After finding a dense forest, Gray took out the corpse of the Rule-level bird beast. As soon as the corpse of the Rule-level bird beast appeared, a strong pressure spread out.
All the surrounding creatures, whether they were in the sky, on the ground, or underground, fled in fear. It was like the end of the world.
Some of the weaker Blood Fiends fell to the ground and died under this strong pressure, leaving corpses all over the ground. For a time, the area within a few dozen kilometers of the rule-level bird beasts became a forbidden zone for life.
'I hope it works!'
Gray looked at the huge body of the Rule-level bird beast and muttered to himself. Then, he flew up and stuffed the core of the corpse-controlling ability into the huge bird's mouth.
Then, there was a long wait.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
…
Half an hour.
After half an hour, there was still no reaction. Just as Gray thought that he had failed, a change finally happened.
Dong!
The huge body of the Rule-level bird beast trembled slightly. Compared to its huge body, it was only a small tremor, but it triggered an earthquake-like movement. The ground rose and fell violently. The soil rolled like waves, and large swaths of trees collapsed.
Dong!
Another tremor appeared. The collapsed trees in the surrounding area seemed to be in a vast ocean under this tremor. They rose and fell, and terrifying waves swept out.
Dong, dong, dong!
Tremors appeared one after another. Waves appeared on the ground one after another. The surrounding area was like a yellow ocean.
The tremors lasted for half an hour before they stopped. When the tremors stopped, the surrounding terrain had completely changed. The mountains had collapsed, and the valleys had been filled, turning into an extremely flat ground.
Gray did not have time to pay attention to the huge changes in the terrain. His gaze fell on the Rule-level bird beast and could not leave it. His heart was filled with excitement.
At that moment, he had already obtained control of the Rule-level bird beast. With a thought, he could control the Rule-level bird beast that had once been able to contend with a Rule-level expert.
Of course, the Rule-level bird beast, which only had physical strength left, was definitely unable to contend with a Rule-level expert. Even so, its combat strength was definitely enough to surpass a level-six Annihilation giant.
With this super trump card, he would undoubtedly be able to face the Sorcerer Saint Hall with more ease. He would truly be able to achieve the level of being fearless as long as he was not in the Rule Realm.
After moving to a place with dense vegetation and healing the injuries on the bird beast, Gray put away the bird beast and summoned Sophia and the others from the plane. The five of them went straight to the Sorcerer Saint Temple.
A day later, a huge mountain range that looked like a horned dragon appeared in front of them. The huge mountain range was ring-shaped, and there were over a hundred peaks in total. Each peak was thousands of meters tall, and there was a huge steeple on each peak.
The steeple was completely made of crystal and emitted a bright white light. The architectural style was exactly the same as the architectural style of the underwater ruins. This was where the Sorcerer Sage Temple was located.
Unlike most of the Saint-ranked organizations that had their Divine Palaces located in huge cities, the Sorcerer Saint Palace did not have their Divine Palaces located in cities. Instead, they were located in the depths of forests where powerful Blood Fiends roamed freely.
Because of this reason, the Sorcerer Saint Palace was more mysterious than the other Saint-ranked organizations. Even the top families in the Holy Sorcerer Territory did not know much about the Sorcerer Saint Palace. Therefore, they were more respectful of the Sorcerer Saint Palace, which proved the saying, "Fear the unknown."
As soon as Gray and the others appeared, over ten people immediately flew toward them and quickly surrounded them.
All of these people were at the level of Magic Light. One of them, who looked like the leader of the group, was a middle-aged man who was at the fifth level of Magic Light.
The presence on his body was sharper than that of an ordinary fifth level of Magic Light. It was very likely that he was a Blood Warrior with mixed powers. His combat power was probably enough to fight an ordinary Annihilation class.
"Who are you people?"
The middle-aged man's hair was shaved, and there was a scorpion tattoo on his head. His eyes were sharp, like a poisonous scorpion staring at Gray and the others.
"I am an elder of the Time and Space Temple. I have an important matter to discuss with the temple leader."
Gray was not affected by the man's intimidating presence at all. He looked at the middle-aged man calmly. It was not just him. Sophia and the others were the same.
The middle-aged man's presence was very powerful, but it was nothing to them. They had encountered the presence of rule class blood beasts before, so the man's presence was a bit weak to them.
"An elder of the Time and Space Temple?"
The middle-aged man looked at Gray suspiciously. Although he was very far away from the Time and Space Temple, he had heard of the Time and Space Temple. However, as far as he knew, the Sorcerer Saint Palace had never interacted with the Time and Space Temple, and the man was too young.
"May I know why you are here?"
"Sorry, this is very important. I can only tell you when I see the temple leader."
Gray shook his head.
