This ethereal voice gave me a familiar feeling. It reminded me of the time when I had fallen to the ground outside of Red Shadow's grave and heard that ethereal voice.
However, the voice this time was a little different from that day. It was not the kind of clear singing of a young girl, but more like the chanting of Buddhist scriptures by the monks in the temple, or the deep repentance of believers. It was incomparably solemn and brought incomparable heaviness.
Back then, when I had heard the light and spacious singing, I had felt happy. But now, the ancient and mysterious singing made my heart sink. It was a very uncomfortable feeling.
Under the solemn music, all of us stood at the door in silence. Only when the music faded away did Chief Liu walk into the room with a ferocious expression.
The rest of us woke up from the shock of the music and followed closely behind.
I followed at the back and also started walking forward. However, after taking a few steps, I suddenly stopped and turned my head to look behind me in bewilderment.
Along the way, I had used the Dragon Seeking Technique to follow the direction of the Dragon Vein. First, I searched for the embryonic aura, then the ancestral dragon. When I reached the Fire God Temple, I confirmed the existence of the True Dragon Vein.
According to my deductions, the Dragon Vein stopped here. After the ancestral dragon, it had to be the True Dragon Vein. This was where the ancestral dragon disappeared. This meant that after passing through this forest, the True Dragon Vein was right behind us.
However, when I walked closer to the Fire God Temple, I felt the aura of the True Dragon Vein!
I turned around and used the Dragon Seeking Technique to look at the terrain again. I confirmed that this was where the ancestral dragon disappeared. Logically speaking, I had to walk forward to find the aura of the True Dragon Vein. Why did I feel it earlier?
I turned around and looked at the mysterious door of the Fire God Temple. Suddenly, a thought appeared in my head.
Was the True Dragon Vein not in front of us but in the Fire God Temple?
How was this possible? That was a True Dragon Vein! A True Dragon Vein could nurture the fate of a country and control the rise and fall of billions of lives. Although the Fire God Temple could be considered to be huge, how could it accommodate a True Dragon Vein?
I instinctively didn't believe it, but the aura of the True Dragon Vein became thicker. My body couldn't help but draw out energy. This was a sign of drawing the True Dragon Vein into my body.
After finding the True Dragon Vein and using its energy to cleanse my body, a True Dragon Vein would be stored in my body. At this moment, the first Earth Master realm, Dragon Seeking Realm, would be the end and I would enter the second realm.
Looking at this sign, I had to believe that the True Dragon Vein was in the Fire God Temple!
Along the way, I discovered a trace of a dragon vein in the canyon, including the embryonic breath and ancestral dragon, all of them were derived from the true dragon vein in the Fire God Temple.
Previously, I had thought that this Fire God Temple was an illusory place. After all, I couldn't see it with my naked eyes. With the fatty's divination and Zhao Yongkun's entire body as a sacrifice, it appeared in front of us. It looked like an evil sacrificial ritual that summoned something out of thin air.
But now, it seems that there is a True Dragon Vein inside, and it can even give birth to a long and narrow mountain range that we have to travel for several days. This Fire God Temple definitely exists here, but because of something, it cannot be seen with the naked eye.
I was really excited. No matter what, I had found the True Dragon Vein. My goal for this trip had been achieved.
Even though I had encountered many dangers, at this moment, all my hardships had paid off. Moreover, it was a great reward.
Due to the delay just now, Chief Liu and the others had already walked into the Fire God Temple. They were standing under the bronze tablet and discussing something. I took a deep breath and quickly followed them in.
Although I could feel the True Dragon Vein, the aura wasn't thick. It wasn't enough for me to draw out the power of the True Dragon Vein. I had to enter the Fire God Temple and find the source of the True Dragon Vein.
I was really excited. However, when I walked to the door, something unexpected happened.
I lifted my leg and stepped through the door. My eyes had clearly seen that I was going to step through the door, but when I landed, I realized that I was still standing outside the door.
I didn't know what was going on. I lifted my leg and took another step forward. However, when I stood still, I realized that I was still standing outside the door. It was the same position as before. I hadn't entered the door at all.
What was going on?
I lifted my head and looked at Chief Liu, the fatty and the others. They had all walked in normally and were standing inside the door. Why couldn't I enter?
I didn't believe it. I gritted my teeth and walked forward again. I even exerted strength to move forward.
