Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Chapter 136 Werewolf (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The poison mists enveloping the Ancient Relics had all been dispersed.

The entirety of the relics’ perimeter and interior were now laid bare.

Before a collapsed pillar of the Turtle Shell Fire Pit, Xiao Wendao, Hou Shuwen, and a few other high-ranking members of Divine Sword Sect gazed upon the broken corpse of the Lizard Demon.

"This must have been the Poison Beast within the Great Array. Who would have thought it’d be so small in size?"

Hou Shuwen remarked.

His last venture here brought him face-to-face with this Poison Beast, but he had not contended with it, choosing instead to retreat immediately.

"If it’s a demon, this is quite ordinary."

Xiao Wendao shook his head in response.

In some ancient texts, records of demons describe them as not particularly large. But upon undergoing demonization and revealing their true forms, they could become exceedingly terrifying.

Such a large lizard... given that it could pose a threat to a Heavenly Person, it naturally couldn’t be that simple.

"Elder Martial Uncle, what should we do with these pillars?"

Hou Shuwen inquired.

"Didn’t Array Master Wang mention before that these are Solid Array Piles used in the array? Naturally, we’ll bring them back; the same goes for the shattered petrified Ape Demon."

Xiao Wendao gestured dismissively.

Everything within this Demon Relics site had to be moved back. Not a single hair could be missed.

...

Noon.

Li Qian returned to the Chen Bell Platform.

Although he hadn’t practiced striking the bell for over half a month, his recent excursion had still been quite rewarding.

The appearance of a demon within that Ancient Relic... surely it was not an isolated case.

No one knew just how many such Demon Relics existed within the extensive lands of Dachang.

If similar situations were to arise everywhere, it would be no exaggeration to suggest that the Demon Race could re-emerge within the boundaries of Dachang.

Those so-called anomalies were mere trifles by comparison.

The real threat would come should true demons emerge.

That Lizard Demon was comparable to a Heavenly Person; after its demonization, it certainly wouldn’t be weaker than an Intermediate Heavenly Person.

Given more time, that Lizard Demon would have undoubtedly continued to grow stronger.

In fact, newly birthed demons like the Lizard Demon are not the gravest threat. Where did that terrifying willpower originate from within the petrified body of the Ape Demon?

That willpower, in its temptation, alluded to the Human World, the true heavens and earth...

He felt it touched upon a higher order, perhaps the ultimate truth of this world.

Otherwise, it’s a bit hard to comprehend why the most powerful figures in Dachang, seen overtly, capped at the rank of Heavenly Person, with a scant few like Old Emperor Wu at the Heavenly Phenomenon Level?

Why has the rank of Martial Saint become a mere legend?

And what about that old man who rode a donkey backward? What is his story?

So many unresolved enigmas.

The more Li Qian learned, the more he realized the depth of these waters, clearly beyond the grasp of his current strength.

Thus, it was best for him to stay at the Chen Bell Platform and continue his bell-striking practice.

He should avoid entangling himself with the disputes of the outside world as much as possible.

A month later.

Xiao Wendao visited the Chen Bell Platform once more, providing Li Qian with several bottles of elixirs and two volumes of Martial Arts Secret Skills as a reward for Li Qian’s mediation with the senior.

"Li Qian, do you understand arrays?"