Chapter 86 Mysterious Water Cave Heaven, Heavenly Dew Falls

[That grand, ancient voice, carrying supreme majesty, struck the depths of everyone's Soul like a heavy hammer.]

[The echoes reverberated within the entire strange space, lingering for a long time.]

[Immediately afterward, a vast and complex stream of information poured into everyone's mind without warning.]

["This is one of the Myriad Heavens Projections of the 'Wanhua Cangming Guixu Mystic Water Grotto-heaven'."]

["Once, a mighty being traveled the sea of stars and saw this starry sky as a place where myriad races contended for hegemony, and dragons and snakes rose from the land."]

["Luck burned like fire, and seeing it brought joy to the heart."]

["The minor god 'Han Ming' has been specially promoted to the Sermon Master Officer, and this Grotto-heaven projection has been established."]

["It opens once every sixty years to widely distribute Dao destiny."]

["This is the third opening."]

["This is one of ten projections, named: Heavenly Ladder."]

["All who enter here must ascend the stairs and comprehend the form, intent, and technique of the Mystic Water."]

["When a climber reaches the top, they will receive the full Legacy, and you all may leave."]

["One day outside is a hundred years here. May all fated ones strive hard!"]

[Just as this stream of information was finished being digested, the voice of the god named Han Ming rang out in their minds again.]

[It carried a high and mighty indifference.]

["I am 'Han Ming', the Sermon Master Officer of this Grotto-heaven."]

["Killing is not forbidden here, nor is plundering."]

["The rules of the Grotto-heaven are special; it is severed from the Origin Qi of heaven and earth, but one drop of 'sweet dew' will be bestowed daily."]

["To provide for your daily survival and cultivation needs."]

["Take care of yourselves."]

[The voice vanished completely, and the world returned to its previous calm state.]

[Only the distant tinkling of flowing water became exceptionally clear.]

[Everyone scattered throughout the Grotto-heaven, whether they were independent Martial Artists in the Qi and Blood Realm or those in the Origin Opening Realm who had mixed in...]

[...were now plunged into immense shock and confusion.]

["God? Grotto-heaven? Once every sixty years?"]

["One day outside, a hundred years here? How is that possible?"]

[In this era where technology and martial arts coexist, although people know of the existence of powerful alien gods...]

[...coming into such direct contact with 'miracles' and 'grotto-heavens and blessed lands'...]

[...was still a shock that overturned the worldview of the vast majority of people.]

[Why does this feel like the style of the story has changed?]

[You were not lost or confused.]

[Your brain was working rapidly, using the newly acquired information puzzle pieces to process the data at an extremely fast speed.]

[Answering some of the questions remaining in your heart.]

["So that's how it is..."]

["No wonder that blue guy in the 'heart gate' said some riddles about being an 'Apostle' or something."]

["No wonder Great Grandmaster Zhao's expression changed so quickly back in Changlin Park."]

["All of this should be related to the 'heavenly river water lotus'."]

["The change in the Great Grandmaster's attitude..."]

["...is very likely because that 'Myriad Ages Pure Eye Burning Body God' saw through the Origin of the 'heavenly river water lotus' on me."]

["Leading the Great Grandmaster to believe I am an Apostle of another 'god'—Han Ming."]

["In the eyes of Martial Artists of that level, the games between gods treat lower-Realm Martial Artists as mere pawns."]

["He became suspicious of me, which is why he grew so distant."]

[But immediately after, a new question surfaced.]

["Since the 'Myriad Ages Pure Eye Burning Body God' knows the background of the 'heavenly river water lotus'..."]

["...why did he still dare to choose me as the vessel for the 'Two-Life Blood Soul Demon'? This doesn't make sense."]

["Is he not afraid of offending 'Han Ming'?"]

[Your brows furrowed as you continued to deduce in your mind.]

[Suddenly, you had a flash of inspiration.]

["No, there's an information gap here!"]

["The information just now said this preaching activity only happens once every sixty years."]

["In other words, Han Ming only pays attention to this place once every sixty years."]

["The Myriad Ages Pure Eye Burning Body God likely knows that the 'heavenly river water lotus' is associated with a former Apostle of Han Ming."]

["And he has seen this thing before."]

["But he most likely thinks of it this way:"]

["The 'heavenly river water lotus' is just a somewhat rare dimensional secret treasure, nothing particularly special."]

["However, judging from 'Han Ming's' attitude just now, the heavenly river water lotus should be extremely special."]

["Furthermore, it's evident that the evil god of the Heart-Eroding Cult likely doesn't know about this selection process either."]

["He only knows that Han Ming disappears every so often, but there's a 60-year time gap in between."]

["Because of this time gap, I am most likely not an 'active Apostle' that Han Ming is currently paying attention to."]

["That's why he dared to use me."]

["Even though he probably doesn't know the full picture of this 'selection', using this plausible-sounding fact..."]

["...to stir up conflict between me and the Great Grandmaster was easy."]

["After all, the Origin of my intelligence on the cult was already full of suspicious points."]

["What happened in the consciousness cluster should be more or less the same."]

[Having understood this key point, your mind suddenly cleared.]

[There were still some things you hadn't seen clearly, but it didn't matter; you would have plenty of opportunities to find out.]

["Fortunately, I have the simulator; otherwise, I might never have figured out these twists and turns of gods fighting."]

[Since you had determined it was likely safe, you no longer hesitated.]

[You stood up.]

[Like picking up a chick, you lifted the Tall and Thin Martial Artist you had just set down, who was still lying on the ground with a mournful face.]

["Let's go, my dear son."]

["Daddy's taking you mountain climbing."]

["Dad... my legs are weak..."]

[The Tall and Thin Martial Artist was on the verge of tears.]

[You carried him and walked toward the entrance of the 'Heaven-Ascending Stairs' at the foot of that towering mountain.]

[Although this space seemed vast, it wasn't actually that far to walk.]

[While on the way...]

[Suddenly, the sky lit up with a bright light.]

[The light wasn't dazzling; instead, it carried a gentle vitality.]

[Two crystal-clear drops of water, like morning dew, appeared out of thin air.]

[They slowly descended and finally hovered in front of you.]

["sweet dew."]

[This was the resource for daily survival that the god named "Han Ming" had mentioned.]

[At this moment, you looked at these two drops of "sweet dew" with great interest.]

[You weren't in a hurry to swallow them; instead, you first used that wisp of newly born "Canglan Divine Sense" to examine them closely.]

["Such pure energy!"]

[You were secretly shocked.]

[The energy contained in these tiny water drops was actually a hundred times stronger than the top-tier High-Energy Nutrient Solution he had bought on the black market!]

[Moreover, this energy was extremely gentle and seemed to contain some special substance capable of nourishing the Soul.]

["As expected of a mighty being's handiwork."]

[After confirming it was non-toxic and highly nourishing, Li Ang was no longer polite.]

[He reached out his hand and used his Water Control Ability to gently guide it.]

[He led one of the floating drops of "sweet dew" into his mouth.]

["Gulp."]

[The sweet dew melted upon entering his mouth, instantly turning into a cool and majestic stream of energy that rushed down his throat straight into his Dantian.]

["Boom!"]

[This energy wasn't digested by the stomach like ordinary food; instead, it acted as if it had a consciousness of its own.]

[It headed straight for the "heavenly river water lotus" Origin slowly rotating deep within the Dantian.]