185: Chapter 185 The Origin of the Holy Spirit Priests
"Elder Gu Luo, there is no need to persuade me anymore. I can no longer go back."
Upon hearing this, complex expressions appeared on everyone's faces.
Jiang He stood not far away, watching them quietly.
He noticed that although Gu Tian had his back turned to everyone, his body was clearly trembling slightly.
Jiang He sighed and stepped closer.
"Alright, Old Gu, stop trying to act tough. Is it that you don't want to go back? It's clearly that you yourself cannot break through that restriction."
Hearing Jiang He's voice, Gu Tian's body trembled slightly, and he immediately turned around, saying with a look of guilt:
"This time, I have implicated you. Because of my clansmen, I caused your trial to fail."
Jiang He was suddenly stunned.
"Fail?"
That was right. Since he had returned, logically, the trial should count as a failure, right? But why wasn't there any notification?
He hurriedly opened the quest panel—the quest had neither paused nor shown a failure.
Jiang He's face immediately lit up with joy: If that was the case, did it mean he could still go back?
But the problem was... the first time he entered, it was via system teleportation. What should he do now? There was no hint, and no portal.
No, that wasn't right. Since they were able to return, it meant the path existed.
He hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "How did we get back?"
Ah Li quickly explained it once.
After listening, Jiang He's brows knit tightly together.
It was that path similar to the "Path of Death" again.
Exactly how many exits was that path connected to?
Ten minutes later, everyone gathered in front of the entrance to the path.
The rift before them looked like a spatial tear that had been forcibly ripped open by Gu Tian.
Gu Tian had also explained that for this rift, let alone someone below 50 turns, it was almost impossible to even detect its existence, let alone open it.
"Old Gu, where does this path lead to?"
Gu Tian shook his head: "I'm not sure specifically, but I can feel that it contains extremely vast energy. It seems... it can go anywhere."
Hearing this, Jiang He's brows furrowed even tighter.
Go anywhere? Could this path actually lead directly from the Immortal Domain to Blue Star?
If that were really the case, it would be too terrifying.
Previously, he had always assumed that for monsters from the Immortal Domain to come to Blue Star, they had to pass through the virtual world. In that case, humanity at least had a chance to resist.
But if they could arrive directly at Blue Star... humanity would be truly as fragile as ants.
Let alone high-level monsters, they would struggle to deal with even a few pheasant monsters.
The more Jiang He thought about it, the more alarmed he became. For now, he still had to complete the trial.
He was currently in a locked state: unable to contact the outside world, and unable to log off.
Suddenly, he thought of something and hurriedly opened his inventory.
He took out the black stone fragments and holy water that Elder Gu Luo had given him earlier.
"Old Gu, take a look at these. Can you use them?"
Once Gu Tian saw them, his expression changed drastically.
"Black... black stone? And holy water?"
He turned his head sharply to look at Elder Gu Luo: "You, how did you bring all of these?"
Elder Gu Luo looked at Gu Tian with kind eyes: "Holy Son, the entire Sky Clan has continued to this day because of you. If something were to happen to you, the Sky Clan would have no reason to continue existing."
Gu Tian's lips trembled, his eyes reddened, and he looked at each of these familiar faces before him one by one.
Everyone here had watched him grow up. Their care and love for him were all from the heart.
It was only after he first stepped into the Immortal Domain world and came into contact with people from the outside that he realized how simple and honest the people in his tribe were.
Gu Tian took the black stone but did not take the holy water.
"Jiang He, you keep this holy water."
"Huh? For me?" Jiang He was greatly shocked.
The amount of holy water in this container was not small. Just that one cup Elder Gu Luo gave him earlier had increased his lifespan by tens of thousands of years, perhaps even more.
If he drank all of this... wouldn't he become immortal?
"Yes, this holy water is of no use to me."
After saying this, Gu Tian opened his palm. In the blink of an eye, a drop of crystal-clear holy water condensed in his palm.
"What the? Self-produced?" Jiang He stared, dumbfounded. There was such an operation?
But thinking about it, it made sense. Gu Tian was born from the black stone, so it wasn't strange that he had this ability.
"Master, if he gives it to you, just accept it!" Ah Li stepped forward and shoved the container holding the holy water into Jiang He's arms.
Jiang He felt a wave of emotion: "Sob... my own pet knows how to care for her master, what a good treasure."
He had originally wanted to be a little polite, but he was afraid of overacting and that the other party would really not give it to him. At critical moments, he still had to rely on his own pet.
"Hehe, then I won't stand on ceremony!" Jiang He grinned and hurriedly put the holy water into his inventory.
Holding the black stone fragments, Gu Tian said to Jiang He: "You should know by now that the 'styx fang' in your possession was crafted using this kind of black stone. You are well aware of its power."
Jiang He nodded. He certainly understood how strong the styx fang was.
The corners of Gu Tian's mouth lifted slightly.
"If I had had these black stones back then, I believe no one in the entire Immortal Domain continent would have been my match."
"Hiss—" Jiang He gasped. In his mind, Gu Tian was already ridiculously strong.
Seeing Jiang He's expression, Gu Tian smiled.
"It seems you don't fully understand the 'Holy Spirit Priest' class yet?"
"Indeed, I am not very clear about it." Jiang He answered honestly. He had at least been through three main cities, but apart from himself and Gu Tian, he really hadn't seen a third Holy Spirit Priest.
"Actually, the 'Holy Spirit Priest' class is born from the power of faith." Gu Tian explained slowly.
Half an hour later. Everyone listened with shocked expressions, and even Jiang He felt stunned.
It turned out that the "Holy Spirit Priest" class did not originally exist in the Immortal Domain. This class was gradually conceived from the power of faith generated by the Sky Clan people through years of blood sacrifice.
Initially, Gu Tian was also just an ordinary person without a class. But when he walked out of the Sky Clan area and stepped into the Immortal Domain continent, he felt the energy within his body erupt instantly.
Gu Tian back then completed his first turn in less than a year. In the tens of thousands of years that followed, he constantly tried to break through, rushing all the way to eighty-six turns, becoming one of the top experts in the Immortal Domain continent at that time.
But at that time, the power of faith within him seemed to have been exhausted, and trying to level up became extremely difficult, so he began to travel the Immortal Domain in search of a solution. Eventually, he strayed into the Void Land and became a puppet of the Death Purgatory.
And the shadow robe and annihilation set on Jiang He's body were actually just ordinary equipment that Gu Tian had made casually back then.
Of course, Gu Tian wasn't born knowing how to make equipment. He learned this craft when he met a senior back then.
According to Gu Tian's description, that person always wore a black robe and never showed his true face. At the time, Gu Tian wanted to become his apprentice, but was rejected by the other party, so Gu Tian always called him "Second Brother".
Hearing this, Jiang He was stunned. "Second Brother?" Could it be Qiao Er?
The Heavenly Punishment Orb and the black dragon set, weren't those all made by Qiao Er? And he really liked tinkering with all kinds of equipment and items.
"Second Brother once said that the material for crafting the styx fang was the most top-tier he had ever seen in his life. If it could be made into a set of equipment, its potential would be limitless." Gu Tian's eyes shone as he stared at the black stone in his hand.
"Then can you make it?" Jiang He was a bit worried. Although Gu Tian could also craft equipment, his skill level was probably not as good as Qiao Er's.
Gu Tian nodded: "I can. When Second Brother was making the styx fang, he specifically taught me the method. However, it will take a few days."
Hearing this, Jiang He was overjoyed: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's start immediately!"
Suddenly, Gu Tian looked troubled: "It's just... this process might require your help."
"Huh? My help?"