My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

However, Cheng Guang seemed to think of something, pondered for a moment, and then turned back to pluck several Tri-color Grass plants from the ground. He put them into his storage ring as a precaution before finally stepping into the Daoist Temple.

Upon entering the Daoist Temple, he found himself on a mountain path surrounded by ancient trees.

The mountain paths of the Daoist Temple were paved with bluestone. At intervals, there would be shrines housing large rooster statues.

Cheng Guang climbed the steps and examined the rooster statues.

These rooster statues, carved from stone, were exquisite and lifelike, a testament to the extraordinary skill of the craftsmen.

After briefly looking at the statues, Cheng Guang continued deeper into the temple.

Since two groups had already scouted ahead for Cheng Guang, there wasn’t much danger.

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Moreover, with Cheng Zhihai and Qin Beifeng protecting him on either side, they could hold off even if the Monkey Devil appeared, at least for a while.

Cheng Guang thus felt completely safe.

As they ventured further in, they reached a mid-mountain terrace, where the railing was adorned with red silks that, despite untold years, still maintained their original appearance.

Only, the colors were not fresh and were covered with a layer of dust.

At this halfway point up the mountain, the number of people began to increase.

At the mid-mountain terrace, inscribed with bold characters were the words "Nest Cloud Peak", beneath which lay a divine gate leading into an abyss with no visible bottom.

At a single glance.

It was pitch black, like ink.

Standing before the divine gate were three Sky-Men.

One of them looked somewhat familiar to Cheng Guang.

It was none other than Empress Wei of the Great Wei.

He did not recognize the other two.

Noticing Cheng Guang’s confusion. Zhihai spoke out, "One of them is the Seven Star Geezer from the Great Zhou’s Seven Star Sect, a newly ascended Sky-Man. I’d never heard of him before. It seems he came across some fortune and suddenly rose to prominence in the last couple of years."

"The other one is an elder from a vassal dynasty of the Great Zhou, nearly one foot in the grave. I’m surprised he even came out to partake in this chaos."

At the end, Zhihai’s eyes were fixed on an old man exuding an aura of decay and covered in speckled patterns on his face next to Empress Wei, his expression filled with astonishment.

Zhihai, at this moment, understood that this Secret Realm held an immense attraction for Sky-Men, but since he was not yet at the Heavenly Human Realm himself, he couldn’t feel it. But just the aura emanating from within the Secret Realm was enough to loosen the long-constrained cultivation of those at the Sky-Man Realm.

Therefore, he was quite surprised by the appearance of this half-dead elder from the minor dynasty.

Listening to Zhihai’s introduction, Cheng Guang nodded slightly and looked around, noticing that most of the Sky-Man powerhouses did not linger here but instead swept toward the depths in the distance.

Clearly, the shrines here did not seem to be places worth stopping for them.

Yet, three Sky-Men remained behind, perhaps an indication that there was still something here capable of stopping a Sky-Man.

Cheng Guang, looking at the three Sky-Men standing at the mouth of the cave, paused to see what would happen.

Empress Wei, compared to the other two Sky-Men, was far superior in both appearance and talent, seeming to be the odd one out at the moment.

After a brief exchange, the other two exchanged glances and prepared to let Empress Wei scout ahead.

After all, the few people they had just thrown in had disappeared into the shrine without any sound.

To properly test the limits, a Sky-Man had to go in.

"Empress Wei, all the items within this cave entrance will be divided equally among us three. You are the youngest and also the strongest, so why not you take the lead and have a look inside?"

Yuan Wuxie said with a smile.

Empress Wei heard Yuan Wuxie’s words but her beautiful face remained unchanged, as if she had not heard him speak.

Seeing no reaction from Empress Wei, the Great Abyss dynasty elder Yuan Wuxie’s face stiffened instinctively, and he was about to erupt in anger.

Just as he was about to say something.

Empress Wei suddenly made her move without warning.

With a gentle lift of her hand, a terrifying aura began to brew.

Yuan Wuxie’s complexion changed dramatically, and he immediately shouted in anger, "You!!!"

Before he could finish.

The next moment.

Slap!!

Yuan Wuxie was directly slapped into the pitch-black shrine.

The remaining Seven Star Sect Master stood rooted to the spot, dumbstruck, feeling the aura emanating from Empress Wei. His eyes trembled violently as the corners of his mouth began to twitch uncontrollably.

He really had not anticipated that Empress Wei, so young, would not only have ascended to the Sky-Man level but also possess such incredible strength. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

She was even stronger than he had imagined.

With a single slap, Yuan Wuxie couldn’t react at all.

Had they known how powerful Empress Wei was, wouldn’t their earlier words have been self-humiliating?

The Seven Star Sect Master’s expression tensed slightly. As he glanced up and saw Empress Wei watching him, his face turned slightly awkward and he forced a stiff smile.

"Empress Wei, I think it’s also good to let Yuan Wuxie go in first," he said.

"We’ll go in together later, and you can choose first from the items inside the shrine, okay?"

Empress Wei slightly raised her hand and said, "Will you go in yourself, or should I help you?"

The Seven Star Sect Master’s face froze, and he truly hadn’t expected Empress Wei to be so bold as to offend two Sky-Men at once.

The Seven Star Sect Master shouted angrily, "Do you really think I’m so easy to bully... Ah!!!"

The Seven Star Sect Master’s words also remained unfinished.