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Chen Xing's gaze sharpened, as he discovered that he seemed unable to see the panel on the giant snake's body.

Either the snake was only revealing a part of its body, not the whole, and the Stone Booklet could only display the panel when it saw the creature's entire body,

or the giant snake wasn't alive, and its writhing earlier was due to other reasons.

"Hm!?" Chen Xing's brows furrowed, his pupils dilated sharply.

The giant snake slid slightly, and from deep within, it seemed that a black corner was being raised through the gaps in the snake's body.

A transparent membrane slid out, dragging the black item inside it.

Taotie suddenly extended a claw and plunged it directly into the black water, fishing out the python along with the black item at the bottom.

Qiu Qi felt a surge of shock; was he really so audacious to directly reach out and grab it?

After Taotie's claw entered the water, it experienced a stinging pain, and its blue-white skin flared red.

With a low growl, the giant snake's massive body shook violently, landing on the empty ground beside it, looking like a winding hill from Chen Xing's perspective.

The object wrapped by the giant snake's body also landed on the ground with a loud clang.

As the giant snake lay motionless on the ground, its abdominal cavity revealed grim white bones, and its innards were almost completely hollowed out; only then did everyone notice that this snake had been long dead.

The body was filled with a gray aura of death; its two turbid eyes crystallized. The only thing remaining was its powerful blood.

Chen Xing's eyes lit up; this immense vitality was definitely from a creature on the path to Fleshly Transcendence!

Upon considering its size, a single thought emerged in Chen Xing's mind—how many high-quality cans could this great body make.

He didn't even dare to think about it!

"Is this an altar?"

Qiu Qi approached, finally seeing the true nature of the altar.

It was a dark blue altar that looked black because it was situated in the black water.

The altar's surface was carved with corals, seashells, pearls, and various aquatic creatures.

A thin layer of black water covered the surface, sticky and transparent, running down the sides.

"This resembles an altar from the Era of the Gods, used for worship," Qiu Qi marveled at the altar.

It was said that during the Era of the Gods, various worship ceremonies were often held, and people revered nature.

Thus, they carved images of deities on altars, but deities were not to be looked upon directly, at least not by those below the Realm of Ascension.

An ordinary person who glanced at them would explode.

Explode in both spirit and will.

So they favoured depicting various natural elements as substitutes for the deities, for instance, the deity of water would be replaced by corals and seashells on the altar.

"This is not an altar used for worship; altars for worship would have ritual texts, but there are none here," Qiu Shangqing suddenly said.

"Ritual patterns? But aren't there patterns here?" Qiu Qi noticed some profound lines on the side of the altar that looked quite mysterious.

Qiu Shangqing shook his head, "I'm talking about 'text' for writing, not 'patterns' for designs, you should read more books.

"Think of an altar as a courier station, you at least need to write a recipient, right? Otherwise, who are you sending it to? Ritual texts are the recipient address for the deities, and they also require gods' approved texts to be effective; otherwise, constantly texting and bothering the deities would also make them annoyed."

"Uncle, if it's not for worship, then what's it used for?" Qiu Qi curiously asked.

Qiu Shangqing said, "Aside from specialized use in worship, altars from the Era of the Gods were most commonly used for evolution. Some altars were for evolving Beast Taming, others for refining them, and some could even increase the cultivation speed of Beast Taming."

"Did altars from ancient times have so many effects?" Qiu Qi was somewhat shocked.

How could it sound like ancient civilization was more advanced than modern civilization?

Isn't civilization generally progressive?

Qiu Shangqing said, "According to scholars' deductions, there was once a cliff-like collapse of civilization during the Era of the Gods. The civilization of Exotic Region seems to have developed on the basis of some barbaric foundation, and every new altar has great research value. An altar that the Water Deity King specifically kept close must not be simple."

"Let's drain the water and see what else is inside." Qiu Shangqing looked toward the bottom of the water.

The Azure Sea Emperor Crocodile exerted its abilities, raising columns of water, and the black water below was continuously being expelled, as Taotie had inadvertently dug several large holes.

The drained water flowed into the holes following the ravines.

The water at the bottom of the holes grew shallower and shallower.

Eventually, all the water was completely drained.

A white skeletal corpse dressed in a Purple Robe lay curled in a fetal embrace at the bottom of the hole.

It was as though peacefully asleep.

Qiu Shangqing pondered thoughtfully, "This follows the burial customs of the Bibo Territory; they believe that after death, one should return to nature, coming from the womb and returning to the womb. Generally, they choose to maintain a fetal position in water, like a baby in a mother's womb. This body is likely the Water Deity King; he died in this unnoticed place."

Qiu Qi jumped down into the hole and took a ring off the bony finger and brought it up.
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Looking at the corpse in the hole, Qiu Shangqing mused for a moment: "Let's give him another place for burial.

Having taken his relics, we should still pay some respect to his corpse."

Chen Xing's gaze fell on the ring, if the body was truly the Water Deity King's, then this ring might contain the entirety of a king's treasures, immeasurably valuable.

"Old Qiu, you don't want this body, do you?" Chen Xing pointed at the giant snake's corpse beside them and said, "If you don't want it, can I have the corpse?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Qiu Qi's eyes; although the body of the giant snake was worth quite a bit, if compared with the Water Deity King's treasures, the value of an ancient snake corpse that had been lying around for countless years would significantly diminish.