Chapter 395

The woman urged, "The key is not in the tower; it can be found on Mount Sumeru, leave quickly!"

Luo Tian frowned and said, "Mount Sumeru is so big, where should I look?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, took out a compass, and handed it to him, saying, "This can help you find the secret realm where the key is hidden, leave quickly!"

Luo Tian's eyes lit up, he took the compass, and said, "Thank you so much, you're such a good person!"

Saying this, he wanted to go up and shake hands with her.

But the woman was so scared that she retreated several steps, saying, "Don't come over, leave quickly! I beg you!"

Luo Tian was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh, alright then, see you if fate allows!"

Saying this, he stepped onto the passage upward.

After he left, the tower spirit of this layer fell directly to the ground and cried, "Scared me to death, what kind of freak was raised? I thought I was dead for sure this time!"

She specialized in soul dao, so she looked at people by their souls, not their appearance.

In the eyes of others, Luo Tian was a graceful young man.

But in her eyes, he was a giant ancient beast that reached the sky and covered the earth, with fangs full of mouth.

A single bite could crush her.

That was why she was so afraid.

On the other side, Luo Tian arrived at the fifth layer of the Heavenly Mandate Tower.

Inside the fifth layer, a person who looked like a scholar was holding a book and reading.

Upon seeing Luo Tian come up, he looked bewildered.

"You... actually able to come to this layer?" he said in shock.

Hearing this, Luo Tian smiled and said, "It was all thanks to the care of those few people below that I was able to come up."

The scholar was stunned and smiled, "Care all the way? Forget it, not to mention others, just that little girl Soul isn't a tower spirit who knows how to take care of people! You should know that in thousands of years, you are the third person to be able to come to this layer, so don't be overly modest."

Hearing this, Luo Tian was directly stunned.

"In thousands of years, I am the third person? What about Zhou Lao and the others? Didn't they come?" Luo Tian asked in surprise.

"Zhou Lao? Who is that?" the scholar was stunned.

Luo Tian finally understood at this moment.

"Damn! I thought I was late, so I didn't meet anyone along the way! It turns out I was early!"

For a moment, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

On the other side, the scholar said, "Alright, since you've come to this layer, let's follow the rules! As I said before, before you, two people had come here; do you know what happened to them now?"

Luo Tian shook his head and said, "I don't know."

The scholar said, "One of them was a sloppy sword cultivator; after he came to this layer, he drank a meal of wine and left."

Hearing this, Luo Tian was slightly surprised and said, "Why?"

The scholar said, "Because he retreated in the face of difficulties."

Luo Tian pondered for a moment and said, "Then, what about the other person?"

The scholar pointed with his right hand and said, "Over there."

Luo Tian turned his head and took a look.

In the corner of this layer, there was a corpse, clearly dead for a long time, but the body had not yet decayed.

The scholar introduced, "A powerhouse from the Central State, very talented and very powerful; even after dying for so many years, he can still keep his body from decaying."

Luo Tian asked in surprise, "How did he die?"

The scholar said, "Because he failed the challenge."

Luo Tian looked at him and said, "What exactly is the challenge of this layer?"

The scholar smiled and said, "No rush, sit for a while, I'll pour you tea, and we'll talk slowly! Then, you can decide whether to challenge or leave!"

Hearing this, Luo Tian nodded slightly and picked a seat to sit down.

On the other side, the scholar began to boil water.

While boiling, he said, "The Heavenly Mandate Tower, since its founding, has been to choose someone who can accept the inheritance of the owner of the Heavenly Mandate Tower!"

"But it's a pity that thousands of years have passed, and not a single one has appeared..."

Luo Tian listened to him talk, feeling somewhat bored, and suddenly saw a book that was as crystal clear as crystal not far away, and walked over slowly.

On the other side, the scholar continued, "The inheritance within the Heavenly Mandate Tower is extremely powerful; once you obtain the inheritance, you will gain powerful strength!"

"Hm!" Luo Tian nodded, opened the book, and began to read.

The scholar continued, "But, while possessing powerful strength, it also means you will bear huge dangers! Because in this world, there are too many people coveting the inheritance of Mount Sumeru, and their strength is too terrifying!"

"Ah." Luo Tian continued reading.

The scholar continued, "It's fine in this realm; the Mount Sumeru you know is just a secret realm! However, if you reach a higher world, mentioning the three words 'Mount Sumeru' will probably cause a bloody storm."

"This!" Luo Tian turned a page.

The scholar said again, "However, precisely because the matter of inheritance is of great importance, the owner of Mount Sumeru back then racked his brains to select an inheritor!"

"That's right!" Luo Tian was still flipping through the book.

"Apart from the repeated assessments of the Heavenly Mandate Tower, the most critical inheritance is the Book of Heavenly Mandate!"

"Take a look." Luo Tian started his supporting role mode.

"This Book of Heavenly Mandate can only be read by the person chosen by the Heavenly Mandate! If it's not the person chosen by the Heavenly Mandate, it cannot be opened at all; if you force it open, you will definitely be backlashed by the Book of Heavenly Mandate, which can be said to be certain death!"

"The person before you was too confident and tried to covet the Book of Heavenly Mandate, but ended up being killed by it instead!"

Luo Tian asked nonchalantly, "Then where can I see this Book of Heavenly Mandate?"

The scholar's tea was already brewed; he held the teacup and turned around slowly, saying, "I've said so much, are you still unwilling to give up? You..."

He turned his head and saw Luo Tian reading the book, and he was directly stunned.

Clatter!

In an instant, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground, and he stared blankly at Luo Tian.

"Hm? What's wrong with you?" Hearing the sound, Luo Tian looked up abruptly at him.

He saw the scholar looking at the book in front of Luo Tian, muttering, "How... how is it possible?"

Luo Tian asked in surprise, "What's how is it possible?"

The scholar pointed tremblingly at the book in front of Luo Tian and said, "You... opened the Book of Heavenly Mandate?"

Luo Tian was also stunned and said, "Book of Heavenly Mandate? Is this what you're talking about?"

The scholar nodded.

Luo Tian said, "This is the Book of Heavenly Mandate? It's not as evil as you said."

The scholar immediately knelt on one knee and said, "Greetings, Master!"

"Ah? Master?" Luo Tian looked at him, bewildered.

The scholar lowered his head and said, "Back then, the Master had an order: whoever can open the Book of Heavenly Mandate is the owner of the Heavenly Mandate Tower, and also our Master!"

"Master is above, please accept a bow from your subordinate!"

Saying this, he knelt on both knees and bowed his head.

"Wait a moment, get up first." Luo Tian hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.

But just at this moment...

Hum!

A spiritual light lit up on the Book of Heavenly Mandate.