Passing through layers of stone doors, they saw thousands of bronze puppets rampaging across the palace grounds of the shrine. Although they possessed the power to shatter mountains and split rocks, they could only blindly search for intruders.
"These are mechanical puppets created by the Yu Yun Clan," Xue Changming said, gazing at the hundred-meter-tall bronze puppets, marveling at the ingenuity of these creations. Even after seeing them multiple times, each appearance still evoked a sense of awe.
"I once learned from the Yu Yun Clan's secret scrolls that the clan's most glorious period was during the reign of the Holy King. It is said that at that time, the Yu Yun Clan possessed billions of such puppets, and even Holy King puppets capable of rivaling those in the Dao Palace Realm. That was the peak of the Yu Yun Clan, their most prosperous era."
"However, a rebellion later occurred in Tian Du, and the Holy King was betrayed by someone he trusted. The Yu Yun Clan fought for the Holy King, pouring all their strength into that battle to depose the Holy King, even sacrificing the clan's only Sage Realm expert in that turmoil. Although the Yu Yun Clan was reduced to less than one-tenth of its original size, they still upheld their oath to the Holy King."
Xue Changming looked towards the approaching Yu God Temple, deeply moved by the glorious years of the past. After all, who would have thought that the Yu Yun Clan would expend all their strength for a mere alliance? Perhaps, to him, those years of the Yu Yun Clan were just words recorded in books, but their existence always touched the hearts of those with goodwill.
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"Later, the Yu Yun Clan people brought the remnants of the Holy King to the foot of Mount Buzhou and carved out this massive temple in the underground of Mount Buzhou to store the Holy King's remains and countless members of the Yu Yun Clan."
The two landed in front of the Yu God Temple, gazing at its gate. This gate was like the stone door Jiang Wen had seen upon entering, with two colossal statues guarding the entrance.
Xue Changming looked at the magnificent temple and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "It's hard to imagine how the Yu Yun Clan people built these things underground back then. Even though time has passed and ten thousand years have elapsed, it remains so intact and radiant."
"Perhaps the Holy King is protecting it in the shadows?" Jiang Wen said.
"Perhaps," Xue Changming nodded with certainty, then took out a short dagger from his waist. He slashed his hand severely, watching the blood flow freely.
Extending his bloodied hand towards the temple, an invisible force sucked away the blood from his hand. Subsequently, something silently shattered, and the entire temple emitted a different kind of radiance.
"The grand formation guarding the temple has been broken. Let's go in."
The two stepped into the temple and saw that the golden avenue was still dazzling. Xue Changming widened his eyes, as it was also his first time seeing the Yu God Temple. This sacred place in the hearts of all Yu Yun people was also the final resting place for all Yu Yun people.
Looking towards the center of the golden avenues, the highly raised throne still maintained its majesty, and the triangular object still emitted light.
"Is that the throne where the Holy King's remains are preserved?" Xue Changming said in a daze.
"Let's go see what treasures the Yu Emperor possessed," Jiang Wen said in a deep voice, and the two headed towards the throne.
When they stepped onto the highest level of the platform, Jiang Wen still saw that arm segment on the throne, while Xue Changming's eyes were entranced, his expression somewhat dazed. He walked towards the arm segment as if he had lost his mind, reaching out to touch it.
Jiang Wen noticed his abnormality and was about to call out to him when the arm segment on the throne emitted a dazzling white light, engulfing him and Xue Changming in endless radiance.
"As expected, there's a problem!" Jiang Wen thought subconsciously, then his entire being was lost in the white light.
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Under the night sky, the stars shone brightly.
Like an inverted river, surging and churning.
In a barren, boundless land of dust and sand, crimson lightning occasionally tore through the darkness.
Raging flames dispelled the cold in the cave.
In front of a tall puppet, two people huddled around the fire to warm themselves.
"Do you really not remember who you are?" Jiang Wen, sitting by the fire, asked.
"Mm," the woman wrapped in a cloak replied softly, then fell silent again.
"What a strange fellow," Jiang Wen thought to himself.
Recalling the experiences of the past few days, Jiang Wen only felt a headache. Otherwise, how would he have come to such a place and even picked up a silent woman along the way? He didn't really want to say anything about this experience. After coming to the Scarlet Land, he had gained all kinds of experiences. He sighed in thought.
"If you can remember who you are, I might be able to help with something," Jiang Wen couldn't help but say again.
"I, really don't remember," the woman's voice was as deep as the sea, unable to stir up even the slightest wave.
She sat there steadily, as if cast from steel. For hours, she hadn't moved an inch.
If Jiang Wen hadn't checked her condition when he found her, he might have really thought she was an iron man.
"Then how did you run here? What exactly is this place?" Jiang Wen asked again. He had wondered if this was some kind of dream. But no matter how he tested it, he found that this was not a dream. It was a real space, a truly existing world.
"Do you know about the Great Thousand?"
"I don't know," the woman shook her head.
"The Great Thousand is a very large world, at least much more beautiful than this world that is always a desert."
"Is that soβ¦" The woman's words were short, but Jiang Wen heard a hint of emotional fluctuation.
Before he could savor it, the woman fell silent again.
"Nameless, don't you have a place you want to go?" Jiang Wen felt that he couldn't continue the conversation. He had tried to find topics to solve this, but the woman was still as hard as a stone. He didn't know how she had survived here, and still managed to live with all her limbs intact, without being killed by the fierce beasts in the desert.
"I'll call you to keep watch tonight."
Jiang Wen said, and without waiting for the woman to agree, he got up and walked towards the huge puppet.
He touched the metal ring on his hand, and the puppet's chest opened with a bang. He jumped into it, then waved to the woman.
"Good night."
"Good night," the woman replied.
Jiang Wen closed the door, isolating the whistling wind and sand and the cold outside. Lying on the comfortable chair, he stared blankly at the compass illusion in front of him.
This puppet was found when he came to this world, but after entering the puppet's body, he discovered that this thing could be operated by humans. Even the parts were still very new, but it lacked spiritual power to maintain it.
After injecting spiritual power, the puppet was able to start, and then he found this strange woman in a cave.
