Tick.
A drop of water fell from the sky and landed on Chu Tianxiao's cheek, making a crisp sound.
He suddenly opened his eyes and his consciousness returned to himself.
At this moment, he realized that he was lying on the ground. Looking behind him, he saw a road that looked quite familiar... It was Tianji Road!
I... have already completed the path of heaven
But…
"… My realm is still at the lower level of Tongxuan, without any progress. Could it be that this journey really just allowed me to see some 'strange' scenes?"
After sitting and meditating, Chu Tianxiao felt a little disappointed... It is said that the Heavenly Secret Road is extremely mysterious. After the emperors of the Zhou Dynasty walked out of this place, their realms were greatly improved, but now...
It seems that I didn't get any benefit from it
This doesn't make sense, does it
Shaking his head, Chu Tianxiao stood up and looked forward.
Before his eyes, there was a dark stone door...
It was covered with moss, and the traces of time were quite heavy... Just as Chu Tianxiao took a step forward and touched and explored it, a ghostly voice sounded faintly behind him...
"It's been so...many years..."
"who!"
When the sound fell, Chu Tianxiao also noticed it, but at that moment, the stone door opened without wind, and a faint light shot out from it, turning into a ghost hand, and grabbed Chu Tianxiao with a click!
This time, it wasn't that he didn't want to hide - in fact, in that brief moment, Chu Tianxiao had quickly performed the Nine Changes of Dragon Escape, but... he still couldn't escape the fate of being imprisoned!
Because the other party is faster!
Its speed is as fast as a ghost or a demon. Just based on speed, the person coming is definitely a formidable enemy!
Suddenly, a mysterious magic circle appeared in front of the stone gate. The magic circle slowly operated, white light rose, and a vague figure appeared and disappeared in the mist...
"Is the person who completed the bizarre 'Spear Attack Shield' so weak..."
As the white light intertwined, a figure gradually took shape and walked out slowly. Then, he tapped his chin, looked at Chu Tianxiao who was stuck by the ghost hand, shook his head and said, "Tongxuan lower realm? Not enough, far from enough..."
At this time, Chu Tianxiao finally saw the other person's face clearly. It was a delicate and handsome face. He looked like a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old. However, his eyes were extremely dull, unlike those of an ordinary person...
Just as he walked out, the ghost claws that were wrapped around Chu Tianxiao loosened with a whoosh and returned to the stone gate.
This scene was too strange. Chu Tianxiao was confused for a moment and couldn't help but asked in astonishment: "Who are you?"
"The guardian of the Tianji Stele..."
Hearing this, the "weird guy" didn't keep anyone in suspense and said directly: "Defeat me, let me return to reincarnation and be free... The Heavenly Secret Tablet can then reappear in the world, and the great chess game of the Realm Lord can truly unfold..."
"Otherwise, you will die here."
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao narrowed his eyes. Although he was somewhat surprised at the other party's "briefness", he did not act impulsively immediately.
Because from the confrontation just now, I am obviously no match for the other party now.
To win, you must advance!
But…
“… This is such a bummer. The Heavenly Secret Path didn’t allow me to improve my realm. The Spiritual Spring Initiation in the Great Prodigal System can only be obtained after I obtain the Heavenly Secret Tablet and complete the III main storyline… But if I don’t improve my realm, I can’t beat my opponent… Isn’t this the legendary deadlock?”
Thinking of this, Chu Tianxiao felt a headache. At this moment, the monument keeper glanced at him, nodded and spoke with a hint of relief in his voice.
"... You didn't act rashly, which is good... After all, you only have one chance. It is wise to break through the Soul Awakening Realm first and then fight me..."
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao couldn't help but be stunned: "What are you talking about? This tone... What does it mean?"
The guardian looked at Chu Tianxiao and said expressionlessly, "Aren't you concentrating your spirit? Why are you asking me?"
After hearing this, Chu Tianxiao was startled. He quickly sat down and looked inward, then he took a breath of cold air!
"What happened? It was fine just now!"
Then he saw a bright purple light in his sea of consciousness, with ray after ray of light slowly converging to the center... No matter from which angle he looked at it, this was a sign of the condensation of his soul!
What shocked Chu Tianxiao even more was that... As the person involved in this major event, he actually had no feelings at all...
Without knowing anything, he somehow managed to condense most of his soul...
"This is ridiculous... Do I have to directly enter the realm of enlightenment from the realm of Tongxuan?"
Chu Tianxiao was stunned, but the next moment, he suddenly had an idea and thought of a possibility...
"Could it be Tianji Road?"
"...Yes, the past events I saw made my mind and soul excited, but they have nothing to do with my body... If they are really 'useful', then apart from condensing my soul, I'm afraid there is no other possibility."
"So, I didn't gain nothing, but... I have been attacking the Soul Awakening all the time?"
After figuring this out, Chu Tianxiao's heart could no longer calm down. After all, he had been in the lower realm of Tongxuan for a long time. Now that he knew he had to impact the soul awakening at such a critical moment... It was impossible not to be happy, but at the same time, he thought of a trick...
"Ding! It is detected that the host is about to complete the condensation of the soul and advance to the Soul Awakening Realm. This is inconsistent with the requirements of the Great Prodigal System to 'use the Spiritual Spring to Infuse' to break through the realm! The system will intervene compulsorily..."
As expected, the cold voice of the Big Prodigal System sounded again, making Chu Tianxiao almost curse: "You pitfall system, not only did you hold on to the food and hide it, but now you don't allow me to be self-reliant?"
"Ding Di... A great realm breakthrough without the 'Spiritual Spring Initiation' will be 'harmful' to the host's foundation and destroy the system's plan to develop the world's number one military force. This is something that this system will never allow!"
When Chu Tianxiao heard this, he immediately thought of countless curse words and was about to say them in his mind, but the cold voice suddenly took a turn...
"Ding Di, in view of the current situation, this system has decided to give the host the 'Spiritual Spring Initiation Opportunity' of the III main line in advance to help the host complete the promotion process of the strongest soul awakening..."
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously in his heart: "Master System, you... you are not crazy, are you? You are so considerate this time? No! There must be a conspiracy!"
In response, the Big Spendthrift System completely ignored it and just said coldly: "Ding... Please don't misunderstand, this system is not 'caring' and cannot distribute various rewards at will... This is just a relative compensation for the previous delay in issuing rewards - this system reserves the final right of interpretation for this matter..."