章 1662: Shocking Synergy

Ryu stood before a familiar altar, his arms crossed. 

In truth, he was a bit confused. 

On the one hand, the sacrifice that Elena made was noble, and considering her father's status, getting her hands on these cultivation methods was probably not beyond what he could accomplish. 

But on the other… 

It made little sense whatsoever. 

He didn't mention it because he felt that it would be too cruel to Elena to have suffered so much, and yet for it to bear no fruit whatsoever. But logically speaking, the Martial Gods knew of him, they knew of his relationship with Elena. If they went so far as to seal him away when he was a mere baby in his mother's womb, why would they so gleefully place something like this on a silver platter? 

There were a few reasons that Ryu could think of…