Alien Dust

Chapter 439: Another Branch on the Road of Evolution

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Patience is an essential quality for a hunter.

Wu Hen is a good hunter, but he is definitely not a good cultivator. Even if he really travels to the world of cultivation one day, with his lazy habits, he will be a lying ghost if he is thrown into someone else's soul refining banner. If some great cultivator refines 10,000 Wu Hens as soul banners, his soul banner will most likely be useless.

After forging his holy soul, Wu Hen never practiced properly for a single day, nor did he learn the complicated holy secrets.

With his current conditions, many Dixuan Sacred Decisions can be placed in front of him for him to choose from.

Qingxi's diligence also serves as a perfect contrast to Wu Hen's poor performance as a student of cultivation.

"Junior brother, it would be good for you to learn one or two local Xuansheng techniques for self-defense." Qingxi advised kindly.

“There’s no way. I’m used to learning martial arts. The main reason is that after reaching the Dixuan level, those sacred decisions are too complicated. Without a solid foundation in cultivation and the culture of the Holy Sect, I can’t understand them at all.” Wu Hen said.

"Jiang Heng doesn't dare to be too reckless. He will definitely wait for a while before catching his last big fish. You should just read some basic books on the Holy Decision now. You obviously have a high level of comprehension." Qingxi said.

"It's okay. As long as my Holy Soul understands, it doesn't matter whether I understand or not." Wu Hen stood up and stretched his body. He had nothing to do, so he might as well go and check on his fellow villagers, lest they perished in those extremely dangerous wild tombs of gods, and he would not even be able to do the courtesy of collecting their bodies. "Senior sister, help me keep an eye on Jiang Heng. I'll go to the outsourcing team to inspect."

"Okay." Qingxi nodded, although she didn't understand what Wu Hen was talking about the outsourcing team.

Wu Hen followed the ladder and headed for Tongtian City.

The Holy Nation in the Clouds is composed of a group of old monsters who practice in seclusion, ancestors, and the proud gods of heaven... Although there are undercurrents among them, they are not exposed on the surface, so this upper realm looks peaceful and loving, but also a bit boring for people like Wu Hen who don't fit in.

The colorful world of Tongtian City is still interesting. Wu Hen's current cultivation and strength are equivalent to that of an immortal entering the mortal world. He has both the opportunity to practice and can be like a high-quality packing box, just for the purpose of packing things up.

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When they arrived at the mansion where they lived before, Xu Xia was already waiting for them in the hall.

Outside the mansion, Feiying, Qin Sheng, Zhuang Yuan and Bai Lang were anxiously waiting for a result. This was the fourth portion of the wild evil soil root they had offered. They had worked very hard these days, clearing one wild evil soil root after another and bringing back a lot of Yuanyou and spiritual fruits, just to get back the Soul Resting Tree No. 3.

Wu Hen still had no intention of showing up in the mansion. He looked over the things they offered him, first fed all the spiritual fruits to Bai Ze, then fed Yuan You to Xiao Yi, and finally took away the evil soil root and took it back to make organic soil fertilizer for the Hun Qi Mu.

"Why is the quantity less this month? Could it be that they have hoarded it?" Wu Hen was not very satisfied with the items handed in by the outsourcing team this month.

"How dare I, Brother Wu? I went to the erosion area in the wilderness with them these few times. It feels like Tongtian City has been possessed by some evil spirit. The erosion phenomenon in the wilderness has increased instead of decreased. We are working hard to eliminate it." Xu Xia said.

"Have you encountered any difficulties?" Wu Hen asked.

"Yes, we encountered a very large and wild ancient tomb. When we explored to the deepest part, we found that the ancient coffin was empty. We were afraid that someone else had got there first, and we didn't get back any of the good things inside." Wei Gu said.

"That's a pity. The ancient jades you brought back before were of good quality. I gave them to those Ming Zuns, and they all liked them very much. There's nothing I can do. Even in the upper realm, you still need to take care of things and have social connections," said Wu Hen.

Wu Hen collected all the ancient jades and planned to give them to Cai Lan when she returned.

Cai Lan certainly doesn't think highly of the value of the things, but Wu Hen's main goal is to increase his presence and gain favorability. After all, Cai Lan is one of the few people that he cannot defeat even with his invincible skills, so the female leader of the heavens still has to be respected.

"We understand... but it's not like we've gained nothing. According to our analysis, the severe erosion of this wilderness is probably related to a type of sacrificial offering that has suddenly become popular among the people." Wei Gu made his own more professional analysis.

"Sacrificial offering?" Wu Hen became curious.

"There are many types of folk sacrifices. The most common ones are incense, candles, and fruits. However, some auspicious signs and gods who have already ascended to heaven in legends have their own favorite specific items... As a result, a large number of sacrifices have been derived among the people, and a sacrificial culture has been formed. Tongtian City has special officials to manage it." Wei Gu continued.

There is also a saying about tributes. Tributes are generally given to gods who are still alive in this world, and most of these tributes carry a small amount of Yuanyou. Through designated land, temples, and shrines, the power of Yuanyou can be offered to those living gods.

