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An Sheng showed him the former principal's markings. Zhou Wen looked around the temple for a long time but didn't find any clues.

Although he couldn't accept this result, Zhou Wen had no choice but to return. There was no point in staying there. He could use his phone to continue exploring the temple when he returned. Perhaps he could find some clues.

However, the chariot didn't exist in the game, so if Zhou Wen wanted to reach the temple, he had to pass through the underground sea first. This was also a problem.

Zhou Wen guessed that the chariot in-game was most likely parked in front of the temple. As no one had activated it, it didn't appear at the entrance.

It was obvious that the chariot's purpose was to send people out and not bring them in.

An Sheng sent someone to take Zhou Wen back to Luoyang. After Zhou Wen returned to school, he felt a sense of familiarity. He hadn't left for many days, but he felt uncomfortable. Perhaps the great contrast between the safe days at school and the dangerous days in the Zhuolu battlefield had gotten to him.

The most pressing matter at hand is to quickly advance to the Epic stage. Otherwise, if something were to happen, it would be difficult to handle it with my lack of strength. Zhou Wen thought about how he could obtain the Dragon Pearl.

Aerial movement techniques like Dragon Gate Fairy Skill were less effective underwater. The water resistance also weakened Ghost Steps. Therefore, the fact that the Dragon Pearl was underwater left Zhou Wen vexed.

Unable to think of a good solution, Zhou Wen went to Wang Mingyuan's place. Since he knew that Wang Mingyuan loved drinking tea, he even got An Sheng to buy him some high-quality tea that he obviously paid for himself.

”Teacher, this piece of paper was a life-saver. But I tried it again and it doesn't work anymore, why is that so?” Zhou Wen took out the paper slip and respectfully returned it to Wang Mingyuan.

He later tested it a few more times and discovered that ever since the slip of paper had been used on Lord Alcohol, it had no effect on other dimensional creatures. It was just like an ordinary piece of paper.

”Have you ever seen a bowl of rice that can't be finished no matter what?” Wang Mingyuan asked with a smile as he took back the note.

Zhou Wen immediately understood that the power on the note had been exhausted.

”Teacher, how did you know that my Life Providence would react if I knelt down to beg for mercy?” Zhou Wen voiced out his doubts again. He had never told Wang Mingyuan what his Life Providence was.

Wang Mingyuan smiled and said, ”My research includes the reading of people, and you can say I have some success in it. Therefore, I was able to figure out something about your Life Providence. There's some pride in your Life Providence, something I've never seen before. I knew it was extraordinary, and it wouldn't tolerate such humiliation, so it might have been of some use. That's why I got you to test it out to see if it worked. From the looks of it, it really did.”

”Test it out…” Zhou Wen was instantly rendered speechless.

”Then can I still use this move in the future?” Zhou Wen hurriedly asked. Since this move was so useful, and there was no real need for him to kneel, it was a waste not to use it.

”Have you ever heard of the saying that one would rather die than be humiliated? A single instance might make your Life Providence erupt due to anger, but I'm afraid a repeat of that will cause that anger to be vented on you. I'm not sure if you can withstand that. If it's possible, you can test it out,” Wang Mingyuan said with a smile.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but shudder when he thought of Lord Alcohol's outcome. He quickly replied in all seriousness, ”A man should have dignity and not kneel. I've never considered it and was just asking.”