Meeting with the Previous Undercover Agent

After completing the examination, the Elder originally intended to leave with Su Zhan immediately.

However, Su Zhan refused him, citing his familiarity with the Altar.

The Elder nodded, thinking it made sense. Since he was personally chosen by the Altar, he should be allowed to familiarize himself with the altar more.

In their faith, they believe that the Altar is imbued with a spirit, that it has its own thoughts and preferences, and that the Drum Tribe, as believers, would never interfere with it.

After the Elder left, Su Zhan set up Formation Base Point in the four directions of the Altar: east, south, west, and north.

Actually, he wasn't very good at Formation. It wasn't part of his training focus before, as he always felt that only his own strength was the most reliable.

But over the years, he has come to realize the Cultivation Method of various attributes and techniques. He has begun to regret that he knew too little about them.

He considered continuing to investigate other suspicious aspects of the Altar, but he didn't possess many auxiliary skills.

He could only try using Formation. After the four Formation Base Point were set up, he used himself as the Formation Eye.

Standing in the center of the Altar, activate the energy to drive the four Formation Base Point towards the center, awakening the Altar.

However, after several attempts, he still couldn't achieve any results. Undeterred, he continued to increase his efforts, but to no avail.

It seemed as if the vibrant, energetic Altar of yesterday was merely an illusion to him.

He knew his Formation skills weren't particularly advanced; he was gambling on the Altar's favoritism and trust in him.

But all attempts failed, Su Zhan was somewhat discouraged.

But we can't just give up so easily!

He slashed his wrist, splattering blood around him, and used the blood to redraw the Formation. This would enhance the Formation's power and increase its success rate.

Try again, once, twice, three times...

The result was the same again, and Su Zhan couldn't help but feel discouraged. Was he really destined to never find his secret?

It's not enough to rely on yourself alone.

Just as he was about to try again, he suddenly felt a vibration on the bracelet calling out to him.

Su Zhan raised his hand and looked at the buzzing bracelet on his wrist.

This bracelet was put on him by the organization when they sent him to Venus.

Normally it is invisible and cannot be seen from any direction or angle. It only vibrates and glows when it senses a summoning, revealing the pattern of its tissue.

This symbol is used for communication and connection within the organization, and can also be used to verify one's identity when necessary.

The fact that he's now lighting up means he wants Su Zhan a fixed location for intelligence exchange.

Su Zhan could ignore it and pretend that he had already died during yesterday's High Priest.

After all, he had successfully infiltrated the Drum Tribe and was no longer subject to their restrictions.

However, he has no way to access the Altar now, and he still needs the help of these people to unlock Altar secrets.

So he accepted the call and planned to go to the place they had agreed upon to see if there was any way to break the spell.

He rushed to the place where he was summoned, where a figure was already standing. The person was carrying him on their back, and their aura was concealed using other Artifact.

His aura made it impossible for anyone to determine his identity.

Su Zhan understood that the person who could communicate with him like this here, and who insisted on hiding his identity, must be the undercover agent he had planted earlier.

They don't fully trust themselves, so they have to resort to some Concealment Technique.

The man asked, "You're the new undercover agent who joined us these past few days. Where are the others?"

Su Zhan replied, "Everyone else is dead. What exactly was the mission? Don't you know?"

The man did not speak.

Su Zhan guessed that he knew, or at least knew a little, that this mission was extremely dangerous, but he still sent a few of his men over.

They wouldn't give up on any possibility of infiltrating, even if it might cost them their Life Element.

Their relationship was strange; they were both interdependent and calculating towards each other.

That's fine too. If one day we have to stand on opposite sides, Su Zhan won't have to be lenient or feel guilty towards them.

Su Zhan said to him, "They chose me, saying I have a unique attraction to the Altar, and intend for me to become the Altar's High Priest."

The man was clearly quite surprised.

Su Zhan realized that his information must be top secret, known only to the seven Elders and some extremely close confidants.

The person in front of me probably doesn't know this news yet, which means that I am more important than I thought.

Or perhaps, this person's status isn't that high.

The man said, "This is a good thing."

Su Zhan also said, "I know this is a good thing, but I've encountered a big problem."

"They said that the Altar must be awakened and resonate with the spirit in order to become High Priest."

"But I tried for a long time today, and the Altar didn't respond at all."

On this point, Su Zhan lied; he had learned from the Elder that he had fully met the Altar's standards.

Over the years, only he himself could elicit such a response from the Altar, yet he still insisted on saying it.

Only in this way could he get the entire organization to consider his interests and desperately try to find ways to establish a connection and resonance with the Altar. Wasn't that the purpose of his trip?

Otherwise, he would never have revealed his current progress to this person. After hearing this, the person indeed fell silent and pondered.

Su Zhan made the right bet. He knew absolutely nothing about these inside stories and had almost no understanding of the Altar, which is why he was so easily fooled.

Since they know so little, it will be much easier for Su Zhan to make many moves later, as his only source of information is himself.

The man finally spoke, "I don't know much about the Altar, but I'll try my best to gather some information to help you complete the process."

"I will also contact the organization and ask them to do their best to help you. Please let me know immediately if you need any materials or have any requests."

Immediately, a gemstone floated slowly from in front of him toward Su Zhan, who reached out and steadily caught it.

Su Zhan looked at the red Crystal Stone in his hand and asked, "What is this?"

He said, "This is a simple message transmitter. You can input the message you want to tell me into it with Spiritual Qi, and I will know. Finally, I will send the item here, and you can pick it up at midnight."

"Remember, don't come too early or too late; it must be at midnight. Otherwise, you might attract the attention of the Drum Tribe."

"They only hide away at midnight because they fear the moonlight."

"Their glittering houses were also used to defend against the moon, hence their extravagance."

Su Zhan nodded in understanding, surprised that such a thing existed.