A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Can I see Chapter 131? Remnants of the Past
After reaching an agreement, the banquet atmosphere was excellent. It seemed as if Nuwa was having a competition with Lao Tang, as the two of them devoured the food on the table like a whirlwind.

After the meal, tea was served. The maids in their ruqun (traditional Chinese dress) skillfully cleared away the tableware and round table, and placed a small table in front of each guest and the goddess Nuwa.

Afterwards, on the three small tables, the maids made tea in unison, with three loud and three soft splashes, three thick and three thin water lines, three high and three low water flows, and three rising and three falling spouts.

If you're knowledgeable, you should applaud and exclaim, "What a magnificent three nods from the phoenix!"

But Old Tang was so full he could barely keep his eyes open. He lay sprawled on the mahogany chair, holding his stomach with both hands, seemingly half asleep, leaving the maid carrying the teacup at a loss for what to do.

Xu Lie was completely unfamiliar with these seemingly fancy things. He didn't even look at Phoenix's three nods and was already thinking about where he would go during the holiday.

Nuwa seemed to be used to overeating, and remained unfazed, unlike Old Tang who, after eating his fill, would become sleepy and take three booklets from his maidservant and hand them to Xu Lie.

"What is this?" Xu Lie took the booklet and found that the front and back covers were embroidered with gold thread. It was about the size of a laptop and looked very expensive and elegant.

Nuwa took a sip of hot tea to ease the greasiness of her meal: "I was just helping that ignorant little Minlan atone for her sins."

“With Bishop Huang Tao and Mr. Tang visiting, the Zhou family should do their utmost to be hospitable and treat them well.”

"How can we let our distinguished guests leave empty-handed?"

"Since ancient times, the throne has been in the west and the battlefield in the east. Over thousands of years, although it has been continuously lost, the country still holds the most dragon blood materials in the world."

"The Zhou family's collection, while not all-encompassing, is certainly comprehensive. If Bishop Huang Tao or Mr. Tang has any trinkets they like, please feel free to choose."

"?" Xu Lie thought he could leave after agreeing on the reconstruction of the old temple, but he didn't expect Nuwa to suddenly pull this stunt. What was she planning to do?
Deliberately trying to make friends?

Why would someone suddenly start giving him benefits?
Xu Lie thought of many things in that instant. He looked down at himself, then turned and glanced at Old Tang, who was holding his stomach with both hands: "The Zhou family wants to find a son-in-law?"

Otherwise, why would they send dragon blood materials out of the blue? Even Genjiro treated Erii, who steals from the family treasury every day, and Nicholas treated his student Fingel with more kindness, right?
"Huh?!" Old Tang immediately opened his eyes and perked up.

"Pfft!" Nuwa could no longer maintain her image as the head of the family and spat out a mouthful of hot tea. Fortunately, she turned her head in time and sprayed it into an empty space.

"Cough, cough cough!" Nuwa's expression visibly darkened: "Cough! This is the way to treat distinguished guests, Bishop Huang Tao, please don't misunderstand."

The maids around him, as well as Zhou Minyan who was standing aside and not qualified to join the conversation, all stared at Xu Lie with different expressions and strange looks.

Where did this amazing person come from?

Despite the many eyes on him, Xu Lie opened the booklet without hesitation, tossed one to Old Tang, and began reading it on his own, completely unconcerned about the onlookers.

As it turns out, Nuwa's boastful self-praise was entirely accurate; the Zhou family's collection was indeed incredibly rich, including a considerable amount of materials at the next generation level.

Xu Lie, who originally only wanted to take a quick look, became interested and gradually turned the pages with a focused expression.

Each page of the booklet records only a single material, accompanied by pictures and text explanations. Every material listed here is a precious material from at least the fourth generation or higher.

Xu Lie didn't want to reveal his true thoughts, so he pretended to be reading a magazine to pass the time, flipping through it slowly.

While reading, he would occasionally pick up his teacup and take a sip, displaying the leisurely demeanor of a typical office worker who drinks tea, reads the newspaper, and waits for the workday to end.

Have it.

