The Underworld Emperor's Temple was located at the top of a mountain, so high that the bottom couldn't be seen. Although there was a statue at the top of the mountain, the statue was actually located at the very top of the mountain.
Therefore, the temple was actually located at the top of the mountain.
When the red-robed woman's world shattered, what was revealed was indeed the interior of the temple, the temple where the red-robed woman was worshiped. After seeing through the void, there was actually nothing out of the ordinary about it.
But … after stepping into the next level through the entrance, what Wang Baole saw sent ripples through his heart. It was still a world, but it wasn't open to the outside world. Instead, it had been created. More accurately, it was a sealed cave!
The top of the cave, which was where he had entered from, had been affected by some strange divine ability. It was like a dome of heaven. There seemed to be no end in sight, but there were boundaries between heaven and earth. They were difficult to detect with the naked eye, but when he scanned them with divine sense, he could sense that there were invisible barriers hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
Down below … was the land. Mountains rose and fell, and rivers flowed. Other than the fact that there were no living things, everything was normal.
In the center of this world was a stone stele. At the top of the stele were three large characters.
They were the characters of the Underworld Sect.
Underworld Emperor's Tomb!
It was a tombstone. What caused Wang Baole's heart to pound was that behind the three characters was a totem tattoo. The totem tattoo was a picture.
It depicted an inverted pagoda, buried deep within a mountain. The top of the pagoda was a picture of a temple, and on the temple were statues. They looked very similar, almost exactly the same.
The inverted pagoda extended down into the mountain. At the bottom of the pagoda was a picture of a coffin.
Carved into the coffin was an eye. As soon as Wang Baole looked at the eye, the call to him grew more intense. However, that wasn't what caused Wang Baole's heart to pound.
What caused his heart to pound was that on the first level of the inverted pagoda, he could see many details. He could see the mountains and rivers depicted there, as well as the picture of a stone stele on the first level.
There was also … a drawing of a small person on the surface of the stone stele. Behind the small person was a black hand. Although it was a bit far away, it looked as if it were about to reach out.
When Wang Baole caught sight of the tiny person, he couldn't help but leave his original spot. The ripples of his mind grew even stronger as he scanned the entire world once more. Then, he looked back at the tombstone.
Naturally, he could tell that the totem on the tombstone was the structure of the Emperor of the Underworld's Tomb. Obviously, he was on the first floor of the inverted tower!
And that little person … no matter how Wang Baole looked at it, it seemed to represent him!
This was a type of intuition, but if it really was him … Wang Baole's divine sense instantly became extremely vigilant. Because … if this stone stele really was strange and could reflect him, then where was the hand behind him?
"Something's wrong!" Wang Baole was extremely vigilant. While constantly looking around, he also felt that this world was strangely quiet. Ever since he had arrived, not a single sound had appeared in this place.
Even the flowing water on the ground was soundless.
Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. After leaving a strand of divine sense in this place, he quickly left. He constantly observed this world in search of the entrance to the next level, but no matter how he searched, he couldn't find anything at the entrance.
However, he saw some strange landforms.
These landforms were handprints. On the ground of this world, there were three handprints. These handprints were about ten thousand feet in size, and in the center of the handprints on the ground, Wang Baole saw three … skeletons!
These three skeletons were extremely thin, as if their Essence, Qi, blood, and flesh had been swallowed up. Wang Baole couldn't recognize them from their appearances, but from their clothes and auras, he could sense that these three … were from the Underworld Sect.
Presumably, they were Underworld Sect cultivators who had used some unknown method to pass through the illusion of the red-robed woman in the upper level of the temple. However, when they reached this level, they died tragically.
Under Wang Baole's vigilance and careful observation, he could tell that the cause of their deaths was that their souls had been completely swallowed up by something. As for their flesh and blood … it was more likely that their souls had been sucked dry after they disappeared.
And the thing that had absorbed their flesh and blood was none other than this land!
Wang Baole looked closer and could already sense that the ground where the three skeletons were was emanating a faint smell of blood.
All of this made the world even more bizarre.
