“Because of the magical barrier, ordinary people can’t get in?” Lou Ming asked.
“That’s right.” Master Mao nodded and said, “Not only can ordinary people not get in, but people from our Metaphysics community can also only enter when the magical barrier opens.”
“Then when will the boundary open?” Minister Lou frowned and questioned.
“It opens once every ten years.”
“Ten years!” Minister Lou looked at Lou Ming beside him nervously. Although he didn’t say anything, everyone knew the meaning he wanted to express. Lou Ming’s body couldn’t wait for ten years.
“Take it easy. If it really takes ten years for it to open, I won’t be sitting here so calmly,” Master Mao said. He glanced at Chen Yu and added, “The next opening time of the magical barrier is next month.”
“Next month?” Minister Lou wished he could ask someone to find it quickly, but the thought that ordinary people couldn’t get inside the magical barrier restrained him from doing so. He solemnly asked Minister Lou’s favor, “Master Mao, please ask some friends in the Metaphysics world to help this time.”
“That’s for sure,” Master Mao said with a smile, “But instead of asking me, it might be more reliable to ask Little Friend Chen.”
As soon as Master Mao’s proposition fell, Minister Lou and Lou Ming’s eyes fell on Chen Yu at the same time. Chen Yu, on the other hand, looked at Master Mao in a daze.
“Little Friend Chen, Perfected Lou He must have mentioned the Profound Spirit Grand Competition to you,” Master Mao said confidently.
“No!” Chen Yu shook her head without giving him a face.
“…” Master Mao.
Do all high achievers not follow the rules?
“But I’ve heard others mention about the Profound Spirit Grand Competition.” Chen Yu said, “It is said that during the competition, magic tools will appear within the magical barrier. Is this magic tool the third spiritual artifact?”
Fortunately, Master Mao was also used to encountering major happenings and quickly adjusted his mood: “The competition is held every dedace. Every time the magical barrier opens, a magic tool appears. Since the first Profound Spirit Grand Competition, ten magic tools have appeared, but only six of them have been successfully brought out. So…”
“So the magic tool that appears may not necessarily be the spiritual artifact we are looking for. Nonetheless, the spiritual artifact we are searching for must be inside the magical barrier,” Chen Yu fathomed and understood.
“That’s right.” Master Mao nodded in agreement.
“I get it. I’ll go find it.” Chen Yu stated domineeringly, as if she could definitely find the spiritual artifact if she went.
It was one thing to know that Chen Yu would go and help find the spiritual artifact, but when she nodded without hesitation and agreed with an imperative tone, Lou Ming, who watched this scene with his own eyes, still couldn’t help but feel a tremor at the tip of his heart.
“Master Mao.” Lou Ming asked, “You just said that only ten magic tools have appeared in the past five hundred years, and only six have been brought out. That only means that the magic tools within the magical barrier are difficult to bring out, right?”
Minister Lou also reacted at this time and looked at Master Mao with the same doubts.
“You said it. This is also my biggest worry about going over there.” Master Mao said, “If we don’t succeed in finding the spiritual artifact this time, then we need to wait for another ten years.”
“We can’t wait for another ten years,” Minister Lou blurted out without even thinking about it.
What concerned Lou Ming, however, wasn’t about time, but was: “The success rate is so low. Is it because there is danger inside?”
“There is no need to worry about this.” Master Mao said comfortingly, “In fact, there is another restriction on the magical barrier, that is, only Celestial Masters under the age of thirty are allowed to enter. Hence, in a way, the danger factor inside isn’t too high. We fathomed that the place might have been used by original Metaphysics sects to train their young disciples. When I went in back then, my cultivation level was still far below that of the current Little Friend Chen. Nevertheless, I still came out safely, didn’t I, huh?”
Master Mao finished with a humorous laugh.
“Don’t worry, Third Brother, I will definitely find the spiritual artifact,” Chen Yu turned her head and assured him.
“I’m not worried about the spiritual artifact.”
