Chapter 477: Tongyou

Oops!

The moment the passage opened, Li Yuan screamed secretly and retreated violently, avoiding the surging clouds and mist.

He looked up and saw that under the archway, the stone tablet was also full of cracks, with dim words flashing on it:

[True, true trial...closed]

No, is this bald?

Li Yuan frowned inwardly. He was already familiar with the True Inheritance Trial now, but he hadn't done it a few times.

Is this all that’s left of the Black Whale Sect’s heritage?

As soon as he thought about it, Li Yuan noticed something was wrong. After the mist dispersed, he saw a pair of black eyes.

"It's the stone statue left by Cang Longzi in the main hall!"

Li Yuan's heart tightened slightly as he heard the low sound of footsteps. Not long after, he saw the tall stone statue with a wisp of eleventh-order incense on its forehead.

The stone statue has a faint look in its eyes and a low voice:

"Xuanjing Daozi, Li Yuan?"

"..."

Yes, the loophole was discovered.

Li Yuan realized that it was probably not the stone statue that had blocked the trial passage.

"It's me."

Li Yuan cupped his hands, and he was also looking at the stone statue, feeling a little strange in his heart.

This stone statue had no intelligence, of which he was sure.

After all, he has taken this true test dozens or hundreds of times. If he really had the intelligence, he might have discovered it long ago.

In other words, is it some kind of mechanism?

While Li Yuan was thinking about it, the stone statue spoke in a low voice:

"Taoist holding a hammer spirit can enter...the Bafang Temple for trial."

"..."

Li Yuan said nothing, but the stone statue just looked at him and kept repeating those words.

With a sound of 'woo', a stone tablet rose up from the ground, and the spirit of the black whale did not hold back:

[Go in, go in...]

Is it your turn to rush me?

As soon as Li Yuan stretched out his hand, the hammer spirit trembled slightly and turned into a hammer and fell into his hand.

"The Bafang Temple Trial..."

Li Yuan thought about it in his heart.

According to his original idea, he would slowly clear the True Transmission Trial, until he was almost done, then clear the Taoist Trial, and then try the final trial after entering the Tao.

After all, even the Grand Master Qiandi couldn't pass the test. If he goes now, it will probably be of no use.

But now, this stone statue has found a loophole, and it is estimated that it will be impossible to clear the Daozi trial...

"I still need a weapon with the blessing effect of 'Fifth Level of Weapon Raising Sutra'. This is a bit troublesome."

After thinking about it, Li Yuan tried to ask the stone statue for various information about the final trial and the Bafang Temple.

But just like before, the stone statue would only repeat that sentence.

Black Whale Hammer, on the other hand, gave some intermittently answers, but this Hammer Spirit didn't know much, he only knew that this trial was not dangerous.

"Then, go and have a look?"

Li Yuan walked towards the main hall holding the hammer, and the stone statue followed him with heavy footsteps.

Woohoo~

In the main hall, the stone statue returned to its place, and behind it, the dark light door emerged again, mysterious and profound.

With some calculations in his heart, Li Yuan did not hesitate and walked into the light door with the black whale hammer spirit in hand.

When he was about to enter the door, he turned around and saw the stone statue turning around as well, with a pair of bright eyes, like two lanterns, lighting up the way for him.

Buzz~

After a moment of uncertainty, Li Yuan calmed down. Behind the light door was a dark and lightless land.

He was extremely focused, and there was a black hole all around him. No matter how he looked, he couldn't see anything.

Only the gaze of the stone statue behind him came from behind. Under the dim light, he could vaguely see a black dirt road under his feet.

"Why does this place look a bit like a secluded realm?"

Li Yuan was keenly aware of something strange. The aura leaking from this place was the same as the aura he had sensed in the 'Long Corridor' before.

and……

He looked back, and the stone statue's eyes were shining, illuminating the way forward for him.

Li Yuan clenched the hammer spirit in his hand, with a subtle thought.

"This gaze comes from the eleventh-level incense on its forehead, right? This place..."

This trial requires holding the hammer spirit, and the complete control of the sea-splitting black whale hammer can be blessed by the blessing of Xingtongyou.

Buzz~

Li Yuan had a second thought, took out a wisp of incense from the space in his hand, and threw it into the darkness beside him.

The incense flashed by, and there was indeed a moment of brightness.

"Even if it's not a secluded realm, I guess it's close to it."

Li Yuan was very careful and wandered around the door. There was a whistling sound from time to time in the darkness all around, which was invisible and made people feel heartbroken.

"What exactly is this secluded realm?"

Li Yuan said to himself that he had heard of the Netherworld from many places, but he still couldn't figure out what it was.

Everywhere is present, God dwells in it...

After wandering around for a while, Li Yuan carefully walked forward. The visibility here was very low, and the gaze of the stone statue could only illuminate a few steps under his feet.

After walking for a while, the expected danger did not appear, and Li Yuan felt relieved a little.

"Huh?"

Li Yuan suddenly stopped. Looking at the stone statue behind him, he saw a blurry shadow not far away.

"Is this a trial site?"

Li Yuan looked at the hammer in his hand. The black whale hammer spirit trembled slightly and did not answer. It was obvious that it knew nothing about this final trial.

Holding the hammer, Li Yuan moved forward cautiously, and within a few steps he saw the outline of the shadow.

It was an ancient temple that looked deserted and dilapidated. The reason he could see the shadows was because there was a faint flicker of light in the ancient temple.

In the darkness, a dilapidated ancient temple suddenly appeared. Li Yuan was wary, but the road pointed by the stone statue's eyes led to here, so he could only go forward.

The ancient temple has no doors and mottled walls. There is only one rotten old tree in the courtyard. Inside the temple, there seems to be a statue of a god enshrined, but its appearance cannot be clearly seen.

The light in the temple comes from the incense burner in front of the statue.

"This place..."

Li Yuan did not enter the temple, but walked around the temple. He touched the temple wall lightly, feeling vaguely familiar.

This is not because he has seen this ancient temple before, but in his perception, this ancient temple looks very much like...

"God realm?"

Li Yuan's heart trembled slightly, there is actually a divine realm in this place?

【Enter, enter】

The black whale spirit suddenly trembled and urged.

"What is this place?"

Of course Li Yuan was not in a hurry.

[The Black Whale Gate... traces left behind lead to the Bafang Temple]

The hammer was hesitant, not sure if he wanted to hide it or if he just knew this much.

Li Yuan asked many times before making a rough summary.

This ancient temple is indeed a divine realm. It should have been left by the masters of the Xuanjing Sect in the past. At first, it was probably a group of temples, but now, only half of it remains.

"If this happens in a few years, this temple will probably be gone, right?"
To be continued...