178: Welcome to Charles Manor

“The time has come to condense the Golden Core!”

Inside the Garden of Sentient Beings, Li Ke's Divine Soul completely sank into the center of the giant blue stamen.

He quietly floated within a pool of amber-colored nectar,

feeling an unprecedentedly vast Divine Soul aura continuously nourishing his Divine Soul Origin.

The essence of his Divine Soul, his Comprehension Ability, his thoughts, and even his affinity for the Dao,

were all continuously improving at an almost terrifying speed.

Aside from this pure nourishment,

Li Ke also perceived that,

an invisible and formless Law of the Dao was subtly flowing within the nectar,

colliding with each other and then combining.

“Those Divine Ability statues were born this way…”

Li Ke's mind was clear.

This Garden of Sentient Beings,

was based on the Life Irrigation Ritual arranged by the Tuhana Civilization,

drawing an endless supply of World Origin from the Sea of Ancestors.

Countless fragmented Laws of the Dao were naturally carried within it.

As long as these Law fragments were allowed to grind and combine on their own,

they would eventually randomly generate some Divine Ability seeds.

If he were to just wait Li Ke this,

it wouldn't be long before a Divine Ability would also randomly generate within his Divine Soul.

But Li Ke had gone to great lengths, risking the contamination of his Divine Soul to come here,

what he wanted, naturally, was not as simple as a randomly generated Divine Ability.

The Golden Core is divided into nine revolutions, with each revolution a new heaven.

Although all can ultimately achieve the Golden Core Dao,

their strength differs vastly.

What Li Ke sought was undoubtedly the Nine Revolution Golden Core.

Moreover, it was the one recorded in the Summoning Demon Scripture,

which, even among the Nine Revolution Golden Cores, was considered a supreme rank,

the Supreme Divine Wind Nine Revolution Golden Core.

To condense this core, even in the cultivation world where Spiritual Qi is abundant, it would require a massive amount of Heaven And Earth Treasure.

Not to mention in this barren world where even Spiritual Qi and Devilish Qi do not exist.

Originally, Li Ke had already given up,

only planning to condense an ordinary Nine Revolution Golden Core.

Unexpectedly, this Garden of Sentient Beings actually gave him a turning point.

With the Sea of Ancestors, that endless World Origin as support, it was equivalent to a True Immortal bestowing an empowerment upon him.

What kind of Golden Core could not be achieved?

Moreover, under the immersion of the Laws of the Dao,

when he condensed the Golden Core, he could actively integrate those scattered Law fragments,

and from them, nurture the top-tier Golden Core Divine Ability most suitable for him.

It could be said to be killing multiple birds with one stone.

The next moment,

Li Ke's spiritual sense instantly converged, fully dedicating himself to his inner self.

The general outline of the Summoning Demon Scripture slowly flowed within his Divine Soul.

A layer of fine dark-gold characters quietly emerged on the surface of his Divine Soul,

as if he had donned a dark-gold Daoist robe made of countless intricate characters.

The surrounding amber-colored nectar instantly surged madly into his Divine Soul,

forming a subtle, deep vortex around him.

......

At the same time,

in the study on the second floor of Charles Castle.

More and more solidified black Qi figures began to continuously emerge from Li Ke's Physical Body, which was seated cross-legged.

They flowed Li Ke a tide, merging into the surrounding Void Realm,

into the desk, into the walls, into the floor…

The thick, inky black Devilish Qi, soon filled the entire study,

and silently spread outwards from the castle.

Clang, clatter…

Inside the castle,

the oil paintings hung everywhere, the decorations placed in the corridors, and even the pots and pans in the kitchen,

all began to tremble slightly, emitting fine, chaotic noises.

It seemed as if the entire castle was showing signs of awakening under the influence of this Devilish Qi.

Thump… thump… thump…

A slow series of footsteps came from the corridor on the first floor of the castle,

and Barton slowly walked out of the room.

His aura was closely connected to the entire castle, appearing deep and hidden,

at first glance, he was just an ordinary old man,

but upon closer inspection, one would feel an inexplicable sense of trepidation,

as if directly staring into a bottomless abyss.

As Barton paced along,

wherever he passed, all light was inexplicably swallowed,

and in that darkness, a subtle rustling sound arose,

some small dark-gold vines were quietly growing on the walls, railings, and ceiling, quickly covering the surrounding space.

“Do not make noise, master is in seclusion.”

Barton said with an expressionless face and a calm voice,

instantly, all the dense and chaotic sounds in the castle quieted down,

not a sound was heard.

“Hmm.”

Barton nodded slightly, revealing a benevolent smile,

suddenly, as if sensing something,

he slowly turned and looked outside the castle,

“Have guests arrived?”

Barton murmured to himself, then slowly walked out.

......

At the same time,

Makins was walking slowly through the dense black forest, with the huge Platinum Iron Maiden slung over his back.

As he walked, he surveyed his surroundings.

“These trees look Li Ke they have some age to them, not Li Ke the result of arcane Birth…”

He stretched out a hand and gently touched a massive black tree that required two people to embrace; its bark was rough and cold.

“But it cannot be entirely ruled out; there is a type of Old God Remnants in the Secret Realm called Tree Herders, who have the ability to control trees, allowing them to expand rapidly as if growing naturally…”

He continued to walk forward.

After passing through an unusually dense patch of woods,

his gaze finally penetrated the layers of dense branches and leaves.

Not far ahead, there was a cluster of buildings in the style of a noble manor.

“There really is a noble manor.”

Makins's expression gradually turned cold.

Under his gaze,

above the ancient noble manor not far away,

a continuous stream of black smoke was slowly rising, silently spreading in all directions.

Combined with this dense forest that did not match the church's intelligence,

he could basically conclude.

This place was definitely a stronghold of a certain branch of Old God Remnants.

Makins slowly walked to the gate of the manor.

This manor looked quite simple,

its gray outer walls were covered with thick moss, and some small dark-gold vines also climbed everywhere.

Makins was not careless;

he carefully sensed the aura within the manor,

however, apart from the visible black Qi,

he did not sense any special aura.

Makins frowned slightly,

he clasped his hands in front of his chest and quietly cast a Divine Ability.

Whoosh…

The Platinum Iron Maiden on his back trembled slightly.

A Chains of Holy Imprisonment, shimmering with Holy Light, quietly slithered out from the silk seams,

and, as if alive, pointed distantly towards the north.

“That Undead powerhouse is not here.”

Makins let out a slight breath.

This was his unique Divine Ability.

Anyone who had been injured by his Chains of Holy Imprisonment,

would have their approximate location sensed by him within a short period.

“To be hiding so many Old God Remnants, this noble territory has actually decayed to such an extent…”

A fierce glint suddenly flashed in Makins's eyes, as if a blazing Holy Light was burning.

Creak…

Just then,

the tightly closed manor gate in front of him actually opened inwards on its own.

Inside the gate stood an old man with simple attire, white hair, and a slightly stern face.

“Distant guest, welcome to Charles Manor.”

Barton bowed slightly, performing a very standard noble bow towards Makins.