A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

“Not bad.” Zhou An nodded.

At this moment, the Left Envoy emerged from the shadows, revealing his figure.

The Left Envoy of the Holy Spirit was a middle-aged man of about fifty years old, thin in build, but with a very powerful presence.

He possesses strength equivalent to level eight.

However, what is most intriguing is that the head of the Left Envoy of the Holy Spirit is made of metal.

The entire back of his head was covered by a layer of sheet metal.

His left eye is a prosthetic, and a third of his cheek is made of metal.

"Holy Spirit Envoy, are you a cyborg?" Zhou An asked in surprise.

"That's right, I am a cyborg and a superhuman."

"Back then, when I was parasitized by parasitic worms, I made the difficult decision to cut off half of my head to stop the parasitism."

"The Lord saved me and also modified my head," the Holy Spirit Left Envoy nodded in response.

Upon hearing this, Zhou An couldn't help but admire him.

He actually dared to cut off half of his own head, and he didn't even die; instead, he became a cyborg.

"Aren't you curious why I'm still alive even after having half my head cut off? And why I've become a cyborg?" the Holy Spirit Left Envoy asked again.

"I am a little curious," Zhou An nodded.

"My superpower is immortality. As long as my heart is not destroyed, I will not die."

"But at that time, my heart was also pierced and I was on the verge of death. It was only thanks to the Lord's intervention that I was saved."

"But unfortunately, what I lost cannot be recovered."

"So, I'd like to ask, can your abilities help me recover?" the Holy Spirit Left Envoy slowly asked.

“Yes,” Zhou An said decisively.

"Then let's give it a try." The Holy Spirit Left Envoy came to Zhou An.

Seeing this, Zhou An said nothing more and reached out to grab the wrist of the Holy Spirit's Left Envoy.

The horse talisman is activated.

Immediately, the Left Envoy's head began to deform.

The newly formed bones are frantically squeezing the alloy skeleton.

The Left Envoy of the Holy Spirit shuddered immediately, then gritted his teeth and endured the terrifying pain with all his might.

Soon, the newly formed bones squeezed out all the modified parts inside the Holy Spirit Left Envoy's skull, causing it to fall to the ground.

At this moment, the left envoy of the Holy Spirit had his head perfectly restored, without any trace of alteration.

The left angel of the Holy Spirit was somewhat agitated upon seeing this.

"It's grown! It's really grown! With that, I have a good chance of breaking through to level nine."

He has been stuck at level eight for twenty years.

He specializes in superpowers, which are related to mental strength, and mental strength is related to the brain.

His brain was damaged, and half of his brain was modified.

This is equivalent to a deficiency in his mental strength.

Even so, thanks to his terrifying talent, he still reached level eight.

There are only two ways to break through to level nine.

First, obtain higher-level modification parts and cores, directly becoming a level nine modified human.

Second, repair the damaged mental energy in order to break through to the ninth level of superpowers.

First, he doesn't have the resources to obtain level nine modification parts and cores.

Secondly, and even more difficult, if the core and parts are disassembled, he will die.

And now, Zhou An has actually helped him recover.

“Zhou An, I knew I hadn’t misjudged you. Taking you into the Holy Spirit Cult was the wisest choice I ever made.”

The left angel of the Holy Spirit was deeply moved at that moment.

He could clearly feel his mental strength beginning to increase.

He doesn't even need to cultivate; in at most ten days, his spiritual power will reach the critical point, thus naturally breaking through to level nine.

However, the Holy Spirit Left Envoy quickly remembered something and said, "Zhou An, get ready, I'll take you back to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An asked with some confusion, "We have to go back to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters? What about me here?"

The Holy Spirit Left Envoy shook his head and said, "The mountain city no longer needs you, you don't need to stay here anymore."

"After Lei Ling has met you, you will come back to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters with me."

"The Master's arm needs your help to heal."

Zhou An was taken aback: "The sect leader has lost an arm?"

"Yes, fifty years ago, the sect leader fought against three level-nine parasitic insects. At the cost of losing an arm, he severely injured two of them and killed one."

"At his peak, the Cult Leader was among the top three in the global combat power rankings."

