Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 535 A Void Historical Artifact, An Invitation from the Shadow Temple!
Chen Mian, the head of the Chasing Light Society in the Xuanling Starfield, is a demigod of the Twelfth Tribulation. It is said that he has never left the Transmission Realm.

He rarely uses his spiritual energy in battle, preferring to use it for research in order to delay the True Spirit Tribulation as much as possible.

At the center of the Aurora Transmission Zone lies the Three Lights Divine Water Lake.

It has golden sunlight water, silver moonlight water, and purple starlight water.

When Zhao Xing stepped into the three-colored lake, it felt like a solid iron plate; the surface of the lake was completely still, but each color of the water was extremely rich.

Chen Mian told Zhao Xing that they had entered the range of the Aurora Formation. Zhao Xing glanced at it but found no trace of the formation.

He asked the Palace Master of Luya on his shoulder if he could see anything. The little yellow duck, who was sleeping with its head buried in its feathers, seemed to have been woken up and said unhappily, "You can ask Bowei about such a small thing. Why do you have to ask me?"

“I am your protector, not your book of myriad laws that can answer all your questions. You won’t even give me your flesh to eat.”

"You don't need to ask Yan Ao anymore. He's a martial god and doesn't understand these things."

Zhao Xing: "..."

Yan Ao: "..."

"Yes, it's all the younger generation's fault."

"I won't do it again next time, please forgive me."

Lu Ya was fierce to him, and Zhao Xing still had to coax this great god.

Unfortunately, despite its cute appearance as a little yellow duck, Lu Ya is actually a ferocious beast born in the Bai Zhuo period, a powerful member of the Qu Ru god race.

I dared not ask any more questions, for fear that the little yellow duck would unleash its true nature and insist that I cut off some of its flesh to feed it.

"Mirror Lake Formation, a very ancient magic formation." Bovi observed the outside world through the skylight in his inner world.

"Based on the Three Lights Divine Water Lake, and illuminated by 770 million celestial mirrors, the entire Aurora Transmission Realm is arranged in one layer, and the central area has another layer."

"The aurora is only allowed to enter, not leave; once it enters, it will be blocked."

"It is the largest luxury magic circle."

"Luxury goods?" Zhao Xing was puzzled. If it's a luxury item, then it's not practical?
"If the Divine Lake were cut off and taken away, it could be exchanged for at least thirty mid-grade Dao artifacts. Your Time-Space Valley Rain Robe is only a mid-grade Dao artifact, of course it is still not as good as Yuanji Mountain. Yuanji Mountain is already considered the best of the best, it is the treasure of the sect."

"So rich?" Zhao Xing was taken aback. Then why did Venerable Xu Yang say that the Chasing Light Society was very poor and couldn't even afford to eat?

“I guess you could say we’re rich, but we can’t take this divine lake with us.” Bovi shook his head and said, “Because it’s a mythical artifact of historical nothingness, passed down by a god-king level historian.”

"First of all, it is somewhere between a Dao artifact and a power artifact. It has been solidified by a God-King, making it very difficult to cut."

"Secondly, once it leaves the Transmission Realm, it will lose its divine essence; if it remains in the Transmission Realm, it will be a divine object."

"A mythical artifact of the void category? There are artifacts in this category?" Zhao Xing asked curiously.

"Of course."

Bovi leisurely broke off a tree branch in his inner world manor, and then a hemispherical barrier appeared around him.

Then, with a casual flick of his wrist, the wooden branch in his hand transformed into a long stick.

After the brilliant divine light, Zhao Xing even felt a familiar fluctuation of divine power.

"What? This is the Earth Treasury Needle of my Earthly Root Sect?"

Bovi stepped out of the hemispherical barrier, which was a hundred meters in diameter. "Once you're outside this barrier, it's fake. Look, it's a tree branch again."

While Zhao Xing was still in a daze, Bowei walked back.

"Now, it's real again."

"The boundary within a hundred meters is the boundary I just created. If I take a wooden branch, it can also possess some of the effects of the Ksitigarbha Needle, because I just conjured it up based on the description of the Ksitigarbha Needle in historical records. Do you understand?"

“I understand. I just didn’t expect that such a nascent spell could become a divine object.” Zhao Xing clicked his tongue in amazement.

