Everyone looked over along Le Wuhen’s gaze, and then their spirits were refreshed while they become excited.
It wasn’t grey and hazy anymore outside the Soulsever Bottle Gourd. The Desolate Manku Qi that enveloped the bottle guard had gradually thinned, and their fields of vision had gradually become clearer.
It was even to the extent that they could see an extremely ancient temple standing towering in the distance!
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The Soulsever Bottle Gourd suddenly stopped moving.
“Fortunately, we aren’t late, and the door to the Ancestral Root Temple hasn’t been opened.” Le Wuhen smiled as he led all of them out of the Soulsever Bottle Gourd.
Meanwhile, everyone clearly noticed that it was an extremely desolate open field that surrounded them. The surroundings were filled with grey and hazy Desolate Manku Qi, and only a single temple stood towering at the center.
The temple was extremely ancient and covered in moss, and it was even to the extent of being in a sorry state. It had stood here for countless years, and it seemed to have experienced the pa.s.sage of countless years.
“That’s the entrance to the Ancestral Root Temple, and it’s called the Ancestral Root Temple. According to rumor, it was born from within the Chaos of the Manku period, and its mysterious and unfathomable. Since the ancient times until now, it has drawn countless experts over.” Le Wuhen sighed casually with emotion, and then he led all of them forward. “Come, if I’m not wrong, then it won’t be long before the guardian of the temple will probably make an appearance….”
The guardian of the temple? Chen Xi’s slanted brows raised while he revealed a contemplative expression.
He’d heard that since the day that this Ancestral Root Temple existed here, there had always been a guardian that guarded the temple. No one knew the guardian’s origins, and in the same way, no one knew exactly how long the guardian had lived for. He seemed to be extremely mysterious.
If one wanted to enter the Ancestral Root Temple, then one had to pa.s.s the guardian’s test. Otherwise, even if one had arrived here, one would return empty handed.
The heavens and the earth were boundless, the open plain was deathly silent, and the surroundings were filled with grey and hazy Desolate Manku Qi. The atmosphere in the surroundings seemed extremely deathly silent and desolate.
Flying amidst this area was like returning to the absolute beginning of the Manku period, and it caused a wisp of respect to arise uncontrollably in the hearts of all.
In next to no time, everyone arrived before the Ancestral Root Temple.
When looked at from a short distance, the temple seemed to be even loftier and ancient. It was completely constructed from ordinary limestone, yet it emanated an ancient and heavy aura that caused one’s heart to palpitate.
There were two doors before the temple, and it was extremely conspicuous.
The door on the left had the character ‘生’ which meant life written on it. The character seemed as if it had been immersed in a pool of blood. It was scarlet red, unrestrained, and revealed a terrifying and ghastly aura.
The door on the right had the character ‘死’ which meant death written on it. Yet the character was written in a simple, powerful, and balanced manner instead, and it surged with an aura that calmed the heart.
One was life and the other was death. Two ancient characters were respectively branded on two different doors. Coupled with the ancient aura possessed by the temple, it emanated a form of indescribable impact to others.
It was like those two doors were doors that led to two different worlds, and eternal life or d.a.m.nation would be decided with a single thought.
Something especially unique was that there was actually an ancient altar at the center of those two doors. Its surface was mottled, and it was suffused with the marks of time. Yet there wasn’t anything unusual about it.
However, when such an extremely ordinary altar appeared before the temple and stood between the doors of ‘life’ and ‘death’, it seemed to be extraordinarily unusual.
At this moment, numerous figures had already gathered before the Ancestral Root Temple. They were divided into various groups, and all of them stood at different positions. They didn’t disturb each other, yet they also stood in confrontation from afar. So, even though the atmosphere was calm, it imperceptibly revealed a confrontational aura.
When Chen Xi’s group arrived here under Le Wuhen’s lead, it instantly caused a wave of agitation.
“The Imperial Region’s Le Wuhen!”
“Look quickly, Shentu Yanran, Yuqiu Jing, and Zhuanyu Shui are there as well!”
“Looks like they’ve formed an alliance….”
“The compet.i.tion is getting greater and greater. This group of theirs has converged the Spirit G.o.d Exalts at 11th, 13th, 15th, and 21st position on the Domain Enlightened Chart. Coupled with the a.s.sistance of those other cultivators, this force is sufficient to rival Luo Shaonong and Gongye Zhefu!”
“Everyone be careful. We must not offend Le Wuhen’s group. Their strength is too formidable, and they’re far from something that we can go against.”
The crowd discussed animatedly, and the gazes they shot at Chen Xi’s group mostly carried a wisp of fear and reverence.
Of course, their gazes mostly lingered on Le Wuhen, Shentu Yanran, Yuqiu Jing, and Zhuanyu Shui. As for Chen Xi, he didn’t even draw much attention.
It couldn’t be helped, he was an unfamiliar face, and he wasn’t a figure that was ranked on the Domain Enlightened Chart, so it was impossible for them to be aware of his ident.i.ty.
When the other cultivators in Chen Xi’s group noticed this, all of them looked over in succession, and then they raised their chests and revealed a wisp of a prideful expression. They seemed to be extremely proud and conceited.
They did indeed have the grounds to be proud. Because amongst all the other groups in the surroundings, only a few of them could compare to the forces of their group.
Suddenly, the crowd automatically opened up a path for Chen Xi’s group. Le Wuhen seemed to be accustomed to this, and he directly led them past the ground and arrived right at the front.
This position was already the closest to the Ancestral Root Temple. At this moment, there were comparatively few cultivators standing here.
Obviously, it wasn’t just anyone who possessed the qualifications to occupy such a superb location.
