The Ancient Gods' Whisper-Chapter 1051 - 493: Candle Light Believers_2

Professor Cheng glanced at him: "You encountered them once before, didn’t you?"

Gu Jianlin nodded: "That was a bizarre ritual."

Professor Cheng’s lips curled slightly: "I also encountered it, and it was more advanced than what you experienced."

Gu Jianlin frowned: "How did you get away?"

Professor Cheng glanced at him: "Who told you I got away?"

At this moment, Gu Jianlin felt a chill all over his body. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

He could never have imagined that the person before him was one of them!

The old man in front of him twisted monstrously in his eyes, terrifying like an evil spirit.

He almost drew his sword.

But the old man’s next words calmed him down.

"Fifty years ago, I was their puppet, doing many unspeakable things in secret. Looking back at that period now, it feels like I was possessed, utterly insane."

Professor Cheng said self-deprecatingly: "Fifty years later, I finally woke up from the dream."

Gu Jianlin was silent for a moment: "Which day?"

Professor Cheng looked at him with deep meaning: "The day the President died."

Gu Jianlin’s heart was stirred.

"The world has many misunderstandings about Taihua. She has always been the kind of woman who dotes on her children. In a sense, the ending she chose for herself was also for your sake. Taihua’s dedication in her life may be much more than you think. Fortunately, until the end, you did not let her down."

Professor Cheng suddenly said: "That’s also why I am willing to answer everything for you."

Gu Jianlin lowered his head to touch his heart, feeling as if the softest part of his being was touched.

The string of Buddha Beads on his wrist slightly glowed in the night, with a faint warmth.

"How did the President do it?"

He asked curiously.

"How you young people did it, that’s how she did it."

Professor Cheng said with a half-smile: "She once gave me the Heavenly Blood."

Heavenly Blood!

That was the prescription Ji Xiaoyu found in Buzhou Mountain when she was young.

In the end, it was combined with Xu Fu’s legacy to recreate an extremely special Spiritual Secret Medicine.

Its effect was able to cleanse spiritual pollution!

"The President used the Heavenly Blood as a blueprint, supplemented by her expertise in Candle Light Law, and liberated me. The funny thing is, many years ago I thought I had concealed it well, but she had already discovered it."

Professor Cheng narrated: "Because in the past, I also practiced Candle Light Law."

Gu Jianlin sat on the chair, staring at the old man: "And then?"

"Unfortunately, it failed."

Professor Cheng said gloomily: "I think most people like me may have encountered similar things, which is what is called a curse. In fact, where in the world are there so many curses? It’s merely people pretending to be gods and ghosts. At first, I heard murmurs, then began to have hallucinations, sometimes seeing ancient trees blocking out the sun, other times imagining myself as a plant, worshipping the sun."

"During that time, my mental state was very abnormal. I believed in the ancient tree seen in the hallucinations, and after researching countless materials, I found out its name. The Candle Light God, the master I worshipped was the Candle Light God. My body and spirit were born for it, and to explore its secrets, I was willing to die."

He paused: "For the Candle Light God, I could also do evil."

Gu Jianlin stared into his eyes, pausing after each word: "What do you mean by ’evil’?"

"That experiment."

Professor Cheng said in a low voice: "In the process of researching the Candle Light, I touched the domain of the Third Law. I was very clear that to achieve the glory of the Candle Light God, the Third Law had to be realized. Unfortunately, although I am one of the foremost alchemy masters in the world, I knew nothing about this God’s Forbidden Technique."

"Until one day, I unexpectedly received a document. I knew very well that the document was no coincidence but was deliberately delivered to me. There are people in this world who share my belief, who knew what I was looking for, and were even willing to provide help. Only then did I realize who truly rules this world."

He explained in detail: "That document came from Taiqing’s research. Yes, Taiqing, the former president. By then, Taiqing had been dead for many years. I couldn’t imagine that, during his lifetime, he was also a fellow believer. Based on that secret document, I secretly began to research the Third Law."

Not long ago, he still had the demeanor of a scholar, patiently explaining history to the younger generation.

At this moment, he sat on the wooden chair, staring at the brightly lit night scene, his eyes desolate.

A lonely figure, like a sinner silently atoning in the dark.

Gu Jianlin’s gaze sharpened: "Thunder?"

"Yes, the tradition of the Central Spirit Core Institute is to select excellent children to present before the Heavenly Person’s Wedge, aiming to test their resonance with Candle Light Law. Those who are excellent enough become candidates for the Heavenly Person. Talents like Thunder and the Crown Prince will master Candle Light Law in the future. We took advantage of this opportunity to experiment on these children, transplanting the source material of the Third Law into their bodies."

Professor Cheng did not describe specific details, but from the tremor and struggle in his eyes, it was clear how frenzied the things they did back then were, to the point that it took him gasps of air to finish speaking.