I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 693 - 513: The Way to Leave This Place
Chapter 693 -513: The Way to Leave This Place
After Lu Yuan made up his mind, he checked the various performances of the power armor: “You two, keep probing these Snake-men here. Notify me immediately if anything happens. I’m heading to the pool over there.”
“Alright.”
Lu Yuan, being skilled and daring, piloted the power armor and headed alone to the vicinity of the tall wall. He pressed a button.
A small object resembling a camera slowly ascended, rising above the high wall.
This object was a periscope, assembled from two mirrors.
The simpler a technological creation, the better it could resist mind interference.
Through the reflection in the mirrors, Lu Yuan held his breath and saw a massive black shadow emerge from the quartz windows of the palace. It was as if the palace, as magnificent as the Taj Mahal, housed a Demon King within.
A strange howling sound and chaotic demonic murmurs emanated from it.
The heavy sound didn’t seem like something produced by a living creature.
The gigantic black shadow appeared to be the Snake-man he fought with last night, [Ghost·Spirit Shrine’s Eye].
“What is it doing? Sleeping? [Ghost] needs rest too?” Lu Yuan felt baffled, observing with the corner of his eye for a long while, but couldn’t make sense of anything.
He had no choice but to suppress his curiosity.
Currently, he was using a human body, which lacked the ultra-resistance of the [Greedy Demon God] or the [Steel] ability.
Just a few glances brought an overwhelming sense of unease deep into his heart.
As a human, a fragile creature, he instinctively began to feel fear.
His stomach began to ache and turn sour; gastric acid surged upward, and a vague physiological urge to vomit emerged.
“I was actually fighting a monster of this level last night… humans are just too frail.” Lu Yuan silently complained in his heart, “Good thing I chose to stop being human long ago.”
Gritting his teeth, he forced himself to stop looking at the [Ghost] that was almost within his reach.
Lu Yuan shifted his focus to the pool not far away.
In an instant, his soul nearly flew out of his body in shock!
Lu Yuan saw a colossal fountain!
It was as if an immense golden light surged out from the spring’s opening!
This light was dazzling beyond description, comparable to Emperor’s Liquid from the celestial realms and radiating an unparalleled allure.
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With just a fleeting glance, Lu Yuan’s eyes started to blur, and the entire world warped into dazzling and bizarre colors, twisting like a carousel.
[Eternal Spring: Drinking this spring water grants one epoch of lifespan.]
[You only need to sacrifice a small amount of divine attribute to gain increased longevity. But what is the true cost? Where does it originate? Perhaps few can truly understand. (Immortal Level·Natural Wonders)]
“An Immortal Level item? Left here just like that?”
Lu Yuan clearly felt his internal Eternal Spark pounding wildly, shaking his entire body uncontrollably.
His mind began to lose control.
This absurd city’s Eternal Spring seemed to possess an almost demonic power, like the call of unparalleled delicacies, luring him step by step, compelling him to drink that water.
Lu Yuan’s pupils lost focus, and he felt faintly disoriented. A flood of various desires surged forth—hunger, lust, survival instinct—all overwhelming him.
Fortunately, he was a seasoned warrior who had long endured temptations of beauty and was highly resistant compared to ordinary people.
Lu Yuan bit down fiercely on the tip of his tongue, and the sharp pain accompanied by the salty, bitter taste spread throughout his mouth.
The sting jolted him, and his Eternal Spark suppressed the agitation within him, allowing him to gradually regain composure.
“I managed not to get killed by the [Ghost], but nearly fell victim to this Eternal Spring water.”
An epoch of lifespan…
Lu Yuan took several deep breaths, withdrew the periscope, and questioned, “Old Cat, that spring water called Eternal Spring—it’s like an addictive drug. Just one glance almost hooked my soul. I feel like that thing is trying to trap me.”
“Eternal Spring?” Old Cat was intrigued. Such a grand name?
“Drinking it grants one epoch’s lifespan, supposedly by just lowering a bit of divine attribute. Ask the Snake-man what other traps are involved.”
After a few minutes, the Old Snake-man provided an answer: “Drinking the Eternal Spring water causes divine attribute to gradually and persistently decline until it reaches zero.”
“However, consuming the Mandala Fruit can raise divine attribute, maintaining a balance at around 4-5 divine points.”
“This way, you can survive long-term.”
“Sounds somewhat like [Monster]’s ability… Immortal-level spring water, and they managed to get it?” Lu Yuan wondered skeptically.
Old Cat suggested, “Is there anything nearby you can collect? Check if there are items usable for historical retrospection… and scoop some of that spring water while you’re at it.”
“Easy for you to say. Resisting this Eternal temptation is tough for me.” Gritting his teeth, Lu Yuan observed carefully.
Indeed, there were many peculiar creations near the poolside.
Time had left heavy marks on them; most were so ruined that it was difficult to discern their purpose, likely remnants of technological artifacts.
