I Can Extract Divine Power

"A reflection of the Mysterious City?"

Inside the quiet Space of the Storage Technique.

When Shen Bai heard these words, his brows furrowed slightly.

He had never heard the term ’Mysterious City’ before. Now that Amber had suddenly brought it up, he was filled with questions.

"This Mysterious City you just mentioned, what is it?" Shen Bai asked.

Amber tilted her head, seemingly lost in thought, a trace of confusion in her eyes. "It’s probably from my memories as a Deceitful Beast. I can always seem to recall things related to the mysterious... Master, my memories are a bit of a mess right now. Let me think it over."

Just now, when Amber saw the tiny, rice-sized round bead, she had subconsciously uttered the five words, "Reflection of the Mysterious City."

But now that Shen Bai had asked her in earnest, Amber once again felt somewhat muddled.

Creatures like Deceitful Beasts gain a special kind of inheritance after their transformation.

This inheritance includes knowledge of combat as well as other subjects, but much of it is actually quite chaotic.

It is like a door. If there is no key to open it, those memories remain temporarily stored inside.

And the so-called key, like this round bead before them, symbolized the reflection of the Mysterious City, unlocking Amber’s corresponding memories.

As for why this occurred, the Academies of the Great Zhou Country had conducted research on the matter. They concluded this happens to Deceitful Beasts because they are beings that have transformed from regular beasts into half-beast, half-mysterious existences.

Because they possess Spirituality, they are entirely different from purely mysterious beings. This causes their two sets of memories to clash. Only upon touching a related object can their knowledge of the mysterious be unlocked; otherwise, they are left in a state of confusion, with their memories in disarray.

And for this very reason, Amber now needed to carefully sort through the memories in her mind.

Only after organizing them could she give Shen Bai the answers he sought.

Shen Bai, of course, understood this, so he didn’t pressure Amber and instead chose to wait patiently.

After waiting for nearly an hour, Amber’s eyes grew brighter and brighter, her emerald-green pupils sparkling with intelligent light.

At last, Amber had fully sorted out the memories in her mind and began to explain slowly.

"The so-called Mysterious City is, in essence, a mysterious phenomenon. This phenomenon takes the form of cities..."

Amber first explained the principles behind this thing called the Mysterious City, then paused for a moment.

Shen Bai stroked his chin. After hearing Amber’s explanation, his eyes lit up.

’According to Amber’s explanation, this Mysterious City seems to have a lot of potential.’

’Since it’s a mysterious phenomenon, it must contain Evil Qi.’

’If I can just kill that phenomenon, won’t the Evil Qi be mine?’

Shen Bai currently didn’t have a single shred of Evil Qi, so he was desperate for an opportunity like this to acquire a large amount and keep it in reserve.

"You just said there are opportunities inside the Mysterious City and that it’s beneficial for Cultivators. What do you mean by that?" Shen Bai continued to ask.

Just moments ago, Amber had mentioned that the Mysterious City offered great benefits to Cultivators.

But he couldn’t understand what those benefits actually were.

Amber tapped her delicate, small lips with her pale fingers, looking endearingly silly as she continued her explanation for Shen Bai.

"The Mysterious City symbolizes the end of an era, and what remains inside is a microcosm of that time."

"You can’t bring anything out from inside, but it’s very likely to hold all sorts of Cultivation Techniques from that era."

"If you could memorize them all and bring them out that way, it would be an enormous benefit for Jianghu People."

Hearing this answer, Shen Bai finally understood.

The Mysterious City was a very peculiar type of phenomenon. Everything inside was governed by rules. As long as one acted according to the rules, there might not be much danger.

But break the rules, and danger would surge forth like a monstrous, relentless wave.

Nothing obtained from the Mysterious City could be brought out; even if a supreme treasure were found, it would be impossible to remove.

But just because things couldn’t be taken out didn’t mean there was nothing of value inside.

A microcosm of an era meant it contained treasures from that time, with Cultivation Techniques being the most important of all.

In the Jianghu, a good Cultivation Technique could spark bloody conflicts and brutal struggles. But in the Mysterious City, good Cultivation Techniques might be found everywhere.

As long as one followed the rules and memorized the Cultivation Techniques, they could walk away with something amazing.

’By the looks of it, if the Mysterious City were ever to appear, countless Jianghu People would risk their lives trying to get inside,’ Shen Bai thought to himself.

These days, whether for ordinary people or for Cultivators, everything came down to a single word: contend.

Contend. One had to contend for everything.

Contend for resources, contend for treasures, contend for time.

All these forms of contention were, in essence, an act of defying the heavens.

Only by doing so could one reach greater heights on the path of Cultivation and witness more magnificent vistas.

The dangers of the Mysterious City were far outweighed by the potential rewards, enough to attract a great number of Jianghu People to it.

Seeing Shen Bai lost in thought, Amber’s flighty nature revealed itself once again.

She came to Shen Bai’s side, took his hand, and rested her cheek on his shoulder, nuzzling against him gently.

This brought Shen Bai back to his senses. He asked, "Then what’s the use of this round bead?"

"You said it’s a reflection of the Mysterious City. Does that mean it has some special effect?"