Qing Chen closed his eyes, swiftly weighing his options.
Acting rashly could get him killed.
Only by playing it safe for now could he go farther.
After all, it was not as though he had no choice.
He drew a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, they were clear.
"No matter how good the fortuitous opportunity, I need to be alive to claim it."
"I'll wait a little longer. Once my Brahma Demon-Refining Art reaches a higher level, my physical body advances another step, and my power of laws improves greatly, I'll stand a better chance of venturing into the Reincarnation Dead Sea!"
His mind made up, Qing Chen hesitated no longer.
He raised his right hand, and the Blood Jiangshi Holy Son Token flew back into his palm.
Without the Holy Son Token sustaining it, the dark-gold vortex on the Wordless Stele fluctuated violently several times before slowly dissipating.
The blood-gold talisman formation on it gradually dimmed as well, returning to its original dormant state.
Beside it, the small emerald vortex left by the Heavenly Serpent True Lord continued to turn slowly.
"Heavenly Serpent..."
Qing Chen turned his gaze toward the emerald vortex. "You certainly worked out a fine scheme."
He stopped looking at the vortex and instead spread his divine sense to its fullest extent. Guided by the Heavenly Serpent Three Treasures' resonance, he began carefully examining every inch of the Dust-Returning Hall.
A quarter of an hour, half an hour, two hours, a day...
Qing Chen followed the pathways traced by the Heavenly Serpent Three Treasures with his divine sense, examining them inch by inch.
Three days later, beneath the base of a pillar in the hall's northeastern corner, he discovered an extremely well-hidden true essence restriction node!
The restriction had been arranged with extraordinary