The Bureau of Religions was different from other organizations. Other than the administrative staff of the Shenzhou government, its members were all Ancient Warriors who had left the world to gain experience.
However, the registered Ancient Warriors and the Bureau of Religions did not have a subordinate relationship. Instead, they were an organization similar to bounty hunters.
The officers of the Bureau of Religions used experience points as a reward to issue missions. Every ancient warrior had to complete three mandatory missions within a year to accumulate basic points.
Only when they reached a certain number of experience points would they no longer have to accept the mandatory missions from the Bureau of Religions every year. They could decide whether or not to accept missions based on their mood.
After all, experience points were very attractive to Ancient Warriors. They could be exchanged for medicinal herbs, treasures, spiritual armor, crafting materials, treasures, and other cultivation resources from the Bureau of Religions' treasury.
The last time she went to protect Ding Ning, it was a mandatory mission which made Night Lone Ranger very unhappy. However, the final result was unexpected. Although she had lost her innocence, she had broken through to the Sky Martial Arts Realm a few years earlier.
This made her feel very complicated. She could not weigh the pros and cons. Had she suffered a loss? Or had she taken advantage of him?
But no matter what, she still felt very happy that she did not have to accept mandatory missions and did not have to keep in contact with the Bureau of Religions to issue missions.
At this moment, other than the black-robed man, Dragon Xiaotian, Feng Ni 'er, Zhuo Bufan, and a few others, everyone else had joined in the chaotic battle.
After everyone focused their fire on Ju Zhu and injured him, he threw out the Spirit-summoning Flag. Bloodshot, the crowd rushed forward. In order to fight for the Spirit-summoning Flag, the temporary alliance immediately disintegrated and a bloody battle broke out.
One by one, the Ancient Warriors who had been blinded by greed lost their lives. Even the people closest to them could stab them in the back for the treasure. No one dared to trust anyone else and they all fought for themselves.
Whoever had the Spirit-summoning Flag would become the target of everyone and would not live more than three seconds. However, these Ancient Warriors still had hope in their hearts. It was as if if they had the Spirit-summoning Flag, they would definitely be able to take it for themselves and escape. They rushed forward to fight for it, causing corpses to litter the ground and screams to ring out endlessly. Blood almost dyed the entire ground red.
Hiding in the Spirit-summoning Flag, Ding Ning was studying the ghost head trapped in the bubble with great interest.
The beautiful mermaid kept swimming around Ding Ning and blowing bubbles, as if the space of the Spirit-summoning Flag was not air but seawater.
The Spirit-summoning Flag was not a Space Spirit Treasure, but it was made into a strange space by Gui Sou with a strand of evil soul.
Ding Ning was safe and sound in the Spirit-summoning Flag because of the mermaid's bubble. There was enough oxygen in the mermaid's bubble so that he would not suffocate to death in this space that could only accommodate ghosts.
"Tianshui, what is this thing?"
Ding Ning studied for a long time but did not come up with any results. He subconsciously asked the mermaid. He righteously used Tianshui as the mermaid's name.
For some reason, Tianshui could not communicate with Ding Ning in the outside world, but in her water bubble, there were no obstacles in communicating with Ding Ning. "An existence similar to me."
"What? Is this ghost head also a totem? "
Ding Ning was shocked by this answer and widened his eyes in shock.
Tianshui blew bubbles and her voice was filled with disdain. "How is that possible? It can't be compared to our totems."
"Then you said it's an existence similar to you."
Ding Ning rolled his eyes and avoided the mermaid's gaze. He forcefully hid the impulse in his heart.
Damn it, even if it's a totem, can't it wear a bra? Is it good to tempt me like this? I'm not a poodle who can fuck the sky, the earth, the air, and the totem.
Tianshui tilted her cute head and furrowed her brow. A thoughtful expression appeared on her delicate face as if she was organizing her words. "I don't know how I was born, nor what kind of life form I am. I can feel an aura similar to mine from this ghost head but not completely the same."
"Then what kind of life form are you?"
Ding Ning was very interested in totems. It was such a magical thing but he did not understand the principles behind it. It made his heart itch.
"I'm not sure either. I only remember some blurry things. Many, many years ago, there seemed to be many … people, probably people, but they were much taller than humans like you. They were about the same height as those stone statues. They did not wear clothes like you, they only wore animal skins around their waists. Those people would kowtow to me every day and pray for my protection. They were very … devout. Yes, devout. Then I felt very comfortable. My power would continuously grow and I would protect them. At that time, I was very powerful, many times more powerful than I am now. Now, I'm too weak."
Tianshui spoke very slowly as if she was organizing her words. It was as if she could not accurately describe that feeling.
Ding Ning had a thoughtful expression. To be worshipped by a group of people every day, could it be that Tianshui had once been a god? Could she receive the power of faith?
In the inheritance that Xuan Ji had left him, there was some knowledge that allowed him to know that there were many types of gods in the celestial world. One of them needed to absorb the power of faith to continuously strengthen their power.
This type of god cultivated the power of all living beings. The Goddess of War was one of them.
