Chapter 309: Chapter 181: Magic Guided Civilization

When all eyes focused on him, he stepped aside to introduce Andasu to them.

“This member of my team has been cursed by demons for generations. I encountered the demon because I was helping her lift the curse.”

Li Ang briefly recounted the events of the Bloody Hand in the Flashing Field and the subsequent demon chase.

Regarding the curse, he thought for a moment and decided to keep it to himself for now. He couldn’t guarantee that there wouldn’t be people in this group who would object, and might break his arm.

“Chase? That’s too outrageous.”

A Xiang, who already had slim eyes, squinted further into a line: “You lifted the curse from a spiritual angle, and then the curse itself turned into a demon. This is similar to how a Transcendent Demon Beast appears, so it isn’t too strange.

“However, the remaining curses all left the body and pieced together a complete demon. That is a power I cannot understand at all.”

Li Ang nodded, “That should be a higher level of Spiritual Manipulation Technique.”

Sisyphus pondered, “Cursing a race to suppress its talent ability? Yunxiang Race…”

He took out a piece of paper from a dimensional rift and started taking notes, then said: “If that’s the case, then the scenario described at the beginning of the fairy tale could all be true.”

Balbanus scratched his head, “What did it say again? I forgot.”

Elaphia clicked her tongue, “Forgetful big guy. Let me explain: Residents who went missing turned into monsters, families were blood-sacrificed, and someone’s relatives either had their consciousness transferred or turned into beasts, who could still speak and recognize him.”

Dorothy looked uncomfortable, “I was scared of that part as a kid. Did that person really kill his family turned into beasts by demons? That’s too…”

Patting her shoulder, Li Ang said, “I’ll interject, this matter involves the Speaker’s two conjectures.”

Sisyphus asked, “What do you think?”

“I think both are possible—the demons both hide in Nebis and visit frequently.”

Li Ang explained that if he hadn’t lifted the Yunxiang Race’s curse, the Six-Armed Demon wouldn’t have come here, but since the founders left instructions to be wary of demons, passed down over generations among speakers, it indicates a real threat might exist.

Sisyphus smiled, “Very reasonable. Then let’s proceed with Mr. Li Ang’s conjectures as a basis for explaining the matters ahead.”

“As a Speaker, preparing secretly to counter demons has also included issuing many tasks with additional rewards.”

The blond youth smiled at Li Ang, “In this aspect, Mr. Li Ang has more say, as recently a task was completed, and the formidable desert conquered was the Moonlit Island.”

“The Dark Night Ancient City?” Li Ang sighed.

Speaking of this, everyone present naturally knew about it.

After all, even if they didn’t care about guild affairs, they would take a look at who ascended to the top position.

Especially since the top Celestial Group has been those few for years. Groups like Cloud Wanderer and the Fellowship of Fortunate Stars, despite having bizarre rankings often dropping to sixth or seventh temporarily, also kind of know who pushed them down.

The Soul Apex? Where did that pop up?

Groups like the Banquet of the Gods and Supreme Glory, full of strong thoughts, couldn’t believe it then.

“Oh, were you the one they kicked out?” said the usually quiet Virgil.

“Was that you?” Olivia took another look at Li Ang.

Otto folded his arms and did not speak.

“Since Mr. Li Ang could assist the team in conquering the Dark Night Ancient City and defeat the demon, it seems this was no coincidence. We are fortunate to have you in this meeting.”

Sisyphus said, “Without you, there wouldn’t have been this meeting either.”

“You’re naturally dark-hearted, aren’t you?” Li Ang jokingly said.

Olivia giggled, “You just realized? If you interact with him a few more times, you’ll find more surprises. From what Xixi said, demons are a big deal, will you be around more often?”

She wanted to say more to Li Ang but saw Elaphia glaring at her. The female fighter’s eyes showed some confusion but seemed to understand, chuckling quietly.

Li Ang said, “The threat of demons should not be underestimated. Although it’s unclear what they want, just during combat, they can unrestrictedly draw magic from the Magic Power Dimension, which directly triggers a Magical Disaster.”

“Could the Demon Disaster Realm be their making?” Olivia began to think wildly.

“Unconfirmed matters and speculations can be discussed after the meeting.”

Sisyphus took out an object, “Look here, everyone.”

As Sisyphus showed the ancient Rune Stone he took out, Balbanus asked, “What is this?”

“A recording device.”

Sisyphus handed it to Mort beside him, signaling him to pass it around for everyone to hold and view.

“Similar items were left by the founders in the Extremely Secret Vault. In the first century of guild development, standing within the Demon Disaster Realm was challenging, and research on it made almost no progress.

“In the second century, high-end teams began to transform deserts and secret realms into revived lands. During this process, successive speakers, in cooperation with scholars in Thousand Tower City, confirmed the existence of ’Deus People’ or Divine People.

“Divine People mastered true Magic Guidance Technology, not like Makena Island Country’s magic guided technology. They could simply harness runes and magic power to achieve powerful effects, even creating incredible results.”

“Mr. Li Ang must have experienced this deeply.” Sisyphus meaningfully looked at Li Ang.

“Yes.”

The key to the Soul Apex conquering the Dark Night Ancient City was Li Ang activating the city’s mechanisms through Perception Spirit, achieving a strategic reversal against the King of the Ancient City.

“Hey, come join our team!” Balbanus said immediately.

“Oh, I’ve been to that place. Those trash undead are like clay chickens. If you were in my team, we would have conquered it. Supreme Glory would be blindsided, and forget about aiming for first in years!”

Li Ang politely declined, “I’ve already formed my own team.”

