At this thought, he immediately picked up speed and raced forward.
Before long, he reached the end of the forest, where a vast gorge lay before him.
The stone walls within the gorge were exceptionally smooth and flat, yet they gave off a very strange feeling.
"Eh? What is that?" Dao Lord Taichu spotted a pearl embedded in one of the stone walls. It shimmered with seven-colored divine light and emitted a faint sacred aura.
"Could this be the legendary Seven Star Divine Pearl?" Dao Lord Taichu murmured.
"The Seven Star Divine Pearl?" Yang Qianyu looked at Dao Lord Taichu in confusion.
"That's right! The Seven Star Divine Pearl only grows near special Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. It seems this gorge contains something extraordinary," Dao Lord Taichu explained.
"So that's how it is! What do we do now?" Yang Qianyu asked.
"We'll go in and take a look!" Dao Lord Taichu said.
"Alright!"
Dao Lord Taichu and Yang Qianyu shot into the gorge. Before long, they reached its depths. The gorge appeared narrow, with only a single path leading through it.
"Whoosh, whoosh—"
Suddenly, a chilling wind swept through the gorge, sending sand and rocks flying. The scene within the gorge changed in an instant.
Dao Lord Taichu and Yang Qianyu discovered that a palace-like structure stood within the gorge.
The building was five or six stories high and immensely imposing.
"What a magnificent building!" Dao Lord Taichu exclaimed.
"Let's go inside and take a look," Yang Qianyu said.
"Mm, let's go!" Dao Lord Taichu nodded and flew into the palace.
After entering the palace, Dao Lord Taichu found a massive altar inside. Bones were piled all around it, clearly indicating that someone had been performing a sacrifice.
Dao Lord Taichu and Yang Qianyu stepped onto the altar and