System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Chapter 161

Zhang Hao believed that this secret must be very important, and might even contain information about the identity of a god.

It seems that choosing to help Yi Sa find the secret of the water demon's mutation was the right decision.

If we can find out the truth, even if we don't find a way to destroy God, we can at least learn more about Him.

This way, we'll have more clues in finding a way to deal with him.

"Zhang Hao, didn't you say he was under an illusion and couldn't lie? Why do you say the person behind it isn't Ding Changsheng?"

Yi Sa was completely confused by Zhang Hao's contradictory words.

Zhang Hao explained, "You said that Ding Changsheng's lifelong wish was to become a water demon. I think his obstruction of your investigation into the truth of the water demon mutation was fake. In fact, he was using you to find the location of the Ancestral Golden Soup because he knows that the Ancestral Golden Soup contains a way to turn ordinary people into water demons."

Yi Sa nodded: "That's true, but what does that have to do with my assassination attempt?"

"You haven't found the ancestral golden fortress yet. If he kills you, you won't be able to find it anymore, will you?"

Yi Sa suddenly realized that Zhang Hao was right, so the person who wanted to kill her was not Ding Changsheng, but someone else.

After figuring things out, she stopped pursuing the matter and had her men deal with the assassin. She then led Zhang Hao and the others to a prepared room to rest.

"We're still a distance from one of the locations where the Drift Cave appears. You can go and rest first, and I'll wake you up when we get there."

Yi Sa made arrangements as she walked.

"Ah."

Zhang Hao and the others responded and went into the rooms that had been arranged for them to rest.

This is a four-person room with two bunk beds.

Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Zhang Qilin, and Fatty are just enough to fill the room.

As for Yi Sa and Ding Yudie, they were going to prepare things for the water ritual.

According to Yi Sa, finding the Drift Cave requires a complicated sacrificial ceremony, and only after the ceremony can it be confirmed whether the Drift Cave is there.

So after settling Zhang Hao and the others in, she and Ding Yudie left the room.

Having been traveling for the past few days, Zhang Hao was feeling quite tired, so after they left, he simply found a bed and lay down.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he vaguely heard someone calling him.

When Zhang Hao opened his eyes, he found that Wu Tianzhen, Zhang Qilin, and Fatty were still fast asleep.

Yi Sa and Ding Yudie did not return either.

"Was I dreaming?"

Zhang Hao was very puzzled, thinking that perhaps it was a dream.

He looked around and, seeing nothing amiss, closed his eyes to rest.

"Zhang Hao, we've arrived. We're about to begin the sacrificial ceremony."

Late at night, Yi Sa's voice rang in my ears.

Zhang Hao rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed.

When Yi Sa saw that Zhang Hao had woken up, she went to call the others and brought them all to the deck.

"Now that it's late at night, the passengers on the ship are all fast asleep, which makes it easier for us to carry out our plans."

When Zhang Hao and his group reached the deck, they saw that a shrine had already been set up at the bow of the ship, with incense and candles lit on it and offerings laid out on it.

The offerings were not much different from those used on land in ordinary times; they were mostly things like chicken, duck, and pig heads.

"SaSa, do you think we'll succeed this time?"

Yi Sa shook her head slightly: "I'm not sure if I can succeed, but I don't have much time left. I'm going to die sooner or later, so I might as well find out the truth and maybe I'll have a chance to live."

"Alright, let's begin!"

After Ding Yudie finished speaking, she began to change into her diving suit. Once she was dressed, she stood at the bow of the boat and would jump into the water after the ceremony.

"Boss, come here too. You have the Jiang family ancestral tablets. To find the Ancestral Golden Soup, you need to collect all three ancestral tablets."

"Row."

Zhang Hao responded and went to change into his diving suit, standing at the bow of the boat.

Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and Zhang Qilin changed into diving suits and carried oxygen tanks. Unlike Zhang Hao, Yi Sa, and Ding Yudie, who could breathe underwater, they had to use diving equipment to dive.

"The ocean embraces all rivers...water holds a thousand pieces of gold..."

Once everyone was ready, an elder from the Yi family began the ceremony.

After he finished reciting the incantation, he threw the offerings on the shrine into the river.

"Like a fortress!"

The elder's words marked the end of the ceremony.

Yi Sa and Ding Yudie simultaneously took out their ancestral tablets, made a cut on them with their fingers, and then dripped their blood onto them.

"Boss, it's your turn!"

Zhang Hao knew that the ancestral tablet of the Three Surnames Water Demon should contain the consciousness of a god, and once he dripped his blood onto it, that consciousness would enter his body.

However, for some unknown reason, this consciousness returns to the ancestral tablet after guiding the person to find the goal.

Once that consciousness enters his body, he will be devoured by the Qilin, posing no threat to him. Moreover, he might even learn more about the gods through the memories of that consciousness.

So Zhang Hao followed Yi Sa's example and dripped blood onto the ancestral tablet.

When his blood dripped onto the ancestral tablets, all three tablets simultaneously flashed with a bright light.

With a "whoosh," the main card flew up and rushed forward.

"Get into the water!"

Upon hearing Yi Sa's suggestion, Zhang Hao jumped straight into the river and dove into the water with a splash.

The blue light on the main card intensifies after diving into the water.

Something came out from inside and entered Zhang Hao's body.

"Just as I suspected, there is a consciousness within the ancestral tablet!"

Zhang Hao focused his mind, and there appeared a shadowy figure whose face he could not see.

Unlike other consciousnesses, it was not aggressive; after entering Zhang Hao's mind, it actually tried to input some memories into Zhang Hao's mind.

Zhang Hao opened his mind to receive the memories. As large amounts of memories entered, a complete map slowly emerged in his mind.

"Golden Soup Recipe?"

Zhang Hao had once heard Yi Sa say that after the water sacrifice ceremony was completed, a map called the Golden Soup Scripture might appear in their minds.

The text contains complete information about the locations of ancient tombs built by water spirits with the help of future generals and ministers over thousands of years, as well as traps and mechanisms.

However, the recipe for the Golden Soup is not easy to come by; it only appears in the minds of extremely powerful water demons throughout history.

Most of the time, after the water demons perform water rituals, they simply lose control of their bodies and are guided by ancestral tablets to find the ancient tombs underwater.

Zhang Hao was puzzled. He was clearly not a water demon, so why did the Golden Soup Recipe, which only the most powerful water demons could obtain, appear in his mind?

Could it be because of my own body?

After Zhang Hao fused with the Celestial Star Stone, his body gained the ability to store memories.

Wang Canghai also said that he would feel exceptionally comfortable whenever someone was near him.

What secrets do the Wu family and the Zhang family I belong to have? What special features of my body could have caused this result?

While Zhang Hao was still thinking, he noticed someone tugging at him.

When he came to his senses, he saw Yi Sa gesturing frantically in front of him: "We failed. Neither Yu Die nor I had the Golden Soup Manual in our minds. The absence of the Golden Soup Manual means that even if the Drifting Cave appears here, we won't be able to find it."

"What connection does the Golden Soup Recipe have with the Drifting Cave?"

Zhang Hao asked.

"That's right, only by obtaining the Golden Soup Manual can one master the method to enter the Drifting Cave."