Two-Way Detection with the Altar

Su Zhan remained silent. After the man finished his astonishment, he said to Su Zhan, "This house is no longer suitable for living in like this. I'll find you another room later."

"The Ancestor requests your presence; it seems there's something he needs to discuss. Let's go now."

Su Zhan nodded and went out with him. His eyes were involuntarily drawn to the various brightly lit buildings.

The architectural style here is quite different from the outside world. I really don't know where they found so many dazzling and stunning gemstones.

Perhaps it's a unique feature of this Planet; it's truly a blessed land. No wonder the Drum Tribe, one of the Three Ancient Tribes, wanted to occupy it.

When they arrived at the main hall, several Elders had already gathered there. As soon as Su Zhan entered, they all turned their attention to him.

It was as if they had seen something strange; their eyes held a mixture of scrutiny, amazement, and a bit of appraising...

Su Zhan stood there neither humble nor arrogant, letting their gazes sweep over him several times.

As if they had finally seen enough, one of them asked, "I heard you survived yesterday's Altar without any harm."

Su Zhan remained silent, but the elderly man who had presided over the memorial ceremony said, "Yes, he was unaffected."

"I've already explained to him that the Altar only shows mercy to special people and those close to us, so is that why you're willing to contribute to the Drum Tribe?"

The Elder softened considerably after the questioning; since he was personally chosen by the Altar, there must be no mistake.

"Now that you've chosen to join the Drum Tribe, rest assured, we will never treat you unfairly in the future. The matter of the Altar has troubled us for far too many years."

"Since this Altar was built, each generation has had High Priest who can be close to him. However, recently, because there are too few newborns in the Drum Tribe, the newborns have not been able to choose a suitable High Priest, which is why we are in this situation now."

After listening to their conversation, Su Zhan asked, "When was this Altar built?"

The man said, "It's been many years, and we don't Artifact age. There's just one theory that it was built after the Myriad Races War."

Su Zhan thought to himself: Just as I expected!

He immediately changed his attitude, saying, "I am willing to join in and contribute to the protection of the Altar."

Su Zhan had only doubted the origin of the Altar, but now, with the added evidence of the time, it proved that the Altar was very likely built from the fragments of the Artifact that was shattered by the explosion.

Su Zhan sensed something unusual about their enthusiastic attitude; the Drum Tribe seemed to be a religious people.

Their faith was in that Altar; they believed in the energy Altar possessed, and they revered it with utmost respect, treating Altar.

He began to imagine how much the Drum Tribe would hate him after he escaped with the fragments of the Altar and the entire Altar collapsed.

But regardless, he's already here, so he'll definitely leave with fragments of the Artifact.

The Elder wanted to take him to the Altar to undergo a test, and he was eager to see it, so he followed the Elder.

Their so-called test involved dripping blood into the recessed area in the center of the Altar. If the Altar absorbed the blood and emitted a sacred aura, it would prove that they acknowledged Su Zhan as a person.

If he absorbs blood without emitting any aura, it proves that his feelings towards Su Zhan are average, allowing him to High Priest, but not allowing Su Zhan to take responsibility for him and make offerings to him in the future.

If he doesn't even absorb anything, it shows that he has absolutely no feelings for Su Zhan.

There must have been another reason why Su Zhan was not harmed at the time.

Su Zhan was quite curious. In the illusion mirror of the Demon Lord Jueyan, he could see that the Artifact was very effective at stimulating his senses.

If it really is that Artifact, he will definitely show him kindness.

If not, he doesn't need to waste his time here; this is a two-way decision-making test.

On the Altar, both of them took a deep breath in nervous anticipation.

Immediately, Su Zhan slashed his wrist, letting his blood flow into the groove, one drop, two drops, three drops...

They filled the groove completely, but the blood volume didn't decrease. They waited a while longer, but the blood remained completely still.

The Elder's expression changed visibly; he hadn't expected to go to such lengths only to find a good-for-nothing.

Su Zhan was also disappointed.

Just as they were about to give up, suddenly, the Altar emitted a strange power, and then all the blood in the grooves disappeared.

The wounds on Su Zhan's hands were also healed by a gentle force, and the previous scratches were no longer visible.

It even fed back a large mass of powerful essence to Su Zhan, and that essence was exactly the same as the Gold Qi that Su Zhan had absorbed during his body tempering the night before.

However, those auras were too thin to have any effect on him, while this essence added a large wave of Spirit Energy to his body.

It also lacked the chaotic, headstrong Gold Qi; it was very gentle.

He felt his flesh and blood undergo a great transformation in a short period of time, a metamorphosis compared to before.

The Elder nearby were dumbfounded; they understood perfectly what the Altar meant.

What he meant was that he acknowledged this person, but couldn't bear to see him hurt, so he only made him bleed a little. Surprisingly, the Altar gave him a huge wave of pure Gold Qi in return.

It's so enviable!

It seems the Altar has truly found a suitable High Priest, and the Elder is overjoyed.

"Haha, you are indeed a noble person of our clan. From now on, you will be the High Priest."

Please accept our worship!

Su Zhan looked at his lowered head and kneeling knees, but made no comment.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, wondering what kind of constitution he had. No matter which Alien Race he went to, he would be regarded as someone's faith or someone's chosen successor. This feeling was truly amazing!

After a moment of silence, he said to the Elder, "Get up."

"Maintaining the Altar is my responsibility; my faith in the Altar surpasses everything," he said without batting an eye.

Firstly, he was an atheist and not afraid of retribution; secondly, he felt that even if the Altar knew he was lying, it probably wouldn't do anything to him. Besides, he genuinely liked the Altar.

Just kidding, that's exactly why he came!

He stared at the Altar, silent...

He was wondering where the Artifact might be. Were they somewhere on the Altar, or had they been broken and mixed in with the altar?

If it's the former, that's fine. But if it's the latter, how can he remove it and leave?

Each of these questions was complex, and he fell into deep thought...

If the Elder nearby knew what he was thinking, they'd probably want to rip his head off.