The Earth Altar was not only enormous, but also exquisitely crafted.
Its outermost ring was paved with milky-white jade, as though a layer of milk had been poured over it.
The outer walls were inlaid with blue-gray stone bricks, each carved with Sanskrit inscriptions.
Taishang Laojun had deciphered many of these inscriptions before. They mostly recorded the glorious deeds of the Four Spirits Sect in ages past...
After approaching the wall, Luo Zheng activated the Heaven's Mandate Core and tried deciphering a few inscriptions. Their contents were much as Taishang Laojun had said, largely recounting the origins of the Four Spirits Sect and similar matters.
The Earth Altar had been built by "Tianchuan" and his companions in the first place, so there was nothing strange about them leaving these inscriptions.
After they walked some distance along one side of the Earth Altar, they reached a staircase leading straight to the top.
Taishang Laojun glanced around warily, a strange expression appearing on his face. "As far as I know, the Snake Spirit King attaches great importance to this place. He always stations eldritch beings here to guard it, regardless of the circumstances. Why isn't there a single one here today...?"
Luo Zheng looked around and shook his head. "Never mind that. Let's head up first!"
Everyone followed close behind Luo Zheng onto the stairs.
There was nothing particularly extraordinary about the immense Earth Altar itself. Though there were nearly a thousand steps, Luo Zheng and the others climbed them in just a few breaths.
The top of the Earth Altar was a surface as smooth as a mirror, with a square opening at its center. From one side of that opening, another staircase extended down into the altar.
"Senior Taishang Laojun, there's something I don't understand," Luo Zheng said.
"What is