In the chaos, three law enforcement officers happened to strike at the crucial points, absorbing the murderous aura that materialized after the soldiers disappeared.
Their eyes immediately brightened, as if something was growing within them. Their original fatigue vanished without a trace, their backs unconsciously straightened, and their brows acquired an air of heroism.
"What are you still standing there for? Come out!" Yan Xicai spoke again.
Everyone immediately obeyed and came out.
"It's taken half a day, and you've only absorbed three murderous auras... At this rate, when will we attract the attention of the Bingshen Dao?" Yan Xicai said unhappily.
"Attracting the attention of the divine path varies from person to person," Pu Wen explained timely. "Some people are naturally suited to the Bingshen Dao, and even killing just one person can attract the divine path. Others are not suited to the Bingshen Dao, and even gathering dozens of murderous auras may not attract the divine path..."
"I know, I know," Yan Xicai waved his hand. "That's why I invited you here... If dozens are not enough, then we'll absorb one hundred, two hundred! I just can't believe that I, Yan Xicai, am destined to have no connection with the Bingshen Dao?"
After speaking, he pointed to the three law enforcement officers who had absorbed the murderous auras.
"Quickly use your skill to transfer their murderous auras to me."
Pu Wen shook his head. "The number of ' Swallow' characters is limited. It's better to wait until they accumulate more murderous auras before using them, otherwise, the efficiency is too low."
"...Alright, then let's first find a place with more murderous aura projections and then slowly..."
Boom——!
Before Yan Xicai could finish his sentence, the ground under their feet suddenly shook!
Everyone was startled, only to see the clouds dissipate, and a black serpent extending from the sword handle, plummeting straight toward a nearby location...
Seeing this scene, Yan Xicai's eyes widened in shock.
"The Bingshen Dao? How long have we been here, and someone is already about to embark on the Bingshen Dao?!"
"This shouldn't be... Is there such a talented person among this group of law enforcement officers?" Pu Wen pondered. "Could it be Lu Xuanming?"
"Let's go and see," Yan Xicai immediately said.
"We can't mess with Lu Xuanming, but if it's someone else... that's different."
Everyone hurriedly set off, heading towards the place where the divine path descended.
...
"Number 8, someone has already attracted the divine path."
One of the Fire Manipulators saw the scene in the distance and immediately spoke.
"I see it." Number 8's gaze followed the black ribbon upward, ultimately resting on the surface of the dark red gemstone on the sword handle. "Is that the foundation of the Bingshen Dao..."
"The foundation is on the sword handle? How are we supposed to steal it? Climb up?"
"Impossible." Number 8 shook his head. "The place where we are is only the smallest and outermost area of the ancient Bingdao treasury. It is precisely because of its simplicity and harmlessness that it was chosen as the trial site for the Aurora Realm... But as we get closer to that sword, the areas become more dangerous.
It is said that in the depths of the ancient Bingdao treasury, there are several extremely ancient and powerful existences... Not to mention us, even if the Thief Saint came, it would be impossible to break through to the surroundings of that sword."
"Then how do we steal the foundation?"
"We can't touch the foundation, but we can wait for the foundation to come to us."
Number 8 raised his hand, pointing to the black ribbon extending from the foundation. "That is our medium to touch it, and the only opportunity to steal the foundation..."
"To steal the foundation, we first need to attract the Bingshen Dao... So we also need to gather murderous auras like those law enforcement officers, to attract the attention of the foundation?"
"This is the safest method."
As they spoke, they arrived at a larger ravine.
In the center of the ravine, more than fifty armored soldiers were gathered together, arrayed facing forward, emanating a murderous aura.
The seven Fire Usurpers stood before the ravine, exchanging glances and nodding slightly.
The next moment, they simultaneously rushed into the ravine!
...
Ten-Person Ravine.
The black ribbon stretched straight up into the sky above Chen Yifei, and a solemn and awe-inspiring atmosphere suddenly descended.
"...The Way of the War God?" Chen Yifei recalled that when he had attracted the attention of the Way of the War God in the courtyard, something like this had also appeared.
The difference was that the ribbon at that time was thicker and more solid, like steps extending down from the sky... But the one in front of him extended from the gemstone on the hilt of the black giant sword.
"Did this attract the Way of the War God?" Chen Yifei asked in surprise, "Is it so simple?"
It wasn't said that even entering the Ancient Trove of the Way of War and gaining the recognition of the Way of the War God was extremely difficult?
It wasn't said that only less than one-tenth of people could step onto the Way of the War God each time?
Chen Yifei was a bit confused. After all, he had just picked a Ten-Person Ravine at random and was about to clear it all... He never expected that it would attract the Way of the War God so easily. It had been less than an hour since he entered the Ancient Trove.
Was the Way of the War God... so unreserved?
Why did it come huffing and puffing every time he provoked it a bit?
"So, is that the foundation of the Way of the War God?" Chen Yifei's gaze fell on the source of the black ribbon, the gemstone embedded in the hilt. He tried to stretch out his hand to touch the gemstone through the Way of the War God itself.
But before his fingertips could touch the black ribbon, it suddenly vibrated!
Subsequently, it seemed to have seen something terrifying and quickly retreated backward... Chen Yifei stretched out one hand but only grasped at empty air.
Chen Yifei:...
He looked back at the void behind him. Pairs of crimson eyes gradually faded. The oppressive might of the "audience" directly scared off the Way of the War God, not giving him any chance to touch it.
Indeed, even after entering the Ancient Trove of the Way of War, the outcome was the same.
"The Way of the War God sees me and runs away... This is troublesome."
Chen Yifei's brows were tightly knitted.
He couldn't even touch the Way of the War God, so how could he steal its foundation?
In that case, maybe he could only go and rob those Fire Usurpers... It was unrealistic for him to kill six Fire Usurpers alone. He still had to use others to do the killing, but now the enforcers and the Fire Usurpers didn't bother each other. How could he speed things up and make them fight again?
Just as Chen Yifei was pondering, a black shadow suddenly fell from the retreating Way of the War God, passing through the dim sky and precisely landing before Chen Yifei.
Bang——
Chen Yifei was attracted by the muffled sound and saw a bloodstained token lying quietly on the ground.
He glanced at the retreating Way of the War God with suspicion, stepped forward, picked up the token, and held it in his hand to examine it carefully.
This was a very antique token. It felt cold when held, like it was made of some kind of metal material. Through the thick, dark-colored bloodstains, he could barely see two characters underneath... They weren't the simplified characters that Chen Yifei was familiar with, but rather seemed like Xiao Zhuan script.
Chen Yifei couldn't understand Xiao Zhuan, but the first character, from its outline, looked very much like the character "Bai".
Bai?
Chen Yifei immediately thought of the Thief Saint Bai Ye mentioned by Number 8 on the train... But the second character didn't look like "Ye" at all. Furthermore, this token had a considerable sense of history and was definitely not a recent product.
Chen Yifei carefully stared at the mysterious second character, wrote and drew on the ground for a long time, and then somewhat hesitantly outlined another simplified character that looked very similar to it...
On the grayish-white ground, the two characters were pieced together, forming a name that made Chen Yifei's heart skip a beat——
[Bai Qi].
"PS: Bai Qi, a famous general of the Qin Dynasty in ancient China, killed countless enemies on the battlefield throughout his life and was respected by later generations as the God of Killing!"