The Ancient Inca Empire / Recreating the Summoning Method

This scene, however, was utterly detached from reality, as if it existed in another dimension. The world was completely unaware of it. A special fluctuation swept across the globe like ripples, submerging hundreds of screens, and illuminating the Sahara, Antarctica, and other places.

It could be the vast ocean suddenly becoming deep and still, or the aurora borealis bursting forth across the Extreme Ice sheet, or the towering sandstorm of the Sahara.

Finally, when the commotion in Peru subsided, someone murmured, "The Eye of Time and Space has opened again."

As Lu Jun slowly awoke, a sharp pain shot through his mind, causing him to gasp.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he quickly turned over and stood up, immediately connecting with the power of the Ancient King Armor Robe.

But to Lu Jun's astonishment and unease, his body was completely empty, and he no longer possessed that omnipotent, world-altering power.

"What exactly happened just now?"

Lu Jun was incredulous and quickly checked his entire body.

First, there is the Spiritual World, where Six Great Star Rivers meander and intertwine within the pitch-black universe. Half of the Magic System is filled with a dim, hazy glow, a kind of yellowed glow of time, as if time and space have been frozen.

The other half was fine; the Star River Magic Energy was still surging and boundless, its surface shimmering and containing countless starlight.

His heart sank; the sealed Magic System encompassed the three strongest elements: curse, water, and metal.

The only usable abilities are the three most 'weak' systems: Mind, Summoning, and Space. These three systems are rarely used due to their hidden nature, and their level is relatively average.

Unfortunately, the Ancient King Armor Robe, his trump card, was located within the black and red Curse Element galaxy, which is why he hadn't sensed the King of Hell- like power he possessed earlier.

No matter how much Lu Jun tried to activate the Ancient King Armor Robe, it remained standing quietly and immovably within the solidified Curse Element.

This seal is no ordinary mental restriction; it is particularly strange, showing signs of time, freezing the state of the Curse Element galaxy a second before the Ancient King Armor Robe erupted.

Furthermore, he discovered that the sealing power was closely related to his own mind, summoning, and spatial abilities. Forcibly activating the power of the King of Hell Throne to break it was not impossible, but the price would be the collapse of these three abilities.

If more than half of his Spiritual World is destroyed, his spirit and soul will also collapse, and at that time they will perish together.

"The Eye of Time and Space is absolutely the mighty power of the Sacred Eye of Time and Space."

Lu Jun pondered inwardly, for when he looked into his Spiritual World, he found that gloom and brilliance each occupied half of the landscape, like the yin and yang of Tai Chi.

At the central dividing line, faint patterns outline a strange vertical pupil mark, balancing the two ends of the scale, and it looks very similar to the Eye of Time and Space.

Moreover, he clearly saw that the sealed half of the gloomy light slowly flowed to the other side as time passed, like an hourglass, diluting the sealing power. The vertical pupil pattern was being moved, like the hands of a clock rotating little by little.

Seeing this, Lu Jun finally relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite being in a crisis, he remained calm and actively sought solutions, eventually spotting a weakness in the situation.

If the Eye of Time and Space were invincible, the Inca Empire would not have perished.

Furthermore, Lu Jun stretched out his hands and looked down. Unlike the fair and delicate skin of a young person, his hands were dry and withered like an old man's, covered with black spots. His hands had turned into a state of Living Dead.

Don't misunderstand, it wasn't a backlash from activating the Ancient King Armor Robe; he didn't even have time to activate it before it was suppressed by the Eye of Time and Space.

If it truly activates, it won't just affect the hands; it will infect at least half the body. After it ends, the person will likely be confined to a wheelchair and on the verge of death. If it cannot be suppressed again, the person will probably only linger for a few months before passing away.

This is the result of the continuous accumulation of death energy within the body over a long period of time since the King of Hell Throne.

At first, I would occasionally feel a stinging sensation, but recently it has become increasingly numb, as if I have lost the ability to feel pain.

"Alas, achieving the forbidden spells before the age of twenty-five is no easy feat."

Lu Jun sighed, lowered his hands, and tucked them into his thick robe...

Wait, a robe?!

He sensed something was wrong and, after quickly checking his body, turned his attention to his surroundings.

Suddenly, Lu Jun was confused. Where was he?

He found himself inside a small wooden cabin-like building. In the corner was a wooden bed, and various stone furniture pieces were placed around him in a strange style. Wild and rough patterns hung on the walls, creating an exotic atmosphere.

Lu Jun was wearing a ceremonial robe, with vibrant colors as the base and exquisite feathers of various birds and animals as embellishments. Was this a South American tribal style?

Where is the Eye of Time and Space? Where are Mo Fan and the others? Where is the ancient town? Just as he was completely baffled, he suddenly paused, and the vertical pupil seal in his mind seemed to be triggered by the scene, and a lot of memories surged up.

"Lu Jun, Chief Priest of the Summoning Institute under the Elder Council of the Ancient Inca Empire, and a candidate for Elder?"