"If it weren't for losing an arm, which caused me to drop to eighth place on the combat power rankings," the Holy Spirit Left Envoy explained.

“Yes, Holy Spirit Envoy.” Zhou An was slightly startled, then nodded in response.

They chatted for a few more minutes before the Left Envoy of the Holy Spirit left.

The Holy Spirit Left Envoy went directly to the city lord's mansion.

We found Lei Ling, who had just finished a meeting.

“Sun He, the Left Envoy of the Holy Spirit Cult, greets Your Excellency, City Lord!” Sun He bowed respectfully.

"The Left Envoy of the Holy Spirit Cult?" Lei Ling looked Sun He up and down, somewhat surprised.

"You've got some nerve, daring to show your face in front of me," Lei Ling said calmly.

“Lord City Lord, you surely know whether our Holy Spirit Cult is a heretical cult or not.”

“Now that all the parasitic insects in the mountain city have been eradicated, I will lead all the disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult to evacuate the mountain city tomorrow,” Sun He said in a deep voice.

“Okay.” Lei Ling nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Lord City Lord," Sun He said with a humble yet respectful tone.

Sun He didn't linger. He bid farewell and left the city lord's mansion directly.

"Lord of the City, the Holy Spirit Cult is no less powerful than our Mountain City."

"Should we befriend them?" Li Zhan asked, watching Sun He's departing figure.

"In the past, due to the parasitic insects, we were unable to openly associate with the Holy Spirit Cult."

"Now that the parasitic insects have been eradicated, there's no need to worry. We can simply maintain friendly relations with the Holy Spirit Cult." Lei Ling's understanding of the dangers posed by the parasitic insects had truly deepened.

He was also one of the high-ranking humans who signed the agreement with the parasitic insects.

But to his utter surprise, all three of his level nine subordinates were parasitic insects.

The century of peace had also made him more relaxed about parasitic insects.

"It's a pity that this meeting ended like this," Li Zhan sighed.

"Hmph, because there are only three parasitic insects that are currently in the open."

"We have no idea who the remaining level-nine parasitic insects are, so we can only suppress them."

"However, at least we can kill Zhao Feixue and the other two, which will weaken the power of the Parasitic Insects," Lei Ling said with a cold snort.

"Oh, right, tell Zhou An to come see me." Lei Ling remembered something and said to an adjutant at the door.

"Yes, Lord City Lord." The adjutant nodded immediately upon receiving the order.

About half an hour later, Zhou An arrived at the city lord's mansion.

"Zhou An, you've performed an extraordinary feat this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?" Lei Ling looked at Zhou An with a smile.

"It's entirely up to the City Lord." Zhou An didn't need anything, so he simply let Lei Ling decide for himself.

"Hehe, not arrogant or impatient, very good."

"In this way, you will become the deputy director of the Tianheng Division in the outer city."

"I've bestowed upon you a level five to eight spiritual breakthrough potion. Do you wish to cultivate martial arts?"

"Martial arts resources can also be provided to you; you can choose any Heaven-rank cultivation technique from the secret vault."

“Perfect timing. The Enlightenment Fruits from my mountain city have recently ripened, so I can reward you with three,” Lei Ling said.

"Thank you, sir!" Zhou An smiled.

Although we don't know what the effects of the Enlightenment Fruit are, we can probably guess from its name that it is a rare and precious material that enhances comprehension.

Just then, the adjutant entered: "Lord City Lord, the Holy Spirit Left Envoy Sun He requests an audience."

"Oh? Here again? Let him in." Lei Ling nodded slightly.

"Lord City Lord, shall I excuse myself?" Zhou An immediately asked.

"No need," Lei Ling waved his hand.

Soon, Sun He walked in.

He was somewhat surprised to see Zhou An there.

"Sun He, what brings you here?" Lei Ling asked.

"Lord of the City, I have informed the sect about the situation in the mountain city."

"Our leader has learned that you have captured three level-nine parasitic insects and wishes to ask you for one," Sun He said.

"What do you need a level nine parasitic insect for?" Lei Ling asked Sun He without changing his expression.

“Our Holy Spirit Church is currently researching a device that can identify higher-level parasites.”