"According to the memories of this eight-legged priest, Feng Ke was apparently regarded as a saint by it, also called the Daughter of God..."
Ye Ling murmured softly, feeling quite surprised by the newly acquired information.
The deity the eight-legged priest intended to sacrifice to was, in fact, the clan leader of the Tongtian tribe from ancient times.
And Feng Ke was one of the crucial offerings for the resurrection of the Tongtian tribe's clan leader.
In Earth's current era, spiritual energy was scarce, and the gods had hidden themselves. Few powerful individuals remained on Earth.
If the Tongtian tribe's clan leader were to be resurrected, allowing the giants to recover their strength, and the Tongtian tribe to regain its former power, then Earth might truly face invasion by this extraterrestrial civilization.
Although the history of the Tongtian tribe that Ye Ling had uncovered might contain fabricated information, the fact that the Tongtian tribe was an extraterrestrial civilization and that this Lost City was a relic of the Tongtian tribe was certain.
This dilapidated underwater city had a profound connection to the ancient ruins discovered by Su Ruoxue off the East China Sea!
Ye Ling swept his divine soul across the altar below and murmured, "How did Feng Ke come to possess the aura of the Tongtian tribe's clan leader? How did they become connected?"
Ye Ling was perplexed by this.
The eight-legged priest sent people to capture Feng Ke precisely because she carried an aura similar to that of the Tongtian tribe's clan leader.
After Feng Ke arrived in Shanghai, the eight-legged priest sensed her aura through the spatial rift at the bottom of the East China Sea and had already arranged for personnel to go to Shanghai.
Shortly after Ye Ling left Feng Ke and Du Yameng, the demonic creatures of the Lost City found Feng Ke and Du Yameng.
It was due to this twist of fate that the demonic creatures from the Lost City successfully evaded Ye Ling, captured Feng Ke and Du Yameng, and brought them to the Lost City for sacrifice.
If Ye Ling had not attempted to contact Feng Ke and Du Yameng, the eight-legged priest might have succeeded in their sacrifice.
However, it was understandable; who could have predicted that a city from a million years ago lay submerged beneath the sea, and that a teenage girl could be connected to that ancient race?
Curious about Feng Ke's connection to the Tongtian tribe, Ye Ling couldn't help but expel all the seawater that had poured into the barrier. He then summoned the slumbering Feng Ke and Du Yameng from his small world.
As for the other young women, Ye Ling simply sent them through the spatial rift he had torn, teleporting them to a crowded beach in Shanghai.
Although over a dozen young women suddenly appearing on the beach might be sensational and even cause a huge stir online, Ye Ling did not have the energy to send each of them back to their homes.
In any case, the Dragon Department would proactively handle matters concerning the extraordinary individuals' circle, and such news would quickly be suppressed by the authorities, causing no major trouble.
With someone to help deal with the trouble, Ye Ling naturally didn't bother to expend his energy. All the follow-up matters were left entirely to the Dragon Department.
The other demonic creatures were forced out of the barrier along with the seawater by Ye Ling's power, while the giants were manipulated by Ye Ling using the eight-legged priest's methods, standing guard around the altar in a state of stillness.
Viewed from a distance, these giants surrounding the altar resembled towering spires, forming a stone forest in the center of the Lost City, exuding an eerie and sinister aura.
Nourished by Ye Ling's spiritual energy, Du Yameng and Feng Ke awoke.
"Help!"
Du Yameng startled awake, sitting up abruptly from the ground, her eyes still filled with terror!
When the demonic creatures of the Lost City attacked them, Feng Ke was directly knocked unconscious, while Du Yameng was captured alive, witnessing firsthand as she was dragged into the deep sea by a group of monsters and eventually caught in a vortex.
The bone-chilling touch of it, even now, was vividly remembered by her.
Seeing Du Yameng's frightened state, Ye Ling recited a calming mantra in her mind, helping her to pacify herself.
"Grandmaster Ye..."
After calming down, Du Yameng noticed Ye Ling in front of her.
Seeing Ye Ling appear, Du Yameng felt an immense sense of security.
With Ye Ling present, she was safe.
If she hadn't been aware of the difference in their statuses and dared not harbor any improper thoughts, she would have likely rushed into Ye Ling's arms and wept uncontrollably.
"What happened to me?"
At this moment, Feng Ke also regained her senses. Seeing herself lying in an unfamiliar place with giants all around, her confusion deepened.
Compared to Du Yameng, Feng Ke knew nothing.
Ye Ling did not conceal the matter of the Lost City from the two women, explaining everything that had happened there.
"Extraterrestrial civilization, the Tongtian tribe? I am the Daughter of God? A sacrifice to the Tongtian tribe's clan leader? What is all this nonsense? How could I possibly be connected to those monsters?"
Feng Ke was utterly bewildered by the things Ye Ling had told her. She stood frozen in place, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Ye Ling said, "Your body is tainted with the aura of the Tongtian tribe, which doesn't necessarily mean you possess the Tongtian tribe's bloodline. It might be that you ate something, or you carried an artifact related to the Tongtian tribe, which led the eight-legged priest to mistake you for a descendant of the Tongtian tribe's clan leader."
"Think carefully, after your master returned from the ancient ruins, did she bring anything back? Or did she give you anything?"
"Something my master gave me back then?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Feng Ke was instantly taken aback and couldn't answer immediately.
She was very young then, and her memories were quite hazy. It was difficult for her to recall what happened back then.
Seeing Feng Ke in this state, Ye Ling sighed slightly. He thought there was little hope and was about to investigate from another angle when he heard Feng Ke say, "I remember! Back then, when my master returned from the ancient ruins, she brought back a bead... I was playing around and accidentally swallowed that bead..."
Ye Ling asked with some surprise, "You swallowed it?"
Feng Ke nodded awkwardly, "Yes... I swallowed it. I remember my master was furious about it, and I was spanked several times."
Ye Ling then asked, "Did anything happen afterward? Was the bead retrieved?"
Feng Ke shook her head and said, "After swallowing the bead, I developed a high fever that lasted for a week. My master tried everything, but she couldn't retrieve the bead, nor could she cure my illness."
"According to my master, I was almost burned to death by the fever. However, after a week, I miraculously recovered, and everything was as usual. My body was safe and sound, with no abnormalities."
"As for the bead, it was as if it had been digested by me; I never saw it again. Later, my master never mentioned it again, and I almost forgot about it..."
Hearing Feng Ke's words, Ye Ling pondered for a moment and then asked, "Do you remember what the bead looked like?"
Feng Ke recalled, "It was white, glowing, and a bit soft, like a glowing white chocolate bean... I remember its taste was also a bit sweet."
Based on Feng Ke's recollection, Ye Ling searched through the memories of the eight-legged priest, trying to find something that matched Feng Ke's description.
Ye Ling was merely searching casually, but unexpectedly, he found a treasure bead in the eight-legged priest's memories that matched Feng Ke's description!
The treasure bead that Feng Ke swallowed was likely the Tongtian tribe's ancestral treasure, and the core of all Tongtian Towers...
The Tongtian Primordial Pearl!