Chapter 566

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Inside the temple, the moment Xu Qing's hand touched the door, his whole body shook.

The vast will that had appeared many times before, at this moment, from the temple door, instantly enveloped his mind.

It didn't give him any chance to react or retreat at all. This will was like the sea, instantly filling Xu Qing's mind, drowning everything of his, and then turning into bursts of severe pain. This severe pain spread from every inch of his flesh and blood, erupted from every bone, and swept across like a storm.

It was as if countless sharp blades were cutting his flesh and blood piece by piece, and even scraping back and forth on his bones.

The sudden change made Xu Qing's mind shake, and the next instant, this pain changed, but it didn't weaken; it became stronger.

It turned into flames, burning every part of his body.

Immediately following the burning, a sense of rot formed. Whether it was his body or his soul, at this moment, it was like sinking into the yellow springs. This severe pain, even though Xu Qing had experienced many serious injuries in the past, still made his whole body tremble. Yet, he couldn't faint.

And the next moment, on top of the rot, there also appeared the pain of being bitten.

It was as if he was in a huge mouth, his body bitten off section by section, and crushed into meat paste between the teeth.

And the most terrifying thing was that all this pain was constantly being magnified, and finally, after reaching the extreme, it became an indescribable torture.

It was only for a moment, but even with Xu Qing's perseverance, he couldn't help but let out a muffled sound, his body trembling violently, already unable to stand steady.

Until more than ten breaths later, all this reversed instantly, and all the pain dissipated in an instant.

Only sweat seeped out along the cracks of the statue, falling drop by drop onto the ground, soaking into brown flowers.

It was only for a moment, but even with Xu Qing's perseverance, he couldn't help but let out a muffled sound, his body trembling violently, already unable to stand steady. Until more than ten breaths later, all this reversed instantly, and all the pain dissipated in an instant.

Only sweat seeped out along the cracks of the statue, falling drop by drop onto the ground, soaking into brown flowers. Xu Qing's breathing was rapid, and the vast divine sense filling his mind echoed with lingering words that wouldn't dissipate for a long time.

"This is the moment the Red Mother's curse erupts, the pain you will have to endure in the future, and also the torture that all living beings in this domain have to endure." "This is also the third assessment. It doesn't require you to complete it, only to experience the pain of the curse deeply."

"So, in the future, do you want to be like this?"

"If not, if you want to struggle, if you want to resist, push open this door, welcome to join us, join the Reverse Moon Hall!" The divine sense dissipated.

Everything was an illusion.

Xu Qing raised his head. He finally knew what the third assessment was.

"Let all those who join feel the pain of the curse's eruption in advance, so as to firm the Reverse Moon heart."

Xu Qing murmured, but soon he was stunned for a moment.

"If this is the third assessment, then what number was the test of me blasting open the passage before?"

Xu Qing hesitated, his expression somewhat strange, and he looked back at the altar.

A moment later, Xu Qing's eyes revealed a sharp light. He no longer pondered these small matters, raised his hand towards the wooden door of the temple in front, and pushed hard.

The creaking sound carried a sense of longevity and antiquity, echoing in Xu Qing's ears. The temple door opened slowly.

A strange world appeared in Xu Qing's eyes.

The sky was the long-lost blue, sunlight spilled down from the sky, and all around was a curtain formed by flowing light.

Bursts of fragrance surged into Xu Qing's nose, and soft light shone into his eyes.

Compared to the dimness of the Sacrifice Moon Great Domain, this gave Xu Qing the first feeling of a paradise.

As an outsider, Xu Qing had such a feeling; one could imagine the shock of those living beings who had been here for generations when they first saw everything. Waves rose in Xu Qing's heart, and he walked out of the temple. In front of him was a bronze tripod full of rust, and the place where the temple was located was a mountain peak. This world, the only mountain peak.

This mountain was infinitely large, with countless temples built on it, some pitch black, some flashing with brilliant light, but every temple exuded a sense of ancient time. "This place should be the Reverse Moon Hall."

