Due to the side effects of the "Eye of Fate,"

Adam vomited all the information he saw…

"..."

Gu Shen thought that the Eye of Fate might reveal some clues.

But he never imagined it would reveal *all* the clues!

Inside his spiritual sea.

"It seems…" Chu Ling said meaningfully, "keeping a diary is not a good habit."

Indeed, keeping a diary wasn't a good habit.

The contents of Mr. Zhuang's diary were now completely exposed.

The diary spanned over twenty years, starting in the New Calendar year 610. At that time, the massacre of the Ancient Text Society by the Deep Sea hadn't yet begun. If his identity was indeed that of a member of the Ancient Text Society, then it was highly likely that he had settled here before the "massacre"... However, this made sense. Both Vias and the Neutralists had decided to "rebel" due to the Church's intense pressure.

Nearly thirty years.

Mr. Zhuang had been recording the "awakening" of something.

"Child of Divine Grace… what is that?"

Gu Shen was somewhat puzzled, and he spoke softly.

But Adam was also at a loss, unable to provide an answer.

The information provided by the "Eye of Fate" was random and didn't have the function of answering the wearer's questions.

"There is no information about these four words in my database. None."

Chu Ling also had no answer to this question.

She pondered for a few seconds and asked, "Perhaps 'Child of Divine Grace' is just Mr. Zhuang's term, like 'Li Clan Divine Embryo'... In that case, even if the diary's contents were leaked, it wouldn't matter. Except for the 'Neutralists,' no one outside knows what it is."

Reviving the Child of Divine Grace…

The ancient secret mission pursued by the Neutralist organization?

It wasn't impossible, but Gu Shen vaguely felt that this guess was unlikely.

As the "key," after confirming the relationship between the "Neutralist" organization and the Ancient Text Society… his intuition pointed the "Child of Divine Grace" towards a direction related to the "Fire Seed."

The "Divine" likely referred to the "Divine Throne."

"The clues stop here…"

Chu Ling pondered and asked, "Even with the 'Eye of Fate' and seeing the diary, it doesn't seem to help much. Regardless of what Mr. Zhuang and the Neutralists are plotting, the most important thing now is to find them. How do we find them?"

The clues had run out again, and it was indeed difficult.

"..."

Gu Shen glanced at Adam and said, "I need you to run another errand with me."

He dragged Adam away from the old house and back to the tombstone. The journey was bumpy, and Patil was completely confused. Vias, who had experienced Adam's gift of the gab along the way, vaguely guessed what they were going to do.

"Gu Shen! I'm a senior researcher, at least!"

Adam protested angrily, but his protest was ineffective. Gu Shen said calmly, "Sorry, I don't want to do this either. If you want to set off for 'Tanya' sooner, then cooperate obediently."

Before long.

Adam sat obediently in front of the rain-soaked tombstone, and Gu Shen personally held an umbrella for him.

The tall man, wearing only a thin white shirt, sat cross-legged. The anger and impatience on his face had completely disappeared. Patil had dug out Mr. Zhuang's tombstone and also pried open the coffin, which contained a crooked and complete human-shaped ash. Because of this, the entire S3 living area was in an uproar, and many people formed a large circle to watch.

A hint of sorrow appeared on Adam's face.

He stared intently at the tombstone and slowly said, "I see… 'yellow earth' that doesn't belong to this era, turned into ashes under the burning of the soul fire, and laid in this coffin. Onlookers wept, and many shed tears. This is a 'false' funeral."

The "Eye of Fate" had taken him back to the funeral three years ago.

The survivors of the S3 living area were saying farewell to Mr. Zhuang.

"A false funeral?"

"Mr. Zhuang… is he really not dead?"

Adam's words spread among the crowd, causing a wave of controversy and discussion.

Patil had already spread the speculation that Mr. Zhuang wasn't dead… Many people couldn't believe it because they had all attended the funeral.

But deep down, they hoped that the news was true.

Mr. Zhuang was a very, very good person who had helped them a lot.

If Mr. Zhuang wasn't dead, regardless of the reasons for his departure back then, everyone would be happy.

As long as they were alive, separation was only temporary.

But death was a true and eternal farewell.

"At the funeral, everyone shed tears. Outside the high walls, someone quietly left… far away, a lonely figure is waiting."

Adam slowly looked outside the high walls…

"Who is it? Can you see clearly?" Gu Shen's expression suddenly became serious.

"I…"

Adam tried to narrow the Eye of Fate. His eye sockets became sore, and clear tears began to flow.

