His spiritual perception entered the token.
A rush of icy cold struck him, carrying the freezing sensation of shivering bare-chested amid ice and snow in the depths of winter.
But to Xuanming, cold of this degree was merely a breeze brushing an old tree; after a slight sway, all was still again. It posed no threat at all. His spiritual perception drove straight in, and a wealth of information flooded his mind.
Besides the first part of a cultivation method called the "Extreme Yin Art," there was an introduction to the token: the Underworld Command Token.
Its maker was unknown.
The year of its creation was unknown.
The material of its creation was unknown.
The record stated only that it was a key to the Underworld. By sacrificing Three Thousand Dreams children, one could use the token to send one's soul into the Underworld. The more young boys and girls were sacrificed, the stronger the token became. Once the number reached Three Thousand Dreams, its power far surpassed that of an ordinary Spirit Artifact.
When Elder Specter fought the City God, the black dome it released through the Underworld Command Token had been formed from the children's Resentment and blood energy. Once formed, it could devour the flesh and souls of living beings below the rank of True Person.
Had the City God not stopped it in time, the Divine himself might have been unharmed, but the Yin Spirit and ghost officers under his command would have suffered terrible casualties.
Looking at the vicious token before him, Xuanming attempted a divination, only to be stopped by an invisible force. He did not insist and decisively abandoned the attempt. Studying this far-from-simple Dharma Artifact, he had never imagined that merely undergoing the Mortal-world Tempering of the Heart would bring him across