A farm that breeds gods and demons
Chapter 593 - 457: Ruins of the Ancient Shrine

Chapter 593: Chapter 457: Ruins of the Ancient Shrine

On the sixth day in the "Demonic Forest", they hadn’t found anything. By the afternoon of the seventh day, even Lei Leian was beginning to get anxious. Finally, they saw a building from a distance.

"Huh?" Lei Leian, having found nothing for days, gave a slight gasp upon seeing a structure. She started sprinting towards it and Su Yu, along with Ada, hurried after her.

As they got closer, they realized that it wasn’t just a building, but an ancient ruin.

Before them were the remnants of a semi-collapsed structure with a few towering pillars still standing. Though most of it was buried under the hillside, they could faintly see traces of its former grandeur. The ruins were overgrown with various plants and ivy. Judging from the surroundings, it was apparent that the structure had been abandoned for a very long time, untouched by humans or animals.

After spending days in search of the "Tears of Timis" to no avail, Lei Leian seemed relieved at the sight of the ancient ruins, murmuring, "Who would’ve thought we’d find ancient ruins in the Demonic Forest? Fascinating."

Ada commented, "Looking at these columns and the walls, it seems like the ruins of a shrine."

Lei Leian nodded, turning to Su Yu and suggested, "We probably won’t find the ’Tears of Timis’ today anyway. Shall we go in? Who knows, we might find something."

Su Yu gave a rueful smile. He understood that after days of fruitless searching, Lei Leian was excited about discovering a ruin. Stumbling upon such a site in the monotonous landscape of the Demonic Forest could naturally cause one to feel excited.

Seeing Su Yu nod in agreement, Lei Leian quickly drew a sword-like weapon from her bracelet and started slashing at the ivy growing on a gap in the ruins.

After a few swift cuts, the ivy was chopped down. She looked back at Su Yu, who had remained stationary, and urged, "Come on, help me cut."

"Alright." Su Yu agreed, revealing his scaled left hand and pulling the ivy aside. They managed to cut a hole in the dense vegetation covering the wall. Then, the two of them entered the ruins through the collapsed gap.

Inside, they could see several towering pillars. The floor was covered in debris, and vines and plants had overgrown everywhere. The duo made their way through, clearing the path as they went.

Lei Leian speculated, "This is probably the front hall. Look here..." As she pointed to various places, she said, "According to the usual layout of shrines, this area should be the front corridor. If we pass through here and go there, we can reach the rear hall."

Su Yu followed behind Lei Leian. He took care of the debris or overgrown vines blocking their path. He wasn’t very interested in the ruins, seeing the structure falling apart and how ancient it was. He knew there probably wouldn’t be anything left. However, since Lei Leian was interested, he couldn’t help but accompany her.

As Lei Leian was explaining and clearing the surroundings, her enthusiasm seemed to grow, "Do you see? I got it all right. This is indeed the rear hall. I wonder who used to own this place. Come on, let’s look there for some clues." She quickly hurried to another side, and Su Yu helped her to chop down the heavy vegetation that obstructed their path. Before them emerged something resembling a monument. Most of it had disappeared, leaving only a small portion. The surface was covered with plants and moss, Su Yu wouldn’t even have noticed this small segment if it weren’t for Lei Leian.

Lei Leian was as excited as if she had found a treasure, laughing, "I guessed right again! These shrines usually have this kind of Merit Monument that records the owner’s good deeds. From this monument, we might be able to find out who used to own this shrine."

Being of distinguished origin, Lei Leian had seen many shrines before. Conversely, Su Yu knew nothing about them. Seeing her excitement, he was slightly surprised and immediately joined her in cleaning the moss and plants off the remaining piece of the monument.

Soon, the original appearance of the monument revealed itself, displaying lines of text.

Lei Leian, initially excited, suddenly paused. Su Yu also realized that the characters etched on the monument resembled charms, not a single word of which he could recognize.

The two looked at each other, dumbfounded. Lei Leian had been eagerly hoping to learn about the former owner of this ancient shrine from the monument, only to find that she couldn’t understand the text. It had been an exercise in futility.

Su Yu thought of Ada and quickly asked, "Ada, can you recognize the characters on this that look like charms?"

