Within the study, Zhang Yu had been meditating and adjusting his breathing ever since he returned. The Origin Energy that existed on the three bags of Medicine Bones was also slowly absorbed into his body.
However, at this time, he suddenly noticed a trace of abnormality.
The heat flow was not only coming towards him, but also diverted to another place.
Because the flow here was very small, if not for this secluded study, he might not have noticed this.
He reached into his pocket and took out the small golden ring that he had picked up from the ruins.
It was this thing that was competing with him for Origin Energy.
He thought for a moment and decided to try to figure out what this thing was first.
He stood up, selected a few bone pieces that contained a lot of Origin Energy from the medicine bones, and put them in his pocket. After walking out of the study, he gave Li Qinghe some instructions before heading out.
However, just as he stepped out of the door, a golden shadow flashed. It was the little leopard cat that rushed out and came to his feet. It raised its head and meowed at him.
He looked down and said, "Then follow me."
Along the way, there were quite a lot of people who took the initiative to greet him. Other than those who were already familiar with him, the others obviously knew that he had returned successfully from this diplomatic mission and had a promising future, so they were much more friendly.
Some of them were attracted by the little leopard cat, but it was a spiritual creature after all. Except for its owner or people like Li Qinghe who would be responsible for taking care of its life in the future, it would not pay much attention to other mortals.
Not long after, Zhang Yu arrived at the Hall of Knowledge. When he entered the hall, the assistants on both sides hurriedly bowed to him and said, "Teacher Zhang is here."
The little leopard cat also came in at this time, but no one seemed to have noticed it. This was an ability that came with being a spiritual creature. When it took the initiative to hide its body, very few creatures could discover its whereabouts.
Zhang Yu originally wanted to say hello to Qu Gong, but after asking, he found out that the latter seemed to have something to do and had left in a hurry, so he gave up.
This time, he went straight to the fourth floor of the Hall of Literature and Instruction. This was where the old literature records were kept. In the past, with his status as an assistant teacher, he would not be able to come here. Now that he was promoted to a Principal, he was naturally allowed to do so.
After entering this floor, he found that there were indeed many well-kept ancient books, but there were also many that had not been sorted out. Some of them were even still in the state they were in when he obtained them, covered in mud and filth.
In fact, besides the teachers who specialized in Ancient History and the mysterious knowledge of the ancient continent, not many people came to this place. The entire hall was empty and quiet. It was filled with the smell of dust as if they had walked into an ancient tomb.
After a quick glance, he ordered his assistant to make a cup of tea. Then, he sat down in a quiet room and carefully looked at the index that Shi Jiao had sorted out.
Regarding this golden ring, he actually had some guesses in his heart. Now, he just wanted to verify it.
The collection here was indeed rich. It didn't take long for him to find a clue. He asked the servants to bring over stacks of bark books. He put on a pair of gloves and carefully flipped through these fragile old books.
After a detailed investigation and comparison, he finally determined the origin of this thing.
This should be the gold used in the Gods' Gold Bestowment Ceremony.
The so-called Gold Bestowment Ceremony was a show off by a God or a group of Gods after defeating their opponents and cutting off all their beliefs.
Gold represented eternity and light. This ceremony was to end and bury everything.
And at the end of the Gold Bestowment Ceremony. It was to throw this thing called "Ring Swallowing" to end the whole process.
However, the origin of this thing was unknown. In the records left behind, some said that it was jointly created by the Gods, some said that it was gifted by the strange races below, and some said that the Gods asked for it from the "Supreme".
Interestingly, it was not only the Gods of the continent that had this kind of behavior, but there were also many similar records among the Italans. It was unknown who influenced who.
He took out the golden ring from his pocket. The golden ring dragged a golden chain. The top and bottom of the chain respectively had a snake head and a snake tail.
He picked up the snake tail and circled it along the golden ring. He slowly approached the snake head and tried to clasp it.
He had tried this before, but it did not succeed.
However, he felt that it should be possible this time.
This was because many of these antiques that involved the Gods were not only located on the physical plane, but also on the spiritual plane. Therefore, it required the body and the mind to be in sync. In other words, he needed to understand its source and function before he could truly come into contact with its original form.
