acrificial offering, consumed by the Grand Temple... Using him as an anchor, the Grand Temple shall officially open! At that time, I will dispatch individuals to retrieve the sacred artifacts within t...But compared to the dark jungle before, things are much better here.

At least there's some light, it's not completely dark.

And in this passage, there were no living creatures, it felt quite safe.

"Lord Zhenlong only mentioned to me about the Dark Forest region. He didn't talk about other regions, and he didn't tell me which ones he had visited..." Bayuan added.

"Baby, are you sure about the direction" Fang Yu asked Bebe again.

Baby stretched out its little paw again and pointed forward.

Fang Yu nodded, no longer hesitating, and walked forward.

Following Bebe's instructions, he had at least escaped the confusing and complex dark jungle.

So, of course, he would continue to believe Baby.

As for Ba Yuan, after what just happened, he has rekindled his hope.

Following Fang Yu...maybe there's a real chance to leave the Land of Death!

"Click, click, click..."

Walk forward along this passage, and your footsteps will echo noticeably.

And the passage was a single, winding path with no branches, curving and turning as it stretched onward.

After walking for a while, the expressions on the eight yuan's faces behind began to look bad.

He looked around nervously.

Then, he glanced at Fang Yu who was walking ahead and wanted to speak.

But as soon as he remembered Fang Yu's sarcasm towards him before, he held back from speaking.

He had walked a while further, and the feeling of unease grew stronger.

Ba Yuan hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, asking: "Lord Fang, do you...feel anything unusual"

Walking ahead, Fang Yu didn't stop and asked, "Did you feel anything unusual"

"Yes, yes... I found this passage. It seems to be shaking every now and then!" Bajian swallowed hard, "And these stone walls don't seem fixed..."

"Master Fang... look, it moved again!" Bayuan pointed to the stone wall beside him and said.

At this moment, the rock face was undulating like waves.

It looks... like it's wriggling.

"I'd noticed it already, but I wasn't paying attention," Fang Yu said. "There's no need to pay attention, their movements don't affect our journey, why bother"

"Don't you find it strange... This is clearly a passage, why would..." Eight-yuan became panicked again.

Fang Yu shook his head, a little impatiently, just about to speak.

"Bang!"

Just then, a dull thud suddenly echoed from ahead!

The sound was not loud, but in this corridor it seemed extremely noticeable, and brought echoes.

Fang Yu had no more time to pay attention to Bayuan, and quickly walked forward.

After taking several more turns, he saw, in the very center of the passage ahead of him, a standing stone tablet.

This stone tablet is less than two meters high and only about one meter wide.

Fang Yu walked quickly forward and arrived before the stone tablet.

Then he saw a carved mural.

The mural's content is very straightforward and simple, clear at a glance.

On the left is a shelf.

Before the shelves, a person was bound.

This person's eyes have been drawn as two black holes, seemingly representing that he has lost his sight.

And on the left side of his chest, there was also a pitch-black hole.

As for the limbs, they were shackled and bore numerous scars.

And on the right side of this painting, are engraved the images of a dozen or so strange monsters.

It comes in all sorts of strange and unusual shapes.

There were a few paintings there that Fang Yu still remembered.

It seems similar to the murals I saw in the passage from the Phoenix Clan world in the Far North back then... similar to a few of those monsters beyond the layers of cages!

Could it be that…

Fāngyǔ's heart skipped a beat.

This painting before us, is it connected to that mural from back then!

Even though the people in the cages depicted on that mural grew larger with each layer, their size was still far less than that of the monsters outside, not even a tenth as big when they reached the top level.

And the person on the left side of the painting on this stone tablet, although seriously wounded, is roughly the same size as, or even slightly larger than, those monsters on the right!

What does this mean

“If physical size symbolizes strength, then... that means this person's strength is actually comparable to these monsters on the right. If it were a one-on-one fight, he might even be stronger than them... But he’s just one person facing over a dozen such monsters... This must be the reason for his grievous injuries,” Fang Yu thought with furrowed brows.

However, the content of this painting is not actually the key.

What Fang Yu was more concerned about was this painting, and the murals he had seen before… what exactly were they trying to express!

Both occurrences happened quite by chance.

But the content is related.

This just proves that the appearance of these two murals was not a coincidence.

But, what exactly is the painting trying to symbolize

Fang Yu gazed at the painting before him, a name springing to mind.

That person.

The mysterious, unspeakable one who bestows upon Fang Yu the Eye of the Dao, the Dao Spirit, and the Dao Spirit Pearl!

Whether it was the old madman, or the Jade Tear of Extreme Cold from Li Huo… they all mentioned that person had already reached the end of their life.

So… could the content of this painting be a reflection of that person’s current state

He was outnumbered, unsupported, and couldn't rely on anyone to help him.

"Lihuo Yu, tears of the extreme cold... What do you think" Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and asked in his heart.

"……"

However, there was no response.

"I am your master, answer my questions immediately." Fang Yu spoke again, his tone heavier.

"It's not that I don't want to answer you, it's just that there's nothing I can tell you." Lìhuòyù sighed and said, "As you know, we are only spirit beings. We can only tell you about what has happened in the past and what we know. You ask us to tell you about the future...especially that person's situation...how could we possibly know"

“So, what do you think… could the person in the painting be that person” Fang Yu changed his approach.

"Where's the Tear of Frost" Fang Yu asked.

"Master... I don't think so." At that moment, the Glacial Tear offered a contrasting reply, "In my past understanding... That individual, if they were to fall, would never allow themselves to be manipulated. They would always, when there was still a chance, fight with everything they had... To inflict as much pain as possible on their opponent."

“That person...would not allow themselves to fall so low.”

In a tone rarely heard before, the voice of Tears of Frost trembled with an unusual wave of emotion, its usual calmness replaced by visible excitement.

The answers given by the Fire Opal and the Tears of Frost were worlds apart.

And Fang Yu, looking at the painting ahead, was still lost in thought.

Let's not discuss the drawing, nor that person...

Why would this painting appear before Fang Yu's eyes

Who caused it to appear What was the purpose

If the content of the painting were real, then the existence of this painting, would it be an observer

Then, what was the purpose of this bystander showing Fang Yu this picture

"Fang, Master Fang, stop looking at that painting, be careful of what's above your head!"

Fang Yu was still pondering, but a sudden cry of alarm came from behind him.row, asking."The Extreme Realm originated from the Laws of Heaven and Earth." Li Huo Yu said, "To be precise, the Extreme Realm encompasses all Laws of Heaven and Earth within it.""It's quite large, i...