As soon as I had that thought, I saw that the falling rock was so big that it connected to the top of the wall. Moreover, there was a flight of stairs on one side of the rock that led to a square hole on the top of the wall.
I understood that President Gu and the others hadn't failed. This was the fourth door.
Sure enough, after the sound of the boulder falling subsided, President Gu quickly said in a clear voice, "Everyone, the fourth door has been opened, and the Yin God Evil Ghost should be entrenched above. Just now, when we opened the door, we consumed quite a bit of energy. Let's first recuperate and then enter to investigate. What do you all think?"
He was an experienced man, so the others didn't object. They nodded and sat cross-legged to adjust their breathing.
Perhaps President Gu's cultivation was exceptional, but he didn't adjust his breathing. Instead, he walked in front of me and lowered his head to look at Zhang Kanwen. He smiled apologetically. "I was so focused on opening the fourth door that I forgot about you guys. Kanwen, how are your injuries?"
Zhang Kanwen was still panting, and he couldn't hide the pain on his face. Everyone could see that he wasn't in a good condition. However, he was a stubborn man. He didn't complain. He gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice, "It's more important to kill the Yin God and evil ghost. I'm fine."
Shaking his head, Guild Leader Gu took out another black pill and placed it in Zhang Kanwen's hand. Smiling, he said, "Even a person made of iron would not be able to endure such heavy injuries. Don't try to act tough. Eat this pill and rest well."
Upon saying that, he turned to look at me. "When we enter the fourth door, you'll bring Kanwen with you and follow behind us. Take good care of him and don't make any mistakes."
I didn't need him to tell me to do that.
I didn't lift my head to look at him. I just nodded indifferently.
President Gu didn't mind. He talked to Zhang Kanwen for a while, then turned around and left.
After he left, Zhang Kanwen didn't hesitate and directly swallowed the pellet.
The effect of the pill was very strong. After a short half a minute, the painful expression on his face completely disappeared, and his face became a lot rosier. He sat up from the ground and asked me with doubt, "When I was injured before, did Chairman Gu also help me heal with such concern?"
I nodded. "That's right. Otherwise, why would I think that you have some sort of relationship with him?"
Zhang Kanwen was even more puzzled. He turned around and looked at President Gu from afar. He frowned and pondered for a long time before shaking his head. "Although I used to be a council member of the Metaphysics Society, I didn't have any interactions with President Gu. I didn't even speak much to him. It's really strange …"
I was also puzzled by President Gu's actions. However, I still advised Zhang Kanwen, "It's not a bad thing. Don't worry about it. You should focus on digesting the power of the medicine and recover from your injuries."
Zhang Kanwen nodded and retracted his gaze, not saying a word.
Not long after, the Taoist masters opened their eyes one after another. It was obvious that their Taoist energy had fully recovered. After the last Taoist master from the Taoist Association stood up, President Gu pointed at the giant stone steps and said to everyone, "Fellow Daoists, since you've finished meditating, let's go in.
Our Metaphysics Society will take the lead. Fellow Daoists from Mount Longhu and the Taoist Association will take the lead in the Central Army. Senior Buddhist brothers will take the rear. Do you have any objections? "
His suggestion was very reliable, so the others didn't have anything to say. They all nodded in agreement. President Gu led the other five Taoist masters to the giant stone steps. At the same time, he beckoned Nangong and me to follow him.
Zhang Kanwen couldn't wait to go up. I didn't dawdle and held him in my arms. I called the little zombie and followed Nangong.
After we went up the steps, the three Taoist priests from Mount Longhu and the woman in my clothes followed us. The others also followed in order.
After everyone had gone up the stairs, President Gu was the first to step up to the giant hole at the top of the wall with a vigilant look on his face. He stepped in front of the giant hole at the top of the wall.
When we were in the hall, we lifted our heads to look at the giant hole on the wall. It was completely dark, and we couldn't see anything.
However, when we got closer, we saw that the hole wasn't completely dark. There was a bright fluorescent light, but it wasn't as bright as the light on the wall.
At this moment, the six Taoist masters of the Metaphysics Society had entered the giant hole. We didn't hear any noise, so it should be safe inside. I didn't stop. I carried Zhang Kanwen on my shoulder and directly entered the hole.
There was also a hall inside the giant hole. However, it seemed to isolate all sounds. As soon as I got in, I felt as if I had entered a new space.
This feeling was similar to when I had searched for the Fire God Temple. I had to go in and out of the barrier that isolated the Fire God Temple. It was also similar to when I swam out of the water, or when I entered the water from the outside.
I lifted my head to look around. This place was much more exquisite than the hall below. There were countless stone sculptures everywhere. Huge stone pillars were erected between the ground and the wall. There were all kinds of strange animals and flowers carved on them.
Besides that, there was a wide road in front of me. This road was different from the rest of the ground. It glowed with a white light, and it looked as if it was made of white jade. It was extremely luxurious.
On both sides of the jade stone path, there were two objects that looked like copper furnaces placed opposite each other at regular intervals. There were even flames coming out of the furnaces. It looked exceptionally strange.
