System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Zhang Hao and his group rested in Motuo for several days, during which they took turns keeping watch at night to ensure their safety.

Although the natural scenery of Medog is beautiful, their experience in the ruins made them dare not relax in the slightest.

In the past few days, besides resting and recovering his strength, Zhang Hao has also been repeatedly pondering the prompts given by the system and planning his next move.

Finally, when everyone was back to their best condition, they decided to leave Motuo and continue their journey to Shacheng.

Sand City, this ancient and mysterious place, is not only the former gathering place of the Nine Gates, but also hides the key clue to their current adventure - the torso of a Qilin.

Along the way, they traversed dense forests, crossed turbulent rivers, and endured countless hardships before finally returning to the provincial capital and taking a plane to Shacheng.

Although Shacheng has weathered many storms, it still retains some of its ancient charm. The bluestone roads and simple buildings seem to transport people back to that turbulent era.

As one of the Nine Gates of the past, the Wu family's ancestral home has now become a major landmark in Shacheng, and also their current base.

As soon as Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie, Huo Xiuxiu, Xie Xiaohua and others arrived in Shacheng, they went straight to the Wu family's ancestral home.

As for Uncle Wu and Pan Zi, they were said to have some business to attend to, and they had already parted ways with Zhang Hao and the others while they were in Tibet.

Inside the ancestral home, the carved beams and painted rafters exude an antique charm, with every corner revealing the traces of time.

Zhang Hao and his group received a warm welcome from the Wu family elders and were able to rest and recuperate in peace.

However, the peaceful days did not last long.

One late night, when most people were asleep, Zhang Hao keenly sensed something amiss.

He quietly got up and followed a furtive man in black to the garden in the backyard of the Wu family's ancestral home.

In the garden, the pond is crystal clear, the rockery stands majestically, and the stream flows under the small bridge, creating a beautiful picture.

But beneath this beautiful scenery lies a secret unknown to most.

Zhang Hao discovered that the man in black seemed to be deliberately leaving clues to guide him here.

As the figure in black flashed past behind the artificial hill, Zhang Hao followed closely behind and unexpectedly discovered a hidden passage.

This passage is hidden behind the artificial hill, and its entrance is difficult to find unless you look for it specifically.

Zhang Hao felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that this passage must be extraordinary.

He proceeded cautiously along the passage, his mind filled with vigilance.

At the end of the passage, however, he was shocked to find a cold corpse lying there quietly, as if telling a story unknown to anyone.

Zhang Hao quickly examined the body, hoping to find some clues.

Sure enough, he found a yellowed silk book in the corpse's pocket.

The silk scroll contains some information recorded in ancient script.

Although the man in black was masked and dressed in black, and even his body shape had been specially modified, Zhang Hao's perception ability was beyond that of ordinary people. He keenly sensed that the man in black was none other than Uncle Wu.

Zhang Hao didn't know what Wu Sanshu's purpose was. They separated from them beforehand, and when they arrived at Wu's ancestral home, Wu Sanshu deliberately lured him here.

Unable to figure it out, Zhang Hao stopped thinking about it.

Since Uncle Wu deliberately left behind this corpse and the silk scroll, the clue must be on the silk scroll.

However, he didn't understand many of the ancient characters on the silk scroll.

Zhang Hao carefully put away the silk scroll, preparing to go to Wu Tianzhen to inquire about it first thing tomorrow morning.

The next day, Zhang Hao got up just as dawn was breaking and went straight to Wu Tianzhen's room, pushing the door open and entering.

Wu Tianzhen had just gotten out of bed when she heard the noise and looked towards the door, asking in confusion, "Uncle, is there something you need so early?"

"Ah."

Zhang Hao responded and took out the silk scroll he had obtained the previous night from his pocket.

"Take a look at what's written on this."

"Okay, Uncle."

Wu Tianzhen took the silk book from Zhang Hao and began to study it.

"This is a silk manuscript from the Warring States period. It is from the same era as those preserved by the Wu family, and it seems to be part of an intermediate set."

The contents here are…

"what happened?"

Wu Tianzhen looked up at Zhang Hao and then continued, "The content here seems to be a myth. Long ago, a person obtained a piece of flesh and blood. After eating it, he gained a special Qilin bloodline, and his descendants all had the same bloodline."

The Qilin bloodline brought immense benefits, allowing him and his descendants to live much longer than ordinary people.

However, the side effects soon appeared: at certain times, all members of this family would have their bodies taken over by the consciousness of other people.

This consciousness can manipulate people to issue commands and do inexplicable things…

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao suddenly realized that the person on the silk scroll was probably the ancestor of the Zhang family. It turned out that the reason why the Zhang family had the bloodline of the Qilin was because their ancestor had devoured a peculiar piece of flesh and blood.

Wu Tianzhen was not surprised to see Zhang Hao and continued to explain: "Later, through the investigation of many generations, it was learned that the flesh and blood that the ancestor devoured was not ordinary. It came from the body of an ancient god that was sealed."

As time goes by, the seal on the ancient god's physical body loosens, and he may be resurrected at any time.

However, his body was indeed the reason why resurrection failed; to succeed, the missing flesh and blood must be retrieved.

If the records on the silk scroll are true, then Zhang Hao understands why the ancient gods would never let the Zhang family go.

Because Zhang's ancestor ate his flesh, he gained special abilities.

Now that he needs to be resurrected, he needs to have his missing body restored.

A piece of flesh and blood was digested and absorbed by the Zhang family ancestors and passed on to their descendants.

In other words, every member of the Zhang family with Qilin bloodline possesses the essence of an ancient god's body, which is why the ancient god has been devouring the corpses of the Zhang family members.

Zhang Hao understood that, no matter what, the Ancient God would not let the Zhang family go.

The only thing he can do now is to become as powerful as possible before the ancient gods discover him, only then will he have the power to resist.

"Ha ha……"

Suddenly, Zhang Hao had a crazy idea.

Since the ancient gods need to replenish their missing bodies to be resurrected, wouldn't if one devoured the bodies of the ancient gods, one would become an ancient god oneself?

Zhang Hao didn't know why he had this idea, but he felt that it was feasible.

He possesses the All-Encompassing Fusion System. Finding the ancient god might not necessarily require killing him; direct fusion might be feasible.

However, it's unclear what level of item the ancient god's body is, and it's unlikely that his current system level would be able to fuse with it.

The most important thing right now is to upgrade the system level as soon as possible and integrate high-level items to increase strength.

Only when we encounter an ancient god in the near future and have enough strength to contend with him will it be possible to merge with him.