I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

What is the true purpose of the anchor point?

Upon seeing this sentence, Han Zhan’s gaze was firmly attracted, unable to move away.

Why does the World Tree know the function of the anchor point?

Why does the World Tree want to tell him the purpose of the anchor point?

These thoughts flashed through Han Zhan’s mind one by one, but soon they were all discarded, leaving only a single thought swirling in his mind, which he then blurted out:

"Tell me, what is the true purpose of the anchor point?"

"Why does the Dawn Organization go to great lengths to create anchor point events, and what do they really want to achieve with the stable anchor points they gain from these events?"

His intuition told him that this must be an enormous cosmic secret.

If he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to come into contact with it again.

So, no matter what, he had to find out the answer to this question.

Upon hearing Han Zhan’s words, the text on the page began to slowly write itself again:

"The anchor point is a special artifact acquired by the Dawn Organization through anchor point events, and its purpose is to help the Dawn Organization delve into the River of Eternal Darkness."

As soon as these last four words appeared on the page, they quickly curled into a group and became twisted symbols that were incomprehensible, like gibberish.

It seems these four words possess some special magic power.

Even using the [Record] authority, they couldn’t be written down.

But in just a moment, it was enough for Han Zhan to see these four words and commit them to memory.

River of Eternal Darkness.

Another term he had never heard of.

However, the relationship between the anchor points and the river wasn’t something Han Zhan heard about for the first time.

Before this, there were also the River of Time and the anchor points within it.

Therefore, he was not unfamiliar with such a corresponding relationship, and it wasn’t too difficult to understand.

The anchor point is used for stabilization.

Just like a ship sailing on the sea needs an anchor to hold its position.

If we compare Dawn to a ship and the River of Eternal Darkness to the sea, then the function of the anchor point becomes much easier to understand.

However, Han Zhan still didn’t understand why the Dawn Organization wanted to stabilize the River of Eternal Darkness using anchor points, and to what end?

As if guessing Han Zhan’s doubts, the text began to write itself again on the paper in front of him:

"****, is a completely dead River of Time."

"Anchor points can prevent Dawn from getting lost within it, allowing them to leverage more ’history’ submerged within the River of Eternal Darkness."

Upon seeing this explanation, Han Zhan’s pupils slightly dilated.

The amount of information was too large, even his brain couldn’t process it for a moment.

Is the River of Eternal Darkness another River of Time?

Can the River of Time become completely dead too?

What remains in the River of Time after it dies?

And what exactly is the so-called "history"?

In an instant, many questions surfaced in his mind.

At this moment, the page that was originally blank was almost filled with words, leaving only a small area.

More text continued to be written, giving a brief answer:

"Antique artifacts, Guan Shan, Ah Fu, Chen Dubei, they are all part of ’history’."

Upon seeing this answer,

it’s as if a lightning bolt flashed through Han Zhan’s mind, cutting through the dark night sky, dispersing all the fog instantly.

He suddenly understood, the puzzle in his heart finally solved.

"The anchor point is used to leverage historical powers within the River of Eternal Darkness, and these historical powers are the antique artifacts used by Dawn, and those people he summoned."

"Those who had originally perished in history but were resurrected!"

No wonder Dawn possesses so many peculiar artifacts, all of which are unheard of and unseen.

No wonder when Guan Shan, Ah Fu, Chen Dubei, and the others died, they disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed in this cosmos, leaving no trace of their existence.

That’s because all of this was history stolen from the River of Eternal Darkness through the anchor point.

History that doesn’t belong to this River of Time!

At this moment, Han Zhan’s understanding of Dawn reached an unprecedented height.

The page floating in midair was filled with dense writing.

With the last sentence written, the page began to slowly burn.

The flames consumed the text, turning it into ashes in the blink of an eye.

After telling Han Zhan this answer, the World Tree fell silent again.

Han Zhan attempted to communicate with the World Tree, but there was no response, and no new blank page appeared.

Only the vast and boundless roots of the World Tree remained, along with its sacredly glowing body shrouded in darkness.

Han Zhan’s gaze fell upon the door at the roots of the World Tree.

His eyes slightly burned, seeing that above the door, a new set of numbers appeared:

"120:00:00"

It seemed to be a countdown.

With a sudden inspiration, Han Zhan understood the meaning of the countdown.

It indicated that the third Bronze Conference would be held in five days!

...

Temporarily leaving the roots of the World Tree.

Han Zhan could take a short break, as there were five days until the next Bronze Conference.

After such long and exhausting travels, his body also felt somewhat weary.

Without contacting Bob and the others, Han Zhan immediately returned to his residence.

Night fell.

Warm light shone through the windows.

Pushing open the door, he was greeted by a familiar and bustling cozy scene.

The Contracted Spirit girls were each busy, and upon seeing Han Zhan entering through the door, they all unconsciously turned their gaze, showing joyful smiles.

To Han Zhan’s surprise, there was an additional figure busy in the kitchen.

It was Feng Xiaozao.

Watching her skilled pan-flipping and orderly cooking, one couldn’t help but wonder if she had been a head chef of a Five Star restaurant before crossing over.

"We’ve already introduced ourselves," Xia Youwei, seeing Han Zhan frozen there, spoke up as the Main Palace Lady.

"Ah Zhan, you’re really something. New sisters have joined, yet you left without saying a word."

The process of Feng Xiaozao integrating with the Contracted Spirit girls went surprisingly smoothly.

Listening to Xia Youwei’s words, Han Zhan could hear how she defended Feng Xiaozao, something he hadn’t expected.

"Come eat quickly. After you finish, let me reward you properly. There’s a new sister joining, and I have some new inspiration I need to put into practice."

At that moment, Li Lingzhen also rushed over, looking excited.

Although the other Contracted Spirit girls didn’t speak up, their demeanor suggested they had agreed beforehand, all silently endorsing Lingzhen’s words.

After a warm and festive meal together,

Han Zhan soon found himself enjoying another round of warm gathering and dining.

The next afternoon, Han Zhan awoke from his sleep, stretching with a big yawn.

He couldn’t help but marvel, "The taste of the divine is truly wonderful!"