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On the wall by the door, there were many words written in a fine grayish hue on the jadeite floor, slowly fading away. The script was quite strange, neither ancient seal script nor clerical script; it was a style never seen before, but it could be understood with some effort.
"Children, thank you for your trust. I am leaving. My hometown is far away, and I can only rely on this Teleportation Array to return. Heaven knows, there is even a Supreme Celestial Stone inside that can allow me to activate the Teleportation Array once.
I have many feelings about this Wild Planet. I have been stuck here for countless years, long enough for everyone to leave, leaving only me, an old man, all alone. Now I can finally leave, but when I emerge over there, I will only be a Nascent Soul Spirit, destined for misfortune. This Celestial Artifact Armor may allow me to hide my Nascent Soul, but it will also lead to my demise; I am prepared for that.
As long as I can see my hometown one last time, I will have no regrets in death.
Children, do not activate this Teleportation Array again. Please remember, it is best to destroy it. It is actually a two-way Teleportation Array. If I survive after coming out from there, I would do the same; this is the only way I can repay you.
Your Wild Planet is an outer realm that hides the greatest secret of the Divine Realm; many have died because of it, and I am one of them. After so many years of coming here, it has all been in vain; I have completely let go.
Keep this secret safe; do not come to the Divine Realm and destroy the Teleportation Array. Remember this well!"
A gust of wind suddenly blew through, scattering the words completely.
Li Hong and Chu Xi exchanged glances, their hearts stirred with tumultuous emotions.
Chuxiong murmured, "I can't understand what these words mean, but I feel the old man's words are sincere. Shouldn't we listen to him and destroy this Teleportation Array?"
Many mysteries seemed to have been solved, but upon further thought, everything still remained shrouded in fog.
A flickering feeling arose within them. Li Hong bent down and gazed at the diagram of the Teleportation Array. After a moment's thought, he summoned Lingyi and dug out several pieces of Black Stone from the diagram etched on the jadeite floor, placing them into an empty White Jade Box and carefully storing it in his Cosmic Bag.
Looking at the now partially diminished array diagram, Li Hong said, "This means we have effectively destroyed the Teleportation Array. In the future, if we want to go to that place, we just need to piece these Black Stones back together. No one over there will be able to teleport here anymore."
"That sounds good. This place is too oppressive; let's go find some treasures!" Thinking of treasures made Chuxiong grin widely with his thick square mouth as much of his previous gloom dissipated.
However, Chu Xi still furrowed her brow slightly, wearing an expression of strange bewilderment as if she had lost something important or overlooked some key detail.
Li Hong called her name three times before she finally came back to her senses.
As Li Hong walked through the main gate, he took one last glance at the Teleportation Array on the ground. The strange, intense attraction he felt completely vanished once the Teleportation Array became ineffective. This indicated that such a strong desire to see what lay beyond could only arise when a connection to that so-called Divine Realm was established.
Li Hong had a gut feeling that he would eventually go there to discover the true Ancient God and the so-called Great Secret behind them.
Returning to the circular hall, Chuxiong looked at the nine passageways and asked, "Where exactly is the treasure?"
"It's right here. Look at the longest ridge on the Ice Flower," Li Hong pointed to the Azure Ice Blossom floating in the center of the hall.
This Ice and Fire Flower shimmered with a faint blue light, displaying nine ridges of varying lengths. Tiny droplets of ethereal blue light were falling from within the Ice Flower into the air, creating an extraordinarily beautiful sight, almost as if it were alive. It hovered about a foot off the ground and, upon closer inspection, was slowly rotating.
Now, it had turned in a direction where the longest ridge began pointing toward another unfamiliar passageway among the nine.
At that moment, trusting his instincts felt crucial. Li Hong made an instant decision: "We'll take this one!"
As they walked down this Jadeite passageway, it began to descend. Before long, the Jadeite passage transformed into ordinary stone steps leading downward, shrouded in darkness. Knowing that his Divine Consciousness wouldn't reveal much, Li Hong still decided to give it a try; it felt like sinking into a quagmire—darkness all around and an overwhelming sense of emptiness.
Sometimes, what Divine Consciousness perceives can differ from what one's eyes see; at times, it's better to trust one's own vision.
Li Hong stepped down the stone stairs and called for Chu Xi and Chuxiong to follow. He also summoned Lingyi to illuminate their path while being prepared for any surprises. As they turned a corner on one of the stair passages, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye of something passing swiftly over the stone surface they had just traversed—a White Shadow.
Startled, he instinctively commanded Lingyi to turn back and illuminate the section of wall where the White Shadow had passed.
There was nothing there. The wall was just like those before and after it—roughly polished yellow stone—with no sign of anyone! Moreover, he could be certain that no one had flown past him.
Could he have seen it wrong? Li Hong wondered inwardly.
Chu Xi asked, "What happened?"
"It seemed like a person in white was following us. But I probably misjudged it. Never mind; let's keep going."
Li Hong claimed to have misjudged the situation, but deep down, he felt as if someone was following him. With each set of stairs he descended, he couldn't help but glance back, hoping to catch another glimpse of the White Shadow to prove that he wasn't imagining things. However, by the time he reached the bottom of the staircase, there was still no sign of the White Shadow.
The three of them stopped in front of a stone door. It looked ordinary, but when Li Hong's gaze fell on two objects at the entrance, his scalp tingled.
