Before long!
Cheng Buzheng and the Purgatory Clan Mortal Cultivator beside him arrived via the Teleportation Array at...
The 1,086th level of Blood Sacred Mountain!
Before them stood grand buildings stretching out in an unbroken expanse.
That was right.
This was the headquarters of the Temple, the Purgatory Clan's sole hegemonic power.
The level above housed the palaces of the Purgatory Clan's divine envoys and priests.
It was also one of the Purgatory Clan's forbidden grounds.
Without a summons, no Purgatory Clan Mortal Cultivator was permitted to enter.
Cheng Buzheng raised his head and glanced toward the ten-thousand-meter-high summit, but unfortunately, he saw nothing.
There was only a faint wash of blood-red light.
After that single glance, Cheng Buzheng withdrew his gaze.
At that moment!
A familiar voice rang out beside his ear.
"Brother Ming Qi, stop looking! Not to mention you—even the Temple Master cannot enter without a summons from the higher-ups. This little brother has served in the Temple for over a thousand years, yet I've never had the chance to set foot on the summit."
At this point.
Mai Bao, the Mortal Cultivator from the Stride Tribe, paused and sighed softly.
"Brother Ming Qi, let's go! We still have several more procedures to get through!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Buzheng nodded slightly.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Mai Bao!"
Yet the other party failed to notice the strange glint that flashed deep within Cheng Buzheng's eyes.
Afterward, led by Mai Bao, an internal Temple Mortal Cultivator, Cheng Buzheng underwent layer upon layer of reexamination and procedures...
At last, Cheng Buzheng obtained the qualifications to enter the [Blood Sacred Treasure Vault].
Not long after!
Cheng Buzheng arrived before an ancient-looking grand hall that covered an area of a hundred mu.
"Brother Mai Bao, is this where