Chapter 563: Black Turtle (2/2)

Xue Wei wished to find a connection to his bloodline, while Lan was contemplating if there was some sort of token which had gathered all the power of faith, and he would gladly take it away to absorb it for himself.

The power was long lost, and it did not have an owner, so even if Lan did not consume it, it would merely dissipate throughout the passing of time, so he did not feel any mental resistance to take away such potent power.

Xue Wei stepped through the open gate that let one enter the forgotten city. The gates had been left open, but there were no signs of struggle or battle.

The buildings were not taken care of, but due to the quality of the materials used, it was also able to withstand most of the time that had passed, and only a few of them seemed to be unstable.

Although it was a palace, it resembled a small city more than anything. Streets were leading to different parts of the palace, and from his estimation, there seemed to be hundreds of buildings within the palace walls.

He did not spend much time admiring the beautiful scenery or the overgrown gardens. Instead, he walked steadily towards the very center of the forgotten city.

Here, he found a big pagoda that was towering into the sky. Where all the other buildings within the palace were made from the beautiful pearl-like material, this pagoda was built with some sort of black stone.

Even the white pearl-like material would display a certain degree of lack of care, but this black pagoda was full of an overwhelming aura, and there was not even the slightest spec of dust on the walls that shone with a black lustre.

The doors to the pagoda were closed. They were made from a very heavy kind of iron, and it had been adorned with two great black tortoises that seemed to judge anyone who went close.

Xue Wei looked at those two life-like tortoises, but he seemed to feel that what was needed to enter the pagoda was the bloodline of the Black Turtle.

He had no logical reason for this assumption, it was merely a thought that suddenly appeared in his mind, and he stepped forward to put his hand on the gates.

If he would have been required to use brute force to open the doors, he was not likely to succeed, but if he could enter with the help of his bloodline, then he wished to give it a try.

As his hand touched the door, a sharp gleam of light lit up the whole palace. The light came from the very top of the pagoda, and it gently fell on the palace as a protective layer.

Xue Wei was stunned upon witnessing this, but he did not have much time to consider the meaning, as he felt a suction force acting against his body, and everything went black.

He felt as if the world was spinning, and he lost connection to all his senses, but shortly after, he was able to adjust himself and look around.