Danger Descends Upon a Perfect Situation (Extra Chapter for Five Hundred Monthly Votes)

--I caught a cold. I really did not dare get up at five in the morning to write tomorrow, so the morning update will be moved to three or four in the afternoon.

Here was the extra chapter for five hundred monthly votes.

The moment they entered the ancestral temple, Shi Xuan and Mo Jingqiu swiftly rolled to either side, using the temple walls to shield themselves from the powerful bows and heavy crossbows. Yet neither paused. The instant they reached the walls, they kicked off and flew forward, each taking cover behind a massive golden pillar.

Some bows and crossbows could smash through walls. They could not afford to be careless!

Only after doing all this did the two have time to survey the ancestral temple. There were nine enormous golden pillars within, with no distinction between a front hall and rear hall. A row of portraits hung upon the walls, each accompanied by an offering table, a spirit tablet, offerings, and the like. Beneath the offering table below the foremost portrait, aside from the usual offerings, sat a tiny, exquisite yet ancient-looking golden dipper no larger than an inch. It was covered in profound patterns that seemed to outline a Dharma-ending scene: all Dharmas vanishing, the Great Dao collapsing, and hearts falling into ruin.

"It seems somewhat different from the Innate Path of Calamity Fate I derived, and the one whose true meaning Mo Jingqiu obtained." The instant Shi Xuan saw the small dipper, a faintly strange feeling arose within him.

Mo Jingqiu, meanwhile, let out a long breath, as though countless pressures, obstacles, and burdens had been lifted from her shoulders. She smiled at Shi Xuan. "It is indeed the Innate Dao Embryo, the Hunyuan Golden Dou."

Her smile seemed far more relaxed and confident than