both Qian and Caroline nodded.

The universe is full of wonders.

This wasn't the first time they'd seen something like this.

In fact, their tribe also has similar rituals.

That was the time when we were least prepared.

Qin Hao continued to explore and comprehend, and his understanding of formations improved accordingly.

"It seems to be a natural formation? The statue is the core?"

(End of this chapter)