Everything was normal, just like how I felt when I was walking normally. However, after I took a step forward, I looked down and realized that I was still standing in the same spot.
It was just a short step from the door to the inside, but no matter what, I couldn't step in!
I tried a few more times, but the result didn't change.
Just as I didn't know what to do, the fatty suddenly ran back excitedly. He probably didn't notice my situation and said to me excitedly, "Third Baby, did you see the tablet?"
Tablet?
I lifted my head and looked at the tablet with the words carved on it. "What's wrong?"
The fatty lowered his voice and said to me, "That's Bright Stone!
Such a big piece, and it's all Bright Stone!
Oh my god, it's such a big piece. I was wondering why Zhao Yongkun was so excited along the way. Such a big piece of Fiery Obsidian Stone. Even a small piece can allow one to sense star power. With such a big piece, even a pig can break through to the Glorious Knowledge realm. "
The fatty's words shocked me. Blazing Obsidian!
Dragon Seeking, Acupuncture Point Sealing, Glory Knowledge. The hardest of the three realms was the last one, Glory Knowledge. Not only did you have to recognize the stars, you had to guide the star power into your body in order to break through the last shackles and reach the Heavenly Master realm!
Searching for a dragon was already an arduous task, not to mention the final Glory of Knowledge. Even in a famous Taoist sect that had been passed down for a thousand years, there were only a handful of people who could break through the Glory of Knowledge and reach the Celestial Master Realm in a few years.
But then again, although Glory Knowledge was hard, it was the same as Dragon Seeking. There was a shortcut, and that was Bright Stone.
Guiding star power was extremely hard. Cultivation and opportunities were both indispensable. Bitter cultivation was fine, but opportunities were hard to come by. Many people couldn't find an opportunity in their entire lives.
And this Bright Stone was the opportunity!
In the legends, Bright Stone was a meteorite that had fallen to Earth from the Seven Glorious Stars. It contained the power of the Seven Glorious Stars. According to the Seven Glorious Stars, it was divided into Sun, Moon, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Of course, it was said to be the Seven Glorious Stars, but in reality, Sun and Moon didn't have Bright Stones. There were only Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Feng Shui masters in the Glory Knowledge realm relied on Bright Stones to sense star power, and artificially create an opportunity to guide star power!
No wonder Zhao Yongkun was so desperate along the way, and was even willing to use magic tools. Compared to Bright Stone, magic tools weren't even worth mentioning.
It was a pity that such a large piece of Bright Stone was placed here, but Zhao Yongkun would never be able to see it.
I asked the fatty what he was going to do with this Bright Stone. The excitement on the fatty's face disappeared quite a bit, and he said with some distress that he had already tried. This stone tablet seemed to be buried deep underground, and couldn't be moved at all. Chief Liu was in a hurry to go inside, so it was better to think of a way to get the stone tablet out when he came back.
Then, the fatty pulled me inside and said, "Let me see if there's any way to get a few stones from the stone tablet."
At this moment, I smiled wryly and told him about the strange situation that I had encountered. The fatty was stunned, and his eyes widened in disbelief. He turned around and walked out of the door. Then, he lifted his feet and walked inside without any mishaps.
"There's no problem," the fatty tried it himself, and said, "Let me try it again."
I walked forward again, but the result was the same. I couldn't get in at all.
The fatty lowered his head and looked at the ground at the entrance for a long time, but he couldn't find anything.
At this moment, Chief Liu walked around the stone tablet with his people, and was about to continue forward. Bai Ling turned around and told us to follow.
The fatty hesitated and looked at Bai Ling, then at me.
I knew he wanted to follow, so I waved at him and said, "I'm going to look into the situation first. There's no reason for me to stop at the entrance and not go in after spending so much effort to find this place."
Only then did he nod and jog inside, following Boss Liu and the rest.
After they left, I checked the door from top to bottom. There was a door frame around the door, and there was a doorsill on the ground. However, everything looked normal. There weren't any patterns or carvings on the door. There was no formation here.
After searching for a long time, I couldn't find anything. I wasn't willing to give up, so I tried a few more times. In the end, I couldn't do anything else. I sat down at the entrance, feeling dispirited.
To a Fengshui Master, finding a True Dragon's Vein alone is a great opportunity. I've been excited for the past few days, but I didn't expect that it would be such an unimaginable result.
I had entered a treasure mountain, but I had to return empty-handed. It was a terrible feeling.
