Entering from the Donghua Sect's mountain gate, the three climbed up the stairs and the first place they arrived at was the Welcoming Hall.

Similar to most ancient sect ruins, although the hall is still decorated with carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes, and is magnificent and majestic, not a single piece of equipment inside is left.

If it were the old Qiu Changtian, he might have felt strange, but now he is well-informed and guessed that this must be because the Donghua Sect monks evacuated in several batches. The first wave took away the most important scriptures and most of the magic weapons and elixirs. The second wave looted the few remaining sects again, and then came the third wave, the fourth wave... and in the end, they would even take away the land.

Of course, it doesn’t mean it’s completely empty.

Some secret rooms where important things are stored often leave behind many high-level treasures, such as the Fusang sacred tree, the White Bone Temple, and even the remains of the Jiejiao under the Wuzhi Islands.

This is obviously not in line with common sense, because if a sect has ample time to transport the spiritual resources away in multiple batches, it doesn't make sense that they would leave behind the most precious part of the magic weapon.

Unless... the method of opening these secret rooms is only known by the highest-level immortals in the sect, and because of some special and world-wide changes, the immortals suddenly disappeared from this world without even leaving a single word.

This would result in the sect being looted, but the most precious treasures being left unsnatched, remaining safely in the secret room - because the only immortal who could open the secret room suddenly disappeared.

It is precisely because those great immortals who lived as long as the heaven and earth in the past have now all disappeared from the human world that the task of repairing the sky has fallen on me.

As for why all the powerful immortals disappeared, Qiu Changtian currently has too little information, so he has no way of inferring.

The only sentence that I don’t know whether it can be used as a clue is the “confluence of the celestial spheres” that Ah Jing accidentally let slip last time.

The three of them passed through the reception hall, the main hall, the side hall and the back hall, and sure enough, they were all empty... This is why many monks do not like to explore ruins, as the yield is too unstable.

Qiu Changtian was very calm, because he didn't actually plan to look for any high-level magic flying sword (of course he would definitely accept it if there was one), he just wanted to find clues to the cultivation of Taixiao Lei.

Xu Yinglian was also very calm, because she came here to accompany her husband anyway, so she just had to follow Qiu Changtian wherever he went.

Shi Liuli was also very calm. It would be better to say that ever since the version update, she had always had this unpredictable thoughtful expression on her face. She kept everything in her heart and didn't like to tell others.

It took almost two hours for everyone to search most of the buildings, but they didn't even find a table.

"This is packed too cleanly." Xu Yinglian sighed, "In this way, only the last hall is left."

"I have a hunch." Shi Liuli suddenly said, "What Master Chang Geng is looking for will definitely be found in that hall."

"Is this the result of the calculation?" Xu Yinglian asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No, it's just a hunch." Shi Liuli smiled faintly.

Qiu Changtian wisely pretended not to hear, because he had a premonition that if he interrupted, something bad would happen immediately.

If the Welcoming Hall is the front, then the rear hall is located at the highest point of the entire sect, that is, the top of a hill. Unlike the surrounding houses, it is isolated by a large number of trees on the hillside.

The three of them climbed up along the forest path, and all they could hear were the sounds of birds singing. There were also big birds walking around on the mountain steps, and they were not afraid of people at all.

The back mountain of Donghua Sect, which was originally designed as a garden, has now become a paradise for birds and monsters.

Xu Yinglian keenly discovered that these birds only dared to stay on the mountainside at most and were completely unwilling to approach the hall on the top of the mountain.

When the three of them were about to reach the entrance of the hall, they felt a solemn and murderous aura blowing towards them, almost making their hair stand on end.

Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli subconsciously stopped in their tracks, fearing that there might be some magic trap at the door. If they stepped into it, they would be shattered into dust by thunder.

Qiu Changtian scanned it calmly for a moment, then walked forward calmly and calmly.

The main hall has a simple appearance, and above the main entrance there are three ancient seal characters:

Cardinal Palace.

Qiu Changtian could also understand the word "cardinal". The ancient thunder practitioners believed that thunder was the cardinal of heaven and earth. God would send down thunder when he wanted to kill you, so they used "cardinal" to express their awe.

Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli looked at each other for a moment, and then could only follow carefully. The former had already started to make Daoist gestures in the sleeves of his Taoist robe, while the latter silently held the small bottle containing the Gouchen Yaopo Star Sand.

When Qiu Changtian stepped into the main hall, he saw a statue of a god with three heads and six arms and angry eyes enshrined in the center of the hall.

There was a strong evil aura surrounding the statue, and right in front of it were six or seven dirty cushions and a copper incense burner, nothing else.

The incense burner was dark with a few sticks of incense stuck in it. Qiu Changtian stared at it for a while, and then he heard Kunlun Mirror suddenly say:

"Light it up."

"Is this incense a mechanism?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.

"There is a wish in the incense." Kunlun Mirror replied, "The statue has self-awareness, but it is just sleeping. If you light incense and offer it, it should respond to you."

Qiu Changtian thought for a moment and then lit one of the incense sticks.

Not long after, the statue began to hum and suddenly spoke:

"Are there any disciples who want to participate in the trial?"

Qiu Changtian reacted quickly, and before Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli could speak, he quickly said:

"Come and learn the secret method of Taixiao Thunder."

The statue was silent for a moment, then replied:

"If you want to learn Taixiao Thunder, you must first master the six kinds of thunder techniques: Yushu, Shenxiao, Dadong, Xiandu, Beiji, and Taiyi. And you must bring the sect's magic weapon with you before you can enter the trial."

Qiu Changtian responded and then used many Taoist spells. Six kinds of lightning flashed in his palms one after another. Finally, he took out the Thunder God's Cone and Thunder God's Hammer with both hands and held them in his hands.

The statue was silent for a moment, then said:

"Please enter and participate in the Taixiao Trial."

Qiu Changtian went into the inner hall. Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli looked at each other for a moment, and the latter took a half step back, motioning her to go first.

"Are there any gold and fire Taoist methods that can be practiced?" Xu Yinglian asked in a deep voice.

"Yes." The statue stared at her and said, "The Nine-Dolls Yang Mangwei Lei Fuguang Jinhuo Technique, also known as the Nine-Dolls Thunder and Fire Technique, are you willing to learn it?"

"I'm willing to learn." Xu Yinglian said without hesitation.

"Come in and accept the test of teachings." said the statue.

So Xu Yinglian also walked in.

Shi Liuli stayed alone in the hall, pondered for a long time, and slowly asked:

"Disciple...I want to ask, do you have any magic weapon?"

"Yes." The statue said, "But treasures cannot be given away lightly, and methods cannot be passed on lightly. One must pass the test before one can learn."

"Disciple wants to ask for a magic weapon." Shi Liuli asked calmly, "Some people's fate is difficult to predict. Is there a similar magic weapon that can calculate this 'unpredictable person'?"

This time the statue was silent for more than a quarter of an hour before speaking in a muffled voice:

"There is a magic compass called the Two-Yin-Yang Light-Fixing Compass, which can calculate a person's fortune by using the star of destiny, bypassing the usual magic shielding."

"Disciple is willing to ask for this item." Shi Liuli said in a low voice.

"Go inside and start the treasure trial."