Xu Qing looked up from the foot of the mountain, and a sense of his own insignificance couldn't help but rise in his heart.

He saw that on this giant mountain, nine larger temples were still floating in the sky.

They were high above, exuding vast power, among which five were shining with brilliant light, and one could vaguely see the boundless auspiciousness of the divine statues within.

They were high above, exuding vast power, among which five were shining with brilliant light, and one could vaguely see the boundless auspiciousness of the divine statues within.

The other four were dim and lightless, with no gods within.

And above the nine temples was the sun that shone all this light, but if one looked carefully, one could see that within that sun, there was actually another temple. It was just that the door was closed tightly.

Clearly built on the sun, but the moment Xu Qing saw this temple, he instinctively had a feeling that this temple... was dead, there was no god within. Or to be precise, there was no resident within!

Besides this, Xu Qing also saw divine statues similar to himself going in and out of the countless temples on this giant mountain, coming and going, occasionally communicating with each other. While lively, it also gave Xu Qing a sense of trance, as if he had come to the kingdom of gods.

It even made him have an incredible thought, instinctively looking back at the temple behind him.

"It's as if the world I'm in is just inside this temple..."

Xu Qing shook his head and waved this thought away. He knew this was impossible, so he controlled his divine statue body to rise into the air to observe the Reverse Moon Hall more carefully. Time passed, and under Xu Qing's caution and exploration, he finally had some basic cognition of this Reverse Moon Hall.

Here, the dim temples represented that no one was staying, they weren't opened, and one couldn't go in.

Those shining with brilliant light meant there was spirit within. Even if the owner wasn't there, as long as it wasn't actively restricted, other statues could enter freely.

Almost every temple had different numbers of light clusters floating within, and every light cluster contained trading information.

"The initial function of this Reverse Moon Hall is trading?"

Xu Qing was thoughtful, walked into temple after temple to check, and confirmed this point.

And outside every temple, there existed a bronze tripod. Some were empty inside, while others had incense inserted, with incense smoke curling, giving a sense of prosperity.

Xu Qing had some doubts about this; he didn't know how the incense in this bronze tripod appeared.

Until he observed for a long time and discovered that every time a statue entered someone else's temple and completed a trade, the incense in that temple's bronze tripod would change in quantity.

Sometimes there was one less, sometimes there was one more.

"Feels like reputation..." Xu Qing pondered, and looking at these temples again, he felt they were like shops.

Xu Qing searched while pondering, and finally, in a light cluster in a temple, he sensed that the owner of this temple needed to trade some poison elixirs, and the item paid was some precious herbs.

There were a few plants inside, and Xu Qing felt moved after seeing them. He felt that this person should be an extraordinary elixir master. Just as he was checking, the statue on the altar of this temple suddenly moved, opened its eyes, looked at Xu Qing, and transmitted a cold voice. "Watched for a long time, if you don't trade, please feel free."

Xu Qing pondered and asked a question.

"I wonder what kind of poison elixirs the fellow Daoist needs?"

The statue glanced at Xu Qing and spoke indifferently.

"This poor Daoist cultivates a body invulnerable to a hundred poisons, any poison elixir is needed."

Xu Qing thought for a while, took out one of his poison elixirs, and gave a reminder.

"My poison elixir's medicinal power is a bit strange, fellow Daoist can try it bit by bit when using it."

As he spoke, Xu Qing put the poison elixir into the light cluster.

The statue sneered in its heart, secretly thinking that the old man had eaten poison for many years, and in the past, he had also encountered those who reminded him, but most were ordinary. At this moment, sensing it, he felt this elixir was acceptable, so he completed the trade. Soon, a herb Xu Qing wanted in the light cluster was revealed and landed in Xu Qing's hand. The next instant, a faint fluctuation appeared in his mind.

This fluctuation contained simple divine sense. He could choose to be dissatisfied, or he could choose to be satisfied.

After Xu Qing chose to be satisfied, there was one more stick of incense in the bronze tripod outside the temple.

So that's how it was.

