The Scripture's Master (continued)

Si Ming was speechless. So that was the simple reason. I was even wondering if it was related to the Vicious Qi Evil Spider's bloodlust for promiscuous women... Turns out I was just overthinking things.

"Then where did you get your Demon Race bloodline?" Although he knew this question was a bit taboo, Si Ming couldn't help but ask. He had originally guessed that it might be related to He Qichang's mother, whom he was unwilling to talk about.

"I don't know either. I can only say it was passed down from our ancestors. Everyone in our village is of mixed Demon Race and Human Race blood, and some villagers even have Demon Race characteristics."

He Qichang showed no sign of embarrassment and readily answered Si Ming's question. This was because he was the only one left in the entire village and did not need to worry about other people's privacy. Moreover, Si Ming and Murong Qing not only already knew his secret but also accepted him without discrimination.

The three entered the cave, which was pitch black inside. He Qichang and Murong Qing were about to circulate their inner True Qi to enhance their eyesight when Si Ming simply raised his hand, and a dazzling light shot out from his palm, just like a high-powered flashlight, illuminating the cave.

The cave's interior is narrow at first and then widens. Originally, the entrance could only allow one adult to enter, but after walking about a hundred meters in, a huge cavern, about the size of a basketball stadium, appeared. In the center of the cavern stood a two-meter-high broken stone tablet, engraved with completely unintelligible characters.

Si Ming looked around and found the place to be completely bare, with nothing else in sight. There were signs that someone else had searched the area; the ground was uneven, with the deepest part being more than ten meters deep. Clearly, this place had already been found by others, but unfortunately, they had dug three feet into the ground and found nothing. Even the stone tablet had been split in half.

"Han Hao said someone reported discovering an anomaly, which should be here. However, it seems it won't be easy to activate. What procedures are required? For example, a command like 'Come out, Divine Dragon,' or a ritual like standing on tiptoe and poking your fingers together?" Si Ming asked.

He Qichang scratched his cheek, looking troubled. "I don't know either, since no one has ever told me about it... Maybe we could try a sacrificial ceremony. That's the only way I can think of, but it's a memory from over ten years ago, so I might have forgotten a few steps."

As he stood there trying to recall what to do in the first step, the broken stone tablet suddenly reacted. The engraved patterns lit up and shone upwards, as if projecting a series of characters in mid-air. The first few large characters were clearly "The Primordial Non-Empty True Scripture"!

He initially thought that something so easily produced must be a fake, but to his surprise, Si Ming quickly browsed through it and found that the content was actually genuine. The first chapter of the scripture was titled "Vacuum Zero-Energy Furnace," a Cultivation Method that was completely different from traditional Internal Cultivation. It did not absorb the primordial Primal Qi of heaven and earth, but rather the Zero-Point Energy of the vacuum. It claimed that as long as there was space, it could continuously absorb energy and refine a Non-Empty Eight Trigrams Furnace within the body.

Besides the Internal Cultivation section, the techniques section also includes martial arts such as Resonant Cutting Great Gang Qi and Zero-Point Vibration Void-Breaking Finger.

"Really? A free manual? I thought it would involve some kind of puzzle-solving or defeating a demon king, but there's nothing here. This is too kind. Could the person who left the manual be the game designer behind a 'Dragon-Slaying Saber, given away with a click' game?"

The entire scripture is extremely long, with tens of thousands of densely packed words, and it is also accompanied by a diagram of human figures practicing martial arts. Even if Si Ming could read ten lines at a glance, he would not be able to finish reading it in a short time. Moreover, there are blank parts, which are probably due to the damage to the stone tablet, which has also destroyed this part of the content, making it even more difficult to read.

"Oh, since you don't want the freebies, let's play a game to make it more difficult."

Accompanied by a voice that sounded incredibly irritating, the scriptures projected in mid-air vanished completely, transforming into a humanoid figure of light and shadow. Only the outline was visible; the expression and details of the body were obscured. However, just staring at this figure of light and shadow was enough to infuriate anyone.

Si Ming and the others were startled and immediately assumed a defensive posture.

"Why be so nervous? Didn't you all want to see me? When you couldn't see me, you knelt and kowtowed a thousand times, but when you finally saw me, you treated me like an enemy. Humans are truly contradictory creatures, just like durians."

