"It's … It's not as simple as resurrection?" Lin Yun almost choked on his own saliva.
"What Vaughn wanted wasn't just that …" Although Vaughn had been dead for over a millennium, every time Anderfa mentioned that name, there would be a trace of fear in his voice. "I once saw the design of a Heaven Puppet, personally drawn by Vaughn …"
"Hold on …" When Lin Yun heard this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. "If I'm not wrong, you just said that Vaughn personally drew the design of a Heaven Puppet?"
Lin Yun emphasized the word 'Heaven Puppet'.
"Yes, a Heaven Puppet." Anderfa said with a matter-of-fact tone.
"…" Lin Yun took a deep breath and forced himself to ask as calmly as possible, "You are saying that an Artisan drew the design of a Heaven Puppet?"
"Haha, Artisan …" Lin Yun hadn't expected that these words would sound like a joke to Anderfa. He laughed for a few minutes before finally stopping. "Do you really believe that Vaughn was only an Artisan? Do you think that an alchemist who inherited the legacy of the Dark Sage, whose might shook the empire for over a millennium, who made all Heaven Rank powerhouses unable to raise their heads, was only an Artisan? Do you think that Vaughn, who used only three years to sweep through Crystal Island and suppress six Greater Demon Overlords, was only an Artisan? "
"…" Lin Yun was a bit stunned when he heard this. Anderfa's words completely toppled Lin Yun's understanding. All kinds of information had always said that Vaughn was an Artisan. Although he was far more powerful than an ordinary Artisan, he was still only an Artisan.
In fact, Lin Yun had always thought so.
Otherwise, when Lys came looking for him, Lin Yun wouldn't have agreed so straightforwardly to go with the joint exploration team into the Four Seasons Canyon.
Because Lin Yun felt that exploring the ruins of an Artisan was within his ability.
But now, as the Incarnation that had followed Vaughn for over a millennium, Anderfa was telling himself that Vaughn wasn't as simple as an Artisan.
It wasn't just an Artisan …
Doesn't that mean …
"Conferred... Celestial Saint?"
"I don't know about that, I'm only a Magic Tool Incarnation …" But when Lin Yun asked this question, Anderfa once again refused to answer. He only evaded the question and said, "In any case, I personally saw him complete that Heaven Rank Puppet's design …"
"Okay …" Lin Yun nodded and didn't keep asking, because Lin Yun knew that this strange Incarnation's secrets weren't any less than Vaughn's.
"Let's continue talking about the Heaven Rank Puppet's design."
"Yes, when I saw Vaughn drawing that Heaven Rank Puppet's design, I noticed a very peculiar place. Vaughn left two ports for souls to inject into the Heaven Rank Puppet …"
"What do you mean?" Lin Yun froze at first. Two soul injection ports … Could it be that Vaughn wanted to pour the souls of two Ancient Gods?
But then, Lin Yun reacted.
'No …
It's not the souls of two Ancient Gods! '
How powerful were the souls of Ancient Gods? Even the remnants of their power could easily kill an Archmage. A Heaven Rank Puppet could barely bear the soul of one Ancient God, but carrying the souls of two Ancient Gods was simply impossible.
But if it wasn't the souls of Ancient Gods, then what was it?
As Lin Yun thought of this, he was suddenly startled.
When he looked at Anderfa once again, his eyes were filled with shock. "You are saying that the other soul injection port was left for … for …"
"Yes, for Vaughn himself."
"…" Although Lin Yun had a premonition, he was still scared silly when he heard the answer. He stood there in a daze for no less than a minute before saying, "He's crazy …"
At this time, Lin Yun finally understood why Anderfa said that Vaughn's goal wasn't as simple as reviving an Ancient God.
Two soul injection ports, one for the Ancient God's soul, and the other for Vaughn's own soul.
In other words, Vaughn wanted to fuse his own soul with the Ancient God's soul.
Vaughn wanted to steal the soul of an Ancient God!
In Noscent's history, there had been countless crazy alchemists, and the most common sentence they said was that the world was created by alchemy.
But there had never been an alchemist as crazy as Vaughn.
He was actually delusional enough to steal the soul of an Ancient God!
This was simply unheard of …
"And then?"
