Free Web Novel“What will be in the second palace?”
“Speaking of this Secret Realm, why does it test whether people are greedy or not....”
Li Mo continued to climb upwards.
This time, after stepping onto the steps, a series of voices also echoed in his heart.
That voice was chanting something.
It was like a Daoist scripture, yet also like Buddhist philosophy, and in a trance, it resembled a great Confucian scholar lecturing.
Just as he reached the front of the palace.
Boom—
The sound in his ears suddenly intensified, like a great bell, making his mind go blank.
“This is.....”
Li Mo looked around.
Inside the palace, there were three bronze statues enshrined.
The first was a Buddha with a solemn and majestic appearance, sitting cross-legged, with a benevolent face, in the posture of smiling while holding a flower.
The second was dressed in Confucian robes, gesturing with vigor, clearly silent, yet standing there as if embodying the very concept of ‘Dao’. This was a Confucian Saint sculpture.
The third... was different from what Li Mo expected; it was not a Daoist, but a Witch God statue.
Confucianism, Buddhism, Witchcraft.
All three statues carried a profound Aura, standing there as if even the sky had pressed down.
If these were truly used for comprehension, perhaps an extremely powerful Law Body could be condensed in the Guan Shen Realm.
【Kneel and kowtow to enter this door.】
Thump, thump.
Another dozen people knelt down.
Some did not want to kneel.
But their faces were pale, their veins bulging as they tried to stand up, yet they were firmly pressed to the ground.
“This.....”
Although Li Mo felt the pressure, he only felt a slight difficulty in breathing.
There were no other sensations.
“These three statues all carry the pressure of Dao principles.”
Ying Bing quietly spoke from the side: “If one develops a sense of reverence for any of them, they will have to kneel even if they don't want to.”
Be it Buddha, Saint, or Witch God.
She only ever believed in herself.
“So, the first palace was a test of reverence for wealth.”
“I wonder why the Secret Realm’s organizer is so fond of making people kneel.”
Li Mo was deep in thought.
He had lived two lives; in his previous life, he was an atheist, unable to kneel even if he wanted to.
But why did the intention of this test have to be to select those who did not revere gods or Buddhas, and did not admire wealth?
Eating watermelon, he stepped onto the stairs again.
By now.
More than half of the fifty people were gone.
On the way to the third palace, several more could not withstand the pressure and jumped into the abyss.
Only twenty people officially made it up.
The statue enshrined here was unfamiliar to no one. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Clad in a yellow robe, with the Son of Heaven’s Sword at his waist, holding the Imperial Seal, a pair of majestic eyes proudly gazed at the sky.
Great Yu’s Grand Ancestor, Emperor Wu.
This was indeed how he looked when he ascended the throne, with a majestic Aura, devouring all within the Four Seas and Eight Desolations.
Thump, thump—
The sound of knees hitting bronze was incessant.
Most people knelt down.
Including Tie Qi, who had a very strong will, and Ouyang, the chief disciple of Ruyi Peak, as well as Bai Jinghong.
“I... sigh...”
Tie Qi struggled a few times, but felt a mountain pressing on his shoulders.
He could only look at Li Mo with an apologetic gaze.
Li Mo nodded at him.
Emperor?
This probably represented imperial power.
What a joke.
Xiao Li’s ideological awareness could only be tested by the people!
So the sense of oppression felt on this level was almost zero.
But he also understood Old Tie’s situation.
As a citizen of Great Yu, growing up listening to stories of Grand Ancestor Emperor Wu, how could he not have a sense of reverence in his heart?
So it was understandable that this level almost wiped out everyone.
“Why didn’t they kneel?”
Countless gazes, either unwilling or wry, looked over.
Only three people were qualified to go to the fourth palace.
“Let’s go, Senior Brother Xiaobao.”
Ice Cube had already continued forward, and Li Mo casually tossed the watermelon rind, calling out to Tang Xiaobao.
Senior Brother Xiaobao was currently exerting himself, trying to move the statue.
“Why?”
Bai Jinghong almost bit his teeth to pieces.
He was not convinced!
When he was born, a wise man said he possessed a Sword Body, and at six, he was taken as a direct disciple by a Law Body expert from Sword City.
At twenty-two, he comprehended Horizontal Cloud Sword Intent and ascended the Qianlong Ranking.