“Merging teams isn’t unheard of, bring your members in. Oh, are they the ones? If they lack strength, that’s okay. Our rookie training may not have Supreme Glory’s extensive setups, but I can get people to support new growth. Of course, if they can’t handle the trials, they’d roll off themselves, hahaha.”

Olivia rolled her eyes, “Who would join with you talking like that?”

“Yeah, yeah.” Dorothy agreed, “I definitely wouldn’t join a team that kicks people.”

“This is when you’re confident, right?” Li Ang said helplessly.

“I’m only in Li Ang’s group,” said Zoe.

Sisyphus tapped the golden staff on the ground with a smile, and a spell instantly sealed Balbanus’s mouth.

Silence Technique, mid-tier magic.

“Alright, the noisy one won’t be talking for now. Let’s finish discussing the main issue,” Sisyphus said.

“I once personally went to inspect the Dark Night Ancient City and confirmed that it belongs to the category of Divine Remnants.”

“So, it was you who led the investigation of this civilization?” Li Ang thought about the systematic scholarly research he’d reviewed at the Thousand Tower City Library before the conquest.

The Speaker nodded in acknowledgment: “Not just me, but also the previous and the one before the last Speaker.”

“These rune stones can serve various functions. After the guild took over the Dark Night Ancient City, we’ve already found quite a few related rune stones. The one I’m showing you, I call it the Ancient Atlas. It records all the landscapes and geographical information of a land, even the magic flow and nature cycle within, though it’s quite different from the current Nebis.

“In the relics, there are many rune stones whose power has long faded. By analogy, small rune stones are like our regular equipment, while these large, content-rich, highly functional rune stones are treasure artifacts.

“The passage of time cannot destroy treasure artifacts; these large rune stones are the same.”

The blond youth smiled and said, “The reason I invited everyone here today is to say that to ensure the peace of Nebis and guard against the harm of demons, please seek out and collect these rune stones.”

A Xiang sighed, “So tiring, so troublesome. Why didn’t you say so earlier? In a few places, I’ve seen things that only emit light, and our team played with them like balls.”

“Hehe,” Sisyphus said, “The founder specifically said that although we must guard against demons, we should not go overboard but instead focus on enhancing the strength of the Sky Knights.”

Li Ang agreed with the guild founder’s philosophy, reflecting on how the Oathkeeping Festival of the Wotam Sect originally aimed to guard against demons, but ended up as a tool of factional strife.

The Speaker smiled at A Xiang: “It’s always been difficult for busy people like you to be bothered with it.”

A Xiang laughed awkwardly twice, not saying a word.

“Why collect such stones?” Otto rarely asked a question.

Sisyphus said, “Please watch.”

He took out a sword and placed it on the table.

The sword was entirely covered in rust, its color so deep it was almost black. It seemed like it would crumble at a touch.

Elaphia stared intently at the weapon, as if she thought of something, yet dared not confirm it.

She jumped off her chair, walked over, and tiptoed to hold up the Decaying Sword.

Throughout the process, her face was as cold as ice, and everyone knew that laughing at her short stature now would be a bad decision.

No wonder she spoke much less during the meeting than usual, thought Li Ang. It turned out her momentum was weak.

“Indeed, there are similar decaying weapons in my family’s treasure vault,” Elaphia said.

“Because our talent perception felt like it fell into the void, and the inventory had clear annotations like ’Decaying Axe,’ nobody thought about discarding them either.”

Several others said they’d perhaps seen similar things during adventures, but they discarded them as trash.

Sisyphus said, “The founders called them ’Decaying Weapons.’”

He smiled at everyone: “Here’s a little secret: they also called them the ’Seed of Treasures.’

“Is this a little secret?”

Elaphia suddenly sputtered like a furious cat.

Others could barely sit still, including the still-silenced Balbanus.

Li Ang, along with the young girls, stepped down from his chair to examine the ’Decaying Sword.’

From its appearance alone, it couldn’t possibly be called a seed for treasure artifacts.

[Decaying Sword]

[The perfect base once used in ancient times to prepare for power infusion, transformed by the passage of time. With special techniques, it might serve as a catalyst to bring back the beautiful brilliance of ancient times]

[Tier: 0]

[Category: Sword]

[Attack Enhancement: None]

[Equipment Skills: None]

It was the first time Li Ang saw something of Tier 0. Everything in Nebis possessed spirituality, which could channel magic power, giving it a corresponding tier.

The absence of a tier indicated it was so pure that it had no spirituality.

As a Tier Nine Curse Master, he immediately understood that having no spirituality also means it could have spirituality added freely.

Unlike Li Ang, other council members were all powerful in their own right and had used treasure artifacts. However, based on the team and those around them, they knew how rare treasures were. Upon hearing it was a seed of treasures, they thought there might be a chance to rediscover the artifact manufacturing method.

“Of course, the founders somehow didn’t know this either, and the related information has been scattered,” Sisyphus added at this point. “But the previous speakers figured out that just having this isn’t enough; one must undergo an extremely complex and lengthy process to utilize it as a seed for crafting treasure artifacts.”

“Pfft,” Olivia was so irritated she stuck her tongue out at the Speaker.

“Everyone, calm down.”

Sisyphus seemed to enjoy the scenario.

“So, what does this have to do with rune stones, Divine People, and demons?” Balbanus asked as the Silence Technique wore off.

“That’s right, combining the two—”

Sisyphus turned around, just in time to see Virgil handing the rune stone to Li Ang.

[Found Creation Formula (Partial), Collection Progress 14%. Completing the full formula will grant the Power of Creation]

Under everyone’s gaze, the rune stone in Li Ang’s hand lost its glow, crumbling to dust and scattering away.

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