"I can't see clearly…"

"Just like I can't see your 'fire'…"

He tried hard to see the end point guided by "fate," but in the end, he only persisted for a few seconds before closing his eyes. Scarlet blood tears flowed from the eye socket where the Eye of Fate was embedded.

"The lonely figure in the distance, is it referring to the Child of Divine Grace…"

Gu Shen murmured in his heart, "The Eye of Fate cannot be directly looked at, which means 'he' is very likely what I guessed… related to the Fire Seed."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Gu Shen squatted down and held out his palm, gently hovering in front of Adam.

The Eye of Fate, of course, was not used casually.

The price to pay for this forbidden sealed item was certainly more than just speaking nonsense.

Fate was inherently something that could not be spied upon.

The "Fire of Life" burned away the blood flowing down Adam's face. The latter took a deep breath, and he felt the wonder of this flame… it wasn't scalding at all, but rather very warm.

His dizzy head suddenly became clear.

Due to the rich emotions contained in that "coffin,"

After seeing it, he couldn't help but immerse himself in it, and his whole person became depressed, low, and lost.

"Are you awake?"

Gu Shen asked with concern.

"Thank you… I'm much better."

Adam rubbed his head laboriously. He subconsciously looked at the warm flame, but his head buzzed, and it became blank again.

The damn Eye of Fate was about to activate again.

"Ah… is this the creator's partiality or the goddess of fate's indulgence? A flame that ignores the rules was born in the primordial chaos. It was originally free of any impurities and gave birth to wonderful vitality. If it weren't for that wisp of black symbolizing death and hatred, perhaps it would be even more perfect…"

After Adam finished chanting this passage, he came back to his senses and saw Gu Shen's expressionless face.

The Eye of Fate was about to activate a second time.

"… Crap."

He looked unsightly and consciously took action, gouging out his eyeball to forcibly interrupt his spellcasting, and then pleaded, "It's really not what I wanted to see, the aftereffects are still there… hiss, it hurts terribly, can you help me heal it again?"

"Remember my words, take care of your eyes…"

Gu Shen said coldly, "If you look again, you will really go blind."

Adam nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

The subsequent treatment was not complicated. Gu Shen looked in the direction of the "Child of Divine Grace" that Adam had pointed out earlier when watching the funeral and fell into thought… The Child of Divine Grace was in the east. Did Mr. Zhuang leave the S3 living area and go to the east cave?

The entire Sangzhou Cave was only so big.

His worry wasn't about not being able to find it, but that someone would find it faster than him. What if the Neutralists' base camp wasn't in his assigned area?

Also.

What did the Eye of Fate's earlier prompt mean…

The Burning Fire was originally very pure, but if it didn't contain this wisp of black, it would become even more perfect?

The "black" here… is it referring to the "Nether Fire"?

……

……

S12 District.

Adjacent to the south and east caves of Sangzhou Cave, this is a large living area. Compared to the "S3 Living Area," the walls built here are more solid and majestic.

The Storm Church has spawned dozens of branches. Although they all worship the "Storm True God," due to different specific beliefs, the saints leading the church forward have different views.

Therefore, these branch churches have formed many factions, fighting for believers all year round.

The Storm God Throne turns a blind eye to this. In fact, some of the struggles of these small and medium churches are carried out in accordance with his will… The saints of the Southern Continent are actually just pawns in the hands of the Storm.

And here, it is indeed a chessboard.

S12 District was once controlled by the largest branch of the Storm Church, the "Blazing Wave Church." Located in the core area of Sangzhou Cave, connected to the two caves, a considerable part of the urban construction has almost caught up with the rich district of Xiyin City in the inland. Those who can live here are considered to be in the "higher class" in the Sangzhou Cave's internal struggle.

And after the Awakening Experiment began.

The Blazing Wave Church comprehensively evacuated Sangzhou Cave…

In the previous struggles, these "higher classes" have basically been transformed into fanatical believers, which is what is now called "extremists." Although the Blazing Wave Church is gone, as long as the people are still there, the church is not considered destroyed.

The "Blazing Wave Church" flag is still hanging on the wall of S12 District. The flag logo is three red waves stacked together.

Shen Li arrived in this area as soon as possible.

He is not a mental type, and he is weak and alone. If he wants to complete the "acquisition and integration" of the entire Southern Cave, he must first meet with Chen Mei… As a strong backup for this Sangzhou Cave mission, Chen Mei brought some of the backbone of the Chengxin Society, including Chen San's four adopted sons. Many years ago, they were already high-level combat forces in the Dadu District. Now, two of the four have entered the fourth level, and two are at the peak of the ninth level of the Deep Sea.