At twenty-three, he tested his sword across the land, engaging in seventy-four victories and two draws against Prodigies from various states, cultivating the Sword Qi within his chest.
In the small Eastern Wasteland Region, why did he fall faster than those three?!
He was not convinced!
Buzz—
Looking at the backs of Li Mo and the other two, Bai Jinghong’s Sword Qi and Sword Intent burst forth.
Behind him, a God Sword amidst white clouds faintly emerged.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he stood up.
With every step, he trembled, enduring immense pressure, his body overwhelmed, with the sound of bones and muscles popping.
He was getting closer and closer to the stairs.
“As long as I can reach that place...”
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Bai Jinghong stepped on it.
Hmm?
The sensation underfoot felt a bit off?
He looked down and saw the watermelon rind under his foot.
He wanted to retract his foot, but he couldn't.
Bai Jinghong: “!”
Everyone: “......”
He stepped on the watermelon rind and immediately performed an invincible fire wheel.
“Li Mo! I f***ing hate you!!!”
The commotion from behind came.
“......”
Li Mo turned back and saw this scene, then said seriously:
“Senior Brother Xiaobao, that’s why manners are very important.”
“Even in the Secret Realm, we mustn’t litter.”
“?”
Tang Xiaobao scratched his head.
You ate the watermelon, you threw the rind, why am I the one being lectured?
Unfortunately, he was a bit simple-minded, felt it was strange, but still nodded.
The three continued upwards.
This time, an even stronger pressure swept over them.
If the previous tests were about reverence.
Then here, it was pure and undisguised pressure, a Realm suppression from the strong against the weak! It made one’s Soul tremble uncontrollably.
Tang Xiaobao’s body glowed with a faint golden light.
“It’s Blood Phoenix Essence... no, more than that...”
A mysterious pattern flickered between Ying Bing’s eyebrows.
She withdrew her gaze from above and glanced at Li Mo.
“Are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
Li Mo was also quite surprised.
It was the same situation as with the Ascension Stone Steps.
He felt completely at ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) ease, as if walking on flat ground.
But looking at Ice Cube’s serious expression, this level of stairs seemed to be more difficult than the previous ones?
“If it’s for selecting a Legacy holder, it shouldn’t be like this.”
Ying Bing’s eyes reflected the last bronze palace, narrowing slightly.
She had felt something was off since the first test.
It wasn't until now that she fully confirmed it.
She almost knew what was up there.
“The intention of these tests indeed doesn’t seem to be to find a Legacy holder.”
Li Mo nodded.
“There might still be variables at the very end; you can wait for me here.”
Ying Bing suddenly spoke:
“This Aura comes from a Controlling Mystery Realm expert.”
Martial Dao’s Seventh Realm, Controlling Mystery!
That was almost a figure standing in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, on the clouds, receiving the worship and reverence of countless Martial Artists, known as a Saint, a Martial Saint.
And they were only in the second Realm, Inner Breath.
No matter what that Controlling Mystery was plotting, the Inner Breath Realm was too weak.
Li Mo glanced at her: “Since we’re already here.”
The palace at the end should lead to the third level of the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm.
Which was where Ice Cube had an accident.
Ying Bing’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, then relaxed.
Since he wanted to follow, then let him follow.
If something unexpected happened, she would be there...
Before long.
Only the last eight steps remained.
The pressure had now doubled, and every step felt like experiencing life and death.
Ying Bing’s Taiyin Power circulated throughout her body, her figure remained unmoving, her expression serene.
But judging from her Aura, the pressure she was enduring was also immense.
“How about we rest for a bit?”
Li Mo, who had been walking leisurely, asked softly.
But.
Ying Bing did not turn back.
She stared coldly ahead.
“A mere Controlling Mystery, yet you wish to make me submit?”
“No matter who you are, you are seeking your own demise.”
Her eyes were clear and cold, her Aura growing increasingly domineering and frigid.
Li Mo: “...”
He vaguely felt that the girl’s back resembled a god or a demon.
As if she was the one standing on the clouds, looking down on all beings, reigning over the world.
But why did those words sound like...
You are seeking death?
Yet, the same words, spoken by Ice Cube, meant “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Spoken by himself, they might just sound awkwardly chuunibyou.
Ice Cube really had the Aura perfectly under control...
At this moment.
Ying Bing stepped onto the end of the stairs.
Boom—
Instantly, strong winds raged.
As if the entire Secret Realm was enraged by this.
