211: Chapter 211 Five Development Directions, The Origin of Bronze

Huayin Jiaoyue, who was usually extremely cold in temperament, suddenly had a change in her demeanor when introducing the elder she respected and admired.

"This is the Vice Dean of our Bronze Academy, the [Suppression Sacrifice Path] Gaoyang Clan's [Zhenkong Priest], and also a Mid-Tier Level 3 High Priest. He is a powerhouse who has touched upon several laws regarding space and suppression; even our True King Qingshang has praised him as having the potential to advance and become a High-Tier [Civilization Ritual Master]."

Hearing this somewhat flattering remark, Gaoyang Zhenkong couldn't help but laugh bitterly, then spoke to explain.

"Daoist Tianhe, don't listen to this girl's talk about the possibility of becoming High-Tier. Generally, mastering multiple rules already grants the possibility of advancement, but how high is the actual success rate? Otherwise, our Bronze Human Race, with a heritage of over a million years, wouldn't have only one True King. It was only after spending a million years refining a High-Tier [Civilization Ritual Artifact] that we became a High-Tier civilization race."

"However, the transcendent system created by Daoist is quite unique. Although it is similar to the cultivation methods in a cultivation world view, the internal differences, in our view, are completely outside the same set of theories."

Subsequently, Huayin Jiaoyue continued to introduce several professors and mentors. They were priests of the [Illusion Sacrifice Path], [War Sacrifice Dao], [Spirit Sacrifice Path], and [Soul Path], all of whom were outstanding figures in their respective fields.

According to the type and function of the natal artifacts they refine, the Bronze Sacrifice System is mainly divided into five paths: Suppression, Illusion, War, Spirit, and Soul, which also represent the five development directions of the priest system.

After the introductions were finished, Gaoyang Zhenkong spoke.

"Now that we have introduced each other, please follow me inside. I heard you have spiritual tea that improves comprehension and cleanses the mind. You must taste the specialty food of our Bronze civilization."

"The Dao Discussion Conference has been set up, and we are just waiting for the professors, mentors, and other Mid-Tier powerhouses within the academy to arrive. Of course, some of the entry-level students enrolled in our academy will likely attend this public discussion. If there are any you find satisfactory, Daoist Tianhe, feel free to take them as disciples. After all, different life backgrounds lead to different ways of looking at problems, which might also be helpful for you to perfect your transcendent system."

In addition to exchanging ideas with peers of the same tier, having other humans practice this system could also help find directions they hadn't noticed before.

The Incarnation and Wang An shared the same consciousness, simply multitasking, so naturally, having this intention, he nodded.

The group walked into the Bronze Grand Hall in the center behind the square. Inside the hall, there were all kinds of bronze decorations in various shapes: small, exquisite Bronze Divine Trees and divine birds, and complex totem patterns of strange beasts with bared fangs and brandished claws.

Of course, on the bronze walls, there were also depictions of the major historical moments of the entire Bronze Human Race over the past million-plus years.

The first picture was on a planet; one could vaguely recognize from the continental outlines that this was Blue Star. On it, a person crafted the first bronze item and gathered the tribespeople to worship, sacrifice, and pray to it.

Next, the entire reception work shifted to Gaoyang Zhenkong, and as they toured, he introduced things to the Incarnation.

"These bronze engravings record the entire origin and prosperity of our Bronze Human Race, a history of over a million years."

"This first picture is the origin of our Bronze Human Race's Priest Path. Unlike other human races that developed toward slave societies or feudal eras due to productivity, our Bronze Human Race evolved extremely advanced technology in bronze craftsmanship."

"During the crafting of a bronze item, we first sensed a special phenomenon called [Yun]. Understood with current knowledge, it can be seen as a kind of vibration, aura, or a unique law or rule of bronze."

"Based on this understanding, our bronze processing technology took a step up. Even high-end, sophisticated equipment from the pre-nuclear era could be manufactured through the perception and understanding of this special phenomenon. We created extremely brilliant bronze refining technology and bronze mechanical technology."

"However, while the high mastery of bronze craftsmanship improved productivity, it also had some other side effects. This type of craftsmanship, which relied on individual perception, resulted in our entire society remaining in an early stage where priests who mastered advanced bronze craftsmanship and [Yun] dominated that era."

Gaoyang Zhenkong, with gray hair and a weathered voice, said with both relief and emotion.

"But this can also be said to be the fortune of our Bronze Human Race; otherwise, we would not have created the Bronze Sacrifice System later on."

Subsequently, everyone looked at the second picture, which depicted the discovery by the Galactic Extraordinary Council far outside the Solar System, raining down numerous Job Stones and catalyzing the entire civilization's transition to the transcendent era.

"It was precisely because they detected that our Bronze Human Race had discovered this perception close to laws and principles, and that we might spontaneously transition to the transcendent era, that the Galactic Extraordinary Council inspector stationed here at the time believed the conditions for starting the trial were met. Before we had developed the motive technology mastered by most eras, we were faced with this trial."

Next was the third picture, showing a scene of countless massive beasts fighting against tiny humans holding bronze items, but this battle scene was extremely tragic. The bronze buildings that had originally covered the land were less than one in ten remaining.

Regarding this scene, the current Huayin Jiaoyue and other professors and mentors did not feel much sadness, but rather viewed it with a sense of commemoration and reverence; that was the path they had come from.

From this picture, the Incarnation keenly felt that these bronze items and bronze buildings were somewhat different. Even though they were engraved here, the interior contained lower-tier [Xutong Spiritual Rhyme], and some patterns capable of resisting attack formations had already appeared.

"After that came the cruel job trial. Although the ancestor [Qing] created the Bronze Sacrifice System and led us to fight against those powerful fierce beasts, he himself sacrificed his life in that war. This trial also resulted in the Bronze Human Race, which had a population of over a hundred million at the time, having only one million left to transition to the transcendent era."

Speaking of this, Gaoyang Zhenkong, who had been somewhat calm, suddenly had a voice that felt as heavy as ten thousand jun, pressing down on every life present. His demeanor, initially peaceful like an old senior introducing the glorious history of ancestors to a junior, suddenly changed, and the Incarnation even felt a biting killing intent.

"And that inspector who pushed for the trial to be opened was a Mid-Tier civilization belonging to the Beast Alliance. It was only after we wiped them out that we thoroughly investigated and realized this was intentionally done by the Beast Alliance. They hoped to use this to eliminate the original intelligent race and spawn a new Beast civilization."

"And after we advanced to a High-Tier civilization race and launched a civilization war to wipe them out, we also pushed for and completed the modern job trial system."