The slate floated up and hovered above Yan Li's head. He was in the center of the sacred white light, looking extremely dazzling, as if a real god had descended.
At this moment, the people of the Silver Wing Tribe had already entered. Due to Yan Li's presence, the Viper Snake Tribe didn't care if there was only one of them or all of them. As long as they fought, none of them would survive.
"What's going on? Could it be that the Great Sage has manifested himself?" Wa Na was extremely shocked. She suppressed her fear and walked over.
When she approached the slate, the square characters on it suddenly separated from the slate. They intertwined and shuttled back and forth in the air like wild bees. It was a dazzling sight.
It could be seen that the original structure of these characters had been disrupted and reorganized.
And during this process, something unbelievable happened. These characters suddenly disintegrated into particles and gathered together, gradually condensing into a silver-white token.
To be exact, it should be a fraction of a piece, because this token was not even the size of a palm. It was obvious that a large part of it was missing. There were exquisite relief carvings and simple and unadorned patterns on it.
The exquisite relief carvings were of a dragon. A dragon with its claws cut off, its whiskers plucked out, and its scales stripped off. It could be seen that it was in great pain. There were bits and pieces on top of it. Because too much was missing, it couldn't be seen clearly. Simple and unadorned patterns adorned both sides of the relief carvings.
Yan Li tried to touch it, but he was repelled by a mysterious force. He couldn't help but frown.
Following the birth of the token, the slate immediately disintegrated into powder and scattered with the wind.
The people of the Viper Snake Tribe immediately tensed up when the slate disintegrated, guarding against the people of the Silver Wing Tribe.
But what they and Yan Li didn't expect was that all the people of the Silver Wing Tribe, led by Wa Na, suddenly knelt on the ground and worshipped Yan Li. The situation was the same as the sudden behavior of the Viper Snake Tribe at the Viper Altar.
"What are you doing?" Yan Li frowned.
"True God, this is the original appearance of the holy object. You must be the successor of the Great Sage to be able to unravel the secret that no one has been able to unravel for decades." Wa Na said sincerely, "Since you're the successor of the Great Sage, you're the new Great Sage of our tribe. I, Wa Na, and all the loyal warriors of the Silver Wing Tribe will follow your footsteps and pursue the light."
"Young cultivator, congratulations on solving the mystery of your identity." Yu Shenji's voice sounded.
"What do you mean?" Confused, Yan Li asked, "Are the chief of the Viper Tribe and the Great Sage of the Silver Wing Tribe the so-called proof of identity?"
"No, the answer is right in front of you," Yu Shenji said.
In front of me?
Yan Li subconsciously looked at the token. Originally, he couldn't even touch the token, but this time, it suddenly fell into his palm. As soon as the token touched him, he immediately felt a pain in his head as if he was being pricked by a needle. Then, a piece of information flowed into his mind.
"Jambu Chronicles: In the year 255 of the Western Era, millions of people in the Nanjiang Country disappeared overnight. Then, tens of thousands of miles of land collapsed, forming a sinkhole. Young cultivator, as the Imperial Historian who records the real world, please dispel the fog of history, see through what is real and what is fake, and uncover the truth of everything. "
Now, he knew what his identity was, and he also knew the orders he had to complete.
But uncover the truth? What truth? He didn't even know where the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's gate opened, let alone the Nanjiang Country.
"What mission is this? What's the next step?" Yan Li couldn't help but ask.
"Young cultivator, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but all of this can only be obtained by you completing the search yourself," Yu Shenji said.
"You're just set up like this. It seems that you don't have any autonomy at all!" Yan Li sneered coldly.
"Power is one thing, but everything I say comes from the bottom of my heart," Yu Shenji said sincerely.
With the previous example, Yan Li was no longer willing to believe this old fox. He said coldly, "I don't believe a word you said. If I have to complete everything by myself, then what's the point of your appearance? You old bastard who keeps spying on my thoughts! "
"Young cultivator, don't forget that I provided you with many clues along the way." Yu Shenji said with a smile, "If not for me, I believe you would still be in the Viper Forest, loving and killing those cute vipers."
Yan Li carefully recalled the journey. His guess was right, the stone slab was his proof of identity, but he was a step too late and destroyed by the Viper Snake Tribe.
If the one who destroyed the stone slab was just an ordinary warrior, his mission would immediately be declared a failure, because if he didn't kill the tribal chief, he wouldn't be able to replace him, and naturally, he wouldn't be able to obtain the loyalty of the Viper Snake Tribe. Without the loyalty of the Viper Snake Tribe, no one would help him repair the stone slab, and no one would help him repair the stone slab, and no one would help him repair the stone slab, and no one would help him repair the stone slab, and no one would help him repair the stone slab, and without the Silver Wing Tribe's trust, he wouldn't be able to touch the true proof of identity.
