Xiu!
Several streams of light shot out from the Heavenly River and appeared on a lone peak outside the Heavenly River. They were Mu Chen, Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, and Jiu You.
Right now, they had appeared behind the Sky River. Looking forward, it was a hazy world. In that haze, Mu Chen could faintly feel a sense of pressure.
There seemed to be more than one pressure, but regardless of which pressure it was, it caused Mu Chen to feel an enormous pressure.
"If I go any further, I should be entering the territory of the Five Halls."
Mu Chen pointed ahead as he spoke. Aside from the Heavenly Emperor, the Ancient Haven Palace was divided into five halls and nine mansions. They had already passed through the nine mansions and they were about to approach the five residences that were only inferior to the Heavenly Emperor.
Xiao Xiao's group of three squinted their eyes. It was said that the five Hall Masters were the right-hand men of the Heavenly Emperor, all of them in the Perfected Earth Sovereign Realm. It was said that the five Hall Masters possessed the qualifications to make a breakthrough into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
If such a figure was placed in the current Great Thousand World, he would definitely be an overlord with a resounding reputation.
"Amongst the five Hall Masters, the Fourth Hall Master had fallen in the invasion of the Fiend Clans and did not return. The other four Hall Masters should have fallen in the Ancient Haven Palace." Mu Chen said.
Jiu You nodded and said, "If that's the case, then the Fourth Divine Hall will have an easier time searching for treasures."
Although the Hall Masters had already fallen, they should have been able to set up some measures to protect their mansions before they died.
To Mu Chen and the others, these methods were nothing.
It would undoubtedly be very troublesome.
"Where's the Hidden Scripture Pavilion?" Lin Jing suddenly asked. Evidently, she knew about the Hidden Scripture Pavilion in the Ancient Haven Palace.
After all, if the Heavenly Lake was the foundation of the Ancient Haven Palace, then the Hidden Scripture Pavilion was the foundation of the Ancient Haven Palace.
Even their Martial Realms couldn't ignore this kind of foundation.
Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders. "The map that I've obtained previously is practically useless here. As for the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, there's no need for it.
I don't have any information at all. "
As he spoke, he felt a little helpless. In the depths of the Ancient Haven Palace, broken Spiritual Arrays could be seen everywhere. Some of those Spiritual Arrays had already been destroyed, but some of them still relied on the boundless Spiritual Energy in the Ancient Haven Palace to unleash their might. The majority of the Spiritual Arrays that could be set up here were of the Scholar Grade.
If they were careless and barged in, they would have to bear the consequences.
It was not an easy task to search for the Scripture Depository in such a dangerous environment.
Lin Jing heard this.
He could not help but shake his head. Clearly, he knew how difficult it was.
"I do know a little about the Depository of Scriptures." Just as Mu Chen and the others were feeling troubled by this issue, a voice suddenly rang out.
Xiao Xiao suddenly said.
"Oh?" Mu Chen and the others looked over in surprise.
Xiao Xiao chuckled.
She smiled faintly and said, "This is what I heard from my father.
It's said that the Depository of Scriptures is extremely unusual. It's hidden in the Ancient Haven Palace, and not many people can enter the Ancient Haven Palace. "
"That's because the Depository of Scriptures is a High Rank Saint Artifact."
The hearts of Mu Chen and the rest trembled with their eyes widened. The Depository of Scriptures was actually a High Rank Saint Artifact?
That's too rare, even Mu Chen had not seen a High Rank Saint Artifact.
One must know that even the Starlight Demon Suppression Pyramid of the Fourth Palace Master was only a Middle Rank Saint Artifact. As for a High Rank Saint Artifact, it was something that even a Perfected Earth Sovereign would covet.
"Then, what should we do?
If the Depository of Scriptures is a High Rank Saint Artifact, I'm afraid that we won't be able to find it if it's hidden. Even if we find it, it won't be easy for us to enter. "Jiu You couldn't help asking.
A Saint Artifact of that level wasn't something that they could deal with.
Xiao Xiao smiled. "The Depository of Scriptures does not possess any offensive capabilities, but it has a unique concealment ability. If it wants to hide, I'm afraid that even a Heavenly Sovereign won't be able to find it."
The corners of Mu Chen and the rest twitched. The Depository of Scriptures was truly mystical. The concealment ability had probably exceeded some Heavenly Sovereigns.
If it wasn't for the fact that it didn't possess any offensive capabilities, it would probably be a High Rank Saint Artifact.
"If its concealment ability is that unimaginable, then I'm afraid that we won't be able to find it." Mu Chen sighed. It truly wasn't easy to obtain the evolution method of the Great Solar Undying Body.
Xiao Xiao gently shook her head. "Although the Depository of Scriptures is hard to find, it's not impossible to enter. After all, the Heavenly Emperor did not place it in the Ancient Haven Palace to store it."
Mu Chen felt relieved in his heart. It was fine as long as there was a path to enter. To obtain the evolution method of the Great Solar Undying Body, he came to the Greatlaw Continent from Hokuang Reiwon. All his hard work was for this day, so no matter what, he wouldn't give up.
"Then, how should we find it?" Jiu You looked at Xiao Xiao with expectation.
Xiao Xiao lightly smiled as her rosy lips parted. "Simple, we just have to pass the test of the Depository of Scriptures."
