Then Xu Taiping sensed the third of the seven golden lotuses formed from the Great Deductive Power in his mind suddenly bloom.
Xu Taiping immediately pulled his hand back.
These seven golden lotuses represented the seven events affecting the fortunes of his Great Dao that Xu Taiping had divined when he first received the Lotus Eye's Great Deductive Power.
Two had already bloomed before he ascended to the Upper Realm.
The one blooming now was the third.
Xu Taiping's heart immediately tightened as he said:
"Could what's buried beneath this Main Hall be connected to the fortunes of my Great Dao?"
According to what the Lotus Eye had once said, if Xu Taiping failed to accomplish even one of the scenes revealed within these seven golden lotuses, his Great Dao would end there.
The golden lotuses that followed would wither as well.
This was also why Xu Taiping had never opened the remaining five golden lotuses after reaching the Upper Realm.
Almost at the same time, the Lotus Eye's voice rang out:
"Xu Taiping, you can't hide from this. It's time you opened that third golden lotus."
Xu Taiping gave a slight, almost imperceptible nod and said:
"I know."
At this moment, seeing that Xu Taiping had remained silent for so long, Ping'an asked with some concern:
"Eldest Brother, what's wrong?"
Taiping withdrew the hand pressed against the ground, stood up, and raised his head to look at Ping'an with a solemn expression.
"Ping'an, wait to one side for a moment. Don't touch this patch of ground. What we do next may be a matter of life and death. I need to use Lotus Eye Divination first."
Ping'an immediately nodded solemnly and said:
"Eldest Brother, I'll stand guard for you!"
Xu Taiping nodded, then stood where he was, closed his