Under the direct sunlight, the bronze mallet reflected copper beams in waves, with its ancient and rustic patterns more pronounced, as if it had penetrated a person's brain.
Hallucination?
Entice?
This Taoist's corpse can sense the deepest thoughts in my heart, he knows that I want to throw him down the cliff again, thus allowing me to see the bronze mallet?
Is there any other danger there?
In an instant, a vast array of thoughts appeared in my mind, making me extremely alert.
I did not approach the Taoist's corpse, nor did I approach the bronze mallet.
I took a deep breath, maintaining unity of mind and spirit, and murmured in a low voice, "Venerable Lord of Spiritual Treasures, comfort the body, my soul and five internal organs are profound and mysterious, the Azure Dragon and White Tiger form a line, the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise guard me truly! Quickly as the commandment!"
The purification spell is extremely domineering, it drives away external evil spirits and internal demon obstructions.
The sunlight remained blindingly bright, and the bronze mallet still shone brilliantly.
The Taoist's corpse's mouth still twitched slightly, maintaining the same shape: "I'm following your heart!"
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After a moment of pause, I finally began to crawl towards the bronze mallet.
The feeling of holding the bronze mallet was still the same - thick, slightly cold, and heavy.
By pulling it out from the vines on the cliff face, an overwhelming joy flooded my heart.
I climbed up a few meters, almost eye level with the Taoist's corpse.
"I... follow your heart!"
This time, it was not the shape of the mouth, but rather as if from the depths of my consciousness, I heard a thick voice screaming!
A jolt went through me, and I shivered all over.
Follow my heart...
Because I brought him up to the cliff, in a way, I passed his test?
Therefore, he gave the bronze mallet back to me?
The Taoist corpse is not unable to control the artifact. It is because Han Qiu's strength is too weak.
The Taoist ghosts from the Red Demon Temple can use their own artifacts to paint symbols on me, but they can't bear the weight of the Four Regions Mirror.
The Taoist's corpse has a small mirror-like surface on its head, which must be a type of artifact.
He is wearing a purple robe, similar to the robes of the True Mirror Sage, indicating that he has the level of strength of a True Mirror Sage.
Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that he brought the bronze mallet.
It's just that, even though he knows that I'm not a true disciple of the Four Regulations Mountain, why would he treat me like this?
I certainly won't be able to harm him again, with the bronze mallet in my possession, I returned to the mountain cliff.
The sunlight was even more blinding, and I seemed to see a figure standing in front of me, dressed in purple robes, embodying Daoist elegance and divinity.
He raised his hand, stroking his brow.
In the next second, the illusion vanished without a trace.
One hand was heavy, still holding the bronze mallet, while the other hand was cold and clammy, with something new in the palm.
The object was about the size of my palm, looking like a mirror that could reflect a person's face.
However, it's not a mirror, more like a jade, just too transparent and pure.
With wide-open eyes, my heart was filled with confusion and shock!
Suddenly turning around, I looked down towards the bottom of Thunder God Cliff.
The Taoist corpse is still hanging there, but his brow is empty, as if a piece of it was neatly carved out.
The sunlight shone on him, and I had not looked at him too carefully before.
His skin carried a hint of purple, lifelike.
The wound at his brow was healing slowly, but his eyes, which had been opened, were slowly closing.
It seemed as if I heard a sigh in my ear, intangible and faint.
The mountain wind grew stronger, blowing away the sigh, leaving no trace.
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This jade mirror... he gave it to me?
In fact, I had been thinking myself that perhaps he had given me the bronze mallet as a means to lull me into complacency, only for any Taoist to come up and pierce through my "disguise" seven days later.
However, I never expected him to give me a personal artifact!
My heart, long cannot calm.
After a long time, I finally managed to compose myself and looked at the jade mirror closely.
The function of this artifact, I don't know, but I do know that it certainly cannot be trifled with.
Perhaps He Yu Tian will know?
Taking a deep breath, against my better judgment, I knelt on the Thunder God Cliff and bowed three times to the Taoist corpse below.
Later, I carefully put away the jade mirror and placed the bronze mallet back into my backpack.
Sitting cross-legged on the Thunder God Cliff, I continued to contemplate the Four Regulations True Heart and the Four Regulations True Law.
One day, two days, three days... Time passed slowly.
During this time, no one came up the mountain.
Until seven days had passed in full, at night when the moon hung high in the sky, I even felt a sense of reluctance and unwillingness to leave the Thunder God Cliff.
I silently told myself that staying one more day should be fine?
Therefore, I sat quietly by the cliff edge, no longer focusing on practicing Daoist spells, instead, my hand hovered in mid-air as I copied the spells I had learned, drawing them one by one.
Suddenly, a voice full of anger echoed.
"Third brother, you're overstepping!"
"Six days have passed, you've made three attempts to climb the cliff, what exactly do you want to do!"
Is that He Yu Tian's shout?
The sound was still a little distant.
Then, another deep voice echoed, still carrying a faint echo.
"Seven days have passed, Luo Xian Shen has not come down the cliff, it seems that the test has failed, why is Grandmaster He Yu Tian stubborn and lost in his thoughts?"
The sense of immersion was broken.
I stood up, looking straight at the entrance of the Thunder God Cliff Stairs.
My brows, which had been tightly furrowed at first, gradually relaxed, and my heart became incredibly calm.
After a minute or two, I heard the rush of wind and the sound of footsteps approaching rapidly.
In an instant, a figure appeared at the entrance of the staircase.
A hat and face veil covered the face, light purple robe, wide frame, and it was clearly the True Mirror Sage!
He suddenly stopped, and I felt a gaze of astonishment and shock.
"Luo Xian Shen!" He shouted in disbelief, even more evident.
Then another figure fell behind the True Mirror Sage, leaping into the air, landing between the stairs and the cave.
A cold snort, He Yu Tian looked at the True Mirror Sage with a cold gaze, and his glance fell upon me, filled with joy.
"Have you seen our master..." I bowed respectfully.
Then, I looked calmly at the True Mirror Sage and said, "I have seen you."
"Good! Good! Good!" He Yu Tian burst into laughter: "Young brother, you are excellent! Your vitality, spirit, and mind are all integrated and full to the brim! The test on Thunder God Cliff not only passed but also refined yourself! Excellent!"
"True Mirror Sage, my young master, has he already acquired the qualifications for the Succession Inheritance Test?"
He Yu Tian spoke eloquently, looking at the True Mirror Sage.
The True Mirror Sage remained silent for a long time, only looking at me with a scrutinizing gaze.
After a minute or two, he suddenly looked at He Yu Tian, as if he had suddenly understood something.
"Grandmaster, in these seven days, have you gone up to the Thunder God Cliff?"
"Why didn't you let the True Mirror Sage come up? Is it because you secretly helped Luo Xian Shen?!"
"Allowing him to pass the Self-Reflection Test?"
The True Mirror Sage's tone was forceful, as if he had caught someone cheating, and he was filled with anger.
He Yu Tian furrowed his brow and said, "What do you mean by that? I did go up the cliff, but that was after the Self-Reflection..."
"Foolish! Who can know that it was after the Self-Reflection? Luo Xian Shen would never have been able to without help..." The True Mirror Sage coldly refuted.
He Yu Tian's face was shrouded in gloom, and suddenly he said, "Third brother, are you thinking of fighting me?"
