"Then let’s go in."
Perhaps it was because of his great skill and courage, Chen Qiu didn’t hesitate much. He imdiately pushed open the wooden door in front of him, revealing a white vortex portal. He was quite familiar with this kind of portal, having encountered it many tis before.
Next—
Accompanied by a blinding flash of light that instantly enveloped his vision, when his eyes slowly opened and adjusted to the light in front of him again, Chen Qiu and his companion found themselves in an unfamiliar space.
This space wasn’t large.
It was about the sa size as that Green Stone Square beneath the eighth level well.
And as he took in everything within this space, he slowly tightened his grip on the Heavenly chanism Umbrella expressionlessly. A sudden and intense sense of unease surged in his heart, for this place was disturbingly eerie.
The Chao Tian Sect Leader Token in his bosom also began to tremble furiously at this mont.
He had never seen the Chao Tian Sect Leader Token tremble at such a rapid frequency, like a heavy hamr continuously pounding on his heart, intensifying his already uneasy emotions.
The entire space was densely packed with deep yellow talismans; at a glance, there were at least several million.
Each talisman was sowhat yellowed, with slightly curled edges, clearly showing their age. The Spiritual Energy in these talismans was also nearly depleted; he could distinctly feel that many talismans had exhausted their energy, while only a small portion retained a trace of remaining energy.
These talismans covered the entire space’s ground, walls, and ceiling.
It was as if he was imrsed in an ocean of talismans.
The crimson runes on each talisman were drawn with blood, and even though tens of thousands of years had passed, the sll of blood lingered in the air.
And at the very center of the square.
There was a copper pillar several feet tall.
Nurous iron chains bound a "person" with disheveled hair to the pillar. The hair was so long that it touched the heels, obscuring the face and genitals, making it impossible to discern whether it was male or female.
This person no longer breathed or moved.
Clearly long deceased, and even a sweep with Divine Sense showed no signs of life.
The copper pillar was also covered with Array Patterns, and the chains were embedded with patterns as well. Whether it was the copper pillar, the iron chains, or the million talismans, everything was evidently ans to kill this person. It was unknown just how difficult it had been to kill this person that such drastic asures were needed.
"..."
Chen Qiu took a deep breath, holding the Heavenly chanism Umbrella, trying hard not to let his body show any unnecessary movents. He intended to morize all the patterns of these talismans in his mind. He was not versed in talisman cultivation and didn’t know the level of these talismans, so he could only see if he could rember the pattern styles to ask soone outside.
However, he found that even though he clearly morized these patterns, he would instantly forget them the next mont.
It was as if they were erased directly from his mory.
Realizing this, he stopped attempting, understanding that these patterns or talismans were not sothing he could interact with.
Most importantly...
He understood why the "Chao Tian Sect" Leader Token in his bosom was trembling.
On that copper pillar, there was a depression, a... "Chao" character. He was very familiar with this depression, having encountered it several tis in the Da Xia Country. It was indeed a "lock" that could only be opened with the Chao Tian Sect Leader Token.
The Chao Tian Sect Leader Token was not a separate token.
Its structure was peculiar.
It was shaped like a Sect Leader’s Chair, and the back of this chair was carved with the "Chao" character. In the Da Xia Country, such locks were often hidden within a large section of text. Even if an outsider obtained this token, not understanding its mysteries made it difficult to discover that the "Chao" character on the wall was a lock.
His token trembled incessantly, perhaps due to the presence of this lock?
However...
When he was in the Da Xia Country, the Green Stone Square beneath the Boundless Icefield also had the "Chao" lock, but back then, the token never trembled so violently, which ant—
The lock here, once opened, would definitely cause sothing significant to happen.
Whether it would be a good thing or a bad thing...
Only the heavens could tell.
"..."
After a long period of silence, Chen Qiu turned his head slightly to look at the Secret Realm guide beside him: "What is the task for this level?"
Even though the place was rather eerie, it was still the ninth level of this Secret Realm. Without enough information, he couldn’t decide whether to open the lock.
He feared releasing an ancient evil demon suppressed by the "Chao Tian Sect" for tens of thousands of years, killing it only to endanger the world.
After all, back then, it had taken so many asures to trap the person on the copper pillar here, and if it was released, he didn’t think he could contend with it.
"The... the task is..."
At this mont, the Secret Realm guide was evidently a bit shaken by the scene in front of them, and with a trembling voice said: "The task for the ninth level is... to open the pillar’s lock. There is no additional information, just those few words."
"But... but there’s no lock on the copper pillar, just iron chains and a bound person."
"Whew..."
Chen Qiu took a deep breath, finally walking slowly onto the talismans piled thick on the ground, advancing slowly towards the copper pillar, and looked up at the "person" bound on it.
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