"Found it!"
Zhou You had been mulling over a strategy when Liu Jingguo's delighted voice suddenly rang out.
A System Panel notification sounded by his ear. The entrance had been reached. That was right—they had truly found it this time.
At the very center of the temple stood a statue in a commanding pose. Though wind and rain had worn away many of its details, its general outline remained discernible.
"Venerable Zhou, I didn't think much of it at first, but the more I look at this pose, the more familiar it seems!"
Pointing at the statue, Liu Jingguo explained, "This move is called... Jade Cup Grasp. It's a widely circulated basic fist technique."
Wasn't that so? The inventor of Jade Cup Grasp had been none other than the Myriad Manifestations Martial Sage himself.
This further confirmed that this place had been left behind by the Myriad Manifestations Martial Sage.
Liu Jingguo rose until she was level with the statue and demonstrated the move. "Among the fist techniques passed down through the ages, the move used to counter Jade Cup Grasp is called... Golden Plate Lift!"
With her palm facing upward, Liu Jingguo lifted it beneath the statue's wrist, blocking the statue's hands, which had formed the eye of a fist.
She exhaled softly, then exerted force and shoved the statue forward. With a crack, the statue, originally one with its pedestal, snapped under her strength and flew backward horizontally.
The statue hit the ground, smashing through the floor and revealing a pitch-black entrance.
"My guess was right after all. The statue is the key. Only by performing Golden Plate Lift according to the clue and making the statue fall in the designated position can the secret chamber entrance be opened!"
Liu Jingguo took out an object. It was a