Xu Lie stopped flipping through the booklet and showed it to everyone: "This is very interesting, may I take a look?"

Nuwa cast her gaze over and saw the picture in the booklet. It was a dragon pearl of a second-generation Mirage Dragon.

The Mirage Dragon is an extremely rare species among dragons, possessing the power of transforming reality into illusion—the World of Illusion—that transcends elemental limitations. When used alone, it is also known as the Power of the Forest, capable of creating illusions that make people see themselves engulfed in flames or the reappearance of deceased loved ones.

When the Word of Power: World of Illusion is fully unleashed, a large-scale illusion will be created. People who die in the illusion will also die in reality. The distinction between reality and illusion is blurred within its domain, and those who are immersed in it cannot extricate themselves.

Because this power of words can reverse reality and illusion, and turn falsehood into truth, the wise men of the Zhou family in history even speculated that the authority of the Mirage Dragon might involve the pinnacle of dragon alchemy—the conceptual armaments of the Seven Kingdoms.

The same creation from nothing, the same realization of abstract concepts, is undoubtedly a distortion of the laws of physics.

This is also the main ingredient of the potion that Xu Lie's main body has been searching for for a long time. If a Sequence 4 parasite wants to advance to Sequence 3 and deceive its mentor, it needs a dragon blood material whose words of power are from the Saha world and whose bloodline is at the level of a second-generation species.

This Mirage Dragon Ball perfectly meets the original user's needs.

“No problem.” Nuwa readily agreed and ordered a maid to go to the treasure vault to retrieve the treasure.

With their immense wealth and nonchalant attitude in giving away materials of the next generation level, Nuwa's demeanor compels one to marvel at the profound heritage of this ancient family.

Little did she know that the moment the maid stepped out of the Tang Palace, she was deeply parasitized from the inside out. The term "treasure vault" was far too tempting for a thief.

First, memorize the location and defenses of the Zhou Family Treasury. Later, find some time to come and replenish your supplies, empty the Zhou Family Treasury, and the Old Church will no longer have to worry about resources.

Unlike Xu Lie, Lao Tang kept flipping through the pages, but he didn't like any of them. After yawning, he stopped looking at them.

Nuwa's map of the Yan Kingdom was a bit short, and the true intentions were revealed here: "Speaking of which, the mixed-race community is becoming increasingly closed off, making it difficult to obtain intelligence."

"We don't know when your religion was founded."

As a business partner who has given you gifts privately, it shouldn't be a problem to ask about your background, right?

The old church kept it a secret from Kassel and the Snake Clan because it still needed time to develop and expand, but the Zhou family, who were now all in the same boat, didn't care.

Xu Lie's clone repeated the lie of altering history once more. Having told this lie so many times, both the original body and the clone were so familiar with it that they could recite it backwards.

Furthermore, after advancing to Sequence 4 Parasite, the deceptive eloquence acquired in the early stages was also enhanced, greatly increasing the credibility of the words.

This greatly frightened the Zhou family.

Even Nuwa couldn't maintain her composure, staring at Xu Lie in disbelief, completely unable to imagine that there was actually a god before the Black King, the origin of all hybrid races!

The progenitor of all, Nidhogg the Black King, was merely a collection of life forms left behind by the ancients.

This information, far exceeding the secrets of the family records, completely overturned the Zhou family's worldview!

"How is this possible..." Zhou Minyan was not qualified to participate in the conversation, but she was too shocked to help but speak up.

The eight maids responsible for taking care of Nuwa's daily life exchanged glances, forcibly suppressing the urge to whisper among themselves, not wanting to be impolite in front of their distinguished guest.

Contrary to her usual behavior, Nuwa no longer had anyone carry her. Her unusual tail touched the ground, and her serpentine body, covered in dragon scales, slithered over the gold bricks until it reached Xu Lie.

"You said the Church of the Old Ones was founded because it found the remnants of the Old Ones, and it attempts to follow the Old Ones and explore the stars?"

"Then what exactly is this so-called legacy of a god far greater than the Black King?"

"If you can show me, I'm willing to sponsor another three hundred temples for your religion."

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