Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

They carefully shuttled between the crystal pillars.

Suddenly, Lin Ze saw a book emitting faint light inside a crystal column.

Just as he reached out to touch the crystal pillar, the surrounding crystal pillars lit up at the same time and the space began to shake violently.

The team members were pale, their eyes full of fear and panic, looking around like a group of frightened deer. Ellie was even more terrified, she shouted at the top of her voice: "Lin Ze, it's bad! I feel like we accidentally touched some terrible mechanism!" Hearing this, Lin Ze's heart suddenly tightened, he quickly retracted his hand, but it was too late.

There was a dull roar, and the originally solid ground suddenly began to tremble violently. Then a huge crack suddenly appeared like lightning, and spread to the surroundings at a very fast speed. Accompanied by a series of creepy creaking sounds, puppets with strange shapes and flashing cold light slowly crawled out of the crack. These puppets were completely pieced together from crystal clear crystal fragments. They held extremely sharp crystal swords tightly in their hands. Although their movements seemed a little stiff and rigid, every swing was accompanied by a fierce momentum and powerful attack power.

Faced with such a sudden change, Lin Ze was extremely calm. He took a deep breath and shouted in a steady and powerful voice: "Don't panic! Focus on finding the joints of these puppets and attack them first!" Hearing this, the rest of the team members came to their senses and acted according to Lin Ze's instructions. They either flexibly shuttled between the puppets or cleverly avoided the attacks of the puppets, and then seized the opportunity to hit the joints of the puppets fiercely. For a time, the whole scene was in chaos, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky.

Lin Ze himself, without hesitation, rushed straight to the mysterious book that was heavily protected and trapped in the center. For some reason, when he first saw the book, he had an indescribable strong premonition in his heart - this seemingly ordinary book may contain the key clues to solve all the mysteries here. Therefore, he had to get it no matter what.

After a thrilling, arduous and fierce battle, the crystal puppets that were originally majestic finally couldn't withstand the fierce attack of the crowd and gradually became fragmented. At the same time, Lin Ze also successfully broke through the layers of obstacles, smashed the crystal column that protected the book in one fell swoop, and took it steadily in his hands.

With full of expectation and uneasiness, Lin Ze carefully turned the pages of the book. However, what appeared before his eyes were full of dense ancient runes, which were as obscure as the Book of Heaven and difficult to understand. Just as everyone was pondering over these runes, suddenly, the surrounding space was like a calm lake with a stone thrown into it, and strange ripples appeared. Then, under the astonished gaze of everyone, a tall and magnificent door exuding a mysterious atmosphere slowly emerged from the void.

Everyone exchanged glances. Although everyone's face still showed the fatigue and tension brought by the fierce battle, their eyes showed more determination and courage. Without any hesitation, they took firm steps and resolutely walked towards the unknown door. Because they knew that no matter what kind of difficulties and obstacles or surprises and adventures were waiting for them in the world behind the door, it would be another round of new challenges that they must bravely conquer.

As they approached the gate, the lines on the gate suddenly flickered, as if scanning them. Then, the gate slowly opened, and a powerful force surged out of it, pulling everyone into the gate. Inside was a gorgeous starry sky, with countless stars twinkling, and it seemed as if they were stepping on a transparent star road.

As they walked, a floating palace appeared in front of them. At this moment, an ethereal voice came: "You can come here, which means you are destined to be here, but to get the real opportunity, you need to accept the test." As soon as the words fell, phantoms rushed in from all directions, and these phantoms had the same abilities as them.

Lin Ze took a deep breath, knowing full well that if he wanted to move forward, he had to defeat the enemy in front of him who reflected his own appearance like a mirror - another self. The people standing aside looked at each other, and although there was still some fear in their eyes, they gritted their teeth, mustered their courage, and resolutely threw themselves into this fierce battle again.

Lin Ze stared intently at the phantom in front of him that looked exactly like him. He saw its figure flash and rush over like a ghost. The two sides immediately started fighting, and for a while, swords and sabers were intertwined. However, what shocked Lin Ze was that this phantom knew every move he was good at. No matter how he attacked, the opponent could always easily resolve and counterattack. As a result, Lin Ze fell into a difficult battle and could not gain the upper hand.

When the battle was at a stalemate, Lin Ze forced himself to calm down. He closed his eyes tightly and began to recall every detail of his experience since he embarked on this adventure. The difficulties and obstacles he had encountered, the countless times he was on the verge of life and death, and the persistent pursuit of strength and faith in his heart... Gradually, a clear picture emerged in his mind.

"It's right here!" Lin Ze suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. He took a deep breath, gathered all the strength in his body on his palm, and then shouted: "Watch out!" Then, a brilliant light that had never been used before shot out from his hand and whizzed straight towards the phantom.

The phantom obviously didn't expect Lin Ze to suddenly use such a move. It was hit by the light without warning, and screamed. Its body turned into starlight and gradually dissipated in the air. At this time, the other companions also used their own unique skills. After a hard fight, they finally defeated all the phantoms.

As the last phantom disappeared without a trace, only a dull sound was heard, and the palace door that was originally closed slowly opened to both sides. Dazzling golden light shone from the door, as if the whole world was illuminated by this light. Everyone looked at the open door, their hearts full of expectation and curiosity, because inside the magnificent palace, it seemed that there were endless treasures and unknown mysterious secrets hidden, quietly waiting for them to uncover the mystery and explore it.