In the beginning, Yanan was just a small, remote city. Even the people of Yanan had forgotten the origins of this place. The historical records of this small city were only preserved in Yanan's only academic institution — Byron Weiss Academy.
In reality, Yanan was originally located in the center of an ancient country known as the "Sumerian Civilization." However, the Sumerian Civilization had long since disappeared in the long river of history. Only the occasional excavation of ancient tombs from the Sumerian era could reveal the past glory of this ancient civilization.
Byron Weiss Academy became very interested in the excavated Sumerian Civilization. As more and more ancient tombs were excavated, scholars discovered that the ancient tombs recorded many incomprehensible knowledge, such as "Ancient Gods," "Beast Calamity," "Superior Beings," "Eyes," "Transcendental Thinking," and so on.
They speculated that the ancient Sumerians had coexisted with a foreign life form known as the "Ancient Gods," and created a highly glorious civilization. However, it was suddenly destroyed by some mysterious power.
Hence, Byron Weiss Academy set off a wave of research on the Sumerian Civilization. The leader of this research was the dean of Byron Weiss Academy, Master William.
They organized an expedition team to explore the ancient tombs of the Sumerian Civilization. Although they encountered terrifying monsters that they had never seen before, they also made many shocking archaeological discoveries.
In the Sumerian literature, it was recorded that by obtaining the "Inner Eye," or "Spirit Vision," a human's level of thinking could be improved, evolving to the level of the "Ancient Gods." They would obtain knowledge that surpassed humans and see phenomena that surpassed human vision, thus achieving human evolution.
According to the records, the "Inner Eye" existed in the human brain. The more there were, the higher the level of thinking.
However, Master William had no idea how to obtain the "Inner Eye," until the discovery of the Great Holy Grail.
This strange object was sealed in the center of a huge labyrinth. It had a strange appearance and no rules.
In research, it was proven to be an active object. As long as human blood was placed in it, the Holy Grail would release worm eggs into the blood, and by absorbing the blood, one could obtain the "Inner Eye."
With the help of his proud disciple, Lawrence, the dean, Master William, injected the "blessed blood." In just a few days, the aged Master William felt his insight sharpen, and his mental state improved rapidly. It was as if there were many eyes observing the world at the same time.
This result made Byron Weiss Academy extremely excited. This blood began to be called the "Blood of the Ancient Gods", and the "Inner Eye" was renamed to "Spirit Vision".
The research found that continuous transfusion of the Ancient God's Blood would continuously increase the magnitude of Spirit Vision. Hence, under the guidance of Master William, the academy began a large-scale blood transfusion experiment.
More students obtained Spirit Vision, so the research on the Sumerian civilization quickly advanced.
However, the side effects of the blood transfusion soon appeared.
Blood transfusion researchers showed varying degrees of dependence on blood. They would constantly increase the dosage to raise their Spirit Vision level.
For humans, the enhancement of Spirit Vision wasn't limitless. Once it exceeded a certain limit, the human brain would go berserk from being unable to withstand the massive amount of information. The excess Spirit Vision would even appear on the human body in the form of eyeballs.
Master William discovered that many wriggling eyeballs had grown out of his forehead, causing him to feel terrified.
Finally, the first case of a blood transfusion death occurred at Byron Weiss Academy. This student had violated the rules and received large amounts of blood transfusions for an extended period of time to the point of committing suicide.
After dissection, it was discovered that the student's head was filled with compound eyes, just like a fly. The true nature of these eyes was actually a special kind of parasite. These parasites could sense the outside world and transmit the information they received to the human brain. This was the true face of Spirit Vision.
The vigilant Master William covered his eyes with a huge hat because he no longer needed to see the world with his eyes.
Following that, Master William ordered a ban on blood transfusion experiments to put an end to such suicidal behavior. However, this caused his student, Lawrence, and many other students who had developed a dependence on the Blood of the Ancient Gods to protest.
This was because research showed that it wasn't that humans couldn't control large amounts of Spirit Vision. They just needed something called the "Rope of the Eye". As the name suggested, this thing was a rope that connected the brain to the eyes.
Lawrence believed that the dependence and violence caused by blood transfusions were just a side effect. As long as the "Rope of the Eye" was found, everything would be solved. They couldn't stop the experiments because of a momentary setback.
Regarding this, Master William gave a public lecture. In his investigations, he discovered that the "Rope of the Eye" was called the "Third Umbilical Cord" in Sumerian literature because it was a physiological structure that the Ancient Gods carried when they were born.
The Ancient Gods had three umbilical cords. The first connected the God to the mother, the second to the God's will and the universe, and the third to the brain and the Inner Eye.
Humans could indeed control large amounts of Spirit Vision through the "Rope of the Eye", or the "Third Umbilical Cord". However, the Third Umbilical Cord could only be obtained by killing a newborn Ancient God. This was no different from a fantasy story.
Therefore, Byron Weiss Academy stopped the blood transfusion experiments. "Fear the Blood of the Ancient Gods" became the teaching of this school of thought.
However, an explicit ban didn't mean a complete ban.
Byron Weiss Academy was still researching the Sumerian tomb. A large number of addicted students were still secretly producing blood. They extracted blood from students who had already received blood transfusions and searched for high-quality blood sources.
It was speculated that the bloodline of these high-quality blood sources should be closer to the ancient Sumerians, or even the Ancient Gods.
Lawrence continued to explore the Sumerian tomb with great ambition. He discovered a new area called "Loren City" around the original "Izzi" tomb complex. This was a city of the Sumerian civilization, but it was destroyed by the "Beast Calamity".
Here, Lawrence discovered a substance called "Orton's Blood". According to the records, this formless Orton was a genuine Ancient God. As long as one received Orton's Blood, the blessed womb would give birth to a Child of God at the right time.
In other words, the third umbilical cord that Lawrence dreamed of could be obtained through this method.
Therefore, Lawrence bid farewell to Master William with Orton's Blood. The master and disciple parted ways due to the conflict of ideals. Some of the scholars left with Lawrence and founded an organization called the "Church of Healing".
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