"What, you've been fooled?" Bovi threw away the branch and clapped his hands.

"No."

It would be strange if there weren't any. Master Zhao was deceived in his previous life. Some of the high-level 'illusory historical soldiers' conjured up by the historians were extremely good at disguising themselves.

Because in certain limited areas, it is no different from the real thing.

In his previous life, Zhao Xing had joined the excitement at a high-end auction in the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom and snatched a ethereal divine object—the [Seven Realms Dharma].

The Seven Realms Flow's Realm Law is a Reincarnation Dao Soldier. It was Zhao Xing's first Reincarnation Dao Soldier, which he painstakingly collected over many years before finally buying it.

After happily buying it and using it for three years in the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom, this [Seven Realms Faro] was downgraded to a Source Dao Weapon, then quickly downgraded to a Sun Dao Weapon, then a Taiyin Dao Weapon, and finally, in the fifth year, it was just a Realm Star Dao Weapon!

Zhao Xing angrily went back to the auction, only to find that all seventy-two Taoist weapons at that auction were fakes made by a certain historian.

The Void History Dao Soldiers can maintain their effectiveness for a few years within the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom, after which they will revert to their original form.

And what about that historian? He simply disappeared.

Later, Mr. Zhao sought compensation and did manage to get his money back, but the reputation of that high-end auction house plummeted, and it went bankrupt thousands of years later.

Thank goodness I didn't take out a loan to buy it, or I would have been furious.

"The fact that ethereal magic can even conjure up divine objects is simply outrageous," Zhao Xing exclaimed, looking at everything around him.

In other words, the entire Aurora Array is a historical artifact of the void type.
"Not entirely. The 770 million Heavenly Mirrors are real," Bowei said. "Although they are just magical artifacts, they are now extinct and cannot be made again."

"This Aurora Transmission Realm is so vast and valuable, but its only purpose is to seal the origin of the polar star, capture the aurora, reduce the transmission loss of the aurora array, and conduct related research. Of course, it is not practical and is a luxury array."

"A God-King level historian, just to build this? That's truly extravagant." Zhao Xing had asked Chen Mian before, and although there were many research projects in the Aurora Transmission Realm, very few had yielded results.

The aggregation of secondary polar star origins? Isn't that the origin of light emitted by the giant sun star?
It's like they think anyone can't cultivate on Giant Sun Star and has to buy your Light Chasing Society's stuff.

Therefore, the Light Chaser Society really doesn't have many ways to make money. The majority of their income comes from charitable donations. They hold Aurora Dharma Assemblies in various ancient countries and powers to attract investment.

The largest non-donation revenue in nearly five thousand years has come from the sale of tourist tickets.

"Zhao Sinong, we've arrived." Chen Mian suddenly stopped flying.

"Please." Zhao Xing extended his hand.

Chen Mian then flew around on a purple lake, and beams of golden light shot into the lake bottom, activating the magic array.

"Om~"

A colossal celestial mirror, resembling a gateway to a new world, emerges from the bottom of the lake.

There are eight pieces in total, made up of countless small mirrors.

Then a giant sun star appeared in each of the eight mirrors, and a condensed beam of light shot out from inside the mirror.

"Boom~"

The torrent of photons converged from eight angles, eventually forming a great sun overhead.

"Please look, Zhao Sinong, this is the ancestral treasure of our Chasing Light Society. It has a long history, consisting of 770 million celestial mirrors, and its origins can be traced back to the fourth solar year of Emperor Li..."

"Stop, stop, Elder Chen." Zhao Xing waved his hand to interrupt. "You can talk about the introduction later. I've already mentioned my investment. If you keep talking, I don't have any more money right now."

Chen Mian was clearly used to it; whenever he met someone, he would introduce the great ideals and history of the Chasing Light Society and then try to attract more investment.

When Zhao Xing first arrived, he had already experienced Chen Mian's rambling. Before he even met Venerable Xu Yang, Chen Mian had already finalized the donation amount and the list of resources. Now that Chen Mian was about to start talking again, Zhao Xing was anxious. He didn't have time to listen to Chen Mian's nonsense.
"Excuse me, Zhao Sinong, I'll get straight to the point. We'll talk about the introductions later."

"Uh-huh."

Chen Mian was somewhat disappointed that he hadn't managed to get any benefits from Zhao Xing.

