"Is this the Lianshan Treasure House?" Luo Yan asked hesitantly.

"Yes, and no." Wanxiang Immortal said calmly, "Zhongtian Emperor is an immortal who does things in an unconventional way and has wild and unpredictable thoughts."

"It is worth mentioning that although this immortal follows the Taoist path, he is tolerant of other cultivators. Whether it is Buddhism, Confucianism, or even demons and ghosts, they can all listen to his lectures."

"It sounds familiar." Luo Yan hinted.

"That's right." Wanxiang Immortal nodded and said, "Although there is no evidence for the later Jiejiao, it should have absorbed his ideas."

"Although the original intention of teaching is good, it lacks the screening and examination of disciples. If a criminal follows you to practice, the sins and karma he committed outside will be implicated on you."

"Why did Jiejiao lose the war in the end? It was because its disciples were mixed and they made enemies everywhere."

The two followed the statue passage and arrived at the Lianshan Treasure House below. The maze walls extended in all directions.

"The Earth Maze is an interesting design." Wanxiang Immortal said leisurely, "What exactly does Zhongtian Emperor want to test by setting up this maze?"

"Observation? Patience? Memory? Or just pure luck?"

Luo Yan was silent for a moment and said:

"I don't know."

"I don't know, actually." Wanxiang Immortal said with a smile, "But I can be sure that the Earthly Labyrinth you see now, and the Lianshan Treasure House at the end, are actually just the most superficial structures."

Luo Yan was somewhat speechless. The Lianshan Treasure House was just the surface? What was hidden in the deeper and more secret places? Was it the Heaven-Repairing Stone?

"Use your Five Elements Divine Light," Wanxiang Immortal instructed, "and try to crack this Earth Element Maze."

Luo Yan nodded, put his hands together, and the Five Elements Divine Light poured out from between his palms.

The five-colored divine light swept forward, and countless rock walls began to slowly melt... However, the melting speed was too slow. There was obviously some kind of resistance that prevented the divine light from transforming the earth maze into the five elements.

"The strength of the Foundation Establishment Realm is still a bit of a stretch after all." Wanxiang Immortal said with regret, and suddenly exclaimed, "Red, black, yellow... among your five elements of divine light, the fire, water, and earth divine lights seem to have reached the innate realm."

"It was just luck." Luo Yan said modestly.

Actually, it wasn't a fluke.

The vast water of the North Sea comes from the entrance of the Jiejiao ruins in the Wuzhi Islands; the fire of the Great Sun comes from the Huoyuan Cave in Leidongping, Shushan; the soil of the mountains and ridges comes from the Lianshan treasure house of Yueer Island.

If it were any other cultivator, even if you told him that these two items had to be taken from the Huoyuan Cave in Shushan and the Lianshan Treasure House, would he have the ability to get in?

Only I, who possess both the Shushan and Penglai accounts, can collect the three innate five-element items. How can this be called luck?

However, perhaps due to the illusionary temperament of his hypocritical persona, the Wanxiang Immortal simply nodded in agreement and said with a smile:

"really."

"Things of the five elements, whether innate or acquired, are all rare in the world. It is not easy for you to collect three of them."

"What a pity. To restrain the Earthly Temple here, we need the azure innate wood divine light, namely the 'Earth-carrying Tree'."

"This item must be obtained from the heart of a giant sacred tree. Giant sacred trees are of little use to humans, but are often inhabited by high-level demon tribes, such as the Jianmu of the Canglong tribe, the Fusang of the Jinwu tribe, and so on."

"Any tree with a heart will wither if you take it. With the escape and destruction of the demon race, there are no giant sacred trees in the world of cultivation now, but the heart of the sacred tree... the one in my hand is probably the last one."

"So I say, Luo Yan, you are indeed lucky." He took out a green object from his sleeve and threw it to Luo Yan, "Take it and refine it. I won't let you accompany me for nothing."

Luo Yan took the tree heart with great excitement. He saw that it was lush green with delicate veins. It felt cool to the touch like bamboo shoots and had a fragrant smell, like the clear sky after rain, refreshing to the heart.

He thanked the Wanxiang Immortal, and then immediately sat in meditation on the spot, refining the towering tree into the Five Elements Divine Light.

Soon, Luo Yan stood up again, clasped his hands together again and used the Five Elements Divine Light.

I saw the five-colored divine light pouring out like a tide, among which the dark green innate wood divine light was the strongest. All the earth barriers where the divine light passed were like snow under the scorching sun, melting and collapsing in an instant.

The entire underground space was razed to the ground, and the exits that were originally located at the edge of the maze had all disappeared.

All that was left was a big hole in the middle of the ground, pitch black and with no visible depth - this big hole had never been seen when the earth maze existed before.

The Wanxiang Immortal stood beside the cave and looked down slowly:

"Interesting... Luo Yan, you should go back first. You can't handle the things down there."

Oops, you just borrowed my Five Elements Divine Light and you’re in a hurry to chase me away?

Luo Yan complained in his heart, but said respectfully:

"Okay, please take care of yourself, Immortal."

He decisively flew away on his sword and soon returned to Penglai Tiangong Workshop, where he met his third senior sister Liang Ruhua in the corridor.

"Brother Luo." Senior Sister Liang greeted him, "I heard that Master is going to Kunlun this time and has entrusted you with the responsibility of the sect's affairs?"

"Yes." Luo Yan smiled, "What's wrong, Senior Sister?"

"Since Fourth Junior Brother's death, Guangling Shi Family has sent people to visit us many times, saying that they have a young heir who hopes to take over Fourth Junior Brother's position and become a disciple of Tiangongfang." Liang Ruohua sighed and said, "But Master has been too busy recently and has no time to meet with the Shi Family."

"Just now, they sent someone over. If you have time, go and meet them on behalf of Master."

"Really?" Luo Yan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, take me there."

A meeting is one thing, and in essence it is just to get to know the master. As for accepting disciples on behalf of the master, it is absolutely impossible. I don't think the Shi family of Guangling would put forward such an unreasonable idea.

When he arrived at the reception area of ​​Tiangongfang, he saw two strangers sitting on chairs. They immediately stood up when they saw Luo Yan.

"I am Shi Xing from the Shi family of Guangling." The middle-aged man said with a smile, "This is Shi Qing from my clan, who has a photographic memory."

Luo Yan looked closely and saw that Shi Xing was about forty years old, looking young and strong.

Shi Qing was about fourteen or fifteen years old. Although she was still a girl, she looked quite calm and composed. When she saw Luo Yan, she bowed slightly. There was no awkwardness on her face as if she had met a stranger. She was very calm.

"Never forget what you see?" Luo Yan became interested in her. Isn't this just a low-profile version of my "One Hearing, One Thousand Understandings"? It's like the relationship between "The Heart of Taoism" and "The Heart of Seven Apertures"...

"Master is satisfied with her." Liang Ruohua said in a voice transmission, "It's just that he's too busy and hasn't made any subsequent arrangements. How about you just deal with it first? We can talk about accepting her as a disciple after Master comes back."

"Of course no problem." Luo Yan said with a smile.