The Tycoon God of Online Gaming-Chapter 721 - 722: I Promise You! (Extra added for ’Viviwelkin’!)
How can one enter the palace?
The method is surprisingly simple, that Yin Sky Palace lies within the Immortal Halberd, just a mental confirmation to the System prompt, and then one enters.
Chu You’s body transformed into a space vortex and was absorbed into the Immortal Halberd. The Immortal Halberd also underwent the same transformation and both disappeared simultaneously.
’Clack clack!’ Chu You landed outside a grand hall. His boots collided with the stone bricks, generating a clattering sound. Behind him, the Immortal Halberd was upright, properly inserted into the ground.
The environment here was limned in shades of grey. Everywhere he looked - except for the grand hall and the indistinct mountains behind it - was shrouded in gloom. Every now and then, strange noises echoed in the air.
As soon as Chu You entered the palace, he frowned in discomfort. He felt a strange sound in his ear. It was like a woman chanting spells, carrying a dream-like mystical cadence. He couldn’t discern it clearly.
The palace was vast, with plenty of drifting grey tendrils and countless candles that never extinguished.
After about 10 steps, Chu flashed himself 15 meters ahead. There was no need to discern directions here; he just followed the grand path ahead. He came across many staircases along the way, indicating that the path led upwards.
At the same time, Chu saw many murals. The contents of the paintings were somewhat eerie; depicting Taoists killing each other. One painting showed a male Taoist falling with the victor being a female Taoist. The face of the female Taoist was blurred, only the outline could be discerned.
In another painting, it showed a group of male and female Taoists kneeling and paying respects to a female Taoist.
At this point, Chu You came to a halt, uttering a soft exclamation.
Upon careful examination of this painting, Chu You noted that the robes of these Taoists had symbols on the back. Chu You had seen these symbols before, they were the symbols of Taoism doctrines. There were nine Great Taoism Doctrines in total, each with a separate symbol. From the symbols on the backs of these Taoists, eight different symbols could be distinguished. Hence, it was clear as day that the female Taoist receiving the homage was from The Ninth Taoism Doctrine, the Forbidden Secret Doctrine.
With a sense of understanding, Chu You continued deeper. In next to no time, he left the palace and found himself on the mountainside. A bluish-grey staircase twisted its way to the top, disappearing into the foggy distance.
After glancing around, Chu You’s Six-pointed Wings gave a gentle flap, lifting him into the air and soaring upwards.
Thus, in about two minutes, Chu You reached the peak of the mountain.
Good heavens, it would have taken me who knows how long to walk up all the way here.
Once he reached the peak, there was a decently sized platform. Several stone columns stood on this platform. The ground was not built with bricks but seemed to contain runes carved into what seemed to be Rune Stone material. The ground was filled with rune patterns, all incredibly intricate.
From Chu You’s perspective towards the center, it seemed like there were some sitting silhouettes.
Just as Chu You was prepared to fly straight in, an unknown pressure stripped the ability to fly from his wings and Chu You landed on the platform.
At the moment of landing, Chu You didn’t think much of it. He quickly paced forward, his footsteps echoed.
Finally, the footsteps stopped. Chu You mysteriously arrived behind a sitting female Taoist. Looking around, he saw 13 female Taoists sitting in a circle. In the middle of the circle was a large bronze rack with an incredibly complex design. Anyone could tell that the bronze rack was missing its intended purpose, for it was bare and empty.
If one were to combine the information from the Immortal Halberd, it should hold the Forbidden Secret Taoist Treasures: the Divine Commander Nine Sheep Square Ding.
At this moment, Chu You’s eyes flickered. He shifted his attention to the female Taoists. The female Taoists that he could see were all very young. Their eyes were all closed but, despite this, the world-shaking aura they exuded made one’s soul shudder. Their faces were definitely peerless in the world!
They were dressed in loose blue robes, revealing porcelain-white hands and necks. Black hair cascading down like a waterfall, and they all wore what seemed to be a common hairpin.
These female Taoists might have existed since 110,000 years ago and were all of the Sun Awe, Great Perfection Realm. It was the highest realm and strongest Combat Power known to Chu You.
Suddenly, Chu You spotted 13 of them....
Just then, the illusory, blurry female voice again emerged in his mind.
"Host, the fact that you could appear here is the destiny arranged by fate, we are the Ninth Great Taoism, the Forbidden Secret Doctrine."
Chu You didn’t utter a word because the thirteen female Taoists remained just as they were, silent. He listened attentively.
Currently, he was sitting next to one of the female Taoists, his wings folded back into his body, the Immortal Halberd resting beside him as he studied the mesmerizing side profile of the female Taoist before him.
"We fought against the Demon Doctrine together. In the end, we were abandoned and made enemies by the entire Taoism Doctrine. We were not willing to accept this!"
"At that time, we, the Forbidden Secret Doctrine, were known as the chief amongst the Nine Great Taoism Doctrines!"
"That was because our Forbidden Secret Techniques were supreme techniques, they were Mind Reading and Illusion Techniques!"
"Host, if you accept our plea, you will receive the entire Daoist system and all the inheritance of our Forbidden Secret Doctrine!"
"The Heavenly Destiny inherent in the Immortal Halberd has kept us going till today, but we are in a state of selflessness, unable to find self-consciousness."
"We had an agreement with the Immortal Halberd’s Artifact Spirit: whoever can establish mastery over the Artifact Spirit is the one we have chosen."
"Since you are chosen by us, host, if you obtain the Divine Commander Nine Sheep Square Ding and place it here, it will truly revive us. The Forbidden Secret Doctrine will be reborn in the world." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
"By then, you will become the founder of our Forbidden Secret Doctrine. What you see now is us at the Sun Awe, Great Perfection Realm, and all of us will become your faithful disciples!"
"We have been under the protection and grace provided by the Immortal Halberd for aeons. We are integrated into the Immortal Halberd. The Immortal Halberd recognizing you as its master means that should you die, the Immortal Halberd would perish, and we would completely cease to exist."
"Therefore, host, you are the only master of our Forbidden Secret Doctrine!"
"However, once the Artifact Spirit of the Immortal Halberd has recognized its master, its Heavenly Destiny will be transferred to the host, accelerating the disintegration of our Forbidden Secret Doctrine. The thirteen of us, the last Forbidden Secret Taoists, will truly die. Then there will no longer be Forbidden Secret Doctrine in the world, all its heritage will be completely lost."
"Host, if you truly wish to preserve our Forbidden Secret Doctrine and prevent it from being erased completely, please, retrieve our treasures!"
Upon hearing this, the System delivered a prompt.
System: The Forbidden Secret Doctrine recognizes you as its master!
System: The Heavenly Destiny bestowed upon the Forbidden Secret Doctrine is starting to dissipate. You must obtain The Forbidden Secret Taoist Treasures: the Divine Commander Nine Sheep Square Ding within two years!
System: If the treasure is still not obtained after the time limit, the Forbidden Secret Doctrine will completely disappear!
System: Reward: 13 female Taoists of Sun Awe, Great Perfection Realm. All the heritages from Forbidden Secret Doctrine, The Forbidden Secret Taoist Treasures: the Divine Commander Nine Sheep Square Ding! (Super God Artifact)
After reading the prompt, Chu You’s lips curled upwards. Suddenly, he reached out with his hand towards the female Taoist sitting beside him. His index finger and thumb grasped the woman’s cheek.
Exerting a slight force, he made the Greatly Fulfilled Female Taoist Priest turn her chin to face him.
"I accept your proposal, wait for me."
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