However, he still quickly activated the magic circle.

As the vice president of the Chasing Light Society, Chen Mian was only a demigod of the twelfth tribulation. Logically speaking, he should not be able to control such a powerful magic array, but his strength seemed to have increased even more in the Transcendent Realm.

Before long, three astronomical historians, Xu Yang, Ji Wen, and Ke Xi, appeared in the three celestial mirrors in the southeast, northeast, and northwest.

In order to minimize losses, the three of them did not say much after they appeared. They immediately activated the mobile teleportation on the other side and connected with the aurora teleportation.

As the three cast their spells, Zhao Xing stood directly in front of the mirror, where he could see the three continuously emitting beams of light.

It was as if they had traversed a vast space and overcome numerous obstacles, rushing towards their destination.

“Venerable Xuyang once said that within a hundred years, five thousand strands of the Star Origin would be sent back in batches. I wonder how many will be sent in the first batch.” Zhao Xing waited quietly.

……

The first activation of the Aurora Array lasted for three years and nine months.

After that, the light in the entire magic circle space gradually dimmed.

The first batch of eight hundred strands of the Polar Star's origin appeared.

"Sinong Zhao, this is the origin of the Polar Star. It is contained in the treasure bottle crafted by our Chasing Light Society. Let me tell you about the origin of this magical artifact..."

"President Chen, give me the bottle first! I'll leave a clone here to listen to what you have to say."

"Good."

……

Beyond the Aurora Transmission Realm, in a secret cultivation chamber.

"I eat."

Zhao Xing opened his blood-red maw and swallowed all eight hundred strands of the Polar Star's essence.

Its origin is liquid and appears weightless, but once it enters the body, it immediately transforms into countless beams of light that impact the body.

His blood boiled, his sacred body trembled, and Zhao Xing felt an unbearable heat, as if his body was about to melt.

"Refine them all!"

The Qi Sea surged, and all the light was instantly absorbed by it. The sun reflected in the Qi Sea became even more dazzling.

With continuous absorption, the Qi Sea surges continuously.

For five thousand years, Zhao Xing's progress in the Tian Shi School's techniques has been almost stagnant.

It was extremely thirsty and almost swallowed the entire treasure vase and magical artifacts.

"That's all?" Zhao Xing was still eager for more. He digested it quickly, after all, his True Spirit was already at the eighteenth level, so mastering the second level of the technique was very easy.

If the ritual implement had a cap, he would lick the cap a couple of times, no matter how high or low it was.

[Second Layer of the Great Sun Qi Sea: 4265/10000]

"The progress has increased by 800 points."

"You really do get what you pay for. Eight hundred strands of Polar Star Origin, just enough to boost your power by exactly eight hundred points."

Fortunately, the wait won't be too long; the transmission batches will be completed within a century, totaling at least five thousand strands.

……

The second teleportation began eight years later and lasted for two years and four months, transmitting back 500 strands of Polaris Origin.

Zhao Xing absorbed the knowledge instantly, and his cultivation progress increased by 500 points.

……

The third teleportation began seven years later and lasted for two years and six months, transmitting back 432 strands of the Polar Star's essence.

……

As time passed, Zhao Xing had been in the Aurora Transmission Realm for 88 years.

On this day, Zhao Xing wandered around the Aurora Transmission Realm, looking at everything.

Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure.

"Zhao..."

Before the person could call his full name, Zhao Xing turned and ran.

"Sinong Zhao, don't run away!"

Chen Mian lunged forward, and dozens of his clones blocked Zhao Xing's path.

"President Chen, what a coincidence! You must have something important to do. You don't need to accompany me; I'll just take a look around." Zhao Xing said casually and quickly made his way out.

"Sinong Zhao, the star-gazing pavilion next to you is a mythical artifact left behind by a divine general in history. It can observe the stars of the world..."

"..."

Chen Mian started with zero frames, and Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Over the decades, he had truly grown afraid of this senior, who would seize any opportunity to introduce him and then launch into a long tirade of complaints. “…Zhao Sinong, my Chasing Light Society is in dire straits. At the beginning of the second era of the Wasteland, there were more than 2 core members, but now there are only half left. They are often scorched by the aurora borealis at its peak.”

