I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 214: Chapter 113: Sealing the Origin, Gongyang Jin’s Disappearance

The Void Origin possesses consciousness.

This was something Han Zhan never anticipated.

Not only him, but even Li Shutong back then probably never thought of this situation.

They all believed that once the void was defeated and the Void Origin was absorbed by Han Zhan, everything would be fine.

Never had they imagined that one day, the Void Origin would form its own consciousness, attempting to devour and replace Han Zhan.

If Lin Jingxuan did not happen to possess the River Map and Luo Book, and if the River Map and Luo Book hadn’t merged with the Heaven and Earth Array to force it out of hiding, Han Zhan might have continued to madly absorb energy bricks as he did before.

Because the devouring ability of the Void Origin was extraordinarily useful.

Its existence allowed Han Zhan to surpass several tiers to defeat opponents, reversing the battle situation.

”Could it be that the Void Origin can never be used again?” Han Zhan asked somewhat unwillingly as he thought about this.

If the Void Origin could not be used, it would be a significant weakening of his combat strength.

”Until you resolve this newly formed void consciousness, I don’t suggest you continue using the Void Origin. Because you must realize that every time you use the Void Origin, you are aiding the enemy, making it a little stronger each time.”

”When it becomes strong enough, it will be the moment you are possessed and devoured.”

Lin Jingxuan was not being alarmist.

”How can we eliminate the void consciousness?” Han Zhan asked again.

”I don’t know.”

Lin Jingxuan answered straightforwardly.

Origin itself is an exceedingly rare thing, and using the term ’one in a million’ doesn’t suffice to describe it.

Much less an origin consciousness that is born from it.

Perhaps only an origin like the Void Origin, which has existed for countless years, would be able to birth a consciousness.

How to eliminate the influence of the origin consciousness is a complete unknown to them, and nobody knows.

”I will use the River Map and Luo Book Origin to temporarily seal the Void Origin for you.”

”Except for a life-and-death situation, I do not advise you to use it again. And even in a life-and-death situation, I still do not advise using it before resolving the issue of the origin consciousness.”

”Because no one can guarantee how much power it needs to accumulate before it can replace and devour you.”

Faced with Lin Jingxuan’s stern advice once again, Han Zhan nodded.

”I understand, then please, Second Senior Brother, use the River Map and Luo Book to temporarily seal the Void Origin for me.”

Lin Jingxuan did not hesitate.

He raised his hands simultaneously, sketching different golden profound texts in mid-air.

Each golden profound text he drew was struck into Han Zhan’s body, and as more golden profound texts were drawn, the speed of them being struck into Han Zhan’s body quickened.

Black energy continuously surged from Han Zhan’s body, but in the next second, these black energies were suppressed by the golden profound texts, forced back into his body.

It was unknown how much time passed.

Lin Jingxuan stopped, and the River Map and Luo Book once again dispersed into the world, and he slightly exhaled a breath.

It seemed that even for someone of Tier Nine like him, sealing the Void Origin’s consciousness wasn’t an easy task.

Han Zhan also opened his eyes.

The sealing process was a torment for him; now that the Void Origin was temporarily sealed, he could no longer easily use the abilities of the Void Origin.

This matter was temporarily concluded.

Han Zhan recalled the second purpose of his visit to Lin Jingxuan, so he asked, ”Second Senior Brother, Gongyang Jin was sent out on a mission before, and there’s still no news. Can you help me sense her whereabouts now using the Heaven and Earth Array?”

Lin Jingxuan nodded upon hearing this. After a brief rest, he closed his eyes once again.

Before long, Lin Jingxuan opened his eyes, looked at Han Zhan, and suddenly shook his head.

”Gongyang Jin is not in North County.”

...

Gongyang Jin is missing!

When they learned of this news, Li Lingzhen and Xia Youwei’s first response was that it was impossible.

How could someone with the Tier Seven strength like Gongyang Jin, in North County, just disappear without a trace?

Even causing the slightest commotion would prevent an unnoticed disappearance.

”According to the investigation, the last place she appeared was Mo Hai City.”

”The Ancient Array in Mo Hai City had been activated at the time; the personnel we sent to investigate found no signs of a battle.”

”Do you think... Is it possible that Gongyang Jin left on her own?”

Shang Siteng looked at the worried crowd and spoke.

Among all the people present, only she hadn’t had interaction with Gongyang Jin, and from the perspective of an observer, it was most likely that Gongyang Jin left on her own.

Only by this could it be explained why there was no commotion and no traces left.

”Impossible, Sister Jin wouldn’t leave North County without saying a word to us.”

”Yes, even though she’s somewhat cold by nature, she treats us very well and always looks after us like sisters. If she really wanted to leave, she wouldn’t say nothing and just go.”

”Moreover...” At this point, Xia Youwei glanced at the thoughtful Han Zhan.

Moreover, Gongyang Jin had a contract with Han Zhan, she was his contracted spirit, essentially his.

She couldn’t just leave him behind and go.

”I have to find her.” After a moment of silence, Han Zhan said.

Gongyang Jin was his contracted spirit and other half. Although he had a few other halves, each one was someone he seriously protected.

In the battle against Yexieqi, Gongyang Jin once saved him, causing herself to fall into a long sleep.

Yet again during the Deep Blue Calamity, she used the Sword Skill Jade Shattering, leading to another dip in her level.

Gongyang Jin had given so much for Han Zhan, he had to find her at all costs and figure out what happened.

”Actually, I have another method.” Lin Jingxuan, who hadn’t spoken, raised his hand, and in front of everyone’s eyes, a golden scroll slowly unfolded.

On the scroll, one golden dot densely populated, corresponding to the locations of the ancient arrays.

”Mo Hai City has an ancient array. Integrated within the Heaven and Earth Array, I can use a special tracking method to recreate the events that occurred in the ancient array at that time.”

”But this involves intangible factors, such as destiny, connection, origins, etc.”

”Therefore, it requires someone who is the closest to act as a medium to perform the technique.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s attention simultaneously turned towards Han Zhan.

Among the people present, who could be closer to Gongyang Jin than Han Zhan?

”The process might be somewhat painful; if you can’t endure it, you can ask to stop at any time.”

Seeing Han Zhan nod, Lin Jingxuan raised his hand and gently pinched the scroll, pulling the dot representing the ancient array in Mo Hai City from the scroll.

Then he gently touched towards Han Zhan.

The golden dot entered Han Zhan’s mind.

The latter’s brow furrowed tightly as intense pain surged through his mind, causing bean-sized beads of sweat to begin emerging.

At the same time, everyone saw a blurry scene begin to appear on the scroll above them.