"That wouldn't happen. They might as well kill us outright!"
Ling Xingkong's voice was faint and eerie. The others nodded in agreement.
"The Ten-Thousand-Year Ancient Tree has something to do with opening the Stone Gate behind it, but how are the two connected?"
Li Jiuchen spoke again. None of them had tried opening the Stone Gate that had just appeared, but they could already guess that forcing it open with their cultivation would be extraordinarily difficult.
The Ten-Thousand-Year Ancient Tree had clearly appeared in the chamber for a reason. It was likely the key to passing this trial and escaping, just as the Spirit Lamp and Wordless Bluestone Slab had been in the previous trial.
This time, though, the true exit was plainly not inside the trunk. Just then, an unfamiliar voice abruptly echoed through the chamber.
"To cultivate immortality is to seek long life; all living things cherish their spark of life. What withers shall decay; what flourishes is only just born. Will you choose withering, or will you choose Glory Protection? Choose wrongly, and Tribulation Fire shall burn your souls!"
The voice was low and ancient. After those words, it fell silent. None of the five moved. As they kept watch, they pushed their defenses to their limits.
The speaker was, of course, the Prayer-Devil Wraith Buddha Beast. A wisp of his consciousness must have enveloped the chamber to deliver those verse-like words.
The five had come to understand how the Prayer-Devil Wraith Buddha Beast behaved. The higher his cultivation, the more strictly he had to follow his peculiar rules of practice: the Heavenly Dao Laws operating within him. He would not take lives without cause.
Even so, none of them would leave themselves exposed when caution was called for. Ten breaths passed without another sound. Su Wenzhou