At this moment, Ada was intensely staring at the symbols, taking some time before saying, "This shrine, it doesn’t seem to be meant for human habitation... it appears to be a temple used for sacrificial rites, these symbols... hold on, Su Yu, bring out the fragment you acquired during the trial."

Su Yu was momentarily taken aback, confused as to why Ada would suddenly mention that, but still he brought it out.

During the second trial, all the survivors received rewards. Among them, Yuan Niping received a silver card that led to the Upper Realm. Others also received excellent rewards, such as Yano, who received a bracelet for storing items, and Zhang Zhongmou who received the "Secret Treasure Belt." Not only could this "Secret Treasure Belt" store a small number of items, but it could also increase his attack and defense power. It was very rare. Others, like Su Yun, Lei Rui, and the rest also each received pretty good rewards. Only Su Yu, he got a chunk of black iron fragment whose use was unknown to everyone, even the knowledgeable Ada was puzzled.

Su Yu was upset over this for quite some time.

At this moment, when Ada suddenly asked him to bring it out, Su Yu was slightly surprised, but still took it out. It was a small piece of black fragment, engraved with symbols that looked like diagrams. Originally, Su Yu didn’t understand why Ada asked him to bring it out, but now that he did, upon comparison, he suddenly noticed that the symbols engraved on this fragment were quite similar to the symbols on the half-bit stone monument in front of them.

Ada took over the black fragment taken out by Su Yu, jumped down and landed on the broken half monument, and carefully studied it. Lei Leian and Su Yu exchanged glances. Seeing Lei Leian’s puzzled expression, Su Yu explained the origin of the black fragment.

Lei Leian mused, "Although I didn’t participate in the trial, I’ve heard about it. Since everyone’s rewards were good, this inconspicuous fragment you received must also be some treasure. It’s just that you guys didn’t know it at the time. It definitely won’t be useless."

"Hmm." Su Yu nodded, thinking that what Lei Leian said should make sense. The "Black Iron Guardian" would not trick him with a useless iron fragment as a reward. He hadn’t offended her before, she wouldn’t presage a prank on him with a useless item.

But what exactly was this black fragment for, and what special uses did it have?

Ada held the black fragment, continuously comparing it with the half broken stone monument for research.

Lei Leian and Su Yu stood behind Ada, looking at Ada and then at the stone monument. Neither of them recognized the symbol-like text on the stone monument, they were both baffled. The little girl, Feng’er, also stood silently in the clothes given to her by Su Yu.

After a while, Ada turned around, jumped back onto Su Yu’s back, and handed the black fragment in her hand back to Su Yu.

"Ada, how is it? Did you find anything?" Su Yu took the fragment and quickly asked.

Ada gave a slight nod, then looked at Lei Leian and said, "Lei Leian, did you say that there are Tears of Timis in this Demonic Forest?"

Lei Leian replied, "Yes, I bathed in the Tears of Timis here when I was very young."

Ada made a sound of agreement, then said, "I remember Lei Leian, you once mentioned a legend about Timis, saying Timis is the manifestation of the Power of Rules in the Black Iron World. So her tears are the purest Power of Rules. This legend...may not necessarily be false."

Lei Leian said, "You mean the legend about Timis and this world is true?" She was slightly stunned.

Ada’s expression became serious, she said slowly, "It’s a pity that only half of the stone tablet remains. But the information from it seems to record the origin of the Tears of Timis...and this iron fragment..." She paused in thought, while Su Yu and Lei Leian were confused. Lei Leian couldn’t resist saying, "Ada, can you be more clear? The origin of the Tears of Timis? Isn’t it Timis’s own tears according to the legend?"

Ada replied, "So, why would this legendary Timis cry? There might be a huge secret behind this that we can’t imagine, as well as this Demonic Forest..." Ada slowly pointed to the fragment in Su Yu’s hand while speaking, "Because this fragment is broken, I can’t make out much, but just now, according to this inscription, I can vaguely judge that this fragment may be related to the legendary Timis."

Su Yu’s body shivered slightly, and he couldn’t help but clench the small fragment.

Lei Leian was slightly startled and said, "The legendary Timis...Ada, do you think this legend is true? How...how is this possible..." (To be continued. To find out what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com. There are more Chapters available there. Support the author and support legal reading!)