This combat power configuration is quite powerful no matter where it is placed!

Chen Mei, with brown hair, black eyes, and natural curls, brought his father's four adopted sons and two hundred Extraordinary individuals jointly recruited from Jiangnan and Jiangbei, came to the vicinity of S12 District, and completed the meeting with Shen Li.

Sangzhou Cave has many hills.

They did not rush to approach S12 District, but stood at a relatively safe distance to observe.

Chen Mei said softly: "This is S12 District… In the acquisition mission on the east side of the Southern Cave, the most difficult 'large living area' is expected…"

The second of the four adopted sons is named Wu Yong.

He is a strong attacking Extraordinary individual who uses a saber. At this moment, he presses his long saber on his waist with one hand and says coldly: "Mr. Chen, since the intelligence mentioned that the 'extremists' are very difficult to deal with, why don't we just attack directly? If we shout from the front, those natives who believe in the Storm Church will basically not open the high wall, but instead give them controllable time."

"I agree."

The third of the adopted sons is named Qi Lv. He has already begun to assemble a large sniper rifle, looking for suitable terrain, loading purple-silver bullets, and said quietly: "If you want to fight, I can instantly reduce their defense force… and directly snipe the night watch captain on the city head."

Chen Mei shook his head.

"This is a large living area. Before the 'Awakening Experiment,' there were about two thousand people living there… Even if only half of them survived now, there are nearly a thousand 'Extraordinary forces.' We can certainly attack. But what about after the fight?"

In the Sangzhou Cave mission, each continent enters the hinterland.

Either for resources, or to obtain the real data of the "Awakening Experiment"... For different purposes, each continent has its own means. In any case, Dongzhou does not want to cause a large number of civilian casualties in the living area.

"Wu Yong, you and Lao San lead a hundred people to approach 'S3' in the central area of the Southern Cave, and confirm the information security transmission of 'S4' to 'S7' before dawn."

"Su Cha, you take Lao Si, take the remaining Extraordinary individuals, and be responsible for the absolute acquisition of 'S8' to 'S11'."

Chen Mei stared at the night and said slowly: "This largest extremist living area will be handed over to me and Shen Li…"

The Dongzhou team continued to advance towards the center of the Southern Cave.

Shen Li asked in confusion: "Chen Mei, there are only two of us, what are you going to do?"

"The easiest way to deal with 'extremists' should be direct hypnosis by the mental system."

Chen Mei said calmly: "Unfortunately, neither of us are mental types. This method has to wait for Gu Shen to arrive… But before that, we can accomplish some things that only two people can accomplish."

"Things that only two people can accomplish?"

Shen Li raised his eyebrows, and this sounded strange.

"Guns and cannons have no eyes, but fists and feet can be merciful."

Chen Mei straightened his sleeves and looked quietly at the majestic high wall of S12 District, and said, "If there are only two of us, we can control the strength and avoid killing too many… But once those guys from the Chengxin Society flood in, these Sangzhou Cave low-level Extraordinary individuals won't be able to withstand it. Qi Lv and Wu Yong are both ruthless guys with deep killing intent."

"Wait… you're going to fight your way in?"

Shen Li was a little dumbfounded.

Two people, fighting into the "S12 Living Area"?

"What, are you scared?" Chen Mei said with a smile, "It's not too late for you to regret it now, you can go back to 'S3 District' with 'Wu Yong' and the others…"

"Bullshit, how could I be scared?" Shen Li cursed.

"That's good."

Chen Mei smiled, reached out his hand, and grabbed Shen Li's collar.

The Little Iron Man subconsciously wanted to dodge, but he was shocked to find that at the moment Chen Mei made his move, the surrounding time seemed to slow down.

"Wait a moment to climb the city head, just let go, my ability is [Time Slowdown], and ten thousand soldiers…"

Chen Mei grabbed Shen Li and shot towards S12 District like a cannonball. [Time Slowdown] was activated at this moment, and his speed was not affected in the slightest. He shot to the corner of the wall, and then took nearly a hundred steps in an instant by stepping on the wall. This high wall that blocked Extraordinary creatures could not stop a [Time Slowdown] ability user at the eleventh level of the Deep Sea who had understood [Complete Flash] and cultivated body techniques to the extreme.

The round moon is in the sky.

The sky is clear for thousands of miles.

Two figures soared to the city head of S12 District just like that.

Dense figures raised their heads and looked at the two figures that appeared abruptly.

Their movements of raising their heads were very slow.

Chen Mei's voice was also very slow.

"Like taking something out of a bag."