145: The difference between Buddha and demon is but a thought.

Looking at the jade wall that had blocked their path ahead, it vanished silently.

The four of them walked down, and all gave Xu Le a thumbs up.

From the moment he went down into the tomb to clearing the path, it had taken less than five minutes in total.

"The younger generation is truly formidable!"

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness looked full of admiration. He inadvertently glanced at the mural, then looked at Xu Le, and couldn't help but say in surprise, "This Void Emperor looks quite similar to you."

"Where is the resemblance?"

Xu Le was speechless. When he looked at the mural again, he discovered that the monk in the painting was around eighteen years old, with countless moon shadows of faces behind him. It was still in a stick-figure style, yet it gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

The more he looked, the more he felt that the monk in the painting was himself.

Xu Le couldn't believe it and stepped forward to look at the murals in front.

[Kong Cheng holding a sickle, questioning him in pain]

[He raised his fist and punched a hole through the chest of the disaster victim leader]

[On a moonlit night, hundreds of disaster victims rushed into the temple, killing and burning]

[At night, he stopped Kong Cheng from going down the mountain to provide disaster relief]

[Before the Buddha, his shadow mutated]

[The world was suffering from a great drought, the people were destitute, and he discussed scriptures with Kong Cheng]

The three murals before that were exactly the same as the original ones.

The twelve murals in his memory had clearly turned into nine.

The subsequent paintings were even more related to the illusions he had experienced.

Xu Le smiled silently.

This trick with the murals indeed surprised him, but that was all.

Fan Wei's lips moved slightly, but he made no sound. Looking at his lip movements, he was vaguely saying, "Don't fall for the trap, watch out for Zhang Xiangyang."

Is there a problem with the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness?

Xu Le was noncommittal and walked to the very back of the team.

Now it was time for the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness to take the lead.

The entire underground tomb was like a palace, and on the jade walls on both sides, night-luminescent pearls emitted a faint glow.

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness did not go forward directly but threw a fireball over.

The red flames completely illuminated the entire passage. In front, there was a square plaza, and on the plaza stood a golden stele.

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness walked into the passage, stepping closer toward the golden stele.

Xu Le vaguely felt that the night-luminescent pearls on the jade wall brightened slightly, so he casually cast "Divine Eye".

【Item】 Psychic Spirit Treasure Pearl

【Grade】 legendary grade

【Item Details】 A failed product refined through special techniques; it can perfectly transmit energy but has lost the characteristic of storing energy.

"It can only transmit but not store; has this pearl mechanism lost its effectiveness?"

Just as Xu Le was thinking this, he saw the pearl in the center suddenly burst into light, and all the pearls were activated simultaneously.

Swish, swish, swish...

The transparent beams of light were like sharp blades, extremely keen, capable of cutting through hair blown against them.

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness threw out an Earth Spike Skill to block the light beams. In just an instant, the bucket-thick Earth Spike was cut into dust that filled the air.

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness was not panicked at all; with over seventy Skills, he had enough confidence.

Wormhole Shuttle.

The next second, he had already appeared beside the golden stele.

The transparent beams of light did not give up. Passing through the Psychic Spirit Treasure Pearls and shifting their angles, they converged into a huge beam of light and shot toward him.

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness glanced at the golden stele beside him, and a transparent staff appeared between his hands. As he waved it, a terrifying spatial fluctuation shot out.

The spatial fluctuation collided with the light beam, directly enveloping it and carrying it toward the pearls along the way.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

The pearls along the way shattered one after another, and the energy cores inside exploded, releasing their final energy before completely bursting apart.

Before that energy could erupt, it was sealed by a burst of spatial fluctuation and directly dissipated into nothingness.

In less than a minute, the terrifying passage was directly destroyed.

Xu Le and the others were shocked. Although they knew the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness was strong, his attainments in spatial Spells still shocked them.

On the golden stele, four lines of large characters were written.

[One thought to become a Buddha, one thought to become a demon. Buddha and demon are on the same line, where to go?]

After Xu Le finished reading this sentence in his mind, he saw two passages flying out in front.

One on the left, one on the right.

One was lined with night-luminescent pearls, bright and resplendent; the other was pitch black and lightless, like the giant mouth of a demon.

"How should we go?" the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness asked.

"I think the point isn't which road to take, but that everyone stays united. With such an obvious attempt to split our forces, we must not fall for the trap."

Wu Shouyi spoke up first, his expression anxious, looking like he was afraid of being left behind.

But no one replied; clearly, everyone had their own ideas.

Xu Le said, "Let's just choose for ourselves. If one road doesn't work, we'll gather back here."

Fan Wei clapped and cheered, acting carefree, "This method is good, I agree."

"Indeed, it's not bad." Gong Yuan and the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness also echoed in agreement.

Wu Shouyi: "..."

Soon, Xu Le and Fan Wei chose the dark road, while the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness and Gong Yuan chose the bright road.

"I'll choose the dark road too." Wu Shouyi gritted his teeth and finally chose the dark road.

The dark road was very dark; almost no light could be seen at all.

It seemed that darkness was the rule here; even with the three's eyesight, they couldn't see a distance beyond one meter.

The few of them walked in the dark for over ten minutes, but there was still no sign of reaching the end.

Xu Le took out a high-powered flashlight from his space ring. After the bright light shot out for one meter, it suddenly disappeared.

"Light wouldn't disappear suddenly; is there an alternate space one meter away?"

Xu Le was surprised. Holding the flashlight, he took two steps forward, and the light extended two steps further.

"The tomb owner's attainments in spatial Spells are even stronger than I imagined; to think they could achieve this level."

Wu Shouyi, who had been very timid since entering the tomb, suddenly stepped forward, "Let me try."

As he spoke, he opened his mouth and spewed out a mouthful of scalding Dragon Flame.

Just like the light from the flashlight, the Dragon Flame disappeared without a trace after being spewed out for one meter.

But he didn't close his mouth, spewing Dragon Flame with full force. It took a full 30 seconds before they saw the space fluctuate slightly.

Unfortunately, his Dragon Flame could only last for 30 seconds. Seeing the fluctuation about to disappear, Xu Le immediately summoned Nine Phoenix.

Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens! Raise Fire to Burn the Heavens! Earth Fire Flowing Slurry! Blazing Shockwave! ...

A dense barrage of Skills bombarded it, and the slightly fluctuating space began to tremble.

Xu Le threw a "Chain Lightning", which became the final straw that broke the camel's back, and the space completely shattered.

The scenery before their eyes completely changed.

Blood-red walls, blood-red soil, blood-red decorations.

The entire space had become blood-red, looking somewhat creepy.

However, the three of them were people who had experienced great storms and waves, so naturally, they wouldn't be scared by what was before them.

Xu Le released "Mind Link" again and sensed that the creature in the tomb was not far ahead; this was also one of the reasons he had proactively chosen the dark road.

Sweeping past the blood-red pillars, a blood-colored river flowed gently, which could be considered to satisfy the Feng Shui configuration of "clear mountains and beautiful waters".

In the center of the blood river sat a massive creature, especially its eight legs, which were more than twice as long as its body, swaying in the blood river.

Xu Le's expression tightened—the thing in front was not the tomb keeper he had expected, but the Foot Spider he had been separated from for over two months.