Chapter 366 – The Origin of the Bronze Giant Door
Donghuang Taiyi was such a large figure; he couldn’t have just disappeared into thin air in this cave.
In the sealed cave, there were only two paths to take.
One was the exit above everyone’s heads leading outside.
The other was behind that bronze giant door!
The chain that had just tried to take Li Wu was repelled back behind the bronze door by the Grand Priestess, and the opened bronze door closed simultaneously.
Now that Donghuang Taiyi had vanished, the only possibility was that he had slipped through the door while Li Mo was rescuing Li Wu.
With Donghuang Taiyi gone, the cave suddenly fell silent.
Fei Yan slowly walked towards Li Mo, her expression somewhat grave.
She inquired about his opinion, saying, “Husband, what should we do next?”
Fei Yan was not a woman without her own opinions.
During Donghuang Taiyi’s long seclusion, she had handled all affairs of the Yin-Yang School.
In essence, she was a woman capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities independently.
However, with Li Mo present, he was the one they relied on.
“Marry a chicken, follow a chicken; marry a dog, follow a dog.”
If Li Mo decided what to do, she would naturally not have any objections.
Unlike most women in later generations, who would bristle at every little thing.
One word from you, and they’d retort with ten.
Li Mo pondered for a moment and turned to the Grand Priestess, asking, “How do we open this door?”
He had witnessed the earlier situation.
Even someone of Donghuang Taiyi’s power could not budge the bronze giant door with all his strength; relying solely on human might wouldn’t be easy to achieve.
Sure enough, the Grand Priestess shook her head, saying, “This door was forged by the Lady of the Nine Heavens, using eighty of the eighty-one war demon corpses of Chiyou. It was designed from the outset to imprison the Chiyou Evil Spirit within, impervious to human force.”
In short, when this door was built, there was no intention of ever opening it again.
Just because human strength couldn’t open it didn’t mean that non-human power couldn’t.
Now that Donghuang Taiyi had run inside, if he truly obtained the Chiyou Magic Sword or was swallowed by the Chiyou Evil Spirit, either outcome might prompt the bronze giant door to reopen.
Otherwise, the Chiyou Evil Spirit wouldn’t expend such tremendous effort to try to fashion itself a new body.
“Earlier, I saw Donghuang Taiyi’s blood staining the door, which caused this giant door to react. How about we try that again?”
Fei Yan’s gaze swept over the already dried black bloodstain on the giant door as she slowly proposed.
Li Mo did not refute Fei Yan.
He nodded, saying, “Alright, let’s give it a try.”
In any case, Donghuang Taiyi had to be killed.
The enmity between them was already set in stone.
Furthermore, now that he was inside the door, regardless of whether he succeeded or the Chiyou Evil Spirit did, the outcome would turn into a bloody battle!
If they waited for them to come out, it was uncertain how strong they would have become.
Li Mo naturally chose the path of active engagement over passive defense.
He turned to the three and instructed, “You all go up first and send a few pans of blood down.”
Having just experienced a massacre outside, finding fresh blood would not be difficult.
As for him, he wanted to stay here in case of unforeseen changes.
“I’ll stay with you, Li Wu; you and the Grand Priestess go up first.”
Fei Yan seldom contradicted Li Mo, but this time it was because she was worried about him being alone here.
Li Wu was also a woman of action; without further ado, she took the Grand Priestess back to the surface.
As soon as they emerged, the Moon Goddess flashed into view beside them from a short distance away.
“How is it?”
She had felt the enormous commotion from above moments ago.
However, it had quieted down shortly after.
It was not long before Li Wu and the Grand Priestess appeared.
Glancing at the bloodstain at the corner of the Grand Priestess’s mouth, the Moon Goddess didn’t show much concern.
To her, as long as the two below were safe, she wouldn’t bother asking much about the not-so-familiar Grand Priestess, even if she died.
Li Wu tactfully avoided heavy topics, saying, “Donghuang Taiyi ran into the door, and now the door won’t open.”
“The door?”
The Moon Goddess paused, her expression changing slightly, “The place that holds the Chiyou Evil Spirit?”
“That’s it. Now isn’t the time to discuss this; my master ordered me to fetch fresh blood. Come, someone!”
Li Wu nodded in response to the Moon Goddess while giving orders to the Qin Soldiers.
“Send a few people to collect ten basins of fresh blood to come down with me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a group of Loulan soldiers clad in golden armor surrounded them.
Each one held a long spear, their faces filled with resentment as if facing a formidable enemy.
The Qin soldiers could not remain indifferent to this scene.
Li Wu was their commander!
A group of soldiers encircled the dwindling number of Loulan golden-armored warriors. Even though they had just fought alongside these gold-armored soldiers, all it took was a glance from Li Wu for them to unhesitatingly brandish their spears.
However, Li Wu did not issue any commands.
Instead, she looked toward the Grand Priestess standing beside her.
The Grand Priestess understood the reason behind the reactions of the golden-armored soldiers. She raised her hand and commanded, “All of you, step back!”
The reason was that she had previously told Li Wu that she was the devil who killed the last Grand Priestess.
The Grand Priestess stood in a unique position in Loulan City, unmatched by anyone else.
Now that the previous Grand Priestess was dead, and the murderer was right before them, the Loulan citizens would naturally not stand by idly.
Yet, this Grand Priestess was not foolish.
Although she did not know what had transpired, she could tell that this woman before her, while looking identical to the one who killed the previous priestess, must have some hidden circumstances.
Putting it bluntly, even if she were the one who killed the last Grand Priestess, now was not the time for reckoning.
Firstly, the power disparity between the two sides was significant.
Secondly, their true enemy now was the Chiyou Evil Spirit, capable of overturning the world.
The Grand Priestess’s words were like an imperial edict.
The remaining golden-armored soldiers were commanded by her and immediately retreated.
Li Wu maintained a cold face and snorted softly.
Just then, a squad of soldiers returned with fresh blood.
What Li Mo had instructed was still the priority.
As Li Wu led her men directly into the Loulan Forbidden Ground, the Grand Priestess hesitated for a moment but did not stop them.
After all, she could only pin her hopes on this group of people from the Central Plains.
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