Xu Qing became interested, left this temple, and before leaving, he looked at the statue.

And gave another reminder.

"Fellow Daoist must be cautious, at the beginning you can scrape off a bit of medicinal powder to try, it's best not to swallow it in one gulp."

"Please feel free." The statue frowned, somewhat impatient, and spoke coldly.

Xu Qing saw the other party was so confident and secretly thought that there are people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens; maybe it was his own shallowness, so he didn't try to persuade anymore and turned to leave.

Walking in the world of the Reverse Moon Hall, Xu Qing looked at his surroundings. He felt that this Reverse Moon Hall was not quite the same as what he had thought before. In addition, as he went to more temples, he had more understanding of this place. What was traded here was not only items, but also information, as well as requests for help and wanted notices... all sorts of things, everything.

Information about some curse research was also available.

And among these, one item caught Xu Qing's attention because it was too expensive.

That was the Difficulty-Relieving Elixir!

Regarding the Difficulty-Relieving Elixir, Xu Qing only learned about it after he and his Senior Brother were wanted by the Yin-Yang Flower Sect, understanding the value and function of this elixir, but he was still shocked by its price.

This elixir could not be bought with spirit stones, and the quantity was very small. Anyone who wanted it either had to trade with heavenly treasures or had to complete tasks specified by the other party.

Among the heavenly treasures, Xu Qing saw Red Heavenly Fire Crystals, and the quantity required for the trade was twenty!

Xu Qing had Red Heavenly Fire Crystals. He knew the scarcity of this item; twenty pieces could basically allow a small tribe to complete a sacrifice to the Red Moon.

As for the tasks, they were all related to Spirit Storage, such as killing specified Spirit Storage powerhouses and exchanging with their souls.

There were also some that required signing soul contracts to pay enough contribution to the other party.

Xu Qing checked for a long time, bought curse information in multiple temples, and finally returned to his little temple located at the foot of the mountain. On the way, he met a few neighbors.

Those statues in the nearby temples, when seeing Xu Qing, all had strange looks in their eyes, especially in the adjacent temple. When Xu Qing returned, a statue exuding orange light walked out.

Those statues in the nearby temples, when seeing Xu Qing, all had strange looks in their eyes, especially in the adjacent temple. When Xu Qing returned, a statue exuding orange light walked out. This statue looked like a big man, with a bare chest and some stone ribbons on his body, looking very mighty, glaring at Xu Qing with strong dissatisfaction.

Xu Qing noticed this point, was vigilant in his heart, flew back to the altar in the temple, and the moment he closed his eyes, he appeared in the back room of the medicine shop.

Sensing that the surroundings were as usual, Xu Qing's eyes revealed a sharp light. Recalling scene after scene of the Reverse Moon Hall, he felt strange. A long while later, Xu Qing took out the curse jade slip he had traded for and merged his spiritual sense into it. At the same time, inside the Reverse Moon Hall, after Xu Qing left, the bare-chested big man statue looked at Xu Qing's temple and snorted coldly.

"Thought he was some ruthless character, bombarding constantly for more than a month, acting as if he was so tough, disturbing my peace!"

At the same time, in a small temple at the other end of the foot of the mountain, the door opened with a creak, and a person holding a treasure

bottle, with a pitch-black face and six eyes, a thin statue, walked out from inside.

On the two shoulders of this statue, there stood a divine bird each, looking very extraordinary. After walking out at this moment, the statue stretched out its arms, its expression carrying pride, and it spoke arrogantly.

"Little Ah Qing, it's not that Senior Brother is deliberately late, it's really that your Senior Brother I am too excellent. I was halfway through doing a small thing and actually obtained the qualification to enter the Reverse Moon Hall. Sigh, people are too excellent, no way, just continue to be excellent." "And the difficulty of this assessment, given Little Ah Qing's actual situation, he probably can't get in. It's a pity, the scenery here can only be enjoyed by me alone."

"And that silly bird, I don't know if it flew to the Bitter Life Mountain Range, don't die halfway..."