Chapter 84

Under the lead of the young man in black robes, Lu Tianyu and the others entered the main hall of the Flowing Cloud Sect headquarters. This was their first time entering the headquarters.

Everyone was shocked as they looked around the unparalleled main hall, their mouths wide open, unable to close for a long time.

From the outside, the main hall appeared to be in the shape of a pagoda, with its top reaching high into the clouds, seemingly piercing the sky.

Standing inside the hall and looking up, the group could not see the top with their naked eyes, as there were clouds, seemingly real and illusory, floating about a thousand meters above their heads, blocking their view.

The interior of the hall was not luxurious, but it exuded an ancient and沧桑气息, which hit them as soon as they entered. On the four walls of the main hall, countless images of old men with white hair and beards were carved. From their attire, it was clear that they were not from the current era of the Divine Wasteland Continent, but rather resembled ancient people.

The ancient and沧桑 aura in the hall emanated from these ancient people carved on the walls.

As their eyes swept over the images of the old men on the walls, Lu Tianyu and the others were all struck with a profound shock, and an inexplicable sense of fear arose in their hearts. It seemed as if these old men carved on the walls were representatives and symbols of heaven and earth, and seeing them naturally evoked a sense of reverence and the urge to bow.

"Bang!" At this moment, Wang Aotian, one of the seven, suddenly couldn't resist bending his knees and fell to the ground, his eyes filled with confusion, and he began to kowtow to an old man carved on the right wall.

Seeing this, Lu Tianyu and the others looked at Wang Aotian in horror. His eyes were blank, as if his mind had been taken over by the old man carved on the wall, and he was unable to control himself, bowing involuntarily.

The young man in black robes, who had led them, quickly showed a look of disdain in his eyes, rushed to Wang Aotian's side, raised his right hand, and lightly pressed it on Wang Aotian's forehead. As a thread of blue battle qi flowed from his palm, Wang Aotian's body trembled violently, and his eyes instantly cleared.

"What happened?" As if waking from a deep sleep, Wang Aotian, now clear-headed, found himself kneeling on the ground, bowing to an image of an old man on the wall. His face turned red, and he leaped to his feet, asking loudly in confusion.

"Such a weak mind, and yet you can become an inner disciple, truly laughable and pitiful." The young man in black robes sneered and shook his head, then turned to look at the sect leader Wu Xingtian, who was seated on a throne in the center of the main hall. He clasped his hands and bowed respectfully, "Reporting to the sect leader, I have brought the seven new inner disciples."

"Disciples pay respects to the sect leader!" Lu Tianyu and the others bowed in unison.

"Alright, Xiao Liu, you can go now." Wu Xingtian waved his hand at the young man in black robes.

"Yes, sect leader, I will take my leave!" The young man in black robes answered respectfully and immediately retreated from the main hall.

"Do you know who is carved on the four walls of the main hall?" Wu Xingtian slowly scanned Lu Tianyu and the others and asked lightly.

"Disciples do not know!" Everyone shook their heads in unison.

"The images on the four walls are of the great ancestors of our Flowing Cloud Sect. It is understandable that you feel a sense of reverence when you see them." Wu Xingtian explained.

Hearing this, Wang Aotian secretly sighed in relief, thinking that he hadn't lost his composure in front of the sect leader, and that bowing to the ancestors of the Flowing Cloud Sect was not a big deal.

"But, if you lose your mind and lose control of your actions, it is unforgivable. Such a person will have limited cultivation in the future and will disappoint our sect!" Wu Xingtian's tone became extremely stern as he glared at Wang Aotian.

"Sect leader, I know I was wrong. I will cultivate my mind and will not disappoint you in the future." Wang Aotian, frightened, broke out in a cold sweat, fell to his knees, and began to kowtow to Wu Xingtian.

"Alright, I am just pointing this out to you. I won't do anything to you. I hope you will work hard in the future and not bring shame to our Flowing Cloud Sect or to your family." Wu Xingtian said slowly.

Hearing this, Lu Tianyu's heart stirred. It seemed that Wu Xingtian already knew about the third test, where Wang Aotian had become an inner disciple due to Li Xiao's leniency, but he was just pretending not to know.

This showed that there was indeed no absolute fairness in the world, and there were many hidden secrets.

"Disciples will remember the sect leader's teachings and work hard in the future, not disappointing you." Wang Aotian replied nervously.

