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Everyone respectfully walked over and bowed towards Lu Wu.
The woman was expressionless, her crescent moon-shaped brow coldly furrowed.
“Your Servant wonders what exhortations Lady Lu Wu may have?” Xuanxuzi did not dare be neglectful.
“Since you are determined to cross the Nine Divine Gates, on orders of Master Mother, I shall explain to you the rules, so as to avoid you throwing away your lives in vain. This is also Master Mother’s benevolence.”
“Many thanks, Lady Lu Wu. May the Queen Mother Of The West live for eternity, without end.”
Everyone saluted her.
Lu Wu said: “The Nine Divine Gates evolved from and move from the primordial stars. Every hour, they enter the Kaiming Beast’s mouth, but only one of the twelve hours points to the gate, leaving them unable to enter the other eleven hours.”
Everyone’s expressions slightly changed when they heard this. The mechanism of these Nine Divine Gates was unexpectedly very mysterious, using twelve hours from the stars as a trap. If not for Lu Wu informing them, perhaps it would be very difficult to surmise such a mystery lay within.
“If we open the wrong at the wrong time?” Qi Lin knew this mechanism was definitely not very gentle.
“If you incorrectly open, then you will meet the Kaiming Beast’s punishment before the next hour is over.”
“Punishment?” Qi Lin wrinkled his brow.
“You will die in the Kaiming Beast’s jaws.” Lu Wu was fully expressionless.
Hou Yi was a bit unconvinced. In any case, she was a Divine Name, so she said: “Hmph, should we inadvertently kill the Kaiming Beast, I fear Lady Queen Mother will blame us.”
Lu Wu was indifferent, her face apathetic, an expression of “kill it if you can” that left Hou Yi quite displeased.
Having said this, Lu Wu explained nothing more. She turned and vanished into the second Divine Gate, leaving behind one final piece of advice: “After twenty-four hours, the sequence to ‘open the door’ will reset. If you are wrong three times, you will be unable to open the gate for the next twenty-four hours.”
After Lu Wu left, everyone looked at each other.
Qi Lin walked in front of the gate. Everyone carefully scrutinized the Divine Gate’s construction. The Kaiming Beast was on top, with walls of white jade embedded with gold and jewels. Magnificent flower patterns draped the walls like armor. Listening carefully, one could even hear the churning of gears. If viewed from above, the Nine Divine Gates were like an enormous, orderly clock mechanism, an engineering marvel.
“What do we do now?” Chang anxiously asked.
The Kaiming Beast relief on the door was intimidating, with its open maw and sharp teeth. Even inanimate, it was terrifying.
Even a Primordial Infant cultivator like Xuanxuzi was a bit afraid, hesitant. He suddenly recalled something and placed his gaze on Qi Lin, “Fellow Qi Lin, are you not full of ideas and schemes? When you could see through even the Weak River’s weak point, it seems the solution to opening the gate can only be left to you.”
The man’s eyes vaguely gleamed, menacing.
Qi Lin paid him no attention. The truth was that even without Xuanxuzi saying so, Qi Lin would have gone to solve it regardless, for he was interested in any and all tomb mechanisms. However, Qi Lin also knew that he could not judge Primordial World using Earth’s logic. This place had mysterious arts, a wide variety of powers. It was necessary to use only the most profound of methods.
Qi Lin paced back and forth, attentively observing.
Xuanxuzi was a bit impatient.
Just at this moment, they suddenly heard a clank. This sound was like teeth snapping together. Then, the Divine Gate thudded. They could not hear the turning of gears anymore. Seeing that the gate was already closed, everyone glanced at it. No one dared to step forward and open the second Divine Gate.
Hou Yi disdainfully grunted, “How can we be as timid as rats in order to see the Queen Mother. A rat does not have the qualifications to go meet the Holy Ancestor of the Jade Lake.”
The Ancient Arrow Sovereign’s words were very reasonable to the others. They each took a deep breath and forced themselves to calm down.
The group stepped in front of the gate. Qi Lin grabbed Chang’s hand and moved her behind him.
“Are you sure this gate is the one? Senior Hou Yi.” Xuanxuzi asked.
“The Jade Lake Holy Ancestor merely wishes to test our resolve. If we cower, we do not have the qualifications to receive an audience.” Hou Yi was very sure.
Then, the woman pushed the Divine Gate.
The group’s hearts leapt into their throats, and they all imagined the scene that lay beyond the gate. However, the embarrassing thing was that the Divine Gate did not budge in the slightest. “Hm?” Hou Yi was taken aback. She focused Divine Energy into her hands and pushed with all her might, but no matter how hard she tried, even with both her hands red, she was unable to shift the door at all. It was like a mountain, not a door, was in front of her.
Just at this moment, there was a rumble, and the Divine Gate let out a crashing sound.
“Vulgar insects, thou actually dare to violate Master Mother’s domain, die!!!”
Roar.
That sinister Kaiming Beast on top of the door surprisingly sprang to life and let out an awe-inspiring roar. A powerful gust blew the group back a hundred meters, sending them tumbling. Qi Lin held Chang tight against his chest and used the Dual Modes Seal to steady himself, preventing him from ending up as sorry as the others, but Xuanxuzi, Gan Man, Shi Xuan, and even Hou Yi were not so lucky. They each were knocked silly and very ragged.
The Kaiming Beast leapt down from the Divine Gate, its enormous body exuding a powerful domineering aura.
“We opened the wrong gate.” Xuanxuzi shouted.
The Kaiming Beast instantly pounced. At the same time, wings sprouted from its back. Like a curtain that concealed the heavens, the group’s vision instant went dark. The sharp claws lifted an intense astral wind, exuding peerless might.
“How can Ancient Arrow Sovereign Hou Yi be called an insect. A lowly guardian beast like you dares to contend against Your Servant!” Hou Yi’s eyes gleamed as she brought out her Divine Weapon. Her shooting speed was honestly lightning-quick. Faster than Qi Lin could see, she had already loosed an arrow.
A flaming arrow flew forth, turning into a net of fire in the blink of an eye. As it rolled upwards, the Kaiming Beast was instantly snagged into the fire arrow-net. It brandished its claws, facing Hou Yi’s Destined attack with composure as it allowed that flaming arrow to strike its body. These arrows seemed to be striking iron plates, for they were all deflected, completely unable to penetrate the Kaiming Beast’s defenses.
The Kaiming Beast charged forth. It opened its mouth and spat out a yellow sphere that violently exploded. Several rays of yellow sord-light silently sliced apart the air, ripping towards the group.
Crash!
The Kaiming Beast’s sword-lights were extremely powerful. Everyone promptly dodged, each using their abilities. Qi Lin was astonished to find the powers he used surprisingly seemed like ribbons snipped by scissors when they met with the Kaiming Beast’s sword-lights.
The remaining power of the Kaiming Beast’s attack did not diminish, continuing to rip towards the group, to completely pulverize them.
Everyone dodged left and right, using everything to finally avert this danger. Qi Lin’s breathing was already beginning to turn quicken. Xuanxuzi and Gan Man were even panting. An enormous shadow loomed over them; looking up, their hearts sank.
The Kaiming Beast looked down upon them, its formidable divine might suffocating the group, making them feel powerless.
As the Kaiming Beast said – as of this moment, Qi Lin and the others were insects.
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…. Idiots.
Impatience may cost them more than time…