vrcanaries Chapter 517 Going to the Eastern Family, Ancient Secrets
Chapter 517 Going to the Eastern Family, Ancient Secrets
Chapter 517 Going to the Eastern Family, Ancient Secrets
Situ Liang dared not directly refuse Li Xueru's request.
However, accessing the most confidential information within the royal family was a matter of great importance, and even he dared not rashly agree to it.
Situ Liang said, "My uncle Situ Li controls the secret vault. I'll go ask him if he knows anything about the spirit-eating beasts."
Li Xueru nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble Your Majesty."
"Of course!" Situ Liang replied politely, without any airs.
Situ Liang led them to a living room, where he had the finest tea served before heading to the secret vault.
A short while later, Princess Situ Yu arrived. She and Chu Yao were best friends, and the two immediately began chatting upon meeting.
Even Situ Yu was startled when he heard Chu Yao recount what had just happened.
"Sister Yao Yao, is this spirit-eating beast really that terrifying?" Situ Yu asked, sounding as if she were experiencing the same thing herself, and was also very nervous.
Chu Yao nodded, "It must have been terrifying. My grandfather's face changed, and he was very nervous. Ru Shen was almost the same. Fortunately, Jiang Shenjiang was there and saved me."
Even now, Chu Yao is still shaken and hasn't recovered from that helpless terror.
The key point is that the detection technique didn't yield any useful information and almost killed him.
She couldn't imagine how such a terrifying thing as a spirit-eating beast could exist in the world.
Situ Yu glanced at Jiang Chen subtly, then snorted softly in a voice only she could hear. She hadn't forgotten that Jiang Chen refused to lend her the skeleton.
Although Jiang Chen agreed to save her mother, and she almost killed Jiang Chen herself.
But one thing is one thing, and outsiders simply can't understand what's on a girl's mind.
Let alone outsiders, sometimes even we ourselves don't quite understand.
Chu Yao noticed Situ Yu's expression. "Don't blame General Jiang. As long as he has the ability, he will definitely save her. This time, General Jiang also brought two drops of the highly poisonous dragon spinal cord that can detoxify, saying that Grandpa will try to make medicine to see if it can neutralize the corpse poison."
"That's the spinal cord of an 85-level world boss, a priceless treasure."
Situ Yu whispered, "Really?"
Chu Yao nodded, "Why would I lie to you? Of course it's true."
Jiang Chen was also talking to Li Xueru at this moment. "Teacher, do you think the royal family would have information on spirit-eating beasts?"
Li Xueru said, "The Shenlong royal family has been passed down for over a thousand years. Through the ups and downs of that time, various families have risen and fallen, but the royal family has remained standing."
"If even they are not available, the power of the royal family must be used."
Jiang Chen understood what Li Xueru meant.
To seal off a province or city, in addition to the military, the power of local administration is also required.
All of these administrative powers are in the hands of the royal family.
Without royal orders, even if a province or city could be sealed off, it would inevitably lead to chaos.
Jiang Chen said in a low voice, "Everything in the universe has its counterpart, so there must be a solution. If the royal family doesn't have the information, I can ask them."
"It?" Li Xueru exclaimed in surprise, "You mean the one in the core area?"
Jiang Chen hummed in agreement, "It has lived for countless years, so it should know something about spirit-eating beasts."
Li Xueru nodded. "Although I've never spoken to it, I do know some of its legends. It's said to be omniscient."
Jiang Chen chuckled lightly, "That's not entirely true."
Footsteps sounded, and Situ Liang and Situ Li walked side by side.
Situ Li was in charge of the royal treasury, and he had seen almost all the documents in it.
Li Xueru asked directly, "How is it?"
Situ Li took out an extremely ancient book, "This contains all the information about spirit-eating beasts."
“The information on spirit-eating beasts is too ancient and extremely disorganized. Our royal family revised it 800 years ago, recording all the information about spirit-eating beasts together.” Li Xueru quickly flipped through it; with his photographic memory, it was child’s play.
After reading it, the book ended up in Jiang Chen's hands.
At this moment, Situ Li asked, "Confucian God, are you really sure it's a spirit-eating beast?"
Li Xueru nodded, "It's undoubtedly a spirit-eating beast, and it matches the information in the book perfectly."
