128: The Hall of Preaching is now open!

Just as he was about to retreat back to the second tomb chamber, Chen Fei looked back and saw that the dilapidated village had actually vanished.

What in the world was going on?

However, Chen Fei didn't intend to investigate deeply. It happened so many years ago; what good would it do to dig deeper?

Upon seeing the bronze ancient tree again, those faces instinctively turned towards Chen Fei.

A scene that made Chen Fei's scalp tingle appeared:

"It's the aura of the village!"

"Let me go, I want to return to the village."

"Little brother, please help us achieve liberation."

"..."

These heads could actually speak?

Goosebumps instantly rose all over Chen Fei.

This was too bizarre!

Before Chen Fei could make a move, the bronze ancient tree suddenly extended countless branches to attack him.

Its movements were extremely sharp, and all its attack points targeted the neck, attempting to sever Chen Fei's head and hang it on the tree.

Originally, Chen Fei didn't want trouble and just wanted to leave quietly. Since the ancient tree struck first, he couldn't be blamed for retaliating.

"Wu Yun, strike it down for me!"

This kind of evil entity feared the World-Cleansing White Thunder the most, regardless of whether its strength was at Tier Four, Rank 4.

Under the World-Cleansing White Thunder, its strength was greatly weakened; being able to exert the power of Tier Four, Rank 2 or 3 was already quite good.

Chi Yu activated the small-range Tiger Subduing Soul Suppressing Domain, directly enveloping the entire bronze ancient tree.

It completely crushed the ancient tree's Soul and then devoured all the Soul fragments, turning them into nourishment for Chi Yu.

Those heads floated in mid-air, human body phantoms appeared beneath them, and then they all bowed neatly towards Chen Fei.

"Thank you, Benefactor, for accepting our bow!"

"Liberated, sisters, returning to the village."

"It's been so long since I tasted fragrant Eight Immortals Valley rice."

Afterward, they transformed into specks of starlight and flew toward the third tomb chamber.

Chen Fei sighed. In Truth, they had died long ago; what remained was merely a lingering obsession.

Now, this obsession had finally found release.

After sighing, Chen Fei prepared to leave but noticed some items beneath his feet.

It was a Green Conch Stone Hairpin and several Scorched Seeds.

Presumably, these were tokens of gratitude from those lingering obsessions.

Chen Fei picked them up one by one, placed them in a Red Brocade Box, and then departed.

Since Chen Fei had cleared out the evil entities in the tomb, he might as well dismantle the Yin-Suppressing Profound Stone Gate as well.

Having gone to the Secret Realm with such effort, Chen Fei would not let any Opportunity slip by.

Leaving the Cliff, Chen Fei looked up and saw two additional beams of light appearing near the Spirit Mansion beam.

One was a Blue Light, the same thickness as the red and Yellow Lights.

The other was a fainter, thinner Black Light, situated between the three colors.

It was likely formed by the mixture of the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.

This meant that the Blue Light was very likely due to the 'Above transcendence' evaluation.

If that were the case, the Preaching Hall should have undergone a new change.

To save time, Chen Fei used the Crystal left behind by Little Gu in the Spirit Mansion to teleport directly there.

In front of the Preaching Hall, dozens of people were crowded, as the entrance had officially opened!

The condition for entry was to have an evaluation of at least SS-Rank Potential and obtain an Inner Sect Disciple Token.

As the first person emerged, the crowd quickly asked, "What's inside? Is it another assessment?"

"Inside there is also only one Stone Tablet, but that tablet is much larger and more majestic than the others. The two corners of the tablet are carved with a Bái Zé."

Bái Zé is an Auspicious Beast, possessing two horns on its head, entirely snow-white, capable of human speech, and understanding the nature of all things.

However, the Bái Zé has always been a legend on the Spirit Taming Continent, only seen in Books, never in its true form by anyone.

That person continued, "The tablet has only one test: comprehending the Stone Tablet. Yet, I was kicked out before I could comprehend anything."

The crowd erupted in an uproar. Someone who achieved an SS-Rank evaluation couldn't even gain a tiny bit of insight.

This trial seems far beyond previous ones!

But the harder it was, the more everyone wanted to enter and explore.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the reward.

However, only one person could enter at a time, so everyone could only wait patiently.

While waiting, Shen Lin and Tang Jian finally arrived at the Spirit Mansion, dusty and travel-worn.

They were covered in Dirt and Scars, clearly having gone through some great disaster.

But they looked spirited, not like people who had suffered misfortune.

"What happened to you two?"

Approaching them, Chen Fei noticed their auras were stronger than before.

"A Breakthrough?"

Shen Lin and Tang Jian exchanged a look, then nodded excitedly at Chen Fei.

Shen Lin reported first, "I'm an Advanced Tier 6 Beast Tamer."

Tang Jian followed up, "I'm an Advanced Tier 5 Beast Tamer."

"Hehe, are we finally catching up to the big boss now!"

Rising three tiers in just a few hours, they felt they must be close to catching up to Chen Fei.

Chen Fei couldn't be bothered to crush their spirits, just lightly said, "Almost caught up!"

Although there was a two-tier difference in apparent strength, in a real fight, the Three Beasts could suppress a Tier Four, Rank 6 Yao Beast.

Given another half a year, they might not necessarily catch up.

However, Chen Fei was a little curious: "What great Opportunity did you encounter to allow you to advance so much?"

Speaking of this, Shen Lin and Tang Jian became very interested and recounted everything they had seen and experienced.

Shen Lin became more excited as he spoke, "Big Boss, you have no idea how incredibly fragrant the rice cooked in the Eight Immortals Valley was.

Eaten with the egg juice from the Yao Beast Eggs, I felt like I was floating!"

"After eating, I quickly discovered a change in myself.

I personally gained an increase in Aptitude attribute.

My Crow Nine awakened an Ancient Bloodline and evolved to SS-Rank Potential."

Tang Jian followed up, "I personally received a Luck Boost, and my Jade Qilin Rock Beast received a Comprehension Ability Boost, also evolving to SS-Rank Potential.

It's a pity that we originally wanted to bring some Eight Immortals Valley rice back for Big Boss.

But that Village Chief absolutely refused, saying there was no precedent unless we became villagers..."

Chen Fei listened quietly until they stopped speaking, then he asked, "Did you guys enter the Bone Temple?"

The two paused simultaneously, "How did you know?"

Chen Fei took out his phone and opened a photo showing the 8-person Ranking on the Stone Tablet.

"Big Boss, you entered that village too?"

Chen Fei nodded, then shook his head, "Yes, and no! The village I entered was dilapidated, there were none of the people you mentioned. They must all be dead, and those grains have all withered."

Immediately after, Chen Fei took out the Red Brocade Box, the one containing the Green Conch Stone Hairpin.

Seeing the hairpin, Shen Lin and Tang Jian's pupils constricted, "Yes, yes, that's it! All the women in their village wore this hairpin.

And these seeds are the seeds of the Eight Immortals Valley, though they are scorched. We don't know if they can still be planted.

"What is going on? Why did we enter the exact same place, yet see completely different things?"