The Reward for the Stone Spring Village Quest Is Actually

"What an evil aura?"

When Christian took out this item.

The first feeling it gave Fang Yuan was evil.

Just as Fang Yuan was about to reach out and touch it.

Christian quickly said.

"My Lord."

"Lilith said this Book of Curses is incomplete."

"The only truly useful part is a single torn page."

"That torn page fell from the real Divine Artifact Book of Curses."

"For some reason, it was sewn into this fake book."

"Lilith said not to use it until the real torn page of the Divine Artifact is found."

"Because if you use the fake page to cast a curse, it won't be able to deal with the enemy, and it might even harm yourself."

Hearing this, Fang Yuan quickly withdrew his hand.

"Fake?"

"But the evil aura on it doesn't feel fake!"

He asked with some uncertainty.

"Replying to my Lord, this should be related to the Earthbound Spirit."

"A fake Book of Curses has had an Earthbound Spirit fused into it."

"It's likely for this reason that it's called a fake Book of Curses."

"Because the real Book of Curses was a weapon of a former deity."

Fang Yuan nodded slightly.

After a moment of concentration, he said, "Christian, do you know how to find the Earthbound Spirit and that real torn page of the Book of Curses?"

"The Earthbound Spirit is related to the Golden Flower Family, and the torn page of the Book of Curses is also of great use to me."

Hearing this request, Christian revealed a look of confidence.

"My Lord, the light attribute power of the Templar can force the Earthbound Spirit to reveal itself."

"I suspect the Earthbound Spirit has fused with that real torn page of the Book of Curses."

"It's only by relying on the power of the Divine Artifact's torn page that it could exist for so long."

"As long as we force the Earthbound Spirit to appear, the real torn page of the Book of Curses will be found."

Hearing this, Fang Yuan extended his hand.

"Let's begin!"

Upon receiving the order, a holy radiance appeared in Christian's eyes.

"It's been a while since I've purified evil."

"Great Lord of the Templar~"

Before she could even make a move, A voice came from the Book of Curses on the ground.

"Don't, don't make a move!"

"I'll come out myself!"

The next moment.

A pitch-black spiritual body floated out of the book.

"The seventy-second generation Guardian Spirit of the Golden Flower Family pays respects to Lord Pioneer.

"And greetings to the Knight of the Templar, praise the light."

Hearing this title, Fang Yuan felt a sense of confusion.

"Guardian Spirit?"

"What is that?"

He looked at Christian beside him.

"My Lord, this is a type of magic that only high-level families possess."

"It involves collecting the souls of powerful beings, erasing their memories, and then having alchemists refine them into spiritual bodies that protect the family."

"It was very popular on the continent back then, but later it was discovered that many factions, in order to refine powerful Guardian Spirits, began to hunt strong individuals everywhere. Even Sword Saints and Archmages were killed, which triggered a huge war. Afterward, it was classified as dark magic by the continent and forbidden."

"He's the seventy-second generation. With such strong intelligence, he must be one of the earliest ones."

"The ones I refined later were all alchemical warriors without sentience."

Fang Yuan couldn't help but be a little surprised upon hearing this.

"This is a bit like augmented soldiers, but in a magical world, it's the soul that's augmented!"

"It seems the native magical civilization on this land is very powerful."

As his thoughts churned.

He heard Christian speak again.

"A Guardian Spirit transforming into an Earthbound Spirit, this is the first time I've seen something like this."

"My Lord, he might have a story that interests you."

The story Christian mentioned was most likely a clue to starting a quest.

Fang Yuan looked at the Guardian Spirit not far away.

Without further ado, he directly inquired.

"Why did you merge with the Book of Curses to become an Earthbound Spirit, and where did the true Book of Curses go?"

"Also, the Golden Flower Family is clearly in the central part of Gandor, why are you in the Northern Territory?"

Facing Fang Yuan's questioning.

The Earthbound Spirit, as if triggered by keywords, instantly became erratic.

"Why am I in the Northern Territory?"

"Why was I corrupted by the Book of Curses!"

"It-it's like this!"

"I have a mission here."

"My mission... my mission is to find reinforcements!"

"To rescue the Golden Flower Family's pioneer territory!"

"The territory has been surrounded for three months."

"If no reinforcements arrive, they will all perish!"

At this moment, a notification sound echoed in Fang Yuan's ears.

"Ding, triggered special item quest: Rescue the Golden Flower Family's Pioneer Territory. Do you accept?"

The quest appeared so quickly.

However, Fang Yuan didn't rush.

He looked at the Earthbound Spirit, who was now rambling about the cause and effect of the matter.

It was roughly in the year 3000 of the Glorious Era.

The Golden Flower Family dispatched their most outstanding eldest son, along with a group of family disciples, to the Northern Territory.

They established the first pioneer territory for the Golden Flower Family.

The main reason for establishing a territory in the Northern Territory back then was to alleviate pressure on the border and simultaneously pose a threat to the Beastmen tribes from the flank.

After completing the construction of the pioneer territory, a strange incident occurred.

The Pioneer Lord of the Golden Flower Family's territory, the family's eldest son, disappeared one rainy night with the most powerful Guardian Knights and mages.

They were gone for a full century.

After losing these individuals, the Golden Flower Family fell into a development crisis, frequently suffering attacks from Beastmen armies.

Finally, they suffered a crushing defeat in a decisive battle at the river valley.

They lost all their elites, leading to their territory being completely surrounded.

To request aid, they dispatched an elite squad to protect the youngest son of the Golden Flower Family's current generation, escorting him out to find reinforcements.

However, they were pursued and eventually engaged in a fierce battle outside the Gnoll tribe's territory in Stone Spring Village.

Ultimately, the only survivor was a Guardian Spirit warrior.

But unfortunately, this Guardian Spirit warrior encountered a sorcerer who practiced curse magic.

Severely wounded, he was refined and incorporated into the curse sorcerer's spellbook.

And within this book was a page from the true Book of Curses.

Afterward, the curse sorcerer also occupied Stone Spring Village.

He cast a curse, transforming the villagers into filthy Gnolls.

Until!

The Great Cataclysm arrived, souls were extracted, and everything was finally frozen.

Only this Guardian Spirit was fortunate enough to be protected by a trace of Divine Artifact power, coupled with the lingering obsession to find reinforcements for the Golden Flower Family, eventually transforming into an Earthbound Spirit.

It has preserved its sentience until now.

And during these years, the Earthbound Spirit had been constantly trying to possess Gnolls to find reinforcements.

But it had never succeeded.

This continued until it was found by me.

After learning the entire story.

Fang Yuan combined it with the Stone Spring Village's Plea mission, discovering they could be linked.

"Looks like a chain quest."

"Stone Spring Village is the first link."

"The second link is the Golden Flower Family's pioneer territory."

"What about the third link!"

Fang Yuan thought of the missing eldest son of the Golden Flower Family.

"I just don't know what the completion difficulty will be, or what rewards I'll get after finishing it!"

"What if~"

Just as Fang Yuan was feeling uncertain.

At this moment, the Lord's Mark suddenly transmitted a sound.

"Ding, Stone Spring Village rescue mission settlement complete."

"Ding, all villagers of Stone Spring Village have been killed by the evil curse caster. Although you have completed the mission, it is regrettable that they cannot issue you mission rewards, but fortunately, Stone Spring Village has been preserved."

"Ding, do you wish to accept the purple-quality resource territory, Stone Spring Village, as a reward!"