Situ Liang frowned deeply. This was a major disaster. Confucian God, what do you plan to do?
Li Xueru said, "I have just come up with a solution, but I still need to discuss it with the Eastern King. I originally thought this would be a major disaster. However, the information I found may also be a great opportunity."
Situ Liang raised an eyebrow.
A great opportunity—how should one put it?
He hadn't read the documents; he'd only heard about how terrifying the Spirit-Eating Beasts were from Situ Li. Could it be that the documents contained something different?
Situ Li had seen this document before, but he didn't see any great opportunity in it.
"Please explain in detail, Confucian Master!" Situ Liang asked repeatedly.
Jiang Chen had finished reading the entire book and let out a soft sigh, "Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; perhaps it really is an opportunity."
Li Xueru's words were already convincing enough, and now that Jiang Chen has said this, it's basically confirmed.
Situ Liang also looked through the information about spirit-eating beasts, but didn't glean anything from it.
Situ Li said in a deep voice, "I have also read information about spirit-eating beasts before, but I did not find anything. I wonder how the Confucian God and the Jiang God determined that this would be an opportunity."
Li Xueru glanced at Jiang Chen, "Xiao Chen, you tell us."
The two of them should have the same answer.
Jiang Chen nodded. "This has to start with the history of the human race."
Jiang Chen had read some not-so-classified documents in the royal treasury, as well as a large amount of materials from the university, combined with his own experiences and his 'friendly' exchanges with Antares.
His knowledge of human history and other advanced knowledge far surpasses that of ordinary people.
Even many god-level powerhouses are not as good as him.
On the contrary, some basic knowledge, such as where and what kind of dungeons are located, became the knowledge that Jiang Chen lacked the most.
“A thousand years ago, the human race ruled independently, and within the territory of my Divine Dragon Empire alone, it could be divided into hundreds of kingdoms.”
"The largest has the territory of one or two provinces, while the smallest has only the territory of one city."
"The same is true in other countries. In some cases, a few villages with a population of a thousand can form a country."
"Although there are many god-level experts, the infighting is endless, making it a disorganized mess." Jiang Chen spoke slowly and methodically, his voice like musical notes, ethereal and far-reaching.
In the quiet of the night, it seemed somewhat ethereal.
As Chu Yao listened to Jiang Chen's story, she found his voice very pleasant to hear.
She gradually became engrossed in listening, murmuring to herself, "How come I never noticed before that Jiang's voice is so beautiful?"
As Situ Yu watched Jiang Chen speak eloquently, he recalled how Jiang Chen had stood in front of him in the Corpse Realm.
For some reason, Jiang Chen's image seemed to have become more imposing.
Just as Jiang Chen said, in that era that has been buried in the past and is known as the chaotic time and space, the human race was truly scattered and fragmented.
At the time, the appearance of the spirit-eating beasts did not attract the attention of the human race.
By the time they realized it, it was too late.
The spirit-eating beast has grown up and possesses immense power, enough to rival a god-level expert.
In the long-lasting war, the human race paid a heavy price but ultimately emerged victorious.
At that time, almost all of humanity's god-level powerhouses had died out.
After the chaos caused by the Devouring Beasts, Abyssal Demons and Dragons descended.
If it weren't for the sudden emergence of a group of geniuses among the human race at that time, the human race would have been wiped out by the Abyss Evil Dragon Clan long ago.
Those geniuses quickly rose to prominence in just over a decade, transforming from ordinary job seekers into gods.
They provided shelter for humanity and bought them enough time.
Humanity also took this opportunity to recuperate and slowly recover.
This is a piece of history buried in time.
Very few people know this.
"The birth of that group of geniuses was related to the spirit-eating beasts."
“The spirit-eating beast hides within the soul and devours the soul, as well as all flesh and blood power.”
"But if it can be destroyed before it takes shape, then its soul power will be integrated into the soul of the professional."
"As your soul strengthens, your attributes will also increase. Awakening your talents during job advancement will greatly increase your chances of job advancement."
"That's how those geniuses were born."
The spirit-eating beasts come from all directions, their origins unknown.
It is unknown how it came to be.
It can reside deep within the human soul and devour everything.
It has many options, or it can devour things slowly and steadily, like Yue Dapeng.
It could also directly kill someone and devour their soul.
But eventually, it will all break through the body.