"To treat this kind of injury, it costs between two thousand and ten thousand five-crown coins each time."

Zhao Xing understood; this meant he was asked to sponsor the medical project of the Chasing Light Society, right?

"No, Zhao Sinong, I didn't mean to ask you to invest any money. I was just chatting with you casually. I heard that the Tilian Robe from the Ancient Hill can resist the burning of the aurora. I wonder if Zhao Sinong has verified this?"

Alright, Chen Mian also wants to pluck some twin lotus blossoms from the Ancient Hill.

Zhao Xing said helplessly, "I haven't verified it, nor do I have the time. But I can bring some samples over and give them to President Chen for verification."

"Great, wonderful! Zhao Sinong, you are truly a benefactor to our Chasing Light Society!" Chen Mian jumped up with joy: "On behalf of the more than 70,000 core members of the Chasing Light Society, thank you!"

Goodness, you want 70,000 pieces, right?

Didn't you just say that only half of the 70,000 core members remain?
One copy for everyone isn't enough?
Zhao Xing felt like he was going to go bald from all the pulling!
However, looking at Chen Mian's appearance, he still couldn't bear to refuse.

"Okay, you're welcome."

Huh? No need to be so polite? Zhao Xing felt he had said the wrong thing.

Sure enough, Chen Mian immediately pulled Zhao Xing to another place.

"What a tragedy..." Zhao Xing lamented in his heart.

Bovi, who was inside his body, almost burst out laughing.

When he came to integrate the historians of the stars, he also came into contact with Chen Mian and experienced firsthand the other party's persistent and ruthless tactics.

"Chen Mian's strength is only at the twelfth level, but his begging skills are definitely at the eighteenth level!" Bowei exclaimed.

However, he didn't feel sorry for Zhao Xing at all.

On the contrary, there was a hint of schadenfreude.

Who told Zhao Xing to steal over 100 million of his World Spirit Points back then at the Transcendent Tower?

"What goes around comes around; this is retribution." Bowei silently encouraged Chen Mian in his heart: "Chen Mian, you must seize this opportunity and give full play to your talents!"

……

In the ninety-seventh year, the final transmission was completed.

"Zhao Sinong, the three of us will be unable to return to the Polar Star Origin in the short term. We would be grateful if you could take good care of the Light Chaser Society."

The three Venerables, Xu Yang, Ji Wen, and Ke Xi, bowed to Zhao Xing in unison in the mirror.

Zhao Xing returned the greeting with clasped hands:

"Rest assured, all three of you, Zhao Xing will never forget."

"If we have a chance to meet again in the Ming Dynasty, I will drink and chat with the three of you."

……

[Second Layer of the Great Sun Qi Sea: 8887/10000]

When Zhao Xing left the headquarters of the Chasing Light Society, he had already absorbed all the Polar Star Origin.

At this point, his progress had reached nearly nine thousand points.

The three Venerables, Xu Yang, Ji Wen, and Ke Xi, sent him back more than 5,600 strands of the Polar Star Origin, which can be considered Zhao Xing's greatest gain in the Third Era of the Desolate Region.

After all, the origin of the polar star is too difficult to collect; even the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion does not have this thing.

Even if you go to the past, the difficulty of collecting them would probably be just as great, unless it's a certain limited time and space territory.

"If I had to find it myself and exchange it for a divine object, the price would have been enormous. We are truly grateful to the Chasing Light Society."

“The Chasing Light Society isn’t losing out either.” Bovi rarely showed a smile: “As the leader of the Ancient Hill, you’ve found several ways for them to make money. Their situation will greatly improve in the next few years. At least they won’t have to be distracted by organizing any Dharma assemblies or fundraising, and they can temporarily close some areas for visitors so they won’t be disturbed.”

Zhao Xing nodded. These ninety-seven years were probably the happiest time of Chen Mian's life. Although he kept complaining, he never suppressed a smile, and when Zhao Xing left, Chen Mian was extremely grateful.

However, he was somewhat surprised that Bovi would be happy about this, and even show a happy smile in front of him.

It seems that this former Elder of the Academy City is not as completely devoid of humanity and indifferent to everything as he appeared at the tombstone. Deep down, there is still a bright and gentle part of him.

"Where are you going next?" Bovi quickly put away his smile and got back to business.

