The temple was dilapidated. Years of neglect left the temple in tatters, anyone who'd want to repair it was hindered by the remote location until the temple eventually faded from people's memories.
Despite its shabbiness, the temple emitted streams of bright and sacred light that would awe the hearts of anybody who'd see it.
Even Austin felt a great deal of pressure coming from the temple despite being a powerful cultivator. A terrifying force of order filled his senses.
"The law power coming from this temple is overwhelming!"
Austin could only murmur in awe.
Ever since Austin set foot on the Emerald Sect, he crushed everyone, from the ordinary disciples to the most skillful superior elders. No one was an even match for him and he couldn't help but hold some distaste towards the so-called Emerald Sect.
However, he didn't expect to come across a temple that gave off a shocking force despite being dilapidated!
"Young man, this temple has been here long before I could even remember.
According to some of the ancient books our sect keeps, the temple is called the Holy Spirit Divine Temple. This was where the Holy Spirit Immortal taught the rules of nature many years ago in the past,"
one of the superior elders stepped forward to explain.
"The Holy Spirit Immortal? Who's that? A god?"
Austin's face crumpled into pure confusion.
"Yes. Legend says that the Holy Spirit Immortal was a divine god who resided within Mount Emerald during ancient times.
It's said that Emperor Haidar once went up Mount Emerald to pay a visit to the Holy Spirit Immortal and asked for advice on the cultivation of martial arts. The Holy Spirit Immortal tested Emperor Haidar and found him an honest and pious person. So the Holy Spirit Immortal taught him excellent skills and the rules of nature.
It could be said that the Holy Spirit Immortal was one of Emperor Haidar's teachers.
A similar record could be found in other Taoist classics,"
another elder added.
"One of Emperor Haidar's teachers! The Holy Spirit Immortal is that amazing? How powerful is he?"
Austin's eyes went wide with astonishment.
In the eyes of the ordinary people within the Brilliant Kingdom, Emperor Haidar was just a character from legends. But Austin knew that Emperor Haidar really existed and was a cultivator as powerful as a divine god.
This dilapidated temple in front of him belonged to one of Emperor Haidar's teachers! Unbelievable!
Austin released his spiritual sense and carefully scanned through every inch of the temple and left nothing untouched.
Nothing caught his attention until his spiritual sense came across a mysterious mark left by the rule of order inside the temple.
To his surprise, he caught a glimpse of a tall figure in the temple. The person wore Taoist robes and was meditating while chanting the words of a holy scripture. Numerous golden lotus flowers fell from the ceiling and barely visible images of various creatures bowed in front of the person while giving his chanting their full attention.
The figure towered over them with several meters height while his body was covered with long hair from his head down to his feet, each strand several inches long. A shining jade plate served as his seat. It was like he made both heaven and earth shake with his deafening chanting that echoed far and wide.
"Is that the scripture of the divine god? That's... unbelievable!"
A pleasantly surprised expression crossed Austin's face before he focused on listening to it carefully.
It didn't take long before his brows anxiously pulled together as he couldn't hear the scripture no matter how carefully he listened. Although the chant resonated, it was like trying to grasp sand that constantly slipped through his fingers and he could only catch a few words.
No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to catch a complete sentence.
Even when it seemed impossible, Austin was unwilling to give up and focused his spiritual sense and flooded the temple's interior.
His efforts must give him some sort of result.
Bang! A deafening noise made the whole place shake.
A horrible force quickly darted out from within the temple and slammed against Austin's spiritual sense, hard enough to make him flinch from the force.
Bang! Another noise rang out.
Austin was so surprised that he lost his balance and was sent flying backwards, slamming hard on the ground. Acute pain coursed throughout his body and left him gasping.
"That power is terrifying. It's definitely energy that belongs to a divine god!"
A shell-shocked Austin could only groan.
At the same time, the shabby temple glowed with a dazzling light.
Boom!
The sound of supreme rule of enlightenment rang out from within the temple without pause. A dazzling divine light shone from the temple's interior. A stone statue was in the center of the shining light and looked too sacred to look at, much less to touch.
"Look, the divine temple is glowing again!"
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