Chapter 2502: Chapter 2503: Totem Beast and Sinners

Of course, just like this, the Zhongzhou Empire still cannot rest easy. This place of exile naturally harbors a kind of cursed power. Any mortal sent here, should they escape, no matter their cultivation level, will immediately contract a strange illness and ultimately cannot escape death!

At first, Ye Luo was in a panic, thinking that he too would meet his end!

However, later, as he accessed the memories, he breathed a sigh of relief. Back then, every sinner had a bizarre code implanted in their genes that triggered the curse, so this cursed power had no relation to Ye Luo.

Not only that, but the descendants of sinners naturally also bear this cursed power.

As the number of sinners increased, they naturally combined to give birth to descendants, and over time, this developed into a fairly large world.

Although they couldn’t leave here, the Totem Beasts guarded them day and night, which eventually made them unhappy.

Despite the might of the Totem Beasts, they were merely the pets of the rich at the time, both in terms of disposition and wisdom.

Even when many sinners acted provocatively, the Totem Beasts would tolerate them as much as possible.

Among the sinners, intruders made up the vast majority, and these people were cultivators. Gradually, experts emerged, and when these experts gained the strength to challenge the Totem Beasts, they managed to capture them!

Gradually, the Totem Beasts began to be tamed by these mighty figures, transforming into the protective totems of their tribes, and even forming contracts with those prominent figures!

From then on, the roles of the totems and the sinners completely reversed.

The Totem Beasts were no longer ferocious beasts guarding the sinners; instead, they became the guardian deities of these sinners!

This was quite a sarcastic turn of events, but it truly happened.

However, since the memory of the Totem Beasts is passed down through generations, even the most basic Totem Beast inherits the same memories.

So, as far as they are concerned, these Totem Beasts are destined to be the enemies of these cultivators from birth.

Moreover, the birth of these Totem Beasts is completely beyond the control of the cultivators, which is the brilliance of the Zhongzhou Empire. This cave and the underground river are the birthplaces of the Totem Beasts! At regular intervals, Totem Beasts naturally emerge.

Therefore, the great powers among the sinners completely sealed this place, but the strength of the Totem Beasts is still mighty. Any Totem Beast born with extraordinary talent is to be cultivated into a totem and used to serve the sinners.

Additionally, the cave contains rich space-time laws for cultivators to comprehend.

The great powers among the sinners created tokens, allowing only those with the token to enter, and each time inside, one cannot exceed the prescribed time.

This way, the Totem Beasts couldn’t escape from this space.

This is more or less the memory.

Thus speaking, the Totem Beasts by nature aren’t malicious; they are merely being used by the cultivators.

Then, what’s the story with this elder, how is he trapped here? Since he is from Earth, he surely has nothing to do with those intruders.

Moreover, his cultivation level is terrifying; why doesn’t he escape?

Thus, Ye Luo roughly understands why the base doesn’t dare to show its face.

The Totem Beasts themselves are a product of Zhongzhou civilization and are naturally sensitive to the breath of Zhongzhou civilization.

If these Totem Beasts were to be found by the totems, being traitors themselves, they would not rest until they uproot the base.

After all, once the base grows strong, how could they spare these totems!

The issue is that the base is still very weak now, not to mention other things, it can hardly resist even a single totem’s power, let alone the countless totems that have accumulated over time in the space-time channel.

If the base reveals even the slightest trace, it would be exceedingly dangerous.

Ye Luo recalled something; it seems Totem Beasts can form contracts with cultivators—this is precisely what the great powers among the sinners did back then!

In that case, if Ye Luo forms a contract with the Totem King, once it breaks the seal, wouldn’t he be invincible in the space-time channel riding the Totem King?

"It’s normal for you to have this thought. However, once a contract is signed, our strength will be restrained, and our lifespan will significantly decrease. We must use resources to sustain our survival, and there’s another point: our living environment must be similar to here; once we leave this environment, we will immediately die! There are many restrictive conditions, and I won’t sign a contract with you. If you take me out, I will naturally follow your orders. If you don’t trust me, then kill me!"

Ye Luo then understood why the Totem Beasts of the Moonwater Tribe reside in the lake, while the Totem Beasts of the Kunshan Tribe stay in the mountains.

Moreover, these totems cannot act arbitrarily; they need to elect a High Priest to communicate with the cultivators and choose an Emissary to exert their power!

Only when a Totem Heir emerges can the totem’s power be maximized.

Even though it’s so complicated, the power of the totem is ultimately too mighty for any race to refuse.

Since it had shown Ye Luo its inherited memory, it naturally indicated its sincerity.

Moreover, with various restrictions on signing a contract with it, Ye Luo wouldn’t benefit from it.

"In that case, how about we make a gentleman’s agreement between us; that should be fine!" Ye Luo said.

"That is perfectly okay. What agreement do you propose?" the Totem Beast earnestly replied.

Actually, Ye Luo understands the set of rules from the Zhongzhou Empire quite well. At times, such an agreement is more effective than a contract.

After all, the Zhongzhou Empire highly values procedure. Everything must be controlled through procedure, and over time, it becomes, or rather forms, a habit!

That is, if you agree to something, you must follow through! This point is definitely executed better than the cultivators of other worlds!

Therefore, Ye Luo chose to make a gentleman’s agreement with it. Although it’s only verbal and has no consequences for breaking it, apart from being guards of the Zhongzhou Empire, Totem Beasts are also pets, placing significant importance on agreements or the like.

"That will suffice. Here is the content of the agreement; take a look!"

After speaking, Ye Luo sent over a strand of Divine Sense to it.

Though it was just a young beast, due to the inherited memories, in all aspects it was no less capable than an adult Totem Beast.