After a long time, I pulled myself together from this blow. I thought that since I couldn't find the true dragon vein, I could just sit here and absorb the thin dragon vein's energy to increase my power.
However, I couldn't calm down. I tried for a long time, but I couldn't draw much of the dragon vein's energy into my body.
Fatty's Dao of Divination was different from that of a normal Feng Shui Master. There was no record of it in the 《Death Scripture》, so I wasn't too sure. However, to a Feng Shui Master, the True Dragon's Vein is definitely beneficial. I hope Fatty can find the location of the True Dragon's Vein in the Fire God Temple.
I sat there, letting my imagination run wild. Right at this moment, a horrible shriek came from the Fire God Temple. It woke me up from my thoughts. I lifted my head to look.
Behind the door, a beam of light shot out from the dark passage. In just a blink of an eye, the entire place was brightly lit. Chief Liu and the others, who had disappeared a long time ago, suddenly appeared not far from the entrance.
A group of them, with their backs to me, were gathered round a round table.
There were two huge braziers on both sides of the platform. The light I had just seen came from these two braziers.
On top of the round platform, there was a huge scarlet chair. On the chair, there was a statue sitting cross-legged.
I didn't know what material this statue was made of. Although it looked much bigger than a normal person, it was very lifelike. It wore a plain robe, and its hair was tied up in a bun. It had sword-like eyebrows and a wide forehead, and a nose that looked like a hanging gall. However, its eyes were closed.
At this moment, the fatty and the others were standing under the stone statue. Chief Liu was kneeling in front of it. His hands were still pressed on the ground, but his head was raised high. His eyes were filled with anger and resentment. He stared at the stone statue and roared angrily.
"It's been a few hundred years. Our Liu family has endless wealth, but we can only live in fear. We can only be controlled by you like a dog!
A single bloodline for a few hundred years, and we can't even live to fifty!
My grandfather is willing, my father is willing, but I'm not willing! "
"Why do we have to die at fifty?
Why do extra children have to die prematurely?
Why do we have to curse our Liu family for hundreds of years? "
"My ancestors came to find you, but they only found a more serious curse. But I don't believe it!
You're not a god, you're just a devil! "
"I don't want to die, but I'm not afraid of death!
Today, I'm going to die with you. Today, I'm going to … eliminate the devil! "
Chief Liu's voice was like a malicious ghost from hell. His eyes were filled with blood.
Then, he stood up from the ground and roared at the people behind him.
Then, I saw Tang Mingyang, Fan Zhichao, and the others put down the huge bags they were carrying. After opening them, they took out boxes after boxes.
Chief Liu stared at the huge stone statue and laughed like a madman. "Society is different now. No matter how strong you are, you can't be stronger than a nuclear bomb.
I can't get a nuclear bomb, so I can only get explosives. Five hundred kilograms of high explosives. Hehe, even if you're a god, you're still going to die today! "
As he said that, Chief Liu raised a small detonator in his hand. It looked like he was about to press it.
My body went numb as I listened. Although I didn't understand the curse that Chief Liu said, I heard the five hundred kilograms of high explosives very clearly!
Five hundred kilograms of high explosives!
It was probably enough to flatten a mountain!
No wonder Fan Zhichao and the others brought so many supplies along the way. No wonder this morning, when Zhao Yongkun urged them, Chief Liu specially told them to pack up. It turned out that everything was prepared for this moment.
I didn't care why Chief Liu wanted to die. Five hundred kilograms of high explosives probably wouldn't give me any space to escape. However, I knew that I didn't want to die.
Seeing that Chief Liu was about to press the detonator, I couldn't care about anything else. I turned around and ran out.
In an instant, I ran dozens of meters away. Right at that moment, an explosion came from behind me.
I was stunned. It wasn't because of the explosion, nor was it because I felt that I had given up on escaping. It was because the explosion … was very soft. It was as soft as the sound of firecrackers during Chinese New Year.
I turned around in surprise. The door of Fire God Temple was still wide open. However, I couldn't see the fatty and the others in the deep passageway. Instead, there was a huge scarlet chair and a stone statue wearing a plain robe with his hair tied up in a bun.
No, it wasn't a stone statue, it was a person!
Just as I turned my head, the stone statue suddenly opened its eyes. The corners of its grave and stern mouth rose slightly, revealing a proud and aloof smile as it opened its mouth and asked me.