Chapter 1523 - 573: Entering the Martial God Temple (Part 3)
Su Mo was taken aback, then nodded:
"Then it’s up to you, Hermit. If anything seems wrong, do not proceed recklessly. If you need assistance, just give a shout."
"With Su, the Chief of the Escort overseeing things, there’s naturally no problem."
Hidden Sword Hermit said this, then took a step forward, entering the great hall.
Though strictly speaking, this step did not really enter the hall.
This Stone Gate of the Martial God Temple was massive, with a width of about ten meters.
The area within ten meters forward was completely safe.
Beyond ten meters, there was a corridor, still within the boundaries of the entrance.
It was just now that the two individuals died in this corridor.
Hidden Sword Hermit stood at the ten-meter boundary and paused.
Observing silently for a moment, he took out a small wooden hammer from a box behind him and began tapping.
Gao Tianqi couldn’t help but glance at Su Mo:
"Who might this be?"
Su Mo smiled:
"This is Hidden Sword Hermit; although he does not know martial arts, his expertise in mechanisms and craftsmanship is genuinely unparalleled."
Gao Tianqi, upon hearing this, was filled with respect:
"So he is a mechanical expert."
He always valued talent and instinctively asked:
"Can this person join our Nanhai Alliance? I guarantee he won’t be mistreated!"
Su Mo was speechless:
"He is with my Ziyang Escort Agency."
"Oh!"
Gao Tianqi suddenly understood: "He’s already one of our own, then that’s good."
"..."
Su Mo realized if Gao Tianqi was shameless, then no one else stood a chance.
Shaking his head, he suddenly remembered that flash of silver light that had appeared from mid-air just now.
He couldn’t help but look up.
He found there was nothing above.
He felt a bit bewildered.
With nothing there, how could there be a mechanism?
Moreover, where did that silver blade go after appearing?
After a short pondering, he suddenly remembered something and rummaged through his sleeve, retrieving the mechanical bird.
He fiddled with it a couple of times, shook his hand, and the mechanical bird immediately took off with a creaky sound.
This scene left not only Gao Tianqi and Qi Dingtian staring in disbelief.
The group of Jianghu people behind also looked at each other in confusion.
Someone whispered:
"The wooden bird can fly! The Young Alliance Leader must know an Immortal Law!"
"No wonder his martial arts are so outstanding. It seems he hasn’t been learning martial arts but has studied the Absolute Skills of the Immortal family!"
"We, who practice martial arts, attempting to contest with him, who knows Immortal Law, is simply seeking our own doom?"
"Is that it? Is that it!"
Someone even went over to ask Ming Yue Taoist: "The Qingfeng Temple of the Taoist is known for its exceptional Taoist technique, does it have such secret techniques?"
"..."
Ming Yue Taoist thought to himself, do I have a hammer?
And is this truly an Immortal Law?
He seemed to have heard the sound of a mechanism; was this wooden bird actually a mechanism?
Su Mo paid no heed to the discussion behind him, only observing the bird flying through the air.
As it went inside, it appeared unaffected.
He was somewhat puzzled.
Hidden Sword Hermit glanced up, smiled slightly:
"The mechanical bird is too small, it may not detect the roots. Chief Su, take a look at the ceiling surroundings, is there anything peculiar?"
Upon hearing this, Su Mo strained his eyesight, looking toward the ceiling.
He then noticed that around the edge of the ceiling were densely arranged tiny holes.
Yang Xiaoyun and Gao Tianqi beside him noticed this as well, but didn’t understand the use of the holes.
Su Mo suddenly had a thought, followed by a flick of his sleeve, casually flicking.
With a whoosh, a gust of wind rushed skyward.
The next moment, he saw the ceiling suddenly flipping over.
The other side of the floor was fixed with large blades.
Each was exceedingly sharp, flashing with a cold gleam.
The ceiling flipped swiftly, causing the blade light to sweep the air with great force.
The gust of wind released by Su Mo moved forward.
The blades on the ceiling flipped continuously, flashing blade light repeatedly.
The watchers turned pale.
"So it’s the wind."
Su Mo understood, lightly smiled:
"The tiny holes on the edge of the ceiling are wind holes. If there’s an abnormal air flow, the mechanism flips according to the differences received by these wind holes.
"But judging by the positioning of these blades, it’s to prevent people from using Qinggong to cross.
"Making them keep their feet on the ground!
"The two people just now were cut because they were moving at a high place, and another fell into a mechanism."
The listeners were puzzled, unable to determine if Su Mo was right.
But if what Su Mo said was correct, then this Martial God Temple left no retreat for people.
Attempting to fly using Qinggong might trigger the wind hole mechanism, causing blades to fall and cut one in half.
Keeping feet on the ground, there are mechanisms underfoot.
A misstep could lead to instant death.
Does this mean that every entrance needs a Mechanical Master on standby?
At this, someone couldn’t help but look at Shi Shengtian.
Rumors say that Shi Shengtian, the Nanhai Martial Elder back then, gained an opportunity inside the Martial God Temple, which led to his Heavenly Termination Nine Forms.
How did he cross this?
Shi Shengtian snorted, completely ignoring everyone’s expressions.
Could he say that when he first opened the Martial God Temple door, he was ambushed?
Thus, he stumbled along in a daze, not knowing how he survived until he entered the temple.
By the time he came to his senses, he already saw the mural?
How could the dignified Nanhai Martial Elder be so muddle-headed?
At this moment, Hidden Sword Hermit had already deduced the pattern, immediately smiling:
"Everyone, follow me."
He strode forward, Su Mo, along with Yang Xiaoyun and others, quickly followed.
Gao Tianqi and others scrambled to keep up.
Ming Yue Taoist and a few others hesitated but still followed the group.
The remaining Jianghu experts hesitated repeatedly; some stepped forward to follow, others held back.
In the end, there were over a dozen who still couldn’t take that step forward.
At this point, Hidden Sword Hermit had crossed the corridor and entered the Martial God Temple.
As he took this step down.
The rumbling of mechanisms sounded once more.
The group of more than a dozen in front of the door was startled, realizing that the temple door was gradually closing.
Immediately, some stepped forward, trying to follow the group.
But then there was a click!
The slowly closing door suddenly slammed shut.
Those two people didn’t even have time to scream before they went silent.
Only fresh blood seeped from the door crack, leaving those present pale-faced.
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