"I'm mostly fine now, so I can go to the Origin Heavenly Palace to apply for... uh, it seems there's still something I need to do."

Now that even the Great Sun Qi Sea has reached the late stage of the second level, Zhao Xing originally planned to apply for time travel in exchange for the opportunity to become a god.

However, at this moment, he suddenly changed his mind.

Because an unexpected guest came to him.

"Why did the Shadow Temple contact me? And through Martial Emperor Ji Che?"

The Shadow Temple is the most mysterious superpower, even more so than the Temple of Reincarnation.

As Gu Luohe once said, the Shadow Temple seems to be a completely neutral faction, founded by a certain god-king, with no traceable origins.

"The spacetime impact of the Third Era in the Wasteland seems to have also affected the Shadow Temple's operations. We haven't heard of any amazing bounty missions from the Shadow Temple for a long time."

"Why are you suddenly trying to contact me through Ji Che?"

A shadow crossed Zhao Xing's mind.

Speaking of his entry into the cosmic version, the assassinations and arrests he encountered were all inextricably linked to the Shadow Temple.

The Marquis of Heyin of the Dongyan Ancient Clan once hired someone to kill him in an attempt to retrieve the sacred artifacts from the Reincarnation Altar.

Later, Wei Tianchen bought intelligence twice and hired people to capture him, also through the Shadow Temple.

Even Jin Yan had tried to issue a kill bounty through the Shadow Temple, but at that time he had already made the Theory of the Divided Realm Mountain and was protected by the Primordial Hill. The price was so high that Jin Yan could not bear it, so he had to give up.

"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided."

"Whatever the Shadow Temple wants to do, I'd better go and meet them, and take care of them before I travel through time."

Zhao Xing immediately reported to Yan Ao and Lu Ya that he was going to meet with people from the Shadow Temple.

Palace Master Luya didn't say anything, but Yan Ao asked, "Did the Shadow Temple specify a method for meeting?"

"Yes, it's a way of communicating with your mind, similar to entering the City of Ten Thousand Stars."

“Then we protectors will not be able to listen immediately.” Yan Ao pondered, “How about this, if you insist on seeing me, I will go to the Mind Palace.”

"Understood." Zhao Xing accepted Yan Ao's suggestion and went to the Imperial Mind Palace.

In the misty, ancient void, a towering palace floats—this is the Heart Palace of the Heart God General 'Qiluo'.

swoosh~
Zhao Xing descended upon the first-level plaza of the Mind Palace, where many high-ranking boundary ships and flying boats were docked.

He had come here many times before when he was carrying out missions for the evil god.

Originally, there were many puppet maids here, commanded by the Great Evolution Divine Weapon, but the lingering effects of the Epoch Worm incident still exist, so all the maids in the Heart Palace have been replaced with real people.

"Take me to see the Palace Master of the Mind Palace." Zhao Xing found a palace maid.

"Please follow me." The maid led Zhao Xing into a misty passage.

After walking along this passage for a long time, Zhao Xing suddenly came to a white tower that radiated a milky white light.

"Zhao Xing, I already know why you came to see me."

"The Void Tower is a divine artifact I used to prove my Dao. Go up to the ninth floor, choose any place to lie down, and contact the Shadow Temple. You will not be harmed."

At the top of the White Pagoda, there was a majestic figure woven from golden divine light. His voice was ethereal, and he was none other than the spiritual master Qiluo.

Legend has it that the construction of the spiritual city 'Wanxing City' in the Star Mirror was thanks to the spirit general Qiluo, who was one of its founders.

"When I first encountered the Path of the Mind in the Origin Realm, it was as mental threads coalescing into a bridge, through which members of a team could easily communicate."

"After arriving in the Primordial Realm, there are methods such as the Mind Clock and the Mind Palace."

"Later on, we'll see god-level methods from cities like Wanxing City, which are spiritual cities."

"The path of the mind is also a broad and prosperous road."

Zhao Xing walked up to the white pagoda. The interior was a simple color, but it was very soft and had a calming effect on the mind.

He randomly picked a room, opened the door, and lay down inside.

hum~
His mind flowed like a river, irrigating a vibrant field. Zhao Xing's mind traversed a vast distance and appeared at the site of the ancient Yuanhai Kingdom, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Fengdu.

