White-Robed Maiden Enters the Waterside Pavilion, Master Jiudeng Seals the Thunderclap Temple

"Four gentlemen, this is where you'll face the trial in the waterside pavilion. As for how to get through it, this little woman doesn't know either!"

After speaking, the White-robed maiden began attending to the four men, providing them with every delicacy and fine wine.

The waterside pavilion was enormous. A song-and-dance performance was taking place on the stage in the center.

Similar seats surrounded the stage. Every one of them was occupied, and each seat had a White-robed maiden attending to its occupant.

Sect Master Tongtian gestured for the three people behind him not to be so nervous. Since they were here, they might as well make the best of it.

"Whether it's a blessing or a disaster, you can't escape what is fated. Since we've come this far, whether we can pass this trial really depends on luck. Luck isn't something you can gain just by being nervous or careful. Everything was already destined in the dark!"

The three of them felt that Sect Master Tongtian's words made sense, and they relaxed as well.

In any case, their ability to reach the third trial was largely thanks to Sect Master Tongtian. Otherwise, they would never have had the chance to emerge from the first trial.

They would probably have already become three dry skeletons and fallen into Long Lamp Alley!

They might not even have had the chance to become dry skeletons. Their bodies and souls might have been annihilated outright!

After drinking a few mouthfuls of wine, Sect Master Tongtian suddenly asked the White-robed maiden beside him,

"Have you always been here?"

The White-robed maiden froze for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"We're the female bhikkhunis of this temple. We've been here ever since we were little!"

Sect Master Tongtian looked her up and down for