The Ancient God’s Forbidden Stone Beasts!
Two peculiar Stone Beasts, each about three feet tall, crouched silently on either side of the stone door, effectively blocking it. The center of each Stone Beast radiated a distinct wave of spiritual energy, indicating that they were still operational.
“No way! How can we be so unlucky? After all this effort to get here, are we really going to leave Treasure Mountain empty-handed?” Chuxiong muttered.
Li Hong felt a bit disheartened as well. While uncovering the Ancient God’s secrets was important, what truly attracted him were the treasures of the Ancient God. After enduring so much hardship to arrive here, being stopped by two Forbidden Stone Beasts was incredibly frustrating.
“Big brother, think of a way to get in,” Chuxiong said with a long face. His large stature made the narrow passage feel even more cramped, with his forehead nearly touching the ceiling.
Chu Xi stood in a daze for a moment before softly saying, “What should we do?”
After pondering for a while, Li Hong had an idea and said, “You two step back and wait for me at that corner up ahead. If anything goes wrong, don’t wait for me; just run.”
“No way! How can I let you take risks alone?” Chu Xi exclaimed anxiously, grabbing hold of Li Hong’s sleeve.
Li Hong gently grasped Chu Xi’s delicate hand that clutched his sleeve. Feeling its softness and warmth made his heart soften as well. He spoke reassuringly, “Don’t worry; I have a plan. Besides, don’t you know me? If anything happens, I’ll definitely run faster than you.”
“That’s true! Hehe, I believe big brother will find a way. Just don’t keep flirting in front of me!” Chuxiong teased.
Chu Xi shot Chuxiong an annoyed glare before reluctantly withdrawing her hand from Li Hong’s grasp. She adjusted Li Hong’s collar gently and said firmly yet tenderly, “You absolutely cannot get hurt. If you do, then I will too; I won’t survive alone…” Before she could finish her sentence, Li Hong's large hand covered her mouth firmly.
“Foolish girl! Making such vows makes it sound like I’m really going to die! Don’t worry; haven’t I always been lucky enough to scare people? I’m confident this time too; just wait up there,” Li Hong smiled.
Looking at his familiar face and the warmth and softness hidden deep within his bright eyes as he smiled, Chu Xi suddenly felt as if she were melting. Her face flushed suddenly as she turned and dashed up the stairs to hide with Chuxiong around the corner. Yet unable to shake off her worries, she stretched her neck to look down; Flowing Crystal was already floating above her head.
At that moment, Chu Xi decided that in this life, she would share life and death with Li Hong, and under any circumstances, she would never abandon him to escape alone.
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Li Hong had already put away his smile. He took a deep breath and pressed his bleeding finger against Lingyi's. Blood flowed out as Li Hong extended his dripping finger over the head of the left Stone Beast.
That drop of blood fell onto the Stone Beast's head in just a fleeting moment, yet Li Hong felt as if it lasted an entire year!
He didn't blink. The blood splashed down onto the Stone Beast's head. A thick line of dark liquid appeared on the shiny Black Jade Stone Beast's head, gradually tapering off and stopping its flow, slowly solidifying.
There was no change at all.
The Stone Beast did not trigger, but it seemed like it was not completely still either.
Li Hong simply placed his bleeding finger in front of the right Stone Beast and squeezed hard.
With too much force, a large spurt of blood shot out, splattering directly onto the forehead of the Stone Beast. The thick stream of blood flowed down along the Stone Beast's curved nose, trickling past its Hooked Beak and dripping onto the ground, forming a small pool of blood.
Still, there was no change.
If the left Stone Beast had not been triggered due to the lack of movement, then surely this right one had enough commotion? Could this prove that his blood could also have an effect here?
Li Hong felt a surge of joy and tentatively pointed his finger at the large door behind the Stone Beast.
With a creak, the door unexpectedly opened easily, leaving Li Hong astonished. Once he regained his composure, he realized he had already leaped past the Stone Beast and landed behind the stone door.
Li Hong cheerfully called out to Chu Xi and Chuxiong, "Come in quickly!"
The two rushed over, and in the next moment, all three entered through the door.
With a creak, the stone door closed automatically.
From beginning to end, the Forbidden Stone Beast, which was thought to be quite terrifying and powerful, did not activate at all.
Chu Xi took Li Hong's hand and tore a thin strip of cloth from her clothing to tightly wrap around Li Hong's fingers, saying with concern, "If you have to shed blood every time we pass through a mechanism, you'll lose too much blood. You can't do this next time; there are always other ways. There's no need to bleed every time."
"Being able to pass through the Ancient God Restrictions by shedding blood is the best thing in the world! I don't care about losing a little blood."
"But I care." Chu Xi frowned slightly, carefully tying a small bow at the end of the cloth around his finger.
Li Hong looked at the bow and frowned, "Isn't this a bit too feminine?"
"Don't you dare untie it! If I don't say so, you absolutely cannot untie it!" Chu Xi playfully scolded while holding Li Hong's finger.
Li Hong chuckled and waved his finger with the bow in front of Chu Xi teasingly.
Chuxiong, watching from the side, rolled his eyes and decided to move ahead first, quickly disappearing around the corner of the Passageway.
Suddenly, he shouted, "Come look, big brother! What are these things!"
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