This series of coincidences and accidents actually had a certain degree of causality.
Coincidences were always rare.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If he hadn't restrained his killing intent, he would have already left this damned place. Although he really wanted to leave, now wasn't the time.
He had to admit that Yu Shenji had played a crucial role in this. But he couldn't bring himself to apologize, so he could only say indifferently, "You know that once a junior gets lost, it's inevitable for him to throw a little tantrum. If you don't have any more guidance for me, then I'll have to make my own choice."
Yu Shenji said with a smile, "I know that once a junior gets lost, it's inevitable for him to throw a little tantrum. I'm willing to forgive him, so I have some advice. Do you want to hear it?"
"Yes!" Yan Li immediately pricked up his ears. Oh, no, his brain.
"Look carefully at the token in your hand," Yu Shenji said.
Yan Li picked it up and carefully looked at it. Except for the dragon relief that looked a little strange, there was nothing strange about it.
"Young cultivator, we are often deceived by the obvious things in front of us," Yu Shenji said, "Observe carefully and think carefully. The truth is actually in your hands."
"The truth is in my hands?" Yan Li held the token and frowned deeply.
After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, "The token is missing! That means there must be other stone slabs that record history. The next step is to find them and restore the token. "
"That will depend on your own judgment." Yu Shenji smiled meaningfully, and then fell silent.
Yan Li frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he put away the token and turned to the people of the Silver Wing Tribe, saying, "Since you all recognize me as the Great Sage, will you all answer my questions?"
Wa Na said respectfully, "Sir, please ask. Wa Na will definitely tell you everything she knows!"
"Wa Na, come with me. The rest of you don't need to kneel. Find a place to rest." Yan Li waved his hand. After a pause, he pointed at the muscular man and said, "You come too."
After calling the two of them to a cave, he first said to Wa Na, "Let me ask you first. When did the holy item left behind by the Great Sage become a stone slab?"
"When the Great Sage died." Wa Na said.
"When did the Great Sage die?" Yan Li asked.
"Three days ago." Wa Na said.
Yan Li said helplessly, "So you all have never seen a similar stone slab before."
Wa Na shook her head and said in confusion, "Could it be that other than the Great Sage, there is someone else who can do this?"
Yan Li turned to the muscular man and said, "Does your tribe not have a Great Sage?"
The muscular man shook his head and said, "Our tribe only has Hercules."
"Where is the Southern Border?" Yan Li asked again.
"Beyond Eastern Zhou, but it is said that it became a sinkhole a hundred years ago." Wa Na said.
Yan Li thought of something and asked, "What does a sinkhole look like?"
"It's a terrifyingly large sinkhole. The entire country has fallen into it." Wa Na said with a terrified expression. "It is said that everyone died in there. It's too terrifying."
Wa Na really did not know much.
From the information Yan Li had obtained, the people of the Southern Border should have evaporated for no reason before a sinkhole appeared.
He had an idea and asked again, "Is it the year 125 of the Western Era now?"
"Yes." Wa Na said.
Yan Li pondered for a moment. There was really too little useful information at the moment, and he could not understand the cause and effect of this. But just as Yu Shenji had said, the truth was often hidden in the details.
After asking a few more questions in detail, he let the two of them go out. He then contacted the other three pitiful people who had been through the same ordeal as him and told them everything that had happened. In the end, he guessed, "The four of us have not received any mission notification, so it is very likely that the next order will be related to collecting the stone slabs."
Huang Shaoyu could not sit still anymore. He said repeatedly, "That's not right, that's not right!"
"What's not right?" Lianhai Changjin asked.
"I'm clearly the king. Why does this mission seem to revolve around Yan Li?" Huang Shaoyu said angrily. "Do I, the king, have to listen to the orders of a mere historiographer?"
Yu Qiuyu said, "This is your choice."
"Qiuyu, can't you put in a good word for me? We grew up wearing the same pants after all …" Huang Shaoyu could not help but complain.
Yan Li automatically ignored him and said, "Changjin, go and collect information about the stone slabs. Qiuyu, go and find out the ins and outs of the Southern Border incident a hundred years ago. We have to hurry!"
"No problem."
"Okay."
The two of them agreed.
"What about me?" Huang Shaoyu could not help but ask.
Yan Li said with a hint of a smile, "You're the king. I'm just a historiographer. How could I dare to order you around?"
"Don't!" Huang Shaoyu immediately said ingratiatingly, "Just let me do something. Otherwise, I'll suffocate to death. Rather than suffocate to death, I'd rather listen to you."
"There's nothing for you to do now. If you insist on doing something," Yan Li paused. "Just send someone to pick me up."
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