At this moment, Lu Jun was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped. He couldn't understand what was going on at all. Simple information flowed through his mind, but it had nothing to do with him. It was like someone else's life.

He frowned, quickened his pace, and arrived at the door of the wooden house. The moment he pushed the door open, warm, dazzling sunlight streamed in.

Lu Jun was stunned by the scene before him: green fields, seas of flowers, and a beautiful, tidy town—it was clearly the Time Town within the Storm Restriction Zone that he had explored before.

The only difference was that the city was completely empty and utterly silent.

But now it looks exceptionally lively, with exquisite and beautiful buildings that are clean and tidy, and people walking along the streets, all smiling and behaving with gentle politeness.

Chapter 322 Ancient Inca Empire

Lu Jun was confused.

He observed carefully that the people walking on the street had dark skin and races, but wore all sorts of brightly colored clothes, and their faces and skin were covered with strange tattoos.

Every detail is strikingly similar to the figures from that ancient South American civilization.

Most importantly, when they passed by the wooden house and saw him, they all looked at him with reverence, performed a traditional greeting, and said, "Greetings, Lord Lu Jun."

Their language has a strange pronunciation; it's a completely different language, somewhat similar to the native Peru language, yet vastly different.

The miracle was that Lu Jun could actually understand these languages, rather than using his Mind Element- reading abilities.

What happened? He pondered, and then found the reason: the memories that had inexplicably surfaced in his mind just now.

"The Inca Empire... Could I have really traveled to another world, or is this just a dream?"

For a moment, Lu Jun was speechless. Neither the memories in his mind nor the scene before him, nor the meaning of the title "Eye of Time and Space," indicated that he had arrived in that distant era.

"Ouch." Just as he was at a loss, a cry of pain came from beside the door. Looking down, he saw a Native American girl with dark skin, a healthy bronze color.

She looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, but had a full and tall figure. Her alluring and brightly colored clothes exuded youthful vitality and were captivating.

Upon seeing this beautiful young woman, Lu Jun's memory automatically surfaced: the maid La Marinchi, whom the Elder Council assigned to him, or simply Xiao La.

Lu Jun secretly labeled the woman, fully aware of the maid's role: nothing more than a tool for ancient magical nobles to solve their problems.

"Lord Lu Jun," La Marinchi knelt fearfully on the ground, kissing the earth at his feet, and asked, "Do you need servants to attend to you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun fell silent. He didn't understand the situation yet, so it was best to speak less and observe more.

Xiao La asked several questions but didn't hear Priest Lu Jun speak. She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Lord Lu Jun, should we go to the Elder Council's Summoning Institute? They are urging you to arrive as soon as possible."

The term "Summoning Institute" immediately triggered a flood of related memories for Lu Jun.

The Elder Council was the de facto ruling core of the ancient Inca Empire, wielding immense magical power. The empire's king, on the other hand, was only responsible for worldly affairs. In terms of importance, the Elder Council was far superior.

As for the Summoning Institute, it is one of the many magical institutions under the Elder Council, and its full name is [Summoning Institute Research Center]. Well, that's how it's translated into modern Chinese.

Although called the Elder Council, it is actually a theocratic religion. South Americans regard magic as a gospel sent by God, and all those who practice magic are believers of God.

The above knowledge is consistent with the records in real-world documents, and Lu Jun remembers it clearly; it is all explained in the cultural history of various South American countries in the Magic Plane.

When he led the National Team to South America, he naturally wanted to study the local customs and culture.

The ancient Inca Empire, despite its ancient name, was actually quite close to modern magical society, roughly between the 11th and 16th centuries.

At that time, this powerful and vast empire, centered in Peru, occupied most of South America, including present-day Peru, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and other countries.

This incredible empire eventually collapsed, leaving behind only numerous ruins, and the continuity of all ancient civilizations was interrupted.

When the West was at the Age of Discovery, Spain magical ships sailed thousands of miles to this place and encountered a group of people who had almost regressed to a primitive state, let alone possessed magic.

Some speculate that the Inca Empire was destroyed by the Amazon Empire, since the Inca territory bordered the Amazon rainforest.

The Amazon rainforest is known as the lungs of the Earth, with the largest plain and the largest river flowing through it. The Demon Beast races that live there are significantly stronger than those elsewhere, ranking at least among the top five Demonic Beast Empire in the Book of Revelation.

It may be on par with the Kunlun Empire, and even surpass the Pacific Ocean Sea Demon Empire.

Even modern South American countries suffered greatly from it, but the Andes Mountains served as a natural barrier, which makes the demise of the ancient Inca Empire somewhat plausible.

Some speculate that the Inca Empire collapsed because it researched forbidden magic, angered the gods, and was punished by divine intervention.

Having experienced the Nazca Geoglyphs, the Storm Restriction, and the Eye of Time and Space, Lu Jun was more convinced of this reason.