Lu Yuan extended his hand, and with a soft “swish,” he threw a small bottle.
Attached at the back of the bottle was a thin string, tracing a parabola in the sunlight.
With a light “plop,” the bottle landed squarely in the spring water.
The Snake-man Palace’s black mist instantly grew thicker under the stimulus.
The [Ghost] seemed to detect the commotion outside.
Lu Yuan dared not linger, activating his ability: “Different Space!”
The [Ghost] didn’t hide in the palace out of fear of sunlight—it was stimulated into faint revival by any external abnormalities.
After several minutes, the black mist of the [Ghost] gradually calmed down again.
Lu Yuan estimated the glass bottle was now filled, and he deactivated the Different Space ability.
Pulling the rope, he retrieved the bottle.
The cryptic murmuring continued to seductively tempt him.
Every cell in his body yearned intensely to drink from the madness-inducing spring water.
This sensation was very similar to the temptation experienced by D-level strong individuals—the feeling of being mere inches away but forced to endure instead.
His entire body stiffened, like a rigid, robotic shell.
Lu Yuan then pulled out a Black Iron Box from his Storage Space and sealed the bottle inside, the eerie feeling in his heart slightly alleviated.
The power armor discreetly retreated from the vicinity of the high-walled courtyard.
The X-level armor’s performance was exceptional, leaving no noise behind.
“Hey, here’s what you wanted.” Lu Yuan shook the Black Iron Box.
The Old Snake-man’s face immediately lit up with joy; his withered hands reached out eagerly to take it.
Lu Yuan pulled the box back again: “First, tell us information worth our while.”
“For example, how to leave this place?”
The Old Snake-man’s eyes glittered covetously as he grumbled: “Brat, you truly don’t trust us older folks. I bear you no grudge—it’s impossible for me to harm you.”
He sighed, sitting upright, and uttered an odd, cryptic language.
This mysterious language seemed encrypted, complex and abstruse.
[The water in the pool grants prolonged lifespan, but at the cost… the divine attribute will continuously deteriorate. Once, I was a Great Spirit Rhythmer; now, I’m reduced to this wretched state.]
[Mandala Fruit can consume lifespan to enhance divine attributes.]
[Thus, amidst the gap between wisdom and madness, you might glimpse the virtual reality of Different Space and uncover a survival path… This is the simplest method to leave.]
[Yet I can’t guarantee you won’t return here again. For once you’ve drunk from this spring, you must continue consuming it indefinitely. Moreover, you need to eat the Mandala Fruit to maintain your divine attribute.]
[Mandala Fruit grows only here; no other place can cultivate such a peculiar item.]
Lu Yuan listened to this method, furrowing his brows—really?
“Hmph, I knew you wouldn’t believe it.” The Old Snake-man’s single eye emitted a faint glow.
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In an inexplicable vision, Lu Yuan seemed to glimpse a blurred scene: A weathered Traveler, caught between madness and clarity, shouting: “I must leave this place! My family’s waiting for me outside!”
“I have to leave!”
It was a bat-shaped creature, an Ancient Epoch Traveler, wavering between insanity and lucidity, clawing frantically through the sand to leave behind imprints.
He was a top-tier Great Spirit Rhythmer! With incredible effort, he crawled at impossible angles out of the terrifying Snake-man City.
The scene was peculiar—it felt as though space contained a fourth dimension, or perhaps a fifth dimension.
The human brain struggled to describe it.
…
“What kind of absurd method is this? Did he truly escape? Or was he devoured by [Monster]?” Lu Yuan doubted incredulously.
“Believe it or not! Isn’t this intel grand enough? Now, hand me that spring water!” The Old Snake-man snapped impatiently.
“Do you think that method could actually work?” Lu Yuan calmly questioned the think tank in the rear.
Lu Tiantian, Hai Zhiyun, and Sha Mo wracked their brains in thought.
After considering carefully, the method did indeed seem intriguing.
“The spring water’s function is somewhat similar to the rainwater from the sky—they both reduce the divine attribute…” Lu Tiantian said, “Most likely has [Monster]-elemental power mixed in.”
Drinking the spring water equated to succumbing to [Monster]’s control.
Eating Mandala Fruit temporarily alleviated the mental manipulation.
In the blurred boundary of wisdom, by forcibly borrowing some of [Monster]’s abilities, perhaps… one could indeed escape this damnable Multiple Alternative Spaces!
“Hmm… If one were a Great Spirit Rhythmer, it might just be possible.”
The various think tank members, upon further reflection, began to feel this method… did have its merits.
But then again, why did the pool’s water have eternal-life functions? Could [Monster] really be this powerful?
Could humanity truly use this method? Among humans, there were two young Great Spirit Rhythmers, both with plenty of lifespans left—the divine attribute reduction, was the price too steep?
