I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

”I know you.”

”You’re Bai Shang from the Ancestral Temple, the one who trained in Telepathy Skill.”

After getting drunk, Rong Lie seemed to have a sharper mind than when he was sober.

”That’s right, I can use telepathy to listen to the Celestial God’s inner voice, and the information that Xiqi’s Sun God likes to eat chicken comes from this skill.”

After hearing Bai Shang’s words, Rong Lie’s eyes suddenly lit up a lot.

”Good, good!”

”Then it’s settled!”

”After this trade is over, both of you will come back to Quanrong with me.”

”As long as the problem of the Celestial God’s divine punishment can be resolved, you can choose any of Quanrong’s two Supreme Treasures to take with you!”

Rong Lie said very generously.

After he finished speaking, there was a loud bang as his head made close contact with the table, and he fell asleep drunk.

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Do the words of a drunkard really count?

Han Zhan couldn’t help but wonder in his mind.

The alcohol served to the Quanrong People was specially brewed by Han Zhan using the Creation Skill, otherwise it wouldn’t be so easy to get drunk.

The initial plan was to get Rong Lie drunk and then listen for some information.

The current gains were indeed in line with expectations.

After lifting Rong Lie and other Quanrong Giants back to their resting place, Lu Tao greeted them and left early.

Only Han Zhan and Bai Shang were left.

”Why are you helping me?”

Han Zhan looked at the third Senior Sister, who was sipping from a wine cup, and asked curiously.

”Why do you think I’m helping you?” Bai Shang countered.

”It’s simple. If you didn’t respond, this matter wouldn’t be so easily settled.”

Telepathy is a crucial component; without this part, the entire plan’s loop cannot be completed.

Han Zhan thought to himself that his relationship with third Senior Sister Bai Shang shouldn’t be so good that she would go to great lengths to help him get what he wanted.

”Saying I’m helping you is like saying I’m helping the Ancestral Temple; such words are too hypocritical, and you probably won’t believe them.”

Bai Shang laughed lightly as she spoke.

Her cheeks had two patches of blush due to the alcohol.

”I am willing to lend a hand because I have my reasons; my goal is the hearts of the people.”

”Don’t forget, the Ancestral Temple’s doctrine is to serve all people. Since you understand the benefits of the people’s hearts for our practice of the Dao, you should also understand the meaning of my words.”

To serve all people.

The people of Xiqi are the people, and the people of Quanrong are also the people.

Bai Shang wants to accomplish additional reverence from Quanrong’s people through ”communicating” with the Fire Celestial God.

Han Zhan nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Bai Shang’s answer.

After a while, he spoke again:

”Your decision is very risky.”

This was the truth.

Whether it’s probing the mind of an unfamiliar Celestial God or venturing alone into the heart of Quanrong territory, neither decision is safe.

”Risky?”

Bai Shang adjusted her falling hair and gave an indifferent smile, ”Indeed, this is a very aggressive decision, but once successful, its rewards will be extremely considerable.”

”I’m willing to give it a try.”

With that, the conversation between Han Zhan and Bai Shang ended.

Both had clear goals: Han Zhan wanted to acquire the Supreme Treasure mentioned by Rong Lie, while Bai Shang wanted to take this opportunity to harvest the hearts of Quanrong’s people to further the Dao.

Both had reasons worth pursuing.

In Xiqi, there’s still more than half a month before the next Celestial God’s sacrifice.

Also, one-tenth of the area is protected by Starlight Stone statues.

They need not be overly concerned.

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Early the next morning.

The completed trade had the Quanrong Trading Team preparing to return, before leaving, Han Zhan and Bai Shang also sought out second Senior Brother Lu Tao.

Second Senior Brother Lu Tao, after listening to their decision, did not stop them.

”Go ahead, Xiqi has the two of us, Master and I there; nothing will happen.”

”Let me give you a divination.”

After Lu Tao finished speaking, without waiting for them to respond, he used Profound Skill to calculate.

After a while, Lu Tao’s tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

”Good omen, good omen, very auspicious!”

For Second Senior Brother Lu Tao’s habit, Han Zhan and Bai Shang had no way to deal with it.

After a brief work handover, they followed Rong Lie’s trading team to return to Quanrong.

Xiqi is very close to Quanrong, and at the fastest speed calculation, it only takes three days to arrive.

The closer to Quanrong.

The more you can feel a kind of dryness.

That dry feeling is like a wild fire burning in the heart, burning more and more intensely, growing more and more parched.

The sun above, though it returned to normal, the surrounding soil, the vegetation, none seemed normal.

”This is the Fire Celestial God.”

”Unlike the Sun God, the Sun God transforms into sunlight to shine on everything, making everything wither and die in silence, turning to ash. The Fire Celestial God makes flames rampant, burning everything in the world.”

”Besides, every day at dawn, a large number of flaming meteors fall into Quanrong’s territory.”

”These flaming meteors turn into Lava Monsters, destroying everything they see.”

Listening to Rong Lie’s words, Han Zhan naturally imagined the scene of a burning legion descending from the sky.

This seemed to have a similar effect.

While they were talking, suddenly, Rong Lie’s clothes caught fire.

Initially, it was just a flame, but as time went by, the fire grew larger, almost enveloping him entirely.

Rong Lie himself remained very calm.

He routinely took off his clothes, bent down to pick up a piece of earth, and forcefully slapped it on himself.

The smell of char mixed with the scent of soil, permeating the air.

”Do you feel the breath of fire?” Rong Lie even had the leisure to chat more with Han Zhan.

”Look, it is there.”

Following the direction of his pointing finger, Han Zhan saw it.

It was a mass of crimson flame.

A shapeless form, like some indescribable twisted monster, its whole body ablaze with scarlet fire, covering the entire sky.

The flames burned and churned in the sky.

One after another, flaming meteors Rong Lie had mentioned earlier fell from the horizon.

They continuously made booming crashes, causing the ground to tremble.

Scorching lava flowed out from the pits formed in the ground and soon filled a hollow.

Soon after, a Molten Giant, composed of the hottest lava, stepped out from the lava pool!

Watching this scene made Han Zhan feel a sense of doomsday.

Compared to Quanrong, the Sun God seemed to be much ”gentler” towards Xiqi.

The Molten Giant being watched by Han Zhan also happened to spot this Quanrong Trading Team.

Like finding prey, it made big strides, creating lava pits with each step, and charged towards them vigorously.

As it approached the target, the Molten Giant opened its mouth and spewed boiling hot orange-red lava.

”Watch out!” Rong Lie shouted loudly, plunging his hands into the ground, with veins suddenly bulging.

In the next second, a whole piece of ground was lifted and blocked right in front of the Quanrong Trading Team.