System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Zhang Hao had previously speculated that the bronze sacred tree was carved from meteorite copper.

Because, as far as he knew, meteorite copper also had similar abilities.

The piece of meteorite copper in the ancient tomb in the Shacheng mine allowed the Second Master of the Nine Gates to see his deceased wife.

But later, under the guidance of Zhu Jiuyin, he found the heart of the divine tree, and with various clues that followed, Zhang Hao changed his previous guess.

He believed that the Bronze Divine Tree was more like a plant that was half bronze and half flesh, like the Nine Deaths Shocking Tomb Armor.

If it really is a plant, it's possible that the Zhang family ancestors planted a similar bronze sacred tree underground in Misty Village.

The Bronze Tree's power is to materialize; whatever one thinks of will appear before one's eyes.

Only in this way can we explain why fresh food would appear in what is clearly an underground ancient city.

"Fatty, did you think about anything before you smelled the braised beef?"

"Um……"

The fat man pondered for a moment and said, "Before that, I was thinking that I should have brought some canned braised beef with me on this trip."

"really!"

"Uncle, so what? You already know how fresh food appears?"

"Ah."

Zhang Hao responded, and as soon as the fat man explained, Zhang Hao understood what was going on.

“There must be a bronze divine tree underground in Misty Village, and it covers a very wide area.”

The fat man must have touched a part of the Bronze Tree when he came in, and then he gained the ability to materialize the Bronze Tree.

So when he was thinking about braised beef, fresh braised beef actually appeared in a house in the ancient city.

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"Really? Fatty actually has this ability? Then I'll make good use of it and materialize more gold and silver jewelry."

The fat man was overjoyed to learn that he had gained the ability to materialize, and immediately wanted to put it to use.

"Fatty, have you forgotten Lao Yang?"

"Brother Zhang Hao, I know what you mean, and I also remember Lao Yang's ending. I was just saying. Don't worry, I won't use this ability casually. Once I leave here, the ability will disappear, and I won't be able to use it even if I want to."

Seeing the fat man's excited expression, Zhang Hao offered a word of advice.

Lao Yang's ability to materialize allowed him to remain forever in that cave beneath the Qinling Mountains.

Moreover, this ability has great limitations. It can only be preserved near the Divine Tree. Once you leave the vicinity of the Divine Tree, the materialized ability will become weaker and weaker until it disappears.

When the ability disappears, the materialized things will also disappear, and in the end, it will all be for nothing.

In addition, each time this ability is used, it weakens one's memory. After only a few uses, one will become like a fish, unable to remember what happened one second ago.

In short, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Fortunately, the fat man was greedy but still knew what was important; the food he had just eaten was just something he had done unintentionally.

I believe he won't use this ability carelessly again.

After all, not everyone is like Zhang Hao, who has a system that integrates all things.

After fusion, you not only gain the item's unique abilities, but also avoid any side effects.

After finding out the source of the suddenly appearing fresh food, Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and Zhang Qilin returned to the stone-paved road that ran through the entire ancient city, directly opposite the city gate.

The four of them walked along the stone-paved road for several hundred meters until they reached the tallest ancient building in the city.

The entire ancient building is octagonal, with each side measuring at least forty or fifty meters in length, and has nine stories in height.

It looks very majestic when you stand below it.

"It is astonishing that an ancient building made entirely of wood could be built so tall; the craftsmanship is truly rare in the world."

Wu Tianzhen studied architecture and knew the difficulty of building such an ancient building out of wood.

He made a heartfelt remark.

The entire ancient building had its doors and windows tightly closed, completely obscuring the view inside, making it impossible to see anything from the outside.

The fat man stepped forward, placed his hands on either side of the door, and then tried to push it open with all his might.

He instantly blushed, but the door remained completely still.

"call……"

The fat man stopped and let out a long sigh: "I don't know what kind of mechanism is on this door, but I can't push it open even once."

Wu Tianzhen pointed at the gate: "Look, isn't there a fire-riding Qilin on the gate? Could it be that it requires the blood of the Zhang family to open?"

"good."

Zhang Hao responded and stepped forward, cutting a gash on his finger with a dagger and smearing the blood onto the Qilin carving on the door.

The moment the blood was smeared on the door, it instantly glowed bright red, and then with a creak, the door opened automatically from the outside in.

Wu Tianzhen and Fatty quickly shone their flashlights into the doorway.

The space inside the ancient building was much larger than it appeared from the outside.

The wall directly opposite the main entrance is covered with memorial tablets, and in front of the tablets is a shrine that spans the entire room.

Above the shrine was a bronze box about one foot square.

Below the shrine is a stone bed.

When the flashlight beam shone on both sides, the walls were covered with coffins, densely packed and layered, countless neatly arranged, uniform coffins filling the surrounding walls.

"My God, is Zhangjia Ancient Building the ancestral hall of the Zhang family? How come there are so many coffins inside!"

"Boom!"

No sooner had the fat man finished speaking than a sound came from inside the ancient building.

"What is it?"

The fat man turned his flashlight beam and shone it towards the direction from which the sound came.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

This time I saw it clearly; the sound was coming from inside a coffin.

"Fatty, don't scare yourself. It's probably just a rat or something."

"Naive, have you seen any snakes, insects, rats, or ants since you entered the ancient city?"

Wu Tianzhen thought about it carefully and realized that it was just as the fat man had said. Apart from the black-haired snake in the moat, they hadn't seen a single small animal along the way.

Furthermore, the ancient building was airtight, so how could rats possibly get inside?

Moreover, such an important place as Zhangjia Ancient Building would definitely be protected; they would never allow snakes, insects, rats, or ants to damage their bodies.

"Just come in and see for yourself; you'll never figure it out by guessing."

Zhang Hao said something and started walking towards the coffin that had made the noise.

At this moment, Zhang Qilin suddenly stepped forward and blocked Zhang Hao from passing.

"Hey buddy, what do you mean by this?"

"Do not try to look into whatever is coming out of those coffins, or there will be bad consequences."

"what?"

"What's inside the coffin? Why can't we look?"

The more Zhang Qilin acted this way, the more everyone wanted to know what was lying in the coffin.

Faced with everyone's questions, Zhang Qilin simply shook his head: "I don't remember what's inside either. In short, don't try to look inside."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Just then, several more "thump, thump" sounds came from the coffins.

Upon closer listening, the sound resembled someone tapping with their knuckles inside a coffin.