Since I'm already here, I might as well make the best of it. Since I have the opportunity to experience the Inca Empire firsthand, why not explore its mysteries... Ugh! He cursed inwardly, "Damn it, who wants to travel to a primitive tribe? The most important thing right now is to find my way home."

He's not an archaeologist, so what good is he?

Although Lu Jun was unclear about the principles of time travel or dreams, even with his high-level Mind Element cultivation, he would have no way to see through the dream constructed by Mind Forbidden Curse.

But all of this is absolutely inextricably linked to the [Eye of Time and Space].

Lu Jun knew that to unravel all the mysteries, he needed to find it on the Sacred Eye of Time and Space.

Coincidentally, the Elder Council' Summoning Institute is the core of the ancient Inca Empire, and it must be hiding many secrets. By mobilizing its resources, it would be easier to capture the Eye of Time and Space.

Having made this decision, he said to Xiao La, "Take me there."

La Marinchi, on the ground, couldn't help but look up. Hearing Lord Lu Jun finally speak, she excitedly said, "Very well, I will prepare the master's carriage to go there."

Not long after, Xiao La stood up and walked towards the backyard of the cabin.

Then a magnificent carriage slowly drove out, pulled at the front by two jaguar-like General-level Demonic Beast, exuding an imposing aura; this was called the Tiger Carriage.

"The Inca Empire was known for its Summoning System and Mind Element, so taming beasts was nothing special."

Lu Jun thought to himself, and only then did he notice the faint magical aura emanating from the Xiao La girl.

Besides, the elegantly dressed pedestrians on the wide street were not flustered at all when they saw the warrior taming the beast. They smiled and nodded, and their auras were not weak. They were at least at the Intermediate Level of cultivation.

"This is the sacred site of the Inca Empire, the place where the Elder Council reside."

Lu Jun realized belatedly that it was no wonder that any random passerby had such fine clothes, a rosy complexion, and high strength.

Every elder in the Elder Council is a supreme being with Super Rank cultivation, and they are all gathered in the Time-Space City.

He grew increasingly silent, then lifted the carriage curtain and sat inside.

Xiao La seemed to have gotten used to his quietness and began to chatter on, "Lord Lu Jun, you are now the chief of the Summoning Institute. This vehicle is no longer worthy of you. You can get a different Insect King Mount later, one that can fly."

She was talking to herself as she drove.

Along the way, every pedestrian the carriage encountered would stop and give way, calling him Lu Jun the priest.

Lu Jun remained silent. He had looked in the mirror while in the wooden house, and his appearance was exactly the same as before: handsome and aloof, with a pure Asian face. Even the Magic System in his Spiritual World could corroborate this.

He didn't transmigrate into the body; he remained in his original physical form.

But ever since he arrived here, everyone he's met has completely ignored this fact and has been calling him by another person's name [Lu Jun].

It was as if Lu Jun was shrouded in an invisible, hazy membrane of light, distorting everyone's perception.

For this reason, he couldn't tell whether he had traveled through time or was in a vast and perfect dream.

"Hey, let's take another look."

Lu Jun pursed his lips, and his car came to a stop, indicating that they had arrived at their destination: the Summoning Institute under the Elder Council.

Chapter 323 Replicating the Summoning Method

Lu Jun's spirits lifted, and he stepped off the carriage, looking towards the most mysterious Summoning Institute of the Inca civilization.

This is a tranquil garden villa with a rustic marble building that has four or five floors. More than a dozen buildings are connected together, interlocking with each other, and decorated with features such as rooftop gardens.

In addition, there are various terrains all around, including artificial lakes, botanical gardens, Gobi cliffs, and tropical rainforests, which are home to countless Demon Beasts, and you can faintly hear various fierce roars of beasts.

Further away are other buildings. This place is the core of the Inca Empire's sacred site, not only the Summoning Institute, but also the location where many of the empire's secret projects are hidden.

The closest one is the tranquil and solemn Mind Institute, which is simple, clean, and spotless, highlighting the Zen spirit of meditation. Next to it is the silver-white, shimmering spire made of special materials, which gives rise to a mysterious and detached feeling in the Space Institute.

The three academies were the top three Research Institute in the Inca Empire, producing countless geniuses every year, who made up the largest number of the members who became elders and held a significant share of the council.

Seeing this, Lu Jun knew that the departments under the Elder Council encompassed nearly twenty departments of magic, with varying levels of expertise, and most of them were so inferior that they were not even as good as some of the universities in Kyushu.

The only exceptions are Summoning, Mind, and Space.

Next in the list are Lightning Element, Water Element, Wind Element, Poison Element, and chaos, but they aren't nearby; they're located further out.

"It seems that my position as the top Summoning System has been quite favorable to me."

Lu Jun's eyes brightened slightly. He was extremely distressed by being trapped in this strange time and space, worrying about whether he could return and what would happen to the National Team in reality if he dragged this out for too long.