Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Along the way, Lin Ze crossed dense forests, steep mountains and vast deserts.

Not only that, he also suffered repeated fierce attacks from powerful monsters and had to deal with extremely harsh climatic conditions.

However, faced with numerous difficulties and obstacles, Lin Ze always gritted his teeth and bravely moved forward with his indomitable inner perseverance.

After many hardships, Lin Ze finally arrived at the remote northern land. It was bitterly cold, covered with ice and snow, and a desolate scene. In this cold land, Lin Ze searched everywhere for traces of the artifact. His efforts paid off. Finally, he found the magical artifact emitting a faint blue light at the bottom of a deep and dark ice cave. It lay quietly in the ice, like a dazzling sapphire, exuding a heart-pounding mysterious atmosphere.

Just as Lin Ze reached out to take the artifact with joy, suddenly, a strange energy wave appeared in the surrounding space. Then, an ancient restriction appeared out of thin air, covering the entire ice cave. At the same time, a vague shadow slowly emerged from the restriction. The shadow stared at Lin Ze and warned in a low and majestic voice: "Young man, this artifact has the power to destroy the world. If you insist on taking it away and using it, you will pay a very painful price!"

Hearing this, Lin Ze couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He knew that the power contained in this artifact was incomparable to ordinary things, but when he thought of the endless disasters brought to the world by the demon world and the countless innocent people who were suffering, his sense of mission instantly overcame his fear and worries. After a brief thought, Lin Ze raised his head, looked at the phantom with a firm gaze, and said in a deep voice: "In order to protect the peace and tranquility of the world, even if it requires a huge price, I will not hesitate!" After that, he stretched out his hand without hesitation and tightly grasped the artifact emitting blue light.

With this hard-earned artifact, Lin Ze embarked on the return journey. At this time, he was in a particularly heavy mood, because he knew clearly that with the artifact in hand, new severe challenges would soon follow...

As soon as Lin Ze walked out of the ice cave, the sky became gloomy, and it seemed as if countless pairs of eyes were spying on him among the dark clouds.

He gripped the artifact tightly and quickened his pace, but he felt the air around him becoming increasingly heavy.

Suddenly, a group of dark shadows came from all directions. They were the killer Shadow Demons sent by the demon world.

They were like ghosts and moved incredibly fast, surrounding Lin Ze in an instant.

Lin Ze took a deep breath and with a determined look in his eyes, he pulled out the divine weapon shining with blue light from his waist. Once the divine weapon appeared, it exuded a powerful breath that made people's heart palpitate, and instantly stirred the air around it. The blue light jumped and flashed on the divine weapon like lightning, and for a moment, the demon shadow on the opposite side did not dare to rush forward.

However, this brief shock did not last long. After a brief pause, the Demon Shadow once again pounced on Lin Ze with his fangs and claws bared. Facing the Demon Shadow's fierce attack, Lin Ze evaded left and right swiftly, shuttling between the shadows like a ghost. At the same time, he kept waving the artifact in his hand, and each swing brought a whistling sound of wind and dazzling blue light, fiercely smashing at the Demon Shadows who tried to approach him.

As the battle intensified, Lin Ze gradually felt a little powerless. It turned out that although this artifact was extremely powerful, every swing would consume a lot of his energy. He thought to himself that if he continued like this, he would be defeated in no time because of exhaustion. Thinking of this, Lin Ze gritted his teeth, forced himself to be alert, and concentrated on feeling the power contained in the artifact.

Suddenly, Lin Ze's eyes lit up, as if he had found a ray of hope in the chaos. He keenly sensed a weak link in the encirclement of the Demon Shadow, and without hesitation, he concentrated all his strength and exerted force in that direction. With a loud "bang", a dazzling blue beam of light gushed out from the artifact, like a sharp sword piercing straight forward.

This attack was so powerful that it broke through the tight encirclement of the Demon Shadows. Seeing this, Lin Ze was overjoyed and took advantage of the enemy's lack of defense to run away. His feet were like the wind, and he ran away like an arrow. The Demon Shadows behind him naturally refused to give up and followed closely behind him.

Seeing that he was about to be caught up by the Demon Shadow, Lin Ze was extremely anxious. At this moment, he suddenly saw an ancient temple standing not far ahead. The temple looked solemn and exuded a mysterious atmosphere. At this moment, Lin Ze could no longer care about anything else. He used up his last bit of strength and rushed into the temple.

Almost at the moment when Lin Ze entered the temple, the heavy temple door slowly closed, ruthlessly blocking the Demon Shadow who followed closely behind him. Hearing the roars and crashes coming from outside the door, Lin Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief, and collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball. At this time, he was already panting and sweating profusely, and he didn't even have the strength to raise his hands.

The magical blue weapon was now lying quietly on the ground beside him. The light on the artifact did not diminish in the slightest because of the owner's fatigue. Instead, it looked even more mysterious and dazzling in the dark temple. Lin Ze looked at the flickering blue light and knew very well that the current safety was only temporary.

After resting for a while, Lin Ze struggled to stand up. He looked around and found that there were some strange statues in the temple. Each statue had a unique posture and expression, as if hiding some secrets. He slowly groped along the wall and suddenly found a brick that was different from the others. It was engraved with ancient runes. Lin Ze curiously touched the brick, and in an instant, a secret door slowly opened on the ground.

After a moment's hesitation, Lin Ze walked into the secret door. Inside was a secret room with a glowing scroll in the center. As he approached the scroll, he heard a whisper in his ear, telling him that the scroll could enhance the power of the artifact and reduce his own energy loss. Lin Ze followed the instructions in the scroll, cast a spell, and felt his body full of strength.

At this time, the demon outside broke through the temple gate. Lin Ze rushed out with the artifact in his hand. The artifact was now more powerful. He waved the artifact and easily repelled the demon. Lin Ze knew that he had to rush back to the human world as soon as possible to use the artifact to fight against the demon world and protect the people. So he did not stop and rushed towards home, ready to face the next battle.