Austin started his bodily movement skill and rushed towards the temple, located in the center of the continent.
However, before he reached it, a series of loud rumbling noises resounded throughout the land.
Smoke and dust rushed up in the air forming whirlwinds, while an explosion of energy cast blinding light everywhere.
With his spiritual sense, Austin detected that the people from top forces including the Heavenly Palace and the Yaksha Palace were trying to destroy the temples everywhere.
'Looks like Campbell has figured it out, and worked out a sure method to defeat the Taoist.'
Austin was impressed by Campbell's excellent abilities as a psychic.
As long as all the temples were destroyed on the continent, all the creatures there, including the middle-aged Taoist guarding the Celestial Palace would break out from the spell and come back to their senses.
As the creatures surrendered their faith to the temples, the huge amount of faith that was collected was being used by the fake world and the fake creatures to operate.
As more and more temples were destroyed, more creatures across the entire continent screamed in pain.
They could strongly feel the release and destruction of their faith and their connection to it.
In flesh and blood, their bodies started to explode, turning into white dots of light that packed the sky.
"It turned out to be a dream!
I died many years ago. Now, I am just a wandering soul!"
"The truth is so cruel. I wish I didn't know all of this and continued to live the old way!"
The creatures had realized they were no longer alive and were just souls. At that moment, they had sobered up and woke up to the reality of what they really were.
Deep in the center of the continent, a figure sat cross-legged in front of the temple
It was the middle-aged Taoist.
"No wonder I have had that strange feeling, not being sure whether I was alive or dead all these years.
Now, I finally learn the truth,"
he murmured with a heavy sigh.
Then without warning, his body exploded with a bang, turning into a puff of white power of faith.
The terrifying amount of white power of faith from all the bodies of the creatures gathered together and hung in the air like smoky silk. It was so vast that it covered the entire continent.
"Celestial Palace!"
All the top cultivators including the leader of the Heavenly Palace and the leader of the Yaksha Palace cheered the instant the Taoist exploded into pieces.
Without the middle-aged Taoist getting in their way, the gates of the Celestial Palace were wide open and everyone would be able to enter.
The next moment, all the great masters dashed towards the center of the continent.
However, to their dismay, Austin reached the palace before anyone.
From afar, the towering temple stood majestically, with its tall spires enveloped by clouds.
Austin examined the temple and its surroundings. He spotted four huge trees that were perfectly positioned in its four corners. They were shrouded in the brilliant white light, looking very sacred.
These white lights were formed by the power of faith. Since the trees had been there since the ancient times, they had absorbed innumerable amounts of power of faith.
The supreme holy tree and the other three holy trees quickly moved towards the four giant trees.
"Sherman!"
"Maddox!"
"Oakley!"
"Shannon!"
The supreme holy tree, the holy yellow tree, the holy purple tree and the holy life tree each found a giant tree and shook them hard.
The giant trees did not budge. Neither did they do anything in response. They were enveloped by the white power of faith.
"What's going on? Are they sealed?"
Austin asked.
"No, they aren't sealed. They have been here for too long, and absorbed too much power of faith. So they are not in the right state of mind.
They probably still think that they are just common trees.
They will come back to their senses after a while,"
the holy yellow tree speculated.
"You have a good point,"
Austin responded.
"Seriously?!
There are eight holy trees!"
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