"Alright, get up." Wu Xingtian didn't even look at Wang Aotian, just waved his hand lightly.

As he spoke, Wu Xingtian tapped his storage bag at his waist, and a pitch-black token appeared in his hand.

Lu Tianyu and the others immediately saw that the front of the token was engraved with three dragon-like characters: "Treasure Hall."

"As new inner disciples of our Flowing Cloud Sect, each of you has one chance to enter the Treasure Hall and obtain some treasures as a reward. What you can obtain depends on your own luck and destiny. Your masters have already told you about this, so I won't repeat it. I will now open the Treasure Hall and let you in. Remember, you only have the time of one incense stick, and once the time is up, you will be ejected." Wu Xingtian explained in detail and then flicked his right hand. The black token immediately flew up and hovered above Lu Tianyu and the others.

"Whoosh" Under everyone's watchful eyes, the token rapidly expanded, soon transforming into a small pavilion that floated above them. The door of the pavilion was open, and inside, it was pitch black, like an unfathomable black hole.

"Go in." Wu Xingtian waved his hand again, and Lu Tianyu and the others were involuntarily lifted and quickly fell into the black hole entrance of the Treasure Hall.

"Whoosh!" As soon as they entered the Treasure Hall, Lu Tianyu felt a darkness envelop him, surrounded by a thick, mysterious fog that even his divine sense could not penetrate, making it impossible to see anything.

After an unknown amount of time, the energy supporting his body suddenly disappeared, and Lu Tianyu fell heavily to the ground.

Looking up, he found that the fog had vanished, and he was in a long, golden corridor. Even the walls on both sides of the corridor were made of golden material, emitting a dazzling golden light.

The corridor seemed to lead to an unknown place, and there was an invisible barrier ahead. Lu Tianyu's divine sense could only extend about ten meters before being repelled.

"Didn't my master say that the treasures in the Treasure Hall are of all kinds? Where are the treasures?" Lu Tianyu wondered to himself.

Looking ahead, he had a sudden thought: Could there be a secret room at the end of the corridor, where the treasures are hidden?

With this thought, Lu Tianyu immediately moved forward without hesitation.

"Boom!" Unexpectedly, he had only rushed forward about three meters when he suddenly collided with an invisible barrier, and he was thrown back like a straw man, landing heavily on the ground where he had stood.

"Chirp" Lu Tianyu quickly jumped to his feet, his eyes filled with shock.

He had already used his divine sense to confirm that there was no barrier within ten meters, but unexpectedly, there was one at three meters, and it was so strange that even his divine sense couldn't detect it.

"This corridor is truly bizarre." Lu Tianyu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and muttered to himself.

"Whoosh, whoosh" At this moment, a dazzling blue light suddenly burst from the ceiling about ten meters ahead, standing out in the golden corridor.

Lu Tianyu looked up in surprise and saw that a hole the size of a washbasin had appeared on the ceiling, and a small box was slowly descending from within.

"Could this box contain the treasure?" Lu Tianyu's eyes lit up, and he took large steps forward, stopping at the three-meter mark and reaching out.

Sure enough, the invisible barrier that his divine sense couldn't detect appeared again, and his hand felt as if it had pressed against a glass pane, unable to move any further.

To obtain the treasure in the box, he would have to break through this invisible barrier first.

With this thought, Lu Tianyu immediately raised his right arm, bent it into an axe shape, and fiercely slashed at the invisible barrier.

"Crack" Accompanied by a sharp, ear-piercing sound, the invisible barrier in front of Lu Tianyu shattered, turning into a golden ripple like water and disappearing instantly.

Learning from his previous experience, Lu Tianyu cautiously stepped forward after breaking the barrier, always on guard for the reappearance of the invisible barrier.

Sure enough, when he stepped forward another three meters, another invisible barrier appeared, blocking his path.

"Whoosh!" At this moment, the box in front of him had reached the bottom of the corridor and disappeared like it had fallen into water, leaving behind a ripple of golden waves.

As soon as the box disappeared, another dazzling blue light burst from the ceiling about fifteen meters ahead, and another hole the size of a washbasin appeared, slowly revealing a golden, gleaming sword that descended like the previous box.

Seeing this, Lu Tianyu understood. It seemed that he was truly in the Treasure Hall, and to obtain the treasures, he would have to find a way to break through the invisible barriers blocking his path. If he couldn't, he would be ejected from the Treasure Hall after the time of one incense stick, leaving empty-handed.