The moment he touched the two ends of the chain, there was a slight click. The snake head had already swallowed the snake tail into its mouth.
After this action, something seemed to have been activated. A ray of light flowed across the golden bracelet, and he suddenly felt a warm current slowly drifting towards his body.
However, it felt quite forced, as if it was unwilling.
He had a thought. He exerted force in his hand and tried to untie the snake head and tail again. After another soft click, he found that the origin energy no longer flowed out. It was still as if it was frozen on top of the ring.
At the same time, the Origin Energy of the bone fragment he carried with him was being continuously absorbed by the bone fragment.
So that was how it was.
He nodded. When the golden ring was broken, it meant that it was being cut off and taken. It symbolized swallowing and death. Therefore, not only was he unable to absorb the origin energy it carried, but it was also fighting with him for origin energy.
Once the chain was closed, it represented communication and fusion. It symbolized life and the flow of life. It also shared with him a limited amount of origin energy it carried.
When the golden ring had been in the ruins, it had probably been absorbing origin energy the entire time.
No wonder he felt that the origin energy contained in the ruins was so little. It was reasonable to say that this place, where the ancient statues of gods were buried and the remains of monsters had been sacrificed for generations, shouldn't only have found so little.
He had originally thought that there were more objects that contained origin energy buried in the depths of the ruins. Now, it seemed that most of them had been absorbed by this thing.
If that was the case, then the origin energy it contained was even more than he had imagined.
His heart was slightly excited. Although it seemed that it would not be easy to extract origin energy from this golden ring, and he needed to slowly accumulate it bit by bit, this thing could provide him with spirit essence for a long period of time.
However, he considered that he had two chapters to read. If he divided them up, it might not be enough. Therefore, it was necessary to go to other places to look for such objects. It was just that it was not so urgent in the short term.
After figuring out this matter, he felt a lot better. At this time, he changed his mind. Since he was already here, he might as well investigate what the text on the golden plate was about.
Because Tianxia's people had first settled down on the islands after arriving at the Protectorate, and these places were originally the places where the people of Tianxia had lived. Therefore, the things of the people of Tianxia had been preserved and were relatively intact.
When he first studied ancient natural history, the civilization of the people of Tianxia was one of the larger categories. In the library of the Wenxuan Hall, almost all of the excavated documents of the people of Tianxia were preserved, and many of them were precious original copies.
After searching for almost an afternoon, he finally found something.
Interestingly, the text on the golden plate was actually related to the legendary "Supreme". It was something that the ancient Tianxia priests had unconsciously drawn when they worshipped the Supreme.
As for what the Supreme was, the scholars of the Protectorate did not have an accurate conclusion about it.
This might be the highest god of these gods, or it might just be a concept. It might also be something that the indigenous people of this continent thought was above everything and could not be spied on.
The people of Tianxia believed that these words were the key to unlocking the deeper secrets, and through this thing, they could grasp part of the Supreme's power.
There was no doubt that this thing had a deep connection with the people of Tianxia. Therefore, the origin of the barbarians who attacked him in the wilderness was not difficult to guess.
When Zhang Yu saw this, although he still had many questions, he had a rough idea of what was going on. After quietly finishing his cup of tea, he stood up and walked out.
But as he walked out, he noticed that many people nearby were whispering. They were all talking about Qiu Xueling and the Zhan father and son.
In many people's eyes, the two things that were published in the newspaper were very interesting. One exposed the other's shortcomings, and the other exposed the other's secrets. It was simply a drama.
Obviously, everyone thought that the anonymous article that exposed Qiu Xueling was written by Zhan Gong. After all, it was such a long time ago. Only Zhan Gong, who had lived for more than a hundred years and sent his son to study under him, knew about it clearly. How could others know?
It was very reasonable.
In short, these people were despicable and morally corrupt.
Zhang Yu stood on the steps and looked at the blue sky above. There were thin white clouds slowly moving over, but soon they were inadvertently blown away by the breeze.
The little leopard cat came over and squatted by his feet.
Zhang Yu looked at it and said, "Let's go back." He swung his robe and walked forward.
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