Chapter 1699 Entering the Confucian Temple Ruins

Taking the mother talisman, Luo Ruoxi gently touched it, and after a moment, handed it back: "Here!"

"You keep it. When the time comes, I'll wait for you in front of the Confucian Temple, and we'll go in together."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

After all, entering the Confucian Temple, he had no intention of abandoning her, and he believed she wouldn't abandon him either. In that case, it didn't matter who held it.

"No need, keep it with you. I was just taking a look..."

Shaking her head, the girl handed the heavenly talisman back.

"Alright. If we enter the Confucian Temple and it's truly random teleportation, if we can communicate via transmission jade talismans, fine; if not, if you reach the temple first, wait for me there. If I get there first, I'll wait for you too..."

Zhang Xuan said.

"Okay." Smiling slightly, Luo Ruoxi nodded.

Chatting as they walked, Zhang Xuan felt as if he had returned to that day in Fire Source City when he confessed his feelings. With the girl by his side, it seemed he possessed the whole world, an indescribable peace.

Though he didn't know how she felt about him, she seemed like someone he had known for countless years, like a fate from a past life—so familiar, so natural.

Time flew by in the company of his beloved, and before they knew it, a day had passed.

They returned to their lodgings.

Just as Zhang Xuan was about to bid the girl farewell, he suddenly felt the ground shake. The entire Qufu seemed to be crushed by a tremendous force. Countless already ancient buildings could no longer withstand it and collapsed one after another.

"What's happening?"

Zhang Xuan was startled.

Confucius had surely calculated countless times before leaving his residence here. Even the Saint Child Hall had never experienced an earthquake. How could it happen here?

"The Confucian Temple is about to open..."

Luo Ruoxi looked up, her expression solemn.

Zhang Xuan quickly looked up and indeed saw the sun-like sphere before them flickering incessantly, emitting a rainbow of light.

Bridges like rainbows descended from the sky to the ground, as if connecting two worlds.

The light shone down, and the pressure around them increased.

"Not good..."

Feeling this force, all who had not yet reached the Great Sage level felt immense pressure and hastily summoned treasures to block it.

Even Zhang Xuan felt his scalp tingle and quickly circulated his true energy to resist.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Cracks appeared on the ground, and the surrounding spiritual energy formed an energy storm, like a tornado, pouring back into the sky.

"Zhang Xuan, if... I've been hiding something from you, would you hate me?"

Feeling the raging winds around them, Luo Ruoxi reached out, took his hand, and looked at him.

"Of course not. If you're unwilling to say, you must have your reasons..."

Not knowing why she said this, Zhang Xuan replied.

"Then what if I..."

Luo Ruoxi was about to continue when the sky rumbled, and the entire city of Qufu was instantly enveloped in white light.

"Ruoxi..."

His vision blurred, and Zhang Xuan felt the soft hand in his disappear. He was thrown into a dizzying spin, as if losing consciousness.

After an unknown time, he opened his eyes again and found himself in a vast mountain range, surrounded by towering vegetation with no end in sight.

"Luo Ruoxi..."

He quickly stood up and looked around. There was no one in sight.

"It seems the Confucian Temple has opened, and we've been randomly teleported..."

He paused, then understood.

Moments ago, he was at the lodging in Qufu; now, in the blink of an eye, he was here, and the girl whose hand he had held was gone, clearly teleported away by a powerful force.

No need to think; it must be that the Confucian Temple had fully opened.

Everyone in Qufu should have been sent to some unknown place.

"The 'teacher's aura' here is even denser than in Qufu..."

Knowing that being teleported was probably not dangerous, Zhang Xuan stopped worrying. He stood still, released his spiritual sense, and after a moment, nodded in approval.

No wonder everyone wanted to come to this so-called ruin to seek opportunities. The 'teacher's aura' here was indeed denser than in Qufu. Cultivating here would surely elevate one's state of mind rapidly, reaching an astonishing level.

"The spiritual energy is also richer, surpassing any blessed land I've seen before!"

It wasn't just the dense 'teacher's aura'; most importantly, the spiritual energy was thick, almost materialized. Cultivating here, even without top-grade spirit stones, one could maintain rapid advancement.

After carefully sensing and confirming that he could exert his full combat strength here, Zhang Xuan finally relaxed. With a flick of his wrist, a transmission jade token appeared before him.

He studied it for a moment, then helplessly put it away.

As he had guessed, the transmission jade token could not transmit messages. This place seemed completely shielded.

Raising his hand, the Dragon Bone Divine Spear appeared in his palm. He thrust it fiercely into the air.

The space trembled but did not break.

"Can't even tear through space..."

Zhang Xuan understood.

Not only could he not send messages, but he couldn't break space either, making it impossible to form spatial channels and thus unable to teleport.

"Soul travel is also impossible, which means... teleportation arrays are useless too!"

After a moment, Zhang Xuan sighed again.

As expected of the Confucian Temple ruins. Even with his greatly improved strength, he couldn't accomplish these things, clearly indicating that the spatial stability here was more formidable than the outside world.

"Let me try flying..."

He shook his body and flew up. The higher he went, the greater the pressure, as if carrying ten thousand jin on his back, threatening to fall at any moment.

His true energy churned wildly. Using all his strength, he reached the height of the treetops but could go no further.

Whoosh!

He fell to the ground, creating a large crater.

Dusting himself off, Zhang Xuan stood up, his face filled with shock.

In this ruin, not only was the ground space stable, but the space above was even more solid. With his strength, he couldn't even fly above the treetops; ordinary people were even more hopeless!

He had originally planned to fly into the air, survey the surroundings, and find the exact location of the Confucian Temple. Now, it seemed impossible!

"Eye of Clarity!"

Not discouraged, his eyes flickered as he looked around.

Since the 'teacher's aura' existed here, the place where it was densest must be the location of the Confucian Temple!

Searching this way should help him find the center.

Soon, he had looked around.

Zhang Xuan's face turned grim.

The 'teacher's aura' was indeed everywhere, but... the density was the same all around.

In other words...

Using this as a standard to find the Confucian Temple was impossible.

"Hmph, you think this can stump me? I still have the Library!"

With a cold snort, a book appeared in Zhang Xuan's palm.

For others, they might truly be at a loss and have no way out, but he was different. He had the Library. Back in the Baixi Mountain ruins, he had successfully found the location of the Dragon Bone Divine Spear among so many doors. This time, he would surely succeed as well!