Si Ming couldn't help but say, "What does durian have to do with contradictions? Is it because people who like it crave it while people who don't find it disgusting and nauseating? There doesn't seem to be any logic to that."

"Why bother pursuing logic when humans always do illogical things... But that's what makes it interesting. A world full of logic is disgusting and devoid of dreams."

The voice sounded familiar, though he'd never heard it before. Suddenly, it dawned on Si Ming: the tone of the voice was exactly the same as the residual Fist Intent in the "Supreme Plain Decay True Scripture). Could this guy be the creator of the Super Martial Dao?

He really is a troublemaker; no wonder the Cultivation Method he creates all have various hidden dangers.

At this moment, He Qichang questioned, "Who exactly are you, and why have you suddenly appeared? Why have we never seen you appear when our clansmen performed sacrifices before?"

"See? This is a completely illogical question. Why should I appear and respond to your sacrificial rituals?"

Murong Qing, "Then why are you here now?"

"Of course, it's because I came up with it."

The other party's irrelevant way of speaking made the three of them wonder whether this thing was just a pre-programmed divine will or some kind of intelligent primordial spirit.

"Enough! Stop your foolish thinking, or I'll start laughing," the light and shadow continued to mock.

"Oh, let's see who has the last laugh."

Si Ming stomped his feet, and the three divine powers condensed into a mighty force. Combined with the power of the Divine Sight Illusory Observation Art, it was tripled. He threw a punch straight out, and the mighty force shook the void, like the roar of an angry dragon and the explosion of thunder, instantly shattering the light and shadow into specks of starlight.

"What an impatient fellow, thinking all problems can be solved with violence?" Starshine resonated, uttering a disdainful sound.

But then he quickly changed the subject. "Alright, I quite like this straightforward approach. At least it seems sincere and not hypocritical. Since you're all so eager, let's skip the introduction and start the game right away. You can explore the specific rules yourselves. Just remember one thing: please do your best to please me. That's the only criterion for evaluating the results."

As soon as he finished speaking, a halo of light spread out from the stone tablet. Murong Qing and He Qichang were caught off guard and were immediately enveloped. Although Si Ming reacted and retreated hastily, he could not quickly increase his speed and was also unable to escape the light.

The next moment, the cave was filled with a bright light, and the three of them vanished.

"You charlatan!"

Si Ming roared and entered the state of Solar Prominence Eruption. His whole body was enveloped in golden light, and his Primal Qi violently vibrated, enough to tear apart the curse binding him. However, he soon found that he was no longer in the cave, but had come to a desolate and dilapidated town.

Murong Qing nearby, analyzed, "It seems to be a spatial teleportation technique. The feeling just now is very similar to the formation we used when we returned from the Barbarian Continent to the Sea Continent. We just don't know where we've been sent."

He Qichang suddenly said, "Look at the sky!"

The three looked up at the sky and found it completely dark; it was already late at night. Of course, this wasn't unusual, but surprisingly, two moons hung in the night sky, one of them a deep, blood-red color.

He Qichang sighed, "Now we can be sure we're not in the Sea Continent."

Murong Qing cautiously replied, "Perhaps not. It could be some kind of illusion."

Si Ming, "It doesn't matter which one it is. I still remember the formation we used in the Barbarian Continent, and the way back to the Sea Continent. As long as we can find all the materials, we can go back."

However, gathering all the necessary materials was no easy task, especially since a significant number of living people were involved, as death row inmates were used as sacrifices in the past.

Murong Qing glanced at Si Ming and said, "You really shouldn't have said that. You should have just finished reading the scripture. You're the one who benefits from this mouth, but you're also the one who suffers from it."

Si Ming hurriedly defended himself, "You can't blame it all on me. Given that guy's awful character, I think even if I didn't say anything, he would still show up. He definitely wouldn't obediently wait for us to finish reading the scripture. That 'free gift, don't let us play games' excuse was just something he made up. If he were really that generous, why did the previous Dharma King only receive a fragmented scripture?"

He Qichang said leisurely, "Perhaps he couldn't control his mouth and said one more thing."

"Well..."

That makes so much sense! I can't find a single word to refute it!

"Let's discuss this later. Don't you guys think the environment here is very strange?"