As for sacrificial offerings, they are generally divided into two types: one is for deceased ancestors, and the other is for dead gods recorded in literature.

In the culture of the Totem Holy Sect, people consider themselves as descendants of gods.

This led to many people in the folk following suit. They claimed to be descendants of gods from a certain era, and regarded some dead gods as their ancestors, offering sacrifices to them.

Ordinary people have no way out either. For a living god, those mortals and practitioners would cut off their heads and offer very expensive tributes in exchange for their own life opportunities. That would mostly be useful. At least at Cai Lan's level, she could sense the offerings from the people. Otherwise, her temple would not become the only sacred place when misfortune came. She would protect those who worshipped the Qilin Emperor.

Those who have few resources, or who cannot get a number with the living gods and cannot feel their existence, also hope to be protected by the gods, so they find another way to pay tribute to the dead gods. There are actually quite a lot of these gods, and it is hard to say whether they are really dead or roaming around in the universe. What if the worship is done right, their fate will change and they will become the best of people?
Therefore, there are various temples in Tongtian City, and the beliefs are not unified.

"Yes, we found that those who have the roots of wild evil soil have all worshipped a Qingwei God and used this kind of night blood stone." Xu Xia said, and presented the night blood stone they collected to Wu Hen.

Wu Hen opened his spiritual vision and observed the Night Blood Stone. He found that the Night Blood Stone also contained a small amount of Yuan You. However, this Yuan You was obviously contaminated by some evil force. It could not be refined and was difficult to wash. If it was absorbed, most normal life forms in the wilderness would be contaminated and would be lost faster.

"How long has the practice of using this Night Blood Stone for sacrifice been popular?" Wu Hen asked.

"It's been a few years, but I don't know why it has only broken out recently." Wei Gu has more say in this regard.

"Could it be that some evil god is using those unsuspecting people to launch a resurrection ceremony?" Xu Xia immediately analyzed it with his modern thinking.

"The resurrection of the evil god? This kind of drama is too common. If it is really a higher-dimensional existence, it shouldn't be so cliché." Wu Hen said.

Cliché means common. If it is common, then the thing that is causing trouble is destined not to be high-dimensional, not even pseudo-high-dimensional. The desolate creatures walking in the other dimension are not fools.

If he were to be resurrected in such a crude way, then on the day this evil god was resurrected, a large number of high-dimensional vultures would surely be hovering over his head, waiting to devour this little fool.

The truly powerful beings in the other dimension will hide themselves and disguise themselves.

However, this wild force should not be underestimated, otherwise Cai Lan would not have specially asked Qingxi to investigate and deal with it. There must be something behind this, and the mastermind behind it must be found out.

"You guys keep following up, it would be best if you can dig out the root cause." Wu Hen said.

"Don't worry, Lord Wu Tian. We have just got a clue. I believe we will be able to find out the whole story soon." Wei Gu said confidently.

"Well, you go out. I want to talk to him about some private matters." Wu Hen said to Wei Gu.

After Wei Gu saluted, he left with a cane.

After taking some Holy Sect elixirs, Wei Gu's legs have regained some strength. He has successfully been transformed from a paraplegic to a cripple. I believe it won't take long for him to recover to be a normal person.

"Xu Xia, how are the other soul trees growing?" Wu Hen asked.

"It's pretty good. Thanks to Brother Wu's help, we haven't encountered any inspections by the local officials of the Holy Sect. Recently, some of our compatriots have been able to wake up in Tongtian City. But the situation is worse than before on the Zhenwu Continent. The threshold of the Holy Sect is too high. If you wake up as a passerby, you can basically just be an ordinary person. If your soul wakes up, the risk is too great, and the probability of sudden death is quite high." Xu Xia said.

"The practice of the Holy Sect is more complicated and the threshold is indeed high. In fact, I have always been curious about how the totem bloodline is awakened. If it appears randomly among the people living on this land, then why are all the disciples of some factions of the Holy Sect holy practitioners? It must not be entirely related to bloodline, there must be other ways." Wu Hen also pondered this question.

"This may be related to the foundation of the Holy Sect. There must be a way to awaken the bloodline 100%. After all, I just heard that soul forging can be internally determined. Some people do not need to look for opportunities in the Battle Song Mountain. They can directly choose one of the sixteen totems of the Holy Sect as their soul..." Xu Xia said.

"I'll go ask someone later... If our awakened compatriots don't have any cultivation, it will be difficult for them to survive, let alone extradite the lost souls and collect Yuanyou." Wu Hen said.

"The martial arts strength of the Saint Sect practitioners is beyond doubt. They are among the most capable fighters in the entire alien dimension. It will be a good thing for us if there are more top Saint Sect masters among our compatriots." Xu Xia nodded. If this matter can be handled well, it will be like adding a powerful branch to the evolutionary path of all mankind. Those who are obsessed with cultivation can give full play to their talents.

(End of this chapter)