Li Qingxian stopped, pondered briefly, and took the Dao Protector's jade pendant from his Heaven-and-Earth Bracelet.
Sure enough, a faint glow emanated from the surface of the Dragon-Patterned Jade Pendant.
After hanging the jade pendant at his waist, Li Qingxian set off again.
Stone slabs rose one after another from the pool, ascending in sequence to form a stairway that passed through the waterfall and led straight to the cave entrance.
The waterfall was parted by an invisible force, with no water falling through its center.
Li Qingxian climbed the steps and entered the cave, only to see golden runes, like chains, arranged into a golden barrier blocking the way ahead.
The runes flowed up and down, emitting an inexplicable aura.
Li Qingxian faintly sensed danger.
He stood still for a moment and searched through the Dao Protector's memories.
Yet no matter how he searched, he could find nothing wrong.
All important memories concerning Heaven's Mandate Sect, cultivation, and the like were in the Cat-Head Book.
Li Qingxian lowered his head and glanced at the Life-Replacement Wooden Child belt around his waist. After thinking it over, he hung the Death-Exemption Golden Plaque on his left side and the Movable-Type Wooden Tablet on his right, tucked the peach into his sleeve, slung the Bamboo Horse across his back, held the Myriad Phenomena Brush in his left hand and the Sky-Raising Cloud-Bearing Thunder Seal in his right. Fully prepared, he looked ahead.
Li Qingxian activated his incantation and fixed his eyes forward. The Great Principle-Slaying Sword shot out, piercing the golden barrier with a pop.
The golden barrier shattered, and golden runes scattered across the ground.
Just as Li Qingxian was about to step forward, the golden runes suddenly rose and interwove into three translucent objects of golden light.
Li Qingxian took