They had thought of giving the rule book to the middle-aged man and then leaving to avoid entering the Sorcerer Saint Palace.
However, the request in the letter was to give the rule book to the temple leader. If they gave it to someone else, they were worried that they would not be able to remove the curse.
As for curses, they had only read about them in the Book of Curses. The introduction was very short, and their understanding of the derivative abilities of the Curses was very limited.
Luring the temple leader out was a good idea, but it could also allow the Sorcerer Saint Palace to be prepared and set up a trap in the dark. This would be more disadvantageous for them to escape. He was not alone now. He had Sophia and the other three with him.
If they visited openly now, the Sorcerer Saint Palace would be at their lowest. When the time came, they would only need to give the rule book to the temple leader and teleport away. Their chances of success would be higher.
"Please wait a moment, I will send someone to inform the temple leader!"
The middle-aged man with the scorpion tattoo on his head hesitated for a moment before calling a young man over. He gave the young man an order, and the young man immediately flew towards the largest palace among the many palaces in the mountain range. That should be where the temple leader of the Sorcerer Saint Palace was.
Although he was very suspicious of Gray's identity as an elder of the Time and Space Temple, he was not worried about being deceived. Deceiving the Sorcerer Saint Palace was no different from seeking death.
Gray and the other four did not have to wait for too long. Soon, the person who had just left returned and said to Gray and the other four.
"The temple leader is asking for you. Everyone, please follow me!"
With the young man leading the way, Gray and the other four flew to the largest palace. They landed in front of a giant plaza in front of the palace.
Through the palace's giant crystal door, which was as tall as the underwater ruin, and through many arches, Gray and the other four appeared in a very big palace.
The palace's ceiling, floor, and even the supporting crystal pillars had beautiful carvings. All of the carvings were gathered together. It was as if they were telling an ancient story.
Gray and the other four did not have the energy to pay attention to the story. They looked in front of the palace.
In front of the palace, there was a crystal platform that was 30 feet tall. There was a giant crystal chair on top of the crystal platform.
On both sides of the giant crystal chair, there were two people. It was a man and a woman. The man was tall and strong, and the woman was beautiful.
What caught Gray and the other four's attention was that the presence of the two people was very strong. It was much stronger than the middle-aged man with the scorpion tattoo. They were probably not far away from the sixth level of Annihilation class.
Sitting on the giant chair was a skinny old man wearing a holy crown.
The old man was very skinny. He was so skinny that he was not normal. His bones were clearly visible. It was as if he was going to fall ill at any moment.
Gray and the other four did not dare underestimate him because the skinny old man's presence was very strong. It was even stronger than an ordinary sixth level Annihilation class big shot. He should have been an elite that was very close to rule class.
"Greetings, temple leader."
Gray and the other four knew he was the Wizard Temple leader. They bowed.
"Are you an elder of the Time Temple?"
The old man looked at Gray with suspicion. No matter how he looked at him, Gray looked too young. It made him wonder if Gray was an elder of the Time Temple.
"Yes."
Gray nodded without hesitation. He was an elder of the Time Temple, although it was only in name.
"I wonder why the people of the Time Temple are looking for me?"
The Wizard Temple leader asked. He did not want to dwell on this issue. It did not matter if the person before him was an elder of the Time Temple or not. It did not matter to him.
"I have been asked by someone to return something."
Gray took out the rule book from his space item.
"Curse rule book?"
Although they were far apart, the Wizard Temple leader's sixth level Annihilation class eyesight was able to see the Curse rule on the rule book.
Two beams of divine light shot out from his eyes. He reached out with his skinny right hand and grabbed at the air. Then, an invisible force appeared and grabbed the Book of Laws in Gray's hand. It flew quickly toward him and landed in his hand.
"It really is … the Curse rule book!"
The Wizard Temple leader opened the rule book and looked at its contents. He mumbled to himself. He looked very happy.
Beside him, the man and woman were overjoyed. They stared excitedly at the Book of Laws in the hands of the Master of the Shaman Saint Hall.
"Thank you for finding the rule book for the Wizard Temple. Where did you get this rule book?"
After putting the rule book into his space item, the Wizard Temple leader looked at Gray and asked.
"We found it in a ruin. There was also a letter with the Book of Laws. The letter asked us to return it to the Shaman Saint Hall, so we came to send it back."
Gray said.
"Everyone, thank you for returning the Book of Laws. I'm sure everyone must be tired after rushing all the way here. I'll have someone prepare lunch."
The Wizard Temple leader smiled and said warmly.
"Thank you for your kindness, but we have something urgent to do. We will not disturb you."
Gray smiled apologetically and walked out of the temple with Sophia and the others.
At this time, the voice of the Wizard Temple owner sounded behind them.
"Mister, have you seen the rule book?"