"Test?" Mu Chen and the others were taken aback. Then, they asked, "What test?"
Shaking her head, Xiao Xiao replied, "I have no idea what kind of test it is, but I'm afraid that it started the moment we entered the Ancient Haven Palace."
Mu Chen and the other two were stunned once again.
"The Hidden Scripture Pavilion has its own consciousness, so it must have sensed us when we entered the Ancient Haven Palace. Who knows, it might be watching our every move." Xiao Xiao raised her head and looked into the sky.
Mu Chen and the other two felt a chill run down their spines. They scanned the surrounding void. Although they didn't feel like they were being watched, Xiao Xiao's words made them nervous.
It was really a little uncomfortable, as if there was an eye.
He seemed to be watching them from the dark.
"In the Ancient Haven Palace, there will occasionally be disciples who perform outstandingly.
From there, you will suddenly gain the recognition of the Scripture Repository and be given the opportunity to enter the Scripture Repository, "said Xiao Xiao with a smile.
"Does that mean we have to show it off?
But what do we have to show? "Lin Jing grew more interested as she curiously asked.
"As for their performance, I'm not too sure either. Some of the disciples that were acknowledged by the Ancient Haven Palace did so because of some sort of comprehension in their cultivation, some because of some special comprehension in a Divine Ability, or they had a stunning performance in a sparring match … There are all sorts of strange ways to perform.
But it seems that the higher the grade of the disciple, the more outstanding their performance. Naturally, the higher the authority they will obtain after entering the Hidden Scripture Repository. "
Mu Chen and the rest exchanged a look. No one expected that the Hidden Scripture Repository of the Ancient Haven Palace would be so unique.
"In the end, it's all about fate.
"Actually, in the end, it's all about fate. If there's fate, you'll naturally be able to enter the Scripture Depository.
If we're not fated, then I'm afraid that we can only invite a Heavenly Sovereign that's proficient in spatial Divine Abilities to find it. "Xiao Xiao spread her hands out.
Mu Chen helplessly smiled.
He didn't have the ability to invite a Heavenly Sovereign that's proficient in spatial Divine Abilities.
It looked like he could only give it a try by himself.
"Since that's the case, then let's not bother about the Hidden Scripture Repository for now.
We'll head to the Five Halls and see if there are any other opportunities. "
However, Mu Chen was decisive. After knowing that it wasn't easy to enter the Hidden Scripture Repository, he had temporarily put down his thoughts. After all, if the Hidden Scripture Repository really wanted to see their performance, then they couldn't just sit here and wait.
Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, and Jiu You did not have any objections to this. Regardless of anything, it's impossible for them to obtain the acknowledgement of the Hidden Scripture Repository if they did nothing here.
"Let's go."
When Mu Chen saw their response, he no longer dragged his feet and flew out, heading towards the depths of the Ancient Haven Palace with the three girls following closely behind him.
The four of them swiftly travelled. Along the way, they would occasionally encounter damaged Spiritual Arrays, but they would avoid them under Mu Chen's guidance. Roughly ten-odd minutes later, Mu Chen started to sense that the surrounding hazy aura was getting denser.
Under the envelopment of the hazy aura, even the Spiritual Energy perception that spread out was greatly obstructed.
"There's a Spiritual Array up ahead, but there's no danger. If I have not guessed incorrectly, it might be the entrance to the Five Halls."
Although his Spiritual Energy perception was being obstructed, Mu Chen could still sense the peculiar fluctuation up ahead and said to the three girls.
Hearing this, the three women nodded.
Rustle!
The speed of the four of them did not decrease, but they felt as if they had passed through a layer of water membrane. Thereafter, the surrounding space became chaotic, as if they had been teleported.
Sensing the chaotic spatial fluctuation, Mu Chen did not panic. He cast a glance behind and saw that the three girls' silhouettes had disappeared. It looked like they were separated by the chaotic spatial fluctuation.
While Mu Chen pondered, the spatial fluctuation around him grew even more intense. Suddenly, a lustre blossomed and formed into countless images before his eyes.
Those images were of towering and majestic palaces. Vaguely, one could feel a suffocating pressure being emitted from those palaces.
Mu Chen instantly understood that those palaces were probably the locations of the Five Halls.
Mu Chen calmed his heart as he closely looked at the images that flashed by, firmly imprinting them into his mind. Those images were clearly from the Five Halls. If he could obtain some information from them, it would undoubtedly be of great help to him.
Under Mu Chen's attentive gaze, light figures flashed continuously. However, at a certain moment, when a light figure flashed by, Mu Chen's pupils suddenly shrank.
It was located in the depths of a large hall. The large hall appeared to be in ruins, but its majestic appearance was still extremely majestic. However, there were many eerie skeletons in the large hall, causing one's heart to palpitate.
However, Mu Chen's gaze did not stop on it. His gaze was fixed on the deepest place. On the lotus stage that was formed from dark-red jade, there was a bewitching flower that was roughly ten-odd feet in size that quietly stood there.
Mu Chen gazed at the flower that was as black as ink. Ecstasy involuntarily surged in his heart, because he had already known the moment he saw it.
This flower must be Mandala's true form, the ancient Datura!
(To be continued.)