Between the two bronze furnaces, there were countless human figures standing in rows. These human figures looked very small and seemed to be servants and maids who were bowing. These servant figures all had their heads lowered and were holding trays of the same style in their hands. Within the trays, one could clearly see roasted food and containers filled with various liquids.
I was shocked. This was the Shang dynasty's sacrificial hall. It had been there for several thousand years. Why did the roasted meat look golden and crisp? It looked as if it had just been roasted?
Moreover, I could see that the liquid in the containers was still smoking. It looked as if it had just been cooked.
What was even more inconceivable was that the servants holding the trays were wearing robes. Even after thousands of years, these clothes had not withered away. Instead, they were still glowing with different colors. It was truly a miraculous sight.
Although everything here looked strange, I was still calm and didn't make a sound.
Everything in the world of Metaphysics couldn't be understood with common sense. For example, it wasn't rare for food and clothes to not rot after thousands of years. Even I could do it. As long as these things were placed next to the True Dragon Vein, they would be nourished by the True Dragon Vein's draconic energy. As long as the draconic energy didn't dry up, the food and clothes would naturally last for eternity.
Of course, the True Dragon Vein was just one method. There were many other ways to achieve this.
This was the Shang dynasty's sacrificial hall, and these strange things could only be considered ordinary.
I gradually calmed down and lifted my foot, preparing to walk forward to look at the white jade road.
However, as soon as I lifted my foot, I found that something was wrong.
My legs didn't move forward, instead, they were raised upwards … This wasn't because I was restrained by some power and couldn't move, but because I was actually sitting down at this moment.
I hastily looked around. I didn't know where Zhang Kanwen, who was in my bosom, had disappeared. The people from the Metaphysics Association were nowhere to be seen. The people from Mount Longhu and the Taoist Association were nowhere to be seen. Even the giant hole and the giant stone staircase behind me had disappeared. Instead, there was a giant chair behind me.
At this moment, I was sitting on an enormous chair. This chair was completely golden, as if it was made of gold. There were countless complicated patterns and inscriptions that I couldn't understand. The back of the chair was also engraved with mountains and rivers, as well as the sun, moon, and stars. It was incomparably luxurious and dazzling.
As I looked at the chair, I couldn't help but feel that it was familiar. I recalled the mysterious person I had met in the Fire God Temple. He had also been sitting on an enormous chair. The style of the chair was extremely similar to the one I was sitting on. However, his chair was completely red and had a completely different color.
I was extremely anxious and panicked. What was going on?
Why was I suddenly sitting here?
Where were the people from the Metaphysics Association?
Could it be that something happened just now? Did those people abandon me and leave?
That wasn't right. Even if they had abandoned me, Nangong would definitely have stayed behind to help me. Why had he disappeared?
I thought about it again. Nangong's cultivation had been sealed, so he wouldn't have the spare power to take care of me … However, I had already recovered my cultivation of one star. Even if something had happened, I shouldn't have been unable to sense it, right?
As I thought about my cultivation, I immediately tried to circulate the shaman energy in my body. In the end, the situation that I was most worried about happened. There wasn't any fluctuation of shaman energy. My body was completely empty. The cultivation that I had recovered had suddenly disappeared!
This time, I panicked even more. Could it be that my Veins of the True Dragon had been sealed again?
I subconsciously lowered my head to look at my chest. The moment I looked, I was dumbfounded.
My chest, or rather, my entire body from my neck down, had become really weird. From my chest to my abdomen, there was a clear line. The left side of the line looked like my original body, but I didn't know why it was covered in white clothing. I clearly remembered that after I had taken off my clothes for that woman to wear, I was only left with a black shirt!
Just the change in clothing wasn't much, but what was even weirder was the right side of my body. The entire right side of my body wasn't covered at all, but it looked completely black. I reached out to touch it in disbelief. Only then did I confirm that the right side of my body, from shoulder to foot, was actually covered in a thick layer of black hair!
Not only that, the right side of my body was much bigger than the left. The muscles on it were thick and even my legs were much longer!
I was dumbfounded. I subconsciously reached out to touch my face. As expected, my face was the same as my body. The left side was normal, while the right side was thick and covered in hair!
What was going on?
What was going on?
How did I become like this?
I was frightened and angry at the same time. I abruptly stood up from the chair and opened my mouth. A roar that didn't sound like a human's roar rushed out, causing the surroundings to buzz and rumble.
At that moment, I realized that the maids and servants on both sides of the path weren't statues, but living people. They turned to look at me, then threw down the tray in their hands in fright. They screamed and ran in all directions.
At that moment, I also realized that my body was incomparably huge. No wonder I felt that the maids and servants were very small. It turned out that I was very big …
When the maids and servants ran in all directions, dozens of people suddenly rushed in from the end of the jade path. They wore white robes and didn't look young. Moreover, each of them carried a child around seven or eight years old. They followed the jade path and used their fastest speed to rush in front of me. Then, they threw the child in their hands at my feet. Afterwards, they neatly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to me while muttering something. At the same time, their eyes were tightly shut, as though they didn't dare to look at me.
I didn't know why, but my gaze was attracted by the crying children. Looking at those little dolls that looked like they were carved from jade, an unbearable hunger surged in my stomach. My hands seemed to be involuntarily grabbing a little boy and raising his hand to send him into my mouth … ….