System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

"Haha, no wonder Uncle Wu sent me to find you. He said you would satisfy me. Take a look at this first."

Fourth Uncle's smile was forced and insincere; his face seemed to be full of smiles, but it made people feel uncomfortable no matter how you looked at it.

As he spoke, he handed a small wooden box, about the size of a palm, to Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao took the box, opened it, and saw a flat little fish lying inside.

The small fish is covered with mottled greenish-blue patina, revealing a sense of vicissitudes accumulated over the years.

Several lifelike snake patterns are wrapped around the fish's body. These snake patterns are in different poses and seem to be about to break free from the bronze fish at any time, which makes people shudder.

Isn't that the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish?

"What does Fourth Uncle mean by this?"

"The secret to immortality is hidden inside the Snake-Eyed Bronze Fish. There are three of them in total. I hope you can unlock the secret and lead me to immortality."

"no problem!"

Zhang Hao knew that the last Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish was in his hands, and he originally thought that he would only be willing to hand it over through some kind of transaction.

Unexpectedly, he didn't play by the rules and immediately took out the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish as soon as they met.

It seems he really is getting old and doesn't have much time left, which is why he's so panicked.

But this is good, it avoids a lot of trouble.

Two of the three bronze snake-browed fish, when combined, form the route to the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top, while the other bronze snake-browed fish holds a secret left by Wang Canghai for his descendants.

Now that we have all three bronze snake-browed fish, cracking their secrets should be a piece of cake.

"Naive, go and get a powerful flashlight or something like trash that can provide light."

"Okay, Uncle."

A few minutes later, Wu Tianzhen brought over a powerful flashlight.

"Uncle, what do you need this for at home?"

Zhang Hao smiled, and with a thought, took out two snake-browed bronze fish from his storage space, put them in his pocket, and then took them out.

He held the bronze fish with its front facing up in his hand and shone a flashlight on its back.

The next second, half of the route appeared on the ceiling above.

"Naive, you hold the flashlight!"

Zhang Hao handed over the flashlight, freeing up one hand to place the other snake-browed bronze fish on the opposite side, and half of the route map reappeared on the ceiling.

The two halves of the route map, when put together, form a complete route map.

Fourth Grandfather was shocked when he saw the route map on the ceiling.

"I've had this snake-browed bronze fish for decades, but I've never been able to crack its secrets. I never expected that you, a junior member of the Zhang family, would crack it so easily!"

"What's the big deal? My uncle is the best. There's nothing he can't do."

As soon as Wu Tianzhen finished speaking, she saw the terrifying look on Fourth Grandfather's face, and her body trembled. She immediately shut her mouth.

When Fourth Grandfather was young, someone stabbed him across the eye, leaving a huge scar. Coupled with his sinister and vicious nature, not everyone can remain calm in the face of such a face as Zhang Hao.

"Crack!"

Zhang Hao took out his phone and took a picture of the route map on the ceiling. Then he put away the two snake-browed bronze fish. After that, he picked up the last snake-browed bronze fish and shone a flashlight on its back.

The next second, dozens of strange characters appeared on the ceiling, these characters were crooked and twisted like tadpoles.

Zhang Hao didn't ask Wu Tianzhen to translate directly; instead, he took out his phone, snapped a photo, and then put it away.

After doing all this, he handed the snake-browed bronze fish, which had half of the route map hidden, to Fourth Grandfather.

Fourth Grandfather waved his hand and said, "The secret has been solved, so it's no longer useful. Consider it a gift to you, the younger generation."

"Then thank you, Fourth Grandpa!"

Zhang Hao had his eye on the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish all along, so he naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony with him. He put it in his pocket along with the other two, and then, with a thought, stored it in his storage space.

At that moment, a system notification sounded in my ear.

[Ding! Hidden quest completed. Collect 3 Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish and decipher their secrets. Quest reward: 5 fusion attempts.]

This hidden quest is finally complete, and I've been rewarded with 5 fusion attempts.

Zhang Hao glanced at the attribute panel. He originally had 30 attempts left, and with the 5 additional attempts from this bonus, he had 35 fusion attempts remaining.

The current All Things Integration System is about to be upgraded to level 10, at which time the recombination and fusion of rare items will be unlocked.

35 fusion attempts are clearly not enough; we must find a way to obtain more fusion attempts. This trip to the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds is a good opportunity.

So after cracking the secret of the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish, Zhang Hao quickly reached an agreement with Fourth Grandfather to form a team to go to the Northeast to find the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top.

All the preparations were done by Fourth Grandfather; he didn't need to do any extra work, he just needed to send someone when we set off.

The day before his departure, Zhang Hao received a call from Yi Sa, informing him that all matters concerning their three-family Shuixiao clan had been resolved.

Because the consciousness within the water spirit was completely erased, but the water demon did not completely disappear, it simply merged with the mountain gall. Therefore, after their abilities deteriorated somewhat, they did not continue to deteriorate. Although their strength is slightly weaker than before, their lives are not in danger.

After Yi Sa revealed that she and Ding Yudie had been saved by Zhang Hao multiple times and that she was willing to help Zhang Hao, Zhang Hao agreed to let them participate in this operation.

Therefore, the team heading to the Northeast to search for the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds has grown even larger.

Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, Huo Xiuxiu, Xie Xiaohua, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie, Zhang Qilin, along with Fourth Grandfather and his men, a group of nearly twenty people, set off from Hangzhou to the Northeast early the next morning.

The Heavenly Palace on the Clouds is located in a place called Wusheng Mountain, in the Changbai Mountains.

From Hangzhou to Wusheng Mountain, the journey involved first by plane, then by train, and finally by off-road vehicle arranged by the Chen family.

We finally entered the Changbai Mountains on the fourth day after a long and arduous journey.

"Hey buddy, you don't seem very enthusiastic. Did something happen?"

Zhang Qilin shook his head and remained silent.

Besides the fat man, Zhang Hao also noticed that after the off-road vehicle entered the Changbai Mountains, Zhang Qilin seemed to have something on his mind, and there was even a trace of sadness in his eyes.

In the past, Zhang Qilin would always remain calm and composed no matter what, but today was an exception.

Seeing Zhang Qilin's state, Zhang Hao guessed that it might be related to his childhood experiences.

Although he is now the head of the Zhang family, he had a very unfortunate childhood.

Not only did he become the Holy Infant for no reason, but the fake Holy Infant incident was also exposed, causing him to be despised by everyone in the family.

Fortunately, he later became the Zhang family patriarch because of his high bloodline purity and the Soul-Stabilizing Bell, the patriarch's token.

Now that I'm back in Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, I'm sure I'm thinking about some unfortunate things that happened when I was a child.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud bang came from the front of the car. The SUV braked suddenly, and the people in the car were thrown off balance. The two people in the front seats were almost thrown out.

"What's wrong? What happened?"