Baby with Daoist Monarch System-Chapter 186 - 73: The Three-Year Promise Fulfilled! New Divine Skill [Celestial Thought Talisman]
Ye Ping quickly received the intelligence, then shared it with Xu Ran.
"Here... here."
"The location of this section of the river..."
Xu Ran stood in front of the desk, holding an oil-based pen, sketching on the map.
Each time another body of water was found with a mysterious giant stone, Xu Ran would mark it with a circle.
The marks placed on the map made it instantly more intuitive.
Ye Ping seemed to be pondering: "The giant stones at the bottom of the reservoir and these two spots at the river bottom just form a neat circle. Moreover, the giant stones at the reservoir bottom, whether in size or the complexity of the runes, are a notch higher than those at the city’s river bottom."
Xu Ran nodded: "It can be inferred that the giant stones outside the city outline a rough altar. The stones within the city are more concentrated, forming the core of the altar. The people who drowned, dying near the giant stones, must have had their souls absorbed by the runes on the stones..."
The intention of the Talisman Vengeful God is evident at a glance—it wants to harvest human souls. In fact, it has managed to some extent, with the drowning toll reaching ten thousand.
Of course.
It likely didn’t fully succeed, given its appetite; how could it be satisfied with just ten thousand souls?
It must need more.
However.
A word from Xu Ran after returning from training exposed its setup to the investigation corps and clearing corps in Jing City...
Ye Ping frowned tightly, looking at the "altar" set underneath Jing City, a chill running down his spine.
"Luckily only ten thousand souls were absorbed. If it had absorbed tens of thousands, would it directly activate the altar and offer the whole of Jing City?"
Xu Ran smiled faintly: "It probably needs more souls, but fortunately, Uncle Ye discovered and destroyed it. Now it’s probably hiding in some corner, raging impotently, right?"
Ye Ping also laughed: "Hahaha. It was unfortunate for it."
"In your first training, you unearthed its flesh and blood altar, leading to the destruction of its ninety-nine flesh and blood altars. Those flesh and blood altars not only used ordinary people as sacrifices, but also consumed cultivators! It’s the easiest way to accumulate power!"
"If it were allowed to develop further, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Later, the second version of the mysterious talismans it created was also completely purged by you. That’s 365 mysterious talismans, and the production cost must not have been low."
"This third time, although it devoured ten thousand souls, it’s probably not enough."
"You’re simply its nemesis."
Xu Ran spread his hands, giving a wry smile, indeed, the Talisman Vengeful God is quite unlucky.
"However, I estimate it should still be accumulating power... but who knows what plot it will stew up next time!"
Ye Ping shook his head: "This damned thing, always lurking, sneaky and disgusting, we can only be preventative, but it’s getting harder for us to perceive the danger of its mysterious talismans, it’s a bit troubling."
Xu Ran showed a helpless expression.
After the second version of the mysterious talismans was cleansed, the Talisman Vengeful God likely learned its lesson.
That’s why the third version’s stone runes, the sense of danger they contain, is almost negligible, originally deployed at the bottom of the water.
Plus, placing a dead fish’s body on top could cover Xu Ran’s perception.
It’s definitely specifically developed to guard against Xu Ran!
Xu Ran chuckled coldly.
...
An hour later.
The investigation corps and clearing corps successively delivered the giant underwater stones to the General Affairs Bureau.
The giant stones were displayed on the martial arts field, with sequence numbers prepared on them to prevent chaos.
Ye Ping was surprised: "Including the destroyed one, there are exactly forty-nine mysterious giant stones. This is an interesting number..."
"Forty-nine... it’s definitely an altar made by the Talisman Vengeful God."
Xu Ran nodded in agreement: "It seems so."
Ye Ping: "Fortunately, it was destroyed. One has already shattered into powder, probably even if placed here, it can’t be pieced back into an altar. It won’t form any threat."
"Take a look, do they need to be arranged?"
"Yes, they do."
For Xu Ran’s great learning endeavor, Ye Ping arranged the stones according to the sequence numbers into two circles, forming a strange altar missing one piece.
After being pieced together, the lines on the giant stones seemed to connect as if they were about to captivate the mind and make people lose their sanity.
Ye Ping was stunned: "As expected, it’s an altar!"
Xu Ran showed a serious expression: "A strange aura has overlapped... suggesting that they form a kind of large-scale altar when placed together."
Murmuring.
Bat Number One was released into midair.
Allowing Xu Ran to observe the "masterpiece" of the Talisman Vengeful God from a twenty-meter high perspective.
Meanwhile, Uncle Ye also launched a drone, capturing a series of photographs from above.
These shall serve as work records and research material.
If any accident happens again, like the giant stones shattering into powder, photos can be used as research material.
Snap...
Snap...
Snap...
The sound of taking pictures echoed by the ears.
Though a bit noisy, Xu Ran didn’t mind, as he was focusing carefully on observing the symbols on the giant stones, studying as he observed, piecing together a huge pattern in his mind.
In his mind.
He patched the part that had turned into powder on the missing corner.
Every line of the entire altar was completed.
Although the lines on the altar were incredibly complex, with Xu Ran’s perception, he still couldn’t understand the meaning of each line.
Nor could he apply the lines creatively to construct a brand new talisman. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
However!
Xu Ran only needed to memorize them verbatim.
Memorize it.
When the Second Sequence’s [High-level Comprehension] advances to the Third Sequence [Skilled in Enlightenment], all the memorized things will be instantaneously understood in enlightenment.
