Lu Li realized that this was an opportunity. A Artifact Spirit that had been in the Ancient Demons Grounds for hundreds of thousands of years, or even longer.
Over the years, the Artifact Spirit was immortal. It would be better if it did not have intelligence.
But to be trapped in the temple with intelligence was torture for the Artifact Spirit. That was why the Artifact Spirit was playing such a stupid game with Lu Li.
Lu Li did not tell Blood Fairy to send a message at once. Instead, he thought about it. After the time for two incense sticks to burn, Lu Li finally said to Blood Fairy, "Tell him that he can play, but not only must he help me solve the illusion, he must help me find the other two mountains!"
Lu Li did not reveal his deepest purpose at once, for fear that the Artifact Spirit would be spooked.
The Artifact Spirit had been here all this time and never left. What did this mean?
It meant that the original master of the temple must have given the Artifact Spirit a strict order and laid down some rules. Otherwise, the Artifact Spirit would have been flying around or even out of the Ancient Demons Grounds.
A Artifact Spirit with intelligence would not stay here all the time, bored.
"Buzzing ~"
Blood Fairy began to move. She sent out some ripples in space. This was a special way of communication for goblins. Fortunately, Blood Fairy was here. Otherwise, Lu Li would not have been able to communicate with the Artifact Spirit in the temple.
The Artifact Spirit responded quickly and turned down Lu Li's suggestion. Blood Fairy replied, "The Artifact Spirit said no. He can only help us solve the illusion. Nothing else."
"Hmm!"
Lu Li was not upset that he was turned down. He said to Blood Fairy, "Ask him if there are any materials he wants to consume that can make him stronger. I have many materials here.
If he is willing to take us to the mountains, I can give him many materials. "
Since Blood Fairy could consume materials to evolve, theoretically speaking, the Artifact Spirit could as well.
Lu Li did not know if the Artifact Spirit could evolve. However, the Artifact Spirit must be bored after being sealed in the temple all year round. Consuming some materials might make the Artifact Spirit happier.
Blood Fairy sent a message and the Artifact Spirit responded soon. But Lu Li was speechless.
The Artifact Spirit refused again. It seemed that the Artifact Spirit was mindful of the rules of the Ancient Demons Grounds.
Lu Li was not in a hurry. He told Blood Fairy to ask the Artifact Spirit what he wanted in order to help him find the mountains.
As long as it was a reasonable request, he would satisfy it. Otherwise, he would not play with it.
This time, the Artifact Spirit did not reply. It took the time for three incense sticks to burn before it replied. But the content of the message made Lu Li speechless and invigorated — the Artifact Spirit said that as long as Lu Li could find a way to reach the temple in three days, no matter how Lu Li did it, the Artifact Spirit would agree to take Lu Li to the sacred mountain.
At the end of the day, this Artifact Spirit wanted Lu Li to play this retarded game with it …
"Alright!"
Lu Li asked Blood Fairy to send a message, saying that she would agree to his request.
After the message was sent, the Artifact Spirit was overjoyed. He controlled the temple to fly around Lu Li in circles. Every now and then, the temple would make some strange moves. Lu Li was speechless.
"Xiu!"
Lu Li flew up and chased after the temple at his top speed. Unfortunately, the temple's reaction was too fast for Lu Li to catch up.
Dash to the left, turn to the right, jump up, jump down, reverse, detour …
Lu Li's movements were erratic as he chased after the temple.
However, the temple's reaction was too fast, much faster than Lu Li's. At this rate, Lu Li could not even get close to the temple in three hundred years, let alone three days.
But Lu Li didn't stop. He continued to chase after the temple and he even changed the way he did it.
He knew very well that he could not touch the temple in this way, but he did not stop.
At the moment, he was just playing with the Artifact Spirit.
If he did not keep this "retarded child" company and let it have fun, how could he build a closer relationship with it?
Only when the Artifact Spirit was happy could he talk things out and fool it …
Half a day, then a day!
Lu Li tried to build some formations. He knew very well that those formations could not trap the temple. He was just trying to make the Artifact Spirit in the temple feel that it was fun, exciting, and happy.
Lu Li also used clones, turning himself into hundreds of Lu Li and chasing after the temple from all directions. But the Artifact Spirit could tell which one was Lu Li's real body and was not affected.
Two and a half days!
Lu Li had been playing with the Artifact Spirit for the past two and a half days. At the same time, he was trying to come up with a solution. He had some ideas.
Right at that moment, he suddenly stopped, frustrated. He sat on the ground and stopped.
"Whoosh!"
Soon, the temple flew over. It trembled and rippled. Blood Fairy said, "Master, the Artifact Spirit is asking why you stopped."
"I don't want to play anymore. This is boring!"
Lu Li waved his hand. "Tell it that I don't want to play with it anymore. I am too slow. I cannot catch up with it.
I am tired. I need to take a rest. "
With that said, Lu Li fell asleep. The Artifact Spirit kept sending him messages, asking him to play with it, but Lu Li ignored it.
Blood Fairy did as Lu Li told, but Lu Li did not answer. The Artifact Spirit seemed to be angry. It smashed the temple toward Lu Li.
"Ha, ha, ha!"
At that moment, Lu Li suddenly opened his eyes. He flew up and slapped the temple. He laughed and said, "I have encountered a temple. I have won."
Lu Li asked Blood Fairy to send the message. The Artifact Spirit flew the temple up and soon sent back a message. The Artifact Spirit told Lu Li that it was the Artifact Spirit that made the temple fly down and that Lu Li did not win. The Artifact Spirit accused Lu Li of cheating.
"Back then, we agreed to touch the temple within three days. No matter what I did, I touched the temple before the three days were up.
So, I have won the bet.
Blood Fairy, tell him — if he breaks the promise, I will despise him and consider him a lowly goblin! "
"Despise?
Is that going to work? "
Blood Fairy asked in confusion. Lu Li waved his hand to let her send the message.
The Artifact Spirit was enraged. It flew around in the sky. One moment, it flew away, and the next moment, it came back.
Lu Li's plan worked. He said to Blood Fairy at once, "Tell him that if he does not keep his promise, then tell him to piss off. I don't want to see a lowly goblin like him ever again!"
After Blood Fairy sent the message, the temple trembled. It flew around Lu Li for a while and then vanished into the distance.
"Really?"
Lu Li blinked. After the time for one incense stick to burn, the temple did not come back. He was dumbfounded.
Would the goblin be so unprincipled?
After the time for three incense sticks to burn, the temple still did not come back. This time, it was Lu Li's turn to lose patience.
He walked around for a bit. An hour later, he could not stand it anymore. He flew forward, trying to find the temple.
Thirty miles later, he heard some noises behind him. The temple had caught up with him and was hovering over his head. Then, the temple sent him a message.
Blood Fairy said, "Master, the Artifact Spirit said that you tricked him once and he did the same to you … he said that he is not a lowly goblin. He promised to help you solve the illusion and take you to the mountains."
"…"
Lu Li rolled his eyes. Inside, he was relieved.
Now that he had broken through the illusion and found the two Sacred Mountains, he had achieved his goal for this trip.
As for whether he could fool away this "mentally retarded child" in the temple, that would depend on his luck. This Artifact Spirit valued rules. It would be difficult to trick it away.