"It shouldn't have succeeded …" Enderfa's tone wasn't very certain. After saying that, he added as if to comfort himself, "Otherwise, this Ancient God's soul fragment wouldn't have fallen into your hands …"
"That's right …"
"But Vaughn ultimately went to Crystal Island …"
"…" The smile on Lin Yun 'face froze.
In this era, no one knew better than Lin Yun what kind of place Crystal Island was. That was the place where an Ancient God had fallen, where a true Ancient God had been slumbering!
A few millennia later, all of Noscent's major forces would fight over Vaughn's treasury, and a war would sweep through all of Noscent. In the end, Bane, who held the Book of Death, swept away all the powerhouses and won the war for the Ivory Tower.
After that, the secret of Vaughn's Treasury was completely sealed. It was not until many years later that people learned from some secret channels that the Ivory Tower had obtained the corpse of an Ancient God from Vaughn's Treasury …
Yes, the corpse of an Ancient God.
What about the soul?
As he thought of this, Lin Yun didn't dare to think about it.
"What should I do now?"
"It would be best to leave this place immediately …" Anderfa unhesitantly suggested, "Don't try to come in contact with the soul of an Ancient God before you reach Vaughn's realm. That will only attract endless disasters and curses …"
"But …" Lin Yun hesitated. Anderfa's suggestion was tantamount to making Lin Yun give up on the entire Demiplane. This would be a huge loss for Lin Yun.
This was a naturally formed Demiplane with endless plasticity and growth. When it reached its complete form, it could even become a true world!
To Lin Yun, its value was simply immeasurable.
"What? You can't bear to part with it?"
"What do you think …" Lin Yun rolled his eyes. In Noscent's history, the number of Natural Demiplanes that were successfully occupied could be counted on two hands. Would you be willing to part with it?
"In fact, it's not completely impossible …"
"Ah?"
"Now, this Ancient God's soul fragment shouldn't have awakened yet. Only a part of its power is leaking out, bringing some changes to this Demiplane. This kind of change is actually beneficial to the Demiplane itself. How much power does an Ancient God's soul fragment contain? Even if it's only the power leaking out, it can greatly accelerate the growth of this Demiplane. You might have a fully matured Demiplane in less than ten years …"
After saying that, Anderfa paused. "Naturally, the premise is that this Ancient God's soul fragment hasn't awakened yet …"
"It's over if it awakens …"
"Don't be so pessimistic. Look, these forests, these grasslands, these rivers, they are all produced by the power of the Ancient God. Every leaf, every blade of grass, every drop of water contains a huge amount of power. Don't you feel that the mana flow within your body is ten times faster than usual? I'm telling you, even if you search all of Noscent, you won't find a place more suitable for meditation than here. The meditation efficiency here is at least ten times higher than outside …"
"I know, but …"
"Are you trying to say, what if the soul fragment of the Ancient Fiendgod awakens? In fact, you don't need to worry about this. Didn't I just tell you that there is a solution? "
"What solution?"
"Vaughn's treasury!"
"Hmm?" Lin Yun froze when he heard this. "You are saying that there is a solution in Vaughn's treasury?"
"That's right. If I'm not wrong, Vaughn must have gone to Crystal Island in his later years because of that crazy idea of his. Furthermore, all the signs point to the fact that he must have found a way to control the Ancient God's soul. Otherwise, he wouldn't have staked everything on building his tomb on Crystal Island even at the risk of fighting against the six Great Demon Lords …"
"That's right …"
"Thus, you don't need to worry about it now. Instead, you can use this power to quickly increase your strength. Maybe when you explore Crystal Island, you will find the method Vaughn left behind?"
"Very good, I know what to do." After hearing Anderfa's words, Lin Yun nodded. He didn't say anything else and only chanted the incantation to open the Planar Path once again. The scenery before his eyes changed, and Lin Yun once again appeared in that secluded valley.
"Cousin William, write a letter to Faleau and have him take the chamber of commerce's mercenary group to Okland as soon as possible."
"Okay." William Merlin nodded and quickly used magic runes to write a letter. With a burst of mana, that letter immediately turned into countless rays of light and dissipated in the air. This was the Gilded Rose's unique communication method. It was extremely fast, and it would take at most ten minutes for Faleau to receive it in Thousand Sails City.
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