System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie, and Zhang Qilin each investigated in one of the four directions.

When they reunited, they discovered that Wu Tianzhen and Fatty's group had gained A Ning.

"How will you be here?"

Ah Ning repeated the same story she had told Wu Tianzhen.

It turned out that she had received orders from her boss to go to the Qinling Mountains to find clues about immortality, but she was attacked by a black-haired snake at the bottom of the cave. All the team members were killed, leaving only her.

Zhang Hao felt the plot was incredibly familiar; every time A Ning led a team into the tomb, all of her men would die.

Zhang Hao shook his head; being A Ning's subordinate was truly pathetic.

He had no other reaction.

After all, Ah Ning saved Wu Tianzhen's life, and it was Wu Tianzhen's idea to let her stay in the team.

Wu Tianzhen will have to bear whatever consequences he faces; only in this way can he grow.

However, since A Ning was able to save Wu Tianzhen's life, she probably wouldn't do anything to rob or kill him; otherwise, saving him would have been pointless.

In addition to this, Zhang Hao had another purpose.

Aning's husband has been pursuing immortality for decades and must have made some progress. He hopes to get a useful clue from Aning.

"Alright, did anyone find anything while we were exploring?"

"Uncle, we found nothing except a black-haired snake!"

Zhang Qilin also shook his head; Zhang Hao himself had also found nothing in the direction he had explored.

His gaze fell on Yi Sa and Ding Yudie.

"Boss, we just found a vertical shaft over there. There are a lot of bronze chains hanging down into the shaft from the opening. We fired a signal flare into it, but it's very big inside, and we can only see the general outline. There's something that looks like a big egg and glows inside."

"Okay, let's go take a look together."

Zhang Hao had Yi Sa and Ding Yudie lead the way, while they followed behind. Soon they arrived at a corner where the roots of the bronze divine tree were intertwined.

There is a rectangular well opening here, which is exactly the same as a coffin in both size and shape, except that it does not have a coffin lid.

There are more than a dozen bronze chains hanging down from the bronze sacred tree and extending into the well.

“Brother Zhang Hao, look at these chains. They have grooves on them, and there’s a mixture of corpse oil and blood inside. Do you think the things the Ku people used for sacrifice might be in this vertical well?”

Zhang Hao took a closer look and found that there was indeed a groove about the width of a finger on the chain.

He looked up and quickly discovered that the other end of the chain was connected to a groove on the sacred tree.

"That's right. The blood from the sacrifices will flow down the sacred tree onto the chain and then be introduced into the shaft. If nothing unexpected happens, the things they sacrificed are in the shaft."

"The people of She worship snakes. Do you think there might be a large snake down there?"

Zhang Hao smiled. If there was only one big snake in the shaft, then it would be too simple.

After fusing with the inner core of the Black-haired Snake Mother, he gained the ability to subdue snakes and control all snakes.

The giant snake posed no threat to him whatsoever.

However, if nothing unexpected happens, there should be an ancient mythical beast, Zhujiuyin, at the bottom of the shaft.

Legend has it that Zhu Jiuyin only had one eye on his forehead, which was usually closed and would only open on special occasions.

It is an eye that connects to hell; once you are stared at by that eye, you will be instantly pulled into the cycle of hell.

I wonder what level this mythical beast is. The abilities it gains after fusing with it should be incredibly powerful.

Although Zhu Jiuyin was very powerful, he still looked forward to Zhu Jiuyin's appearance.

"Whatever it is, everyone should be careful."

After saying that, Zhang Hao jumped into the well.

A depth of over ten meters was easy for him.

His ability to fly at low altitudes allowed him to land smoothly on the ground.

Zhang Hao jumped into the shaft, grabbed one of the bronze chains and pulled hard, but the chain remained taut without breaking.

So he shouted up, "Come down with this bronze chain!"

"Okay, Uncle!"

Upon hearing Zhang Hao's call, the people above descended one by one along the bronze chains to the bottom of the shaft.

The situation inside the shaft is similar to that above, except that the space is even larger.

The entire space was occupied by the roots of the divine tree.

In the very center there was a shiny, egg-shaped object the size of a truck.

The fat man's eyes lit up when he saw the giant egg. He rushed forward, hugged it, and exclaimed in surprise:

"My goodness, such a huge luminous pearl must be worth a lot of money!"

"If a luminous pearl were really that big, it would be priceless."

Ding Yudie echoed her sentiment.

Suddenly, the fat man exclaimed:

"Hey everyone, look! There seem to be lots of little people inside the giant egg!"

Hearing the fat man's exclamation, everyone quickened their pace and went over.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the giant egg was made of a material similar to that of a lake, with a smooth, oily, and translucent surface. One could vaguely see many figures, about the size of soybeans, floating around inside.

The figures inside seemed to realize that the people outside were observing them, and in a flash they all gathered in the direction where Zhang Hao and his group were, revealing greedy expressions.

"Holy crap, the little figures inside can even change their expressions! Could they be alive?"

"What is this thing? Why are there so many little people inside?"

This giant egg was a strange thing that everyone had never seen before, and they had no idea what it was.

At this moment, Zhang Hao noticed that Zhang Qilin's expression remained very solemn after seeing the giant egg.

He asked, "Hey buddy, do you know what this is?"

Zhang Qilin nodded and then shook his head, looking uncertain.

“There is something called a corpse cocoon, which is the ingredient used in ancient methods to refine the elixir of immortality. They would put pregnant women into the alchemy furnace to refine them. Once the body parts were completely refined, only the placenta remained, which is what is known as a corpse cocoon.”

"The ancients were so cruel! A placenta is only a tiny thing, but this truck-sized corpse cocoon must have been made from at least a thousand pregnant women!"

Upon hearing this, the fat man shook his head: "That's not right. The little people inside are clearly adults. If it's a cocoon made from a pregnant woman, there shouldn't be any formed little people inside."

Zhang Qilin nodded: "That's right, that's exactly what I'm wondering about, so I'm not sure if it's a corpse cocoon or not."

"I might know what it is."

At this moment, Aning stepped forward.

"Oh, what is it?"

Everyone looked at Aning, waiting for her to give the answer.

"wax!"

"what?"

You're saying this stuff is wax?

"This is so absurd! How could this thing be wax?!"

Ah Ning seemed to have already anticipated this reaction from everyone when she revealed the answer.

She continued to explain, "It's not ordinary wax, but wax refined by Zhu Jiuyin. It is said that this kind of wax can absorb a person's consciousness and will not dissipate no matter how many years have passed."