Wang Baole's eyes glittered coldly. He retracted his gaze and continued to search for the entrance. However, it wasn't long before his expression suddenly flickered. The divine sense he had left behind on the stone stele immediately saw the totem image on the stone stele change!
Within the image, the tiny figure representing Wang Baole in the first level had already left the stone stele. It was now in the same place as Wang Baole. At the same time … the black hand behind him was closing in!
Furthermore, it was no longer one hand, but ten. In fact, they had already surrounded him.
After noticing this, Wang Baole frowned.
"What a bunch of tricks!" As he spoke, the Underworld Fire in Wang Baole's body suddenly erupted. His eyes shone brightly as he released his soul and scanned his surroundings.
There was nothing!
Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and simply stood there without moving. The scabbard in his body slowly rotated. A monstrous Sword Qi vaguely spread out from within him as he coldly scanned his surroundings.
However … he still didn't discover anything. However, the divine sense he had left behind on the stone stele saw a shocking scene within the totem image on the stone stele.
Within the image, there were no longer ten black hands around the tiny figure represented by Wang Baole. Instead, there were more … They were densely packed around him, and palms were constantly transforming. The entire process took only a dozen breaths of time. Within the image, there were already tens of thousands of palms surrounding Wang Baole.
They were densely packed and surrounded Wang Baole. Vaguely, they seemed to form … an even larger palm, and Wang Baole was currently at the center of that palm.
However, Wang Baole didn't feel the slightest bit of danger. It could even be said that if he hadn't left his divine sense behind on the stone stele, he wouldn't have sensed anything strange at all.
When Wang Baole saw the gigantic palm print formed by the densely packed palms around him with his divine sense, he thought of the landform he had sensed earlier and the remains of the three Underworld Sect elites.
"No, there's something wrong here!" Wang Baole frowned. He looked around and then looked in the direction of the stone stele. There was a strong suspicion in his heart. If this place was truly so dangerous, why would there be a warning from the stone stele?
The stone stele's function seemed to be completely unnecessary. Instead … it was more like a warning and guide for those who harbored ill intentions!
"This is the Underworld Emperor's Tomb, and I am the Underworld Child. The people who came this time are also from the Underworld Sect … and they have the aura of the Heavenly Dao. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any danger, because no matter what, they all share the same origin!"
"The lady in red above could be said to have met with an accident. After all, she is also a living being, and her thoughts change with time. However, we are already in the tomb …" Wang Baole muttered to himself and put himself in a different perspective to consider this matter.
"Distinguishing between good and evil?" After a long while, Wang Baole suddenly muttered to himself. He felt that there was a certain possibility that this was distinguishing between good and evil. If one's heart was filled with reverence for good and evil, they wouldn't care about the black hands around them, because they believed that this place wouldn't harm them. On the contrary … they would be anxious and frightened, and hundreds of thoughts would arise.
In silence, Wang Baole's divine will watched the scene. The number of black hands around him had reached a limit, and they were just a hair away from forming a complete giant handprint. Suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he cut off his connection with the divine will. He no longer paid attention to the stone stele, but instead bowed deeply in the direction of the stone stele.
"Emperor of the Underworld Laozu, disciple Wang Baole has come here on behalf of the Heavenly Dao to retrieve your remains. This is disrespectful, but for the sake of the Heavenly Dao's resurgence and for the sake of Luo's unending mission, I hope that Laozu will grant me my wish." After Wang Baole bowed, he waited for a moment before slowly straightening up. He acted as if he didn't know that there were invisible black hands around him. He retracted all of his cultivation base and suppressed the Sword Qi of his Origin Scabbard in his body. He calmly walked forward.
One step. Ten steps. One hundred steps. One thousand steps ….
Thirty meters. Three hundred meters. Three thousand meters. Thirty thousand meters ….
Wang Baole walked forward until he left the area covered by the handprint. He didn't encounter any danger. As he walked forward, ripples appeared in the air ahead of him, and a door of light appeared.
The moment the door of light appeared, Wang Baole heaved a sigh of relief. Vaguely, he seemed to hear an ethereal voice spreading from the bottom of his heart like ripples.
"Good."
(End of Chapter)
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