This was also why the Xuan Nv tribe, who took the place of the gods to guard the human world and enjoy the worship of the human world, was so envied by the gods.
But who was the person that Tianshui spoke of who was as tall as the stone statue worshipping her? Was it someone from the Tianshui tribe?
It was a pity that Tianshui had lost her memory and could not remember the past at all. She could not give Ding Ning an accurate answer.
As for whether the ghost head was similar to her but not completely the same existence, Ding Ning had a rough guess. After all, the ghost head and the totem were abnormal life forms that science could not explain. It was not wrong to say that they were similar. It was just that the totem existed because it received the power of faith while the ghost head existed because it consumed human blood.
Feeling the alternating black and white flames on the black-faced Buddha, Ding Ning could not help but laugh bitterly. There were too many things he did not understand. The existence of the Fire of the Underworld was also a phenomenon that science could not explain.
"That's right, Tianshui, you have not accepted the worship of humans. Won't you become weaker and weaker?"
Ding Ning suddenly thought of a crucial question and asked nervously. Tianshui had her own mermaid space and could bring him endless help and convenience. He did not want Tianshui to leave him one day.
The mermaid blew bubbles. "That won't happen. I've swallowed the souls of living beings all these years to barely maintain my undying state. But now that I have you, I will become stronger and stronger."
"Me? You aren't planning on swallowing my soul, are you? "
Ding Ning jumped in fright and asked warily.
"How is that possible? I can't swallow you even if I wanted to. Also, I don't like swallowing souls. I only do that to maintain my life force. "
A satisfied expression appeared on Tianshui's pretty face. "You are very special. As long as I attach myself to your body, I can absorb the power in your body and continuously recover."
"That power? What power? "
Ding Ning was dumbfounded. Could the mermaid absorb his power? Why did he not feel anything?
"It's … it's the same power as those people … kowtowing to me. I don't know why you have that kind of power either."
Tianshui stuttered as she tried her best to express what kind of power it was. But due to her lack of language, she could not speak clearly.
The power of faith produced by worship? Could it be … his own reputation?
A light flashed through Ding Ning's mind. He suddenly thought of a possibility. He had become an internet celebrity and cured many patients. Those patients were grateful to him and spread the news by word of mouth. Correspondingly, his reputation would increase.
If he had to say that the only power he had was similar to the power of faith, then it would be his reputation.
"I don't know either. But I know that if you want to obtain other totems, you must have a large amount of this power. Otherwise, even if you find other totems, they will not be willing to attach themselves to you. After all, they are not like the weak me. They rely on sleep and still retain most of their power."
A serious expression appeared on Tianshui's little face as she spoke solemnly.
Ding Ning's eyes lit up. "Do you know where the other totems are?"
"Our totems can sense each other. But right now, I am too weak. I cannot sense them if they are slightly further away. Only after I recover a portion of my power will I be able to sense where they are."
Tianshui shook her head with some distress, causing her alluring breasts to rise and fall. Ding Ning felt his mouth go dry. He hurriedly turned his head away and did not dare to look. "I will help you recover your power as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
Tianshui wagged her tail contentedly as she swam around. "Right, this ghost head is not a good thing. Destroy it. I can help you modify this space."
"Modify?"
Ding Ning looked at her with some shock.
"Yes, modify. I can create a waterless boundary in this space and modify it into a storage space. However, I cannot store living things, only dead things. It can keep them fresh."
Tianshui wagged her tail happily as if she was very happy to be able to help Ding Ning.
Ding Ning's eyes lit up. Although he had the Mermaid Space, who would complain about having too much storage space? However, when he thought of the ghostly appearance of the Spirit Summoning Flag, he instantly felt a headache coming on. Without much hope, he asked tentatively, "Can the appearance of the space be changed?"
"Yes, I can turn it into a water droplet."
Tianshui said carelessly. This made Ding Ning feel waves of joy. He asked greedily, "Can the space be expanded?"
"No. Although this is made from space minerals, the quality is very poor. It has already reached its limit to be able to open up such a large space."
Tianshui furrowed her brows as if she found it strange that she knew these things out of nowhere.
"Alright, after the battle outside is over, you can help me modify it."
Ding Ning suddenly understood why the Spirit Summoning Flag would have such a space. It seemed that Gui Sou had unintentionally obtained a poor quality space mineral from somewhere. When he was refining the ghost head, he had unintentionally opened up this space that could accommodate ghosts.
Although he was slightly disappointed that he could not expand it, he was still very content with this storage space of 30 cubic meters. He thought happily that he could give this space to Luoxue so that it would be more convenient for her to buy groceries every day. She would no longer need to carry large and small bags.
If other people knew that Ding Ning was planning to use the incomparably precious storage space to buy groceries, who knew if they would be so angry that they would spit blood and scold him for recklessly wasting God's gift?
It should be known that the ancient martial world did not have storage treasures. When some ancient ruins appeared, some storage treasures would occasionally appear.
However, not to mention that storage magic treasures were extremely rare, they were also divided into grades. At present, the largest and most precious storage magic treasure known only had a storage space of seven or eight cubic meters, and the smallest was not even half a cubic meter. Just that was enough to cause a bloody battle.
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