He first met Emperor Wu Ji Che, and then saw a mind-based magical artifact left behind by the Shadow Temple in Emperor Wu's hands.

This is a token, or medium, presented in the shape of an astrolabe.

When Zhao Xing's mind made contact, he was suddenly pulled into a passage.

The blurry passage instantly transformed, branching into countless forks. Zhao Xing felt as if he were walking through an extremely complex mental labyrinth.

Then, a brilliant starry sky appeared before my eyes, and in the starry sky stood a Shadow Temple.

"Om~"

The temple extended with layers of illuminated staircases until they reached his feet.

Not far away, there are many palaces, which, upon closer inspection, appear to be like two mirrors reflecting each other, seemingly with countless reflections.

Different figures came and went in the same palace.

"Zhao Sinong, we meet again." A man in black robes stepped over the threshold.

“I am the guide of the Shadow Temple. You can call me Black Robe or Number Thirteen.”

"Where is this place?" Zhao Xing asked warily.

“Regarding the locations of missions commissioned by the Shadow Temple, we usually don’t have the clients come in person. We typically descend to their side on our own initiative. However, since you have a divine general protecting you, our arrival would cause unnecessary trouble. That’s why we asked you through your family,” the black-robed man explained.

“I don’t remember having any client status with the Shadow Temple, nor do I want to issue any commissions. You must have made a mistake.” Zhao Xing looked around.

“That’s right. Our clients are screened, and those who accept the mission also undergo Shadow Assessment,” the black-robed man said. “You were not screened, nor did you participate in the Shadow Assessment, but you have six-star client privileges.”

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xing was taken aback. Six-star customer privileges—that was already extremely high.

“We have confirmed that you inherited Wei Tianchen’s estate, not because you killed him or stole it, but because you… inherited it.”

"So, this naturally includes Wei Tianchen's rights within the Shadow Temple," the black-robed man said.

"I invited you here to meet me to tell you this."

"Wei Tianchen?" Zhao Xing suddenly realized.

This makes sense; since Wei Tianchen was able to issue missions within the Shadow Temple, and twice at that, his authority is indeed high.

The first time, his status was not high, but the second time, he had already made the Theory of the Diejie Mountain and the Theory of the Six Qi of Annihilation Star.

By then, I had already reached the Reincarnation Realm, and in a sense, I should no longer be within the scope of the Temple's commission.

After all, there is a tacit understanding between the Temple and the major super powers. The Shadow Temple generally does not issue commissions to the core areas or core members of super powers.

Wei Tianchen's second commission was of exceptionally high value, as it actually broke the tacit understanding between the Shadow Temple and the super power.

"Can I inherit Wei Tianchen's authority level in the Shadow Temple?" Zhao Xing had never thought about this before.

After all, the Shadow Temple has a rather strict process for inheriting and transferring authority levels, even for master-disciple or father-son relationships.

Back in the White Bone Divine Realm of the Xuanhuang Realm, Old Wei passed it on to me, but I didn't want it to fall into the hands of Dan Ye Zizai God.

A master-disciple relationship? That's simply not true!
Everyone knows that Wei Tianchen wanted to kill him, and even planted the True Spirit Poison in him once.

The Shadow Temple actually believed that they were inheriting Wei Tianchen's legacy, rather than killing him in retaliation?

Zhao Xing didn't want to get involved with the Shadow Temple, but Wei Tianchen's authority seemed to be very high, which made him somewhat tempted.

However, he was also worried that there might be some conspiracy involved, so he shook his head and said, "Wei Tianchen and I cannot be considered master and disciple, and even if I said we were, I think you would have no way to verify it."

The Xuanhuang Realm is sealed off by the Samsara Temple. Moreover, his and Wei Tianchen's experiences took place in the Fengchan Land of the past. If the Shadow Temple can investigate even this, it would be too terrifying.

The man in black robes said, "We indeed cannot trace back the time you and Wei Tianchen spent together, nor have we been able to glimpse that period of your lives through our travels through the river of time."

"However, we have other evidence to prove that Wei Tianchen is willing to inherit the Shadow Authority to you."

"Of course, you can also choose not to keep his legacy in the Shadow Temple. If you say you're giving it up now, I can send you away immediately."

(End of this chapter)