Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Upon hearing this, Lin Ze hurriedly asked, "What can I do for you, young lady? I will do my best as long as I can!" The woman stared at Lin Ze and said word by word, "Take the evil creature suppressed under this land away from here, and make sure it will never come back here." After that, she pointed to an ancient stone gate not far away.

Lin Ze slowly turned his body and looked in the direction of the woman's finger. Suddenly, a huge and ancient stone gate came into view. It stood there quietly like a silent giant.

The vicissitudes of time have left deep and shallow marks on the stone gate. The mottled traces seem to tell of past glory and stories; and those strange lines, like mysterious codes, hide unknown secrets.

Although his heart was filled with anxiety and uneasiness, when he thought that he could escape safely by passing through this stone door, and looked at the encouraging look of the unicorn beside him, Lin Ze finally gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously to show his agreement.

Seeing that Lin Ze agreed to her request, the woman's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a satisfied smile.

Then, she raised her arms slightly, and slowly waved her thin sleeves as if she was dancing.

In an instant, a powerful and mysterious invisible force suddenly burst out from between her sleeves like a surging wave!

This force was fierce and unstoppable, sweeping in all directions with the force of thunder.

There was a loud "whoosh" sound, and those dark shadows that were originally as elusive and terrifying as ghosts were completely unable to resist under the impact of this powerful force!

They were like dark clouds blown away by strong winds, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye, as if they had never appeared.

After completing this series of amazing movements, the woman turned around gracefully with a graceful figure and elegant demeanor.

She moved with lotus steps, and each step seemed to be stepping on the clouds, extremely light yet dignified and elegant.

As she walked further away, her snow-white figure appeared and disappeared in the hazy light, like a dream, giving people a sense of unreal beauty.

Gradually, her figure became more and more blurred, and finally merged with the distant and unreachable skyline, completely disappearing from Lin Ze's sight, and no trace of her could be found.

Lin Ze stared blankly at the direction the woman left, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm the complex emotions that were surging in his heart like the tide.

Because he knew very well in his heart that from now on he would have to venture and explore the road ahead on his own.

Thinking of this, Lin Ze gritted his teeth and secretly encouraged himself.

Finally, he mustered up his courage, raised his feet resolutely, and began to walk firmly towards the ancient and heavy stone door.

However, with every step he took, Lin Ze felt as if he was carrying a heavy burden of a thousand pounds under his feet.

The heavy pressure made his steps slow and difficult, but he never stopped moving forward.

Because he knew very well that there was no way to retreat at this moment, and the only option before him was to move forward courageously.

No matter what insurmountable difficulties and obstacles await him ahead, he must grit his teeth and face them bravely without fear.

Lin Ze finally moved to the stone door. He stretched out his shaking hands and gently pushed the stone door. The stone door did not move at all, but the patterns on it suddenly flickered.

Lin Ze carefully observed the lines and found that there seemed to be a mechanism hidden in them. He tried to move his hands to touch the lines according to the ancient formations he remembered.

At this moment, a low neigh from the unicorn pierced the sky, as if warning everyone of the impending danger. Lin Ze's heart tightened, and just as he was about to turn around to see what had happened, the heavy stone door slowly opened a narrow gap as if pushed by an invisible hand. In an instant, a bone-chilling cold air surged out like a tide, rushing straight towards Lin Ze. Lin Ze was caught off guard and trembled all over.

He endured the chill, squinted his eyes and looked inside through the gap that was only wide enough for one person to pass through. The world behind the door was pitch black, like an endless abyss, which made people feel terrified. However, in this darkness, there were a few faint red lights flickering, like the eyes of a demon hidden in the dark, spying on everything outside the door.

Lin Ze took a deep breath, calmed himself, then turned sideways and carefully squeezed into the half-open stone door. After entering, he found that the space inside was so large that he could hardly see the end at a glance. The whole room seemed empty and gloomy, and only the seal array in the center that emitted a faint cold light was particularly eye-catching.

Above the seal formation, a mass of black fog was twisting and struggling, as if trying to break free and regain freedom. There was no doubt that this strange black fog was the evil thing they came to deal with this time. Lin Ze did not dare to take it lightly and approached the seal formation step by step.

But just when he was a few steps away from the seal formation, something unexpected happened! Countless hideous faces suddenly appeared on the smooth walls around him. Some of them had their eyes wide open, some were grinning wildly, and they all rushed towards Lin Ze with their teeth and claws bared. Facing this sudden attack, Lin Ze subconsciously clenched his fists tightly, thinking secretly in his heart: "No matter what, I must fulfill my promise to everyone and never let this evil creature wreak havoc on the world!"

Therefore, he ignored the ghost faces that flew towards him, and instead concentrated on searching around in this huge space, hoping to find a way to both safely remove the seal and effectively control the evil creature to prevent it from escaping...

Lin Ze looked around and suddenly noticed an inconspicuous stone next to the seal array, with some tiny runes engraved on it. He took a closer look and found that these runes seemed to be an ancient prohibition. According to the runes, he needed to find five spirit beads corresponding to the five elements to unlock and re-strengthen the seal.

At this time, the ghost faces continued to attack, and Lin Ze dodged while searching for spirit beads in every corner of the room. Fortunately, he soon found a fire spirit bead emitting a fiery red light in the corner. Then, with his keen perception, he found the water spirit bead, wood spirit bead, and gold spirit bead one after another.

Only the Earth Spirit Pearl was left, and Lin Ze was extremely anxious. Just as those ghost faces were about to pounce on him again, he saw a faint yellow light coming from under the seal. He risked his life and rushed over, reaching out his hand, and indeed he touched the Earth Spirit Pearl.

Lin Ze quickly placed the five spirit beads in the corresponding positions according to the rune instructions. In an instant, a golden light flashed, the evil creature was sealed again, and the ghost faces disappeared. Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had successfully fulfilled his promise.