“I know you’re worried about me. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely bring the spiritual artifact out safely with me.” Chen Yu once again assured him.
“…” Seeing how adamant Chen Yu was, Lou Ming could only sigh. He turned to Master Mao and said, “You can’t let Shishi find it alone.”
“That naturally won’t be the case.” Master Mao said, “I will issue a task to search for the spiritual artifact before the Profound Spirit Grand Competition starts, so that all the Celestial Masters who will enter the magical barrier can search for it together.”
Lou Ming nodded and was quite relieved.
Although Minister Lou was still a little worried, he also knew that this was the best way to go.
“Actually, the most difficult thing isn’t this third spiritual artifact. The most difficult thing is the last spiritual artifact.” Master Mao turned to Minister Lou and asked, “Is there any news from the experts?”
“Not yet.” Minister Lou shook his head helplessly.
“Ugh!” Master Mao sighed with a hint of disappointment.
“The last spiritual artifact?” Chen Yu remembered that the Book of Life and Death was recorded like this, “I am placed in the brightest and darkest place. Where is the brightest and darkest place?”
No one knew where the brightest and darkest place was, and Chen Yu at first wondered if it was at the Ghost Gate. After all, one step was of life, and another step was of death. One step of Yang and one step of Yin, in a way. The Ghost Gate was attached to this setting. But Elder Wu immediately denied this possibility. Lou Ming’s evil spirit would prompt ghosts to change. If it was placed at the Ghost Gate, then the consequences could be imagined. This being the case, the Underworld could never allow someone to place such an object near the Ghost Gate.
Since Minister Lou could not stay in the courtyard for a long time, they chatted some more about the spiritual artifacts, and then Master Mao and Minister Lou got up and left. Before leaving, Master Mao called Chen Yu and suggested, “Little Friend Chen, you might want to consult Perfected Lou He about the Profound Spirit Grand Competition, because he brought out the universal compass in your hand from within the magical barrier fifty years ago.”
After sending the two away, Lou Ming looked at the time and said to Chen Yu, “You have another class in the afternoon, right? I’ll ask Assistant He to send you back.”
“Okay.” Chen Yu nodded.
A short while later, He Qi drove the car over. Lou Ming helped Chen Yu open the car door, while she lowered her head and pressed her phone obediently as she sat in the car.
Lou Ming noticed that Chen Yu surprisingly didn’t even look at him. He remembered the photo that He Qi sent not long ago. He suddenly felt upset. He held the door and suddenly called out to her, “Shishi?”
“Hmm?” Chen Yu tilted her head in confusion.
Lou Ming’s big black and white eyes on Chen Yu suddenly chickened out in confirming his previous guess. Did Shishi like him, or did she like him before? But now, had she found that her love wasn’t love at all because there was a more suitable peer?
After all, Shishi was still young. It was normal if she couldn’t figure it out, wasn’t it?
“You made up for the advanced mathematics test this morning. How did it go?” Lou Ming asked with a wry smile.
“I should be able to pass it,” Chen Yu answered with some uncertainty.
“Study hard and don’t fail again.” Lou Ming closed the car door and watched the car drift away, disappearing around the corner in a short while.
Lou Ming raised his head and narrowed his eyes against the sun. He knew that whether Shishi liked him or not, he would fight for her after his evil spirit was eliminated.
Otherwise, how could he alleviate the loss and throbbing of his heart?
Meanwhile, Chen Yu was calling her grandfather in the car.
“Old man, do you know about the Profound Spirit Grand Competition?” Chen Yu asked.
“The Profound Spirit Grand Competition? Yes, ah, why?” Elder Wu echoed.
“I’m going to participate in it,” Chen Yu replied.
“You’re going to participate?” Elder Wu fell silent for a second and then said, “In fact, it doesn’t matter if you participate or not. Or you better not go. It’s bad to cheat.”
“Pardon?”
“Did I not tell you that the origin of our Luoshan Sect is in the Qilian Mountains,” Elder Wu said without surprise.
What?!